The woman in green walked to the mirror and sat down. She looked at her reflection and touched her face with one hand.
She knew from a young age that she was beautiful, and none of her childhood friends could compare to her. Since serving the Eighth Miss, she had often received many fine things to maintain her skin, so in terms of appearance alone, she was no less beautiful than those rich young ladies.
However, she was just a servant born of a servant, how could she compare to those masters who would live a life of luxury? After the young lady got married, the most likely choice she would face was to marry a steward who was also a servant.
But with her looks, how could she be content with that?
So, the condition that the Seventh Miss mentioned tempted her. The Seventh Miss had already said that if she succeeded this time, she would be given the opportunity to serve the Emperor after entering the palace.
That was the master of the entire world, something Green Robe had never dared to dream of before. But now, if she seized this opportunity, she could become a queen who could bring glory to her ancestors.
Regarding betraying the Eighth Miss, Green Robe felt no regret whatsoever: "Eighth Miss, you can't blame me for this. People strive for higher positions, and water flows downhill. I was just looking out for myself. Who told you to block the Seventh Miss's path?"
Suppressing her excitement, Green Robe got up and went inside. She opened the trunk and pulled out a small, locked wooden box from the bottom.
She opened the box, took out the small porcelain bottle from her bosom, wrapped it tightly in a clean handkerchief, carefully placed it in the wooden box, locked it, and then put it back in its original place.
This thing is now the most important item to her, without exception.
Everyone looks out for themselves; even if it's the Seventh Miss, Green Robe doesn't completely trust her and has already prepared an escape route for herself. If she is exposed, she has evidence to pin the blame on the Seventh Miss.
Looking at the trunk that had been restored to its original state, Green Robe had just closed the lid when she heard footsteps outside the door. She smoothed her sleeves, turned around, and walked out of the inner room.
Su Xiangru thought she could rest easy now that she had succeeded, so she stopped targeting Su Han for the rest of the time, which gave Su Han a rare moment of peace.
Before long, spring arrived, with the winter snow melting and the grass growing and birds singing. The second imperial concubine selection since the new emperor ascended the throne had begun.
The current emperor is not yet thirty years old, and he is not old. Before he ascended the throne, he did not have many people in his harem. Now he has only one son and two daughters.
When the late emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne, according to the established rites, it would take three years before a new selection of women could be chosen to fill the harem. However, due to an unexpected incident during the last selection, only two women remained, so there are now fewer than ten women in the harem.
Many people were worried that the emperor's harem would be empty and his offspring would be few, which would be detrimental to the country. Therefore, this year's selection of concubines was brought forward by a year in order to select more women for the harem.
Thus, officials and noble families throughout the court and the countryside were already restless and eager to try their luck. Everyone harbored great hopes: if their daughters were selected to enter the palace and give birth to a prince for the emperor, then as the maternal family of the prince, their social standing would definitely rise even higher! If the prince was fortunate enough to ascend the throne, then needless to say, the family's rise to prominence would be just around the corner.
People were in a state of high spirits, holding their breath and waiting for good news.
After overcoming numerous obstacles in the preliminary and secondary selections, the women finally reached the final round of the palace selection.
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