Ancient women awaken: loving yourself is the way to go

Day and night alternate, and the morning glow fills the earth.

Shen Xingxi opened her eyes and kissed the person next to her, then she realized, "Why didn't you go to the morning court?"

Prince Yun buried his face in the princess's arms, and said in a lazy and soft voice, "I don't want to go anymore."

Shen Xingxi pinched his face and said, "You've only been gone for a few days and you're already slacking off?"

"The prince has the queen's advice and has been behaving well lately. I can take this opportunity to hide."

The system spoke quietly, [Host, although the Queen has contacted the Chen family, she asked them to support Prince Yun. Yesterday, the Emperor met with the Crown Prince and wanted to reward the person who gave the Crown Prince advice. The Crown Prince said that it was Prince Yun who came up with the idea.]

[So does the Queen want Prince Yun to be at the center of the storm, or does she want to withdraw from the fight for the throne and do everything she can to save the Crown Prince's life? ]

[It should be both. Anyway, King Yun can't hide anymore. 】

Shen Xingxi touched King Yun's head, [What a poor thing, lying down and getting shot, but I believe King Yun has a way. ]

Prince Yun listened to the conversation between the two and didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he finally came to his senses.

He asked in a low voice: "Does the princess have any plans for today?"

"I've already made an appointment with the imperial concubine, you can go and do your thing." Shen Xingxi touched his abdominal muscles, "By the way, I want to borrow Yueluo as well, is that ok?"

"Yueluo was mainly responsible for the affairs of the mansion. Later, the household affairs were handed over to the princess. There was nothing to do. You can use them whenever you want."

Prince Yun moved the princess's hand to her chest muscle, "Can you please come back earlier for his sake? I'll wait for you in the mansion."

"Okay, I'll be back when I'm done."

Shen Xingxi grabbed it twice before getting up to wash and eat.

She changed into Nanny Yan's appearance and came to Yonghe Palace where the imperial concubine lived.

When the imperial concubine heard that Nanny Yan had arrived, she immediately got up and went to the main hall.

After the greetings, the imperial concubine smiled and said, "I've been waiting for you, Madam Yan. I hate owing favors to others the most. I have always been worried about it, but I don't know where to go."

"Your Highness is trustworthy. I admire you." Shen Xingxi took out a piece of paper and said, "This is what I wrote on how to maintain harmony in the harem. If you don't mind, you can take a look.

I came here today to resign. Something happened at home, and I am afraid I will not be able to teach you ladies in the future."

The imperial concubine picked up the paper and glanced at it quickly.

Seeing that it was just a way to bring harmony to the harem, worry appeared in her eyes: "But what happened? Can I help?"

Shen Xingxi raised the corners of her lips slightly, "Hearing what the Imperial Concubine said, I dare to ask, does the Imperial Concubine dare to contact Princess Yun now?"

The imperial concubine was silent. Now that Prince Yun was a powerful figure, many officials who wanted to follow him had surrendered. However, her family relied on her eldest brother who died in the battlefield, her second brother who was still guarding the border, and her grandfather who had a broken leg to stand firm.

There is no need to risk making the emperor jealous.

"I will tell you the truth. I am indeed afraid of bringing trouble to the family. All those achievements were made by my family. I am just sitting back and enjoying the fruits of their labor. I do not seek to contribute to the family, but I cannot hold them back."

Shen Xingxi nodded in understanding. "The next step is to open a girls' school. In this case, Princess Yun will come forward to get the emperor to agree to this matter. I just hope that the Royal Concubine can sabotage it on the surface and help secretly."

"That's no problem." The imperial concubine agreed immediately, then sighed with regret, "Although Nanny Yan's class is not very pleasant to listen to, I miss it after not listening for a while. I don't know when I can listen to it again in the future."

"I will be teaching at the Women's College, and you are welcome to come then." Shen Xingxi poured a cup of tea for the Royal Concubine, "I will be visiting the palace today, and I have a deal to discuss with the Royal Concubine."

"What deal?" The imperial concubine picked up the teacup and gently blew away the foam on the surface.

Shen Xingxi: "My Lady, the clothes made by Jinxiu Pavilion were once very popular in the capital. For three whole years, no shop could surpass them. But ten years ago, it seemed that the owner changed and there were no new styles. Jinxiu Pavilion gradually declined.

I got the news that it wasn’t because the owner had changed, but because the designer was not able to contact the outside world.”

The imperial concubine put down the teacup, looking puzzled, "Why would the queen tell you this?"

Apart from the palace maids around her, the only one who knew that she was related to Jinxiu Pavilion was the Empress.

When she first entered the palace, she didn't know that all letters sent out of the palace would be checked. She hid the clothing pattern in a letter from home, and the queen saw it and caught her.

At that time, her grandfather had just broken his leg and her eldest brother had not joined the army. Although the family had benefited from her grandfather's military achievements, things were not as good as before.

The style of clothes she drew was over-interpreted, and the few plum blossoms were understood as persistence. The queen said she wanted to tell her grandfather that the military token must not be handed in.

When his grandfather returned to Beijing, he asked to hand over the military order, but the emperor did not agree. Because of the queen's words, the emperor questioned his grandfather's behavior of asking to hand over the military order at the morning court.

She still couldn't forget what the emperor said that day, "I have always believed in the old general, but I didn't expect that he would plot against me and deliberately ask for the surrender of troops in the court. He wanted to use the morale of the army to force me not to agree!

De Fei, what do you Xin family want to do with the military token? "

Later, her grandfather knelt in the court with his broken legs and begged the emperor to take back the military command. Only then did she realize that her grandfather kept the military command to make her feel more secure in the harem, and the emperor was just taking advantage of the situation to take it back.

After that, she would avoid sending any letters outside the palace if possible.

Also because her family had no military token, she was looked down upon in the palace.

After all, her family no longer has real power.

Life was really hard back then. There was not enough charcoal in the winter, the monthly salary was withheld, the palace maids sought better jobs, and the lower-ranking concubines mocked the Xin family for their defeat.

She finally learned her lesson, suppressed her resentment towards the emperor, and fought for his favor.

After each bedtime, the eunuchs and palace maids would be particularly polite to her, and except for the queen, she would be the first to choose all food, clothing and other necessities.

Every time they received rewards from the emperor, all the servants had faces filled with joy and flattery, while other concubines had faces filled with envy and jealousy.

Gradually, she became proud of it. She no longer competed for favor just to be alive. She began to earn that vanity.

She could no longer remember the emperor's ruthlessness towards the Xin family, and every day she only thought about how to get more favor.

She also lost the pride of being a member of the Xin family. Her hands were stained with the blood of innocent people, and she bent her back to cater to and please others.

This is also the reason why she respects Nanny Yan.

A class woke her up.

The eldest brother risked his life, and the second brother used his freedom and hard work to restore the Xin family's former glory. As long as her family is there, she can straighten her spine again!

The Xin family is a military family!

The blood of our compatriots should not be stained!

This is also the reason why she is willing to change the current situation in the harem.

She will do whatever it takes to atone for her sins!

It will allow the women in the harem to no longer have to do things they have no choice but to do in order to survive, and reduce the number of unhealthy tendencies.

If someone dies, we must investigate thoroughly! No one should step on others to get to the top!