Donggong Zhangjiao

"Xu Yingyi was promoted?"

Holding Caiwei's arm, who had just returned from inquiring about the news, Lan Meiren asked with a serious face.

Caiwei pursed her lips and nodded.

"It can't be wrong. The emperor's imperial edict was sent directly to Fengxuan Palace. The concubines who paid their respects earlier saw it with their own eyes. Now they are also sending rewards to Xianfu Palace."

After confirming the news, Lan Meiren suddenly felt a fire burning in her heart, her brows were furrowed tightly, as if she was anxious.

"How could this happen? The emperor just summoned her to his bed first, and then he was promoted to the throne. Could it be that he was very satisfied?"

"Don't worry, beauty. I think this may not be the case." Caiwei hurriedly poured a cup of tea and brought it over. "Beauty, please think that the status you were granted when you first entered the palace was not high. I'm afraid the emperor is waiting to grant you the title here. You After he goes to bed, he will definitely be promoted."

There is some truth to these words. After hearing this, Lan Meiren's face relaxed.

Immediately he raised his hand and rubbed his temples.

"If it's true as you said, it's a good thing, but I'm afraid that the emperor is now afraid of generals and wants to promote civil servants. The queen's mother's family is a civil servant, and so is the Xu family. It's easier for them to have good relations with each other. If the emperor is afraid, the queen will suppress him. , then my life will be difficult.”

As the saying goes, if the cunning rabbit dies, the lackey will be cooked.

The days of war with Shangyang Kingdom have passed. The emperor is now wooing generals in order to take back military power. In peaceful times, it is normal to emphasize civility over military affairs.

Lan Meiren thought silently, feeling a little uneasy.

She had better be the next person to sleep with her, otherwise she would really have trouble sleeping and eating.

At this time, Caiwei thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she said immediately.

"Beauty, you have forgotten now. The emperor has seen you before. Now that you have entered the palace, the emperor has not seen you yet and has not remembered you. Otherwise, how could he not summon you?"

Having said this, Caiwei thought about it and vowed again.

"Outside the palace that day, my beauty, you met the emperor and Concubine Zhao. Concubine Zhao may not remember you. The emperor has never been fond of the queen. How could he listen to the queen and summon Xu Liangyuan first? Concubine Zhao may not be here. What did the emperor say in front of him? It just so happened that the queen wanted to promote Xu Liangyuan, who was from a civil servant family like herself, and she also said a few words, so the emperor summoned Xu Liangyuan first!"

After listening to Caiwei's words, Lan Meiren also remembered this belatedly, and suddenly felt a little more confident.

"Yes, I met and spoke to the emperor outside the palace. Although I didn't use this face-saving sentiment during the draft, it's still time to use it now."

Having said this, Lan Mei calmed down a bit and slowly walked to the table and sat down.

"It doesn't matter whether Concubine Zhao remembers me or not. With my Qiu family here, even if she doesn't like me, she has to endure it. After all, the emperor will not ignore me if he needs the Qiu family. As for the queen, time is still long."

Caiwei nodded, "What is the beauty going to do now?"

"Wait."

Lan Meiren calmed down, it was no longer time to be impulsive.

"Last time I was anxious, it was already treated as a joke. If it is still like that now, even if it is successful, it will still be laughed at. It is better to wait slowly. The emperor allowed Xu to pass me because I have the same family background as hers. The same goes for status, if the people behind me are still in front of me, it won’t make sense.”

Hearing this, Caiwei stopped talking and quietly retreated.

Wan Lingyi, who lives in Yichun Palace, is also staring here.

Seeing that Lan Meiren didn't make a fuss after hearing the news of Xu's promotion, she was a little disappointed.

After standing at the gate of Yilan Hall for a while, he was about to go back when he heard a burst of excitement coming from the gate of the palace.

Looking around, he saw Xu Liangyuan coming with two maids in a hurry.

Probably because she didn't see Wan Lingyi, Xu Liangyuan entered the gate of Yichun Palace and headed towards Fuxi Pavilion without hesitation, with a smile on her face.

"What is she doing here?" Wan Lingyi frowned.Yuetao curled her lips, "She and the guy from Fuxi Pavilion are close friends. Hey, it's so unruly. She comes from a wealthy family, but she doesn't know how to salute Lingyi. Why are she pretending not to notice!"

"The newcomer and the new favorite have just been promoted to the throne, so naturally they are very proud." Wan Lingyi narrowed her eyes and snorted coldly, "Okay, just keep an eye on them. I want to see if they can have any true feelings."

After leaving these words, he turned around and returned to the house.

Yuetao pulled over a young eunuch, gave a few instructions in a low voice, stuffed some silver into her hands, and then followed Wan Lingyi into the house.

At that time, in Fuxi Pavilion, Xu Liangyuan was happily talking to Lan Meiren.

"Sister, I really didn't expect that the emperor would actually promote me to the throne. I thought it would take a long time. Before entering the palace, my mother explained everything. She looked at me. The emperor was very kind, and the queen also rewarded me. Concubine Zhao has a bit of a bad temper over some things, but she is dealing with others. She has not made things difficult for me at all today. I think that as long as we don't provoke her, she won't do anything to us!"

Xu Liangyuan was chirping like a little magpie.

Lan Meiren smiled gently, still looking like an intimate elder sister.

"You have become a serious concubine, but you still have the temperament of a child, and you don't know how to be more stable."

"Isn't this the case with you, sister?" Xu Liangyuan smiled with crooked eyebrows, "Not to mention anything else, the emperor rewarded me with a lot of things. I picked some for my sister, and she must accept them. "

As he spoke, he ordered someone to put things on the table.

Looking at the brocade boxes stacked on the table, Lan Meiren smiled and patted Xu Liangyuan's hand.

"It shows that the emperor likes you."

"Sister!" Xu Liangyuan blushed shyly, then added, "Sister will definitely be favored by the emperor. Eunuch Hong said that the emperor likes people who abide by the rules. My sister learns etiquette and rules much better than me."

After hearing this, Lan Meiren stretched out her hand and pinched the tip of her nose, "You don't have to be ashamed, and you even teach me."

Xu Liangyuan was tickled by her and reached out to scratch her waist.

The two girls were laughing and joking together, and they really seemed to have a good relationship.

But after Xu Liangyuan left, Lan Meiren's expression turned pale, as if she hadn't smiled just now.

Glancing at the gifts on the table, his eyes darkened.

"Put it away and use it later to reward someone else."

Caiwei and Zhaoxia didn't dare to say much and immediately complied.

On the other side, after leaving Yichun Palace, Xu Meiren was still talking to her two dowry maids.

"I think you must have been too worried about what happened last time. Looking at it today, Sister Jia'er still treated me affectionately and never mentioned that I would help her move her place. Maybe it was just casual last time. This palace People inside are unpredictable, so you should stop listening to the gossip outside. Sister Jia'er and I entered the palace together, and we have to take care of each other in the future."

Xiaozhi and Hongdou looked at each other. Thinking about the scene in Yichun Palace just now, their hearts were a little beat up, so they didn't refute again and only responded respectfully.

In Yuzhang Palace, Fang Yun just shook his head sadly after learning that Xu Liangyuan went to visit Lan Meiren.

"I just hope I can be more thoughtful sooner."

"The queen doesn't care what they do."

Qing Rong chuckled lightly, and Fang Yun also smiled and said nothing more.

As for Lan Meiren, after she calmed down, she became more patient and waited quietly without making any move.

Fortunately, she was not kept waiting for a long time. Three days after Xu Liangyuan went to bed, she finally got the summons.