Chapter 231 The Position of a Concubine

More than three months have passed since Su Jingyao entered the mansion.

During these three months, Ling Yue almost stopped spending her time and thoughts on Jun Zechen, and devoted herself to managing the affairs of the backyard every day.

When she really started to manage the household affairs, she realized how difficult and complicated these affairs were.

Just watching the arrangements and dispatches among the palace maids every day would consume a lot of her energy and time, and she also had to arrange various etiquette learning and training work for the palace maids in the East Palace.

Fortunately, with the help of these experienced maids, the progress was relatively smooth.

What really gave her a headache was the financial problems of the Prince's Mansion.

The finances of the Prince's Mansion have always been managed by An Shun. Every year, a portion of it is allocated to the backyard for expenses, and the rest is arranged by the Prince himself. Ling Yue has no right to interfere.

However, just checking the running water in the backyard takes up most of Lingyue's time every day.

The account book was even more complicated, like a maze. With the patient guidance of the nanny, Ling Yue was able to take a look at it. She even realized that the account book could be falsified. She needed to check it carefully and not miss any details.

Although I am exhausted every day, the feeling of holding real power in my hands is truly wonderful.

In addition to managing the internal affairs, Ling Yue now visits the Queen under the pretext of studying, and mentions the beauty pageant to her in passing.

Ling Yue could clearly sense that the Queen's impression of her was no longer as disgusting and unsatisfactory as it had been in her previous life.

At lunch time, the palace maids around the Queen hurried to the Qiluan Palace.

"Your servant is here to see the Crown Princess. This is the list of selected concubines that the Empress sent me to bring to you. The Empress asked you to personally decide the position of the concubine and the palace where she will live."

The palace maid bowed respectfully and presented the list with both hands.

Meixiang hurried forward and took the list.

Ling Yue nodded slightly and said, "I will carefully consider the positions of each of the concubines, so your mother can rest assured." Her tone was firm and her expression was calm.

"Yes, I'll take my leave." The palace maid bowed again and then slowly retreated.

After the palace maids left, Ling Yue's originally calm face could no longer conceal her curiosity. Lunch was placed in front of her, but she had no desire to enjoy it at all.

He couldn't wait to take the list from Meixiang, walked hurriedly to the couch and sat down, leaning forward slightly, checking it out with a focused and anxious look.

Haha, almost all of them are acquaintances.

But I didn’t expect that An Jinyan was not selected?

In her previous life, she was a loyal dog to Su Jingyao.

When An Jinyan first entered the East Palace, it was Su Jingyao's malicious instigation that led her to be cruel to herself. As for Su Jingyao herself, she has always been regarded as an innocent little white rabbit, and all those evil things were done by An Jinyan for her.

I had originally thought of letting An Jinyan and Su Jingyao compete against each other in this life. After all, Su Jingyao is now Jun Zechen's favorite, and how could An Jinyan put his energy into dealing with herself, the disfavored Crown Princess?

What a pity.

Lin Miaoyin, Ye Yaqin.......

These two were also strong opponents of Su Jingyao in her previous life, especially Lin Miaoyin. In this life, Ling Yue will make them enemies from the very beginning!

There was a cruel look in Ling Yue's eyes.

Then he remembered that the empress in the previous life seemed to have asked him to confer titles on the new concubines who entered the palace. At that time, he was ignorant and knew nothing, so he offended many new concubines.

In this life, one must naturally do a good job of appearing beautiful.

Among the seven beauties, Ye Yaqin and Mu Liyue have the most prominent family backgrounds, so they can both be named Consorts. However, I don't know what kind of person Mu Liyue is. There was no such person in the previous life.

Lin Miaoyin is a noblewoman from Jinzhou, so it is appropriate for her to be given the title of Liangyuan, but her palace is...

When Ling Yue thought of this, a meaningful smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth, revealing a bit of calculation.

Then let Lin Miaoyin live in Huamei Residence next to Su Jingyao's Shuening Palace.

In her previous life, Lin Miaoyin was able to gain Jun Zechen's attention, so she must have had some means and abilities. In this life, let these two fight to the death. It would be best if both were defeated, and no one would have an easy life.

Doesn't Jun Zechen hate conspiracies between women the most? Su Jingyao in this life is not simple at all. She blatantly framed him last time, and this account will not be settled so easily.

Ling Yue didn't have a very deep impression of Yan Xiaofei, but he knew that she was no pushover. Although she was just a concubine's daughter, she had great ambitions.

However, her family is powerful, so it is appropriate for her to be named Chenghui.

Mo Zhirou is also a newcomer who has never appeared in the previous life. It seems that many things in this life will undergo tremendous changes.

With a middle-class family background, it is appropriate for him to be given the title of Chenghui.

In the end, there were only two acquaintances left, one was Tang Suxi and the other was Xu Shiying, both of whom had once sought refuge with me.

Tang Suxi's family background is of the lowest class. In her previous life, she was only given the title of Fengyi, so she will still be Fengyi in this life.

Xu Shiying didn’t know how her previous life ended, but any ambitious woman in the harem would surely not have a good ending.

Although her status is not high, it is still better than Tang Suxi, so she is appointed as a recruiter.

Ling Yue carefully wrote down the rank of each concubine and the palace she was assigned to, and then sent a copy to the empress and Jun Zechen respectively.

After the Queen and Jun Zechen confirmed that there was no problem, the Queen would be able to canonize the concubines.

The time when the seven of them entered the palace varied according to their different positions.

Ye Yaqin, Mu Liyue and Lin Miaoyin will enter the palace in five days, Yan Xiaofei and Mo Zhirou will enter the palace in ten days, and Tang Suxi and Xu Shiying will enter the palace half a month later.

When Su Jingyao woke up on the other side, the sun outside the window had already set and it was long past lunch time.

Miaoyun received instructions from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and did not wake up her master, but stayed by his side, allowing her master to sleep peacefully until he woke up naturally.

After Su Jingyao got up, she sat in front of the dressing table. Miaoxia, who was dressing her master, held a comb in her hand with gentle movements.

However, he spoke to his master with some worry and told him that His Highness had been called by the Queen to a beauty selection this morning.

But seeing her master's calm and unconcerned look, Miaoxia couldn't help but feel doubtful.

"Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is selecting talents, and the Eastern Palace will soon have many new people. Aren't you worried, Master?"

Miaoxia stopped what she was doing.

These days they have clearly seen how much His Highness dotes on the master, and how the master, when facing His Highness, acts like a shy little girl who is completely in love.

Miaoxia was indeed a little worried that her master would not be able to accept that His Highness was about to favor someone else.

"Why, have I been so arrogant recently that Miaoxia believed me? Did she think I would be jealous of the new person who is about to enter the palace?"

Su Jingyao tilted her head slightly, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but her eyes revealed a hint of deep thought.

But it's not wrong to be jealous. First be the arrogant and domineering concubine, and then be the dignified and generous queen.

"I am just being overly suspicious. My master is a man of strong character and will not be seduced by male beauty."

Miaoxia joked with a smile, continuing to comb Su Jingyao's long hair.

Su Jingyao chuckled and looked at herself in the mirror. Her beautiful face was now a little tangled.

What worries her most now is whether or not to get pregnant?

New people will be admitted to the Eastern Palace soon. Since Jun Zechen wants to select beauties, it is enough to show that Jun Zechen intends to favor these women. Since he wants to favor them, there is naturally a possibility of pregnancy.

Su Jingyao wanted to give birth to Jun Zechen's first son. After all, the status of the eldest son is extremely noble, and the current Majesty and the Empress would attach great importance to it.

But if she gets pregnant, the pure passion between men and women will decrease. Su Jingyao dare not say that Jun Zechen loves her so much that he can't extricate himself now.

For a man who had been an emperor for decades, his favoritism was nothing more than a temporary charity, a leisurely amusement, and something to make himself feel comfortable.

Love? Not really.

Su Jingyao has always been able to clearly distinguish between liking and loving.

"When will the bride enter the palace?"

Su Jingyao frowned slightly and asked.

"The first batch, five days later."

Miaoxia held a hairpin in her hand and was about to put it on her master while answering respectfully.

"The first batch? Your Highness selected a lot?"

Su Jingyao looked puzzled.

"Your Highness has selected seven people in total. The ones who will enter the palace in five days are Ye Liangdi, Mu Liangdi and Lin Liangyuan."

Miaoxia explained carefully.

Su Jingyao nodded slightly, her snow-white skin seemed to emit a soft glow under the sunlight.

She frowned and fell into deep thought.

Su Jingyao didn't remember the contents of the novel very well. After all, more than ten years had passed. It was good enough that she could remember the male and female protagonists. She couldn't remember any of these three people.

But she seemed to remember there was a person named An. Could it be that she remembered it wrong?

Table of positions in the Eastern Palace.

Number of Crown Princesses: 1

Number of Crown Prince's Consorts: 2

Number of Liangdi Third Rank: 3

Number of Liangyuan Fourth Rank: 6

Number of genuine items: 10

Number of recruits of rank 7: 16

Number of Fengyi Zhengjiu Rank: 24