The concubine entered the palace and the concubine was very attractive

Song Nanxiang had just been brought to Liuyun Palace, where the concubines temporarily lived, when a light snowfall began to fall from the sky again.

She reached out and caught a few snowflakes, which melted in her palms. Suddenly, a cool feeling entered her brain, and she woke up immediately.

She couldn't help but sigh, "It turns out that all this is true! I have entered the palace and will soon become the emperor's woman."

If the concubines from official families who participated in the palace selection were marked with a sign, they would not be allowed to leave the palace and would be placed in Liuyun Palace.

Only after the emperor and empress have their positions determined will they be assigned to live in the corresponding palace.

Afterwards, a teaching maid would go to each lady's palace to teach them the rules.

Only after they have learned the rules will these selected ladies have the opportunity to sleep with the emperor.

Song Nanxiang stood gracefully under the eaves of the palace, and from a distance she caught a glimpse of a little man walking slowly towards her.

"A maidservant greets the young lady!" Caiyun's face lit up with joy when she saw Song Nanxiang and she bowed.

"Caiyun! Thank you for waiting for me outside the palace gate for so long." Song Nanxiang pulled Caiyun up and said with a smile.

Caiyun has been serving Song Nanxiang since she was a child, and the master-servant relationship between the two is very deep.

"Miss, I'm not tired. There's a nanny here to chat with me." Caiyun said with a smile.

Song Nanxiang thought Caiyun's two dimples when she smiled were so adorable, so she gently stroked her head with a smile.

"Hmph, even if she enters the palace, she's still not presentable enough!" Xiang Yihan snorted coldly as he walked past Song Nanxiang.

Xiang Yihan has always attached great importance to the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, and between master and servant. When she saw that the relationship between Song Nanxiang and Caiyun was not like that of master and servant at all, but more like sisters who had not seen each other for many years, she felt inexplicably jealous, and even more of contempt.

Song Nanxiang ignored her and took Caiyun directly to the room assigned for her.

……

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

The candlelight in the hall made the pens and ink on the table glow with a translucent luster.

Sitting on the red oak throne, the young emperor lowered his head slightly and looked at the list in his hand, his thick eyebrows wrinkled into soft ripples.

"Your Majesty, I heard today that Sister Song is a stunning beauty. I wonder what position Your Majesty will give her?" Queen Chen asked softly as she waited quietly on the side.

The emperor has just ascended the throne for two years. He was in mourning for the first two years and was not allowed to choose a concubine. There were already few concubines in the harem, and only seven were chosen today. The queen was very confused and could not guess what the emperor was thinking at all.

"Make her a noble lady!" Gu Junshen said lightly, and the image of the elegant and beautiful lady vaguely appeared in his mind.

"The daughter of the Marquis of Lin'an is a noble lady. The daughter of the prime minister is also a noble lady. If the concubine's daughter of a county magistrate is also a noble lady, then this is probably..."

Song Nanxiang was of humble origin. If she had the same rank as the concubines from the prime minister's or marquis' mansions, it would probably cause a lot of trouble, and Gu Junshen would not be able to explain to the officials of the previous dynasty.

Chen really didn't expect that Gu Junshen would be so fond of Song Nanxiang, the concubine's daughter of a ninth-rank county magistrate. She couldn't help feeling a little jealous and became even more curious about the stunning beauty in the rumors.

What if you could bring her a prince?

The queen thought about it and subconsciously touched her belly.

After having a miscarriage in the palace, it became difficult for her to get pregnant. She probably hurt her body.

I have been raising my child for so many years and there has been no improvement. I don’t know if I will still have the chance to have a child of my own.

Now the emperor has only one Princess Yong'an.

"Then give me a permanent position." Gu Junshen said after pondering for a moment.

"In this case, wouldn't that be unfair to my sister?" Queen Chen said upon hearing this.

"Then let's arrange for her to live in Wangyueju." Gu Junshen nodded, feeling that he was indeed treating her unfairly.

The highest rank that could be conferred to a concubine who had not served in the emperor's bedchamber was a noble lady. Song Nanxiang had to be a concubine because of her background, and she must have been dissatisfied.

Moon-Watching Residence is a new courtyard built by Gu Junshen in the imperial palace. Because the moon can often be seen from the courtyard, it is called Moon-Watching Residence.

All the materials and furnishings used in building Wangyueju are of the best quality, so I think she would not be wronged.

"Your Majesty is wise." Chen bowed slightly and saluted.

The most favored person in the harem now is Princess Yong'an's biological mother, Concubine Wang.

When they were in the palace, she had competed with her for favor many times. Now that there was a princess, she ignored her even more. It would be good if someone could share some of Wang's favor so that the other sisters would not be overly jealous.

"Your Majesty, tonight..." Chen looked at Gu Junshen with burning eyes.

Gu Junshen acted as if he didn't see it and didn't even raise his head.

Chen felt quite disappointed.

"It's late at night, Queen, please go back first. I will go to the Imperial Concubine's place later."

"I'll take my leave!" Chen lowered her head slightly and said with a smile.

……

Chengqian Palace.

"I heard that the emperor gave Wangyueju to the newly selected beauties to live in?" Imperial Concubine Wang asked Ningxiang, the substitute maid beside her, holding the heater.

Wang had long coveted the emperor's newly built Moon-Watching Residence. She heard that one could see the moon on the horizon from the courtyard. The emperor also placed reflective fluorite on the floor of the courtyard. The silver-like moonlight made the entire courtyard look snow-white, which was very magical.

I never thought that a young lady would receive this favor!

"Your Majesty, I heard from Eunuch Qian, the palace selector, that this beautiful girl is the concubine's daughter of the Yiyang County Magistrate." Ningxiang said while squatting and fiddling with the charcoal.

"Can someone with this status be selected?" Wang frowned.

"I heard that Song Nanxiang is extremely beautiful and the emperor fell in love with her at first sight. She was originally going to be canonized as a noble lady. But her family background is of low status." Ningxiang said softly.

"If her family background was higher, wouldn't I be the one to receive the title? Another vixen!" Wang was so furious that she wanted to throw the heater in her hand.

"Your Majesty, calm down! Her background is a fact that cannot be changed. You can give her some advice when the time comes."

Ningxiang was about to say something, but a sound coming from outside the house made her stop talking quickly.

"The Emperor has arrived!" Eunuch Liu shouted loudly before the Emperor.

Hearing that the emperor was coming, Wang immediately smiled, threw the heater in her hand to Ningxiang, and stood up to greet him.

"I, my concubine, meet the Emperor!"

……

Flowing Cloud Palace

Lying on the bed, Song Nanxiang thought a lot.

After entering the harem, she will have to rely on herself and her family will no longer be reliable.

I don’t know what position the emperor will give her.

According to her background, she should be given the title of a concubine, or a lower-ranking official lady.

But whether she agreed or became a court lady, she was able to enter the palace, so she would not be too conspicuous, and this gave her time to understand the temperaments of the ladies in the palace.

When you receive grace, your position will be raised.

But she had only known how to study before and had never been in love, so she didn’t know whether the emperor was easy to get along with.

She couldn't help but imagine Zhang Junmei's smiling face in her mind. That smile was like the sun that suddenly pushed away the darkness from the clouds and illuminated the sky in an instant.

The next day, Song Nanxiang woke up as soon as the sky turned light.

It snowed heavily last night, and outside Liuyun Palace there were eunuchs sweeping the snow.

She was somewhat attached to her bed, but the beds in the palace were a bit hard, and the weather was so cold that she had no desire to sleep.

She had learned this morning while having dinner that seven ladies had been selected, and hers was of the lowest birth, and very low.

Therefore, she no longer had any hope for the position that the emperor would confer upon her today.

After a while, Song Nanxiang heard rustling footsteps, so she quickly got up and walked out of the hall.

"My ladies and gentlemen, get ready to receive the imperial edict!" Eunuch Liu in front of the emperor shouted loudly, holding in his hand the imperial edict drafted by the emperor this morning.

Song Nanxiang was a little nervous as she knelt respectfully in front of the imperial edict with the six other beauties.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that Leng Boli, the daughter of the Marquis of Lin'an, is dignified, virtuous, and wise, and is conferred the title of a sixth-rank noble lady.

Xiang Yihan, the daughter of the prime minister, was elegant and graceful, and was granted the title of a sixth-rank noble lady.

General Pei's daughter, Pei Junli, was beautiful and graceful, and was granted the rank of seventh-rank official.

Shangguan Qingyu, the daughter of the Marquis of Nanyang, was well-educated and knowledgeable, and was granted the rank of seventh-rank concubine.

Song Nanxiang, the daughter of the magistrate of Yiyang County, was gentle in nature, good at domestic conduct, and virtuous. She was granted the rank of seventh-rank official and was granted the residence of Wangyueju.

Liu Jiale, the daughter of the Left Six Ministries Vice Minister, was an eighth-rank concubine.

Su Yajun, the daughter of the prefect of Qinzhou, is a concubine of the eighth rank. "