I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

An Muxi walked in gracefully and calmly, and Xiaoqin could only wait outside the door.

Entering the hall, I saw a beautiful and graceful woman sitting on the main seat, and I could even see some heroic spirit on her face.

While An Muxi was looking at the other person, the person in the main seat was also looking at An Muxi curiously.

At this time, the princess's personal maid couldn't stand it anymore: "How dare Concubine An be so unruly that she dares to stare at the princess."

An Muxi also realized that she was a bit rude, and quickly bowed her head to admit her mistake: "This is the first time I have seen such a dignified and elegant woman. I couldn't help but stare at her in a trance. Please punish me, Princess."

The woman at the top chuckled, as if she could see what she was thinking: "Okay, it's not a big deal. Bring us the tea."

An Muxi didn't expect that Princess Rui had no intention of making things difficult for her. Wasn't it said that she and the prince were childhood sweethearts?

She is really generous to treat her husband's concubine so well.

The maid brought a bowl of tea and handed it over. An Muxi took it and quickly knelt down respectfully, saying to Princess Rui: "Please have some tea, Princess."

Princess Rui took the teacup, took a sip, and then put it on the small table beside her. "Stand up, and take a seat."

An Muxi didn't expect that serving tea would go so smoothly today. In the online articles she had read before, concubines who served tea either got their hands burned or were punished to kneel. She didn't expect that she would meet such a good mistress.

She could feel that the princess had no hostility towards her and even had some kindness towards her.

This made her a little curious.

She stood up and sat down below the princess.

"I heard that your family is from Linzhou? How did you get into the palace?"

An Muxi knew that the princess must know a little about her, but probably not much, and she was just looking for a topic.

"In reply to your question, Princess, my family is indeed from Linzhou. My father is a small county magistrate. The prefect of Linzhou wanted to select two beauties to present to His Royal Highness Prince Rui, so my father sent me to the prefect."

The princess asked again: "Will your mother be willing too?"

An Muxi couldn't help but feel a little sad. Her mother died when she was 8 years old. After that, her father married a second wife, and her life became very difficult.

She was a legitimate daughter but lived like a maid at home. Her stepmother was unkind and only favored her own children. She was extremely harsh on her, but her father turned a deaf ear to her.

"My mother died when I was 8 years old."

The princess didn't expect that this concubine had a miserable life. Her mother died early and she was given to the princess as a gift by her father.

"I have touched upon your sore spot. Now that you have entered the palace, you should serve the prince with peace of mind. If you serve well, the palace will not treat you unfairly."

An Muxi was a little speechless. She didn't want to serve the prince peacefully. Thinking about what happened that night, she was still frightened. She really couldn't stand that cold and violent prince.

It would be better to escape from the palace as soon as possible. But he still said obediently: "I will follow the princess's instructions."

The princess winked at the maid next to her, and the maid stepped forward and handed over a mahogany box.

"This is a gift for you, please accept it."

The maid opened the box, and inside was an exquisite white jade hairpin with flower and bird patterns. The jade was pure white and smooth, and it was obvious that it was of very good quality.

An Muxi didn't expect that the princess would reward her with such a good thing. She quickly stepped forward to take the mahogany brocade box.

He bowed deeply again: "Thank you, Princess, for the reward."

At this moment, a harsh voice was heard: "What good things did the princess give to Concubine An? Let me take a look."

Several people looked towards the source of the voice and saw several people walking into the hall. The leader was a woman wearing a crimson-purple dress embroidered with rich peonies and a water-green silk belt around her waist. Behind her were two maids.

She had her hair combed into a high bun, which was decorated with various pearl hairpins and hairpins.

An Muxi was stunned. It was the first time she saw such an extravagant yet ugly outfit.

The person who came was Xu Wanying, the concubine of the palace. When she heard that An Muxi came to pay her respects to the princess, she couldn't stand the loneliness and ran over to seek a sense of existence.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw the white jade hairpin with flower and bird patterns in the mahogany brocade box in An Muxi's hand.

She said to the princess: "Sister Princess, you are very generous. You only rewarded a concubine with a white jade hairpin of such fine quality."

An Muxi thought, why do I feel a sour taste?

The princess glanced at Xu Wanying and said calmly, "When you sleep with me, I will give you the same reward."

Xu Wanying immediately showed a look of embarrassment on her face: "Sister Princess, you have never slept with me before, why are you teasing me like this?"

The princess obviously didn't like Concubine Xu very much, so she asked directly, "I wonder what Concubine Xu wants to do here?"

Xu Wanying was a little embarrassed. Could she say that she had nothing to do and just wanted to join in the fun?

So she said a little embarrassedly: "Hasn't it been a long time since I came to pay my respects to my sister?"

"Oh? You also know that there is a princess in the Rui Palace?"

Concubine Xu gritted her teeth in anger. The princess usually never cared about the affairs of the palace, so the power of managing the household fell into her hands. She often acted like the principal concubine and showed off everywhere.

He seldom comes to pay his respects.

But the palace only has one principal wife, Lu Qingxue in front of him, the legitimate daughter of Anyang Marquis's mansion, and the prince respects her very much. He never lets anyone come to disturb the princess.

This made her very dissatisfied, but she could do nothing about it.

Xu Wanying stamped her feet in anger and said, "Since Sister Princess doesn't welcome me, I'll just leave!"

An Muxi quickly said, "Farewell, Concubine Xu!" She discovered a secret today. It seemed that the princess and the concubine did not get along.

Before Concubine Xu left, she glared at An Muxi angrily. She was a little confused. Did this woman have her period today?

In comparison, she still likes the princess more. At least she has no hostility towards her.

The princess looked at Concubine Xu's receding back and said to her, "Speaking of which, the concubine in our palace is not of high birth either."

"She is just the niece of the prince's adoptive mother, Concubine Li. She is a little narrow-minded, so you should be careful in the future."

An Muxi said to the princess with some gratitude: "Thank you for your reminder, Princess. I will pay attention to it."

It would be better for me to get out of here as soon as possible. Who would want to compete with these women in the palace every day?

The princess smiled faintly and nodded: "I didn't expect you to be the first woman to sleep with the prince in the palace. The prince has finally started having sex."

"No, I mean that although your sleeping with the prince was an accident, you are indeed his first woman."

The more An Muxi listened, the more she felt something was wrong. Why did the princess sound like she was mocking the prince for only now having a woman sleep with him?

"Okay, go back now. You don't need to come to my place to pay your respects normally."

When An Muxi heard this, she also wanted to leave. She quickly stood up, knelt down and saluted again, then left the Moon Viewing Pavilion.

As soon as he came out, Xiaoqin hurriedly went up to him: "Master, how is it? Did the princess make things difficult for you?"

An Muxi smiled and said, "No, the princess is very kind. She even gave me a reward."

As he spoke, he shook the mahogany box in his hand.

The two of them walked forward, talking and laughing, and did not notice that Xu Wanying and her two maids were standing in the shadows on the side of the path, looking gloomily at An Muxi and her servant.

She clenched a jade hairpin in her hand, hid it in her sleeve, and rushed over quickly.

Her target was originally An Muxi, but she didn't expect Xiaoqin to be so quick and block in front of An Muxi, but was hit hard by Xu Wanying and fell to the ground.

At this moment, a crisp sound was heard, and a jade hairpin broken into three pieces appeared on the ground.

Xu Wanying was the first to complain, "You damned slave, don't you have eyes to look at? You broke my white jade hairpin."