Her skin was fair with a rosy glow, her nose was high, and her beautiful eyes seemed to speak volumes.
Like Hailanzhu, Yanzha's appearance was more like that of a woman from Jiangnan, gentle and elegant, unlike the heroic and bold women of the grasslands.
"Qingcheng, you're such an idiot!" Yan Zhaqiu said, her anger barely contained.
“Aunt…” Yan Zha Qingcheng cried out, covering her swollen cheek.
Yan Zhaqiu's face was contorted with anger. "I thought you were pretty and could share Hailanzhu's favor in the palace. I never expected that you would be banished to the cold palace so soon!"
Yan Zhaqing stammered, "It was Namuzhong who went too far. She tried to oppose me from the very first day. I was so angry that I..."
"Foolish!" Yan Zha Qingcheng continued to argue, Yan Zha Qiurong was so angry she couldn't vent her anger. "This is the imperial palace, not the Yan residence. How can we tolerate your arrogance?"
She paused, then said, "In the past, you beat servants to death and caused your father's concubine to miscarry, and none of that happened, since their status was lower than yours! But this time, the one who miscarried was Namuzhong, the noble Consort, whose status is much higher than mine. How dare you hurt her? Do you want your life back?"
Despite all that had been said, Yan Zha Qingcheng seemed not to have listened, still retorting defiantly, "Namuzhong provoked me first, it wasn't my fault at all. I was just protecting my beloved, is that wrong?"
Standing in the corner, Hailanzhu smiled and thought to herself: So stupid, no wonder she was banished to the cold palace on the first day.
Yan Zha Qiurong shook her head repeatedly in anger, knowing that Yan Zha Qingcheng was utterly hopeless.
Seeing that Yan Zha Qiu Rong remained silent, Yan Zha Qing Cheng thought she was right and said, "From childhood to adulthood, no one has ever dared to take my things away from me. This is the first time! Aunt, if I don't teach her this lesson this time, she will do it again."
"Heh! You want a second chance!" Yan Zhaqiu sneered helplessly. "You still have a life left. Do you really think it's because the Emperor likes you and can't bear to kill you?"
“Of course.” Yan Zha was very proud. “With my looks, there are few men in the world who can resist me.”
"Haha!" Yan Zhaqiu laughed loudly, but her laughter had a bitter taste: "You really think you're the most beautiful woman in the harem?"
"Isn't that right?" Yan Zhaqing asked in return.
Yan Zhaqiu glanced at her disdainfully, "Compared to Hailanzhu, you are still a step behind."
Yan Zha Qingcheng disagreed, "She is already twenty-eight years old, no longer young. In a few more years, she will grow old. How can she compare to me?"
Yan Zhaqiu Rong: "Even if she becomes an eighty-year-old woman, the Emperor will only like her, not you."
"How could that be?" Yan Zhaqingcheng clearly didn't believe it. "Don't all men like young and beautiful women?"
"You really think looks can conquer all?" Yan Zha Qiurong sneered. "The Emperor spared you not because he was infatuated with your appearance, but because of the loyalty of our Yan Zha clan. That's why he spared your worthless life. Yan Zha Qingcheng, you have no hope of turning your life around in this lifetime. Just spend the rest of your days in the Cold Palace!"
When Yan Zhaqiurong said these words, her eyes were very serious, and she was not joking at all.
This time, Yan Zha Qingcheng finally listened, and she began to panic, "Really...? Will I have to spend the rest of my life here?"
"At this point, there's no point in me lying to you anymore!" Yan Zhaqiu said emotionlessly.
Yan Zha Qingcheng was terrified. She quickly knelt down and begged her aunt to save her. She didn't want to spend her whole life in the cold palace.
Yan Zhaqiu took a few steps back in disgust. "It's too late. You brought this all on yourself. The fact that the Emperor spared your life is the greatest favor the Emperor has given to our Yan Zha clan."
"No, it won't happen." Yan Zha Qingcheng knelt down beside Yan Zha Qiurong's feet. "I am still useful. As long as my aunt can save me from the Cold Palace this time, I will listen to you from now on."
Yan Zhaqiu sneered, "What use are you?"
"I have beauty!" Yan Zha Qingcheng said, stroking her face.
Yan Zhaqiu rolled her eyes at her, "Qingguo's beauty is no less than yours, you are completely useless!"
"No..." Upon hearing that she had become a useless piece, Yan Zhaqing burst into tears.
"Live well. If you really can't go on living, then kill yourself!" Yan Zhaqiu said coldly, and then left without looking back.
Yan Zha was left behind, crying out in despair.
Seeing all this, Hailanzhu's lips curled into a smile. She had originally thought that Yan Zha Qingcheng would be somewhat intelligent, and that talking to her would be a waste of breath, but now it seemed completely unnecessary.
After Yan Zhaqiurong walked away, she pushed open the door and entered, still wearing a veil.
Yan Zha Qingcheng thought it was her aunt returning and said happily, "I knew my aunt wouldn't really abandon me."
“I am not your aunt,” Hailanzhu said coldly.
Hearing the unfamiliar voice, Yan Zhaqingcheng suddenly raised her head, "Who are you?"
Hailanzhu calmly said, "Never mind who I am, I just want to ask you, do you want to leave the Cold Palace?"
Yan Zha Qingcheng wasn't entirely clueless. "You won't even let me know who you are, how can I believe you'll help me?"
Hailanzhu sneered, unperturbed, "Since you don't believe me, then forget it."
After saying that, she walked straight out the door.
Seeing this, Yan Zha Qingcheng quickly shouted, "Stop!" Since things had come to this point, she had no choice but to take a gamble.
Hailanzhu offered a way out and stopped walking quickly.
Yan Zhaqing slowly stood up and walked to Hailanzhu. "How will you help me?"
“As long as you listen to me, you will have hope of turning your life around.” Hailanzhu turned and looked at him.
"Okay, I'll believe you this time." Yan Zha Qingcheng was also giving it a shot, even if it seemed hopeless.
Hearing this, Hailanzhu nodded in satisfaction and stopped being mysterious. "His Majesty is not lustful by nature. You think it's impossible for you to lure him out of the Cold Palace with your beauty?"
“I know that.” Yan Zhaqingcheng had already figured it out.
Hailanzhu continued, "But Hauge is different; he loves beautiful women the most."
"You mean the eldest prince?" Yan Zha asked.
"That's right!"
"You want me to seduce the First Prince?" Yan Zhaqingcheng asked again.
Hailanzhu nodded, "Only if the First Prince likes you and insists on marrying you as his wife can you escape the Cold Palace, right?"
“But I’m in the Cold Palace and haven’t seen the First Prince. Even if I try my best, it’s useless,” Yan Zha Qingcheng said, spreading her hands.
Hailanzhu glanced at her sideways and said, "I have a way of dealing with this, so you don't need to worry."
"Really?" Yan Zhaqing's hope was immediately rekindled.
“If I can come to the Cold Palace quietly, then the First Prince can naturally come as well,” Hailanzhu said confidently.
"That's excellent!"
In order to escape the cold palace, Yan Zha Qingcheng had already forgotten that she was Huang Taiji's concubine.
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