"The things that Sister Duanfei gave are too valuable. How can I let Lingrong..." An Lingrong looked at Concubine Duan with a smile, but Concubine Duan shook her head and took An Lingrong's hand.

"In the past, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid my body would not have been able to hold on until now. Today you have a happy event, so I must prepare some gifts as a congratulations." Concubine Duan patted An Lingrong's hand, her face full of tenderness.

"Sister Duan Fei, you are too polite. Lingrong said that you don't have to worry too much about this matter..." An Lingrong also looked at Concubine Duan with a smile, her face gentle.

"I am very happy that you have been appointed as a concubine now. When you give birth to a prince, your status will definitely be promoted. By then, I will send a better one to my sister as a gift." Concubine Duan looked at An Lingrong's belly, her eyes filled with joy and envy...

"I hope she is a princess and can be as considerate as Wen Yi." An Lingrong said as she covered her belly with her hands and looked down at that place with an expression of incomparable kindness.

"No matter what it is, having a child in this palace means having a support. If the one in Jingren Palace could have a child of his own, he would not have ended up like this." Concubine Duan said as she looked up at the location of Jingren Palace and couldn't help but sigh.

"Although offspring are a support, the one in Jingren Palace brought this upon herself. She committed such a sin that even if she had a Daluo Immortal to save her, she couldn't."

An Lingrong said nonchalantly, the Queen had taken so many innocent lives, and the fact that she was still alive today was already a blessing from her ancestors...

"That's true. When she was in the palace, everyone said she was a good person. I didn't expect her to be so cruel."

Concubine Duan retracted her gaze and said:

"Sister, you are a smart person. I think you have seen my choice from the questions you asked me before. Are you still willing to help me?" Concubine Duan looked at An Lingrong with an inquiring gaze.

Although it was difficult to speak, Concubine Duan still asked this question. She had not actually intended to ask it, but the person in front of her was given the character "Chen" by the emperor. She had to speculate as to why the emperor gave her such a title.

In fact, after An Lingrong left Yanqing Palace that day, she had been thinking:

Concubine Hua is favored by the emperor and has the tremendous power of the Nian family. Although the Qi family is quite powerful, the emperor has not visited them for a long time and they are unable to have children.

So, I am a little weak in this aspect...

However, she also felt that the position of Empress would never be the Concubine Hua's, because the musk in the "Huan Yi Xiang" was apparently the Empress's method, but there were so many doctors in the palace, if the Emperor did not allow it, how could the Empress do it so perfectly? !

In this case, the emperor must be on guard against the Nian family.

Moreover, the Nian family's achievements surpassed their own, so why would the emperor acquiesce to this matter? As she was also the child of a military general, she understood clearly.

But even though they were both military families, my mother's family had always been one that respected the emperor without any faction. I thought the emperor wouldn't care about his family...

So, this aspect is a little stronger...

Therefore, if the Emperor and the Queen Mother really wanted to choose someone from the harem to sit on that position, my chances of winning would be greater than that of Concubine Hua...

"Of course I am willing." An Lingrong nodded. After hearing this, Concubine Duan finally smiled from the bottom of her heart.

She would not have been afraid of An Lingrong, but during this autumn hunt, An Lingrong actually saved the emperor and became pregnant with the emperor's heir. All this happened too suddenly.

What made her even more uneasy was An Lingrong's title, so she thought about it for a long time in Yanqing Palace and didn't come to congratulate...

"Okay, you are pregnant now, you should rest more. Wen Yi should also be craving for a nap now, so I will go back first." Concubine Duan said with a smile and stood up, and An Lingrong also stood up to see her off.

"You better take a good rest. It's cold outside. Don't come out..." Concubine Duan tried to stop An Lingrong from getting up...

The next day was the promotion ceremony. Since the queen could not come out, An Lingrong went to Shoukang Palace to pay her respects to the queen mother, who gave her etiquette instructions and praised her...

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The position of Empress was vacant, and Concubine Duan and Concubine Hua began to compete with each other to show their generosity and virtue to everyone. For a time, the harem welcomed an unprecedented peace...

On this day, Concubine Hua invited all the concubines to discuss palace affairs. Everyone gathered in Yikun Palace. This was the first time Concubine Duan stepped into Yikun Palace...

In the outer hall, Concubine Hua sat in the main seat, while Concubine Duan sat at the head of the group. Concubine Duan was led to sit down, her brows slightly furrowed, but she didn't say anything and sat down...

This is the difference between having power or not.

On the other side, An Lingrong sat in the first seat, and Concubine Jing was arranged to sit below An Lingrong.

This is the difference between having the emperor’s favor and not having it.

An Lingrong was a little surprised that Concubine Hua made such a clear distinction.

"As the year draws to a close, I know that all the palaces are very busy. Since the Empress is unable to preside over this year's palace banquet and various arrangements for each palace, the Emperor has handed them over to me.

I asked you to come here today because I want to say that since the emperor has asked me to manage the six palaces, I hope you sisters can cooperate with me."

Concubine Hua, who was sitting on the upper seat, spoke slowly, and everyone nodded in agreement.

"Duan Fei is an old lady in the palace. You were not in good health before, so you rarely went out. Now I see that you are much better. But you still have Wen Yi by your side, so you should stay in the palace and take good care of the children. I will definitely not miss you in all your expenses."

Concubine Hua glanced at Concubine Duan, and with a sneer on her face, she spoke.

"Thank you, Sister Hua Fei, for your concern. As you all know, I was not in good health before, so I seldom visited you.

However, thanks to the emperor's grace, I have now recovered. I am afraid that I will have to bother my sisters more often to play together in the future. I hope you sisters don't find me annoying."

Concubine Qi met Concubine Hua's gaze, and then looked at the others. Upon hearing her words, the concubines just smiled and replied, "It's not a problem..."

The words "Hua Fei's sister" were enough to displease Hua Fei, and the following words made her so angry that her eyes turned crooked.

Concubine Hua glared at Concubine Duan in anger and said through gritted teeth, "Concubine Duan, did you eat too much for breakfast today? How dare you call me your sister! I don't even remember that I have a sister like you!"

Upon hearing the voice, everyone looked at Concubine Hua and sighed in their hearts: Concubine Hua is still the same Concubine Hua!

These days, she has been doing favors for all the palaces and speaking with a cheerful face. No one can even remember her former domineering appearance. Now it seems that it is because no one has touched her weak spot...

"You and I are both concubines, and I have served the emperor earlier than you, and I am a few years older than you. Isn't it normal to call me sister?"

Concubine Duan was not angry. She sat there and looked at Concubine Hua with a smile. After she finished speaking, she even picked up the tea at hand and took a sip.

"How dare you be so rude in front of me!" As Hua Fei spoke, she slapped the Eight Immortals Table beside her, scaring everyone.

"Sister, you are joking. It is not your decision whether it is presumptuous or not."

After Concubine Duan finished speaking, everyone looked at her. They felt that Concubine Duan seemed like a different person. She still had a smile on her face while speaking, but she made Concubine Hua so angry that she was gasping for breath.

Concubine Duan looked at Concubine Hua, still smiling, and said, "If Concubine Hua has nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."

As Concubine Duan spoke, she stood up. Jixiang stepped forward to support her, and the two of them left the Yikun Palace.

So, this is a declaration of war...

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