Yu Jinshu walked all the way to the Cining Palace and felt like a giant panda, attracting a lot of attention.
Outside the Cining Palace, there were rows of palace sedan chairs, filling the area.
It seems that the saying of having three thousand beauties in the harem is not just a joke, but true.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that there are three thousand people here to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager. Generally, one has to be a concubine to be qualified to come to the Cining Palace.
All I can say is that all the positions in the harem have been taken.
Yu Jinshu felt inexplicable pressure.
Yu Jinshu's outfit today was not gorgeous, but it still met the standards of a concubine, neither ostentatious nor decent.
But even so, when she entered the hall, everyone was amazed at her appearance.
A beauty that overwhelms the whole country, shames the moon and the flowers, a peerless beauty...
I'm talking about Concubine An Yu Jinshu!
She is so beautiful, charming and elegant, with a pair of charming eyes that seem to be able to captivate people.
Yu Jinshu found that Chu Zan seemed to be able to nourish her. She had been affectionate with Chu Zan for the second time yesterday. This morning, when she sat in front of the mirror and put on makeup, she found that she looked even more beautiful than yesterday.
This kind of beauty comes from within. Even without rouge, her face is white with a hint of red, and her white is bright and smooth, and her red is like peach blossoms.
She even felt that putting on makeup was unnecessary, and just asked Xiao Chao to help her tie her hair and put a gold and jeweled butterfly hairpin on her head.
All the beauties present understood why the emperor favored Concubine An alone.
They didn't know that Yu Jinshu was Chu Zan's savior.
Apart from the eunuchs and secret guards around the emperor, only the empress dowager knew that Chu Zan was assassinated outside the palace.
Wei Ruyan sat on the right side of the Empress Dowager, and the one sitting on the left must be Imperial Noble Consort Xu Xueluo.
After paying his respects to the Empress Dowager, Yu Jinshu paid his respects to the Empress and the Imperial Noble Consort, and then greeted the beauties sitting nearby.
The Empress Dowager smiled at Yu Jinshu and said, "Princess An, you worked hard serving the Emperor last night." She tilted her head slightly and instructed the palace maid, "Look for the reward."
The palace maid brought the carved treasure box and handed it to Yu Jinshu.
The treasure box was opened, and all the beauties were stunned when they saw it.
Imperial Noble Consort Xu Xueluo's eyes widened. "Empress Dowager, this glass hairpin seems to be a treasure that has been passed down for thousands of years. The rubies and sapphires on it are priceless. Later, it was damaged during the war. When you, Your Majesty, asked the craftsmen to repair it, they inlaid it with large Dongzhu."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "The Imperial Noble Consort is right. This is indeed a royal treasure that has been passed down for thousands of years. It has passed through many generations before it came into my hands. It is rare that the Emperor favors Concubine An, and since the rumors of his impotence have been dispelled, I will give this ruby and sapphire glass hairpin to Concubine An."
All the high-ranking officials present were dissatisfied that such a treasure of historical value was given to a concubine.
Especially Queen Wei Ruyan.
Chu Chenmu had said earlier that the Queen Mother had a treasure in her hand, a red and blue sapphire glass hairpin that had been passed down for a thousand years, and it would be given to her at the coronation ceremony.
This treasure that should have belonged to her was actually taken by a little concubine.
Imperial Noble Consort Xu Xueluo was also angry. The Empress Dowager was her aunt, so why didn't she keep such a good thing for her?
Then the Queen Mother gave the Empress a reward, a pair of bracelets passed down from her ancestors, which were also very good.
Of course, it can't be compared with Yu Jinshu's ruby and sapphire glass hairpin.
After the sisters' recognition ceremony was completed in the Empress Dowager's Palace, Yu Jinshu followed the large group to Kunning Palace for a tea party.
In Kunning Palace, Wei Ruyan spoke modestly, calling each other "sister" affectionately.
She also said that this was their first meeting and they didn't know each other well, so letting the sisters show off their talents would not only help them get to know each other better, but also liven things up.
All the concubines knew that Wei Ruyan was chosen by the Empress Dowager in her early years, so they all tried to curry favor with her and tried their best to show off their talents.
Most of them were dancing, but some also played the piano and sang.
Imperial Noble Consort Xu Xueluo hated Wei Ruyan and did not want to curry favor with her, but in order not to appear too stingy, she still showed off her embroidery skills.
"The Empress Dowager likes people with superb embroidery skills the most. I wonder how good Concubine An's embroidery skills are?" Xu Xueluo took this opportunity to ask Yu Jinshu.
Before Yu Jinshu could show off her talent, she replied, "I don't know how to embroider."
Xu Xueluo was secretly delighted when she heard this.
If she doesn't know how to embroider, the Empress Dowager will sooner or later dislike Yu Jinshu.
Wei Ruyan asked, "What talents does Concubine An have?"
Yu Jinshu said: "I know medicine and a little bit of martial arts."
"Hahaha……"
Suddenly, there was a burst of clear laughter in the hall.
Yu Jinshu couldn’t understand. Could it be so funny?
Xu Xueluo laughed so hard that she was out of breath. After a long while, she said, "Anpin, as a woman, especially a woman who enters the palace, embroidery skills are the minimum. Of course, there are not many who are superb in embroidery." She meant that she was very skilled.
He added, "You should be proficient in at least one or two of the four arts: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. If that doesn't work, dancing and singing can make up for it. But how can you know medicine and martial arts? Those are for men. Hahaha, how ridiculous."
Xiao Chao was secretly angry beside Yu Jinshu, but he didn't dare to say it.
Yu Jinshu was calm. She just listened and didn't say anything for the time being.
The Ning Fei, who was an excellent dancer, said coldly, "I think that An Fei, in addition to the medical and martial arts that men learn, must have another very powerful skill."
All the concubines became curious.
Concubine Kang asked, "Concubine Ning, please tell me, what other skills does Concubine An have?"
Concubine Ning said with a sarcastic look, "Of course it's a charm. There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and the Emperor has never favored her. But Concubine An just entered the palace yesterday, and she was personally taken to the Qianqing Palace to be favored by the Emperor. I heard that she did it three times in just two hours."
Xu Xueluo pretended to be surprised: "To think that this is the case! We women in the harem all rely on the emperor's favor to have a good life. I don't know how Concubine An learned the art of seduction to seduce the emperor into favoring only you."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Yu Jinshu's face.
Yu Jinshu remained calm and kept smiling, "Concubine Ning is right. I do know some charm and seduced the Emperor."
No one expected that Yu Jinshu would actually admit that he had used charm techniques. Some people were angry, some thought it was ridiculous, but most people were envious.
Wei Ruyan was the one who thought it was ridiculous. She put on the airs of a queen with a stern face: "Anpin, the women who can enter the palace are all decent people, but you actually use your charm to seduce the emperor. Someone, come! Drag Anpin down and give her thirty lashes." She finally got the chance, and she must teach Anpin a lesson.
Then two eunuchs came forward and arrested Yu Jinshu.
Yu Jinshu used her martial arts and with just two or three moves she pinned the two eunuchs to the ground.
These moves stunned all the concubines.
Yu Jinshu flirted with Wei Ruyan, "Empress, I haven't shown you my talents yet! This is the martial arts I want to demonstrate. What do you think, Empress?"
Wei Ruyan pointed at Yu Jinshu and angrily said, "How dare you."
Yu Jinshu clapped her hands and stood proudly. "The Queen didn't ask me what charm I used, but just wanted to punish me. I will tell the Queen that the charm I used was the palace map given to me by the nanny."
The palace map given by the teaching nanny!
Generally, when the emperor summoned someone to sleep with him for the first time, a nanny would show the person a map of the palace so that they could learn how to sleep with him.
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