Zhen Huan is still in love, and her sister's goal is to become the queen mother

Cao Qinmo has great ambitions and is not willing to stop at being a small concubine.

Whether for Wen Yi's future or for herself, she is determined to climb up.

Cao Qinmo restrained the slightly fake smile on her face, and the expression on her face changed from flattering to serious.

"Xin Changzai's Shuhe is close to the Concubine Xian, but Wen Yi also thinks of the Concubine all the time. These feelings are cultivated. How do you know that Wen Yi will not please the Concubine even more?"

"Wen Yi is lively, I'm sure the queen will like her more."

Cao Qinmo's words were suggestive and double-entendre, using Wen Yi to refer to herself and Shuhe to refer to Xin Changzai to hint at Huimin.

It means that he is more useful than Xin Changzai, and also that Wen Yi is more likable than Shuhe.

This was quite interesting and Huimin also became interested.

"Look at what my sister said. Shuhe is reserved but sensible, while Wenyi is lively and active. There is no need to compare them. They are both beautiful and noble. My sister likes them equally."

Huimin hinted to Cao Qinmo that both she and Xin Changzai could benefit from working for her, but their uses were different.

"It's just that Wen Yi didn't have the opportunity to meet him before. When the younger sister gives birth, let Wen Yi play with her younger siblings."

What can a newborn baby play with? But these words also made Cao Qinmo smile.

It seems that Concubine Xian is willing to accept my kindness.

Cao Qinmo said with a smile:

"As a big sister, Wen Yi naturally has to play with her younger brothers and sisters."

"I'm sure Wen Yi will be happy to be close to the Empress."

Both of them made a covenant with deep meaning.

But it is not so easy for these two to form an alliance. After all, Cao Qinmo used to work under Nian Shilan.

It's not easy to jump off this destined to sink ship. With Nian Shilan's personality, he will be hurt even if he doesn't die.

Even if Cao Qinmo made up her mind to switch to Huimin, she still had to consider Nian Shilan.

But as to how to deal with this matter, Cao Qinmo also has to consider the opinion of her current master, Concubine Xian, to whom she is loyal.

"Concubine Nian, your Majesty, please prepare..."

Cao Qinmo carefully looked at Huimin's expression and asked this question.

How could Huimin not understand what she had not said? After thinking for a moment, she said:

"Don't alert the enemy. Many people are watching my sister now. If I show my goodwill at this time, people will be wary."

Then Huimin smiled and said:

"And Concubine Nian is going to make things difficult for me, so I'd better stay dormant for a while. If there's an accident, we can work together from inside and outside."

Cao Qinmo understood Huimin's meaning instantly, and decided to keep her troops undercover at Concubine Nian's place first.

In fact, this method is also beneficial to her. After analyzing the pros and cons, Cao Qinmo agreed.

"That's what the Queen said."

Huimin listened to the name that had changed since Cao Qinmo surrendered.

Empress!

——She is quite sensible.

Calling myself sister or younger sister is polite, but calling her “empress” is actually putting herself in the right position.

Xin Changzai's social skills are still not as good as Cao Qinmo's.

Look at the details.

He is worthy of being Concubine Nian’s military advisor.

Huimin didn't care about the title, but cared about Cao Qinmo's attitude.

The call of "Your Majesty" was Cao Qinmo's submission and recognition.

Huimin discussed the next arrangements with Cao Qinmo.

Huimin expressed her thoughts first, and Cao Qinmo agreed.

Both of them believed that the most urgent priority was to give birth safely, and the second was to be wary of the other concubines who had princes or might have princes.

Especially Concubine Lan, Cao Qinmo cares about her very much.

"Your Highness, this Concubine Lan has a good family background, and the Sixth Prince is favored by the Emperor. We must be on guard. If he becomes powerful in the future..."

A hint of cruelty flashed in Cao Qinmo's eyes, and she already had the intention to get rid of Hongqing.

Huimin knew her concerns, but...

Doctor Li said that based on observations over this period of time, that guess was very likely to be true.

This Sixth Prince has long been useless.

But Huimin couldn't tell Cao Qinmo this, after all, very few people knew this secret.

The emperor is still hiding it.

I can only find another reason to fool people.

"Sister, the Sixth Prince is still a child, and we don't know if he can establish himself. But the Third Prince is the Emperor's actual eldest son, and the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince who are raised in the garden have also established themselves..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Cao Qinmo knew that Huimin did not want to take action against the Sixth Prince.

But this does make sense, as there are still several older brothers.

The Third Prince is a big threat.

Wait until Huimin has a brother. If they really fight for him in the future, it will be difficult to make up for the disadvantage of age.

Cao Qinmo couldn't help but wonder how to get rid of the Third Prince.

But the Third Prince was already an adult, and it was difficult for the concubines in the harem, as his stepmother, to approach him, so it was really difficult to do anything.

This matter needs further consideration.

The two discussed the next plan and decided that Cao Qinmo should go back to assist Concubine Nian.

He acted cautiously on the surface and interacted with Huimin as usual.

But in return, Huimin wrote a letter to Cao Qinmo's parents asking them to find a famous master to help her smart younger brother and the nephew of her eldest brother who died early.

Taking the imperial examination in the future is also a way out.

After making the plan, Cao Qinmo immediately said goodbye.

Staying in Hanyue Tower for too long also makes people suspicious.

Huimin looked at Cao Qinmo's departing figure, thinking silently.

The monthly allowances of these noble ladies are too little. The current emperor is too stingy, and even the unfavored imperial household deducts a lot from them. The meager allowances are not enough for the concubines themselves, so how could there be any left for rewarding others?

Fortunately, the dowry she brought with her when she entered the palace was large, the shops and farms under her name also made some monthly income, and her family also gave her money from time to time, otherwise she would have been stretched to the limit.

To survive in the palace, money is absolutely indispensable. If the master gives some money, the people below can live much better, and Huimin will be more popular.

Just like the mung bean soup item now, after Shen Meizhuang cancelled it, it was converted into cash, and many low-level eunuchs and palace maids didn’t get any benefits at all.

Privately, he was extremely angry with Shen Meizhuang and was full of complaints.

The palace cut back on this expenditure, so Huimin paid out of her own pocket to distribute mung bean soup to everyone in Chuxiu Palace.

In this hot summer, a bowl of mung bean soup is not a precious thing, but the palace servants know that their master is thinking about them and remembering the master's kindness.

Many times, money is the most effective thing to win people's hearts.

This is true for the low-level servants, for Cao Qinmo, and for Lu Yingfeng.

What Lu Yingfeng needed were real clothes and other items to make her daughter's life better in the palace.

Because her family was in decline, Cao Qinmo entered the palace with her family's hopes.

Not to mention her family giving her any financial support, it would be good enough if she didn't even give it to the family.

This gave her family an opportunity, helped her son study and find a way out, which made her even more grateful.

Different people need different things.

Fortunately, Huimin had exactly what they needed.