Chapter 265: The Turn of Times
At night, Duan Liangdi lay on the couch, thinking about the prince's affairs. She tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
So she simply didn't sleep, put on her clothes and went out for a walk in the yard, hoping to adjust her mood.
Unexpectedly, she happened to see the prince coming back from outside.
Duan Liangdi quietly approached, wanting to give the prince a surprise from behind.
In the past, when she lived in the Duke's Mansion, she often played like this with her brothers and sisters, and they were always very surprised.
Who would have known that before she even touched the prince, she was slapped away by him!
Fortunately, Luo Qinghan only used a little bit of his internal force in this palm strike, which just knocked her away but did not hurt her.
Luo Qing looked at her coldly: "What are you doing sneakily? Are you trying to attack me?"
When Duan Liangdi heard this, she wanted to vomit blood on the spot.
How could she, a weak woman with no power at all, sneak attack a grown man? !
She struggled to get up, holding her aching stomach, her face pale and looking pitiful.
"I just wanted to say hello to Your Highness."
Luo Qinghan said coldly: "Next time when you greet me, remember to make a sound in advance, and don't sneak up on me from behind. I didn't use enough force this time, but I can't guarantee it next time."
Duan Liangdi felt very aggrieved: "I know I was wrong."
After the prince entered the bedroom, she stamped her feet and said angrily.
"What a fool who doesn't understand romance!"
Then she remembered that when she approached the prince just now, she faintly smelled the smell of alcohol.
It seems that the prince had been drinking outside just now.
But if he just wanted to drink, why didn't he drink in the Linde Hall?
Or did he go out to drink because he had made an appointment with someone else to drink?
So here comes the point -
Who was the person drinking with the prince?
The person who could make the prince sneak out in the middle of the night must have a very special position in his heart.
The more Duan Liangdi thought about it, the more she felt that this matter was not simple.
She originally wanted to come out to relax so that she could sleep, but this disturbed her and she couldn't sleep the whole night. Her mind was full of things about the prince.
The next day, she sat in front of the dressing mirror, looking at the dark circles under her eyes, and felt very upset.
But then, she heard even more unpleasant news.
A new person joined the East Palace today.
The one who came was Qin Xiya, the tenth lady of the Qin family, who was also made a concubine.
The prince gave Xiyun Palace to Qin Liangdi.
Since Xiyun Palace had not been cleaned yet and two concubines were already living in Linde Palace, it was not convenient to add Qin Liangdi to the palace, so the prince arranged for her to live temporarily in Jinfeng Palace.
When Duan Liangdi heard the news, she was extremely angry.
She hasn't even met the crown prince yet, and here comes another strong rival to snatch his favor. How can she sit still? !
After she finished putting on her makeup, she held up her skirt and hurriedly ran to find Concubine Jing to discuss countermeasures.
In fact, Duan Liangdi and Concubine Jing did not have much friendship, but they entered the palace at the same time, and were both personally assigned to the prince by the emperor, which made them a natural ally of interests when facing the Qin family.
Concubine Jing had naturally also received the news. She acted very calmly and seemed not to take the matter to heart at all.
Seeing Duan Liangdi's angry look, Concubine Jing gently comforted her: "Don't be angry, we came to the palace to serve the prince. We just need to serve the prince well and don't worry about other things."
Speaking of serving the prince, Duan Liangdi became even more angry.
"I would like to serve the prince, but he never gave me the chance. Last night I wanted to give him a surprise, but he hit me and even suspected that I was going to attack him. How could such a thing happen? I am his concubine. Isn't it to please him that I approach him actively? Why would he think of attacking me?!"
Concubine Jing paused and looked away from the book: "Did you go to see the prince last night?"
"I saw your Highness by chance."
Duan Liangdi briefly recounted how she met the prince last night.
Concubine Jing put down the book and thought: "Your Highness went out in the middle of the night and came back drunk, why is that?"
Duan Liang Di curled her lips and said, "Why else? It must be some little devil who seduced the prince away."
Concubine Jing did not respond to this.
She thought about it seriously and felt that she needed to find out who the prince's favorite concubine was.
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Qin Xiya took more than a dozen boxes of luggage and temporarily settled in the Golden Wind Palace.
She was accompanied by a palace maid and a nanny, both of whom she brought into the palace from the Qin family.
Jinfeng Palace is Concubine Li's territory, and Concubine Li has complicated feelings towards Qin Xiya.
When she was young, she had followed her parents to visit the Qin family several times. As the legitimate daughter of the family, Qin Xiya was of noble birth. Concubine Li was like a maid in front of her. No matter what she said or did, she had to be cautious for fear of offending Qin Xiya.
She originally thought that Qin Xiya was going to be the Crown Princess, and she was even ready to cling to Qin Xiya. However, she never expected that not only did Qin Xiya fail to become the Crown Princess, but even her position as a concubine was snatched away by someone else. She could only compromise and become a little concubine.
Now Qin Xiya is staying in the Jinfeng Palace. When she sees Concubine Li, she has to kneel down and salute, and respectfully call her sister.
This is probably what the legendary fortune changes.
Concubine Li felt proud and happy.
But considering the relationship between Qin Xiya and Queen Qin, Concubine Li did not dare to reveal her true thoughts and pretended to be polite on the surface.
Qin Xiya was born very beautiful. She was known as the most beautiful woman in Shengjing. There were even talented men who wrote poems and lyrics for her, praising her beauty as being comparable to that of a fairy.
Even in a harem filled with beauties, her beauty is still extremely outstanding, making people forget the world at first sight.
Qin Xiya saw Concubine Li copying scriptures and asked with a smile.
"Sister, are you interested in Buddhist scriptures? I brought a few scriptures into the palace. Why don't I give them to you?"
Concubine Li felt overwhelmed when she heard this and quickly refused: "No, no, no, I am not interested in Buddhist scriptures at all, please don't let me see other Buddhist scriptures!"
Qin Xiya was confused by her reaction.
"Since you don't like Buddhist scriptures, why did you copy the Lotus Sutra so many times?"
Concubine Li didn't want to say that she was punished by the prince to avoid embarrassment.
She laughed dryly: "Haha, I just copied it for fun."
Seeing this, Qin Xiya guessed that there might be some hidden secret.
Without asking any further questions, she offered to help copy the scriptures.
Concubine Li rejected her kindness.
"Forget it. Your handwriting is different from mine. People will be able to tell."
If it weren't for the handwriting issue, Concubine Li would have asked someone to copy it for her. Why would she have to bear all the responsibility alone? !
(End of this chapter)
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