Dressed as a beauty to be selected, the game starts in hell mode!

The biggest joke in the palace these past two days is naturally Noble Lady Rong and Noble Lady Meng.

First, Concubine Rong had a stomachache. After calling the imperial physician, news came from Yichun Palace soon after that Concubine Rong had a stomachache and was not pregnant.

The imperial physician had just cured her, and before he could leave Yichun Palace, Lan Fang, the chief maid of Meng Guiren in Yonglan Palace, cried and pulled the imperial physician away, saying that Meng Guiren also couldn't stand the stomachache...

Not long after, it was reported that Concubine Meng also had a stomach upset and was not pregnant.

The Queen sent someone to inquire, and was told that a dish delivered that day was not fresh, causing the two noble ladies to have stomach upsets. Several low-ranking concubines and palace maids also had stomach upsets. The Queen ordered the Food Bureau to punish the imperial chef who prepared the dish, and beat him with twenty boards and fined him three months' salary as an example.

As soon as these two pieces of news came out, many people in the palace felt relieved.

Then... the palace was filled with voices of gloating and gossip, and these voices eventually reached the Empress Dowager's palace. At that time, Grand Noble Consort Cao Quan was having dinner with the Empress Dowager in the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager originally really thought that Concubine Rong and Concubine Meng were both pregnant, but when she heard that it was just a false alarm in the end, she immediately lost her appetite.

Seeing this, Concubine Cao smiled and comforted her: "Queen Mother, don't worry!"

"Noble Rong and Noble Meng are both newcomers, and they are young, so it is normal for them to make some mistakes."

"After all, it was only one night... How could I be so lucky to get pregnant?"

“But this is also a good thing!”

"First there was Noble Lady Rong, then Noble Lady Meng... so many new beauties have entered the palace through the selection, and the Emperor has decided not to look for Noble Consort Yi. This is a good start..."

"It was a false alarm this time, but it may not be the same next time."

"You...will soon have a grandchild..."

Grand Imperial Concubine Cao Quan said with a smile, her eyebrows curved.

This Grand Concubine Cao Quan was about forty years old, with a delicate head and beautiful eyebrows, and a pair of black eyes. Although her face was old, it was still possible to tell that she must have been an extremely beautiful woman when she was young.

Her tone is gentle, melodious and slow, just like the gentle rain and silk, which makes people feel comfortable.

Sure enough, after she finished speaking, the Queen Mother's anger subsided a lot, and she said to her angrily: "You! You are a gentle and docile person. You suffered this loss when you were young, and you are still the same when you are old!"

"If it weren't for your non-competitive personality, you might have been able to compete with Yelu Nanxian back then..."

As soon as Yelu Nanxian entered the palace, everyone in the harem quickly disappeared into obscurity.

That woman is simply a curse to all the women in their harem.

Upon hearing this, Grand Concubine Cao Quan smiled gently and said, "Queen Dowager, that person has long passed away, and even his bones have turned to dust."

"How do I compare to you?!"

"No matter how favored she was in the past, it doesn't matter! The one sitting on the Queen Mother's throne now is... you!"

The Queen Mother was delighted when she heard this.

She was very pleased and nodded repeatedly, "You are right!"

"Why did I mention her?!"

"No matter how glorious she was in the past, she is now a dead person!"

"How can I compare to you and me?!"

"Your ninth son has been conferred the title of a prince, and is in charge of the Imperial Clan Court and a minister of state... I heard the other day that your ninth son has made new achievements?"

Grand Consort Cao Quan quickly lowered her brows and smiled, and replied respectfully, "Isn't it because you, the Empress Dowager, love him?! Those insignificant contributions are not worth mentioning."

"Old Nine hasn't been to the palace for a long time, and he keeps saying he misses you, so he wants to come and pay his respects to you..."

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother's smile deepened, with a hint of surprise in her eyes, "Old Nine, do you miss me? Then let him come to the palace in a few days... It just so happens that I miss him too..."

"I like Lao Jiu."

"I've already told you that as long as you like, you can come to the palace to see me anytime, but you're the most polite person and you won't agree no matter what."

"Although Lao Jiu is your son, he has been raised by me since he was a child. What's the difference between him and my son?!"

The Queen Mother said with some annoyance.

"Your Majesty, the ceremony should not be overstepped!"

"Old Nine is already an adult and is always in and out of the harem. If he disturbs the emperor's concubines, it will be bad..."

In response to the Empress Dowager's complaints, Grand Concubine Cao Quan remained gentle, calm but firm.

"You!"

Although the Queen Mother complained out loud, she was actually very pleased with the respectfulness and courtesy of Grand Imperial Concubine Cao Quan.

After the meal, Grand Noble Consort Cao Quan chatted with the Empress Dowager for a while. When she saw that the Empress Dowager was tired, she tactfully took her leave.

After leaving the Cining Palace, the gentle and respectful look on Grand Concubine Cao Quan's face disappeared without a trace. She turned around and looked in the direction of the Cining Palace's bedroom, with a hint of coldness and disdain in her eyes. Then, she said indifferently to the head nanny beside her: "Let's go!"

"Tell Lao Jiu tomorrow and ask him to find a time to come to the palace in a couple of days to pay his respects to the Queen Mother."

The head nanny Su Gui nodded her head in agreement.

"Grand Noble Concubine, the Queen Mother is eager to have a grandson, should we..." the head nanny Su Gui said in a low voice.

Grand Concubine Cao Quan glanced at Su Gui and said in a low voice, "Shut up! Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall!"

Seeing Su Gui was silent, he slowly said, "We'll talk about everything when we get to the Buddhist temple!"

……

Hua Wu was strolling in the Imperial Garden with Jinzhan and Yuping at this time. On the surface, she was admiring the beautiful scenery of the Imperial Garden, but in fact, she was listening to the latest gossip that Hongyaer had collected from everywhere in her mind.

As for, why come to the Imperial Garden?

That’s naturally because the Imperial Garden has the most flowers and plants and the most complete information!

"It is said that Lady Meng is really not pregnant."

"She was very worried at first, worried that she was pregnant, and also worried that she was not pregnant."

"So I've been conflicted about whether or not to ask for a doctor."

"She was delayed for three or four days until she suddenly had a stomachache and called the imperial physician. Only then was she confirmed that she was not pregnant. She felt ashamed and was afraid of being laughed at by others, so she claimed to be sick for several days..."

"Although this Concubine Meng is smarter than Concubine Liu, she is far inferior to Concubine Rong."

Hongyaer stopped talking halfway and praised.

"Then Concubine Rong is really pregnant."

"She and Concubine Meng had stomachaches because someone put drugs in their meals. The purpose was that the person behind the scenes wanted to ask the Imperial Hospital's own people to treat these two people and take the opportunity to see if they were pregnant..."

Hua Wu stood in front of a pea-green peony, looking at the petals that looked like they were carved from jade, and chuckled, "Is it Concubine Shu who did it?!"

Hongyaer widened her eyes, "How do you know? I haven't told you yet..."

"In the whole palace, only Concubine Shu has a prince. Although he has been sickly, she can't stand seeing others getting pregnant. The one who can place her own people in the Imperial Medical Bureau must be a high-ranking concubine. Who else but her?!" Hua Wu said.

"You're right."

"It's really Concubine Shu!"

"It's a pity that Concubine Shu didn't expect that her people were caught by Concubine Rong and deceived her, and she didn't even know it... After listening to the imperial physician's reply, she really thought that Concubine Rong was not pregnant."

"Then, Concubine Meng pretended to be sick and didn't go out, so she immediately claimed to be sick and didn't go out either."

"With Lady Meng claiming to be ill before, no one suspected Lady Rong."

"Right now, Concubine Rong is resting peacefully in her Yichun Palace to take care of her baby..."

"Tsk tsk..."

"No wonder you always say that Rong Guiren is amazing."

"She is scheming and resourceful... She is indeed a powerful person! She deceived everyone in the palace..."

……

When Hua Wu heard Hong Yaer's praise, she thought in her heart that Yao Shuyi's abilities were much more than that.

Thinking about the true identity hidden by Yao Shuyi in the book, she was the one who almost succeeded.

Hua Wu was thinking about this when she suddenly heard a sharp and piercing voice, which was drawn out and said in a sarcastic tone, "Hey! Isn't this Ling Jieyu?"

……