She needs to discuss this with the Empress Dowager; perhaps it can actually be done.
Marrying off a few of the women will save them from having nothing better to do than stare at their husbands!
"Xue'er, what were you thinking just now? Your smile was so scary!" Zhou Jie shrank her neck, feeling a chill run down her spine.
Han Luoxue had been staring at her intently while she was thinking, and she was scared!
"Thinking about how to sell you out, haha, how does it feel?"
Zhou Jie: "Xue'er, you're not planning to scheme against me like Grandma did, are you? Oh dear, I really want to get married, but there's no one suitable. I just don't want to settle! Maybe I'll meet someone I like someday!"
Han Luoxue patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, Sister Zhou, do you think I'm the kind of person who would scheme against you?"
"We're best friends, I can't wait to pamper you."
...
There were two young women in the private room at that time. They remained silent and did not say a word.
"Sigh, you two should say something to Su-meimei. With her careless way of speaking, she's bound to get into trouble sooner or later!"
Li Qingluan looked anxious, seemingly completely concerned for Su Xiaoman.
"Li Qingluan, I think you're just meddling in other people's business! Their family isn't worried at all, so why are you worrying about it?"
Xu Lingyi curled her lip in disdain. Since losing the last election, she had been staying at home and rarely came out.
In fact, whether it's her or many women in the capital, they are all like this.
This is so embarrassing! No one expected the Empress to be so cunning!
But ironically, for that entire month they thought they had the Empress firmly under their control. They even bought up all the grain in the grain shops near the capital, determined not to give the Empress any chance to turn the tables.
They were incredibly proud that month, but they became extremely dejected after their defeat.
Their family members also had many complaints about them, but can they really be blamed for this?
"Alright, let's prepare well for the victory celebration in a few days! Maybe we'll have our chance!" Li Qingluan smiled nonchalantly. So what if the Empress went to the battlefield with the Emperor? The Emperor has plenty of capable people around him; he doesn't need anyone with real talent.
Take war for example. Their country has so many generals, do they really need an empress?
What the emperor needs is a woman who understands his feelings, is gentle and considerate. She's someone who can confide in him, not the domineering type.
As for Han Luoxue, even if she had shared hardships with the Emperor, what did she know? She was just a village girl, no match for the daughters of noble families.
Therefore, Li Qingluan has a very high chance of winning.
The other women also looked confident of victory.
"Sister Li, you're the smartest! Do you think the Empress will pull some kind of trick this time? She's incredibly cunning; I'm worried she might..."
Li Qingluan smiled dismissively at those words: "It's just a banquet, and we don't need to donate anything this time, so what are you worried about?"
"Besides, we're not stupid after what happened last time. If we're more careful with her in the future, we won't fall for her again, right?"
The women thought about it and agreed; the education they had received since childhood was definitely incomparable to that of a village girl.
If they were to be outdone by this country girl again, they might as well find a white-collar worker and hang themselves.
...
The group agreed to go to the mountain villa the next day, and Han Luoxue went back to Yunniang's place to take a look.
The old lady was still embroidering. Watching her skillful needlework and exquisite embroidery, Han Luoxue couldn't help but admire her.
Who says an embroiderer's peak is short? The old lady is so old, yet the things she embroiders are still just as beautiful.
Yunniang also exclaimed with admiration, "When I get that age, I don't even know if I'll still be able to hold a needle and thread!"
The old lady laughed and said, "You'll definitely embroider better than me then, Yunniang. You're the most talented person I've ever met. Your future achievements will be remarkable!"
Yunniang blushed at the comment: "Actually, I'm not that good at it, I just really like embroidery."
"Xue'er, why did you suddenly come over today?"
"It's Wang Yan. Zhou and I played with her for a while."
As Han Luoxue explained, Yunniang hurriedly said, "Why didn't you invite her to our house?"
That young girl is quite good; thankfully, she helped Han Luoxue during her delivery.
"We're planning to go to the mountain resort together tomorrow, Mother, do you want to come along?"
Yunniang nodded: "Going there is fine too. I haven't been back for a long time, and I should go see our home. I don't even know what it's like there now!"
"Sigh, sometimes I think it's pretty good over there, it's much quieter than here!"
Old Madam Chi had never been to her home in the village, and a hint of longing flashed in her eyes.
However, neither her daughter nor her granddaughter mentioned it, and she felt embarrassed to bring it up herself.
...
Who are you? What do you want?
Not far from the capital, there is a place called Luocheng.
Chi Ling'er wears a veil when she goes out during the day. She bought a small courtyard here and lives quite well.
She also selected four servants, four young men, each with handsome features and good physique.
Chi Ling'er and her four servants lived a very happy life.
She also hired an old woman to take care of cooking and cleaning.
Because I rarely go out, even though this place is very close to the capital, I have never run into any acquaintances.
However, on this particular day, she had just stepped out the door, intending to look at some clothes. With so much money in her hands, she wanted to dress beautifully every day.
Most of the money was spent on clothes and cosmetics.
He was arrested shortly after he stepped out of the door.
Chi Ling'er screamed in terror, when suddenly something blocked her mouth, and a foul odor almost made her vomit.
"Who are you people?!" The servant who came out with her trembled and shrank to one side, looking at the newcomers with eyes full of terror.
"This has been dealt with..."
Before the servant could even react, a sharp pain shot through his neck, and his eyes widened as he stared intently at Chi Ling'er.
Chi Ling'er's eyes widened in fright. Her mouth was gagged and her hands were held behind her back, making escape impossible.
"Waaaah..." she screamed in terror, only to see two men in black drag her to the courtyard where she used to live.
The three men in the courtyard had already had their throats slit, and like the man outside, they died with their eyes wide open in disbelief.
Chi Ling'er felt a chill down below and was so frightened that she wet herself.
The man in black glared at her with disgust, and once inside the house, he ripped the rag from the corner of her mouth.
"Who, who are you people? Why are you arresting me?"
Chi Ling'er looked at them in horror.
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