Watching the emperor leave in anger, Shen Changzai felt increasingly depressed.
What went wrong? The emperor doted on Concubine Yi very much. Even Concubine Lan, who was very favored some time ago, tried to invite the emperor over from Concubine Yi several times but failed.
She originally thought that since she imitated Concubine Yi's dress, the emperor would have some favor towards her because of Concubine Yi's appearance. She was also glad that her figure was very similar to Concubine Yi's.
Why did the emperor treat her like this?
Obviously, she looks a lot like Concubine Yi. Concubine Yi's father was once a fifth-rank official and was a concubine who was not very favored when he first entered the palace. In addition, she has a similar figure and the same dress as her.
Although they don't look alike, she believes that her appearance is not inferior to Concubine Yi. What went wrong?
Even if the emperor didn't like her as much as he liked Concubine Yi, he wouldn't punish her like this, making her copy scriptures and telling her not to wear this dress in the future.
The more Shen Changzai thought about it, the angrier and more aggrieved he felt. He stomped his feet and went back angrily.
Ning Yuxi, who had witnessed the entire process, raised her eyebrows nonchalantly, while Concubine Xian smiled widely, "This Concubine Chen is so naive! Our Emperor is still as ruthless as ever. A beauty threw herself into his arms and was punished. Tsk tsk tsk tsk."
"There's nothing I can do. I've always been imitated but never surpassed." Ning Yuxi said in a particularly provocative tone.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian laughed even more happily: "You are so shameless."
Ning Yuxi gladly accepted Concubine Xian's "praise". Concubine Shen thought that she was favored and imitated her. It was indeed as Concubine Xian said, she was too naive.
The emperor values her not because he likes her, but because of Chengzhao's brothers and sisters. If she didn't have children, she would be the same as Qinpin.
Our emperor is not the kind of person who thinks about love and cherishing women. If he can't figure this out, he is destined to be lonely all his life.
Two days later, the Empress' pregnancy was stable, so she resumed her daily greetings.
Early that morning, Ning Yuxi entered the Queen's Fengluan Palace and sat down. The Queen had not arrived yet, and everyone in the palace was chatting animatedly.
She looked up and saw that the wind direction in the harem was changing rapidly. A few days ago, those newcomers who were not favored in the palace were still complimenting the favored Concubine Lan.
Now that Concubine Lan is out of favor, Concubine Lian has become popular instead, so she starts to flatter and curry favor with Concubine Lian again.
However, Concubine Lian was not as frivolous as Concubine Lan. Although she was favored, she did not show off and responded modestly to everyone's compliments and flattery. This made Concubine Lan seem even more shallow, and everyone liked to be close to Concubine Lian.
This made Concubine Lan, who was already embarrassed, even more angry, and her chest heaved violently. She wanted to say something sarcastic, but when she thought about how she hadn't seen the emperor for a long time, she couldn't stand up straight and had to endure it.
Just wait, wait until this young lady regains her favor, and then we’ll see how arrogant you can be! Lady Lan glared at Lady Lian, who was sitting calmly opposite her, and thought indignantly.
After a while, the Queen came. The Queen was indeed good at winning people's hearts. Not long ago, she bribed Concubine Jing, and now she bribed Concubine Lian. You can tell by the way Concubine Lian praised every word the Queen said.
Ning Yuxi raised her eyebrows slightly. Things that come for profit will eventually go away because of profit. This kind of relationship is not reliable, and she disdains it. She can't take the initiative to introduce a woman to the emperor.
It is the emperor's business if he wants to sleep with other people. She took the initiative to prepare women for the emperor to sleep with. It's a pity that she, a modern person, is unable to accept it. Maybe this is also the queen's helplessness, Ning Yuxi thought casually.
After the meeting, when she walked out of Fengluan Palace, she saw that Concubine Lan, who had been indignant and gloomy, was actually talking warmly with Wei Ying, who had a low sense of presence.
Is Concubine Lan unable to accept being ignored, so she's actively trying to win people over? But since becoming a concubine, Wei has kept a low profile. She hasn't been seen vying for favor, so what's the point of Concubine Lan trying to win her over?
After a moment of confusion, Ning Yuxi put it aside. It had nothing to do with her. Wouldn't it be nice to go back and play with the child when she had nothing to do?
After the meeting, Concubine Lan looked at Wei Ying who was hidden in the crowd and remembered the news her maid had found out. Although she looked down on her, she still smiled and called her to stop in order to regain her favor.
"This sister must be Wei Da Ying. She is so pretty. No wonder the emperor likes her." Concubine Lan walked up to Wei Da Ying and said with a smile on her face.
Wei agreed and was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect the other party to talk to her, but she quickly reacted and smiled lightly:
"I pay my respects to Lady Lan. Lady Lan, thank you for your compliment. My appearance is no match for your beauty."
Seeing that the other party was so humble and eloquent, Lady Lan smiled more sincerely and gently stroked her cheek:
"Sister Wei has such a sweet mouth. As for me, I felt like I had a crush on you the moment I saw you. Why don't you come to my palace and have a chat with me?"
Wei couldn't help but murmur in her heart, she had no contact with Concubine Lan before, why did Concubine Lan suddenly become so warm to her?
She thought for a moment, then declined with regret, "This... please don't blame me, my dear sister. I also want to chat with you, but I've been feeling unwell with a cold lately, so I'm afraid I don't have the energy to chat with you."
When Concubine Lan heard this, she felt a little angry. She had condescended to ask her for a small promise to speak, but the other party dared to refuse?
But thinking about her purpose, she held back and pretended to be concerned and said, "Hey, since you are not feeling well, I can't let you come to my place to talk anymore. You must take good care of yourself. It won't be too late to talk to you again when you are better."
Wei agreed and said apologetically, "Yes, then I will take my leave."
"Well, go ahead." Concubine Lan watched Wei leave with a smile and agreed.
As soon as the other person took a few steps, Lady Lan's expression immediately darkened. Only when the other person disappeared did she frown and angrily say, "You are so ungrateful! Who do you think you are? You dare to refuse my invitation!"
The palace maid Biyun standing by didn't quite understand her master's behavior today. She had just been so enthusiastic about talking to Wei, so why was she scolding him now?
She didn't know whether she should follow her master's words and scold Na Wei, so she could only persuade her master not to be angry, and told the other party not to get sick from anger because she was ungrateful.
Lady Lan was just like that. After cursing for a few words, she stopped talking and turned to talk about other things with Biyun.
"Biyun, when I was still in the mansion, my elder sister gave me a white jade hairpin. Please find it for me when we get back."
Biyun was stunned for a moment when she heard this. When had the eldest lady ever given her daughter a hairpin? It was always her daughter who stole the eldest lady's things, wasn't it?
But she couldn't say this, so she asked tentatively, "Master, please forgive me, I just can't remember which jade hairpin it is."
Concubine Lan glanced at Biyun with disdain and said impatiently, "Why are you so stupid? It was a white magnolia hairpin that she really liked before, and then I saw that I liked it, so I snatched it away!"
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