"lady."
Shen Ruoyan took off her hair accessories but had not yet fallen asleep.
Chunxi took a cloth bag from the visitor, opened it and saw that it contained incense ash mixed with soil.
"Ma'am, look..."
She held it in her hands, and Shen Ruoyan only glanced at it from a distance, and then said: “Give it to Doctor Xu and let him check it out. Is there something wrong with this thing?”
The inner chambers of the harem are the furthest from the outside world. However, you must not be deaf or blind. If you think that securing the position of mistress means staying secluded in the house, waiting for servants to serve you, and making arbitrary decisions about the country...
Then, death is not far away!
"Send two more people to Concubine Liu's place recently. Don't let down Concubine Fang's place either, keep a close eye on her. As for the old lady's courtyard, have more people check on what Nanny Xue is doing these days. As for Zhuhong, just leave one person."
This marquis's mansion seems simple, but Shen Ruoyan has never taken it lightly.
Not only were there spies everywhere in the harem, but even in the outer courtyard, there were people everywhere. No matter what little movement there was in the mansion, she would be the first to receive the news, so as not to be caught in a passive situation.
The next day, Shen Ruoyan invited Doctor Xu into the house on the pretext of having a headache.
"how?"
After giving the thing to Doctor Xu, he smelled it with a serious expression, then rubbed it with his fingers, which made the people around him curious.
What the hell is this?
"Madam, this fragrance can invigorate people's spirits. If you inhale too much, your life may be in danger." Doctor Xu said it vaguely, but considering that the Marquis has been staying with Liu Lu recently, who can't see that there is something strange?
"Madam, Concubine Liu's actions must be an attempt to win favor. I didn't expect that she would resort to such an unpresentable method."
Qiu Ye was a little disdainful. It was normal for women in the backyard to compete for favor. Who didn't want to live a better life?
However, they are a marquis's mansion after all. Even if they are an ordinary family, such unconventional practices would be looked down upon.
"The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. If a person does not care about himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. She is also trying to survive." Shen Ruoyan sighed and asked someone to put the things away.
When she was selecting people from Qingsongyuan, she could tell that Liu Lu was not a person who would settle down. However, her sister was steady and the two sisters supporting each other was a good path.
However, Liu Lu was still anxious after all.
Fang Rou's favor made her feel extremely unbalanced. In order to win favor, she did not hesitate to take such a risky move.
However, a man's favor and novelty are only temporary. In Shen Ruoyan's opinion, Liu Lu's vision should not be so short-sighted.
An idea flashed through her mind. Shen Ruoyan looked at the incense ash that had already melted into the soil and laughed: "It's not easy for Concubine Liu either. As the mistress, I should help her out. Chunxi, Xiaoyue is young and not very reliable. You can clean up for her."
Chunxi nodded in agreement and walked out quickly.
Qiu Ye watched her leave, somewhat puzzled, "Madam, why should we help Concubine Liu?"
It's fine if the lady herself doesn't want the Marquis's favor; the Marquis's actions over the past few years have indeed hurt the lady's heart. But in the harem, the mistress and the concubine have always been incompatible. Now that she has discovered something about Concubine Liu, why not tell the Marquis directly and punish her?
"Qiuye, you have to understand that women don't have to be enemies. Even if they both marry the same man."
When she was in the harem, Shen Ruoyan understood a truth.
Sometimes, fighting each other to the death may only result in mutual destruction.
The best winner is the one who sits on the mountain and watches the tigers fight.
"It's a good thing that Concubine Liu wants to compete for favor. With her around, Concubine Fang won't jump in front of me." Shen Ruoyan's gaze passed over her, as if looking at a very distant place. There, it seemed that what she really wanted was there.
Qiu Ye seemed to understand, but she felt that compared to the mistress who was heartbroken because the Marquis looked at another woman for a second longer, the current mistress was more respected and liked.
So she nodded and said, "I will obey my mistress."
She is just a maid, so it doesn’t matter whether she understands or not. She just does whatever her mistress asks her to do!
Liu Lu caught a cold, but not only did Lu Jing not lose interest in her, but he also sympathized with her. Although he did not stay there overnight, he would take some time every day to visit Liu Lu.
After hearing the news, Fang Rou felt nothing.
When her son left, her heart seemed to have left with him.
What does it matter which woman Lu Jing is with?
He would be like this sooner or later anyway, right? But before, she foolishly believed that she was the exception in Lu Jing's heart.
But it turned out that she was extremely wrong!
"Aunt, the Marquis hasn't come for several days. If this continues, it won't be long before the Marquis forgets about you!" Xiao Tao said anxiously.
She was assigned to serve Fang Rou. Fang Rou was favored before, and people from other courtyards said that she was lucky to be able to rise to higher heights by following Concubine Fang.
But now, those who envied her in the past are laughing at her behind her back!
Having lost the favor of the Marquis, Concubine Fang is nothing in this mansion!
"Just forget it. It will be a relief if you forget it." Fang Rou's heart was as dead as a pool of water. She no longer had any expectations for Lu Jing.
Seeing her decadent appearance, Xiao Tao became even more anxious.
Wherever they were assigned, unless their masters didn't want them anymore, they would stay there to serve! If Fang Rou didn't fight or compete, then what would these servants do?
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