The concubine is extremely cautious

Tang Miaoling returned to her newly moved palace, picked up the teapot and poured herself several cups of hot tea to calm herself.

I went to deliver medicine today, and unexpectedly I ran into Li Jieyu...

It didn’t exist in the previous life.

Oh yes, in my previous life, I lived in Yonghe Palace, but Concubine Li did not live there.

It seems...

Many things are gradually becoming different from the previous life.

This is a good thing!

Everything is changing, and her ending will definitely change too.

Judging from her recent behavior, her cousin shouldn't stab her again like she did in her previous life.

Thinking of this, Tang Miaoling hummed a little tune happily.

"The beauty seems particularly happy today." Qiuxia served tea beside her.

"Of course..." She showed great sisterhood in front of her cousin. If nothing unexpected happens, she should have succeeded in extending her life!

"I'm happy for you, too. Today, His Majesty finally noticed you. I'm really one step ahead! Instead of competing for favor with Concubine Ning and offending her, it's better to let Concubine Ning see His Majesty more often. So many concubines want to see His Majesty but can't. It's really our beauty who is smart. It's my previous superficial thinking!" Qiuxia looked at Tang Miaoling with great admiration.

The little song that Tang Miaoling had just started suddenly stopped, and her happy expression froze instantly: "What did you say? I don't want to compete with my cousin for favor."

"How can this be considered competing for favor? If you are favored, you can help Lady Ning. Lady Ning won't blame you." Qiuxia tried to explain it in a simpler way.

If sisters are of the same mind, they are natural allies, which is determined by the family interests based on blood ties.

It is better to share the love among your own people than to share it with others.

In this ever-changing harem, once you lose power, if there are still favored people among your allies, your fate will definitely be better than being alone, and you may even have a chance to rise again.

Jealousy is nothing compared to life, death and power.

Therefore, it was common for concubines to form alliances in the palace.

Of course, there are also concubines who love the emperor more than their own lives and cannot tolerate anyone else.

"I don't want to sleep with you!" Tang Miaoling felt that the life she had saved with great difficulty was in danger again!

No matter how nicely you say it, aren't you still competing with your cousin for a man?

If you offend your cousin, you will die!

She doesn't want to sleep with me.

She just wants to live out her retirement in peace.

"I understand... bring some cold water! I'm going to get sick, and if I get sick you can take down my jade token!" Tang Miaoling suddenly had an idea.

"Master, this is a rare opportunity. Why can't you let it go..." Qiuxia was puzzled.

Tang Miaoling came up with the brilliant idea of ​​pretending to be sick. She felt that she could live again, and said excitedly: "I have come to terms with it! The palace is full of ruthless people. If I am favored, I will not live for more than three days. Rather than being framed and bullied, I might as well hide in the palace and live my leisurely life."

"Go get some cold water! I'm going to get sick!"

How can someone who has never died understand my feelings?

Nothing is more important than saving your life!

……

It was very late at night.

The lights in Jingxi Palace were still bright. After Shufei carefully checked the account book of this year's selection, she rubbed her sore eyes.

"Your Majesty!" The head maid Zhenzhu walked in quickly and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty just went to Yonghe Palace..."

After hearing this, Concubine Shu shook her head and said, "The Emperor is particularly fond of Ning. This Li Guiren is also useless. She can't share half of Ning's favor and was even driven out of Yonghe Palace."

"Your Majesty almost promoted Ning's position today. I'm afraid she will be the second Concubine Zhuang..." Zhenzhu reminded.

Concubine Shu sneered, "Concubine Zhuang can't give birth, so how can she be a threat?"

Concubine Zhuang was injured while trying to save the emperor, and her abdomen was damaged, so she could not get pregnant ever since.

The emperor raised the eldest princess under her wing so that she would have a daughter as a companion.

However, it is well known that Concubine Zhuang dislikes everyone in the harem, and especially dislikes their children.

She didn't want to see the eldest princess, so she left her to the care of the nanny and never mentioned her in front of the emperor.

In the eyes of Concubine Shu, she is just a fool. The eldest princess is an important bargaining chip for winning favor.

"Compared to Concubine Zhuang, Ning is much smarter. When she has children in the future, who knows, they might become something great." Concubine Shu seemed to be thinking about something.

But to get rid of Ning Wanyin, there must be a foolproof plan.

There's no point in making small moves.

Concubine Shu lowered her eyes, thought carefully, and came up with a plan in her mind. She looked at Zhenzhu and said:

"Please ask Concubine Li to come. She was kicked out of Yonghe Palace, and I want to arrange a new palace for her to see if she wants to go there."

She always seemed generous and willing to consider the concubines more, and was known for her virtue in the previous dynasty and the harem.

"Yes!" Pearl took the order and retreated.

……

Early next morning.

What happened in Yonghe Palace last night spread throughout the six palaces.

Although people didn't quite understand the emperor's capriciousness, the emperor had always been capricious, so it was nothing surprising.

The only thing that is certain is that Ning Wanyin is still in favor.

Although Concubine Li was demoted, she fought for Concubine Xue and was appreciated by her for this, and became her follower.

This continued for three to five days.

Ning Wanyin's leg injury has healed. It was only a temporary skin injury.

In the second half of the month, the emperor turned over the names of the concubines who had just entered the palace. Tang Miaoling was not among them because she had fallen ill and her jade nameplate had been removed.

"Master, please have some porridge." Lian Rui brought the sweet porridge with honey beans that had just been made in the small kitchen.

Today is the first day of April, and Ning Wanyin has to pay respects to the Empress Dowager again. She has breakfast in advance so that she will have the strength to compete with the Empress Dowager in a battle of wits and courage.

At this time, breakfast in the imperial kitchen had not yet started, but fortunately there was a small kitchen, and Lianrui started cooking in the middle of the night.

Ning Wanyin picked up the spoon and was about to drink the porridge when her nostrils twitched slightly.

She has always been very careful about her diet, and because she has some knowledge of medicine, it is not common for her to fall ill.

There is a very faint strange fragrance in the porridge.

The scent was so faint that she could hardly identify it at first.

And as time goes by, the fragrance becomes weaker and weaker...

This shows that the source of the strange fragrance is not in the porridge.

It must have been contaminated when it was brought over.

Lingxue Pavilion was filled with palace servants. Ning Wanyin did not act rashly. She just looked like she was reminiscing and said:

"Ever since His Majesty gifted me a small kitchen, I have never made soup for His Majesty myself because I am not good at cooking. When I saw the honey bean porridge today, I suddenly remembered the honey bean and red date soup I loved to drink when I was a child. It is one of the few sweet soups I can make myself."

"Lianrui, follow me to the kitchen. I want to make sweet soup for His Majesty. To make this soup, you need to pick a batch of round and plump honey beans and soak them for most of the day. Soak them before paying your respects. This way, you can make soup in the evening."

Ning Wanyin stood up and Lianrui followed her in a daze.

Xiao Guizi, who was serving beside him, reminded him, "Master, we have to pay respects to the Queen Mother today. You can make the sweet soup another day, so as not to be late and get punished by the Queen Mother."

"Don't worry, it's still early and we won't be late. What's more, since it's for His Majesty, I'm sure the Queen Mother won't hold it against me." Ning Wanyin's words had hidden meaning.

Xiao Guizi was also an old man in the palace, and she understood it instantly.

If the Empress Dowager finds an excuse to keep the master as she did to Concubine Song, the master can refuse by saying that he is making sweet soup for the Emperor.

If the empress dowager broke off relations and punished the master, then the master could send soup to see the emperor at night and win some sympathy from the emperor.

The master deliberately chose the day of paying respects to cook the soup, how smart!

She is worthy of being the most favored concubine among the rookies.