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

"My Queen, I know that no matter what others think of me or say about me, even the servants around you think of me that way, I firmly believe that in your heart, I am not that kind of person."

really……

Zhang Ying was not wrong in saying this, because in Yu Huan's heart, Zhang Ying was indeed not such a person.

Hearing the voice, Yu Huan's face, which originally seemed to be smiling but had no expression, now showed a very faint smile. She stared at Zhang Ying in front of her, and it was unknown how long she had been staring at her. Finally, she opened her red lips and did not tell Qiu'er beside her. She just raised her hand towards Zhang Ying in front of her and said, "Ms. Zhang has been kneeling on the ground for some time. Get up. Even if there is a huge difference in status between us, you can't keep kneeling like this."

She said something meaningful.

Perhaps Qiu'er didn't understand, but Zhang Ying's eyes instantly turned red after hearing it.

She was seen kneeling on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly to Yu Huan, crying with joy, and her gaze towards Yu Huan was full of gratitude. She looked at Yu Huan with gratitude: "I knew it, I was right about you. The Queen is the one who understands me."

Listening to the conversation between her own queen and Concubine Zhang, to be honest, Qiu'er was a little confused. She was really confused.

She first glanced at her own queen, then her eyes fell on Zhang Ying. After staring at Zhang Ying for a while, her eyes fell on her own queen again.

Qiu'er looked back and forth between her own queen and Zhang Ying for several times, not understanding: "My queen..."

Before Qiu'er could finish her words, Yu Huan waved at her and said, "Qiu'er, please leave first. I have something to talk to Concubine Zhang about."

When Qiu'er heard that the queen wanted her to go down, she was stunned, although she could not understand the conversation between her queen and Concubine Zhang.

As long as I think of -

She is the personal maidservant of the Empress. She has been with the Empress for so many years and has been serving her since she was a child. The Empress treats her like a sister.

Normally, no matter what the Empress did or who she ordered, no matter how important the matter was, she would never be shy about saying anything and would always say and give orders in front of her.

Because the Queen believes in me, trusts me, and trusts my loyalty to her, I will never betray her.

But this time...

When I heard that the Empress and Zhang Ying actually wanted to talk alone...

Qiu'er curled her lips in grievance. What private conversation do the Queen have with this ungrateful wolf who sold out his master for fame and fortune, went against his will and betrayed his master, and who knows how many masters he has secretly defected to in a short period of time?

Could it be that Her Majesty was really fooled by Concubine Zhang's few words, and naively believed that Concubine Zhang really wanted to join Her Majesty and become Her Majesty's confidant?

Before entering the palace, didn't the Queen repeatedly tell me everything?

In this world, don't trust anyone except yourself.

This is how she believed in the Empress's instructions to her.

But now...

Although Qiu'er was unwilling and didn't want to retreat, and couldn't understand why, she felt a little depressed and sad that the Queen had kicked her out.

But in the end, Qiu'er chose to listen to the Queen's words. She was a little reluctant, but still retreated respectfully.

"Mrs. Zhang, you should know that I won't trust anyone."

After Qiu'er left, Yu Huan opened her red lips and spoke in a neutral tone.

Hearing this, Zhang Ying also echoed Yu Huan's words and said, "What a coincidence, I am the same as the Queen, I will not trust anyone easily."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Yu Huan laughed and looked at her in surprise: "My living environment and past experiences since childhood have made me no longer trust anyone, because I know that anyone can say nice things, and true feelings and sincerity can all be acted out."

At this point, Yu Huan looked at Zhang Ying who was kneeling in front of him and said, "Could it be that you, Concubine Zhang, also share the same opinion as me?"

"Although I am not as noble as the Queen, my childhood was also dark. That's why I dared to tell the Queen that we are of the same kind."

"Oh?"

Zhang Ying's words aroused Yu Huan's interest.

Yu Huan stared at her for a while. Even though Zhang Ying didn't need to say anything at this moment, she seemed to understand something and said with a smile, "It seems that Concubine Zhang and I are indeed the same kind of people."

At this point, Yu Huan paused for a moment, then said, "Tell me the story between you and Wu Zhaoyi."

"Your Majesty, are you willing to believe what I say?"

Yu Huan chuckled: "If you didn't believe it, I wouldn't have kept you here alone in front of Wu Zhaoyi that day."

Perhaps thinking of this and knowing what Yu Huan wanted to ask, Zhang Ying paused for a moment, then laughed at herself, "I am the same as the Queen. Whether it was before I entered the palace or now after entering the palace, especially after entering the palace, I know better that anyone can betray me and abandon me. In their eyes, I am just a chess piece, a dispensable chess piece that is sometimes useful and sometimes useless."

"So I always know that no matter what time it is, I will never trust anyone easily. Because I know, like the queen, that some people can help me and make me grateful, but at the same time, this benefactor who saved my life may also push me into the abyss in the next step."

When Zhang Ying said these words, her expression suddenly became firm, as if she had experienced this kind of thing countless times before.

"The Queen specially sent Miss Qiu'er out, didn't she want to hear the story between me and Concubine Wu?"

"really."

Yu Huan held the teacup in his hand and lighted the tea in it from time to time.

"I know just enough about what happened between Concubine Zhang and Concubine Wu."

But the previous life and this life combined are just a surface.

Yu Huan also knew that just from the few private meetings with Zhang Ying, she knew that her understanding of the things between Zhang Ying and Wu Qingying, whether in her previous life or in this life, was incomplete.

Perhaps there is some hidden story behind this.

She needed Zhang Ying to say it in person, in person.

Moreover, at this critical moment, Yu Huan also knew clearly that Zhang Ying would not deceive her and would tell her the truth. Obviously, what she wanted to hear now was the truth from Zhang Ying.

She wanted to hear from Zhang Ying's few words what outsiders in her previous life had to say about her. She wanted to know, how could someone who had protected her and defended her for so many years, given her all the wealth and glory, and even the emperor's favor, become so hard-hearted at the last moment and turn his back on her in front of Wu Qingying?

The past was like a sharp blade, an invisible sword, which could make Zhang Ying bleed to death in an instant.

Recalling the past, recalling everything that happened with Wu Qingying over the years, first their first meeting, then their later interactions, and the years that followed, Zhang Ying was filled with hatred towards her!

That kind of hatred is complicated, it is a hatred that cannot be concealed, and it is also...

Really hate, sad and sad hate!

"Although the Empress didn't say it, I'm sure she's privately wondering how I met Wu Zhaoyi, how I gained Wu Zhaoyi's trust in such a short time, and even how I gave up the great opportunity to serve the Emperor and gain his favor, and went straight to Wu Zhaoyi, right?"

"Do not."

Listening to Zhang Ying's words, Yu Huan interrupted her calmly: "Concubine Zhang has just entered the palace. Instead of trying to please the emperor, she has set her mind on Wu Zhaoyi. I can only say that Concubine Zhang is very smart. Your mind, your methods, and your vision are all very long-term."

"You know clearly that the emperor's favor is only short-lived, or during the time you are favored, everything in the harem is subject to your orders. But what the harem is most lacking is women of all kinds of talents. The emperor can favor you, and similarly, the emperor can favor others. Even those women who entered the palace earlier than you and Zhang Guiren were deeply favored by the emperor before that."

"But their fate in the harem is just like a withered flower. When they see a new person entering the palace, they are just like when they first entered the palace. They are also favored by the emperor and become arrogant and domineering in the harem in a short period of time."

"What a pity..."

"Their glorious moments will eventually pass, and Concubine Zhang clearly knew this."

Speaking of this, Yu Huan couldn't help but look at Zhang Ying with some admiration. She really admired her because she could tell just by looking at her age that Zhang Ying was not very old. She was even younger when she first entered the palace. At that time, Zhang Ying was almost the same as all the women who had just entered the harem. She was full of longing for everything in the palace and was obviously full of longing for the emperor's favor.

But Zhang Ying didn't.

Yes, Zhang Ying was so young at that time. Even Yu Huan, who was of the same age and in the same environment as the Prime Minister's Mansion, could not have such a broad mind and brain as Zhang Ying at such a young age, nor her indifference and calmness in seeing through everything.

Yu Huan thought that his victory over Zhang Ying was due to the fact that she was living a second life.

As for the rest of the words, Yu Huan knew clearly what Zhang Ying wanted to express without her having to remind her separately.