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Although I didn't see the person, I could hear her voice. It was Concubine Wan Shu, one of the four concubines in the Northern Jin Dynasty's harem.

The corners of Li Shuangwan's eyes slightly raised. The person she was waiting for came just like in the previous life.

Concubine Wan Shu, the mother of the current fifth prince Ling Yan, is extremely favored by the emperor and the eldest daughter of the Minister of Personnel Wan Liming.

She was wearing a light lotus-colored palace dress, her hand gently resting on the palace maid's wrist. She had an oval face, willow-shaped eyebrows, watery pupils, red lips and pearly teeth, and her hair was tied up in a ponytail bun. As she walked towards the crowd, her pearl rings and ornaments jingled.

Although she is thirty-six years old, her well-maintained face makes her look only thirty.

Naturally, everyone in the hall stood up and saluted Concubine Wan Shu.

"Today it is Miss Li, oh no, it should be Princess Heng, I am here to offer tea to Sister Lin. I think the daughter of the General's Mansion has good taste, why did she choose Prince Heng?"

Li Shuangwan pretended not to hear the sarcasm in her words.

Concubine Wan Shu glanced at Ling Heng calmly and said, "I was thinking of that and came to take a look. Oh, look at my poor memory. I forgot to bring the gift for Princess Heng." Then she glared at the maid behind her and said, "You didn't even remind me."

The maid pleaded guilty: "Madam Shufei, I know I was wrong and I deserve to be punished."

"Alright, alright, it's just a small matter, why should I punish you? Since it's for Princess Heng, let... you, you are a maidservant of Princess Heng, right? Go to my Huayang Palace and get the gift I want to give to Princess Heng."

Concubine Wan Shu pointed at Qinglian who was standing behind Li Shuangwan.

Qinglian was startled, and said in panic, "Yes. But this is my first time in the palace, and I don't know the way to Huayang Palace. The people in Huayang Palace don't recognize me either, so I'm afraid I can't do what the Empress has asked me to do. Please forgive me, Empress Shufei, can this sister accompany me to get it?"

She carefully pointed at the palace maid who was supporting Concubine Wan Shu.

"Snapped!"

Concubine Wan Shu was always arrogant and domineering. Upon hearing this, she stepped forward and slapped Qinglian in the face: "You are just a little slave. Who gave you the courage to order me around?"

"Ah..." Qinglian covered her face and knelt on the ground, tears welling up in her eyes: "Madam Shufei, please spare my life. I dare not do that. Please spare my life!"

Ling Heng frowned and looked at Li Shuangwan who was standing beside her. The meaning was obvious. Qinglian was her maid now, and she, as her master, should step forward.

Moreover, she is the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion. No matter how arrogant Concubine Wan Shu is, she dare not fail to give face to the General's Mansion.

Li Shuangwan looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, pretending not to see it.

Linpin also saw that Li Shuangwan looked like she had nothing to do with the matter, so she sighed and said, "Sister Shufei, why bother getting angry with a servant? You might as well get yourself hurt. This servant is ignorant, so you can punish her or ask Ah Wan to take her back to Prince Heng's mansion to punish her. Why do you have to do it yourself?"

Concubine Wan Shu snorted coldly, sat down on the main seat, and picked up the tea that Li Shuangwan had just offered to Concubine Lin, but Concubine Lin had not yet had time to drink: "Forget it, I am not an unreasonable person, you can go and get the things yourself."

This means that Qinglian is not even allowed to call anyone from Qiyun Palace.

Li Shuangwan knew that Qinglian's departure was just like Roman's in the previous life. When she returned, only a cold corpse was left.

As he said this, he took a sip of tea, but just as the tea entered his mouth, he spat it out with a sound of "Puh", saying with disgust: "Sister Lin, what kind of tea is this? It's so unpalatable. After all, your family used to be very wealthy, but why didn't they bring some good things to the palace for you?"

She put the cup on the small table, seemingly not noticing Lin Concubine's increasingly ugly expression. "Tsk tsk, that's right. If you were to say you were wealthy, it was more than ten years ago. You and your son are not favored by His Majesty, so isn't your situation getting worse every year?"

Concubine Wan Shu looked at Linpin's embarrassment and felt very happy. She raised her voice to Qinglian who was already walking out and said, "Go to me and get some snow buds."

Qinglian was afraid of the arrogant and unreasonable Concubine Wan Shu, and waited timidly for her instructions.

Concubine Wan Shu admired her newly applied nail polish and boasted, "Alas, this snow bud is worth a fortune. This year, we only offered two kilograms. Your Majesty knows that I like it, so he gave it all to me. Today, as your elder sister, I will give you half a kilogram."

Li Shuangwan felt that Concubine Wan Shu was stupid and ridiculous as she looked like she was giving alms. At the age of over 30, she was still living like a dog.

Lin Concubine smiled awkwardly: "Sister's food is naturally good, but I'm really not used to drinking it."

Concubine Wan Shu snorted coldly: "That's right. After drinking good wine, how can you drink this crap in the future? Forget it, just take the gift I gave to Princess Heng."

Qinglian left Qiyun Palace.

"Sister, do you think my nail polish looks good? Do you think the emperor will like it?" Concubine Wan Shu sat upright on the main seat, raised her chin and stretched out a pair of well-maintained hands to show Concubine Lin.

Linpin's face turned paler and she remained silent.

Concubine Wan Shu seemed to have just realized that she had said something wrong, and she covered her mouth and laughed, "Ah, look at my mouth. The emperor never comes to this Qiyun Palace, so how can I know if the emperor likes it or not?"

She glanced at him, clicked her tongue twice, and said with a smile, "Sister Lin, if you ask me, you should change the word 'Qiyun' as soon as possible. It's too unlucky. Which cloud in the sky would stop for a certain scenery? No wonder you are not favored by His Majesty. His Majesty hasn't been to your place for ten years, right?"

Ling Heng looked at Li Shuangwan countless times, and he was extremely annoyed. People were bullying his mother, but he, as a daughter-in-law, didn't even say a word of rebuttal. He just sat there upright, drinking tea as if nothing had happened.

I really don’t know what to say!

"Empress Shufei, the name of every courtyard in this palace was chosen by our late ancestor, the empress. If your words were to get to the ears of the emperor, it would inevitably cause trouble, and my fifth brother would also lose face." Ling Heng finally couldn't help it and said through gritted teeth.

He was speaking to Concubine Wan Shu, but his eyes were looking at Li Shuangwan.

Concubine Wan Shu choked and shut up angrily.

He talked a lot about this and that.

Li Shuangwan just kept silent and listened to her chattering on and on.

She knew that Concubine Wan Shu relied on the emperor's favor, her family's influence, the Fifth Prince's talent for both civil and military affairs, and the emperor's favor. She was in high spirits and spoke without restraint.

However, who could have thought that in the previous life, Concubine Wan Shu and the fifth prince were the second ones to be beheaded by the old emperor's order, and the entire Wan family was executed.

She is so similar to myself in my previous life.

At this time, the maid beside him whispered, "Madam Shufei, it's been half an hour, why hasn't Princess Heng's maid arrived yet? Could it be that she's been slacking off somewhere or got lost?"