Zhao Jing felt his blood running backwards. He stared intently at Jiang Tian: "Is this how you see me?"
Compared to his raging anger, Jiang Tian seemed calm and composed: "After thinking it over, the only thing I have that's not bad is my face. Apart from bedroom matters, I don't see what you can ask of me."
"Shut up!" Zhao Jing roared, "There are countless beauties in the palace, why would I want to do that kind of thing with you!"
Jiang Tian smiled slowly and deliberately: "Maybe you like someone like me with a lot of experience."
Zhao Jing left in anger.
When the two were arguing, the palace servants outside didn't dare to even breathe.
They only vaguely heard the emperor's fury, but they had no way of knowing what the two men actually said.
However, having angered the Emperor, Jiang Tian is unlikely to have a good time.
Many palace servants felt their vision blurred and realized that there was no light ahead.
In the following month, Zhao Jing had sex with all twenty-three newly entered palace ladies, except for Jiang Tian.
He was completely impartial, treating everyone as if they were only there for one day.
Jiang Tian was the only one who was never favored again.
The palace maids and eunuchs in her palace were looking for opportunities to be transferred out every day.
This Consort Jiang is about to be banished to the Cold Palace. Those who are in the same boat as her will be the first to be sacrificed, won't they?
Jiang Tian didn't seem anxious at all. The palace maids and eunuchs wanted to comfort her, but before they could even speak, she told them to stop.
She made it clear to them that she had no intention of vying for favor, and if they wanted to find another job, they should hurry up and find a way, as she didn't have any connections.
It's better to try your luck elsewhere than to follow a concubine who has no ambition.
People around Jiang Tian were restless and didn't serve her very well, but she didn't mind at all. The food brought to her every day was cold, but she still ate it with relish.
Not long after, the emperor issued an edict ordering the concubines in the palace to pay their respects to Jiang Tian every day.
It was customary for the concubines to pay their respects to the Empress, but Jiang Tian was not made Empress and was still bedridden.
They couldn't fathom the emperor's intentions, but they had to do whatever he said, unless they wanted to die.
The emperor still values Jiang so much, does that mean he can accept being cuckolded without a care in the world?
Or was he just using this as an excuse to keep the concubines focused on their own lives and prevent them from truly treating the palace as their home?
Regardless of his perspective, since he told us to go, we should go.
Jiang Tian was woken up early in the morning to pay her respects, and she yawned several times because she was so sleepy.
Now, only a few honest palace servants are still willing to serve her.
Unfortunately, the fact that the palace maids were honest only shows that they lacked the qualities to stand out or any particular strengths.
Jiang Tian watched as the flustered palace maids behind her struggled for a long time to style her hair, unable to find a suitable style. She smiled and said to them, "Let me do it."
She quickly tidied herself up, put on a light green palace dress, styled her hair in an elegant way, and led a few palace servants to the place where "Jiang Tian" was currently living.
She arrived at the perfect time; there were already quite a few people there when she went in.
Everyone was flattering a concubine who seemed somewhat aloof.
She is the granddaughter of that Grand Tutor, surnamed Zheng, named Zheng Qingyuan. She is currently the highest-ranking candidate for the imperial concubine examination.
Although the power of the harem has not yet been handed over to other women, everyone knows that her future position will not be low, so it is only natural to flatter her.
The emperor issued an imperial decree ordering them to pay their respects to "Jiang Tian," but in reality, they couldn't even see "Jiang Tian."
The head palace maid in charge of serving "Jiang Tian" conveyed the emperor's message to them: the purpose of summoning them was to allow them to get together and become acquainted with the other palace ladies. As for paying their respects, that was unnecessary.
The patients prefer quiet, so they only need to sit here for half an hour before leaving.
Having learned the emperor's true purpose, the concubines present became much more relaxed.
They started chatting with other concubines.
The twenty-three women were not selected through a formal selection process; they were chosen by the emperor after he saw their portraits and were not familiar with each other.
At this moment, Jiang Huayan approached Jiang Tian.
Jiang Huayan looks very similar to Jiang Tian. They share the same parents and are both legitimate daughters of the Jiang family, but they have only met a few times.
Jiang Tian was married off after reaching marriageable age, and is now twenty-seven years old.
When she got married, Jiang Huayan was only three years old.
Although they were sisters, Jiang Huayan had long forgotten about her elder sister.
Jiang Huayan looked innocent and carefree. With a flattering smile on her face, she approached Jiang Tian and said, "Sister Jiang, I've wanted to come and play with you for a long time, but the people around me wouldn't let me. So I had to wait for an opportunity. I didn't expect to see you today."
All she knew was that the Jiang family was sending her into the palace, and they were also sending another person into the palace.
I heard that the person sent to the palace looks very much like her own sister, and that she is her father's other trump card.
Since both of them belong to the Jiang family, they naturally have to help each other.
However, Jiang Tian was recently reprimanded by the emperor and even failed to win his favor in bed.
People around Jiang Huayan were afraid she would be implicated, so they kept her away. Now, Jiang Huayan finally has a chance to get close to her.
She felt that Jiang Tian looked very kind, and indeed she did resemble her in some ways.
Jiang Tian's eyes flickered, and she smiled at her: "Now that I've seen you, let me make things clear. I have no intention of having much contact with the Jiang family, and the Jiang family I'm referring to includes you."
"There's a reason they brought me in. But you don't need to know that. From now on, just treat me like a stranger."
Jiang Tian's rather cold-blooded and ruthless words left Jiang Huayan frozen in place.
The two women were talking quite loudly, and Zheng Qingyuan happened to hear them.
Zheng Qingyuan gave a slight disdainful smile as she looked at Jiang Tian: "They kindly wanted to befriend you, and you're acting like this. Do you want to be an oddball in the palace?"
"Haven't I been an outcast for a long time? You all have gained the emperor's favor, you should be thinking about how to maintain that favor, instead of paying attention to me who has long since fallen out of favor."
“I’m distancing myself from her, even though I’m helping her.”
Zheng Qingyuan's expression changed. She had been taught since childhood to respect hierarchy. Jiang Tian was just a minor noblewoman, yet she dared to provoke her and speak to her in such casual and lighthearted language. Was she tired of living?
"Kneel down! I am a concubine, you are a noble lady. Who gave you the right to speak to me like that?"
When Zheng Qingyuan made her move, everyone in the room fell silent.
Jiang Tian's face remained calm and indifferent. She shook her head and said, "I didn't make any mistakes when I was talking to you. Since I didn't make any mistakes, why should I kneel?"
"My rank is higher than yours, so if I tell you to kneel, then kneel!"
Zheng Qingyuan had an aloof and unapproachable demeanor.
Jiang Tian pretended not to hear her and turned to leave.
The palace servants who followed her didn't even dare to speak, for fear of getting themselves into trouble.
"Men, seize her!"
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