After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

"Princess, this is a great opportunity. If you let it go, you don't know when you'll have another chance."

Ning Ruyan thought of her mother's letters one after another and her sister's warnings, and she closed her eyes.

"Then I'll have to trouble you to arrange it, Madam." After saying that, she walked into the inner room dejectedly.

Nanny Zhao responded and hurried out.

Ning Ruyan took out an amulet from her dressing box, held it in her hand, and said nothing for a long time.

It was only when she entered the palace that day that she found out that her sister was unable to have children.

My sister has always been in good health and has been extremely favored since entering the palace. If she can give birth to an imperial heir, the Ning family will be able to live in peace for a hundred years.

However, Concubine Ning had been in the palace for several years but had no children.

Anxious, Ning's mother looked for miracle doctors everywhere, but the results were always the same.

Concubine Ning was in good health, but as to why she had not gotten pregnant, all the doctors could not explain.

If Concubine Ning continues like this, and one day the emperor no longer favors her, then the Ning family will be like meat on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.

The Ning family has hundreds of people in total.

What's more, Ning Ruyan has an older brother and a younger brother.

Concubine Ning told Ning Ruyan that if she wanted to save the family, she had to secure her position as Princess of Qi.

At least, it can be guaranteed that the Ning family will not be persecuted by people with ulterior motives anytime soon.

Wait until the elder brother or younger brother, or other members of the clan stand up and go to a higher place, so that they can protect the Ning family.

Concubine Ning advised Ning Ruyan to give up her dream, because a woman without the support of her family would not be valued by her husband's family.

Ning Ruyan came back from the palace and burst into tears.

"Siqin, take this and burn it!" Ning Ruyan made up her mind and handed the amulet in her hand to the maid beside her.

"Princess, it's just a talisman, no one else will know about it." Siqin felt a little sorry for her master.

"No, let's break up completely." Ning Ruyan closed her eyes and waved her hand.

The Princess of Qi was going to hold a banquet to celebrate the Prince of Qi's promotion, and Shen Yunjin soon received the notice.

She did not dare to delay and rushed to Qixia Garden with her maid.

I saw that Concubine Shu, Concubine An and her concubine Lian'er had all arrived.

When Lady An saw Shen Yunjin, she turned around in an instant, like a mouse seeing a cat.

Lady Shu had a stern face and stood one meter away from Lady An.

Last time, Lady An turned against her allies, causing Lady Shu to be beaten with ten sticks by Xiao Minshen.

Her head maid was also sold, and the current maids were promoted from the menial maids.

Because of this, she resented Lady An.

Lady An also knew that she was in the wrong, and although the two of them still lived in the same courtyard, they no longer went out together as a couple as before.

Shen Yunjin pretended not to see them and walked aside to sit down.

After a while, Xiao Minshen and Ning Ruyan walked in together.

"Today is a good day for the prince to be promoted. I think we should celebrate it, so I asked all the sisters to gather together to congratulate the prince."

As soon as she sat down at the table, Ning Ruyan raised her wine glass and said to Xiao Minshen beside her with a sweet smile.

Xiao Minshen drank the wine in the glass expressionlessly.

Ning Ruyan also hurriedly drank the wine in the glass, and she reached out to pour another glass of wine for Xiao Minshen herself.

Shen Yunjin sat at the bottom, buried his head, and ate the dishes at the banquet. The others did the same.

"Concubine Shen, don't you want to offer a toast to the prince?" Ning Ruyan called out.

Shen Yunjin swallowed the food in his mouth and raised the teacup beside him.

"I congratulate the prince on his promotion. I am injured, so I will drink tea instead of wine." She tilted her head back and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

Xiao Minshen looked at her coldly without moving.

After Shen Yunjin finished drinking, he sat down and continued to eat the food in the bowl.

Ning Ruyan looked at the two of them like this and felt secretly happy. It seemed that God was really helping her.

Xiao Minshen and Shen Yunjin are having a quarrel, isn't she more confident?

Thinking of this, she smiled sweetly, "Your Majesty, I will toast you again."

Xiao Minshen glanced at Shen Yunjin and saw that she was concentrating on eating the food in the bowl.

He picked up the glass and drank it in one gulp.

Ning Ruyan hurriedly signaled to the maid to pour wine, and she picked up a piece of food for Xiao Minshen with chopsticks.

"Your Majesty, please eat some food to fill your stomach."

After three rounds of drinks, Shen Yunjin made an excuse to go back to apply medicine and said goodbye.

Jinzhi supported Shen Yunjin and slowly walked out of Qixia Garden.

"Master, what happened between you and the prince?" Jinzhi sensed something was wrong.

"It's nothing. Your master just feels pain from the wound and doesn't want to deal with it anymore." Shen Yunjin said lightly.

After returning from the palace that day, Xiao Minshen never came to Mingyuexuan again.

Shen Yunjin thought that a man’s favor would not last long.

But I never thought it would be so short.

She clearly explained everything, but Xiao Minshen didn't believe her.

He would rather believe what he saw than what she said.

She thought that Xiao Minshen treated her differently, but it turned out that it was all her wishful thinking.

Perhaps in the eyes of King Qi, Shen Yunjin is just his private property.

What affection, what love, it's all self-deception.

Well, after all, Shen Yunjin is not a woman who can't live without love.

She has explained it to you, you can listen or not.

If she has the energy to flatter, she might as well take care of her health.

Xiao Minshen watched Shen Yunjin leave his seat, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

The rest of them were embarrassed, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

Ning Ruyan, on the other hand, was smiling as she kept pouring wine and picking up food for Xiao Minshen.

After a lot of effort, Ning Ruyan waved and asked the others to go back, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Xiao Minshen's eyes were already blurry, but he was still drinking one glass after another.

Ning Ruyan walked over and placed her hand on the back of Xiao Minshen's hand, "Your Majesty, drinking too much is harmful to your health."

Xiao Minshen pulled her over, Ning Ruyan screamed and sat on Xiao Minshen's lap.

She took the opportunity to put her hands around Xiao Minshen's neck, "Your Majesty, I am so scared!"

She smiled tenderly, and Xiao Minshen lifted her chin with his hand.

"Didn't the princess just want me to drink a few more glasses? Could it be that I misunderstood?"

Ning Ruyan's guilty look flashed, "Your Highness has misunderstood me. I just want you to be happy."

"Really? Come, let me guess, what caused the princess to change so much?"

"A wife who turned her husband away on her wedding day is now trying to please him so humbly. What secrets does she have?"

Xiao Minshen couldn't help but increase the strength of the hand that was pinching Ning Ruyan's chin.

Ning Ruyan cried because of the pain.

"I was jealous that day. I have admired the prince for a long time and wanted to be with him forever. But who would have thought that Concubine Shen would enter the mansion on the same day as me. I was angry, so I had the door closed."

Speaking of this, Ning Ruyan's tears couldn't stop flowing down.