Hearing this, everyone turned their heads.
Gu Xiaoqiao is naturally no exception.
Concubine Ning, dressed in gorgeous clothes, walked in gracefully, her every frown and smile revealing her charm.
"I greet the Empress. I had intended to come earlier, but the Emperor insisted I accompany him for breakfast, which delayed me a bit. I hope the Empress won't mind."
After saying that, he yawned softly.
"Why are you pretending? It was you who feigned illness yesterday and invited the Emperor to your place. It's fine that you monopolize the Emperor on weekdays, but now you're even trying to snatch the emperor's bed from these new concubines. This little pheasant hatched from a pheasant can never turn into a phoenix even if you add a few peacock feathers to it."
Rong Fei became angry when she saw Ning Fei's pretentious appearance. She was so coquettish at such an old age.
"Rong Fei, don't take advantage of the Prime Minister's Mansion's backing to do whatever you want!" Ning Fei glared coldly. "I am the Emperor's personal concubine, and the head of the Four Concubines, assisting the Empress in managing the affairs of the six palaces. If you continue to speak without restraint, don't blame me for being merciless!"
"Haha, what a big tone."
Concubine Rong sneered, "You are the emperor's personal consort. Am I not also his personal consort? I only got here by climbing onto the emperor's bed. How dare you yell at me like that?"
Everyone: "..."
This Concubine Rong is too vicious.
Although what he said was unpleasant to hear, it made sense.
Concubine Ning had indeed relied on the emperor's favor to act tyrannically in the harem for many years. Moreover, if the queen had not been in poor health, it would never have been her turn to assist in managing the six palaces.
"you!"
Concubine Ning pointed at Concubine Rong and gnashed her teeth in anger.
"Alright, stop arguing. If you keep arguing, will you be able to go to the Queen Mother's office? Concubine Ning, you are the oldest in the harem. You should set a good example for them."
"And you, Concubine Rong, can't you be more quiet? How many times do you have to be punished before you remember the lesson that words can bring disaster?"
The queen coughed twice and said unhappily to the two men.
Concubine Ning took a deep breath and gave a cold smile at the Queen who was trying to smooth things over. "Since the Queen has said so, I will not argue with Sister Rongfei."
Rong Fei's father was the left prime minister and was very powerful, so he naturally had some respect in front of the emperor.
When the emperor first ascended the throne, the left prime minister fully supported him, so when the left prime minister later wanted to let his daughter enter the palace, the emperor agreed without hesitation.
The same position of concubine could be obtained by others as soon as they entered the palace, but she had to wait for three years relying on favors and old relationships to get it.
No matter how good her family background is, she still couldn't conceive a dragon seed.
Humph, in two months, when she has recovered and is pregnant with the Dragonborn, we’ll see how long she can still run around.
"Now that everyone is here, please follow me to pay my respects to the Queen Mother." The Queen looked at everyone and said.
Everyone responded and followed the queen to Yongkang Palace.
In fact, there was another ancestor in the palace, the Empress Dowager. Emperor Mian was able to ascend the throne thanks to this ancestor who fought his way through the bloody storm. In his early years, he was also a decisive and murderous man.
It’s just that the Empress Dowager was anxious about the royal family having no heirs, and she had even consulted a master a few years ago, who said that it was due to karma that the fate of having offspring was weak.
However, Emperor Mian had a violent temper and would often sentence people to death. He did not believe in the theories of cause and effect that those so-called masters talked about because of heavy sins of killing.
The Empress Dowager had no choice but to go to Guangzhao Temple in Yuntaishan to meditate and pray. It has been almost three years now.
After arriving at Yongkang Palace, the empress dowager gave the new concubines some symbolic rewards according to the procedure, and advised everyone to live in harmony and have children for the royal family as soon as possible.
However, the Queen Mother was more enthusiastic towards Concubine Liang.
"Princess Liang, are you getting used to entering the palace?"
Concubine Liang sat respectfully below, smiling and saying, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am doing fine."
"Well, that's good. I knew you were a well-behaved child. This harem needs someone like you, someone who is not overbearing, knows how to behave, and knows when to advance and retreat."
This queen is a useless sickly woman who cannot be relied upon at all. Even her power can be taken away by others. Sooner or later, she will have to hand over her position to someone else.
Who the hell is Concubine Ning? Is she worthy enough to covet the position of empress?
But Concubine Liang is different. She is the daughter of the Liang family. Even if she wants to sit on the throne of queen, it must be a woman from their Liang family.
This Emperor Mian was not born from her womb, so naturally he would not be on her side. He might even hold a grudge against her because of what happened to his mother.
Therefore, the best option is to let the woman from the Liang family enter the palace, give birth to a prince, and then make him the crown prince. At that time, she will have the final say.
After expressing her concern for Concubine Liang, the Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "Alright, let's serve the meal."
Concubine Ning didn't want to stay here any longer, nor did she want to listen to the Queen Mother's sarcastic belittling of her, so she simply stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I feel unwell and will take my leave first."
"Well, since you're not feeling well, try going out less."
The Queen Mother did not try to persuade her to stay, but simply waved her hand to indicate that she could leave.
Concubine Ning snorted coldly and was about to leave when she heard the eunuch outside the palace announce, "His Majesty has arrived!"
emperor?
Why did he want to come here?
[Host! Host! Your chance has come, seize it.]
3841 kept ringing in her head like crazy, as if she was afraid that Gu Xiaoqiao was blind, deaf, and unable to hear or see.
Gu Xiaoqiao: [...Can you be quiet for a moment?]
Her brain is about to explode...
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