Concubine Jiang Xian was an inconspicuous concubine in the harem. No matter in the eyes of the new concubines or the concubines who had been in the palace for a long time, she always looked dull. The only thing worth mentioning was that Concubine Zhao Gui would occasionally be a little closer to her. But because of this, no one in the palace dared to make things difficult for her. Instead, they treated her politely.

Concubine Jiang Xian did not care what others thought of her. She lived her life according to the routine every day, and sometimes she would chat with Kong, who had been promoted to a concubine.

Both of them were women forgotten by the emperor in the harem. The only thing they could be thankful for was that Zhuang Yuyan, whom they once relied on, had become Consort Zhao Gui, second only to the emperor in the harem.

Concubine Kong's sister was even less fortunate than the other two. She died in the deep palace after giving birth to the prince. She tried her best to give birth to the prince, but she couldn't keep him and was eventually forgotten.

Concubine Kong hated the person who killed her sister, and hated the concubine who didn't take good care of the third prince. No one in the harem was clean, and someone had a hand in Concubine Kong's sister's death, but in the end, it was found that Concubine Kong's sister had a heavy hemorrhage during childbirth, and she chose to save the child instead of the adult, and eventually lost her life.

The truth of the matter could no longer be found out, but so many years of life in the harem had gradually worn away Concubine Kong's hatred, especially after Concubine Xian's death, Concubine Kong seemed to relax and no longer cared about the affairs of the harem.

Concubine Jiang Xian had never thought that Concubine Kong's insistence would allow them to gain the support of Concubine Zhao Gui. Perhaps she was able to agree with Concubine Kong and secretly tell Concubine Zhao Gui some palace secrets because she believed deep down in her heart that Zhuang Luoyan was different from other women and could stand higher.

Although she didn't understand how a woman who truly loved the emperor could live so comfortably in the harem, she thought that this might be the difference between Concubine Zhao Gui and other women.

It was spring again. Concubine Jiang Xian was walking in the Yu Garden. When she passed by a cluster of trees, she suddenly stopped and looked at a cluster of inconspicuous flowers at the roots of the tree.

"My Lord, what's wrong?" The maid behind her looked at her worriedly, and the eunuch behind her also moved the flower pot in his hand a little further away...

"It's nothing, but I saw a cluster of golden-edged snow in June," Jiang Xianpin looked away. When she and Zhao Guifei first met, it seemed to be almost June, and the weather was so hot that it made people feel uncomfortable. It was also at that time that they met the emperor in the Yu Garden.

"To me, the Emperor is a towering tree, a pillar supporting the sky."

"I am the little flower that lives on the tree. I may never fully understand the abilities of the pine and cypress, but I live on the pine and cypress."

“The emperor should be like pine and cypress, but pine and cypress are not all like the emperor.”

She still clearly remembers the three sentences that Concubine Zhao Gui said. How much courage and friendship does a woman have to say such words in front of the emperor? She couldn't understand Concubine Zhao Gui, and even thought she was a little stupid at the time. To give your heart to an emperor, isn't it like throwing your true heart on the ground to be abused?

She had long been numb to the life in the palace, but for some reason, at that moment she couldn't help but remind her. Although in the end this woman still didn't look back, she persisted for nearly ten years.

When she heard that Concubine Zhao Gui was ill, she was taking care of a potted dwarf pine tree. After hearing the news, she smashed the pot, but when she rushed to Xihe Palace, she saw the empress had already arrived.

The Queen has become increasingly silent over the years, but she treats Concubine Zhao Guifei very well, so well that Concubine Jiang Xianpin has the illusion that the Queen truly treats Concubine Zhao Guifei as her sister.

Seeing her coming, the queen said in a somewhat depressed tone: "The emperor is in the inner chamber."

Concubine Jiang Xian knew that Concubine Zhao Gui was not feeling well. She felt her throat itchy and bowed to the Empress, "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhao Gui is blessed by heaven and will surely get better." She didn't know whether she was saying this to comfort herself or the Empress, but she felt that only by saying this could she feel better.

After a while, the emperor ordered everyone to leave Xihe Palace. Jiang Xianpin knew that Huang Hang did not want to disturb Concubine Zhao Gui, so she quietly left Xihe Palace. Just as she passed the lotus pond, she saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walking towards them.

She stopped, turned to the side, and bowed, "Hello, His Royal Highness."

The prince returned a half-bow, with a hint of anxiety on his still young face, "Hello, Concubine Jiang Xian."

She noticed that the prince's cheeks were a little red, as if he had walked too fast, and somehow she said, "The queen is still asleep. Your Highness, please stay with the queen for a while, and maybe she will wake up." After she said that, she felt that she had overstepped her boundaries, but she could not take back what she had said, so she had to remain silent.

"Thank you, Concubine Jiang Xian," the prince did not expect that the usually silent Concubine Jiang Xian would say such a speech, but he took note of the other party's kindness in his heart, and returned a half-courteous gesture before hurriedly leaving.

Concubine Jiang Xian looked at his straight back, as if she saw the next generation of emperor.

Two years ago, the Emperor named the Fourth Prince the Crown Prince, and no one was surprised. After all, everyone had seen how the Emperor had treated Consort Zhao and the Fourth Prince over the years. Some even privately said that even the Empress was not as important to the Emperor as Consort Zhao.

She scoffed at such a statement. In the emperor's mind, the Empress and Consort Zhaogui were two different women, one was used to take care of troublesome matters, and the other was a woman to be pampered. They could not be compared at all.

Who would compare the hoe at home with the precious orchids he raises?

The emperor has not entered the harem in the past few days and has been in a bad mood. Even Chief Eunuch Gao was reprimanded. Concubine Jiang Xian knew that the emperor was worried about Concubine Zhao Gui's illness, but Concubine Zhao Gui has been getting worse recently and no one knows why.

The peach blossoms in Taoyu Pavilion became more and more beautiful every year. She heard that there were special people taking care of them here, and even Taoyu Pavilion was sealed. It was because Concubine Zhao Guifei loved peach blossoms and peaches very much, so the people in the Palace Department had people take good care of these trees all year round.

Looking up at the beautiful peach blossoms, Concubine Jiang Xian saw that the emperor picked a few peach blossoms in a hurry and left, without even noticing that there was anyone in the peach garden. She looked at the emperor's hurried back and suddenly thought that it would be great if the flowers in the emperor's hand were picked for Concubine Zhao Gui, at least Concubine Zhao Gui was sincere and her love was not wasted.

A few hours later, news came from the harem that Concubine Zhao Gui had woken up. Some were happy and some were worried, but everyone had a happy expression on their face and did not dare to have the slightest bit of other emotions.

After many days, Concubine Jiang Xian finally saw Concubine Zhao Guifei in the Queen's Jingyang Palace. She looked the same as always and did not become pale and ugly due to her illness. It was as if she had just slept and had not suffered any sin.

After leaving Jingyang Palace, she was stopped by Consort Zhao Guifei. She walked quietly beside her, slightly lagging behind her by half a step, but suddenly she felt as if the two of them walking side by side in the past were right in front of her.

"When I was asleep, I was having a dream. The scenery in the dream was so beautiful that I didn't want to wake up," Zhuang Luoyan said slowly, "but then I heard the prince's voice."

Concubine Jiang Xian lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty is blessed with great fortune. God will protect you."

"I wanted to thank you for what you said to the prince," Zhuang Yuyan smiled faintly and looked at her, "If it weren't for you, maybe I wouldn't be here."

Not here?

Concubine Jiang Xian's lips twitched, and after a while she said, "The prince is still young."

"Yes, the prince is still young, but there will never be a shortage of women in the palace," Zhuang Yuyan was still smiling. Concubine Jiang Xian thought her smile was a little strange, but she couldn't notice anything wrong.

Most mothers in the world are reluctant to see their children suffer, and it is no surprise to a woman like Concubine Zhao Gui. She reminded the prince that it was because she didn't want the young prince to be without a mother and be schemed against by others.

Jiang Xianpin didn't say much until Zhao Guifei left, but she was in a good mood. The fact that Zhao Guifei thanked her in person instead of having others give her a lot of gifts was enough to prove how sincere Zhao Guifei's gratitude was.

She suddenly felt a little regretful. There would always be a lot of women in the harem, but some were still alive, while people like her had already become as lifeless as stagnant water in a pond.

Thinking of this, she felt sad and relieved. The sad thing was that her youth was wasted in this place, and the relief was that at least she kept her original heart, and at least it was not damaged by this harem.

In the 20th year of Chengxuan, Concubine Jiang Xian was promoted to Jiang Zhaorong. There were more and more servants around her. The palace maids and eunuchs would address her as "Empress" whenever they saw her. She found it a bit ridiculous that other women tried their best but still could not make any progress, but she, who was just waiting quietly, became Empress.

Concubine Kong told her that it was because Concubine Zhao Gui wanted to promote her, but she understood that Concubine Zhao Gui was thanking her. Two years ago, she did not reward her with gold, silver, or jewelry, but today, she gave her what all the women in the harem wanted.

Various gifts were brought in continuously. She pointed to a blue and white floor-standing vase and said, "Put this one up."

The servants saw that this was sent by Concubine Zhao Gui, so they moved it carefully and put it away.

She looked at the beautiful blue and white porcelain vase, stroked her earrings and thought, she did prefer blue and white porcelain, but later the emperor did not value it, so she gradually gave up her preference. Now Concubine Zhao Gui sent her several blue and white porcelains fired in the official kiln, which surprised her a little.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Zhao Gui sent a set of tea sets."

Concubine Jiang Xian looked at the tea set, which was made of fine blue and white porcelain and was indescribably beautiful.

"Good, very good," she stroked the tea set, a hint of smile appearing on her indifferent face.

So it was, she had a very lucky life, at least...

Run your fingertips over the edge of the cup and it feels very smooth.

At least she can still live leisurely like this now, while some people have already died.

The author has something to say: The next chapter will also be updated within these two days, and the content is a special chapter of the prince's vision