In the inner room of Cunju Hall, An Lingrong, Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang sat together on the warm kang, chatting like sisters with each other in a very harmonious atmosphere.

"Sister Mei, why do you seem to have lost a lot of weight?"

Zhen Huan held Shen Meizhuang's hand and looked at her good sister carefully, her tone sounding a little worried.

Although Shen Meizhuang was favored and even praised by the emperor for having the style of Jingpin in her past, the emperor allowed her to learn more from the empress how to manage the affairs of the six palaces.

But in Zhen Huan's view, this is like a double-edged sword. It is a favor, but it will also bring criticism to Shen Meiyu!

Seeing that Shen Meizhuang was much thinner than before, Zhen Huan was naturally worried about her sister's situation.

"Don't worry too much, I just have a poor appetite these days."

Shen Meizhuang shook her head and turned to Zhen Huan and the others, "As for you, I've heard that there have been constant disturbances in Sui Yu Xuan recently. Although the troubles were not caused by you, after all, you are in the same palace with them, so you should be more careful."

An Lingrong knew that what Shen Meizhuang was talking about at this time was naturally Chun'er's previous intrusion into the Imperial Garden.

That day, Chun'er fell into the water. Although she was rescued quickly, she walked all the way back to Suiyuxuan wet.

Naturally, she was seen by countless palace maids and eunuchs along the way.

The news spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. In less than half a day, the matter was known to everyone in the six palaces, and Chun Changzai suddenly became the laughing stock of the whole palace.

"Alas." Zhen Huan's face instantly showed a sad expression when she heard this, and then she smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that I don't want to manage it, it's just that I can't manage it!"

"That's right." An Lingrong also nodded and said to Shen Meizhuang, "Sister Mei, you don't know that Concubine Chun is still very young and usually behaves very childishly. But when Sister Huan and I asked the two foster maids that day, the answers we got were very different from her usual behavior..."

Chun'er seemed innocent and naive, as if she was young and ignorant, but in An Lingrong's opinion, she was actually very opinionated.

According to the two old maids' statements, Chun'er begged them to take her to the Imperial Garden.

The nanny has already told Chun'er that the emperor and Concubine Hua are visiting the garden, but Chun'er still refuses to give in and just says that she is going somewhere else to play and will not offend the emperor.

Regardless of what the two maids were thinking, at least this matter was completely initiated by Chun'er.

Since she has this intention, how could she not have a plan in mind?

If Chun'er had not been caught by Concubine Hua, but had met the emperor, with her "innocent and lovely" image, it is easy to guarantee that she would have attracted the emperor's interest.

So, whether it is Chun'er or the two old maids, they are all gambling!

Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned. Chun'er lost the bet in the end, and at the same time, she became a laughing stock, lost face, and was hated by Concubine Hua.

"There is such a thing..."

After listening to An Lingrong's narration, Shen Meizhuang raised her eyebrows slightly. She obviously didn't expect Chun'er to have two faces. But after thinking about it, she was relieved.

Before she entered the palace, her family invited an old maid who had worked as a nanny in the palace to teach her etiquette.

Since Chun'er was born into a Manchu military banner, how could it be possible that his family had no education in this area at all, even though he was still young?

Now that one has entered the palace, how many of them would not want wealth and glory?

Thinking about it this way, Chun'er's competition for favor seems to be a natural thing.

“Actually, this is normal.”

Shen Meizhuang expressed her thoughts, which made Zhen Huan's expression change slightly.

An Lingrong was calm because her thoughts were similar to Shen Meizhuang's.

No matter what one's original thoughts were, now that one has entered the palace, it is difficult not to change one's thoughts.

No matter if they are carrying the family honor, helping the previous dynasty, or have their own ambitions and desire for glory, if the concubines in the palace want to live a smooth life, the favor from the emperor is naturally the most important thing that is indispensable!

In fact, a situation like this is more realistic. Zhen Huan, who has no family pressure and no intention of competing for favor, is a rare case in the palace.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Zhen Huan saw that An Lingrong and Shen Meizhuang had both fallen silent. Although she had no idea what they were thinking, it was obviously not something easy, so she decided to change the subject.

Zhen Huan hesitated for a moment, then smiled at Shen Meizhuang, "Sister is in favor now, I'm afraid the day of promotion is not far away. In the future, Lingrong and I will have to rely on sister's protection!"

"How dare you talk nonsense!" Shen Meizhuang glared at Zhen Huan with a smile on her face, but then she said cautiously: "When you go outside, don't talk nonsense!"

Although the emperor does favor her now, Shen Meizhuang herself knows it too.

As soon as she entered the palace, she was a noble lady, and if she went up to that position, she would become a concubine and could be the main lady in a palace.

Unless you are pregnant with a dragon child, it would be difficult to get in.

"Sister Mei is well-educated and well-mannered, so the Emperor naturally likes her. This is the truth."

An Lingrong first praised Shen Meizhuang, and then said with a smile: "As for me and Sister Huan, we'll just have to hope for the best!"

Naturally, Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan would understand her joke.

"You! I'm planning for our future with good intentions, but you're here to sabotage us. How despicable!"

Zhen Huan raised her fist and pretended to hit him, and the three of them immediately started a fight.

"OK OK."

After a while, Shen Meizhuang was the first to break away from Zhen Huan, and then said seriously: "There are people outside, how can we behave like this?"

"Yes, yes, what Concubine Shen said is absolutely right. I obey your command!"

Zhen Huan also stood up and saluted solemnly, and when Shen Meiyu was not paying attention, she was about to tickle her again.

An Lingrong watched this scene with a smile, and felt a sense of relief in her heart.

This time, she did not become an enemy of Zhen Huan, nor was she sensitive, inferior, or overthinking. She indeed lived a much easier life.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan made a fuss for a while, and then noticed An Lingrong standing there in a daze, so she asked with concern.

Shen Meizhuang had previously thought that perhaps she had not been able to see An Lingrong clearly before, but now that she and she were getting along well, she was happy.

After all, she and Zhen Huan lived far away from each other, and Concubine Chun was no pushover either. With An Lingrong and Zhen Huan watching over each other in Sui Yuxuan, she could feel more at ease.

"Ah, nothing, I just remembered that we ran into Noble Lady Fucha on the way here."

An Lingrong naturally couldn't say that she was glad that she didn't have a falling out with these two people, but when faced with Shen Meizhuang's questioning, she thought for a moment and told them about Chun'er bumping into Xia Dongchun on the road.

"I see."

After listening to An Lingrong's account of the whole story, Shen Meizhuang felt that Concubine Chun should not be underestimated.

Although she had never had any serious contact with her, Zhen Huan had just said that Chun'er seemed to be very successful at a young age.

Combined with An Lingrong's words, Shen Meizhuang felt that he was too utilitarian and it would be better not to have too much contact with such a person!

However, Shen Meizhuang was not surprised at all that Noble Lady Fucha was heading towards the Yiku Palace. Instead, she explained it to the two of them.

"Noble Lady Fucha has been very popular recently, so Concubine Hua has been summoning her to the Yikun Palace every now and then, saying that she wants to teach her well."

When Shen Meizhuang said this, she saw that An Lingrong and Zhen Huan both had expressions of understanding, and she immediately laughed.

It is called teaching, but it is just a nice appearance.

Given Concubine Hua's personality, will she really teach the new concubines entering the palace well?

This is probably a huge joke!

However, only Noblewoman Fucha and Concubine Hua know the truth.

"Dong dong!"

While the three were talking, Caiyue suddenly knocked on the door.

Shen Meizhuang asked someone to come in and asked, "What's wrong?"

They originally thought that Chun Er was making a fuss again, but they saw Cai Yue hurriedly saying, "My lady, someone came from Yikun Palace and said that Concubine Hua has summoned you!"

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