Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan talked about their concerns about the future and also talked about the situation in their own palaces.

"I live in Zhongcui Palace now. My mistress, Concubine Cao, is a very easy-going person and of average appearance." Shen Meizhuang looked at Zhen Huan worriedly. "I am only worried about you, Huan'er. I just met Concubine Yun. She is indeed a rare beauty."

Moreover, both she and Zhen Huan are talented women with elegant and gentle temperament. Compared with Zhen Huan, Yunpin is obviously more charming.

Zhen Huan smiled, as if she really didn't care: "Sister Mei, you know me, I don't want to enter the palace."

"Besides, beauty fades easily, and flowers do not last forever. Do you think Yunpin is still favored now?"

With just a few words, she not only showed that she had no intention of vying for favor, but also dispelled Shen Meizhuang's fear of Concubine Yun, easily making Shen Meizhuang trust her more and rely on her more.

.........

"Your Majesty's calligraphy is becoming more and more refined." Ran Dong praised sincerely.

Wang Ruofu stopped writing and admired the words on the imperial edict for a while. She nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's worth my decades of practice and copying so many books."

"Noble Lady Shen did such a stupid thing as soon as she entered the palace. Fortunately, she didn't enter my Hui'er's backyard. I will use the knife to make an example of her tomorrow."

The whole palace came to the audience that day.

Except for Concubine Rou who was under house arrest, all other concubines had arrived, even Concubine Hua who always liked to show off her specialness by showing off her specialness.

Wang Ruofu sat upright in the center, with a dignified and aloof smile on her lips.

She wore gourd-shaped Dongzhu earrings on her round ears, and in her hand was a bracelet made of dark blue gemstones cut into equilateral octagonal shapes of uniform size.

The light yellow palace dress was embroidered with a pattern of a phoenix wearing a peony using gold and silver threads and rice-grain pearls, which made it look luxurious yet elegant and gentle.

Her daughter-in-law Guaerjia Wenyuan had come early in the morning to help her with her makeup and was standing behind her at this moment.

The concubines sitting below were nominally the prince's stepmothers. It was against the rules to let Wen Yuan sit down, and she was not happy about letting her daughter-in-law bow and greet others.

This is the current situation.

"The Queen's outfit today is not only elegant and graceful, but also very youthful." Concubine Qi was amazed, "When she and the Crown Princess are together, they don't look like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but more like sisters."

There was envy and a bit of sourness in her words. In fact, she was five or six years younger than Wang Ruofu, but it was a pity that she had neglected to take care of herself.

Wang Ruofu looked at Wen Yuan and said with a smile, "Look, Concubine Qi is still so good at talking."

"I think what Concubine Qi said is absolutely right. Only the Empress Dowager deserves the title of 'a beauty of the country and heaven'." Wen Yuan said flatteringly.

The concubines were already accustomed to the fact that Concubine Qi and the Crown Princess could flatter the Queen tacitly.

Moreover, the Queen's ability to maintain her appearance was truly extraordinary. Her face and skin seemed to be frozen at the age of thirty. The carefree look in her brows and eyes made her look youthful and carefree.

The concubines who had plenty of money also secretly inquired about the queen's recipes and medicinal foods. After imitating them, the results were good, but they were far from as good as the queen's.

Concubine Hua twisted her lips in displeasure. She had specially worn a blue phoenix headdress with kingfisher feathers all over it today. In the middle of the blue phoenix hung a huge teardrop-shaped pearl.

Its value is not much lower than that of the Queen, but it’s a pity that no one praises it!

If she stood up and said it herself, wouldn't she be like Huang Po selling melons and bragging about herself?

He secretly made up his mind to find a talking lackey as soon as possible, and could only say something else: "Stop talking, the newcomer outside may be waiting anxiously."

She came so early just to watch the queen push down the most jumpy ones among the newcomers.

After being reminded by Concubine Hua, Wang Ruofu's smile disappeared and her eyes followed the eager expressions of the concubines.

She said in a clear voice: "Just follow what Concubine Hua said, Jiang Fuhai, let the newcomer in."

Jiang Fuhai bowed, then turned around and shouted to the outside of the door: "Send the newcomer to see the emperor!"

The newlyweds were divided into two rows, with Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan standing at the front. The former was dressed brightly and appropriately, while the latter was dressed very simply.

Under Concubine Cao's manipulation, Shen Meizhuang has become famous in the harem, along with Zhen Huan.

When the concubines saw the two standing in the front, their eyes lit up immediately, especially Concubine Hua and Concubine Yun, who looked at Wang Ruofu with blinking eyes——

Quick! Let them know what the rules are and what is decent!

Jiang Fuhai: "The newlyweds will kneel three times and kowtow nine times to the queen."

"and many more."

Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang and others had just finished kneeling when they were suddenly stopped by Wang Ruofu. They all raised their heads and looked upwards in surprise.

"What's your name, the one with the short bun hairstyle?" Wang Ruofu asked.

Her face also looked unhappy. She thought that having a fool like Shen Meizhuang among the newcomers was already enough, but she didn't expect that there would be a master as well.

Looking closely, it was that Chang Wan. She really likes to be different.

Zhen Huan was confused. Her impression of the Queen was still on the difficulties she had faced during the palace selection, and she felt keenly uneasy.

Zhu Laoshi replied honestly: "My concubine Sui Yuxuan is always in Zhen's house, and I am here to see the Empress."

"Humph." Wang Ruofu snorted as if she was sneering, and said in a cold voice: "Turn around and look at what Noble Fucha and Noble Borjigit are wearing, and then look at what you are wearing."

"It's as if you're here to mourn someone!"

Just as Zhen Huan turned around to look at Noble Lady Fucha in the second row, and before she found Noble Lady Borjigit, she heard Wang Ruofu say this.

Suddenly her face turned red and then white, and then white and then red, which was very exciting.

Concubine Hua smiled happily, enjoying Zhen Huan's pain, pouring out the depression that had been suppressed since she started managing the selection process.

Concubine Yun and Concubine Cao also leaned back, covered their mouths and smiled at each other - finally there was something to laugh at when new people laughed at them, they had finally become old people.

Concubine Qi: "Oh, today is a great day to pay respects to the Empress. Concubine Wan is dressed like this. Is she cursing the Empress?"

There are too many wolves and too little meat. Most of the women in the harem revolve around the emperor, and the honor and disgrace of the family children depend on him.

Now that Zhen Huan has been given a title as soon as she arrived, although the reasons given by the emperor are very reasonable, this special thing is enough to make the concubines who want to advance feel like they are facing a formidable enemy.

Zhen Huan's mind was confused, and all she saw when she looked around were faces gloating over someone else's misfortune.

I felt like I was on an isolated island, surrounded by a group of vicious wolves, and no one could help me when I cried out to the sky or the earth.

Isolated and helpless, like walking on thin ice.

She just wanted to bide her time and not be the first one to be shot, so she dressed plainly and low-key on purpose, but it turned out to have the opposite effect.

There is also the Queen, as well as Concubine Hua and Concubine Qi. She has no grudge against them, so why are they targeting her like this?

She didn't want to enter the palace in the first place, let alone compete with them for anything. It was the emperor who chose her, so what was her fault?

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