Chapter 2225 The One Who Laughs Last
In the hall, smoke curls up from the banquet tables.
The queen's coffin was displayed at the back of the hall, and various offerings were placed on the incense table in front. The white spirit flags trembled slightly in the smoke, like floating ghosts.
Concubine Xi Ruan Mei knelt at the front of the flying group.
Originally, due to her rank, she could not kneel at the front, but now the Imperial Concubine is ill, and the Shun Concubine is also ill.
Gao, who was pardoned for exposing the crimes of Duke Cheng, still has no decision on how to deal with her.
Therefore, among the concubines in the mourning hall, she was actually of the highest rank.
Concubine Shen Lianxiang knelt behind her.
Ruan Mei pounded her sore legs with discontent, muttering softly, "When will this end? My legs are about to break."
Chen Lianxiang whispered beside her, "Please be patient, Concubine Xi."
“…”
"Tea will be served soon, and we can rest for a while."
Ruan Mei snorted in dissatisfaction, then turned her face away and whispered to her, "You just said that you wanted me to send someone to Sishan Gate to deliver tea and food. Why did you have to use the name of the Imperial Concubine? She didn't give us any instructions."
Chen Lianxiang smiled and said, “Even if she didn’t give any orders, the harem now respects her.”
“…”
"How dare we go beyond her order?"
"snort,"
Ruan Mei said coldly, "You are so timid, what can you accomplish? This is clearly our achievement, why let her take it away?"
Chen Lianxiang just smiled and said nothing.
At this time, Lanzhi and several other young palace maids walked in from outside, walked along the corner of the hall to the side of Concubine Xi, and whispered what had just happened.
When Ruan Mei heard this, her face darkened.
She waved her hand to dismiss Lanzhi and the others, then angrily said to Shen Lianxiang: "It's all your fault."
Chen Lianxiang whispered, "My Lady, what's wrong?"
Ruan Mei said, "The Imperial Concubine sent someone over when the work was just halfway done."
“…”
"Come on, all our hard work has gone to waste in the end."
“…”
Chen Lianxiang knelt there quietly, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
After a while, she smiled softly and said, "Since we are in the same harem, we are naturally sisters. Why should Your Majesty care about this? Besides, she is the Imperial Concubine."
“…”
"Shouldn't she be the first to receive any grace and honor in our harem?"
Hearing this, Ruan Mei frowned.
He turned his head and glanced at Shen Lianxiang.
Said: "When you asked her that before, did you think so too?"
What she was talking about was, of course, the words that she had whispered into her ear in the Queen's palace before, asking her to blame the Imperial Concubine.
Hearing her say this, Chen Lianxiang lowered her eyebrows and sighed softly.
Said: "Please don't blame me, Concubine Xi."
“…”
"I am but a humble concubine. My life and death are all decided by the Imperial Concubine. Now that the late Empress has passed away, she has become the head of the imperial harem. What else can I do?"
Her words only aroused Concubine Xi's competitive spirit.
He said coldly: "I don't believe it. At best, she is just a concubine."
“…”
"We have just entered the palace, so naturally we cannot compare to her, but in terms of youth and beauty, how can she compare to us?"
“…”
"Open your eyes and look back."
“…”
"Look who has the last laugh in this harem."
Chen Lianxiang knelt behind her, looking at her arrogant expression, a smile flashed in her eyes.
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