Chapter 103 The Beauty of Ninghe Palace

At this time, Lin Yin, the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, who was in the corner, maintained a decent smile on her face, but she clenched her hands and looked at Shen Baoyan with hatred in her eyes.

Why am I always inferior to Shen Baoyan?

Her father was the Minister of Personnel, while her own father was only the Vice Minister of Personnel.

I have been in contact with Shen Baoyan since I was a child, and I have always been shorter than her. My father always reminds me to get along well with the Shen sisters, but Shen Baoyan always pretends to be generous, while Shen Baoshuang has always been arrogant and domineering, and she doesn't even take me seriously. How can I get along with these two sisters?

Also, it was obvious that he was the one who liked Han Xishi first, but Han Xishi and Shen Baoyan fell in love after only meeting each other a few times.

Shen Baoyan is even luckier. She was given a marriage by His Majesty. How can I compete with her?

Thinking of this, a vicious thought surged into Lin Yin's mind. If Shen Baoyan died, this marriage would be automatically canceled, and then she could marry Han Xishi smoothly.

A few days later, there was a slight change in Ninghe Palace.

Because of the previous Yun Ping incident, Concubine Ning found Concubine Lan and said that she was not good at training the palace maids and was afraid that there were still some palace maids around her who were clumsy and unusable. She asked Concubine Lan to assign her a new group of palace maids. Only Chunlan was left from the ones who served her before.

Chunlan was even more proud for a moment, thinking that the queen was going to use her.

Concubine Chen is now seriously ill, and His Majesty has ordered her to recuperate. Concubine Lan cannot disturb her anymore, so she asks the Emperor of Great Chu for permission.

When the Emperor of Great Chu saw that Concubine Ning seemed to be truly repentant, his attitude softened a little. He thought that the redeployment of palace maids was just a small matter, so he told Concubine Lan to handle it herself.

Within two days, a new batch of palace maids and eunuchs were assigned to Ninghe Palace. Chunlan elevated her status to a high level, acting like a housekeeper of Ninghe Palace, assigning tasks to everyone.

But what was unexpected was that Concubine Ning appointed a palace maid named "Yunzhu" as the manager of Ninghe Palace, while Chunlan was just a first-class maid.

Chunlan was naturally dissatisfied, but she could not argue with Concubine Ning, so she had to swallow her anger and thank the emperor for his kindness. However, she harbored resentment towards Yunzhu in her heart.

After dismissing everyone, Concubine Ning only kept Yunzhu.

Yunzhu performed a strange salute to Concubine Ning before speaking respectfully, "Madam Concubine Ning."

Concubine Ning nodded and asked, "What instructions does the other end have?"

Yunzhu shook her head, "He said he would come to see the queen tonight."

Concubine Ning seemed to be very afraid of the "he" that Yunzhu mentioned. After Yunzhu said this, Concubine Ning spent the whole day in fear.

Sure enough, when the lights were turned on at night, a man in black entered Concubine Ning's inner palace.

When Concubine Ning saw him coming, she stood up quickly and looked at him anxiously, but did not say anything.

"You are content to be the empress in the emperor's harem." The person deliberately dragged out the words when saying this, and his tone was full of sarcasm, which was clearly a mockery.

"I'm not..." Concubine Ning explained hurriedly.

The man turned around. His face was covered with a black cloth, so his features could not be seen. However, the viciousness in his eyes reflected his mood at the moment.

He stared at Concubine Ning's belly fiercely: "Are you pregnant?"

Concubine Ning lowered her head and said nothing.

"Could it be that you want to give him a prince and live a peaceful life in the harem?" The man's eyes were like a knife, and his tone was even more unfriendly, "It seems that you have forgotten..."

But before he could finish his words, Concubine Ning interrupted him abruptly: "I didn't, I won't forget."

When Concubine Ning said this, she did feel a little guilty.

She had been immersed in the gentleness of the Emperor of Great Chu these days, and it seemed that for a moment she was somewhat attracted to him. She even really thought about it, it would be better to give birth to a child in this harem and live a stable life.

But the appearance of the man in black today reminded her once again that she had no security at all.

Since the day she chose to enter the palace, her life has been unstable.

There was a hint of indifference in his tone: "Don't worry, I will take good care of this child."

However, Concubine Ning's indifference did not appease the man in black, but rather angered him. He turned around, and before Concubine Ning could react, he clamped her jaw. Concubine Ning was in great pain and reached out to grab the man's arm, but this action annoyed him even more.

"Shen Ning!" He called Concubine Ning's name in a low voice, lifted her head, tore off the black cloth covering his face, and kissed her cherry lips. However, there was no trace of tenderness in this kiss, only his ruthlessness.

He actually bit her lip.

Shen Ning couldn't resist and gradually stopped struggling. Her body softened little by little in his kiss.

The man then left Shen Ning's lips, and seeing the confusion in her eyes, he was actually moved for a moment. He stretched out his index finger and slowly stroked her neck. His fingers slid slightly along Shen Ning's fair skin, and actually undressed her.

The man in black kissed her eyes again, and kissed along her cheeks, earlobes, and neck. He felt Shen Ning's breathing becoming more and more rapid, and she actually moaned softly.

The man in black then felt something happening in his body. He waved his hand, took off all her clothes, and then brought her to the couch.

He vented his emotions violently, but whispered in her ear: "Ning'er."

Shen Ning felt like his heart was about to jump out of his chest, and he responded softly: "Don't worry, I will take care of it."

The man then continued on with satisfaction.

A few days later, news came from Ninghe Palace that Concubine Ning had miscarried.

"Just a few days ago, Concubine Ning was still showing off her power," Jin Xin said with a hint of schadenfreude in her tone, "but she is a person without luck."

After hearing this, Lu Xingwan became a little hesitant.

[It seems that the patriarchal system in this society is still very serious. Sister Jinxin has been with such an open-minded person like her mother for so many years, but she still thinks that having a child is a blessing for a woman.]

[I think children are a burden to their mothers! ]

[If I and my brother the Crown Prince were not here, Mother could have gone wherever she wanted, done whatever she wanted, and married whomever she wanted.]

[But now, for my brother the Crown Prince and for me, mother can only be trapped in this deep palace, fighting with those women. ]

Lu Xingwan's words made Concubine Chen Gui feel heartbroken. Her daughter Wanwan was so sensible and considerate. With such a daughter, what would it matter if she was trapped in this deep palace? Fortunately, her life was not lonely.