Green smoke curled up from the hollow metal incense burner, and the smell of sandalwood was masked by the sour smell of the tension between several concubines.

Wang Ruofu wore a moon-colored satin shirt embroidered with branches, and a moon-white fur vest. Her hair was pinned with a large peony flower hairpin with pearls and a green cat's eye in the middle. Her outfit was neither gaudy nor luxurious.

She held the hand warmer in her hand, and was very proud of the quarrels between the concubines over the five days of sleeping with her. As expected, she had a good appearance and was very talented in being a foxy woman.

As soon as Gan Shuyi finished speaking, Qi Yuebin and Li Jingyan looked at Rouze at the same time. This was related to the future favors of each son, and no one could really not care.

Especially Li Jingyan. Originally, she didn't dare to compete for favor because she was afraid of offending Wang Ruofu and ending up being pinned to the ground and beaten like Concubine De.

But now Wang Ruofu had given the order to allow them to sleep with her, and her girlish desire to be favored and loved immediately took over her mind, so she hated Rouze, her competitor who was better than her in both appearance and talent.

Suddenly, Rouze became the target of public criticism, but she could only endure it, lowering her head and whispering, "It is never my turn to decide where Prince Beile wants to go."

As he said this, he glanced at Wang Ruofu who was sitting on the mountain watching the fight.

These idiots were so easily fooled by Yixiu that they ignored Wang Ruofu who had her all to themselves for 25 days a month and just stared at her.

Facing the secretive scrutiny of the crowd, Wang Ruofu said to Rouze with a smile: "It's good that you know your identity. It's worth your efforts to become my concubine."

Rouze's face turned green, and Wang Ruofu smiled even more happily.

The issue of concubines' shifts for sleeping with the emperor was officially put on the agenda. Wang Ruofu had made a good plan and specially separated the five days of her menstrual period into the schedule. On the rest of the days, the Fourth Prince would either come to the main courtyard or return to the study.

This time, Rou will not be favored for three years, let alone a week.

With Zhu Si's help, Rou Ze managed to calm down and began to compete for the emperor's favor in various ways. She danced, sang, played the zither and flute, wrote poems, and embroidered. She used everything she knew to please the Fourth Prince. It was common for her to have him all to herself for four or five days.

It was only because Li Jingyan was young and fresh, and happened to live with Rouze in Hengqingyuan, that she could occasionally snatch a day from Rouze. Even so, Rouze was still unhappy.

"Silang went to Li Gege's place yesterday, and went to the main courtyard today." Rouze looked at the brightly lit main courtyard with unspeakable resentment in her eyes.

The betrayal of Silang, whom she regarded as her lover, and her happy marriage with her half-sister, whom she despised, and the fact that she had a son on her lap were undoubtedly the biggest blows to her.

No matter how she tried to win favor, she could never surpass her half-sister. She tried all kinds of means to try to keep Silang, pretending to be sick and pitiful, and playing it safe. But Silang hesitated for a moment and still refused to take a step further.

Rouze became more and more worried and exhausted. Every day when she paid her respects to Yixiu, she had to face her relaxed and rosy face. Her heart felt like it was being cut by a sharp knife.

Yixiu now seems to never have any worries. She can scold or hit anyone she wants. She lives a happy and free life.

Looking at Wang Ruofu's carefree smile was more painful to her than enduring the humiliation herself. It was Yixiu who should have looked up to her like this!

Day after day, she was depressed and her originally healthy body, which had been practicing dancing for many years, became worse and worse. She really became a weak and sickly beauty. While she gained the pity of the Fourth Prince, her beauty was also reduced.

She was originally two years older than Yixiu, and with one rising and one falling, her beauty was far superior to Yixiu's, but now it was almost the same. In fact, Yixiu was more comfortable and relaxed to look at.

"Cough, cough, cough." Rouze covered her chest and coughed twice, her face pale as she asked, "Aunt Zhusi, is Silang still unwilling to come tomorrow?"

Zhusi has become accustomed to Rouze's daily whining. If Depin had not given up on her and she had no better place to go, she really would not want to care about Rouze.

In a gentle tone, she said coldly, "Tomorrow is not the day for my concubine to sleep with me, so Lord Beile will not come."

"Concubine, concubine, concubine!" Rouze's originally calm mood suddenly became agitated, and her breathing was rapid and weak. "Why do you all have to emphasize this? I don't want to hear these two words--"

Rouze shouted loudly, as if she wanted to vent all her grievances, and the few porcelain pieces in the room were thrown to the ground by her.

Zhu Si just watched from the side, letting Rouze vent her anger without even frowning.

There is no way to prop up a useless jerk. This has been the final verdict on Rouze over the past two years. Even if she can never be included in the imperial edict, Rouze still had enough and good cards, but she has brought herself to this situation.

Rouze seemed to be irritated again by Zhusi's cold and sarcastic gaze. She felt that everyone was mocking her and laughing at her.

He was so angry that he couldn't breathe and fainted.

Zhu Si was about to cry because of Rouze's stupidity. She really wanted Rouze to die. Maybe she could return to serve Depin. But Rouze did not fall out of favor with her support, so she couldn't just ignore her.

It's really like shooting yourself in the foot.

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