How did my host die?

"Your Majesty, isn't this Dancing An together with Concubine Wan and Noble Lady Shen? Why does it sound like she is together with the Empress?" Meixiang asked.

Yes, it must be that Concubine Wan offended An Ying, so An Ying defected to the Empress. I heard that Huanbi, who was beside Concubine Wan, often looked down on An Ying.

What is there to look down upon? No matter what, Mrs. An is still the emperor's woman and the master. How dare this servant of Concubine Wan look down on her?

Such a person. She just doesn't know herself. She thinks she is so powerful, but she doesn't know she is just a servant. Duoduo said.

Okay, I’m full. You and Xiao Xiazi should take a rest when you have time. An agreed.

Got it. Your Majesty, please take a rest. I’ll be leaving now.

Bitch, you just seduce the emperor. Songzhi, do you think the emperor will forget me? Before there was Wanpin, and now there is another An who is a good singer. Why are there so many women in the palace? I am so tired, Songzhi.

Your Majesty, the Emperor must like you. No matter how good An Ying is, she is just a singer. There are many in the palace. An Ying will not last long. Song Zhi comforted her.

Hua Fei actually knew that the emperor did not favor her as much as before, but she just loved him. She felt uncomfortable when she heard that the emperor favored other people, but what could she do? He was the emperor, not hers alone. Her brother was just average in the previous dynasty. Now that there was the Xue family, the emperor did not value him that much.

These days, the emperor has been busy pampering An and agreed, Mei Cha said to Duo Duo.

Just pamper her. It won't affect our Meixiang. Does Meixiang want to be the emperor's concubine? If so, I can help her. She said this jokingly.

Your Majesty, you will just laugh at me and I will ignore you.

Well, it’s the emperor’s freedom to favor whomever he wants. We are doing well here, and the emperor hasn’t forgotten me, your master. You see, the rewards are the same, right? The emperor’s heart can accommodate many people, including all the people in the world. So don’t be so serious. It’s okay as long as you can get by. I, your queen, now have children and loyal servants like you, and I am already very satisfied.

Your Majesty, how can you be so good? Which servant would not envy me now and want to be your servant?

As the two were talking, Shunpin came with Jingpin and the child.

Hey, what is Sister Xianfei talking to Meixiang about? She looks so happy, asked Shunpin.

It’s nothing. When you come, take the child away and let him play with my three kids. As she said that, she let Meixiang take Shujia to the child’s room.

Your Majesty, why aren't you in a hurry? The emperor has been doting on An Dayou these days and hasn't come to see my Shujia, Shunpin said to Duoduo.

If you didn't see it, then you didn't see it. Why do you need food and drink? The emperor finally has someone he likes, and you are just looking for trouble.

No, I just think that why the emperor favors An Da Ying so much, for her to sing in public like the ones in the palace singing hall.

The emperor can favor whomever he wants, and we can't do anything about it. Didn't you see that even Concubine Hua couldn't be controlled? She is the emperor's wife's person, and the wife didn't say anything, so why should we worry about it.

Duoduo said.

Is Your Majesty afraid? Jingpin asked.

What are you afraid of? Didn't the emperor dote on Wanpin in the past? She was much more favored than this An Da Ying. Now, don't you see what Wanpin is like? The emperor doesn't dote on her anymore.

Concubine Hua, are you not favored? The women in this palace are just like flowers, coming one after another. What's the use of being afraid? Just live your own life well.

Jingpin agreed and wondered why she still had moments of confusion after so many years.

Even though An Da Ying was in favor, the Queen Mother probably wouldn't let her have a child. I heard that after each sleepover, the Queen Mother would ask the maids around her to give her medicine. I don't need to tell you what medicine it was.

What, Your Majesty, how dare you? Isn’t she afraid that the Emperor will know, said Shunpin.

Your Majesty, what does it matter if you know? An promised not to tell your Majesty herself. Why would your Majesty ask? Your Majesty is not short of children now. Although not as many as the previous emperor, there are still a few. An promised voluntarily. Otherwise, the Empress gave her medicine. She is so favored now, she could have told your Majesty, but you see she didn't.

So, this is a voluntary thing, so what can the emperor do? If someone doesn't want to have a baby, can the emperor force them?

But doesn’t the Emperor care about the Empress? Jingpin said.

Even if the emperor knew about this, An promised not to tell anyone, and there is still the empress dowager, so the emperor would just turn a blind eye.

Although the emperor has many dissatisfactions with the queen, he will not depose her.

Besides, this is what An promised himself.

No one knows what An Da Ying is thinking. Although she is not favored, there is no need for her to be like this.

You all know that the servants in the palace are all flattering the weak. An promised that she would not be favored and her family was not very capable. How could she have a good life in the palace? She is different from us. We are not favored but we still have our family to help us. What does she have? She has to find another way out.

But isn’t An Da Ying a Wanpin and Shen Guiren? Are they very close? Shunpin asked, and Jingpin nodded.

You should ask Concubine Jing about this. Don’t Concubine Shen and Concubine An live in the same palace with her?

This Concubine Shen often visited Concubine Wan, but I remember that Concubine An also went there when she first entered the palace, but later she rarely went there. I don’t know why. I saw that she was very well-behaved, so I didn’t ask her anymore.

Jingpin returned to Shunpin.

Duoduo said, "I have heard a little about this in the palace. Wanpin and Shen Guiren have grown up together and have been close since childhood. An Ying is not from a high family. I heard that Huanbi, who is beside Wanpin, always looks down on An Ying. Wanpin often tells An Ying not to care. Huanbi was spoiled by her and told An Ying not to take it to heart."

When Shunpin heard this, she wondered if Huanbi said this at the instruction of Wanpin.

I don't know about this. It has little to do with me. I just listened to it.

Jingpin replied, maybe Wanpin didn't understand An's identity. Her dowry always knows her master best. Besides, Wanpin is too much. An's family background is not good. Everyone is the same in the palace. How can I let my servant look down on the young master? If it were me, I would not be with her, Jingpin said.

This is probably only known to Wanpin and her servants. But speaking of origin, isn't this also my origin? Isn't this also my current position as a concubine?

How can this be the same? No matter what, the Queen is still a member of the Manchu military flag. There is no comparison, said Shunpin.

No matter what, in the palace we are all the emperor's women. There is some difference in status, and it is not something that I can compare with. I guess Wanpin's heart is too big, but I don't know if Wanpin herself knows it.