"Huh?" Dugu Lianbai was completely dumbfounded.
"Just watch," Shang Xian said, pointing in the direction where Dugu Qianchen was already visible.
Her eyes flickered, and she suddenly squatted down.
"Help me block them," Shang Xian beckoned to Rong Ling.
Rong Ling obediently sat down on the table, her long robe obscuring her view.
Dugu Lianbai was completely stunned. Although Rong Ling was a playboy, how could he possibly listen to a woman!
Even if it's the Empress, he can be disrespectful. This time... why?
They watched as Lan Ning whispered something in Dugu Qianchen's ear, and then they turned and left.
They've left!
Furthermore, Shen Yi gave them a meaningful look; apart from Shang Xian, the other three were all surprised.
"What did Lan Ning's look mean just now?" Dugu Lianbai asked.
"That shouldn't be the case. If she wanted to bring down the Empress, she would have just brought the Emperor here. Why is that?"
"Perhaps my music just now gave him the feeling of meeting a kindred spirit," Shang Xian yawned and said casually.
"You guys keep chatting, I'm sleepy, I'm going back to sleep," Shang Xian waved to them, turned around and left, not paying them any attention.
"Ah Ling, how come I didn't know you were so obedient?" Dugu Lianbai nudged Rong Ling beside him with his elbow.
This remark also caught Yu Hanzhi's attention. The two of them looked at him at the same time, and Rong Ling just smiled and said, "What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Lianbai exclaimed, "That's boring!"
Rong Ling breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, he hadn't blushed or felt his heart skip a beat while lying.
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In just two days, Lan Ning rose from Lady Ning to Consort Ning, one of the four consorts, and now to Imperial Noble Consort Ning. This rapid ascension shocked everyone.
The women in the harem had formed a united front. Since the Empress was out of favor and they couldn't touch her, they would start with the Imperial Concubine.
Shang Xian had heard what those women were saying, and he subtly told her to be careful of Lan Ning.
"Your Majesty, you shouldn't have made that wrong decision back then." With the imperial decree already issued, Lan Ning had become Consort Ning in the blink of an eye, and Mu Se began to get anxious.
Shang Xian calmly asked, "Why?"
"You are the Empress, with the entire Right Prime Minister's residence behind you, and Young Master Ning is incredibly wealthy, while she is merely a dancer. Your Majesty, you should be aware of this."
Shang Xian leaned back in her chaise longue, her fingers slowly tapping the armrests, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Twilight, people have different ambitions. What I want is far more than this empress's position."
Dusk was stunned. She was already the empress, the envy of all women. If this position was not enough, what was a higher position for a woman?
"Your Majesty, I am foolish." Twilight curtsied.
"What is the most prestigious position in the entire world?" Shang Xian asked with a smile, tilting his head.
Twilight never imagined that what she wanted was Dugu Qianchen's position.
She shook her head again.
Shang Xian has been doing well these days because Dugu Qianchen has not thought of her as the Empress at all.
However, a crisis is coming soon, because Dugu Qianchen is about to bring back the woman he keeps outside the palace.
Her plan was indeed correct. While the four concubines were working together to deal with Shen Yi, Dugu Qianchen brought back a woman named Yin Xuan'er and brought her into the harem.
Because Yin Xuan'er's status wasn't very high, no one paid her any attention.
"Hey CEO, wanna hang out tonight?" Shang Xian asked.
"Good." Shen Yi's calm tone made Shang Xian feel somewhat frustrated.
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