Chapter 2342 There is a long way to go
The corner of Chen Lianxiang's eye twitched, and then she smiled and said, "Why is Concubine Xi here?"
Ruan Mei put her hands behind her back and looked at her with a smile.
"I came to see you."
“…”
"These days, I've been confined to Lezhizhai and can't see anyone. The one I miss the most is you."
“……!”
Hearing this, the corners of Shen Lianxiang's eyes twitched again.
Ruan Mei continued to stare at her, the smile on her face also taking on a sinister meaning, and asked: "I don't know, do you miss me?"
Shen Lianxiang took a deep breath, then smiled and said, "Of course."
“…”
"These days, there isn't a single day that I don't miss Concubine Xi."
“…”
"Now, Concubine Xi has finally come out of Lezhizhai, and has been reinstated. This is truly cause for celebration."
“…”
"I hope that Concubine Xi will be careful and cautious in the future and never let the Imperial Concubine take advantage of you again. If you are confined and demoted again, I will feel bad for you."
Hearing this, Ruan Mei's face suddenly darkened.
She had originally come here to find trouble with Chen Lianxiang, but she had never expected that this person would be so shameless as to say such things. She could no longer control her hot temper and was about to step forward: "You——"
"Empress!"
Fortunately, Lanzhi behind her called her at this time.
Lanzhi smiled cautiously and said, "Didn't Her Majesty say that we should just come and see Concubine Jing. We still have to hurry back to Lezhizhai to pack up our things and move back to Jingyang Palace."
Chen Lianxiang smiled and said, "Since Concubine Xi still has things to do, I won't keep you any longer."
“…”
Ruan Mei turned around and glared at her.
After a while, he gritted his teeth and sneered, "Okay, I'll go back to do my business first. When I'm done, I'll come back to chat with you."
“…”
"Princess Jing, there's still a lot of time left. We'll have a chance someday. Humph!"
After saying that, she took Lanzhi and turned away.
Chen Lianxiang stood at the door, watching her receding figure, her expression gradually becoming gloomy.
She held her breath and returned to the palace, but this time, she didn't even have the mood to sit down. The current situation made her feel very uncomfortable.
As expected, Concubine Xi was coming to take revenge on herself.
From her last words, I can tell that the days ahead will not be so easy.
“Damn it!”
Chen Lianxiang gritted her teeth and muttered curses.
On the other side, all the concubines said goodbye and left, which finally gave Nan Yan some peace and quiet.
She leaned back on the couch, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "It's really noisy."
Aunt Tongyun came over with a cup of hot tea, replacing the one beside her that had gone completely cold. She smiled and said, "Your Highness is now the head of all the concubines, and there will be many more such situations in the future. Previously, the Emperor had not allowed the other concubines to come and pay their respects to you so that you could rest assured during your confinement. But in the harem, there are still rules to follow. From now on, they must come every day."
Nan Yan sighed and said, "It turns out that Empress Renxiao has had a very hard time over the years."
Ran Xiaoyu said, "The Queen herself said that the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. Why are you complaining now?"
Nan Yan smiled bitterly.
When he looked up, he saw Nian Qiu still standing there in a daze.
He smiled and said, "What are you daydreaming about?"
"Ah? Ah."
Nian Qiu suddenly came back to her senses and said hurriedly: "I didn't, I just felt a little strange about what happened today."
Ruoshui cleared the cups on the table while smiling and said, "Sister Nianqiu has been home for the New Year these days, so she doesn't know what happened in the palace. On New Year's Eve, the emperor issued an edict to promote Concubine Shen to Concubine Jing."
Nian Qiu glanced at her.
He looked at Nan Yan again and asked with some confusion, "Then, what about Concubine Xi?"
Having said this, everyone looked at Nan Yan.
Although everyone knew that today was the day Concubine Jing was promoted, no one expected that today would also be the day Concubine Xi was restored to the throne.
Moreover, before this, Nan Yan didn't tell them a single word.
They only found out about it when Concubine Xi appeared at the enthronement ceremony.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "It was two days ago that I advised the Emperor."
"Why?"
Ran Xiaoyu was puzzled: "Why did Her Majesty want her to be reinstated? She is such an ungrateful person."
Nan Yan said calmly, "You all heard what the emperor said that day."
“…”
"Princess Xi's brother, Ruan Hengzhou, has made great contributions and deserves a reward."
“…”
"However, even I have taken the lead and cut the expenses of the harem's silk. The emperor naturally wants to save those thousands of pieces of silk. In this case, the best way is to reward the harem and restore Concubine Xi to her position."
“…”
"In this way, Ruan Hengzhou will definitely be happy too."
Ran Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said, "When some families are happy, some are sad."
"What do you think?"
Ran Xiaoyu said, "The Queen doesn't like her. If she were to be reinstated, wouldn't she be an eyesore?"
Nan Yan smiled calmly and said, "Of course, I don't like this person, but my likes and dislikes have no effect on this matter."
“…”
"Besides, Ruan Hengzhou is already like this, so it's only a matter of time before she returns to the throne."
“…”
"Instead of letting others bring it up, why not let me do this favor?"
Nian Qiu frowned and said, "But she is not a good person."
Nan Yan looked at her: "What?"
Nian Qiu said, "Your Majesty, you haven't forgotten what she did at Sishan Gate..."
Nan Yan said calmly, "She is indeed vying for merit and wants to stand out in front of the emperor. But who in the harem doesn't want to stand out in front of the emperor?"
“…”
"It would be a bit hasty to judge her as a bad person because of this."
“…”
"After all, what she did is what any concubine would do. Even if I... were not valued by the Emperor, I would still find a way to show my face in front of the Emperor. So, I don't mind her for this reason."
In particular, she thought of the scene she saw in Lezhizhai on New Year's Eve.
Ruan Mei was rebuked by herself, but she was able to play with her daughter so happily and was not affected by other emotions at all. It can be seen that this person still has a basic bottom line.
After all, she is a spoiled young lady who is ignorant of the ways of the world.
Although such a person is not likable, it is enough to suppress her and let her remember this lesson. There is no need to lock her up forever. It is not a crime that deserves such a punishment.
More importantly,
Now that she is restored to her original position, she can also intimidate another person, Chen Lianxiang.
Since her father was useful and the emperor wanted to reward them, she naturally would not say anything. However, this person was very scheming and he supported Concubine Xi and suppressed her.
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