My elder sister forced me to change my marriage? I became the favorite in the harem by eating melons

In fact, Zhang Ying had thought about competing for favor.

only--

Maybe it was because of her background, or maybe it was because she had seen too many examples like this when she was young, and she knew that relying on men would never have a good ending in life, especially that she should not fall in love with men.

So since the year she came of age, until she was old enough to understand, she understood the love between men and women.

She knew that she could not rely on men. She could not rely on men in this life. She only had to rely on herself.

Because only you can have everything and not let yourself down.

This is also why, after she entered the palace, even though she was the emperor's woman, almost all the women who entered the palace at the same time as her scrambled to learn how to win favor, using all kinds of methods just to get the emperor to look at them more.

But she didn’t, yes, Zhang Ying had never thought about it that way.

Because even though she entered the palace and became the emperor's woman, she knew clearly what she should do. She thought that any normal woman should know what to do and what to do after entering the palace.

That is to think of a way to get the emperor's attention.

But Zhang Ying didn't -

After she entered the palace, she was different from those women who tried every possible way to get the emperor's attention and used all means to win his favor.

When they all set their sights on the emperor, perhaps some of their methods were successful one after another, and they attracted the emperor's attention and were favored by him for a period of time.

But in the end, aren’t they all short-lived?

Yes, the final result is bound to be short-lived.

Even though Xia Wanning was favored and had been spoiled by the emperor to the point that she could walk sideways like a crab in the harem over the years, she knew that no matter how much the emperor liked and doted on Xia Wanning, even if he had only doted on her for a few years, it would remain the same. He even gave people the feeling that he cared about and doted on Xia Wanning more than before.

But although Zhang Ying would flatter on the surface, it was because she knew that everyone likes to hear nice words, no matter who they are, even in the harem, what they have the most is people who say nice things. Perhaps after hearing these nice words, they have long been disdainful and numb to them.

They don’t want to listen anymore, but that doesn’t mean they don’t like to hear nice things.

Even though they say not to say these disgusting compliments, they still like to hear them in their hearts.

That's how people are.

Zhang Ying had also thought about whether Xia Wanning, who had been favored by the emperor for so many years, would become an evergreen in the palace.

At the beginning, everyone in the harem was dismissive of Xia Wanning's favor. They thought that Xia Wanning was just a flash in the pan. Although the emperor doted on her, everyone knew that he would never favor her for too long. Or, Xia Wanning was indeed stunningly beautiful. Whether in the capital or in other countries, her stunningly beautiful face alone made it rare for Xia Wanning to meet women who were prettier than her.

Her face is the reason for her favor, but how long she can remain favored depends on how much the emperor likes her and whether he will get tired of her face.

Later, until Xia Wanning had been the favorite in the harem for many years, not only had she always been favored by the emperor, but even in front of the emperor and even the empress dowager, Xia Wanning could act lawless and not take anyone seriously.

Xia Wanning alone has been domineering in the harem for many years with this attitude.

The women in the harem slowly, gradually realized that Xia Wanning, whom they looked down upon at the beginning, was just a flash in the pan in the harem. What could it matter even if the emperor doted on her and liked her so much?

What the harem has the most is beautiful women like Xia Wanning. Now perhaps the emperor will favor and tolerate her for a while because of her beautiful face, but one day, the emperor will have had enough of this face, and there are so many beautiful women in the harem, naturally, Xia Wanning will slowly be neglected.

Plus, she still doesn't take the empress dowager seriously. Once the emperor's favor and indulgence towards Xia Wanning is gone, and she offends the empress dowager and falls into her hands, will Xia Wanning still be able to reap the benefits?

Thinking of this, the women in the harem originally had such plans, but who could have thought that the emperor's favor for Xia Wanning was so unexpected. The emperor really cared about Xia Wanning and was really wholeheartedly devoted to her. In short, no matter what Xia Wanning did, whether it was right or wrong, in the eyes of the emperor, even if she openly quarreled with the empress dowager and did not take the empress dowager, the emperor's biological mother, seriously, in the emperor's heart, he would try his best to excuse Xia Wanning, and he would not bear to let Xia Wanning suffer any grievances.

That’s why…

Yes, that's why.

Gradually, the women in the harem really felt that Xia Wanning might be the exception, the exception in the imperial family, because the emperor showed her deep love day after day, year after year, and the emperor seemed unable to live without her.

I really can’t live without it.

Otherwise, no matter how willful Xia Wanning was, no matter how much she disregarded the empress dowager, or even the emperor, the emperor of a country, she never showed any dissatisfaction towards Xia Wanning, right?

Isn't it clear from this alone how much the emperor cares about Xia Wanning?

Thinking of this, Zhang Ying suddenly laughed, with a self-deprecating smile on the corner of her mouth. It was unclear whether she was laughing at Xia Wanning or at the women in the harem.

In her eyes, she has always been a low-key and insignificant presence in the harem.

Perhaps, if I had not served Wu Qingying all these years and had not had her as my backer, I might not have been alive until now.

When it comes to intelligence, Zhang Ying has always been confident, because she has always known that no woman in this world can be compared with her, at least not the women in the harem.

She could even say that it was not an exaggeration to say that even though the Queen Mother was the winner of the last palace fight, when it came to scheming and cunning, she felt that the Queen Mother might not be her opponent.

The second is...

Zhang Ying didn't think that what she thought was exaggerated at all, because that was what she believed. Over the years, even before she entered the palace, she had met many women outside the palace, and some of them were praised to the skies by outsiders, saying how smart and intelligent these women were.

In fact, in her eyes, she sneered.

Because, whether it was the women outside the palace or the women in the harem she faced after entering the palace.

What they don’t know is that true intelligence and wisdom are hidden and unknown.

And each of them is eager to show off their intelligence and talent so that they can be seen by others.

In fact, it was obvious to her, and perhaps to equally intelligent people, that they wouldn't do that, like she did.

If it weren't for the harem, the women in it, and the servants in it, all of whom were snobbish, Zhang Ying knew clearly that she had to find a backer for herself. Because she had no identity and no background, in a place like the harem where people were eaten without leaving any bones, it was obviously not enough to just have intelligence and talent, because people are realistic.

Similarly, after she entered the palace, she screened countless masters she wanted to serve. She considered the second-rank four concubines, the third-rank Zhaoyi, and even hesitated about the fourth-rank ones.

In the end, it was because the Fourth Rank was not very capable. If she really made a mistake, there were so many people above her who were higher in rank than the Fourth Rank, and she would only be implicated or pushed out as a scapegoat.

In fact, Zhang Ying, who was of the third rank, obviously looked down on him, because she wanted to join a second rank official.

If it weren't for the fact that Wu Qingying's family was very powerful in Damu, Wu Qingying would have been a second-rank concubine, but she entered the palace relatively late. When she entered the palace, the positions of the second-rank four concubines were full, so the emperor was forced to give her a third-rank Zhaoyi, allowing her to enjoy the same treatment as the second-rank four concubines in the harem. In this way, she was only at a disadvantage in terms of title, but in fact her status in the harem was equal to the second-rank four concubines.

It is precisely because of this...

During the time when Wu Qingying entered the palace, the emperor basically stayed in Ruyi Palace every night, not because he fell in love with Wu Qingying at first sight.

Although Wu Qingying is beautiful, what the harem is most lacking is beauties like Wu Qingying. There are also countless women with personalities like Wu Qingying in the harem.

It was all Wu Qingying's fault that she was still so self-righteous and complacent, thinking that the emperor had just entered the palace and stayed in her Ruyi Palace every night instead of going to other concubines' bedrooms, and had favored her for a long time. During that period, Wu Qingying always had a proud look on her face when she mentioned it, and it even became the capital of her pride and boasting.

Because the emperor at that time really had Wu Qingying in his heart, and he really loved and protected her. If the emperor had any good things, he would order the servants around him to send them to Ruyi Palace and give them to Wu Qingying as soon as possible.

At that time, Wu Qingying was extremely popular among the women in the harem, making them envious and jealous.

Regarding the fact that the emperor favored Wu Qingying, all we can say is that Wu Qingying deceived himself and all the women in the harem, but she did not deceive Zhang Ying.

Zhang Ying also followed Wu Qingying to gain favor during the period when Wu Qingying was in favor.

Obviously, since she was able to serve the emperor in bed at that time, Wu Qingying took all the credit for being able to serve the emperor in bed on her own head.

Even when she was sleeping with him, although she was also uncomfortable and hated him, she still sat there condescendingly and said to her arrogantly: "This person followed the right master, that's it. Look at you, why did you choose to follow me in the first place? What I brought you is something that other concubines cannot bring you. Even the four concubines above the second rank cannot bring you these."