"It was my impatience, Your Highness. Please punish me."
"It's not your fault. This Consort Rou is indeed not to be underestimated, but we shouldn't take her too seriously either."
"Your Majesty is right. Such high regard is giving Consort Rou too much credit."
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The various behaviors of the women in the harem had no effect on Ji Huan.
After being favored for five days, Ji Huan felt that she was menstruating and immediately ordered the removal of the green plaque from the Imperial Household Department.
That evening, Emperor Qianlong was choosing his concubines, but he hadn't yet seen Ji Huan's name on the list.
"What about the brand of Consort Rou?"
"Your Majesty, Consort Rou has started her period."
Emperor Qianlong frowned, then looked at the names of the others and finally remembered that there was Consort Ying. He then selected her name.
Consort Ying was overjoyed to receive the imperial decree from the Imperial Household Department, relieved that they hadn't been forgotten.
Consort Ying was also a beauty. Although she wasn't as distinctive as Consort Ji Huan or Consort Ling, she was still quite beautiful. Emperor Qianlong didn't dislike her appearance, but when he actually got close to her, he always felt something was off.
My skin isn't smooth enough, and I don't feel as harmonious as when I'm with Ji Huan.
Having already been exploited by Ji Huan for several days, Qianlong lost interest and only made a brief appearance, ending the encounter hastily.
It was Consort Ying's first time serving the Emperor, and she didn't know the average duration of his time with him, nor did she feel anything was wrong.
Because he was not satisfied, Emperor Qianlong did not allow Consort Ying to stay overnight. So after Consort Ying served him, she was moved to another room. The palace servants who were on night duty looked at Consort Ying with pity.
The next day, when Consort Ying came to pay her respects, the Empress had not yet come out. Consort Qing sat next to Consort Ying and said with a smile, "Sister Ying served the Emperor yesterday. Seeing that your complexion was rosy, you must have slept very well. It seems that His Majesty loves you very much!"
Consort Ying lowered her head shyly: "It's just that His Majesty is too kind."
Hearing this, Consort Shu couldn't help but laugh: "Noble Lady Qing, you're really joking. With our Emperor's abilities, how many of the new concubines can sleep well when they're serving him? Don't take advantage of Ying's status as a new concubine to tease her."
Consort Ying wasn't stupid. As soon as Consort Shu spoke, she realized that Consort Qing wasn't trying to befriend her, but rather was mocking her for not receiving the Emperor's favor.
This made Consort Ying's face turn pale. Although she had learned the rules of serving the emperor, the nanny would not openly tell her that the emperor was very capable. Only now did she realize that the reason she did not feel tired last night was because the emperor was not interested.
After understanding this, her face turned even paler.
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