The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

After hearing the emperor's words, even though there were undercurrents everywhere in the capital, Xie Yuzhen felt his heart settle down a little.

Although she was very unhappy with what Meng Yanshou said, Xie Yuzhen had to admit that Meng Yanshou had indeed hit on her weaknesses.

She has a humble family background, has been married, and is not young anymore. Although her ex-husband lost face, he is still alive and well...

The current emperor is a passionate man. Outside the palace, he is fresh and can attract people. But once he enters the palace, the situation is drastically different. Not only is he restricted, but he also has to carefully consider how to strike a balance in competing for favor with other concubines so as not to make the emperor dislike him because of his extra noise.

"Oh." Xie Wei really had a headache.

Now that the emperor likes her, he has turned a blind eye to her shortcomings. He even finds the process of flirting with her outside the palace novel and interesting. But people's hearts are fickle, and that man is the emperor, with many people trying to please him in different ways. Even if she is not despised, it is only a matter of time before she is forgotten and ignored.

So she had to enter the palace.

They have to use their family background and connections, which are what they lack the most, to compete and fight with those noble ladies who have had the way paved for them by their elders since birth.

She did not expect to gain the emperor's true love, but only wanted this man to favor her forever and be willing to lend her his power so that she could live a life of superiority and never fall into the situation where she was bullied and her life was in danger. She would be satisfied with that.

to be honest.

Xie Yuzhen just wanted power, wealth and glory.

For this, even if it meant breaking all her bones, she would be happy to tailor for the emperor a woman who would always be somewhat fond of him.

"......Otherwise, why don't we kill Zhou Ting first, so that no one will talk about him in the future?" Xie Yuzhen's pale pink nails gently poked the smooth table top. Her current residence was the emperor's private property. She had never returned to her parents' home since she went to court and divorced Zhou Ting.

Her father and brothers in her natal family are not good enough, especially her father, who is pedantic and self-righteous. If her mother hadn't thrown a tantrum to stop him, I'm afraid that the moment he heard that Xie Yu really wanted to divorce, Zhou Ting would have come with a pig cage and soaked his immoral daughter without any help.

Xie Yuzhen was waiting in this house for the order to enter the palace.

The house was filled with eunuchs and palace maids assigned by the emperor. Her two personal palace maids, one for the Spring Equinox and the other for the Summer Solstice, were all arranged by the emperor.

Xie Yuzhen threw away everything she once had and was determined to cling to the emperor in order to seize the power that she had never had the chance to touch.

"My lady is very happy!"

Just as I was thinking about it, Chunfen came in from outside. The little girl had a round face and her childish eyes were full of joy.

Xie Yuzhen temporarily put aside the tangled thoughts in his mind and stood up: "But the noble has come to deliver the decree?"

"Yes, this is the first wave here." Chunfen stepped forward and lifted up Xie Yuzhen's hand, speaking quickly like beads rolling down, crisp and pleasant to the ear, "Two groups of angels came out of the palace, in addition to the ones here with our wife, the other one went to the Yuyang Marquis's residence."

The Dasheng Dynasty had always emphasized appointing the noble first and the humble later when appointing concubines. The faster the decree came, the higher the rank of the concubine would be after she entered the palace.

Seeing that his wife received the first wave of imperial decrees, how could Chunfen not be happy?

It's true that she was sent by the emperor, but as Xie Yuzhen's personal maid in the future, they all rise and fall together. She only hopes that her wife will be favored as much as possible, and it would be best if the favor lasts forever, so that she can give a slap in the face to those who speak rudely!

The incense table had already been set up, and Xie Yuzhen only needed to dress properly, kneel on the cushion and listen to the order.

The eunuch who came to announce the decree was a familiar-looking eunuch. Although he was not one of the most trusted eunuchs around the emperor, he often appeared before the emperor.

"Congratulations, Miss Xie." The eunuch handed the imperial edict to Xie Ruizhen with a kind smile.

Xie Yuzhen very skillfully stuffed a heavy purse into the hand. The purse contained ten taels of gold leaves. In the past, Xie Yuzhen would not have dared to just raise his hand to give out such a large sum of money.

After all, imperial power is good. If you get a little bit of it, money will come rolling in.

Xie Yuzhen, who was carelessly spending the emperor's money to reward the emperor's eunuchs, said: "Thank you for your trip, why don't you go sit in front and have a cup of tea before leaving?"

"It's just my duty. Madam Beauty is really polite." Eunuch Wang stuffed his purse into his sleeve and said softly, "Madam Beauty's order was sent together with Madam Shen from the Marquis of Yuyang's mansion. It happened to be my brother who went there to deliver the order. Speaking of which, Shen Baolin is very lucky. She is the only one among the newly-appointed ladies who has a title."

Eunuch Wang told Xie Yuzhen the news as if they were chatting with each other. Xie Yuzhen knew that he was deliberately trying to please him, so he thanked him generously without any hesitation and signaled Xia Zhi to take out another purse to give to him.

This time, Eunuch Wang did not want it. He said a few polite words and then got up and left.

As soon as he left, Chunfen could no longer suppress the smile on his face: "My lady, from what I heard, you are the highest-ranking person in Chufeng!"

The concubines of the Dasheng Dynasty had their own set of ranks. The beauty that Xie Yuzhen was conferred was of the fifth rank, while Shen Baolin from the Marquis of Yuyang's Mansion was of the minor fifth rank.

After slowly putting away the imperial edict, Xie Yuzhen shook his head and said with a smile, "It's just the initial title. What really matters are the days ahead. I must live a good life after entering the palace. I just don't know what title this Shen Baolin got. Our Majesty has always been very stingy in this regard. Since she got the title, it must be because she suits your Majesty's taste."

Anyone who prevents you from living a good life is your enemy.

"If my lady cares about Shen Baolin, why don't you ask someone to find out more about him before entering the palace?" Chunfen said.

Xie Yuzhen waved his hand: "I don't care about her, but I care about your majesty's thoughts."

The Yuyang Marquis Mansion was not the residence of a nobleman, but a title conferred by the prime minister at the founding of the country. He followed the path of a civil official and had deep roots in the court, and could not be easily shaken.

As for this Shen Baolin, Xie Yuzhen knew her full name was Shen Huiwan. She was the daughter of the second room of the Marquis of Yuyang's mansion. She had a good reputation for being gentle, dignified and calm when she was in the boudoir.

With such a family background and such a good reputation, although he was initially granted a title, he was ultimately suppressed by himself.

On the other hand, she had no one to help her in the court, her reputation was terrible, and she had nothing except the emperor's favor, which might last for who knows how long. However, she became the highest-ranking concubine among the new concubines.

This made Xie Yuzhen wonder whether the emperor had other intentions.

The more she thought about it, the more her headache grew.

Xie Yuzhen grew up in a poor family. Her father was an old pedantic man who had lost interest in reading. Since she was young, she could only secretly read books from her brother. She learned a few words intermittently, but she was not as knowledgeable and talented as the girls who were educated in big families.

Naturally, he did not have much foresight into the complicated relationships between the court, royal family and aristocratic families.

Accompanying the emperor with the belief that she would die was the boldest and most outrageous thing she had ever done in her life.

The fingertips, with a faint pink color and as white as jade, gently pressed the center of the eyebrows.

Amidst the waves of stabbing pain, Xie Yuzhen suddenly heard a strange sound.

"drop--"

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