The abandoned queen is reborn: she makes the prince cry and seizes the throne!

So, when Ji Mengshu was about to take a bath and change her clothes, wave after wave of concubines came to her Zhuqing Palace. They didn't seem to be there to talk, but rather to pay their respects to the queen in the evening.

Ji Mengshu saw off a group of people and stood at the door, looking at the darkening sky and seeing two or three people coming to the Zhuoqing Pool opposite.

They were so affectionate, as if they were greeting those who were returning. Looking at the faces of these people who were still so familiar in her mind, Ji Mengshu always felt as if there was an illusion of time and space crossing.

I can't tell whether this is in the past life or this life.

Under the dim moonlight, the figure slowly appeared, "Is it the young lady of the Ji family?"

It was still the familiar tone. Ji Mengshu seemed to be able to see the tragic death of Wan Guiren in her previous life. The coldness all over her body instantly pulled her into another dimension, and she could not hear anything coming from her ears.

It was not until Hongye gently pulled her sleeve that she came back to her senses. In this life, there are people who have wronged her, and there are also people she has wronged.

Wan Guiren is one of them.

Hongye still asked respectfully, "Which lady is coming?"

Xiao He, who was following behind Wan Guiren, said, "It's Wan Guiren from Huanfengyuan."

Ji Mengshu finally found his voice and invited Wan Guiren into his room. "It's almost late at night, why isn't Guiren in your own courtyard?"

The current emperor is not very old, so the concubines in the palace are all in their prime. However, from now on they can only live in this square palace.

Lady Wan's expression remained unchanged, she only smiled softly and said, "There hasn't been a new person in the palace for a long time, I'm here to join in the fun."

She just wanted to join in the fun. If it was a concubine of high rank or favored person, it would be fine, but Concubine Wan is not of high rank, so who knows how many people she will offend just by talking like this.

Ji Meng smiled happily. She still loved to offend people.

"Then my lord, you may see that there is nothing lively here." If it were someone else, Ji Mengshu would not speak so familiarly, but they had been together for so long in their previous life that she could not change it.

Hongye behind him was also slightly surprised. She kept thinking that Wan Guiren should not have known her young lady before she entered the palace, but the familiarity between their words made her feel surprised. In the end, Hongye attributed it to - they felt like old friends at first sight.

"Hmm..." Lady Wan gently waved her folding fan, "Maybe it's too late tonight... Come over tomorrow morning, and you'll be able to see it..."

After leaving behind these nonsensical words, Xiao He supported Wan Guiren and walked away. The pale yellow palace lanterns in front of them gradually disappeared in the path beside the pond. Ji Mengshu stood under the porch and looked at the disappearing road.

Lady Wan came to remind her that if she didn't take precautions, the entire palace would watch her.

Unfortunately, she returned too late, and Concubine Wan had already become Ning Huaixuan's concubine.

Although the storm may be delayed for a while, it will not be delayed forever.

The next morning, Ji Mengshu had just finished her meal and was leaning against the window reading a book when she heard a call from outside the palace gate. Then the palace maid came in and said, "Miss Ji, the imperial concubine is here."

Ah.

Ji Mengshu snorted softly. Originally, she just planned to read a few books peacefully in the Zhuoqing Palace. The empress dowager would naturally let her go home. However, there were always people trying to make their presence felt in front of her, which was annoying like a mosquito.

"Oh, Miss Ji, this place... is really deserted." Liu Huachao swaggered in and started commenting on this simple and elegant palace with a look of disgust.

"It can't compare to Concubine Liu's residence, which is so full of things that it's hard to tell the difference."

Liu Huachao: "..."

The maid behind her took out the food box with a look of her own eyes. Liu Huachao said with a sneer, "Miss Ji, this is what His Majesty specially asked the imperial kitchen to prepare for me. I thought Miss Ji had never eaten such cakes, so I specially brought two for her to try..."

Oh, when did she become so kind?

She wouldn't believe that there wasn't two kilograms of arsenic in the pastry.

Ji Mengshu took a sip of tea and said something more choking than the dry cake, "Since your majesty is so kind, why don't you let all the ladies in the palace taste the cooking skills of the imperial kitchen?"

He really doesn't know what's good for him. Liu Huachao thought to himself. Why is this person pretending to be virtuous?

Without waiting for Ji Mengshu to deliberately reveal any news, the man who lived in the side hall came over naturally. When he saw Liu Huachao in Ji Mengshu's palace, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and then he bowed.

Liu Huachao had never seen this person before, but seeing that his features were somewhat similar to Ji Mengshu's, he could guess a thing or two, "Who is this..."

If you put on airs, how can you let people know so easily that you care so much about the Ji family?

Ji Ningqiu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am the second young lady of the Ji family."

Liu Huachao glanced at her. It was not enough to have one person here. She had to bring another one with her. Humph, no matter how many women Ji Mengshu brought into the palace, the emperor would not treat them differently.

but...

Liu Huachao smiled like a flower, put down the teacup in her hand and walked to Ji Ningqiu with a smile, "So you are the daughter of the Ji family, you look really noble."

Ji Ningqiu's back straightened instantly. When she was in the Ji family, no one paid extra attention to her, and no one would say that she, Ji Ningqiu, did better than Ji Mengshu.

Liu Hua looked her up and down, and saw that she was only wearing a few plain lotus hairpins in her hair, and said, "It's just too plain and elegant. This palace is full of splendor. Only you are more noble than them, and you can make them all out of place, right?" Then she smiled and took off the gold and silver hairpins on her head, and put them on Ji Ningqiu's head affectionately.

Naked show of goodwill.

Ji Ningqiu lowered her head in a hurry, "Your Majesty, you can't do this!"

"What's the big deal? They're just a few hairpins. Besides, His Majesty loves me the most, so I can have as many of these hairpins as I want." Liu Huachao glanced at Ji Mengshu who was still reading, and went on to talk to Ji Ningqiu happily.

Ji Ningqiu touched the heavy golden hairpin, which was inlaid with the finest agate gems, shining brightly. Is this what it means to be favored by the emperor? There will be the envy of everyone, countless new clothes with gems...

A royal concubine is like this. After Ji Mengshu becomes the queen, I will never be able to surpass her in my entire life.

Ji Ningqiu held the hairpin tightly in her hand. She had never been better than Ji Mengshu in anything since she was a child. Now the only way for her to turn things around was to become the queen. With countless wealth and glory, why did everyone tacitly agree that only Ji Mengshu was qualified to enjoy it all?

They are all daughters of the Ji family, so why can't Ji Ningqiu be the queen? !

"Second Miss Ji?" Liu Huachao saw her unwillingness at that moment and called her back to her senses. "Second Miss should not like Ji Mengshu, right?"