Wushuang had just finished her meal when she heard her maid Qinghe report that Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian were coming to see her.
"Hmm?" Wushuang was drinking tea and was surprised when he heard Qinghe's words, "The Shufei and Xianfei are here? Do they need to come over to pay their respects to me?"
Qing He shook her head and said, "There is no such rule in the palace."
There is no queen in the palace. Apart from paying respects to the empress dowager at the Cining Palace, other concubines do not need to pay respects to the imperial concubine, the virtuous concubine, or the virtuous concubine.
She did not even allow other concubines to pay their respects to Concubine Su, the first concubine to enter the palace.
Therefore, Wushuang, the new imperial concubine, was not qualified to have other concubines pay her respects.
Wushuang smiled and said, "They are not here to pay their respects to me, but to see how I have seduced His Majesty, right?"
"Please let them in."
Qing He glanced at her master. She was already stunningly beautiful, but now she looked even more charming and attractive. Even she, a woman, couldn't help but feel moved.
Isn't it natural that your Majesty would be attracted to your master with such looks and temperament?
When Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian meet their master later, they should not feel inferior or ashamed of themselves.
Qinghe has a million confidence in her master.
When Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian came in and saw the beauty drinking tea, they felt their eyes brighten at that moment.
It was as if this beauty was sitting in the room, and the whole room was brightened up, which was simply the embodiment of the prosperity of the humble home.
"Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine." Although Shufei and Xianfei entered the palace earlier than Wushuang, they were only concubines, one level lower than the Imperial Concubine, so they still had to bow when they saw her.
In fact, according to the Tang Dynasty's harem rank regulations, the first-rank concubines were the Imperial Concubine, the Virtuous Concubine, the Virtuous Concubine and the Xian Concubine.
But it was different in the Da Sheng Dynasty. The queen was a superior person who was above all the concubines.
The two imperial concubines were of the first rank, while the concubines such as Defei, Shufei, and Xianfei were of the second rank.
The second rank below them are the nine concubines.
Wushuang is a noble concubine, of the first rank.
The Shufei and Xianfei were of the first rank.
When you see her, you must bow to her.
"No need to be so polite, sisters." Wushuang said with a smile, "I have just entered the palace, and you two sisters came to visit me. It's really thoughtful of you."
"I am young and new here. If there is anything wrong, please take care of me, sisters."
Don't hit a smiling person. Wushuang's behavior made it difficult for Concubine Xian to say anything unpleasant to her.
"Your Highness, you are joking. You have been favored by His Majesty since you first entered the palace. Why do you still need our care?" The virtuous concubine did not speak, but the impatient concubine spoke first.
Although Wushuang's attitude was quite kind, Concubine Shu was very jealous when she thought about how favored Wushuang was as soon as she entered the palace.
Wushuang sensed Concubine Shu's hostility towards her, but she had no intention of getting along with her. She smiled and stroked her hair, saying, "I have to thank my parents for giving me such a beautiful face."
"This peerless beauty, so stunning that it could make fish sink to the bottom of their chests and geese drop to the ground, and the moon and flowers blush, has earned me the favor of Your Majesty. I must thank my parents."
When Concubine Shu heard her narcissistic words, she almost tore the handkerchief in her hand.
How can you be so shameless?
I know you are good-looking, but is it necessary to say it so directly?
Can't you be a little more humble?
Wushuang is not likely to be modest, she is just very proud of her good looks.
"Your Majesty, please be careful. After all, if you serve a man with your beauty, his love will fade when his beauty fades..." said Concubine Shu unwillingly.
Wushuang smiled and said, "I'm not worried. I'm still young."
"But you, Concubine Shu, are several years older than me. You should be more careful."
Originally, Wushuang didn't want to attack Shufei's age. After all, in her opinion, 22 years old was indeed very young.
In modern times, he would have just graduated from college at the age of 22 and would still be a naive child.
But in ancient times, 22 years old was indeed considered old.
Since Concubine Shu said that she used her beauty to please men and cursed her to grow old and ugly in the future, she must be attacking Concubine Shu's age.
The virtuous concubine next to her was innocently affected and her expression changed.
Compared with the 22-year-old Shufei, the 25-year-old Xianfei should be "paid attention to".
"And Concubine Shu doesn't have to worry. I didn't get the position of Imperial Concubine just because of my face. I can become Imperial Concubine because I have a good father." Wushuang said with a smile.
It was because her father, Prime Minister Gu Qianlei, had a high status that she was able to become a noble concubine as soon as she entered the palace.
If her father was just a minor official, even if she was stunningly beautiful, she would not have been able to become a high-ranking concubine as soon as she entered the palace.
She has to be thankful that she has a good dad.
As long as her father doesn't fall, she will be fine.
When Concubine Shu heard Wushuang's words, she stirred her handkerchief even harder.
Yes, family background is also a strong reason.
Because her father was not as powerful as the fathers of the two imperial concubines, she was only a concubine when she entered the palace and could not take the position of imperial concubine.
So jealous.
"Your Highness, please also ask Prime Minister Gu to be careful. If you do something that causes trouble to the Gu family one day, you will be implicated, right?" Concubine Shu said without thinking.
Wushuang's smile disappeared upon hearing this. He looked at Concubine Shu expressionlessly and asked, "Concubine Shu, are you cursing my family?"
"The one you should be paying attention to is Concubine Shu. Her father is the Minister of Revenue. If His Majesty finds out about corruption and bribery, you will be in trouble."
"Gu Wushuang! What do you mean? Are you cursing my father?" Concubine Shu stood up angrily and pointed at her and cursed.
Wushuang looked at her innocently and said, "Wasn't it Concubine Shu who spoke first? Concubine Shu was the first to say something about my father. I was just giving her a taste of her own medicine. Why are you upset, Concubine Shu?"
"You, you, you—you are so cruel!" Concubine Shu pointed at Wushuang and couldn't utter a word for a long time. She turned around and left angrily.
It was confirmed that she and Gu Wushuang had nothing in common and could only be enemies.
Xian Fei watched Shu Fei turn and leave, then she stood up and bowed to Wu Shuang, saying, "I won't bother you any more, Your Highness. I'm leaving now."
Wushuang nodded and watched Concubine Xian leave.
Wushuang looked at Qinghe beside him and asked, "What on earth do these two want to do? They come to my Yunqi Palace and say a few unpleasant words, and then I get angry and leave. What does this mean?"
Qing He patted her master's shoulder and said, "Perhaps, they just want to see you, Master?"
Wushuang smiled and said, "That's true. They probably want to see what my enemy looks like."
"Alas..." Wushuang sighed, "It's hard to give up one's natural beauty. I'm so beautiful, it's only natural for them to feel a sense of crisis."
"After I entered the palace, all the beauties in the harem lost their color~" Wushuang said narcissistically.
Qinghe agreed with her master's words. Her master was just so beautiful.
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