Chapter 256: A Show of Power
The arrogance on Liu Xu's face disappeared, replaced by rage.
"Why didn't Concubine Xiao come herself for such an important matter as handing over the internal affairs of the Eastern Palace? She actually only sent a palace maid. Did she deliberately want to humiliate our Concubine Bai?!"
Chen Liangyuan had originally planned to slip away, but after hearing these words, she stopped.
She wanted to see the fight between Concubine Xiao and Concubine Bai. Who would be the winner in the end?
Baoqin smiled and said, "Sister Liuxu misunderstood. Our Concubine Xiao is not feeling well and it is inconvenient for her to go out, so she asked me to come forward on her behalf. Our Concubine Xiao has no complaints about Concubine Bai."
In fact, the reason why Xiao Xixi didn't show up in person was because she wanted to sleep in and refused to go out.
Baoqin had no choice but to make this trip for her.
Liu Xu didn't believe what Bao Qin said at all.
She felt that Concubine Xiao deliberately did not show up and let a lowly palace maid come to hand over the internal affairs of the Eastern Palace to Concubine Bai in order to humiliate Concubine Bai. She really had a deep mind!
Liu Xu sneered: "That's really unfortunate, my concubine Bai is also sick today, so it's not convenient for her to see guests!"
Baoqin did not force it: "Well, I will go back and tell Concubine Xiao about this. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asks why you have not handed over the internal affairs of the Eastern Palace, I believe Concubine Xiao will tell His Royal Highness the truth."
Liu Xu's face froze, and she quickly called her, "Wait a moment!"
Baoqin looked at her with a smile: "Have you changed your mind?"
"Wait a minute, I'll go in and tell the story." Liu Xu said this stiffly and turned to go into the house.
After a while, the catkins came out again.
She said with a stern face, "Our Concubine Bai is still recovering from illness and cannot see guests. She asked me to hand over the internal affairs of the East Palace to you. Come in with me."
Baoqin smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Sister Liuxu."
Liu Xu couldn't stand her hypocritical look, so she snorted coldly and turned away angrily.
Baoqin followed in with the young palace maids.
Chen Liangyuan watched them all leave, thinking secretly in her heart that it seemed that Concubine Xiao was even more powerful than she had expected.
This was only the first day she became a concubine, and she gave Concubine Bai a warning.
The most important thing is that this show of force was given in a particularly clever way, so that Concubine Bai couldn't get angry even if she wanted to, and could only endure it.
With such powerful means, it’s no wonder that Concubine Xiao is favored.
Chen Liangyuan felt that maybe she should change the thigh she was hugging.
Thinking of this, she immediately went back to Yulu Tower.
When she arrived at Qingge Palace with carefully prepared gifts, she found that many concubines had gathered in Qingge Palace.
Looking around, almost all the low-ranking concubines in the Eastern Palace had come.
They had similar ideas to Chen Liangyuan, they all came to establish a good relationship with Concubine Xiao. Even if they couldn't get close to Concubine Xiao in the end, at least they couldn't offend her openly.
In order to receive these concubines, Xiao Xixi had to give up her wish of sleeping in and struggled to crawl out of the warm bed.
The palace maids served tea and snacks, then quietly withdrew.
The concubines all came for Concubine Xiao. They had no intention of drinking tea at all. They all tried their best to flatter Concubine Xiao, pouring out all kinds of good words as if they were free.
Xiao Xixi listened carefully at first, but later she got goose bumps all over her body and couldn't stand it anymore, so she just started to daydream.
She was looking forward to Baoqin coming back soon because she wanted to eat barbecue!
Perhaps her will was too strong, and instead of calling Baoqin back, she called the prince instead.
(End of this chapter)
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