Chen Changzai pretended to be stupid: "What do you mean by that, little sister? I don't understand what's going on or what your thoughts are."
Xia Ying chuckled: "It's just the two of us here. Are you going to play dumb with me, sister? You know very well what kind of life we lived in Changchun Palace before. Now that the Empress has arrived, I don't believe you don't have the idea of gaining favor."
Chen Changzai remained silent; how could she not have her own thoughts?
"So what if we have ideas? At our age, do you think we can compete with those young people?"
Chen Changzai spoke with a sigh, clearly understanding Kangxi's fickle nature.
They were nearly thirty years old. When they dressed up, they were considered pretty from a distance, but they were not favored and did not have extra money to maintain their appearance. They were already past their prime.
Xia Yingda knew this principle, but she was unwilling to accept it.
"I didn't have any particular thoughts before meeting Consort Shu, but as you can see, Consort Shu, apart from being a bit younger, she's really not outstanding. She was able to enter the palace because of her family background. The Emperor granted her permission to bring her dowry into the palace, which he called a favor, but to me, it seems more like he's letting her bring her dowry into the palace to live out her old age."
With her around, the Emperor will always come to Changchun Palace. The Emperor is the least likely to wrong himself. Consort Lin's health isn't good, but if we both try, remember Consort De, who gave birth to the Fourteenth Prince at an advanced age? It's not impossible for us.”
Xia agreed to provoke him with her words, and Chen Changzai, who was not a person with a firm mind to begin with, shamefully fell for her.
But it was just a fleeting attraction.
But she still had some concerns.
“If we do this and it succeeds, that’s fine. But if it fails, we’ll still have to make a living under Consort Shu’s control. I can’t afford to gamble that.”
“Sister, think about those concubines who used to live in Changchun Palace. They were fine when they came in, but they died after a few years. If we accept our fate, we will probably disappear from the palace nameless in a few years. We might as well take a gamble. If we fail, we will only have a worthless life. If we succeed, we will have someone to rely on in the future.”
Chen Changzai was very tempted, but this was no small matter, and she was used to being cautious.
"Let me think about it."
"Then I'll think about it carefully, sister. I'll go back and wait for your news. Time waits for no one, so please don't keep me waiting too long."
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