The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

Ten days later, officials from the Ministry of Rites came early in the morning with a guard of honor.

The main door of Jiang Mansion was wide open, and Jiang Shi stood inside the door wearing a concubine's dress.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites first placed the treasures on the prepared festival table, and then followed the ceremony of announcing and conferring the books.

After the final three bows, three kneels and three kowtows were completed, Jiang Shiying was helped by her nurturing aunt to sit on the carriage.

At this point, the ceremony in Jiang Mansion was completed.

The carriage headed all the way towards Cheng'an Gate, the back gate of the palace. Except for the queen, the other concubines could only enter the palace through Cheng'an Gate.

After entering Cheng'anmen, Jiang Shiying got off the carriage, changed to a caiyu, and headed towards Fengyi Palace.

In Fengyi Palace, the queen and all the concubines in the harem were already seated.

"It's just a concubine. The whole palace is waiting for her here." It was Concubine Li who said this, and she was already a little impatient with the waiting.

Concubine Jing has always liked to be a peacemaker: "The canonization ceremony has always been like this, and it's not like Concubine Jia deliberately took advantage of Qiao."

Concubine Hui answered and seemed to be explaining for Jiang Shiying: "My sister is coming from outside the palace. The distance is far, so it will inevitably take a long time."

These words actually reminded everyone present once again how different this newly released concubine was, which made them feel extremely sad.

"She is different." The imperial concubine also said.

"Isn't it?" It was rare for Concubine Li to be in the same camp as the imperial concubine.

"Okay, let's stop talking." The queen said this, but she was actually not happy in her heart.

In the past, when consecrating concubines in the harem, His Majesty would give her a warning. Although he may not always listen to her opinions, he never catches her off guard.

However, she only received the news about the appointment of a concubine after His Majesty ordered someone to deliver it.

It can be said that before Jiang Shiying entered the palace, she had already offended all the concubines in the palace.

But it doesn't matter. Who comes into this harem, or is it someone who comes to make friends?

After a while, the caiyu that Jiang Shiying was riding finally arrived outside Fengyi Palace.

As soon as she entered the hall, everyone's breath couldn't help but be choked.

There is no other reason than that she is so beautiful.

All the women in this harem are beautiful. The queen is graceful, the noble concubine is cool, the concubine Hui is demure, and the concubine Li is bright and beautiful. Even concubine Jing and concubine Jin, who have never been known for their beauty, would look first-class if they were placed outside the palace.

Others below the concubine rank are also fat and thin, and each is good at winning.

At this time, the beauty that filled the whole palace suddenly dimmed in front of this woman who walked in slowly, making people unwilling to take a second look.

The queen sat at the top and couldn't help but think: "If I were your majesty and knew that there was such a beauty in the world, I would definitely bring her into the harem. Offering a gift is nothing, and being a concubine is nothing. She frowned. I'm afraid I can't wait to hold all the most noble and gorgeous things in the world in front of her, just to make the beauty smile."

After the surprise, there was a sudden fear. All the concubines present knew that this was definitely a formidable enemy.

Jiang Shiying didn't know what they were thinking. At this time, she followed the etiquette officer's guidance and completed another grand ceremony of three bows, three kneels and three kowtows, and said: "I pay my respects to the Queen."

"Get up, concubine."

Then, they met with other high-ranking concubines one by one.

Now in this harem, not counting the queen, there are nine people with higher status than Jiang Shiying.

Some of them have been serving His Majesty since they were in the mansion, including the imperial concubine, Jinfei, Jingfei, Fang Zhaorong, and Li Guibin.

Others entered the palace during the last election, including Concubine Hui, Concubine Li, Yu Zhaoyi, and Concubine Wan Gui.

Then, everyone with a lower ranking than Jiang Shiying saluted her.

At this point, the concubine ceremony is over.

As soon as the ceremony ended, Concubine Li said sourly: "Concubine Jia is really good at allowing His Majesty to invite her into the palace and make her a concubine directly."

The others were waiting to see how Jiang Shiying would respond, but they saw that Jiang Shiying didn't seem to hear the ridicule in these words at all, and replied: "Thank you, Imperial Concubine Li, for the compliment."

"Is this what I am praising you for?"

"Oh? Isn't it?" Jiang Shiying asked puzzledly: "Is the empress curious about the reason for your majesty's decree? Then I should ask your majesty. I don't know either."

Jiang Shiying's expression was so candid that the other concubines were not sure whether she really thought so or was mocking Concubine Li.

Anyway, Li Fei believed that Jiang Shiying was mocking her.

"You are so brave! How dare you, a mere concubine, talk to me like this." Concubine Li has always had a bad temper, so she couldn't bear her attitude.

"What's wrong with my concubine?" Jiang Shiying was still pretending to be stupid.

"Ah Ying has always had an upright temperament. She didn't mean to contradict her sister. Sister Li Fei calmed down." Hui Fei kindly persuaded her.

Unexpectedly, Concubine Li turned and pointed the finger at her: "Hey, our concubine Hui is here to play the good sister again. I don't know if it's really good, or just like your mother, tsk tsk."

No matter how much hatred Jiang Shiying tried to attract, she couldn't compare to the hatred of Concubine Li, her old enemy for many years, who opened her mouth to poke at Concubine Hui's heart.

Then, regardless of Concubine Hui's reaction, she looked at Jiang Shiying and said, "Concubine Jia, you have to be careful. You, a good sister, might get the true heritage of your aunt by chance. What if Concubine Hui gives you a hairpin someday?" Be sure not to accept the jade pendant, because who knows if there is anything hidden or engraved inside."

Hearing her words, Concubine Hui looked like she was about to cry: "Is this how my sister Li Fei misses me?"

"Your Majesty is not here, and no one will watch your performance, so just save it." Li Fei's eyes almost rolled to the sky.

"Okay, the more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes." The queen finally said: "Let's leave today. After this morning's canonization ceremony, the concubine is also exhausted. You have just entered the palace, and I believe that your majesty will look into your book today. Sign, go back and prepare."

This last sentence is not like reminding Jiang Shiying, but like telling others.

Jiang Shiying had been paying attention to the expressions of the other concubines, and sure enough, she saw the imperial concubine's eyes flashing, and she didn't know what kind of calculation she had in her heart.

As soon as they walked out of Fengyi Palace, they saw Concubine Hui who had come out in front not leaving, but waiting aside. Seeing Jiang Shiying come out, Concubine Hui stopped her and called her: "Sister."

Jiang Shiying wanted to salute her, but was stopped: "Sister, what are you doing? You and I are sisters, why do we need these false gifts."

She wanted to pretend to be a generous and good sister, and Jiang Shiying was so happy that she didn't have to salute her.

"What's wrong, big sister?" Jiang Shiying asked.

Concubine Hui smiled softly and said: "It's nothing serious, I just want to invite my sister back to my Yonghe Palace to sit for a while."

"I just entered the palace today, and I didn't even enter my own palace gate. I'd better wait for another day." After saying that, Jiang Shiying lowered her head and seemed a little embarrassed and said: "Besides, didn't the Queen just say that? , let me return to the palace to prepare."

Although she didn't finish talking about what to prepare for returning to the palace, everyone knew it.

Next to her, Concubine Li deliberately didn't leave, just waiting to see what the two sisters had to say here. At this time, she interrupted: "Isn't Concubine Hui always considerate? Why do you want to invite concubines to your Yonghe Palace at this time?"

Concubine Hui was annoyed with Concubine Li's troubles, but she didn't show it on her face. She just said, "I'm not thinking well."

Caiyu and the palace attendants who led the way were still waiting for Jiang Shiying outside Fengyi Palace.

After saying goodbye to Concubine Hui and Li Fei, she boarded Caiyu.

The eunuch who led the way introduced Jiang Shiying to the palaces he passed.

"This is Changxin Palace. Yu Zhaoyi and Qing Cairen now live in Changxin Palace."

"This is Xianfu Palace. Only the imperial concubine lives in Xianfu Palace now."

After passing the palace gate of Xianfu Palace and continuing westward, we arrived at the palace where Jiang Shiying was assigned - Jingyang Palace.

"Your Majesty, you are the head of the first palace. Your Majesty has given you the right to live in the main hall of Jingyang Palace. Today, only the west side hall of Jingyang Palace is occupied by noble Zhang, and there are no other concubines."

"Guiren Zhang." Jiang Shiying thought about it.

The eunuch who led the way lowered his voice and said, "Guiren Zhang entered the palace during the last election. He was first granted the title of Baolin, and later he was promoted to nobleman."

After five years in the palace, he has only been promoted half a rank, which shows that he is unfavored.

While she was talking, she had already arrived at the main hall of Jingyang Palace, and the palace people assigned to her were already waiting here.

At Jiang Shiying's signal, Qiu Yu gave the eunuch who was leading the way a bulging purse: "Thank you very much, father-in-law. Please treat me to tea."

The eunuch who led the way smiled so hard that he could not see his eyes. He bowed respectfully and said, "I thank you, your Majesty, for your reward." Then he resigned and left.