The news that Wan Baolin was banished to the cold palace and Danruo was canonized as Concubine Yi spread to the harem.
Han Cairen, who was still recovering from his injuries, lay on the bed and cursed, "This idiot, this is all you have to make things difficult for me."
The emperor was so stimulated that he directly gave her the title of imperial concubine and chose such an honorable title as Yi.
If her foot hadn't been injured, she would have gone to the cold palace to give Wan Baolin a beating. If she hadn't caused trouble, Dan Ruo would still be a palace maid.
Meng Jieyu took direct action. She was originally the highest-ranking concubine in the harem, but now Wan Baolin had turned a bad hand into a royal concubine.
When he arrived at the cold palace, he asked his confidant to teach Wan Baolin a lesson. Not satisfied yet, he ordered the palace maids to take out silver needles and prick Wan Baolin's fingertips.
Wan Baolin felt so painful and regretful that she was heartbroken. She was just regretting that Han Cairen and Meng Jieyu had recently gone to Dan Ruo to give her money to buy information, thus cutting off her source of income.
She had previously made up stories about the Emperor, but these two people accepted them all, giving her many good things and whetting her appetite.
That day, just seeing Danruo dressed as a palace maid was ten times more beautiful than herself in palace dress, she was so angry that she got hot-headed and had a fit on the spot.
Who knew this would end up like this today?
Her ten fingers were covered in blood, and no matter how she begged, Concubine Meng would not let her go. She thought Concubine Meng had another trick up her sleeve.
He said hurriedly, "I have a secret about the Emperor that I want to tell the Concubine alone."
Seeing that her expression did not seem fake, Concubine Meng asked the palace maid to leave. Anyway, Wan Baolin was lying on the ground like a disabled person and had no ability to attack.
Upon learning that the emperor was impotent and misogynistic, Concubine Meng's mouth twitched. She asked the nanny beside her to check Wan Baolin's body, and found that she was indeed a virgin.
In addition, the emperor is young and strong, so he will not enter the harem.
Every time she begged the empress dowager, she said that she had no control over who the emperor favored, and could only say a few good words for her in front of the emperor.
All this verifies what Wan Baolin said, and the newly appointed Concubine Yi should also be the emperor's new shield.
But that wasn't possible either. She entered the palace to represent the family's reputation, and she had to be the highest-ranking person in the harem.
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As soon as the decree of enthronement was issued, the Internal Affairs Office and the Ministry of Rites got busy calculating an auspicious day. Wang De also led his men to redecorate the Yaoyue Palace inside and out.
Shang Xiaoyang felt full of guilt. Although Danruo was not injured, he had witnessed the concubines oppressing his biological mother since he was a child and was very disgusted with such things. It was his negligence that caused Danruo to suffer such injustice.
Danruo could only say that Wang Youxi's ability to express himself was too strong.
"Whatever you want, I can agree to it."
Dan Ruo said in surprise: "I want to go home and stay for seven days."
Looking at her bright and expectant eyes, Shang Xiaoyang didn't want to agree. He didn't want Dan Ruo to leave for even a day, but she had been wronged again, and he couldn't go back on his word about compensation.
"Three days."
Dan Ruo took the initiative to pull his sleeve: "Three days is too short, how about five days?"
Fireworks went off in Shang Xiaoyang's heart. This was the first time she acted coquettishly towards him. He wanted to wear this dress every day.
A smile immediately appeared on his lips: "You said five days, so it's five days. Take the imperial concubine back with you and don't let others bully you. Forget it, take the token that says "I am here in person" with you."
Then he asked Wang De to prepare the accompanying guards, palace maids and eunuchs.
Dan Ruo also took the opportunity to ask for the little language genius, eunuch Wang Youxi, to come over.
After returning home, the whole family came out to welcome her, and brought back the imperial edict bestowing upon Li the title of third-rank lady.
Li cried with joy. She never thought that she, a concubine, could have such a life today. But she was more worried about her daughter's hardship in the deep palace.
When Mrs. Du heard the maids in her courtyard discussing this matter, she became furious and fell seriously ill that day.
After Danruo returned home, she felt that her life was comfortable and carefree. After waking up from a good sleep, she could eat delicious food made by Li, wear men's clothes and go out to have fun, watch acrobatics, and listen to storytelling in the teahouse.
Shang Xiaoyang listened to these reports and felt like a bird that had been released, not thinking about himself at all.
He wasn't used to sleeping alone last night.
It was clearly the familiar place, and even her scent was on the bed. It was difficult to go from luxury to frugality, so he had to hold it in.
At night, he couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't sleep alone.
Danruo was sleeping soundly when someone lay beside her. She raised her fist alertly, "It's me."
I saw Shang Xiaoyang lying on the bed, covering his right shoulder with his hands and his face twitching.
Shang Xiaoyang took out the night pearl, took off his clothes and saw that his right shoulder was bruised and bleeding.
Dan Ruo looked guilty, "I'm sorry, I'm used to sleeping alone, and when someone suddenly leaned over I thought it was a pervert, so I lost control of my strength."
Shang Xiaoyang felt a tingling pain in his shoulder and asked suspiciously, "Then how come I was fine even though I held you to sleep every day before?"
Dan Ruo's pupils dilated, her face filled with surprise: "Your Majesty, you actually hold me in your arms every day when I sleep, and you lied to me that I was sleep paralyzed. So, Your Majesty is the ghost."
Shang Xiaoyang was annoyed that he had let the cat out of the bag. He immediately threw it out and said, "I just like you and want to be with you every day."
Dan Ruo took out the ointment from the cabinet and helped him apply it, responding to him silently. Shang Xiaoyang was dissatisfied and insisted on forcing her to respond to his feelings. The two of them made a fuss for a long time and then fell asleep. The next day, just as the sky was getting light, Shang Xiaoyang quietly returned to the palace.
Looking at the hurried figure, General Qin, who was doing morning exercise, felt that he could not keep the beautiful flower in his home.
The whole Qin family had breakfast together. A piece of good news came to the Qin family: Qin Danqing's husband, the prince of Anguo, had woken up. General Qin felt relieved that his eldest daughter did not become a widow at such a young age.
An Qingyu burst into tears on the spot, even dropping the spoon. She lost control of her emotions and sobbed, "Father, I want to go back to the Anguo Mansion to see my brother."
General Qin naturally agreed, "Of course, let Guangyu accompany you back."
Dan Ruo interrupted, "I'm outside the palace right now. On behalf of the Emperor, I'm going to visit the Prince of Anguo and comfort the Anguo Mansion. Also, I'm going to visit my sister."
Dan Ruo's identity is different now, so naturally no one disagrees with what she says. An Qingyu is no longer willing to go with her, but she dare not show it.
The three of them arrived at the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, each with their own thoughts.
Qin Guangyu was received by the uncles and cousins from the second branch of Duke Anguo. After all, Duke Anguo had only one son, the Crown Prince, and Duke Anguo was unwilling to chat with this son-in-law whom he increasingly disdained.
The wife of Duke Anguo brought all the female members of the mansion and respectfully accompanied Danruo. Looking at these people flattering and making witty remarks to please Danruo, Qin Danqing's expression was stiff. It was just that she could only be a concubine for three years. What was there to be proud of?
Dan Ruo didn't like such occasions. She came here to see An Qingyu and An Qingfeng, the two siblings, to see if there would be any special circumstances today. After all, their affair had killed the original owner.
Dan Ruo put down the teacup in her hand and said, "Let the Crown Prince's wife accompany me for a walk alone."
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