Chapter 2341 "Thoughtful People"
She knelt there and understood this fact in the eyes of everyone. She couldn't help but feel a little at a loss. Although she was kneeling on a soft cushion, it seemed as if hundreds of needles had grown out of the cushion, piercing straight from her knees into her heart.
She lowered her head and bit her lower lip.
At this time, Nan Yan continued, "It's a pity that time flies, and I am getting old."
Hearing this, everyone hurriedly asked, "Why do you say that, Madam?"
"Your Highness is young, beautiful, and charming. How can you say she is old?"
"Yes, your Majesty's words make me ashamed."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Originally, I didn't feel old, but the Emperor often told me so. Plus, looking at you young girls like budding flowers, I can't help but admit my age."
“…”
"Now that the late Empress has passed away, I have a son and a daughter to take care of. Even though I have Concubine Shun and Concubine Yi to help with the affairs of the harem, there are bound to be times when I can't take care of them."
“…”
"Princess Xi, Princess Jing."
She suddenly called out to the two of them, and Ruan Mei and Shen Lianxiang looked up hurriedly: "Yes."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "You two, from what happened with Sishanmen before, I can see that you are both - caring people."
When the word "caring people" was mentioned, Ruan Mei and Shen Lianxiang couldn't help but hold their breath.
Especially Chen Lianxiang, her heartbeat sank.
On the day when one of them was reinstated and the other was promoted, the imperial concubine mentioned that both of them were guilty. This was clearly a warning to them.
The two men lowered their heads even lower.
Nan Yan said softly, "In the future, spend more of this time serving the Emperor."
“…”
"You are all smart people, so you will naturally understand what I mean."
Their voices were much softer than before, and they knelt on the ground at the same time: "We understand. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your advice."
Nan Yan looked at them with a satisfied smile on her face.
Nodding, he said, "That's right."
The ceremony for conferring titles on concubines was simple. After arriving in formal attire, the concubines listened to instructions and received the imperial seal. The ceremony concluded. Furthermore, today was the first day of court after a three-day hiatus for the Lunar New Year celebrations, and since the emperor had many matters to attend to, he was not present to observe the ceremony in person.
So, after a while, the enthronement ceremony was over.
Under normal circumstances, everyone would stay and talk with the Imperial Concubine for a while, but today, everyone could see that the Imperial Concubine had other things to do, and the two concubines, one who had just been promoted and the other who had just been restored to the throne, also seemed to be worried.
Therefore, everyone did not stay for long and went back to the palace.
Chen Lianxiang quickly returned to her Xianfu Palace.
Along the way, there were some people chatting and laughing with her, and she responded with a smile. However, as soon as she returned to Xianfu Palace and closed the door, her face suddenly became gloomy.
He sat down at the table and slammed his hand on it.
Although she didn't have much strength and couldn't make the cups on the table jump up, Fu'er and Rong'er could already see her anger from the expression on her face.
They all came forward cautiously.
"My Lady."
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Rong'er bravely held a cup of tea in front of her and said, "My Lady, please have some tea."
"lay down!"
Although she tried her best to control herself, she gritted her teeth too hard, leaving marks on her cheeks and the veins on both sides of her temples bulged.
Rong'er whispered, "What's wrong, Madam?"
“…”
"The Queen is being canonized today, why are you still so unhappy?"
"Consecration?"
Chen Lianxiang repeated these two words, her teeth chattering, and said fiercely: "Do you really think that today is just the canonization of this palace?!"
Seeing her like this, Rong'er thought for a moment before saying, "Today, today is the day that Concubine Xi will be reinstated. However, I don't quite understand why she will be reinstated."
“…”
"She caused such a mess at Sishan Gate before, how could the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine let her be reinstated?"
Fu'er sighed and said, "Don't you understand?"
“…”
"This is what the Imperial Concubine did on purpose."
Hearing this, Shen Lianxiang's expression became even uglier.
Ever since she entered the palace, she has always had the idea of keeping a low profile. Whether she was following Concubine Hui Wu Wan at the beginning, or after Duke Cheng fell, she switched to Concubine Xi, she always tried her best not to stand out and attract attention.
After all, in the harem, the more conspicuous you are, the more likely you are to attract jealousy.
However, at the funeral of the late empress, her mentality changed because of the emperor's attention to her.
After all, there is no woman who enters the harem who does not want to be favored by the emperor.
So, she took the risk to stand out and compete for favor.
The Sishan Gate incident was her deliberate attempt to push Concubine Xi out. In her plan, Concubine Xi was arrogant and domineering in her daily life, and had long been disliked by the Imperial Concubine. Moreover, she caused trouble at the funeral of the late Empress, and the Emperor would not forgive her. Therefore, Ruan Mei's demotion was something she expected.
Since Ruan Mei will be demoted, it doesn't matter if I offend her.
Things were indeed proceeding step by step according to her plan, although there was a small episode in the middle, and the imperial concubine suppressed her.
But in the end, she once again appeared in front of the emperor based on her own achievements and those of her father.
Also got promoted.
I originally thought that everything was going well, but I didn't expect that the imperial concubine would actually let Ruan Mei return to the throne.
Doing so is equivalent to creating a new enemy for yourself, and it is an enemy you have offended before.
Ruan Mei had been holding a grudge against him for "competing for merit" before, and now that he was reinstated, he was afraid that—
Just then, a familiar voice came from outside the gate of Xianfu Palace.
"Why are the palace gates closed in broad daylight?"
Upon hearing this voice, Shen Lianxiang shuddered.
It’s Ruan Mei’s voice!
I didn't expect her to come so soon!
Rong'er finally understood after listening to Fu'er's explanation. She also frowned at this time: "What should I do?"
Shen Lianxiang took a deep breath.
No matter what, she is already Concubine Jing.
Even though she had been dependent on Concubine Xi and was inferior to her in the past, now she was the same as her after all. Even if Concubine Xi really wanted to take revenge on her, it would not be that easy.
So she stood up and said, "Let's go out and take a look."
Chen Lianxiang walked out with two palace maids. As soon as they opened the palace door, they saw Concubine Xi Ruan Mei standing at the door of Xianfu Palace.
She was wearing a tender pink dress.
Although it is a pretty and lovely color, it is particularly eye-catching in Shen Lianxiang's eyes at this moment.
Especially, with the smile on Ruan Mei's face.
The corner of Chen Lianxiang's eye twitched, and then she smiled and said, "Why is Concubine Xi here?"
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