The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

After sighing, Princess Cheng'an couldn't help but frown - were the words said by Aunt Rong Le's chief historian really overheard by the Second Prince?

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Elsewhere, several younger generations from noble families seemed to be drunk, and they also noticed the small commotion at the seat of Yongjia Marquis' Mansion.

A young man in a sky-blue brocade robe poked the person next to him with a red face and said in a strange and playful tone: "That family has so many things going on. It really attracts a lot of attention."

His companion was also drunk, but he still had some sense left. He immediately raised his index finger to his lips and said, "Shh, keep your voice down. My father specifically told me that today is a critical day, and you are not allowed to cause any trouble for him."

The man in the azure brocade clothes waved his hand: "Hey, I'm just saying a few words - look at that guy, the old man of the He family, how did he get to the position of that woman?"

The companions looked at them from afar and said, "The younger generation of the He family and General Yunhui have been friends since they were young. The one who just passed away seems to be He Liu. He has always been a little weak. When his cousins ​​offended General Yunhui and were stripped of their official positions, he escaped because of his young age and weakness... So many years have passed. Could it be that he still wants to do something to General Yunhui?"

"What can his body do? I'm afraid it's not even enough to withstand a punch." The man in sky-blue brocade clothes laughed.

The He family was prosperous, and General He had many descendants. Even his grandchildren included more than twenty men and women, but only seven of them were boys.

The eldest is the unlucky Commander He, who was demoted by Jun Yuexin from the second to the fifth. Now he is either taking care of household affairs at home or just eating and waiting to die. The sixth is weak, but because of this, he did not participate in his brothers' calculations against the Jun family. Now he holds an official position through favor. As for the seventh, he is from the same mother as the eldest and is the boring husband of Ruan Xiang'e who she dislikes.

Just as Jun Yuexin was playing with a jade cup on the table, leaning back in her chair with her head slightly tilted, looking at He Liu who was walking towards her.

In a corner out of everyone's sight, He Sangrou was also being scolded by Chen Peiluan until her eyes turned black. However, her first reaction was not that she had made a mistake and was in great trouble, but: "Aluan, why are you yelling at me... I have been away from Beijing for so many years and finally came back, you... you have changed!"

Chen Peiluan: "...This is not the point."

She was so upset that she wanted to cry but had no tears. She hated herself for being so indecisive in her relationship. She should have cut off ties with He Sangrou when she realized that she was not doing right. Chen Peiluan took a deep breath and asked, "That maid was not right, and your actions were full of mistakes. I am here to enlighten you out of kindness and ask you to recall how you came up with such a crooked idea to play a prank on others... What about you?"

He Sangrou dodged her gaze and said, "Then can't you be gentler to me? My father and brothers have never been as fierce to me as you are. I... after you scolded me like that, I can't even remember anything."

How could Chen Peiluan not hear such an obvious blame-shifting? She immediately laughed out of anger and said "OK" three times in a row. She then said, "Since you are unwilling to tell me the truth, I will not care about you in the future. But remember, if you want to accuse me of the things you secretly planned..."

Her eyes were cold, and she suddenly remembered that in her previous life, after she was confined to the inner courtyard by Tao Er, He Sangrou never came to visit her even though she was in the capital. Instead... instead, when people from her mother's family came to visit her who was "seriously ill" several times, they always avoided the topic and talked about other things when they mentioned He Sangrou.

Chen Peiluan's heart completely turned cold. At this moment, she did not think about other possibilities, but warned her old friend in an extremely cold tone: "Even if General He protects you, this lady has the means and patience to make you and your useless husband who lives off you fall into eternal damnation!"

"You!" He Sangrou suddenly saw that she had completely changed her attitude and uttered such ruthless words. She could no longer act like a spoiled brat and fool around. Her face turned pale and blue, and it became uglier and uglier. "With your temper, it's no wonder you can't make friends!"

"Although I had many disputes with my family in the past in order to marry my husband, I have never done anything shameless like threatening my father in public!" He Sangrou was very angry. "You came to me pitifully to make friends, just like a stray dog ​​that can't find its own kind and just comes up to me with a random bone."

She twisted her handkerchief, her tone was full of indescribable sarcasm: "Do you really think you are a female Zhuge Liang who can help your equally useless husband gain power and become an official?"

"Oh, no matter how many tricks you use, he still went to find other women for pleasure! And, which man can stand praising a woman like you who is overconfident and self-righteous every day?" He Sangrou smiled sarcastically, "Why, are you angry? But didn't you say that to me personally?"

Chen Peiluan looked at He Sangrou coldly with a face as dark as ink.

The former good friends finally fell out.

Just as He Sangrou was about to continue to ridicule the other party, Li Zong, accompanied by a team of young eunuchs, appeared silently beside the two women. His slightly pinched voice revealed a gloomy atmosphere: "In compliance with the Queen's order, please invite Madam Chen Shao and Madam He to come in and see you."

Chen Peiluan was startled and instinctively turned her head to look at the top of the entire hall, but she saw that the emperor and empress had left at some point, and Princess Yuyi was nowhere to be seen.

Li Zong's appearance made He Sangrou, who was recklessly angry at Chen Peiluan, suddenly lose her voice. She shivered and put on a flattering smile: "Mr. Zhong, can you tell me why the queen summoned us?"

Li Zong drooped his eyelids, and said in a low voice, "Madam will know when she goes. Madam, please come in. Don't keep the queen waiting for too long."

They said not to let Empress Xie wait, but when Chen Peiluan and He Sangrou were led into a room in the back hall, Xie Yuzhen was not there.

They stood in the room, feeling apprehensive, and waited for about three quarters of an hour before Queen Xie finally arrived.

"I'm so sorry to have called you two Madams... No, I should have called Madam Chen and Miss He to show you how long you've been waiting." Xie Yuzhen walked very fast, her skirt fluttering like a golden phoenix, and the hairpins on her temples swaying. "The Empress Dowager had an emergency, so I and His Majesty went to the Cining Palace first, which delayed our meeting with you two."

She speaks softly and seems approachable.

The two people who were invited behaved completely differently.

He Sangrou secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but Chen Peiluan was sweating all over and became even more tense.