After being married off by my younger sister, I became the most beloved person in the palace

The virtuous concubine was both ashamed and angry. She forced herself to control her emotions, bowed to the empress dowager, and then turned and left.

When Nanny Kang chased after them, she saw Concubine Xian coming out of the Cining Palace with a bad look on her face. She knew in her heart that her master might not have done well in front of the Empress Dowager.

She glared at the maid who accompanied Concubine Xian to see the Empress Dowager, then supported Concubine Xian's arm and slowly walked towards Changchun Palace. Seeing Concubine Xian's chest heaving with anger but having to endure it, she advised distressedly: "Your Majesty, I have to say something unpleasant. It is indeed wrong for you to come to Cining Palace at this time."

It was also her fault for neglecting it. By the time she discovered it, the Empress had already left with her people.

"Hmm?" Concubine Xian turned her head and looked at Madam Kang: "I want to ask for clarification only because I care about the Queen Mother."

Of course, the more important point is that she considers herself to be a family with the Queen Mother. Even though the Queen Mother has not been too close to her since she entered the palace, the advantage of being a member of the Qin family is still obvious. Occasionally, when she asks about the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is still willing to talk to her.

So this time, Concubine Xian felt the same way.

Little did I know that I would be scolded by the Queen Mother.

Nanny Kang thought for a moment and said, "Of course I know that Your Majesty cares about the Queen Mother, but Nanny Zhou has been with the Queen Mother for most of her life. She is trusted and valued by the Queen Mother and holds a very important position in her heart. Now that she has suddenly betrayed the Queen Mother, it is like stabbing her in the heart. The Queen Mother will definitely not want to mention this person again. Your Majesty asking the Queen Mother the reason is not showing concern, but rubbing salt into her wounds."

Queen Mother: You are overthinking it. I am really just annoyed with Concubine Xian today and don’t want to see her.

Xian Fei suddenly stopped and looked at Madam Kang with sudden realization. She said angrily, "Madam, you really woke me up with your words. I was careless."

Aunt Kang chuckled and said, "Your Highness was so concerned about the Queen Mother that she was confused and overlooked it for a while."

Xian Fei nodded seriously and said, "You are right, but the Queen Mother is quite dissatisfied with me right now. How do you think I can save the situation?"

Nanny Kang: "Your Highness does not need to do anything more. The Queen Mother loves the Seventh Princess. Just let the Seventh Princess accompany the Queen Mother more. When the Queen Mother gets over the pain of being betrayed by Nanny Zhou, our princess will have made an indelible contribution. As long as the princess is favored by the Queen Mother, Your Highness will not have to worry about not getting the Queen Mother's forgiveness."

Speaking of her daughter, Concubine Xian showed a hint of tenderness on her face: "Yes, among the princesses, the Queen Mother loves our daughter Shi Ning the most. Even the princesses born by the Queen are not as good as her. Call Shi Ning over later."

"Yes." Aunt Kang replied, "After all, she is related to the Queen Mother by blood. The Queen Mother treats our Seventh Princess differently."

……

On the third day after the Queen Mother returned to the palace, Liu Zhenzhen went to Prince Pingyang's Palace.

"Sister Gu, Sister Gu..."

Liu Zhenzhen's voice arrived before she did.

Soon, the sound of her footsteps could be heard running towards her.

"I heard that you were injured as soon as I came back. How serious is your injury? Is it serious?" Liu Zhenzhen walked around the screen and went straight to the bed, asking with a worried look on her face.

Gu Zhiyin smiled sweetly: "I'm fine. It was quite painful in the first few days, but I'm much better now. With the imperial physician here, I'll get better soon."

"Let me see." Liu Zhenzhen stared at Gu Zhiyin's arm and said.

At this time, Fu Yunjing said, "You guys chat, I'm leaving first."

Liu Zhenzhen then turned around in astonishment: "Huh? The prince is here too."

Fu Yunjing: “…”

How could you blind such a grown man?

"Hehe." Fu Yunjing sneered twice and then left.

He is a grown man and he won't bother with a little girl.

Liu Zhenzhen looked at Fu Yunjing's departing back, curled her lips, sat down on the embroidered stool beside the bed, looked at Gu Zhiyin and said, "My eldest brother said that you were injured because you rushed into the burning room to save Fu Yunjing?"

Gu Zhiyin smiled and agreed.

Liu Zhenzhen sighed quietly: "Fu Yunjing must have burned a lot of incense in his previous life to marry such a good princess like you, Sister Gu, in this life. If it were someone else, let alone taking the risk to save him, he would have run away long ago." Such a good cabbage, but it was taken away by a pig.

After a pause, she waved her hand and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about him. My mother and I came back yesterday. As soon as we got back home, we heard that Madam Cheng was attacked by an assassin on the day of the banquet. Now the Liu family and the Cheng family are allies. The Second Imperial Concubine was assassinated at Madam Cheng's banquet. I'm afraid that Imperial Concubine Jiang will bear a grudge against her, so my mother couldn't wait to go to the palace yesterday to find Aunt Queen to find out the Imperial Concubine's attitude."

"The enemy's spies wanted to attack the princes, and they chose the day when Madam Cheng invited us to go boating. The emperor did not blame them for this." Gu Zhiyin said.

Liu Zhenzhen nodded: "That being said, only they know what those officials who got into trouble were thinking."

"Other things are fine, but the Sixth Prince and the Second Prince are good friends. If they develop a grudge against each other because of this, it will be bad for the Cheng family. The Cheng family has already openly torn their relationship with the Fifth Prince. If the Fifth Prince joins hands with the Second Prince to deal with the Cheng family, the Cheng family will not be able to withstand it no matter how powerful they are now."

Therefore, when necessary, the Queen Mother needs to step in to negotiate.

Gu Zhiyin was silent for a moment, then said, "I guess Concubine Jiang will not vent her anger on the Cheng family, but will appease the Second Imperial Concubine instead."

Liu Zhenzhen widened her eyes in surprise: "Sister Gu, you are so smart."

Gu Zhiyin smiled lightly and lowered her voice, "Although the second prince's mother is a noble concubine, second only to the queen, the Jiang family is not outstanding. His brother's position as Minister of Rites was also promoted because the emperor favored Concubine Jiang, but compared with other noble families, his foundation in the court is very shallow. The sixth prince is wholeheartedly following him, and with the Cheng family to protect him, how could Concubine Jiang push away this force that is beneficial to her son? It's too late to win them over."

In her previous life, she had come into contact with the concubines in the harem several times. Concubine Jiang was spoiled and arrogant, and extremely beautiful, but she was not a very smart person.

It can be said that she has been able to remain standing in the palace for so many years, all thanks to the emperor's favor and care.

No matter how many tricks you use to frame and blame others, the emperor will not listen or believe you.

This is very annoying.

So gradually, no one wanted to waste energy on Concubine Jiang anymore, because in the end it would only shoot oneself in the foot and the loss would outweigh the gain.

With such a favored mother who is also a royal concubine, the Second Prince is still the eldest son and the legitimate candidate for the Crown Prince, and there are many people in the court who support him.

"That's what the Empress meant. After the incident, Concubine Jin immediately went to apologize to Imperial Concubine Jiang. Imperial Concubine Jiang not only did not blame her, but instead rewarded Concubine Jin with many treasures. The meaning was self-evident, so the Empress did not intervene." Liu Zhenzhen said.