Chapter 254 I'm No Worse Than Her
Queen Qin felt upset and didn't bother to say a word to him.
Luo Qinghan had no intention of trying to please someone so he bowed respectfully and left gracefully.
Looking at his receding back, Queen Qin felt that something seemed to be gradually slipping away from her control.
She felt vaguely uneasy.
Queen Qin called Zhenzhu over.
"Send someone out of the palace to invite Madam Qin to come in."
"Yes."
…
Eunuch Chang came to Qingge Palace with a document promoting Xiao Liangdi to the rank of concubine, and also brought two large boxes of silks, satins, gold and silver jewelry.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have been promoted to concubine."
Xiao Xixi took the document from him and said with a smile, "Thank you for making this special trip, eunuch."
Baoqin presented a purse as a reward at the right time.
Eunuch Chang said, "I prefer the food you cook to the money. The chicken soup you gave me last time tasted very good."
There was no chicken soup now, but Baoqin made some pastries to give to Xiao Liangdi as snacks.
Baoqin took out some, wrapped them in oil paper, put them in a brocade box, and gave it to Eunuch Chang.
Eunuch Chang said thank you with a smile, then left with the snacks.
Everyone in Qingge Palace was in high spirits and congratulated Concubine Xiao.
Baoqin took out the wedding money that she had prepared long ago and distributed it to everyone.
The news quickly spread throughout the East Palace.
The concubine position is second only to the Crown Princess, and there will be no Crown Princess in the Eastern Palace for the next three years, which means that Concubine Xiao is one of the three women with the highest status in the Eastern Palace.
When Concubine Li found out about this, she was so angry that she threw the brush in her hand.
She has been copying scriptures day and night recently. Her eyes are bloodshot and she looks very bad.
At this moment, her face was distorted because of anger, and she looked a little neurotic.
"Xiao Xixi is just the daughter of a fourth-rank general. She hasn't done anything worthy of praise. She has no talent, no virtue, and her appearance is just average. Why can she be promoted to a concubine? Why?!!"
After throwing away the brush, she still felt unsatisfied, so she swept the scriptures on the table to the ground, grabbed the inkstone and was about to smash it on the ground.
Caiyun quickly held her back and advised, "Don't be angry, madam. It's not a big deal if the inkstone is smashed, but if the scriptures on the ground are soiled, you will have to copy them all over again."
Hearing this, Concubine Li paused.
She copied every day and every night during this period, until she felt dizzy and her arms were almost broken. She finally finished copying it sixty times. If she were asked to copy it again, she would rather die on the spot.
She loosened her fingers and let Caiyun take the inkstone away.
Caiyun carefully placed the inkstone back on the table and bent down to pick up the scriptures and pen on the ground.
Concubine Li fell onto the cushion, muttering in despair.
"I really don't understand what the prince sees in her?"
"In terms of looks, I am not worse than her. I am also better than her in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Why does the prince favor her so much? He even gave her the position of concubine. If this trend continues, she will be the only favorite in the East Palace in the future. What should I do? Am I going to be a widow for the rest of my life?"
Caiyun comforted her, "Your Majesty, you are no worse than Concubine Xiao in both appearance and talent. The reason why she is favored by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is because she is very scheming. Think about it, since she became favored, all the women in the East Palace have fallen into her hands. Even Concubine Bai is no match for her. You can imagine how powerful her methods are."
(End of this chapter)
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