Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Concubine Liu looked unfriendly and snorted, "Let her come in."

"Yes."

Concubine Zhou sat at the bottom, a hint of gloating flashed in her eyes.

She and Shen Zhinian were both newcomers who entered the palace through the selection process, and both of them took refuge with Concubine Liu. Obviously, she was more fortunate than Shen Zhinian, as she was the only concubine in the harem who was pregnant with an heir. But in terms of favor, she was not as favored as Shen Zhinian!

More importantly, Shen Zhinian was given a title by His Majesty after the selection, but she is not even pregnant with the royal heir. How can Concubine Zhou accept this?

Therefore, even though they were in the same camp as Concubine Liu, she wanted to see Shen Zhinian get into trouble.

After Shen Zhinian came in, she performed a standard ceremony: "I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine. May the Imperial Concubine be blessed with good fortune and happiness!"

Concubine Liu did not let her stand up. Her peach blossom eyes were filled with obvious anger as she said with a half-smile: "His Majesty is so fond of Concubine Rou that he took you to the temporary palace and doted on you for three days! This kind of love is beyond even my reach!"

As both are noble ladies, Shen Zhinian has a title. According to palace rules, Noble Lady Zhou should salute her first, and then Shen Zhinian should return the salute.

But at this moment, Concubine Zhou sat motionless on the chair, and said in a veiled tone, "If it weren't for the Imperial Concubine's proposal to His Majesty to promote my sister to a noble lady, my sister would still be just a small concubine. It's a pity that not everyone knows how to repay a favor..."

Shen Zhinian ignored Concubine Zhou and said to Concubine Liu: "Your Majesty, you are embarrassing me. His Majesty is not treating me the way you think. In fact, His Majesty chose to take me to the Xiaotangshan Palace this time because..."

Concubine Liu was very concerned about anything related to the emperor, and immediately asked, "Why?!"

Shen Zhinian glanced at Concubine Zhou.

Concubine Liu waved to Concubine Zhou and said, "You can go back and rest first."

Concubine Zhou bit her lip unwillingly, not daring to disobey Concubine Liu's wishes, so she had to stand up reluctantly: "Yes. I will take my leave."

Before leaving, she gave Shen Zhinian a sarcastic look.

The Imperial Concubine is the most jealous person, and Concubine Rou will definitely not have a good ending this time!

Of course Shen Zhinian felt the malice that Concubine Zhou had towards her.

Although she had never provoked Concubine Zhou, that's how the harem is. As long as you are favored, there will be many people who wish you dead.

In that case, don't blame her for flattering Concubine Zhou.

"My dear Concubine, during the past few days in the Xiaotangshan Palace, His Majesty has been talking about Her Majesty all the time. In fact, the person he wanted to accompany him was Her Majesty, but Her Majesty had to take care of Concubine Zhou's dragon fetus and couldn't leave, so His Majesty had to settle for the second best. The reason why he chose me was because of the closeness Her Majesty treated me."

As expected, the anger on Concubine Liu's face disappeared instantly, and her eyes softened as she looked at Shen Zhinian: "Get up. Did His Majesty really say that?"

Anyway, Concubine Liu couldn't ask the emperor for confirmation, so Shen Zhinian continued to deceive: "It's absolutely true! His Majesty said it himself, if it weren't for the fact that the queen wanted to take care of Concubine Zhou, he would have taken the queen with him and stayed in the palace for a few more days!"

Concubine Liu did not doubt the truth of this. She was the most favored person in the palace, and even the queen had to avoid her. Of course, the person His Majesty loved the most was her!

Although His Majesty had never brought any woman to Xiaotangshan after the Wanshou Festival in the past, but this time he brought Concubine Rou, so it was not surprising that he wanted to bring me along.

Thinking of missing such a good opportunity, Concubine Liu felt very sorry and remorseful. She even took her anger out on Concubine Zhou and became displeased with her.

Concubine Zhou really doesn't know how to find the right time. She didn't get pregnant earlier or later, but at this time!

She'd better be useful and give birth to a prince to raise by herself, otherwise she will not forgive Concubine Zhou!

"What else did His Majesty say to you?"

Seeing the deep affection in Concubine Liu's eyes, Shen Zhinian shook his head in his heart.

As expected, as long as the concubines are not clear-headed, cannot control their hearts, and fall in love with the emperor, they will become stupid in certain things. Even Concubine Liu, who is so arrogant in the harem, is no exception.

"His Majesty also said that among all the women in the palace, only the Imperial Concubine is wise and righteous, and she is deeply loved by him..."

Sometimes it is much easier to coax a woman than to deal with an emperor, because if a woman loves a man deeply, she will take the initiative to find excuses for him and deceive herself.

Noble Concubine Liu continued with tenderness in Shen Zhinian's words: "That's right. I have always known that His Majesty loves me the most. No matter how many women there are in the harem, they are just toys to entertain him in his eyes. Only I am special..."

After saying this so many times, perhaps Concubine Liu herself didn't know whether she really thought so or was just comforting herself.

The palace is lonely and the days are so hard. If I don't convince myself to indulge in beautiful dreams, how can I get through the long nights alone in the empty room?

Shen Zhinian sighed secretly, thinking that in a sense, Concubine Liu was also quite pathetic.

Or in other words, there are no absolutely good people or absolutely bad people in the deep palace. From anyone's perspective, you will find that they all have their own sadness.

But in the final analysis, it depends on how you think.

If you were like her, only seeking wealth and glory without asking for a trace of true love, you would naturally be like a fish in water in the harem and be extremely happy.

On the contrary, looking for true love in an emperor is extremely stupid!

Shen Zhinian suddenly felt that what her good friend Zhao Yungui said before she entered the palace was right. People like her were born to survive in the deep palace.

After thinking about it, Shen Zhinian was about to get to the point. She stood up and said solemnly, "Your Highness, I came here today because I have something important to report to you..."

After confirming that she was the emperor's favorite woman, Concubine Liu's emotions were greatly comforted. She no longer had the strong hostility towards Shen Zhinian as before. Instead, she hoped that the knife would be more useful.

"What's the matter?"

Shen Zhinian signaled Fuqiu to present the things.

Concubine Liu glanced at them and said, "Isn't this the bracelet that I gave to each of you when you were newlyweds entering the palace?"

Shen Zhinian nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I accidentally discovered that this bracelet has been soaked in the juice of purple eggplant flowers for a long time. If a woman wears it, she will not be able to get pregnant!"

"I don't know if it's just my bracelet or if it's the same for all the newlyweds. But I believe that Your Majesty is upright and would never use such a despicable method to guard against the newlyweds. Someone must be trying to kill two birds with one stone and frame Your Majesty!"

Concubine Liu stood up from her chair in shock: "What did you say?!"

Cuizhu was also shocked: "If this is true, once something happens, everyone will think that the Imperial Concubine is intolerant..."

"Your Majesty has few children. If you think that Your Majesty is jealous and has blocked the new woman's chance of getting pregnant, Your Majesty will surely be furious!"