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Zhou Chang finally entered the palace, although his new identity, Concubine Rui Shen Rui, was only at the "Middle Nine Three" level.

From a monk of "Zhong Jiuqi" to a concubine of "Zhong Jiusan", it was a jump of four levels and cost 100,000 taels of commission.

"Ding, ding, ding..."

Zhou Chang is now sitting in the main hall of Jianing Palace of Concubine Yi, Gu, ignoring the orders from dimensional customers that keep coming in from the viewpoint system.

The nearly one hundred orders from the previous Spring Banquet were still pending there. Even if she entered the palace now, she would not be able to complete them.

What is this place?

If you take a wrong breath, you can be eaten alive. What's more, she only bought a concubine with a commission of 100 taels, so she should be more cautious.

There were more than a dozen concubines, big and small, sitting in the main hall. They were all the ones who had been seen at the previous spring banquet. They all came to pay their routine respects to Concubine Yi.

The Empress of Emperor Lin died early, and the position of the Empress had been vacant for many years. The affairs of the harem had always been presided over by Concubine Yi, and all the concubines in the harem respected Concubine Yi.

"Have you heard about a big event recently?"

After the routine greetings, it was time for the gossip that the ladies in the harem loved the most.

Zhou Chang was not interested in gossip. He was focused on searching in Rui Guiren's memory. He wanted to know when he could meet the emperor, what it was like to get along with the emperor, and whether there was any chance to give advice to the emperor.

But Concubine Rui Shen Rui's body suddenly sat up, like a dog seeing meat buns, only almost drooling.

Shen Rui, 21 years old this year, can barely be considered a new noble in the harem. She is the third daughter of Lord Shen Fang, the Minister of Rites. At the age of 17, she became a concubine to be selected because she had no engagement.

However, she didn't expect that the emperor would cancel the selection that year. She waited for three years until she was 20 years old. However, Emperor Lin felt that he was too old and there was no need to fill the harem with more people, so he canceled the selection and she was no longer a candidate.

The Shen family had delayed Shen Rui's marriage for several years and was anxious to arrange a marriage for their daughter. At this time, Concubine Yi, Gu, insisted on putting a few new people around the emperor on the grounds of enriching the harem.

First, he selected four suitable people from his own side branches to enter the palace. In order not to make his intentions appear too obvious, he also summoned the daughters of four important officials, including Shen Rui, into the palace as foils.

Shen Rui has been stuck at home for the past few years, and out of boredom she has developed the skill of "super hearing". No matter who is talking, no matter whether that person is in the house or in the yard, in a noisy party with many people, or in the study where people are having a private conversation, as long as she passes by a few steps away, the words will automatically reach her ears without her having to pay attention.

Not to mention, in the most strict and regulated imperial palace in the world, it was boring all day long. Shen Rui was waiting for such a moment when the women in the harem gathered together and talked about the interesting stories they had heard from outside the palace.

The first person to speak was Concubine Jin Ding, who was not much older than Concubine Yi, also in her early fifties. However, she was not as graceful and elegant as Concubine Yi, and her attire was mostly gorgeous and lively.

There are actually not many people in Emperor Lin's harem, and the few who have given birth and are old have all been made concubines.

Concubine Qin Sun on the other side continued, "Is Concubine Jin what you want to talk about the disappearance of the zither player Xiao Lan?"

She is the youngest concubine, and is thirty-eight years old this year. She is bright and beautiful, and the most outstanding in appearance among all the concubines.

"That's right." Concubine Jin Ding nodded.

Concubine Yi, Gu, sighed at the top of the table: "Alas, speaking of this matter, didn't you see that Concubine Xu Shu didn't come over these two days? She was taking care of the Eleventh Princess."

"I heard the other day that the eleventh princess was ill? The princess is only in her teens and has always been in good health. How could she suddenly get sick?" Concubine Jin looked worried and excited.

Concubine Yi Gu said in almost the same tone: "It's because I heard that Xiao Sile was missing and might have been killed. The princess has a special affection for zither music, so it's inevitable that she is worried about the person who plays the zither."

Zhou Chang matched the number based on Shen Rui's memory. The eleventh princess they were talking about was fourteen years old this year and was the daughter of Concubine Xu. She was the one who asked Xiao Lan to play the "Ancient Love Song" that day.

This was all Concubine Jin Ding wanted to hear, and she couldn't even hide her teasing expression: "Our princess is really a passionate person, but he is just a zither player. Also, did you hear that the patrol officer found his clothes outside the west city yesterday? It is suspected that he fell down a steep slope and into the river. I am afraid that he is in great danger. If he is confirmed dead, I don't know how sad the princess will be. Sister Xu will be worried."

"Ah..." All the concubines were surprised and started talking.

"Hey, why is Concubine Rui so rare? Isn't it too surprising?" Concubine Xin, who was standing by, was suddenly surprised when she saw Zhou Chang remained silent.

Noble Lady Xin was born into a branch of Noble Concubine Yi's family. She entered the palace together with Shen Rui. It has only been over a year since then, and both of them have been given titles and promoted to Noble Lady. However, in terms of the degree of favor she enjoys, she is far less than Shen Rui.

Zhou Chang knew the inside story, but nothing changed. This was pretty much what she had expected.

But according to Shen Rui's usual temper, she should be the first one to jump out and inquire. Even if she was surprised or interested, her emotions would be revealed, with great ups and downs. Therefore, it would be abnormal for her to be too calm.

"No, I still need to hear what the queen has to say. Things shouldn't end here, right?" Zhou Chang said perfunctorily, but based on Shen Rui's character, what she said was true.

Whenever Shen Rui heard gossip, she would automatically process it into a story in her head.

When she was at home, Shen Rui often liked to eavesdrop when no one was paying attention. For a lady from a wealthy family, this was one of the most taboo things.

But Shen Rui had the ability to never be discovered, so her head was filled with many secrets of important officials in the court, all of which she got from her father, Shen Fang, the Minister of Rites. After hearing them, she pondered them over and over again in her mind because she was bored, and made up her own stories. Whenever she got the chance, she would make them into jokes and tell them to others.

Because Shen Rui had a rich imagination, wild ideas, and the ability to ramble and confuse things, and she didn't allow people to associate anything with her own side, people just thought she was someone who loved to talk, laugh, and tell stories, and they often listened to her with great relish.

Concubine Qin Sun smiled and said, "It seems that our Concubine Rui has learned from experience that there is more to come. It's not that simple."

"What else does Concubine Qin know?" Zhou Chang became worried again.

Concubine Qin Sun's bright eyes first looked up at Concubine Yi: "Does the Concubine know about this?"

"The inside story?" Concubine Yi, Gu, obviously didn't know.

Concubine Qin smiled and glanced at everyone. "It's nothing, actually. I just heard that after Xiao Sile disappeared, the Jiaofang Bureau reported it to the authorities. After checking, the officials found that an old acquaintance of Sile had visited him several times. And that old acquaintance has made a fortune since Xiao Sile disappeared."

"Ah..." Concubine Xin's brain reacted quickly and she guessed something immediately, "Did he harm Xiao Sile?"

At the Spring Banquet that day, all the concubines in the harem met Xiao Lan for the first time. Many of them did not necessarily appreciate her piano skills, but they were all impressed by her beautiful and elegant appearance.

"It's hard to say," Qin Fei was about to nod, but shook her head again, "It is said that the man is a scoundrel and gambler, so I owed gambling debts and went to him to borrow money."

"How can it be such a coincidence that one person disappears and another person makes a fortune." Concubine Ding also followed suit.

Concubine Qin agreed: "That's true, but unfortunately when the government office was about to conduct further investigation, the old acquaintance was suddenly murdered, and the clues were cut off." "Whenever someone praises me, I worry that they don't praise me enough.

When others collect something, I worry that they won’t see enough.”