Ji Mengshu left the palace last night, and only now did she hear Lady Wan talking about yesterday's interesting incident. She said it was the one in Zhongcui Palace, and she wondered what had happened? She had a big temper last night, and caused His Majesty to be late for the morning court today.

"If Concubine Liu does this, aren't you afraid of being punished by the Queen Mother again?"

Wan Rong held her hand with pity and shook his head in vain, "Sister Ji, you and I are quite acquainted. Although you have not been in the palace for a long time, I have already treated you as my own sister... To be honest, although Concubine Liu was born in a poor family, she has never fallen out of favor since she met Your Majesty. Under such honor and favor, Your Majesty ignored the opposition of the Empress Dowager and the courtiers and sent a-"

Ji Mengshu knew what Wan Rong wanted to say, that Liu Huachao was too capable, so the empress dowager would not easily take action.

"Forget it, let's not talk about these unhappy things. Sister Ji, I heard that last night His Majesty..." Wan Rong waved his hand and quietly leaned close to Ji Mengshu's ear.

"really?"

"It's true."

Ji Mengshu took a deep breath, very surprised, "Your Majesty favors Concubine Liu the most, why did you go to Concubine Liang's place last night?"

Wan Rong pinched the grapes and put them in his mouth. The two looked like they were discussing a famous book in the capital. Seeing Ji Mengshu's interest, he unconsciously changed his tone, "You don't know this... This Imperial Concubine Liu, she sends people to wait in front of your majesty's meeting hall every day. Once she's waiting, she goes straight to the Zhongcui Palace. But I don't know what happened yesterday. Your Majesty went to the Zhongcui Palace and came out again. After returning to the Zhongcui Palace, Imperial Concubine Liu got angry, and your majesty went straight to Concubine Liang..."

"Oh, so that's how it is..." Ji Mengshu was also eating grapes, and finally asked, "Then who is this Concubine Liang..."

"Liang Fei is the daughter of the current Minister of Rites. She is gentle and polite by nature. I heard that she was favored by the Empress Dowager during the selection and was kept in the palace."

When such a good girl met Liu Huachao, it was like a scholar meeting a soldier. Even if she was extremely talented and well-educated, she would still be no match for Liu Huachao, the scoundrel.

Ji Mengshu sighed a few times with regret, "Sister Wan, if that's the case, then Concubine Liu will cause trouble for Concubine Liang, right?"

"There are many things going on in the harem, and they are all women. If women want to win favor, they have to use some tricks. Unfortunately, you and I are not gods in heaven. Even if we encounter such things, we can't do anything, right?" Wan Rong sighed lightly, and for a moment he was so worried that he didn't even bother to eat grapes. "Besides, Concubine Liang is still a concubine, and I am just a small noble. Even if I want to, I am powerless..."

Wan Rong turned to look at her, as if he had seen a savior. "But the sister of the Ji family is different. When she enters the harem in the future, even if she doesn't have the emperor's wholehearted love, no one will be able to bully her."

Ji Mengshu and the other five were miscellaneous grains. Last night, she saw with her own eyes that after Ning Huaixuan came out of Ji Ningqiu's palace, he had a disagreement with Liu Huachao and brought the disaster to Concubine Liang.

In her previous life, Concubine Liang was a gentle person who never fought or competed for anything, and only sought stability. In her previous life, she had helped her a lot, but she felt a little guilty for turning a blind eye to it. But if she intervened, what would her position be?

"Sister Wan, there's nothing else to do. Don't you want to go over to their place and take a look?" Ji Mengshu wanted to pull Wan Rong along. After all, when it comes to things like this, strength lies in numbers.

Wan Rong was surprised, "Are you sure that a small shrimp of my level will not be affected by the fire in the city gate?"

Ji Mengshu shamelessly guaranteed, "I am still here, right? Hmm? Don't you think Sister Wan believes me?"

Under Ji Mengshu's coercion and inducement, Wan Rong went to see Concubine Liang with Ji Mengshu. When they entered Concubine Liang's pavilion courtyard, they heard the palace servants stop them in embarrassment.

"Lady Wan, young lady, my queen is not in the palace..." Although the position of a minor palace maid is low, Concubine Liang is kind and gentle, so she couldn't help but speak in a pleading tone, "The queen was called away by Concubine Liu early in the morning, and she hasn't returned yet."

It's been such a long time. Even just a personal conversation shouldn't take that long.

Ji Mengshu and Wan Rong exchanged a glance and walked straight to Zhongcui Palace. "Sister Ji, I have always avoided the limelight and not fought for anything since I came to the palace. If I go in now, I'm afraid Concubine Liu will remember me for the rest of her life..."

"Oh, dear sister, don't worry, I am Concubine Liu's primary enemy, right?" Ji Mengshu stuck out her tongue, even though she wanted to change the outcome of marrying into the palace.

The Zhongcui Palace was luxurious and magnificent, with precious flowers, plants and trees everywhere. After being informed, Ji Mengshu went in first. Liu Huachao did not shy away from letting anyone see that Concubine Liang was kneeling in front of her palace!

"I've heard before that Concubine Liang is an excellent painter. I was just going to ask her for advice, but when I went to her palace, she said she was not there." Ji Mengshu saw a woman kneeling weakly in front of Zhong Cui's palace. She had thin shoulders and looked exhausted. She was afraid that she had been kneeling since this morning.

Shen Liang raised his pale face, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, it's not convenient for me to paint now, why don't you go back first, I will personally give you a painting another day..."

Why be so humble? Ji Mengshu thought, Shen Liang's father was the Minister of Rites of the Dali Dynasty. Although he had no real power in his official position, he was also one of the six ministries. Shen Liang was the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, so how could she be reduced to being bullied by a foot-washing maid?

"Hey? Isn't this the girl from the Ji family? What's the wind today? It brings you here?" Liu Huachao stood on the ground with his arms folded across his chest, staring at the two of them with unfriendly eyes.

"Greetings, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine..." Wan Rong still bowed according to the rules, but he didn't hear the word of being excused, so he could only grit his teeth and half-kneel.

Ji Mengshu sneered, "Your Highness, what a big breeze! Concubine Liang is in the same position as you. I don't know where Your Highness gets the power to punish Concubine Liang, who is also a concubine, so arbitrarily?"

Liu Huachao walked down two or three steps slowly, and stopped when she was close to Ji Mengshu. "Miss Ji, what are you talking about? Concubine Liang is kneeling in front of my palace for no reason, and I don't know why. What's going on? Are you blaming me for this unfounded thing?"

Even though Liu Huachao was standing on two steps, Ji Mengshu raised her head slightly, as if looking at a stray dog ​​on the roadside. "What Concubine Liu said was really interesting. Could it be that Concubine Liang was kneeling voluntarily?"

The contempt in his eyes was enough to trample on Liu Huachao's strong self-esteem. Before Liu Huachao could reply, Shen Liang fainted amid Wan Rong's exclamation.

"Empress Liang?" Wan Rong didn't care that Liu Huachao didn't ask her to stand up, and hurried to Concubine Liang.

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