Harem Daily Life

"What on earth can I do to regain your favor?" Li Cairen slammed the table so hard that her hands turned red.

Jing'er and Qing'er didn't know how to answer. Actually, the passive situation today was caused by Cairen step by step.

"Are you all speechless? Help me think of a solution. I am already 24 years old this year. The best period of a woman's life is only a few years. If I endure it any longer, no matter how beautiful her appearance is, it will be gone forever!" Li Cairen's anxiety about her appearance made her want to regain favor as soon as possible even more urgently.

Jing'er thought for a moment and said, "Talented Lady, Concubine Shu sent you the finest fabric to make new clothes for you. This is a sign to you that she will lend you a helping hand. It would be better for you to hold off for now and ask the Imperial Hospital to prepare a few more prescriptions for you to drink. When the new clothes are ready, you can find an opportunity to make a splash at a palace banquet."

Qing'er, who was kneeling, also thought it made sense: "Talented lady, it will not be possible to get His Majesty's heart back to you overnight. It still requires long-term planning. I also think that you should join forces with Shu Fei. She is His Majesty's cousin. If you make friends with her and meet His Majesty more often through her, it will be a good thing."

Li Cairen thought for a moment before nodding her head: "Jing'er, starting tomorrow, go to the Clothing Bureau every day to inquire about the progress of the new clothes. Qing'er, go to the Imperial Hospital to get me some tonic. Also, Liang Zhaoyi has taken the fourth princess back, and now she can see His Majesty. Starting tomorrow, I will go every day to see him. I hope I can meet His Majesty someday."

The more she didn't see him, the more she wanted His Majesty to see her. Only by seeing her often would His Majesty not forget that there was someone like her in the deep palace.

On Shu Fei's side, Zi Ling briefly recounted what Li Cairen had done. She sneered and said, "It seems that Li Cairen is indeed in a hurry. But I didn't expect that His Majesty could be so cruel to her."

After Shu Fei finished speaking, she saw that the peach blossoms in the yard were almost withered, with countless petals falling to the ground. She sighed, "The peach blossoms are blooming young and bright, but one day they will fall into the dust. The women in the harem are like the peach blossoms on the tree, they can't bloom for long."

Zi Ling put a cape on her and said, "The roots are deep and the tree is strong. As long as the branches are there, there is no need to worry about the branches being full of flowers again next year."

Shu Fei thought what she said was very good: "The flowers will bloom again." She silently said: "Kang'er, when the flowers bloom next year, I hope your revenge will have been avenged by your mother."

After more than forty days, Shu Fei gradually recovered from the grief of losing her son. She now only wanted to seek revenge and justice for her son.

"Your Highness, there is one more thing. You sent us to investigate the two new eunuchs around the eldest prince. We have found some clues. They have not been in the palace for long and were already a little older. I have not found out where they have been assigned tasks before. It is as if they appeared out of thin air and were sent directly to Concubine De."

After Zi Ling finished speaking, Shu Fei frowned and said, "Is this all that was found in the records of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Zi Ling nodded: "Should we ask Manager Li to come over and ask what's going on?"

Shu Fei pondered for a long time before saying, "No need. Since they were able to enter the palace, someone must have had connections with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is most likely the House of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. Let Li Zongguan come to question them. If this matter is related to Li Zongguan, he will definitely not tell the truth. But if it has nothing to do with him, he is so smart that he will definitely think of the clues. How can I give such a good handle to others?"

Zi Ling thought about it and realized that what Shu Fei said was indeed right, but she was really at a loss as to what to do next: "Your Majesty, what's next..."

Shu Fei held her forehead and thought for a moment, then said, "Humph, since someone sent her to the palace, who cares? Just spread the news and say that De Fei colluded with the previous dynasty and planted people in the harem. I want to see if the Queen Mother and His Majesty will still trust her and give her the power to manage the six palaces after she manages the six palaces like this."

After hearing this, Zi Ling went down to make arrangements. There were many people in the palace who loved to gossip, and as long as they found a stranger to say something, it would spread everywhere in no time.

Sure enough, word spread quickly, and by the time Concubine De received the news, the news was already out of control. She was so angry that her face turned blue.

“Except for sending the eldest prince to and from school every day, Chen Shui and A Zheng never move around. I never thought that they would be targeted and exposed.” Haitang said tremblingly.

Concubine De was also at a loss. In fact, if Concubine Shu had not sent people to assassinate the eldest prince, why would she ask for help from the Rong family and send in two skilled people?

"Humph, I think it was most likely done by Concubine Shu." Concubine De took a deep breath and said, "She is really crazy. It was obviously she who tried to harm my eldest prince first, so I asked someone to protect the child!"

Haitang didn't know that Chen Shui and the other two were not normal eunuchs, so she advised, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. If His Majesty asks you for an explanation, you can just tell the truth. I believe His Majesty will understand your painstaking efforts."

Concubine De was a little hesitant. Her eyes flickered. "You go down first and ask around to see if there are any other rumors in the palace. Let me think about the matter between the two of them."

Concubine De knew the true identities of the two men, and they were not eunuchs at all. She had been worried about this matter. However, since the two men had been in the palace for so long and nothing had happened, she relaxed her vigilance.

Now, she thought, it would be better to transfer the two of them to another place for a while to avoid the limelight.

Anyway, the harem is so big, you can arrange them anywhere. After this period of time, let them come back to do things.

But before she could figure out where to place the person first, an even more explosive news came.

I don't know where the rumor came from, but it said that the two eunuchs beside the eldest prince were not eunuchs, but guards kept by Concubine De.

This news is much more lethal than the previous one!

When Concubine Shu heard the news from Ziling, she was also shocked. She immediately asked suspiciously, "Is this news true? I think it's fake. Does Concubine De have the guts to do this?"

If it was really a eunuch, the worst that could happen would be that His Majesty would think that she was abusing her power. But if it was not a eunuch but a normal man, Concubine De would be doomed!

Shu Fei showed a satisfied smile on her face: "I don't know who leaked the news, but it actually helped me secretly."

In Changle Palace, Tao Yanyan was also shocked when he heard the news that Chang Tai had found out.

"You mean, not only is there a rumor in the palace that Concubine De abused her power and arbitrarily arranged two people to be by the eldest prince's side, but there is also a rumor that those two people are not eunuchs, but guards?"

Chang Tai nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, but the two pieces of news did not come out at the same time. The latter piece of news came out not long ago. The former was spread by Concubine Shu. A fellow villager of my card-playing friend is from Yongning Palace. He said in person that Zi Ling sent him out to spread the news. But I asked around for the latter piece of news, but I couldn't find out where it came from."

Tao Yanyan glanced at Shuang'er, who also looked suspicious, obviously unaware of the situation.

As she was speaking, a palace maid came in to report that Concubine Zhou had arrived and was anxious to see the Empress.