I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

After leaving Changchun Palace, Concubine De did not take a sedan chair. Instead, she led her personal maid and a few servants and walked slowly towards Jingming Palace.

Nowadays, people pay attention to working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Even in the imperial palace, there are lit lanterns nearby for lighting, and few concubines choose to go out to visit friends at night.

But outside Jingming Palace, she met an unexpected person.

"Your servant greets the Empress Defei." Miao'er was not wearing much and had been freezing outside the Jingming Palace for such a long time that she had begun to shiver. However, in front of the Empress Defei, she still tried her best to show her decent side.

"You are..." Defei asked with some confusion.

"Empress Defei probably doesn't recognize me. I am Miao'er, who serves Empress Xianfei." Miao'er replied quickly.

"Oh, why did she send you to find me?" Hearing this, Concubine De also became a little interested and asked with interest.

She admitted that the former Concubine Xian was a strong rival, but the current Concubine Xian was like a tiger with its teeth and claws pulled out, and she no longer had any power.

This was not only because her health continued to deteriorate, but more importantly, General Lin's position in the previous dynasty was becoming increasingly dangerous. Although he seemed to be in a very glorious position, in fact, he might be accused of a crime and executed by the emperor one day.

If the emperor really executed General Lin, he would definitely not let Concubine Xian go.

Concubine De knew the emperor very well. He seemed very gentle on the surface, but in fact he was a man who pursued a policy of eradicating the roots of the trouble.

The virtuous concubine is the emperor's bedside companion. If she has ill intentions, the emperor will be in great danger, which is exactly what he absolutely cannot accept.

Concubine Xian should have realized the predicament she is in, but no one knows how she will change it.

If Concubine Xian were to sit there and wait for death, Concubine De wouldn't believe it, but she also didn't think she could get a good result.

"My queen would like to ask you not to interfere in this matter." Miao'er actually had no idea what the virtuous concubine meant. She conveyed to the virtuous concubine exactly what the virtuous concubine said, without adding or subtracting anything, and without making any changes.

Miao'er is very serious about this. She will do everything the Empress assigns her to do meticulously.

"It's a good thing for Concubine Chun to leave the palace at this time. How could I interfere? To be honest, if the people at home weren't so annoying, I would have wanted to go out of the palace with her and follow the Empress Dowager to hide for a while." Defei said with a smile.

"After all, I am a soft-hearted person. It is not easy for me to watch my sisters who have known me for so many years die."

The phrase "having been together for many years" immediately narrowed down the range of candidates, and Miao'er obviously heard the maliciousness in her tone and began to feel unhappy.

"You know very well that my queen doesn't mean that." Miao'er said courageously.

Although she didn't know what Concubine Xian was planning, she knew that Concubine Chun was not the focus.

If Concubine Chun was still pregnant, she might have some more bargaining chips, but she has had a miscarriage after all. When and whether she can get pregnant again is a question.

A concubine who had been sent to serve the Queen Mother could no longer stir up any ripples in the harem. If she wanted to make a name for herself again, she had to find a way to get back from the Queen Mother.

What Concubine Xian is intensively planning is obviously something that will happen in the near future.

"How dare you! How dare you, a mere servant, speak to Concubine De like that!" The maidservant beside Concubine De flew into a rage and immediately scolded her.

In front of outsiders, she always appeared to be loyal to Concubine De and spared no effort to protect Concubine Xian's interests.

"Okay, what kind of person am I and what kind of person is she? Do I have the nerve to argue with such people? You should also say less." Concubine De didn't care.

"Okay, it's not easy for you to make this arduous trip. I'll ask someone to bring you some money for tea and water. Go back and report to Concubine Xian."

After saying that, Concubine De ignored her and walked slowly into the palace alone.

Although the palace maid beside Concubine De looked very reluctant, she still did not disobey Concubine De's order. She grabbed a purse full of silver coins and stuffed it directly into Miao'er's hand.

Miao'er didn't take it, but turned and left.

"This little girl actually still has some pride, which is really rare." The maid beside Concubine De was not angry now, but laughed instead. She followed Concubine De's footsteps into the door, and saw Concubine De half-lying on the chaise longue, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

"What's the use of being proud? You must know that the strong are easily broken. What's more, she is just a little palace maid. When Concubine Xian falls into trouble, how can she live a good life?" Concubine De looked bored.

She has been obsessed with reciting Taoist scriptures for many years and is not particularly familiar with the competition among concubines in the harem, but this does not mean that she has lost her original keen insight.

What they are facing now is no longer just the competition for favor among concubines in the harem, but more and more chaotic things. Occasionally, Concubine De should also contact her family to see what they think.

Defei was thinking secretly in her heart.

Arousing the emperor's suspicion is, of course, a terrible thing, but knowing nothing, living in confusion, and dying in confusion is an even more terrible thing.

"I thought you would appreciate this kind of person." The palace maid had no idea what Concubine De was thinking, and she didn't act shy. She just pulled a stool and sat down.

She held her chin with one hand, staring at Defei's face with a smile, as if she was not looking at her mistress, but her own little daughter.

"If it were three or five years ago, I would certainly admire this kind of person, but now I think people like Concubine Chun are also very good, at least they live a good life." Defei's train of thought was disrupted, but she was not angry, she just sighed leisurely.

After a moment's silence, Concubine De began to give instructions again.

"After you, tell everyone in our palace to be careful. This applies to the palace maids and eunuchs, as well as beauties like Baolin."

"I still don't know what the virtuous concubine is going to do, but we must prepare for the worst. How can a daughter of a general be a delicate lady who sits and waits for death?"

"I understand. I will remind them to be careful." The maid nodded seriously.

Defei still felt a little uneasy, but she didn't know what she had missed.