The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

"Your Majesty, Concubine Lin and Concubine Zhang request to see you." At this time, Concubine De's maid Ding Dong came in to report.

"What are they here for?" Defei was a little surprised. She had basically no relationship with these beauties who entered the palace last year, and they rarely communicated even when they met each other in normal times.

But since everyone is here, she can't avoid seeing them.

"Let them in."

Noble Lady Lin and Noble Lady Zhang came in together, and it seemed that they had a very good relationship.

But Concubine De's eyes were all on Concubine Zhang. At this moment, the sun was shining brightly outside, and Concubine Zhang walked in against the light, with a hazy face, making her look more like Gu Shijin.

Concubine De seldom causes trouble for Gu Shijin, but that is to protect herself, and it does not mean that she does not hate Gu Shijin.

Defei's face, which had just been smiling, suddenly turned cold.

"Your concubine greets the Empress Defei and Noble Concubine Li." Noble Lady Lin and Noble Lady Zhang bowed.

Concubine De stared at the two of them for a long time, but in fact she was only staring at Concubine Zhang. She said, "No need to be polite. Please take a seat."

"Thank you, Madam Defei."

She just looked at Zhang Weimo carefully for a while, and she doesn't look like Concubine Jin.

Because they were too far away when they first came in, once they got closer they would find that Concubine Zhang and Gu Shijin had completely different temperaments, and Concubine Zhang would probably never be able to learn Gu Shijin's temperament.

"What are you doing here?" Defei asked bluntly, without asking the palace servants to serve them tea or anything.

Defei didn't take the two noble ladies seriously at all, let alone the two unfavored noble ladies.

Concubine Lin and Concubine Zhang looked at each other, and Concubine Zhang said, "Your Highness, Concubine De, we heard that you had caught a cold, so we came to visit you. We hope you take care of yourself."

It is true that Concubine De had caught a cold before, but that was a few days ago. It seems that these two people came here to seek refuge with her.

Concubine De was not surprised. These two people used to be the Queen's people, but the Queen obviously stopped paying attention to them recently. It was normal for the two people to be restless.

If others don't want it, they come to me. Is this my place a garbage dump? However, these two people are not smart enough. Maybe some things can be...

Thinking of this, Concubine De's attitude improved a lot.

"Thank you, my two sisters." Defei smiled, then scolded, "Ding Dong, why didn't you serve tea to my two sisters?"

Ding Dong knelt on the ground and said, "I'm sorry, Madam, I forgot. I will go now."

"Ah."

Lin Guiren and Zhang Guiren knew that this was done by Concubine De for them to see, but they could only accept it with a smile. They came to Concubine De to be humble and submissive, so they didn't dare to say anything.

The two stayed in Yonghe Palace for a while, chatted with Concubine De and Concubine Li Guipin for a while, and then left.

The two of them were not unaware of other people's expressions. It was obvious that Concubine De and Concubine Li had something to discuss.

"What do you think of these two people?" asked Concubine De.

"Your Highness," Li Guipin retracted her gaze and said, "It doesn't matter if the blade is sharp or not. A rusty knife can still hurt people."

De Fei glanced at Li Guipin and smiled with satisfaction. Indeed, Lin Guiren and Zhang Guiren were not very smart, but they still had ideas and the tip of their knives, which could become a sharp blade to hurt people.

"I have an idea. These two people have come at the right time. Come here." Defei waved to Li Guipin with a disdainful gesture as if she was calling a dog.

"Your Majesty." Li Guipin leaned close to Concubine De's ear.

After hearing what Concubine De said, Li Guipin suppressed some of her dissatisfaction. It must be said that Concubine De did have some ability to be able to run rampant in the palace for so many years.

"Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely do it." Li Guipin assured. She knew her position beside Concubine De, and if she couldn't do even a small thing well, she would definitely be abandoned by Concubine De. And the end would not be good, after all, she knew too much about Concubine De.

Concubine De nodded and said, "Go find someone unfamiliar. You have been by my side for many years, and I don't want anything to happen to you."

Although this matter was handled well and they would not be held responsible even if something went wrong, it was better to be safe than sorry. Li Guipin and Defei were still very handy.

"Yes, your majesty, I will take my leave now." Li Guipin bowed.

"Well, let's go."

It was not until Li Guipin walked away that Defei retracted her gaze. She said to Ding Dong, "Find someone to keep an eye on these three people and see what they are doing."

"Yes, ma'am."

It's not like Concubine De had never been cheated by Concubine Li before, so how could she possibly trust Concubine Li wholeheartedly?

However, there are too few concubines in the harem, and the only person Defei can trust is Li Guipin. Although Li Guipin makes many small moves, her life is truly in her own hands.

There was one person in the harem who was very happy about the death of the imperial concubine, and that was Concubine Rong.

When Concubine Rong heard the news of the Imperial Concubine's death, she was stunned at first, and then she laughed out loud.

Many people may wonder why Rong Fei was so happy when the Imperial Concubine died, but those who have stayed with Rong Fei for a long time know very well why.

When Rong Fei first married Lu Junze, her situation was also very bad. She was just the daughter of a prefect and did not have a strong family background. Even though she had already given birth to the eldest prince when the emperor ascended the throne, her position was not particularly high because the eldest prince was in poor health. Faced with someone like the imperial concubine who had a strong family background and a high position, she could only tolerate him.

After Lu Junze ascended the throne, Concubine Rong had just moved into the palace not long ago when she met Concubine Chun in the imperial garden. It was because of her carelessness that she bumped into Concubine Chun, causing Concubine Chun's jade pendant to fall into the pool.

Originally, it would have been enough to have a palace maid go down and fish it out, but Concubine Chun refused to give in and insisted that Concubine Rong go down and fish it out herself. It was early winter at that time, and although it was not particularly cold, the water in the pond was already icy. One can imagine how much suffering Concubine Rong suffered when she fished out the jade pendant.

The most important thing is that later the imperial physician came to examine Concubine Rong and said that coldness had entered her body and it would be difficult for her to have children in the future.

It was also because of this incident that the emperor promoted Concubine Rong.

Now hearing that the Imperial Concubine had passed away, Rong Fei was naturally very happy.

……

When Gu Shijin heard the news of Concubine Chun's death, she was stunned at first. She had never heard that Concubine Chun was in poor health, so how could she suddenly die of illness?

However, when she heard Xiao Linzi say that the emperor visited the imperial concubine before her death, she knew that the imperial concubine definitely did not die of illness, but something happened that they did not know about.

"Noble Concubine Chun..." Gu Shijin didn't know Noble Concubine Chun, but the Second Princess was a very well-behaved child. Being able to teach the Second Princess so well, Gu Shijin subconsciously felt that the Noble Concubine was not a bad person.

However, Gu Shijin had been with Lu Junze for such a long time and knew Lu Junze's character. If Concubine Chun had not done something extremely excessive, Lu Junze would generally not have been sentenced to death.

Well, Gu Shijin did know Lu Junze very well. Lu Junze was indeed not sentenced to death, but the imperial concubine committed suicide herself.

When he committed suicide, he left a letter to Lu Junze.