Chapter 298 A Show of Strength
Liu Meihua, who weighed more than 200 kilograms, was the first to be rushed in, holding up her skirt.
She was the most senior among the group of concubines, and as the daughter of a duke, she had been waiting impatiently.
She was heavy, and had been pampered at home for so many years, and had never suffered any hardship. However, on her first day in the palace, she was frozen outside for more than half an hour.
And she stood there for so long!
Xu Meir had just sat down when she saw a group of ugly people outside breaking into the room.
The leader was wearing a pink skirt, standing in the middle of the hall like a small mountain.
The rest of the concubines all stood behind the woman who looked like a small mountain.
Xu Meir, who saw this scene, was not mentally prepared at all. Her eyes could not help but widen, and her lips trembled slightly.
She had never seen such a scene before.
"Greetings to the Empress!"
Even though they were holding their breath, the concubines still took the initiative to salute Xu Meir.
Xu Meir took a breath and said, "Sit down."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Concubine Liu, who was at the front, speak.
"Where do I dare to sit in the Empress's place? We are only qualified to stand at the door of your palace in this cold winter. You are worthy of being Princess Zhaoyue of the Southern Qi Kingdom. You are much more arrogant than others."
Liu Meihua was immediately annoyed in front of everyone, and the fat on her face was trembling when she spoke.
Although the other concubines had just entered the palace, they had deep resentment and stood still.
The two parties seemed to have formed two factions that were confronting each other. However, Queen Xu Meir was in her own faction,
and the others all stood behind Concubine Liu. Although Liu Meihua was fat, she was also the daughter of the Duke's Mansion. She was familiar with the young ladies from other families and had dealt with them.
Now that they were reunited in the palace, everyone present was not very outstanding in appearance, so no one disliked anyone and they were conscious of being twisted into a rope.
After coming to this harem, everyone knew what they were doing, and none of them had the intention of competing for favors, so they took the initiative to stand on Concubine Liu's side.
Xu Meir's face became even uglier when she found out that all the concubines didn't give face to her as the queen. She snorted coldly and said, "Since you sisters don't want to sit down, there is no need for me to prepare chairs. Let's move them away."
As she spoke, the maids came forward and actually moved all the chairs in the hall away.
As a result, the concubines were not angry at all.
Concubine Liu even said, "Did you see that, sisters? We can't sit on the Queen's chair in the future!"
"Yes, Sister Liu is right. We should bring our own chair wherever we go."
"We sisters have just entered the palace, and the Queen has given us such a big show of power. We must not offend the Queen in the future."
"The Queen is pregnant and has been honored. What are we? It's reasonable that we are not taken seriously by the Queen."
The concubines below started to discuss.
Every word was full of resentment.
Various mocking metaphors made Xu Meir's face turn blue and white.
She was very angry, her fingers clenched tightly, and she looked at everyone below squeezing her, and a burst of anger was suppressed in her chest and could not be released.
Suddenly slapping the table, Xu Meir shouted: "Get out of here."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Liu sneered and said: "The Empress is still pregnant. If she gets sick, maybe we sisters will be held responsible. Since the Empress doesn't want us to pay our respects, let's go."
Starting from the back, the concubines quickened their pace and left here.
Before leaving, Concubine Liu twisted her very strong waist, with a look of disdain on her face.
"Empress? You don't even have the power to manage the six palaces, but you dare to show off in front of me, hum..."
The voice was very low.
But there were no people in the room, so Xu Meir could hear it clearly.
Xu Meir was almost so angry at this that she fainted on the spot.
"Empress, please don't be angry, take care of yourself!"
After rubbing her brows that were dizzy from anger, Xu Meir finally breathed a sigh
of relief. She touched her belly and gritted her teeth in anger: "Everyone wait for me!"
The close-fitting little palace maid she brought from Southern Qi said in a low voice: "Empress, although you have been canonized as the Empress, it is too early, and there is no one to support you. Concubine Liu is the daughter of the Duke, it is not easy to do anything to her"
"I am Princess Zhaoyue of Southern Qi, the Empress!"
Xu Meir spoke, as if reminding the palace maid.
The young maid raised her eyes carefully: "But Nanqi is thousands of miles away. I am afraid that I can't help you in this palace."
In other words, Xu Mei'er, the queen, is just a nominal title.
Xu Mei'er clenched her fingers tightly, feeling that the whole palace was full of enemies and she was completely isolated and helpless.
She suddenly stood up and said: "Help me write a letter to my mother!"
She had no choice but to ask for help
. A few days later.
In the Yong'an Palace of the Royal Concubine.
An Yunxi was drinking tea and eating snacks with the Royal Concubine Chu Jingshu.
The young maid outside the door whispered to the two: "The Queen Li is here."
In just a few days, Hu Li'er has changed from a concubine to a concubine.
It can be seen how much Ling Changyue likes her.
An Yunxi was not surprised by this result, but the Empress Dowager was very surprised and even looked at An Yunxi twice more.
"Princess, is this also part of your calculation?"
An Yunxi just smiled lightly and said nothing. Her eyes fell on the doorway, watching a figure coming in from there.
At this time, Hu Lier had changed her clothes. She was wearing a fox fur coat that was full of nobility, which set off her fair and rosy cheeks.
Her eyes were flowing with water waves, which made her more charming and attractive.
As soon as she entered the room, she stood in the hall, waved her hand, and asked the other servants in the room to leave.
Then, her eyes fell on An Yunxi, she bent her knees, and knelt on the ground without hesitation.
"Thank you, Princess, for giving Li'er the opportunity to take revenge!"
Her voice was a little choked, and she didn't care whether the Queen Dowager was still there, she just kowtowed like this.
Hu Li'er certainly knew that the Queen Dowager was also one of her own, otherwise An Yunxi would not agree to meet her here.
The two of them could not meet openly in the palace, which was equivalent to telling everyone that she had a deep relationship with An Yunxi.
Therefore, they could only meet here with the Queen Dowager, under the pretext of paying respects.
An Yunxi stood up, walked to Hu Li'er's side, and pulled her up from the ground.
"No need to be polite, Empress Li, please get up first."
Hu Li'er did not get up, she just looked up at An Yunxi, with more gratitude than ever before.
Because she knew that everything she had now was given to her by the woman in front of her.
"The emperor has been staying in Li'er's palace for the past few days, and he told Li'er a lot about what happened between him and the princess when they were young."