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The five maids happily held the cloth given by An Xinshang.

They didn't expect that they would follow their master into a fight with a group of maids and old women, and they only got a few scratches on their faces and a few bruises on their bodies from being twisted by those black-hearted old women.

The master not only spent money to hire doctors to treat them, but also rewarded each of them with a piece of cloth that could make two sets of clothes. Finally, he gave them a few more months of salary. The five maids all felt that the fight was worth it.

Qingfeng and Mingyue had several scratches on their necks, which made An Xin very distressed. She spent a lot of money to buy two bottles of scar-removing and fat-removing cream as a gift to them.

In the palace, Emperor Sheng An heard that An Xin had scratched the student of the Duke of Anguo's mansion for the sake of the Duke of Anguo's wife, Mrs. Du, and others, so he brought people to make a scene in the Duke of Anguo's mansion.

In the end, he was so shameless that he left the Anguo Mansion in a swagger along with several parents of students he accepted later, General Yuchi and others.

I laughed out loud at An Xin’s funny move.

After laughing, Emperor Sheng An showed admiration in his eyes: "She is the only one who can possess profound knowledge and rogue spirit at the same time without making people feel disgusted.

Although what she did was unexpected, the fact that she did not actually hurt the wife of the Duke of Anguo, Mrs. Du, shows that she is a very measured person. "

In another beautifully decorated palace in the imperial palace, Lady Du, wife of the Prince of Anguo, was looking indignant as she exaggerated how arrogant An Xin was.

"My lady, everyone in the capital knows that the Duke of Anguo's Mansion is your natal family. She is too bold.

You dare to bring people into the mansion to beat people up, I don't take you seriously at all."

As Mrs. Du spoke, she would occasionally glance with jealousy at the virtuous concubine who was sitting on the chaise longue, wearing rare jewels on her head and dressed in gorgeous clothes.

Seeing her bright and beautiful cheeks, Mrs. Du touched the fine lines at the corners of her eyes. She also participated in the beauty pageant that year, but unfortunately she was reported because she said the wrong thing, so she was judged by the aunt who taught her to talk too much and was sent out of the palace.

As a result, he lost the wealthy life that belonged to him.

Mrs. Du gnashed her teeth in hatred when she thought of this matter. If she knew who had reported her back then, she would never let it go.

With such thoughts in mind, how could Mrs. Du not feel envious and jealous when she saw Concubine Xian acting so graceful and elegant in front of her?

The virtuous concubine was leaning lazily on the chaise longue, wearing a golden crown inlaid with pearls and gems, sparkling and extremely dazzling.

She was wearing a brocade long skirt with patterns embroidered with gold thread on the hem, which made her look elegant and extraordinary.

The virtuous concubine was well aware of the jealousy that flashed in Du's eyes. She raised her beautiful chin slightly and thought that if it weren't for her brother who had begged her to marry her.

Concubine Xian looked at Madam Du with a hint of disgust in her eyes, and said in a light tone: "I understand, you can go back."

Mrs. Du saw that her sister-in-law didn't want to talk to her more, so she could only hold her breath, stand up, bow and leave the palace.

Concubine Xian saw Du's heavy footsteps as if she was venting her anger, and frowned slightly. Thinking of what she had just said, it would be a lie to say that she was not angry that someone dared to break into her mother's house.

But when she heard that it was the female headmistress who taught six top-ranking and third-place winners of the imperial examinations, Concubine Xian looked gloomy and forced herself to suppress the idea of ​​ordering people to kill An Xin, who dared to offend her own family.

She tilted her head to look into the palace, at the smoke rising from the incense burner, her eyes slightly raised, looking charming and enchanting.

Then she slowly stood up her graceful figure, ordered the palace maid to dress her up, and walked towards the palace where Emperor Sheng'an was resting with the palace maids and eunuchs.

Emperor Si Yexiao, sitting on a chair in his resting palace, looked at the portrait of a pure-looking woman in his hand with slightly moist eyes.

Eunuch Xiang quietly withdrew and let out an imperceptible sigh. His Majesty still couldn't let go of the deceased Queen.

This was the portrait of the Empress when she had just come of age. She was seen at a palace banquet by the then-Prince, who was a prince at the time, and the Empress had it painted after he returned.

Eunuch Xiang, who had retreated to the palace gate and was standing guard, saw the people coming with the palace maids from afar. He frowned slightly, but still leaned forward and said respectfully, "This old servant pays homage to the virtuous concubine."

Concubine Feng Baoer nodded lightly.

She knew that it was useless to try to please this old guy, as he always looked very respectful whenever he saw the concubines.

But if you want to find out a little bit about Emperor Sheng An from him, this damn old dog's mouth is tighter than a clam shell.

"Is your Majesty here?"

Eunuch Xiang did not mind Concubine Xian's indifference to him, and still bowed respectfully: "To answer your Majesty, it's inside."

"Go and tell him that I want to see His Majesty."

"Your Majesty has just come back from reviewing memorials to rest. It would be better for Concubine Xian to come another day." Eunuch Xiang, the chief eunuch, was doing his job as a door god conscientiously.

Seeing him so depressed and choking with anger, Concubine Xian glared at the old gatekeeper with her charming eyes. She gritted her teeth in anger, but she could do nothing about the old eunuch who served Emperor Sheng'an so closely.

The virtuous concubine, who was refused entry, took a deep breath and gave a look to her trusted nanny beside her.

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Then she forced herself to suppress the urge to kill Eunuch Xiang, thinking to herself that after her son ascended the throne, she would skin this old dog who was blocking her way to vent her hatred.

"Eunuch, please do my queen a favor." The nanny approached Eunuch Xiang and slipped him a silver note of five hundred taels under the cover of her sleeve.

It has to be said that Concubine Xian was quite generous. Five hundred taels of silver was not the largest bribe that Eunuch Xiang, who served Emperor Sheng'an, had ever received.

Just reporting it is not a small amount as it only requires me to do so and I don't have to bear too much responsibility.

But who is Eunuch Xiang?

He is a thousand-year-old dog following Emperor Sheng An. He knows Emperor Sheng An better than he knows himself. He knows exactly what money can be accepted and what money cannot be accepted.

The Emperor is currently in the palace reminiscing about his beloved wife, Empress Jingyuan. Anyone who dares to disturb him at this time will be in trouble.

Eunuch Xiang had to keep his eyelids tight and return the banknotes in his hand.

Whoever wants to go can go, but he is not going.

Although he is a father-in-law who has lost his treasure, it cannot stop him from having a wish to live a long life.

"Let her in."

Eunuch Xiang lowered his wrinkled eyes and could clearly hear the displeasure of being disturbed in Emperor Sheng An's tone.

However, compared with Emperor Sheng'an who had not been to the harem for 800 years, Concubine Xian, who had very little contact with the emperor, obviously did not hear it and walked in with what she thought was the most beautiful smile on her face.

When Eunuch Xiang opened the door, he saw that the portrait that had been placed on the dragon table had been put away, and there was no obvious displeasure on the emperor's face.

But Eunuch Xiang, who had followed him for many years, could tell from Emperor Sheng'an Si Yexiao's expressionless face that he was displeased with disturbing Concubine Xian at this time.

"My beloved, what is it that requires you to see me at this time?"