After a moment's hesitation, Xie Shi spoke softly, "Reporting to Consort Xie, everything is well at home. Now that you have given birth to a prince and a princess for His Majesty, I am at ease."
Xu Lejin nodded, her gaze falling on her quiet seventeenth sister, Xu Lijin.
"I heard that Seventeenth Sister disfigured herself to avoid being selected to serve in the palace, but she looks much better now."
"A girl's appearance is the most important thing. Seventeenth Sister must not make any more foolish mistakes in the future."
Xu Lijin smiled and replied, "Yes."
Turning her head, Xu Lejin said to Yingchun, who was serving her, "I'll ask Physician Xu from the Imperial Hospital to prepare some scar-removing medicine for Seventeenth Sister. We can't let Seventeenth Sister's appearance have even the slightest flaw."
"Yes, my lord."
Yingchun respectfully responded.
Xu Lijin followed suit and curtsied, saying, "Thank you for the Consort's gift."
The mother and her two daughters were exchanging pleasantries in the west wing.
After a long while, Xie carefully glanced around, looked at Xu Lejin, and lowered her voice, saying, "Consort, I must say something I shouldn't. What are your plans regarding the eleventh maid who serves the Emperor?"
"If Eleventh Girl spends even one day in front of the Emperor, she may gain His favor. I am worried that if she gains favor, it will affect you, Consort."
The eleventh girl Xie mentioned was none other than Xu Wanyin, a palace maid serving the emperor.
Xu Lejin frowned slightly and said calmly, "Mother probably doesn't know that she gained the Emperor's favor by taking advantage of his drunkenness."
"Eunuch Liang, who served the Emperor, told me that if it weren't for the fact that I was pregnant with the Emperor's child, the Emperor would have already ordered her to be killed."
After a pause, Xu Lejin continued, "If Eleventh Sister could be favored, she would have been favored long ago, and she wouldn't have needed to serve the Emperor for three months. She was summoned by the Emperor in just one visit."
"Mother, there is no need to worry. I have my own plan for this matter."
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