All the beautiful women in Nanning were selected to enter the imperial palace.
Princess Yudan stayed temporarily at the post station, waiting for Prince Jin to come and welcome her.
However, at this time, the Prince Jin's mansion was in complete chaos and utter turmoil!
Zheng Xin was seen smashing and breaking things wildly in the yard, shattering various porcelain items and vases, leaving fragments and debris all over the ground.
The nanny standing nearby was terrified and rushed forward to hug Princess Jin tightly, her voice trembling as she said, "My dear mistress, please stop smashing it! If this gets to the Emperor's ears, we'll be in deep trouble and severely punished!"
Hearing this, Zheng Xin felt even more resentful. She gritted her teeth and roared, "Hmph! Why did the Emperor insist on bestowing a marriage upon the Prince? Isn't it because the Prince is eyeing that woman?"
As she spoke, her eyes grew even fiercer, as if they were about to spit fire. "So many princes, and the Emperor won't grant any of them a marriage. Is it only Prince Jin who has this ability?"
As Princess Jin spoke, she could no longer suppress her grievances and pain, and her eyes immediately reddened.
"I truly never expected that Prince Jin would be so desperate! That Princess Nanning is clearly a hot potato; everyone avoids her like the plague, not daring to even touch her."
"But he just pounced on her without any hesitation! Did he even think about the consequences? That was someone who was originally meant to be presented to the emperor! How could he be so bold as to provoke her?"
What she didn't say was, if the Emperor was so kind, why didn't he give it to Prince Yu?
Prince Yu is now a favorite of the Emperor!
"Your Majesty! This marriage was bestowed by the Emperor; it was not something the Prince actively sought!"
The old woman looked anxious and wanted to explain on behalf of the prince.
After all, everyone knows that the prince's preferences do not lie here.
As the prince's principal wife, she should be dignified and composed; it would be beneath her dignity to compete with the concubines for his affections.
Even if she is a princess, so what? In the end, she is nothing more than a concubine.
If the princess could understand this principle, so many troubles would not have arisen.
However, the princess always refused to listen to these suggestions.
Meanwhile, Zheng Xin was exhausted from smashing things. The object she was holding slipped from her hand and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
She stared blankly at the mess on the ground, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. This time, her heart was truly broken to the extreme. Rumors circulated from the banquet that the Emperor had witnessed the Prince's impatient, lecherous behavior and, seizing the opportunity, issued an imperial decree to bestow a marriage upon him.
Then what is she?!
Since that woman was sent as a bride for a political marriage, she must be a young lady from a respectable family.
The Kingdom of Nanning dared not send a woman who had been married twice to a marriage alliance.
What does the Prince of Jin's neglect of her all these years matter!
He didn't really dislike women from secluded families; he just disliked her.
Meanwhile, Emperor Rongsheng had returned to the Ganlong Palace.
As soon as he sat down, Wang Defu, who was serving him, hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what should be done with the newly selected beauties who have entered the palace this time?"
He was covered in sweat and looked troubled. Indeed, there were eleven women in total!
This enormous palace is probably almost overflowing.
Emperor Rongsheng frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Grant them the title of Baolin. As for the specific details, let Consort Mei handle them."
After saying this, he gently rubbed his forehead, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
The atmosphere in the palace is quite heavy now, as there is a real lack of someone to take charge and manage the situation.
When Consort Mei heard that the Emperor had taken eleven women into the palace at once, her jealousy surged like a tidal wave, and she was already seething with jealousy.
She couldn't help but grit her teeth and say, "That emperor! He's really audacious, daring to bring so many young and beautiful women into the palace! Doesn't he worry that his old bones will get so tired from sleeping with these vixens that he can't even get off his bed!"
Just then, the old nanny rushed in with a message. She carefully observed Consort Mei's expression, her voice growing softer and softer: "Your Highness! The Emperor has sent word that he wants you to settle these newly arrived women in the palace!"
The old nanny knew that Consort Mei was ruthless and was very uneasy. She was afraid that she might accidentally say something wrong and anger her mistress, which would be terrible for her old body.
As expected, Consort Mei flew into a rage upon hearing this, and threw a delicate teacup at him, roaring, "Now you know you need me?"
The teacup arced through the air, nearly hitting the old woman.
Fortunately, the old woman reacted quickly and dodged to the side, but she was still so frightened that her face turned pale and her whole body trembled.
She was afraid that Consort Mei would take her anger out on her.
She immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down! The Emperor has entrusted you with this task because he trusts you! Think about it, if he didn't value you, why would he give you such an important task? As long as you take good care of these women, the Emperor will be pleased and will naturally remember your good deeds. At that time, he will surely favor you even more."
Upon hearing these words, Consort Mei's expression softened slightly.
After all, she knew in her heart that in the inner palace, if she wanted to remain in the emperor's favor for a long time, she had to do things in accordance with the emperor's wishes.
So she snorted and said, "Fine, fine, I have my own plans. Those new vixens, I will definitely teach them a lesson, so they won't become arrogant and try to do whatever they want to me!"
After saying that, she waved her hand, signaling the old woman to leave.
At this time, did the high and mighty Emperor Rongsheng actually go to the residences of the other concubines?
In fact, just as the old nanny said, Emperor Rongsheng was busy handling state affairs in the Imperial Study and the Ganlong Hall, and had no time to pay attention to the newly entered women in the palace, let alone go to any concubine to seek pleasure.
Now, there are more important things for him to do.
As for Consort Mei, after her brush with death, Emperor Rongsheng trusted no one.
He lost interest in the women of the harem.
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