Gu Qilan frowned. For a moment he didn't realize who the Concubine Qin she was talking about was.
Ning Yuxi had been with the emperor for a long time. Whenever he frowned, Ning Yuxi guessed that he had face blindness again and was afraid that he had forgotten who Concubine Qin was.
Ning Yuxi then explained, "It was Concubine Qin, who lived with me when I first entered the palace. She was also Concubine Lian's sister. At that time, I was pregnant with Cheng Zhao, and she deliberately pushed me, causing the Emperor to banish me to the cold palace."
Gu Qilan remembered and frowned even more tightly. Since he had sent a daughter into the palace before, and now he was sending another one, it was because the previous Concubine Qin was banished to the cold palace and was useless, so he sent another one in.
Thinking of this, Gu Qilan's good impression of Concubine Lian faded a little. He originally thought that she was smart and it would be fun to keep her around, but since she had a purpose for her family, he naturally didn't like her very much.
"I will tell the Queen to arrange another place for Concubine Lian. It's better for you to live alone."
Since Concubine Lian's sister had conflicts with Concubine Yi, the Queen arranged for Concubine Lian to live here, which might be intentional. He has always disliked the harem causing trouble for him, and the Queen's actions are really against his wishes!
Ning Yuxi was happy: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Well, go to sleep."
After a good night's sleep, Ning Yuxi saw the Queen's ugly face when she went to pay her respects the next day.
Although doing so would offend the Queen, the Queen already disliked her and didn't care if it happened again. If Concubine Lian really moved in, she would be disgusted to death.
Finally, the Queen arranged for Concubine Lian to go to Concubine Qin's Chunhua Palace.
On the way back to the palace, Concubine Xian looked at her with admiration: "You are really good. You solved it immediately. I am afraid that the Queen will hate you even more."
"Even if she holds a grudge against me, I have to do this. If she really wants to do something, then she'll be happy, but I won't be happy. If someone makes me unhappy, then she won't be happy either."
After all, she had endured three years in the palace, gave birth to three children for the emperor, her father was made an earl, her younger brother was now in need, and her sister-in-law was the emperor's biological sister, Princess Yincheng, and she had some affection for the empress dowager.
Besides, isn't the reason she works so hard to survive in the palace just to live more comfortably? There's no reason for her to give in on everything.
Concubine Xian glanced at her in surprise. "What courage! I like it. Yes, that's the way it should be. You were so tolerant before, and it was really frustrating. Now that your position is stable and you have the Emperor's favor, you can be a little more assertive like you did today."
Ning Yuxi smiled and said, "You are becoming less and less like the gentle and dignified eldest daughter of the Xie family when you first entered the palace."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian curled her lips and said, "What's the point of being gentle and dignified? It will only make my life more tiring. I like to live as I please now."
The two smiled at each other and walked back together.
When passing the Imperial Garden, I saw a group of people blocking the road not far ahead.
It seems to be Concubine Jing. Concubine Jing has the support of the Empress Dowager in recent days, and her actions have become more flamboyant.
Concubine Xian rolled her eyes and said, "He's showing off again. He really can't rest for a moment."
"Wait, the person she is making things difficult for is... Li Changzai?" Concubine Xian frowned slightly.
Ning Yuxi also looked over, and it was indeed Li Changzai. She was kneeling in front of Jingpin with her head lowered. How did she bump into Jingpin?
Li Changzai has always been very low-key. Except for paying respects, she stays in the palace and never goes anywhere. Even if others say something to her, she keeps silent. How could she have bumped into Jingpin?
The two were puzzled when suddenly they heard the sound of slapping from the front. Concubine Jing was asking the palace maid to slap Concubine Li!
Seeing this, both of them looked gloomy, especially Concubine Xian. After all, Li Changzai was still a member of her palace, and she should be the one to make the decision if there was anything wrong. When was it Concubine Jing's turn to show off here?
She took the lead and walked forward, shouting, "Stop!"
Concubine Jing was leisurely watching Li Changzai being beaten when she suddenly heard someone say stop. She looked up and saw it was Concubine Xian. Her face instantly darkened.
When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other. When the two lived together, Concubine Jing often bullied Concubine Xian. Later, after Concubine Xian was granted the title of concubine and raised the third princess, she moved to another place.
The two of them had kept to themselves for some time, but today they were facing each other again.
Jingpin said coldly, "What are you doing here? Li Changzai is being disrespectful to me. I'm just giving her a little reprimand. How can you just stop it if I say so?"
Concubine Xian also said coldly, "Li Changzai is a member of my palace. If she has done anything wrong, I will make the decision. How can it be your turn to reprimand her?"
"You are from the palace? You make the decision? Well, Li Changzai is disrespectful to me by committing a crime of insubordination. Since you want to make the decision for her, then apologize to me on her behalf."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian frowned tightly.
Before she could speak, Ning Yuxi asked, "You said Li Changzai committed an act of insubordination, so how did she commit such an act?"
Li Changzai has always been cautious and would never be disrespectful to anyone.
When Concubine Jing saw Ning Yuxi, her face became even uglier. Why did she always appear?
At this time, the maidservant beside Li Changzai reacted. She hurriedly knelt beside Ning Yuxi and said with red eyes: "Empress Yi, please understand that my master has never been disrespectful to Concubine Jing. Just now, the master came out of the Queen's Palace.
He was about to go back to the palace, but unexpectedly he ran into Concubine Jing here. After the master paid his respects to Concubine Jing, Concubine Jing suddenly said that she had heard that my master was a good dancer and wanted to see her dance.
She insisted that my master dance here for her to see. When my master politely refused, Concubine Jing accused my master of insubordination and disrespect, and slapped my master.
Upon hearing this, Ning Yuxi and Concubine Xian's brows were twisted into knots. The reason Concubine Jing gave for punishing someone was too far-fetched.
Concubine Xian said directly: "Concubine Jing, you are asking too much."
Jingpin disagreed. "Why, I just asked her to dance, and you think that's forcing her to do something? She's clearly being disrespectful to me by deliberately refusing! It's just a dance, not a journey of fire and water. How can she evade me like that and still claim she's not being disrespectful?"
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