The concubine entered the palace and the concubine was very attractive

Song Nanxiang raised her eyes and glanced at Concubine Xian slightly.

She couldn't help but exclaim in her heart, "What a gentle and pretty lady!"

Those moderate-sized phoenix eyes seemed to be able to speak, so watery, with red lips, a round face, soft contours, and a faint smile that made people love her. She was not as aggressive as Wang, so she must be a virtuous person.

Rumor has it that Concubine Huang is the childhood sweetheart of Emperor Gu Junshen. Gu Junshen is familiar with Huang's brother, and the two have practiced martial arts together since childhood. By chance, Huang met Gu Junshen and fell deeply in love with him.

Later, when the late emperor heard about it, he arranged for Huang to be married to Gu Junshen. After the marriage, the two of them treated each other with respect and it became a beautiful story.

But Song Nanxiang didn't understand why the emperor would not favor such a beauty, but instead prefer someone as flamboyant as Wang.

"Does the Emperor like spicy food?"

Nanxiang sat upright in the center of the seven new concubines, waiting for the queen's order.

"Sisters, please take a seat!" The queen took a sip of the fragrant tea in the cup before speaking softly.

Nanxiang found an inconspicuous place to sit down, took the incense burner handed to her by Caiyun from behind, and planned to slack off and watch these women argue.

"I heard that the palace has selected an unparalleled beauty. I wonder which one is Concubine Song." The virtuous concubine asked softly.

Her eyes looked back and forth among the several beauties, and finally stopped on Nanxiang's face.

Song Nanxiang was inexplicably mentioned by Concubine Xian, and was somewhat surprised. It was very likely that she would slack off next, so she immediately stood up and said politely, "I am a regular at the Song family, and I am honored to meet Concubine Xian!"

The virtuous concubine looked at Nanxiang's outfit carefully, then smiled slightly, revealing her charming dimples. Her every frown and smile was full of grace.

"Mrs. Song is dressed simply and elegantly, yet she is charming. She is indeed a beauty. The Emperor's taste is still as good as ever."

"I don't deserve it!" Nan Xiang nodded and smiled, with a slightly shy look on her face.

The queen looked at the humble and polite Song Nanxiang and nodded.

"Your Majesty's taste is naturally excellent, and each of you sisters has your own charm!"

"You have all learned the rules of the harem. You can serve the emperor from tonight. I hope you will have more children for him."

Hearing this, Song Nanxiang saw several eyes looking at her.

She felt a little confused.

She didn't dare to look any longer and pretended to be weak and timid.

The most obvious one was Su Da Ying whom she met this morning. His scorching gaze seemed to roast her.

She had already decided that she would not be the first to sleep with him, otherwise she would definitely become the target of public criticism.

She was thinking about how to avoid serving the emperor in the next few days.

While she was thinking, the imperial concubine Wang who was sitting opposite her looked at her and sneered.

"Is Song Changzai feeling better?"

The tone seemed to be one of concern and sympathy, but in fact he was secretly proud of himself, gloating over Nanxiang's cold, and also warning Nanxiang to be careful of her position, as there are some things that she cannot possess.

"Yes, Concubine Song! I heard that you knelt on Chaoyue Road for two hours in the heavy snow. I'm afraid you must have frozen yourself." Xiang Yihan said sarcastically.

The Wang and Xiang families, who had been at odds with each other, actually reached a consensus at this moment to face the outside world.

This made Nanxiang not know what to say.

"As expected, the enemy of my enemy is my teammate!"

Xiang once again brought up in front of all the concubines the incident in which Song Nanxiang had offended the Imperial Concubine right after she was canonized, undoubtedly intending to put her in an unfair position.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that the imperial concubine did this on purpose, but when Xiang Yihan said it, it took a different meaning, and was an explicit and implicit satire on Song Nanxiang for not knowing the rules, having no manners, and losing the dignity of her family.

Song Nanxiang knew that Xiang did not get a good look from the imperial concubine, so she turned her anger towards her.

But she would not be angry about this. She had originally wanted to use the excuse of catching a cold to avoid serving the emperor for the next few days, but she didn't know how to start the conversation. Wang and Xiang's questions just fulfilled her wish.

"Thank you sisters for your concern. The imperial physician said that I still need some time to recuperate."

She spoke lightly, picked up the silk in her hand, coughed lightly a few times, and held the incense burner tighter in her hand.

Wang rolled her eyes and asked, "Who are you doing this for?"

She couldn't stand those pretentious attitudes the most.

"Then Concubine Song must rest well. It would be bad if the infection spreads to the emperor. If the emperor blames you, you will suffer!"

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for telling me!" Nan Xiang was secretly happy and spoke softly, looking weak.

Upon hearing this, the Queen looked at Song Nanxiang's somewhat pale face and thought for a moment.

"Since you haven't recovered yet, I'll ask the manager of the Jingshifang to remove your green card first! You can sleep with me after you recover."

Then she added, "It's snowing and very cold these days, so you sisters should take good care of yourselves so that you can serve the emperor well."

"We will keep it in mind." Nanxiang and the new concubine echoed.

"Queen, I still have to feed the princess. I'll leave first." Wang stood up and said politely to the queen. Her eyes and eyebrows were filled with an indescribable pride, and she looked like a winner.

Although the Queen was unhappy to see this, she could do nothing about it. After all, Wang did give birth to a princess for the Emperor, but she had no children yet. At this moment, she looked at Song Nanxiang with hope in her eyes.

"Whatever!" the queen nodded.

Seeing the queen nod, Wang walked out of the palace with light steps.

"Queen, I'm leaving first!" Concubine Xian said immediately.

"In that case, all sisters, please go back to the palace. It's cold, so I won't keep you here any longer." The queen said to the crowd below with a dignified look on her face.

"I'll take my leave!" said the concubines.

Song Nanxiang didn't want to walk in front of the crowd, so she leaned back slightly, crossed her hands in front of her, and waited until the nobles left before following behind.

Su originally wanted to go with her, but Nanxiang gave way to her, so out of courtesy she had to go first.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Nanxiang walked out of Jingren Palace, she saw Su waiting outside.

"This Su's idea is a bit rigid! The emperor's favor is not on me!" Nanxiang couldn't help but sigh.

"Why aren't you leaving yet, sister?" Nan Xiang asked in a puzzled tone.

"Sister wants to wait for sister to come together!" Su smiled faintly.

"Then let's go!"

……

After returning to Wangyueju, Song Nanxiang ordered Caiyun to add hot water and prepare for a bath.

She felt very relaxed as she didn't have to worry about serving the emperor.

"Master! You are obviously well now. Why do you say you need to rest for a while? Wouldn't that be giving up the emperor's favor?" Caiyun asked while adding flower petals into the bucket.

Although Caiyun has followed Song Nanxiang since she was a child, she is only sixteen years old, one year younger than Nanxiang. She does not understand many things about the dangerous place like the harem.

"The instructor aunt said that only by keeping a low profile can we welcome blessings in the future. And who says that being favored by the emperor is necessarily a good thing?" Song Nanxiang said with a faint smile.

She could still say a few words about Caiyun, but if someone else was here, she would never mention a word.

"Then who do you think is the new lady who will sleep with you tonight?"

"I don't know about that. The emperor is very smart. Who knows what he is thinking? Maybe something interesting will happen tonight!" Song Nanxiang smiled meaningfully.

……

Xu Shi.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

"Your Majesty, it's time for you to turn over the cards! The people in the Jingshifang said that several new concubines in the harem can serve you in bed." Eunuch Liu said to the emperor Gu Junshen while holding up a tray.

"Oh? Has so much time passed?" Gu Junshen looked a little surprised.

These days he was either reviewing memorials in the Yangxin Palace or staying with the imperial concubine, and had long forgotten about sleeping with the new concubine.

"The teaching period is seven days, and it is already the eighth day."

Hearing this, Gu Junshen pondered calmly.

Under the dim candlelight, Gu Junshen's face became more angular, revealing a hint of rebelliousness.

Then he sighed and said, "Okay. Show it to me."

Gu Junshen glanced at the names on the signs, and found none of them interested him, so he frowned and asked, "Where is Song Changzai's sign?"

"Mrs. Song hasn't recovered yet. The Queen has ordered that we'll have another one in a while!"

“In that case, let’s use this one.” Gu Junshen retracted his gaze and casually flipped over a sign.