Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

The news of Shen Yanyan's sleeping with the emperor spread like wildfire throughout the palace. The servants in Yaohua Palace were whispering to each other, their eyes revealing joy. The palace maids were talking to each other in the corridors, discussing the latest palace gossip. If the master was favored, the people in Yaohua Palace would also benefit.

When the news reached the harem, the concubines had different expressions. Some looked jealous and secretly competed with each other, hoping to gain more attention from the emperor; while others seemed to be thinking about something, perhaps planning their next move. The power struggles in the palace seemed to have become more intense because of Shen Yanyan's sleeping with him.

In this palace full of intrigues and desires, Shen Yanyan's sleeping with the emperor became a stone that caused waves, stirring up countless ripples. The spread of this news also plunged the entire palace into a delicate and tense atmosphere.

Inside Cuichen Palace

"Shen Yanyan, when did Shen Yanyan appear again? The emperor actually went to her palace on the first night. I want to see what kind of person she is." Concubine Gao said in a sinister tone. She was very satisfied when she looked at herself in the mirror.

"Reporting to Her Majesty, the one who came from Yangzhou is just the daughter of a fourth-rank official." The maid Zi Su said sarcastically.

Gao Jinyi was a little surprised. "A daughter of a fourth-rank official could actually be one of the four concubines. Even Xu Xiaolan was only made a concubine because she accompanied His Majesty for many years. I'm afraid she is not a simple person."

"Your Majesty, the concubines from all palaces have arrived." A maid dressed in pink palace maid's clothes came in to report.

In the main hall of Cuichen Palace,

There is no empress in the palace, and the queen mother worships Buddha all year round and cannot be disturbed. Concubine Gao is in charge of the empress's affairs. Although the concubines in the palace do not need to pay respects to Cuichen Palace every day, they still need to pay respects to Concubine Gao on the first and fifteenth day of the month. Today is the day when the concubines have just entered the palace. They need to pay respects to Concubine Gao.

Dongxue woke Shen Yanyan up early to wash and dress up. Today was the day to pay respects to the imperial concubine, and they must not be late.

When Shen Yanyan brought Dongxue and Xiazhu to Cuichen Palace, many concubines were already waiting in the palace.

Shen Yanyan walked slowly towards them, and did not take the initiative to greet everyone. They were all strangers, and they were in the Cuichen Palace. At most, they would nod to each other when their eyes met. Naturally, no one would speak. She just walked to a seat in the front and sat down. Anyway, there was no queen in the palace, and there were four people in the position of concubines. Although she didn't know them, she could sit in the front seat.

Everyone in the hall saw Shen Yanyan wearing an emerald green palace dress. She had a slender and graceful figure, an oval face, a complexion like jade, skin like snow, and eyes as clear as autumn water. She looked pure and elegant, like a drop of dew on a green lotus leaf, crystal clear, dazzling, and stunningly beautiful.

Everyone was shocked. Which palace's concubine was this? She was so beautiful. Some concubines who entered the palace when His Majesty ascended the throne were also amazed when they saw Shen Yanyan. They all said that Concubine Gao was the most beautiful woman in the capital, but this person was even more beautiful than Concubine Gao.

Concubine Lan, who was sitting in the first seat on the left below the first seat, was slightly surprised when she saw the person coming. She actually recognized this person. This was Concubine Yan, whom His Majesty had sent people to stop outside the palace gate. She was so beautiful, no wonder His Majesty treated her differently.

However, Yuan Hanshuang, who was sitting opposite Concubine Lan, stared at Shen Yanyan with a flash of jealousy in her eyes. When she saw her sitting next to Concubine Lan, she nodded and smiled at her. Yuan Hanshuang looked away and ignored her. She was just a concubine anyway. Except for Concubine Gao, she could ignore anyone she met in the palace.

Sitting below Yuan Hanshuang was Lin Rongyue. She was also looking at Shen Yanyan, but then she looked away after a moment.

Shen Yanyan looked at the woman opposite her who was staring at her. She nodded and smiled at her, but when she saw that she ignored her, she guessed which concubine in the palace she was.

She was so arrogant, staring at her blatantly. She must be the niece of the Queen Mother or the legendary Concubine Lan who was very favored by His Majesty. Dong Xue had learned about the general situation in the palace yesterday and told Shen Yanyan one by one. While she was guessing, a maid came in and whispered that the Imperial Concubine had arrived. The concubines stood up one after another, and Shen Yanyan also withdrew her thoughts and stood up.

As soon as the maid finished speaking, a woman in a gorgeous purple palace dress came slowly towards the door. She was graceful and elegant, with lotus steps lightly moving. Her hair was full of pearls and jade that sparkled in the sun. She had bright eyes, white teeth, and was beautiful and dignified.

Everyone bowed in unison, "May the Imperial Concubine be well and at peace."

Concubine Gao walked slowly to the first seat and sat down. She opened her red lips and said softly, "Everyone, please stand up. Today is the first time that all of you new sisters have come to pay your respects since entering the palace. Please take your seats quickly."

Everyone stood up and sat down.

Concubine Gao looked at Concubine Lan on her left and said with a smile, "Sister Lan, you are here today too. Are you feeling better? I thought you couldn't come today." Gao Jinyi looked at Concubine Lan with hatred in her heart. Concubine Lan usually relied on the emperor's favor, but when it came time to pay her respects, she would come up with all kinds of excuses for having a headache and a fever. Sooner or later, she would get rid of this bitch.

Xu Xiaolan stood up and bowed politely, then lowered her head and said softly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm much better now." Then she sat down.

Concubine Gao looked at her and pinched her palms. What was the attitude of this bitch? Did she let her sit down? Her face was still kind, "That's good."

Then his eyes fell on Shen Yanyan beside her, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes. Which palace is this person from? She is even more beautiful than her.

When Shen Yanyan saw Concubine Gao's eyes on her, she quickly stood up and bowed politely: "Your servant Shen Yanyan, I greet the Concubine."

Everyone understood and their inquiring eyes fell on Shen Yanyan. This was the Shen Yanyan, the Shen Yanyan who did not even participate in the re-election and was directly named Concubine Yan by the emperor. With such a look, it was no wonder that the emperor treated her differently and let her sleep with him on the first night.

Concubine Gao raised her eyebrows, sneered in her heart and said, "It is said that there are many beauties in Jiangnan. After seeing you today, I can see that you are really stunningly beautiful. No wonder His Majesty loves you so much."

Shen Yanyan's heart skipped a beat, this was going to draw more hatred for her.

Everyone felt uncomfortable when they heard what Concubine Gao said, especially Yuan Hanshuang. Why didn't the emperor's cousin go to her palace? She was the niece of the empress dowager and the cousin of His Majesty. She couldn't swallow this breath of humiliation when she was trampled under the feet of this bitch on the first night she entered the palace. Then she raised her mouth with a hint of sarcasm and said, "She is just the daughter of a fourth-rank official, and she can be made a concubine by the emperor. I don't know if she seduced the emperor with her foxy tricks."

Concubine Gao sneered in her heart as she listened to Yuan Hanshuang's words. Yuan Hanshuang had been in the palace for many years, relying on the fact that the empress dowager was her aunt, and was arrogant and domineering. She also admired the emperor very much. She was afraid that she could not swallow the fact that His Majesty did not go to her palace yesterday.

"Sister Shufei, please don't talk nonsense." Concubine Gao advised her on the surface, but in her heart she was afraid that the two would start a fight.

When the concubines heard Yuan Hanshuang say this, they all looked forward to the show and looked at Shen Yanyan from time to time.

Shen Yanyan rolled her eyes at Yuan Hanshuang in her heart. What a jerk. She doesn't even know she's being used as a gun. Who are she mocking? Who are she provoking? What a jerk.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. Last night, the Emperor also said that he liked my face very much," Shen Yanyan said coyly, covering her face with a handkerchief. Then she looked at Yuan Hanshuang and said, "You are noble and beautiful, Your Majesty. I can't compare to you. Why didn't the Emperor go to Your Majesty's room, but came to my palace instead? It's really strange." Shen Yanyan said in a weird tone. She was not afraid of offending two people at once.

Concubine Gao wanted to bring trouble to her, and she wanted to get away with it. This Yuan Hanshuang, we are all concubines, why is she so noble? If she has the guts, she can let Xiao Jingzhan go to her palace. What are you talking about?

She didn't want to serve this master yet. What was she afraid of? At worst, she would be driven into the cold palace. The Shen family was such a big family that she couldn't do anything even if she was the queen's niece. If she really went to the cold palace, she would have to thank her. It was quiet and peaceful, and she had money, so she wanted it.

Gao Jinyi heard her words, and a flash of murderous intent flashed across his face, so fast that no one saw it. Jealousy surged in his heart. This bitch relied on her face to annoy him. His Majesty likes it, right? Sooner or later, she will destroy this face.

When Yuan Hanshuang heard her words, she jumped up and said, "Bitch, you dare to mock me." She was about to hit Shen Yanyan. Shen Yanyan saw her hand reaching out to her face, pretending to be panicked, leaning back slightly, and tripping her in a corner where no one could see. Yuan Hanshuang missed and fell to the ground. Seeing this, Shen Yanyan also fell to the ground groaning.

Seeing this, Lin Rongyue hurried forward to pull Yuan Hanshuang up. Some of the concubines who were sitting stood up to pull the two up, while others sat down to drink tea and watch the show.

"Empress Shufei, why are you hitting me? No matter how useless I am, I am still the emperor's concubine. What did I say wrong that you have to hit me like this?" Shen Yanyan fell to the ground and covered her face with her hands and cried. She looked like a tearful pear blossom and continued to provoke Yuan Hanshuang.

Seeing that the bitch not only tripped her but also made the first move to complain, Yuan Hanshuang instantly became furious. She shook off Lin Rongyue's hand, grabbed Shen Yanyan and started beating her.

Seeing this, Concubine Gao did not stop it and let Yuan Hanshuang beat Shen Yanyan.

Of course Shen Yanyan couldn't let her hit her, so she firmly grasped Yuan Hanshuang's hands and shook them left and right, making everyone think that she was struggling to resist. Yuan Hanshuang was so angry, but couldn't break free, so she could only scold Shen Yanyan.

"Bitch, why are you pretending? Let me go. I'm going to tear your face off and see how you can seduce His Majesty." He said as he struggled hard.

Just as she stopped cursing, Shen Yanyan heard a familiar sound of footsteps, very similar to the footsteps of Xiao Jingzhan and Eunuch Li last night. Shen Yanyan's eyes flashed, and she wanted to take a gamble, so she let go of Yuan Hanshuang's hands and stood up quickly, looking like she wanted to run but didn't dare to. Seeing Shen Yanyan let go of her hands, Yuan Hanshuang quickly stood up, took two steps forward, and slapped Shen Yanyan in the face.