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

Soon, the rewards for Queen Jiang, Concubine Liu, and other high-ranking concubines were delivered to Tingyu Pavilion one after another.

This is a common practice in the harem, representing that they are virtuous, generous, and tolerant, and are not jealous of their younger sisters' favor. As for whether it is sincere or false, only they themselves know.

Shen Zhinian asked Fuqiu to register the gifts and put them in the warehouse. No matter who sent them, she would not use them before they were examined by the imperial physician.

Fuqiu was already very familiar with doing these things, and with Nanny Xiao's advice, she didn't make any mistakes even though she received a lot of rewards.

Shen Zhinian had been in the palace for less than two months, but she had already jumped from a minor concubine to a fifth-rank noble lady. She was the undisputed number one among the newcomers and was deeply favored by the emperor, which made countless people jealous.

Because of this, she acted more cautiously and reprimanded the palace servants of Tingyu Pavilion again to prevent them from taking advantage of the power of others and causing trouble outside.

Everyone quickly bowed their heads and said "no", with a humble and respectful attitude.

After dealing with these matters, Shen Zhinian had just returned to the inner room when Handan came to report: "My lady, Concubine Sun wants to see you."

She and Sun Changzai lived in Zhongcui Palace together. It was normal for Sun Changzai to come and see her after she was promoted. Shen Zhinian said, "Please ask her to come in."

"Yes."

Walking into Tingyu Pavilion, looking at the various brand new furnishings inside, all of which were available only to nobles, Sun Chang's eyes flashed with envy.

At first, she only thought that if Shen Zhinian could gain favor, and His Majesty came to Zhongcui Palace more often, she might be able to find an opportunity. Unexpectedly, the other party's favor was far beyond her imagination.

Sun Changzai became more determined in her mind, and she knelt on the ground and bowed deeply: "I am Sun Changzai, your concubine, and I pay my respects to the noble lady Rou. May the noble lady be blessed!"

When Shen Zhinian first entered the palace, she was just a low-ranking concubine, and even when facing the least favored concubine, she had to be polite. But now, she is moving towards a higher position step by step, and more and more people will crawl at her feet!

However, Shen Zhinian showed a surprised expression: "You and I live in the same palace, why does Sister Sun need to perform such a grand ceremony? Handan, help him up quickly."

Handan immediately stepped forward and helped Sun Changzai to sit on the chair, and Fuqiu brought her tea.

After seeing many concubines who were promoted in the harem, Sun Changzai looked down on others. When she saw that Shen Zhinian had become a noble lady, but her attitude towards her remained the same, she couldn't help but feel relieved.

"Sister Xie Rou."

"I heard that my sister was promoted to a noble, and I am very happy. I have prepared a small gift to congratulate you. I hope you will not despise it."

Zhu'er immediately handed over the box in her hand.

Shen Zhinian motioned for Fuqiu to take it, and said with a smile: "Sister, you are so thoughtful. I am so happy that I can't wait to see you. How can I dislike you?"

Sun Changzai didn't beat around the bush. She looked at Shen Zhinian sincerely and said straight to the point, "It is my blessing to live in the same palace with you. It is also the fate between you and me. The palace is dangerous. From now on, I will follow your lead. I only ask for your care!"

Having said that, Sun Changzai stood up again and knelt down towards Shen Zhinian.

At first, Sun Changzai wanted to share her favor, but now he wants to completely surrender to her and be willing to be used by her.

Shen Zhinian had long known that her biggest shortcoming compared to the other people in the harem was her poor family background. Cultivating useful people and building up her own power was an urgent matter.

Although Sun Changzai is a little clever, compared with the women in the harem, her nature is not vicious and she is easy to control, making her a good ally.

Shen Zhinian stood up and walked over, personally helped Sun Changzai up, and said with a smile: "Sister is right, it is fate that we live in the same palace, and we should support each other in the deep palace."

"Fuqiu, take out the pair of sapphire hairpins from the storeroom and give them to Sister Sun."

This gift was much more valuable than the pair of bracelets she gave to Concubine Rou on the day they first met. Sun Changzai was overjoyed, her eyes full of excitement: "Thank you, Sister Rou!"

"From now on, if you give me any orders, I will do whatever it takes!"

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In the next few days, the emperor did not come to Tingyu Pavilion again. He went to Concubine Liu's palace once and rested in Kunning Palace the rest of the time.

Although Empress Jiang was seriously ill and unable to sleep with him, the emperor still cared about her and sent a stream of supplements to Kunning Palace. People in the court and the public praised the deep love between the emperor and the empress, saying it was a blessing for the country!

Hearing that Concubine Liu had a very bad temper in the palace and smashed many valuable vases, everyone in Yongshou Palace was trembling with fear.

After all, her noble birth had cultivated her arrogant character. Concubine Liu never took the other concubines seriously, thinking that no matter how favored they were, they were just playthings.

Only Queen Jiang, not only has a family background that is not inferior to hers, but is also the emperor's legal wife and the mother of a country. In Concubine Liu's heart, only Queen Jiang is her rival!

The old woman, the Queen, is clearly using her illness to deliberately arouse your Majesty's pity. With such seductive behavior, she is not fit to be the mother of the country. Why doesn't she just die soon!

Compared to Concubine Liu's rage, Shen Zhinian was much calmer.

She did not love the emperor, so naturally she would not become jealous and angry just because he loved the queen.

And... Shen Zhinian knew that the emperor did this not because he thought highly of Queen Jiang, but to balance the harem.

Jiang Wanning is dead, and Queen Jiang's health is in such a state. If he doesn't give Queen Jiang more respect, Concubine Liu will be the only one in charge of the harem.

Even though the imperial concubine was the most favored concubine in the palace, in the heart of the emperor, she was still not as important as the imperial power. She was blinded by love and could not see through such a simple truth, which was the greatest sorrow.

The overwhelming power is the easiest to dazzle people. Shen Zhinian guessed that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion would never give up so easily and would definitely send someone new to the palace.

But it doesn't matter. If the enemy comes, we will fight him; if the water comes, we will block it with earth!

That day, Xiao Zhouzi suddenly came in with a cloth bag covered in mud and reported with a serious face: "My lady, today I inspected Tingyu Pavilion as usual and found that there seemed to be something strange with the gardenia tree in the courtyard. After a careful investigation, I found that someone had buried this under the tree!"

After the gardenias that the emperor had given as a reward had bloomed, Shen Zhinian ordered people to plant them in the yard.

"What's in there?"

Madam Xiao stepped forward to check, her expression suddenly turned cold: "My lady, it's red flowers!"

Handan was startled: "Hurry up and take it away, what if it hurts the young lady!"

Shen Zhinian patted the back of her hand, a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Safflower has great medicinal value, but pregnant women cannot take it. I am not pregnant now, so it will not cause any harm to me."

"But before we knew it, Tingyu Pavilion was buried with red flowers... What does the other party want to do?"