The concubine entered the palace and the concubine was very attractive

The palace felt a little cooler after the snow. Looking up, the high walls and gray tiles were covered in white.

The snow plums in the courtyard of Wangyueju look even more red against the backdrop of the snow scene, and they are still beautiful even though their branches are weighed down by the thick snow.

Seeing this, Nanxiang asked Caiyu to pick a few snow plum branches and put them in the blue-patterned straight-necked vase in the hall.

The hall was suddenly filled with the faint fragrance of plum blossoms, which was very elegant and refreshing.

It would take at most seven days to learn the palace rules. Although Song Nanxiang learned quickly, she still stayed with her aunt for seven days just to learn more about the palace.

Today is the eighth day, and also the ninth day after the canonization.

This day is the day when the newly appointed concubines go to Jingren Palace to pay their respects to the Queen.

After getting up at the hour of Mao, Nanxiang has been selecting accessories and fabrics to wear for the greeting ceremony.

Previously, the Emperor rewarded the Imperial Concubine with several pieces of brocade cloth because she caught a cold as punishment. The color and quality were quite good, and he asked the servants to send them to the embroidery room to make a few sets of clothes.

But for today's greeting, Nanxiang felt that these clothes were a bit too gorgeous, and a bit out of place.

Today the Queen sits in the main seat, and these newly appointed concubines certainly cannot overshadow the Queen.

She also thought of what her aunt had told her: to bide her time and effort and to settle down in the harem first.

"Caiyun, put these clothes away! Didn't the Embroidery Room send a few sets of clothes to each newly appointed concubine? Bring them here for me to see." Nanxiang waved her hand and said to Caiyun who was dressing her up.

"Yes." Caiyun responded, picked up her clothes and went to the attic.

Nanxiang looked at her face in the mirror, which was paler than that of an ordinary person, and said to Kikuhei who was helping her to comb her hair.

"Kikuhei, please pick out some accessories with lighter colors for me."

"My dear, would this be more elegant?" Kikuhei asked as he picked and chose in the jewelry box.

"This is my style when I'm outside, and it's not easy to change it at will. Besides, we can't be too conspicuous this time, so we still have to be low-key." Nanxiang said lightly.

When she thought of the targeting by Imperial Concubine Wang that day, she understood that she couldn't do anything too stunning, otherwise she would arouse the jealousy of those who had ulterior motives.

Of course, she would not always be dull and low-key. She would only be stunning once in a while to impress the emperor.

Finally, Nanxiang picked out a few pieces of jewelry that she liked from among the jewelry selected by Kikuhei, including a turquoise hairpin for her temples, a small green bead insert, and two small blue lace combs.

She put away the azure hairpin that she wore during the palace selection.

After all, this is the only thing left by her original mother, and she can't lose it.

The bun that Kikuhei made for her today was just an ordinary round bun, with two combs inserted on both sides, and paired with sideburns and small hairpins, it made her look a lot more solemn, and she really looked like a lady in the palace.

At first glance, she is different from ordinary palace maids and concubines, but she does not look too gorgeous.

Nanxiang looked more and more satisfied.

After a while, Caiyun brought a few clothes for the regular position made by the embroidery room.

Nanxiang chose a light blue dress with flowing cloud embroidery and put on a thick white fur cloak.

She peeked out through the crack in the window and saw that it was still snowing lightly, so she asked Caiyun to bring the incense burner for heating.

She added some snow plum powder that she asked Caiyun to roast, which smelled soothing.

"Caiyun, you just come with me. Juping, you stay in Wangyueju." Nanxiang said to the two people beside him, holding the incense burner in his hand.

Although Kikuhei is considered an elder in the palace, she still trusts Caiyun more.

Moreover, only by letting Kikuhei stay at Wangyueju to look after the house can those restless servants be properly disciplined.

This time, she also wanted to take Caiyun to see the world and let her grow.

"Yes," the two said.

After saying this, a hint of joy flashed across Caiyun's face, and she quickly walked outside the hall and held up an oil-paper umbrella.

As soon as she walked out of Wangyueju, Nanxiang met Su Yajun, the woman who had helped her before, who seemed to be waiting for her outside.

Nanxiang was actually quite puzzled. This Su must be dissatisfied with his position.

I never thought that I would help her that day.

Nanxiang thought that Su might want to get some benefits from her in the future.

"Greetings to Consort Song!" Su Da Ying said in a pretentious tone.

"Su, agree!" Song Nanxiang smiled.

"I wonder if you and I would like to go to Jingren Palace together?" Su Da Ying looked at Song Nanxiang with a smile on his face.

Although Nanxiang couldn't figure out Su's intentions, since they were going the same way, she couldn't refuse, so she smiled and said, "That's good! We can have someone to chat with on the way."

"Sister, what you are wearing today is really outstanding. It makes you look extremely beautiful." Su glanced at Nanxiang's outfit and flattered her.

"Sister, your outfit today is also nice and very eye-catching." Nan Xiang smiled and looked at her outfit carefully.

This Su was quite smart. She wore a light orange dress and simple accessories on her head, a few thin yellow hairpins. She did not look luxurious at all, but fresh and elegant, but it seemed a bit deliberate.

On the way to Jingren Palace, Su kept looking for topics to talk about. Nanxiang was not very interested and just agreed with him casually.

Nanxiang really couldn't understand it. It was snowing so heavily, and didn't he feel cold after talking so much?

When the two were about to arrive at Jingren Palace, they met several other beauties who were selected together.

"Meet Mr. Leng!"

"Greetings, Mr. Xiang!" Nanxiang spoke successively.

Xiang glanced at Nanxiang indifferently without replying.

Instead, Concubine Leng gave her a kind smile.

When the seven people arrived at Jingren Palace, the empress was already sitting on the phoenix chair on the high platform. On her left and right sat the two concubines that the emperor had taken in when he was in the prince's mansion, namely, Imperial Concubine Wang Qingyun, who was from the Censor Wang's family, and Virtuous Concubine Huang Yuechun, who was from the Grand Marshal Huang's family.

The emperor has been on the throne for only two years. Song Nanxiang and her companions were the first group of beauties selected by the emperor to enter the palace. At this time, Jingren Palace seemed a little deserted.

The queen, sitting upright on the phoenix chair, looked at the new concubines who came in with a kind look and a smile on her face.

Song Nanxiang just stepped into Jingren Palace with a smile, and then frowned slightly.

She smelled a strange fragrance in the air, mixed with sandalwood and a hint of flowers.

The concubines in the harem all have the habit of burning incense, and the spices they use are also different, each with their own taste.

The spices in Jingren Palace are not weird, but the nanmu incense doesn't smell very pleasant.

"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!" Several people squatted down and shouted in unison.

"Sisters, please stand up." The queen said with a smile.

Then he carefully looked at the clothes and appearance of several concubines, and nodded slightly, saying that they were all very decent.

"The one on the left is Imperial Concubine Wang," the Queen introduced.

"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine! May Her Majesty be blessed with good health!" Several people squatted down again and shouted in unison.

Wang glanced at a few people with contempt and did not ask them to stand up. When her eyes swept over Xiang's gorgeous brocade dress, her expression became slightly displeased.

Nanxiang had also seen it earlier. She was wearing a dress made of top-quality red brocade fabric, a snow fox cloak, red pearl hairpins, and pink butterfly pearl hairpins. She could be described as "luxurious".

"Which sister is this one dressed so luxuriously?"

Wang looked at Xiang with a sharp gaze and spoke coldly, causing the people standing in the middle, including Nan Xiang, to shiver.

It is rumored that Concubine Wang gave birth to a princess for the emperor. She is extremely favored and is decisive and resolute in her actions.

Now that I see it, it really lives up to its name, and it seems to be even better than the rumors said.

"My name is Xiang Yihan, and my father is the current prime minister." Xiang said, with a hint of pride in her eyes.

In terms of family background, her family has a higher official position than the imperial concubine's family.

Seeing this, Wang became furious. He was showing off his background to her!

"Everyone who comes to the harem is the emperor's woman. Lady Xiang, don't forget your identity." Wang said coldly, and her eyes turned more and more unfriendly when she looked at Xiang.

Nan Xiang who was standing in the middle wanted to laugh and had to admit Xiang Yi Han's stupidity. The imperial concubine was in power now, but he still went to challenge her. Did he want to die?

She was merely granted Wangyueju by the emperor, yet she was punished to kneel on Chaoyue Road. It seems that Xiang family will have a hard time in the future.

"We are all sisters, so we should be more friendly! Your Majesty, please let the sisters get up first." The Queen smiled faintly and came out to smooth things over.

Hearing this, Wang glared at Xiang, suppressed her anger and said, "Everyone, get up!"

"The one on the right is Consort Huang."

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Virtuous Concubine. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health!"

Several people spoke politely to the virtuous concubine who was sitting beside them.

The virtuous concubine glanced at a few people steadily before saying with a smile, "Excuse me, my sisters!"