The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

It was a bit embarrassing, but more of a self-deception to just ignore the topic.

Nanny Ji Lan coughed twice unnaturally: "When the lady grows up in the future, she will understand the reason for doing this."

When you come across a problem that you cannot answer, you just need to tell the person seeking the answer that she is too young, has a low status, has little experience, etc. Most of the time you can fool her.

Meng Ronghua was not someone who was difficult to fool. Or, in Nanny Ji Lan's opinion, this young master was really spoiled too much by his family. He was so kind as to drug his concubine's younger sister and disfigure her, yet he still felt that he was innocent and simple. Why did he want to reason with her on this matter?

It turns out that he is young and still needs experience.

Nanny Ji Lan thought helplessly, and Meng Ronghua next to her saw that she was a little evasive, so she thought that although her aunt, Huisu, always scolded her for not being smart enough, she was willing to risk offending the Empress Dowager to vent her anger and teach her how to deal with those lowly women who were arrogant... She really had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Meng Ronghua was moved by the deep affection between aunt and nephew that she imagined, and thought that she was very considerate to follow the thoughts of Ji Lan Ma Ma: "Ma Ma is right, I..."

Before she could finish her words, she heard a woman's laughter behind her: "...Hurry up, hurry up, His Majesty has promoted our lady's position again, I'm afraid the messenger has already arrived."

Promotion?!

Meng Ronghua passively triggered the keywords.

She couldn't help but stop and look behind her.

He saw a group of palace servants surrounding a concubine he was very familiar with, laughing and congratulating her.

Shuangyi's voice was extremely cheerful: "Hey, don't fight with me, I want to be the first to congratulate my wife."

The concubine was wearing a warm yellow dress and a cloak with a circle of snow-white fur on the edge, which was also woven with pavilions and towers in gold thread. Looking closely, it turned out that there was a layer of mountains and rivers carved on the satin fabric, and on top of it were several layers of thin and transparent gauze curtains like clouds and smoke. Each layer of gauze was embroidered with different towers, rocks, flowers, plants and small objects.

The overlapping layers actually depicted a garden scene on the cloak. Not only was the material expensive, the embroidery was extremely delicate and the arrangement was also very ingenious. Even Meng Ronghua, who claimed to be a lady of an aristocratic family, had never seen such a thoughtful, luxurious, and ostentatious piece of clothing that she could not take her eyes off.

"It turns out to be Meng Ronghua." In order to meet her, Xu Yueyuan took out all the clothes she had hidden in the bottom of her closet. Although she didn't spend much time with Meng Ronghua and their friendship was not deep, she still had a rough idea of ​​Meng Ronghua's character - she couldn't stand others, especially those who were of lower birth than her, but lived better than her.

As expected, Meng Ronghua's expression was a little distorted. She smiled dryly and asked, "Xu Ronghua is so happy, is there any good news?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Shuangyi came forward and knelt, cleverly answering for her shy master: "To reply to Madam Ronghua, the imperial decree just came, promoting our madam to Baolin!"

Meng Ronghua's pupils shrank suddenly, but he still forced a smile: "This is...congratulations to Xu Baolin...this favor is really enviable."

Although she was always criticized for not being smart enough, Meng Ronghua's upbringing was still there. She tried hard to control her expression, as if she was congratulating Xu Baolin sincerely. However, after all, she was still young and was spoiled by her parents. After expressing her congratulations, she couldn't help but ask Xu Baolin how he got promoted suddenly.

This wave of concubines all entered the palace in May or June last year. Up to now, the most favored ones are Xie Yuzhen, Xu Baolin and Zhang Meiren.

Xie Yuzhen and Concubine Zhang became pregnant one after another, and Concubine Song Shu was ill again, so in the past month, Xu Baolin's favor for her became more and more obvious, and she was in a position to become the first new concubine who was not pregnant.

Originally, there was a Wen Baolin who could compete with her, but unfortunately, Wen Baolin was implicated by Shen from the cold palace and was neglected by the emperor. He himself was not up to the task and fell ill. He has not been able to get up until now...

Moreover, apart from Xie Yuzhen, Xu Baolin was the only one among the new concubines who was promoted!

And twice in a row!

Liu Yu, who was also pregnant, only received rewards and didn't get any attention at all!

Of course, for Meng Ronghua, what she cares about most is that Xu Baolin's status exceeds hers. When they meet in the future, she can no longer look down at her and call her sister. Instead, she has to do the opposite and bow to her and call her madam... But before the election, Xu Baolin still has to curry favor with her!

How come after entering the palace, she actually hooked up with Concubine Xie? Concubine Xie was really not picky. She pretended to be a sister with Xu Baolin, advocated for her, helped her save her mother, supported her in not recognizing her biological father and changing her name. Who knows how many good things she said in front of the emperor for this heartless woman who didn't care about her father's kindness... Wasn't she afraid that Xu Baolin could betray his biological father now, and would also betray her, a fake sister, in the future? !

Before Xu Baolin could answer, Meng Ronghua was almost disgusted by the content he had imagined in his mind.

"I was just doing some needlework for the prince in the womb of the talented lady, and His Majesty happened to see it..." Xu Baolin's shyness became more and more obvious. She wanted to deliberately hurt Meng Ronghua's heart and make him angry and lose his mind, so as to help Xie Yuzhen's plan. "His Majesty... praised my good craftsmanship... and he was so happy that he was promoted."

She did make a lot of clothes for Xie Yuzhen's unborn baby that could be used in the future, and the emperor did happen to see it and praised her. However, the emperor did not take the initiative to promote Xu Baolin. It was Xie Yuzhen who said a few good words and took advantage of the good luck of the New Year to help Xu Yueyuan ascend to the throne.

But there is no need to tell Meng Ronghua this part in detail.

Xu Baolin deliberately showed off his favor: "It's all because of your majesty's generosity. Originally, with my humble background, it wouldn't be surprising if I died lonely in the palace from now on. Who would have thought that your majesty and the talented lady didn't care about this, but advised me not to belittle myself... If I have a prince like the talented lady in the future, your majesty has also promised that he will name him himself..."

"Sister Meng!" Xu Baolin suddenly called out, and Meng Ronghua subconsciously responded.

The woman in front of her, who was full of happiness, suddenly came forward, took Meng Ronghua's hand, and moved closer to her: "I am really happy. I am happy that I abandoned you in time, a 'noble lady' with an empty status but no merit."

"You!" Meng Ronghua widened his eyes.

Her hands were firmly held by Xu Baolin, not allowing her to break free: "You always boast of your noble status and look down on me. I am of humble origin and have little knowledge, but I also know that no matter how high your family background is, no matter how noble you are, you are not as high as the royal heir. You look down on the talented lady with the same background as me, but she is pregnant with the dragon heir. With just one sentence, I, a lowly woman, stepped on the head of a noble lady like you."

"Oh my, Sister Meng, I'm so angry." Xu Baolin looked weak and pitiful, and when he smiled, he had three points of Xie Weizhen's sweet charm, "You are a waste of nothing but a useless background, so you can only be angry helplessly."