The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

The emperor did not summon any concubines to sleep with him that night, but on the next day he summoned the newly appointed Concubine Zhang. In the following days, Concubine Zhang and Xu Ronghua took turns to sleep with him. Concubine Song Shu was also visited several times. During the rest of the time, the emperor would mostly come to Jinghua Tower during the day to sit with Xie Yuzhen for a while, have lunch, and talk to the fetus in her belly.

The emperor would leave only when it was time to light the lamps.

Shen Xiaoyi has not been able to sleep with the emperor again, but now she no longer cares about it.

She believed that everyone's destiny was fixed, and that her previous attempt to change her fate was wrong. Precisely because it was wrong, she encountered setbacks everywhere.

But Shen Xiaoyi didn't want to fall into the cold palace again, and finally she could only end up burning herself to death.

[Your Majesty will definitely fall in love with me, right? ] Shen Xiaoyi asked the system in her mind in a calm tone.

Although the Crow Mouth System had no physical body, Shen Xiaoyi's overly calm and even somewhat weird tone made its program think that it should shudder: [This is what later generations of literati recorded. ]

[Very good.] Shen Xiaoyi told herself to wait, wait for the emperor to discover her beauty. After all, the power of one person is too weak. If she wants to change the sad fate of her previous life, two people in love must work together.

With the belief that she would be truly loved by the emperor in the future, she convinced herself to lie low and wait patiently. However, the tree wanted to be still but the wind did not stop.

On this day, Shen Xiaoyi was walking on the path outside Yanzhang Palace with Susu, who had replaced Yuehui as her new personal maid.

That day in Baosi Pavilion, Susu could not bear the torture and confessed that her master had asked her to spy in Baosi Pavilion. Shen Xiaoyi originally wanted to throw Susu away from her.

Susu took out something to defend herself, saying, "When I went to Baosi Pavilion to investigate as ordered by my lady, I unexpectedly found the scent bag that my lady had lost not long ago under the table. The scent bag contained musk and other things... Although I was flustered when the eunuch questioned me, I accidentally revealed my lady's instructions, but I never revealed this matter! I am loyal to you, and I hope my lady will understand!"

Shen Xiaoyi was startled. She snatched the sachet and looked at it carefully. Then she remembered that it was true. She couldn't help but curse the mastermind who, in her opinion, wanted to kill two birds with one stone and frame her at the same time. Then she was moved by Susu's loyalty.

Yuehui, whom she brought with her when she entered the palace, and Yuelai, whom Wen Baolin brought with her, were both servants born in the Yuyang Marquis's Mansion. After Wang Xuanshi had a miscarriage and Shen Xiaoyi and Wen Baolin fell out again, she found an excuse to send the sick Yuehui back to the Shanggong Bureau, and promoted Sisi to be a personal female official.

From a distance, Shen Xiaoyi saw two familiar faces.

"Madam, it seems that the people in front are Concubine Zhang and Xu Ronghua." Susu said softly.

Shen Xiaoyi's face immediately darkened. She could convince herself to be patient, but whenever she saw those who were more favored than herself, she would feel disgusted.

[Can the curse of this month be used again? 】

[Ding - Host, the system's energy is running low. Lady Zhang is not familiar with you, and Xu Ronghua has also broken up with you. They are definitely on guard against the host. If you use the energy on them, it will just be a waste of energy.]

[Who said I was going to use it on them?] Xu ​​Xiaoyi snorted coldly, [I remember that in my previous life, in addition to the king's concubine, there was another concubine whose pregnancy was exposed at about the same time. During this period, His Majesty did not summon concubines very often, and only those few had slept with him.]

[Concubine Zhang, Meng Ronghua, Xu Ronghua, Liu Yunu...Concubine Zhang and Xu Ronghua were also favored some time ago, but they probably haven't gotten pregnant yet. Meng Ronghua was favored earlier, and if she was pregnant, it would have been exposed by now, but she didn't.]

[So the only one left is Liu Yunu. ]

Shen Xiaoyi was very sure that Liu Yunv was also unable to give birth to this baby. As for why, she was not sure. She only vaguely remembered that Liu Yunv was favored by Xie Yuzhen and served the emperor several times before she was revealed to be pregnant... Thinking of this, Shen Xiaoyi became a little uncertain again.

In this life, Xu Ronghua stole Liu Yunv's good fortune and was even more favored than in the previous life. However, Liu Yunv only slept with him once... What if she can't get pregnant in this life?

The more Shen Xiaoyi thought about it, the more anxious she became. She didn't want to see other women giving birth to children for the emperor. While she suspected that Liu Yunv was pregnant, she couldn't help but wonder if Xu Ronghua would snatch Liu Yunv's baby away as well.

As she was thinking, she had already walked to the side of the two imperial concubines. When she saw them, Shen Xiaoyi broke free from her own world: "Meet Lady Zhang, Xu Ronghua."

Although Xu Ronghua had already fallen out with Shen Xiaoyi in private, he never showed it openly, so he also replied with a smile: "Shen Xiaoyi, it's a good day today, you should go out more."

Ever since Wang Xuanshi had a miscarriage, Shen Xiaoyi stayed in her room for more than half a month and had not made any movement.

Lady Zhang next to her acted as if she was seeing Shen Xiaoyi for the first time: "This sister is a little unfamiliar. I didn't seem to have seen her that day when I went to Kunning Palace to pay my respects. Was she standing behind the Majesty... Oh, sorry, I was born with a bad memory for faces and speaks bluntly. His Majesty always likes to scold me for being too confused. It's not that I meant to forget you."

The corner of Shen Xiaoyi's mouth twitched.

She recognized Lady Zhang.

In her previous life, Concubine Zhang also entered the palace at about this time. She was born a palace maid, but was very much loved by the emperor and was also a scheming person. At that time, Shen Xiaoyi hid in the room, and could often hear the palace people say that Concubine Zhang was looked down upon and bullied by someone else today, but was just seen by His Majesty. His Majesty supported her and scolded those who looked down on her for her background as a palace maid and bullied her.

You are so bad at speaking, no wonder people always look down on you.

Shen Xiaoyi thought angrily in her heart, I really don't know what's so good about liking a woman like this. Your Majesty... was a playboy in the love field before he met his true love, but a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. After all, she and he will love each other one day in the future. Now Your Majesty is just playing with her.

With a smile on her lips, Shen Xiaoyi didn't respond to Concubine Zhang's words, but she was picking on her in her heart. Concubine Zhang couldn't get the emperor's love and was so artificial and coquettish. A man who indulges himself can turn back, but a woman who indulges herself can't turn back - I'm waiting for your end.

After Lady Zhang finished speaking, she waited for a long time but there was no response from the person on the other side. Instead, she saw Shen Xiaoyi with a fake smile on her face, but a kind of condescending mockery in her eyes. She was immediately confused.

She has been serving the emperor for two years, but she has never been given the title of concubine. If the new concubine had not entered the palace this year, taking up too much of the emperor's attention, Concubine Zhang would not have been so anxious to plan a proper position for herself. You know, as a palace maid serving tea in the imperial study, she has been able to spend much more time with the emperor than the concubines, and she believes that her feelings for the emperor are much deeper than these two.

Concubine Zhang was in the imperial study and did not often see how the emperor got along with these concubines. So when she entered the palace and was confirmed as such, she was impatient to find a concubine to test him. However, Concubine Song was often ill and the rules in the palace were strict, so she could not be seen easily. Concubine Xie was pregnant, but liked to wander around. Concubine Zhang intended to "encounter" her by chance. However, the other party was so fast that Concubine Zhang suspected that she was not pregnant at all. She hurriedly chased after her several times but failed to catch up with her.

Only Xu Ronghua, the new favorite, was left.

She entered the palace as a maid when she was six or seven years old. Over the past ten years, she had accumulated a lot of connections. She easily found out that when Xu Ronghua had nothing to do, he would go from Yuchunju to Shouning Palace to meet Xie Cairen almost every day. Concubine Zhang was waiting for her on the road in advance. After she said hello, she saw Shen Xiaoyi also wandering over.

Her goal was to find out the details and temperaments of these favored concubines. What did it have to do with her, a non-favored concubine? After they had greeted each other, she didn't know how to leave, but insisted on staying here, making it difficult for her to perform.