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The Second Lady was helpless as she watched the two of them show no restraint, so she instructed Concubine Ping, "Sheng'er, Rumeng is now in your hands. Just make sure no one bullies her. If she gets into trouble, don't worry about it. Let Li Ze handle it himself."

Concubine Ping: "Don't worry, mother. Even if I am not a high-ranking official, no one dares to touch Ru Meng under my nose."

The Second Madam looked at Concubine Ping with regret, walked up to her and said forehead to forehead, "Sheng'er, don't make yourself suffer. If you want to leave the palace, mother will come to pick you up. We won't be Concubine Ping anymore. Besides, now you have Rumeng who can fight against the Bai family on your behalf. That girl is much smarter than the two sisters of the Bai family."

Leaving the palace?

A figure flashed across Concubine Ping's eyes. She frowned in disgust, but quickly controlled her emotions.

"Mother, I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Second Lady: "Okay, be yourself as you wish, mother will always be behind you."

Concubine Ping smiled and said, "Yes."

In Ningxu's room, all the palace servants left. The Third Master quickly packed the things in the box for Ningxu, arranged the vases, and placed the jewelry on the dressing table. Ningxu also slowly placed a large night pearl, as if she was thinking about something.

The Third Master had packed up everything. Seeing Ningxu still moving at a snail's pace, he approached Ningxu and asked, "Meng'er, what are you thinking about?"

"Ah?" Ning Xu looked at the Third Master, "I was wondering, didn't Concubine Ping come to the palace because she likes you?"

Third Master: "What are you thinking! How could Sister Sheng'er like me? She came to the palace to help me balance the forces of the various families in the harem."

Ningxu: "Is there any power in the harem?"

Third Master: "Of course, although there are not many concubines in the palace these years, the most important ones are from the Bai family and the Mo family. I secretly sent the other women from small families out of the palace, and only the two from the Bai family were left."

The Third Master pulled Ningxu to sit in front of the table and continued, "As for the ones you saw on the stage today, the one on my left is Concubine Lin in white, and the one below her is Concubine Bai in white. Concubine Lin was the first to enter the palace. Because the Bai family was more powerful and there was no one to manage the harem, the Phoenix Seal was handed over to her, and she has been in control of the harem ever since. Concubine Bai and Mo Xi were selected as concubines last time. Mo Xi has an impulsive temper, and Concubine Lin deliberately picked on her to intimidate her and made her kneel in the sun for half an hour. She didn't dare to punish her too much, after all, Mo Xi was a princess."

"When Concubine Lin entered the palace, she came to my palace every day with supplements. Her intention was so obvious, Meng'er, that I am still traumatized. His Bai family wants to have a member of the Bai family with royal blood, but how could I possibly agree? I am a dying person, and my body still needs to be defiled by them!"

The more he talked, the more aggrieved the Third Master felt. He leaned on Ningxu's shoulder and said, "So Sister Sheng'er stepped forward and came to the palace to accompany me."

Ningxu: "Has Concubine Ping ever thought about going out and finding her own freedom?"

Third Master: "I'll tell you secretly..."

The Third Master leaned close to Ningxu's ear and told her Concubine Ping's little secret.

It turned out that when Concubine Ping was 19 years old, she went to the street with Mo Xiao and Mo Xun to watch the colorful lanterns hanging all over the street. It was on that day that Concubine Ping met the man she loved most in her life. From then on, the two spent almost every day together, reading, writing, and talking about their dreams.

But suddenly one day, he had not come to see Concubine Ping for a long time, and when they met again, he had married a concubine's daughter of the Bai family.

Ping Fei suddenly remembered that one day when he talked with him, he asked Ping Fei if he wanted to be an official in the court, would Ping Fei use the power of the Mo family to help him? Ping Fei rejected him righteously at that time, and pointed out that fame and official titles must be fought for by oneself, and relying on family power will never last long.

It seemed that after that... he never looked for her again.

From then on, Concubine Ping stayed at home for a long time and never went out. Even after she entered the palace and became a concubine, she didn't like to see people.

Third Master: "Actually, Sister Sheng'er doesn't want to go out, and it has something to do with that bastard."

Ningxu: "Why? He is still obsessed with Sister Sheng'er?!"

Ningxu was extremely angry after hearing about this scumbag. How could such a shameless person exist in Yonghe Continent?

Third Master: "Didn't he marry the daughter of the Bai family? He is now Prime Minister Bai's staff member and has a position in the court. Whenever Sister Sheng'er goes out, she will run into him at every large event, so Sister Sheng'er doesn't go out."

Ningxu: "What?! You really gave him a position?! No, he's here today, I'm going to kill him now before he gets too far away."

“No, no, no!” The Third Master quickly pressed Ning Xu down, “He didn’t come today. I specifically ordered him not to enter the palace today.”

Ningxu: "Humph, what a thing! You're ruining other girls just for your own future!"

Third Master: "Don't be angry, don't be angry. Don't be angry because of the scum." Third Master stood up and stroked Ningxu's back.

Ningxu couldn't help but sigh, why can't a girl named Mo Sheng meet a good man?

The Third Master appointed Ningxu as a first-rank palace maid. Although she was only a palace maid, Ningxu was like half a master in Yanqing Palace. Concubine Ping didn't let her do anything. Every day, she would either wander around the palace or watch the palace maids make medicine for Concubine Ping.

Concubine Ping was in poor health and relied on medicine to maintain her strength almost every day.

The palace maid who boiled the medicine was called Qiao'er. She was specifically responsible for boiling the medicine. She was serious and focused in her work and would never leave the stove for even a step.

The Third Master would come to Yanqing Palace to find Ningxu almost every day. He was afraid that others would gossip about him, so he had to bring Concubine Ping along when they chatted. To outsiders, it seemed that the Third Master favored Concubine Ping only and sent all the good things to Yanqing Palace.

Well, there are always fools who believe in rumors. Today, Lady Bai came to Yanqing Palace just to ask the emperor for an explanation. Why has the emperor never favored her or visited her courtyard after she has been in the palace for so long?

Noble Lady Bai stood at the door of Concubine Ping's room, and the palace maid asked inside, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Noble Lady Bai wants to see you."

When she heard that she was asking for an audience with Concubine Bai, she rolled her eyes. If the emperor hadn't been here, she would have just barged in. How could Mo Sheng, a person who was about to die, become an empress?

Third Master: "Come in."

The Third Master's tone was very serious, and one couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.

The door opened, and the Third Master Ningxu and Concubine Ping were sitting at the table at the door. The Third Master sat in the main seat, his face dignified and indifferent. Concubine Bai was frightened when she saw him, and lowered her head and stopped looking at the Third Master, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Emperor."

"Get up." The voices of the Third Master and Concubine Ping sounded at the same time.

"Yes."

Concubine Bai stood up silently. She was furious when she came, but when she really saw the emperor, she didn't dare to speak.

Who could tell her why the emperor today was so different from the emperor on the birthday banquet day?

Third Master: "What do you want from me?"