The most beautiful lady in the harem

The next day, Qin Liuse met Qin Huaijin in Shuyuexuan. Qin Huaijin sneezed several times in front of her. It seemed that he had caught a cold after kneeling in the yard for half an hour last night.

However, this illness, or rather the punishment from Emperor Yongjia, calmed Qin Huaijin down a lot.

At least now when he met Qin Liuse, Qin Huaijin only showed some disgust and hostility in his eyes and actions. He was not like before, when he would be like a firecracker when he saw Qin Liuse and speak disrespectfully to her.

He caught a cold and no one knew how long it would take for him to recover. In any case, Qin Huaijin could not serve Emperor Yongjia during this period.

Qin Liuse really didn't know when she recovered.

As it was already June, the harem was extremely busy and had no time to care about Qin Huaijin.

Concubine Zhang's belly was very good and she was pregnant with a dragon fetus at once. In June, the first baby she gave birth to was a little prince.

Emperor Yongjia was very pleased as this was his second son.

The harem was also busy preparing everything for the newly arrived prince. Concubine Qin followed Concubine Xiao Defei and Li Chongyuan around, and returned to Shuyuexuan every day. She didn't see Qin Huaijin, so naturally she didn't know when she recovered from her cold.

This is the first happy event in the harem in June, which keeps people busy.

Another exciting thing was that Emperor Yongjia began to update the labels of the concubines. If he favored a newcomer, he would usually reward her the next day, so they also had something to do.

The things of Emperor Yongjia naturally did not need to pass through their hands, but since the concubine was promoted by Emperor Yongjia and had a position, it was natural for the harem to show its respect.

When Emperor Yongjia sent the bride off, they had to do the same, make some arrangements, and send someone to greet the newlyweds.

As a result, Qin Huaijin's opportunities to sleep with the emperor naturally became fewer.

As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad. Among the new concubines of Emperor Yongjia, the first one to be picked was Liu Qiuniang.

Qin Liuse was not very surprised when he heard the news.

She thought to herself, it seems that showing off one's reputation in front of Emperor Yongjia is really useful.

That night, she met Emperor Yongjia in Four Seasons Garden. A few days later, Emperor Yongjia picked the ripe peach of Liu Qiuniang.

This is the same principle as buying and selling potted flowers on the street. If they appear in front of you a few times, you will always have a preconceived idea and an impression in your mind.

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On June 15th, the harem was very lively.

Since Concubine Dong passed away, the harem has not seen such a large gathering of sisters for a long time.

As the harem was now ownerless and Emperor Yongjia had yet to select a new empress, the new beauties and concubines had no chance to gather together.

We went to Concubine Dong's palace before because she was in charge. Now if we gather so many people in someone else's house, it would be suspected of forming a clique.

Concubine Ning Shu has a high position, so she can keep people around. But now that her belly is big, she feels the buzzing noise and is too lazy to socialize, so she doesn't like to invite people to the palace.

Not to mention Concubine Xiao De, there would only be so many people in her palace when the sun rises in the west.

Today they gathered in the Empress Dowager Dong’s Cining Palace.

Qin Liuse first went to the Empress Dowager West's palace to pay her respects, and then rushed to the Empress Dowager East's palace without stopping.

Because Emperor Yongjia issued an edict, all concubines above the third rank must gather in Empress Dowager Dong’s palace today.

Qin Liuse also had some idea in his mind and could guess that Emperor Yongjia was probably going to honor the newcomer.

I don’t know who got promoted this time.

Emperor Yongjia arrived very early today. When Qin Liuse arrived at the Cining Palace, Emperor Yongjia was already sitting next to the Empress Dowager Dong.

Qin Liuse quietly and calmly looked around the room at the people, and saw only one unfamiliar face.

I think it must be Xin Zhaoyuan who has been as low-key as possible after returning to the palace and has been hiding in her own palace.

Qin Liuse first paid her respects to the Empress Dowager Dong and Emperor Yongjia, followed by Concubine Ning Shu, Concubine Xiao De, and several Zhaoyuan, Zhaoyi and Li Chongyuan.

She bowed her head. She was a third-rank imperial concubine, and whenever she met someone of a higher rank, she had to call them "sister."

Concubine Ning's belly is now visibly pregnant and feels heavy. She is lazily fanning herself with a round fan, as pregnant women are afraid of the heat.

She sat in the first seat under Yongjia and waved with a smile, asking Qin Liuse to come over. "There is a seat here, come over here."

Qin Liuse walked over with a smile and sat behind Concubine Xiao De and Concubine Ning Shu.

The first person to be attacked by the Empress Dowager Cixi was Xin Zhaoyuan, who was sitting opposite her.

Qin Liuse's first impression of Xin Zhaoyuan can only be described as surprise.

Surprisingly, Xin Zhaoyuan was not a particularly outstanding beauty. She did not have the charm of Concubine Ning Shu, nor the cold and pure beauty of Concubine Xiao De, nor the enchanting figure that could not be concealed like Concubine Meng.

In summer, clothes are thin, and you can tell at a glance whether your figure is well-endowed or not.

Xin Zhaoyuan is neither thin nor fat, but rather tall. However, she is only tall among daughters in her family, and is about the same height as Concubine Ning Shufei.

As for the face, in a place like the harem, there is no such thing as a beauty.

It's a little dull and soft, but I can only say that its appearance is acceptable.

Her skin is fair, her facial features are not particularly outstanding, and she has a small oval face.

But she has a good temperament and is not flashy.

Although she was not outstanding among the women of Emperor Yongjia, the palace dress she wore, made of light red silk brocade, was brilliant and shining, which showed that Emperor Yongjia treated her very well, which was why she was given such honor and glory.

Xin Zhaoyuan met her upward gaze, smiled with the corners of her lips curled up, and nodded slightly to her.

Qin Liuse also smiled back at her.

But based on her understanding of the women in the harem, this smile, although expressed in good faith, did not mean anything.

If Qin Liuse had to give her an evaluation, her evaluation of Xin Zhaoyuan would be very high.

First of all, the fact that Emperor Yongjia valued her so much despite her ordinary beauty already showed his ability.

To be the woman of Emperor Yongjia, beauty alone is far from enough.

Her stunning beauty might make Emperor Yongjia covet her and show him temporary interest in her, but in order to gain his long-term favor, there was something more important than beauty: thoughtfulness, caring and gentleness.

Especially this kind of understanding, which is a great knowledge.

Thinking of this, Qin Liuse felt that he had found another role model to learn from in this harem.