The princess traveled through time for a year to help the prince build his kingdom and then left

The next day, Qin Rubing sent Juhua to investigate the dancer at the palace banquet.

Juhua took the order and left, and soon brought back the news.

It turned out that the dancer's name was Liu'er, and she was new to the palace to serve the virtuous concubine.

After hearing this, Qin Rubing thought to herself, this Concubine Xian has always been at odds with me, could it be that this dancer was deliberately arranged by Concubine Xian to attract the prince's attention at the palace banquet?

Qin Rubing decided to strike first.

She came up with an idea and ordered her servants to prepare some rare fabrics and jewelry.

Then he took Chrysanthemum to the palace of Concubine Xian, saying that he came to visit, but in fact he came to test the truth.

When Concubine Xian saw Qin Rubing coming, she was confused but still greeted her with a smile.

Qin Rubing pretended to casually mention that the dancer Liu'er at the palace banquet had beautiful dancing moves, and that she liked her very much and wanted to use her to teach her maids how to dance.

When Concubine Xian heard this, she began to feel uneasy. She had never sent Liu'er to the palace with good intentions to win favor, so how could she lend her out easily?

But Qin Rubing was eloquent, and her words were soft but firm at the same time.

The virtuous concubine hesitated for a long time, but finally gritted her teeth and agreed.

Qin Rubing's lips curled up slightly. Today's move was considered a success. The next step was to see how to use Liu'er to disrupt Concubine Xian's plan.

Qin Rubing brought Liu'er to the Prince's residence, treated her well and gave her many rewards. Liu'er was very grateful.

Qin Rubing secretly observed Liu'er and found that Liu'er was simple-minded and was only tricked into the palace by Concubine Xian.

So Qin Rubing changed his strategy.

She was honest with Liu'er and told her that Concubine Xian was just using her to compete for her favor and would abandon her once she was no longer valuable.

Liu'er was shocked when she heard this and hurriedly asked Qin Rubing for advice.

Qin Rubing asked Liu'er to pretend to be close to the prince.

Liu Er followed the plan and every time in front of Concubine Xian, she would intentionally or unintentionally mention the prince's special care for her.

As expected, Concubine Xian fell into the trap and began to target Liu'er everywhere, even sending people to harm her secretly.

However, Qin Rubing was well prepared. Not only did she save Liu'er, she also exaggerated the incident and spread it around.

Everyone accused Concubine Xian of being narrow-minded and intolerant.

The virtuous concubine was unable to defend herself and her prestige in the palace dropped greatly.

After the prince found out, he became dissatisfied with Concubine Xian.

Qin Rubing reaped the benefits and consolidated his position in the palace. After this incident, Liu'er was willing to follow Qin Rubing.

Qin Rubing's days in the Prince's Mansion became increasingly smooth.

However, the calm did not last long.

One day, the Queen summoned all the concubines to appreciate the flowers. Qin Rubing took Liu'er with her.

At the flower-viewing party, Concubine Li suddenly proposed to play a guessing game with her sisters, and the winner would get a pair of jade earrings that the emperor had just awarded.

Everyone agreed.

After several rounds, when it was Qin Rubing's turn, the riddle turned out to be an extremely tricky one about poetry and allusions from the previous dynasty.

Qin Rubing was speechless for a moment, and then Liu'er whispered the answer in her ear.

Qin Rubing answered successfully and won the earrings.

There was a flash of displeasure in Concubine Li's eyes.

It turned out that all this was a trap set by Concubine Li. She was jealous of Qin Rubing's recent glory, and heard that Liu'er was extremely intelligent, so she wanted to use this opportunity to make things difficult for Qin Rubing.

Concubine Li was unwilling to accept defeat, so she used the excuse of appreciating flowers and composing poetry, and specified that Qin Rubing must compose a poem on the theme of the moon on the spot.

Qin Rubing secretly complained in his heart, but he remained calm. At this moment, Juhua, who had been following Qin Rubing, stood up and said that she had learned some poems and could respond on behalf of her master.

Juhua chanted a wonderful poem, and everyone praised it. Qin Rubing cleverly resolved the crisis, and Concubine Li could only give up in disappointment. Qin Rubing knew that the struggle in the harem would never end, and she needed to be more cautious.