Harem for a living

Chapter 20

Concubine Liu raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "The next draft will be three years later, but my sister, there is a saying that you should plan ahead. It will be too late for you to think of a solution when the draft comes."

No one is a fool, especially the emperor and queen, even if everyone in the harem is a fool, neither of them are.Who would deliberately pick trouble before Jin Feng?At that time, it will be considered good if you don't drop your rank, and you are still waiting for your rank to be raised. It is better to dream faster.

"Good sister, I know you are thinking of me, but ah," Chen Manrou paused for a moment, then said with a smile: "For me now, I just need to keep my own duty and not seek promotion. Sister first Don't be angry, listen to me."

Seeing the surprise on Concubine Liu's face, Chen Manrou hurriedly said: "Sister also knows that the imperial examination will be held next year. My elder brother will also take part next year. At this time, I must not hold back my elder brother."

If something happened to her in the harem, whether it was a promotion or a demotion, it would not be a good thing for the eldest brother of the Chen family.Being promoted, it is easy for people to associate the ranking of the big brother of the Chen family with Chen Manrou's favor, and tarnish the big brother of the Chen family.If he surrendered, the Chen family's elder brother might be implicated, so no matter which one it was, it would be better for Chen Manrou to keep the status quo.

What Chen Manrou said was not very clear, but Concubine Liu could definitely figure it out.In the blink of an eye, Concubine Liu had a smile on her face: "No wonder, then I won't force it. My sister is really lucky. If I have such a big brother, I don't need to make such a plan myself."

"I think my sister is the lucky one." Chen Manrou smiled, and pushed the fruit plate towards Concubine Liu: "No matter how favored Concubine Cheng is, she has just entered the palace, but my sister is from the mansion. Come to think of it, as long as my sister doesn't do anything wrong, there must be a place for my sister in the Jinfeng three years later."

It's just a matter of one sentence, Chen Manrou will naturally not be stingy to sell a favor to Concubine Liu.Of course, she was just reminding her that what to do was still Concubine Liu's own business.But Concubine Liu is considered a smart person to come to her to find an ally, and a smart person should be able to think of the meaning of what she said.

Sure enough, Concubine Liu raised her eyebrows slightly, looked outside and said with a smile: "Sister is really smart, then sister will learn from her. I heard that my sister's paintings are very good. In the future, sister will come over Learn two hands, is my sister willing to teach?"

"My sister has won the award, but my sister has only learned a little bit." Chen Manrou didn't say yes or no.Yes, what's the difference between that and the previous promise to Concubine Liu to form an alliance?No, it's easy to annoy Concubine Liu, it's not cost-effective, so just be vague.

Fortunately, Concubine Liu didn't intend to really learn how to draw, so she didn't go any further, and said a few gossips before getting up to leave and go back.

"Niang Niang, why did Concubine Liu come to you?" Let Cupiding and the others clear up the things on the table, and Jin Huan came to serve, then asked quietly.Chen Manrou sneered: "If you don't look for me, who are you looking for? Now in the harem, the only ones who can talk are the queen and Concubine Yang. Concubine De and Concubine Shu are not favored, but they are not left out in the cold. As long as they are not If someone is murdered, then the imperial concubine will be able to sit securely."

"Three years later, in the Jin Dynasty, one of Concubine Shu and Concubine De must be conferred the title of noble concubine." Chen Manrou said, pointing her fingers. Although most of the reasons Concubine Liu analyzed before were correct, Concubine Liu did not say That vital reason.

That is a leapfrog promotion. What if Concubine Shu and Concubine De had a dispute in the past three years?Although Concubine De entered the palace for a short time, she was a scheming person, could she just watch the title of Concubine Concubine Shu fall to Concubine Shu?
As for Concubine Shu, she has been Concubine Shu for three years, and in another three years, she will almost reach her limit.Is she willing to persist for nine years?Therefore, the title of noble concubine must be hers.

Concubine Shu and Concubine De are unwilling to give up the position of that noble concubine, so there can only be one winner.However, what if it is a lose-lose result?Her Concubine Liu is also an old man in the hidden mansion, and Concubine Shu and Concubine De have both gone down, so the noble concubine can only choose from the eight concubines of the second rank, apart from Concubine Liu, who can take the position?

Her coming to win over Chen Manrou is not as open and aboveboard as she said before. If Chen Manrou forms an alliance with Concubine Liu, then the two of them must have a division of labor. According to Concubine Liu's calculations, Chen Manrou must be let Chen Manrou deal with Concubine Cheng.

Who is Concubine Cheng?She is Concubine Yang's cousin. If something happened to Concubine Cheng, would Concubine Yang just sit back and ignore her?So, Chen Manrou was used to block Concubine Yang Gui, just to free up time and space for Concubine Liu to make plans.

If something happened to her, Chen Manrou would definitely be an outcast.

"Concubine Liu looks straightforward, why is she so scheming?" After Chen Manrou finished analyzing, Jinhuan muttered.Chen Manrou smiled and stretched out her hand to poke her on the head: "I figured this out by myself. We don't know what Concubine Liu thinks. Maybe she really wants to cooperate with us."

However, regardless of whether Concubine Liu was sincere or not, Chen Manrou couldn't accept this talk.After reading so many Gongdou Zhaidou novels, if she still believes that there are friends in the deep palace and there is such a thing as sincerity, then she might as well find a piece of tofu and kill her.

"Mother, then let's..." Asked Yueyue aside, Chen Manrou shook her head: "Let's do nothing, let's find out the details of the people in Zhongcui Palace first, and win all those who can be won, and those who can't be won." It's here, just find a chance to change it in the future. Whether Concubine Yang will give birth to a boy or a girl, whether Concubine Shu and Concubine De will do something to Concubine Yang, it has nothing to do with us."

Concubine Yang is dead, and she, Chen Manrou, will not benefit either.Concubine Yang gave birth to a boy, and she, Chen Manrou, would not benefit from it. In this case, what does it have to do with Concubine Yang giving birth to a child?Concubine De and Concubine Shu are both hurt, and she is not good, and one of them wins, and she is not good, so whether De Concubine and Concubine Shu will fight, what does it have to do with her?
As for the relationship between Concubine Cheng and Concubine Yang, she couldn't care less.

"Yes, empress, this servant understands." Both Jinhuan and Duiyue were smart, they agreed, and did not disturb Chen Manrou to continue thinking about things, and turned around to attend to other things.Chen Manrou was lazy and only gave general directions. The two of them wanted to do what Chen Manrou wanted, so they were naturally busy.

"For fun, come here." Once outside, Jin Huan called someone over, and then gave her a basket: "The phoenix orchids are blooming in the imperial garden, you go and pick a few, not too many, five or six are fine." gone."

After thinking about it, he called Xiao Chengzi again: "Go and carry a basket for Wei Le."

When the two went out, Jinhuan called for a meeting and a drink, and asked Xiao Dingzi to accompany them to the imperial dining room to bring back lunch.After all these people had left, the last Cup Ting and Xiao Laizi were vacant. Jin Huan looked at Xiangyue, nodded at Xiangyue, and then called Cup Ting away.

"Xiao Laizi, now I have a very important task to entrust to you. If you do it well, you will become our master's confidant. If you don't do it well..." Jin Huan said in a drawn-out voice, Xiao Laizi hurriedly Salute to Jinhuan: "My good sister, I guarantee you that you will do well! Since the little one has entered the Zhongcui Palace, he is a member of the Zhongcui Palace. Naturally, the young one hopes to be valued by the master and the empress." of."

"That's good. You go to the imperial garden and see if Wei Le and Xiao Chengzi have gone to meet anyone else. If they find you, you can say that you are going to send flowers to Concubine Liu." As Jinhuan said, he gave Xiao Laizi the shape of the rhododendron, looked at him and asked seriously, "Do you understand what I mean?"

"Sister Jinhuan, don't worry, I understand, I promise to make the empress satisfied." Xiao Laizi bent down and bowed, seeing that Jinhuan nodded, and then ran out of Zhongcui Palace like a happy child.On the other side, the same conversation was said to Beiting again, but Beiting's excuse was that Chen Manrou suddenly thought of adding an extra soup.

"More than half of this manpower has been dispatched at once." Tuyue walked over, glanced at the yard, and said with a smile.Jin Huan nodded: "The sooner we can confirm their identities, the sooner we can rest assured."

Saying that, he beckoned Qing Xing and Hong Mei to come over: "What about today, we want to ask you, have you ever seen them go to see other people?"

"Responding to Sister Huan's words, I didn't see Sister Wei Le and the others going out." Qing Xing and Hong Mei looked at each other and quickly saluted.Jin Huan waved his hand: "Don't be nervous, you also know that our empress has just entered the palace, and this second-class maid is also temporarily reserved, you guys, it's not like there is no chance."

Both Hongmei and Qingxing's faces flashed joy, and they said quickly: "Thank you, sister Jinhuan, the servants will definitely be loyal to the empress in the future, and will never betray and betray the empress!"

"It's good to know. You should pay attention to the movement in this yard in the future. If there is anything unusual, tell us earlier. If you behave well, you can go up faster." Said Yuena He gave them two purses as a reward, and the two little maids happily agreed.

After finishing these two, there are only three little eunuchs left.One is Xiao Mingzi, the chief manager of Zhongcui Palace, who Chen Manrou settled down, and the other two are Xiao Xizi and Xiao Lezi, who follow Chen Manrou every day. These three are all smart people, and ordinary methods are useless.

One is deeply hidden, and even simple temptations will not reveal it.The other two were under Chen Manrou's eyelids.So, ignore it for now?
(End of this chapter)