The concubine entered the palace and the concubine was very attractive

The mourning did not last long.

After all, holding a funeral for Xiang was just Gu Junshen's way of compensating the prime minister.

He himself did not have much affection for Xiang, and stood there with a sullen face throughout the whole process. As the eunuch presiding over the funeral shouted softly, "The ceremony is over!"

The sound in the hall disappeared instantly.

After a while, Gu Junshen dismissed everyone.

The next family to arrive was the Xiang family.

The whole family was dressed neatly, wearing the same white suit and veils on their heads.

Nanxiang looked back and saw the middle-aged man standing in the first place. He should be the prime minister.

There was no extra expression on the prime minister's face, but there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

The daughter who was still acting like a spoiled brat at my knees a few months ago, turned into a cold corpse in the blink of an eye.

Perhaps this is the variable in the harem, and the person might be gone in the next moment.

Everyone saluted Gu Junshen, and then another round of funeral ceremony began.

Nanxiang didn't want to stay any longer, so she returned to Wangyueju with Ruolan's help.

I encountered an interesting thing just halfway through my journey.

For some unknown reason, Su stopped Pei in front of him.

Pei's position was low, so she had to squat and salute.

"Empress! Should we take a detour?" Caiyun said casually.

Although Pei had a good relationship with her mother, they were just friends who could chat with each other.

"This route is the fastest. If we take a detour..." Nanxiang was a little hesitant.

This was because if she took another route she would have to go around half the huge palace, and her body couldn't bear it.

"Your Majesty! Go forward! You are a concubine now!" Ruolan, who was standing by, knew Nanxiang's concerns at the moment and said softly.

Nan Xiang nodded when she heard this. Although she didn't want to get involved, it was common for concubines of higher rank to intimidate concubines of lower rank, but now it was blocking her way.

This is not possible!

Then she straightened her body and walked in front of the two people with steady lotus steps.

"I am here to pay my respects to Concubine Shu! May your majesty be well!" Su squatted down and said as soon as she saw the person coming.

"I am here to see Concubine Shu!" Pei said with some surprise in her tone.

She didn't expect that just when she was about to be bullied by the Su family, Nan Xiang appeared. She thought she was here to save her, and she couldn't help but feel happy.

"What happened?" Nan Xiang spoke leisurely with an indifferent tone.

"Empress Shupin! Concubine Pei just bumped into me accidentally. I was just about to punish him!" Su said calmly, not feeling that she had done anything wrong at all.

"Is Pei's like this?"

"Your Majesty! I didn't mean it. I was just careless." Pei said in a calm voice.

"It was an accident! Should we apologize to Concubine Jia?" Nanxiang asked casually.

Since she ran into them head-on, as a high-ranking concubine, she must seek justice and give Pei family some face.

She remembered that Pei seemed to have helped her get rid of Su's entanglement in the Imperial Garden last time.

"Since it is Concubine Shu who has spoken, how dare I think of overstepping my authority! Pei should just apologize!" Su said with an unhappy look on her face.

"I didn't know the etiquette and offended Concubine Jia! I hope you will forgive me!" Pei said sincerely.

"I'll take my leave!" Su ignored the words and squatted towards Nanxiang, said something, and then left on her own.

Pei, who was squatting on the ground, saw this and said to Nanxiang, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your justice!"

"It's just a small matter! Su has just lost her child, and she must still be angry. It's better to stay away from her when you see her!" Nan Xiang reminded calmly, and then left.

……

"My lady! This Concubine Shu is too nosy!" Lily said angrily while supporting Su.

"She is in a high position! We can't just leave her alone. If she were still a noble, I wouldn't be afraid. But now that she holds the emperor's favor, it's better to stay away from her." Su said with a cold look.

At this time, she was still thinking about getting herself back into good health and getting pregnant with the emperor's child again.

"That Nanxiang is a hen that has the emperor's favor but can't have a child! She just occupies a high position!"

Then she thought of the fertility tea that the queen gave her last time, and it was really effective.

She actually got pregnant at once, so she must drink more.

……

"My lady! We should stay away from Concubine Jia in the future. We looked down on her before. But now her position is higher than ours. We can't afford to offend her." The maid beside Pei said worriedly.

"I know! After all, things like this change over time! It really proves that saying! It's better to avoid doing things that offend others as much as possible."

Pei didn't expect that only two months later, Su would surpass her.

And she has been holding on to this permanent position with no room for advancement.

Perhaps this is the fate of most concubines in the harem.

The new arrivals were promised the Queen's support and would surely receive the Emperor's favor soon.

……

When Nanxiang returned to Wangyueju, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky and a cold wind began to blow.

"Empress! Fortunately we walked fast! Otherwise we would have been caught in the rain!" Caiyun said with some relief.

"As we get closer to the middle of summer, the weather becomes more unpredictable."

……

The evening of Bingshen day in Jisi month.

The Queen announced to the world that she was hosting a night banquet in the palace, and invited the wives of several of the most senior officials in the court.

Tonight, Nanxiang asked Eunuch Liu to help the emperor turn over her name card.

Nanxiang looked at the date and thought it was the right time to announce her pregnancy to the Emperor.

After all, tomorrow is the day when the Queen will hold a banquet. Various beauties from the court will appear, as well as the two concubines that the Queen is proud of.

That would be the best time for them to compete for favor, but Nan Xiang didn't want to let them succeed.

Tonight, Nanxiang was wearing a white low-cut dress with a white silk mesh tulle over it and a beige belt around her waist. Her jet-black hair was tied into a bun with a few light red pearl flowers inserted in the bun, and a small white pearl hung in front of her forehead. Her jade-like skin was blushing, but her crescent-shaped eyebrows and star-like eyes were cold and beautiful, making her an extremely beautiful lady.

This look is exactly what Gu Junshen likes.

After a while, Gu Junshen arrived at Wangyueju.

Tonight he was wearing a black imperial robe. Under the candlelight, his distinct black hair under the crown reflected a circle of beautiful orange light.

There was a fierce and unruly look on her face, deep and bright single phoenix eyes, and under the high nose bridge were two thin lips with a proud look.

"Your Majesty! Why are you dressed so handsomely tonight?" Nan Xiang asked with a faint smile.

Gu Junshen then exuded an aura of a king that shook the world, and his evil yet handsome face was filled with an unruly smile.

"My dear! We haven't had that in a long time!"

"Your Majesty! I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Junshen's thick eyebrows wrinkled into soft ripples, curved like the bright crescent moon in the night sky.

"Why?"

"I'm already pregnant! Of course it's inappropriate..." Nanxiang said slowly, turning her head away shyly.

"Really?" Gu Junshen's eyes widened, revealing an expression of disbelief.