Dethroned the Crown Princess? Then she became your mother

Chunmei asked softly, "Master, aren't you going to get up yet?"

Zhang Tianai responded, a hint of fatigue in her voice.

"How long has the Emperor been gone? What time is it now? Where are Nanny Li and the others? Is there any other news?"

Zhang Tianai asked questions one after another, her voice full of doubts and uneasiness about palace life.

Chunmei replied, "Master, it's not long now, and it's still early. I didn't expect you to get up so early. Madam Li and the others are waiting outside, asking about your well-being. Everything is normal."

As Nanny Li and the others walked into the room, they all greeted Zhang Tianai in unison.

Nanny Li went on to say that the Queen, the Imperial Concubine and the ladies in the harem had sent people over, bringing some gifts as a courtesy for the first meeting, and hoped to meet Zhang Tianai.

Zhang Tianai's heart moved. She also wanted to meet these ladies and see their expressions when facing her.

However, she knew very well that her current situation did not allow her to show up easily.

The queen and the imperial concubines would never come to see her on their own initiative. They were all waiting for Zhang Tianai to appear.

"Madam Li, what did they send? Have you seen it?" Zhang Tianai asked again.

Nanny Li replied, "I haven't checked it yet, but it can't be too bad. Otherwise, where would the Empress and the Imperial Concubine save their dignity?"

She knew in her heart that everyone in the palace already knew about Zhang Tianai's existence.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Tianai decided to accept the gifts.

"Accept it." She said softly, "If you don't accept it, it seems inappropriate." She then thought that in order to survive in the palace, she must do something.

"Then, should we inform the emperor and see what instructions he has?" Zhang Tianai suggested again.

She believed that as the person who brought her into the palace, the emperor should be responsible to the end.

Now that the women in the palace knew of her existence and came to her, she naturally needed to discuss countermeasures with the emperor.

She asked Li Ma and others to choose one person to report to the emperor and see what the queen thought about it.

The Emperor might need to think about how to introduce her so that she can show up.

Nanny Li thought about it and felt that Zhang Tianai’s idea was right.

The master has just entered the palace and has no status yet.

Although the emperor, the imperial concubine and other people in the palace had sent gifts to acknowledge her existence, her situation was still awkward.

She wondered whether she should ask or request instructions from His Majesty, but she was hesitant.

Li Ma, the attendant beside her, seemed to sense her confusion and uneasiness, so she asked softly, "I understand. Then... how do you plan to deal with the people they sent?"

Zhang Tianai knew clearly that since the emperor had not yet granted her an official identity, she was actually a nameless person in this palace.

Therefore, she felt there was no need and no way to meet those from the Queen's Palace.

She decided to wait until she had a clear identity before considering whether she needed to meet these noble people.

Now, she feels that if she goes to meet him rashly, not only will she be embarrassed, but her physical condition will not allow it.

She had just entered the palace, and she wasn't here to endure bullying from others.

When Nanny Li heard Zhang Tianai say that "my body feels like it's falling apart", she couldn't help but feel worried.

The other palace people also seemed not to fully understand Zhang Tianai's previous identity, so they might not be able to fully understand her situation.

Zhang Tianai decided to remain silent for the time being and did not want to explain too much about her past.

After some discussion, Nanny Li and other palace servants decided to temporarily accept the gifts on behalf of Zhang Tianai and express their gratitude to the Queen and the Imperial Concubine on her behalf.

After they sent the messengers away, they hurriedly handed the gifts they received to Zhang Tianai.

These gifts included jewelry, clothing and other items. Although they were all very good, they were still slightly inferior to those given by the emperor.

Zhang Tianai checked them one by one and asked Chunmei to put them away properly.

She still chose to wait, waiting for the right time and identity to face the various challenges in this palace.

In the Queen's Palace, the Queen was anxiously awaiting the return of the messenger, wanting to know whether the new woman had accepted her kindness.

When she learned that the woman had only accepted a gift and hadn't shown much enthusiasm, a hint of disappointment appeared on her face...

The man never showed up, not even a glimpse of his face.

Rumors had it that she was unwell, but how could that be possible? She had just served the Emperor last night, so how could she still be unwell? Or perhaps—her face seemed a little strange, as if this woman had no intention of coming.

It was only yesterday morning that the imperial concubine learned that the emperor was not staying with her.

Before this, she had no idea.

After the emperor left the imperial concubine, he went to the bedroom of another concubine.

It was astonishing that the woman was so favored.

Before this, Eunuch An had visited the concubine's residence many times, taking care of everything personally, as if he was trying his best to please her.

It seems that the concubine cannot do without Eunuch An. However, this matter is probably only known to her and the imperial concubine.

Therefore, she sent someone to deliver a gift early in the morning as a sign of respect.

The other women in the harem followed suit and also sent people to deliver gifts.

The imperial concubine is no exception.

While her thoughts were in turmoil, she turned to look at the concubines and maids in the harem who came forward to pay their respects to her.

They had all been staring at her for some time.

Now, the secrets in the palace are probably no longer secrets.

What was unknown last night is now an open secret.

Everyone was still discussing that the concubine the emperor had just brought into the palace would probably come to pay her respects.

Especially after they gave the greeting gifts, they were even more looking forward to it.

But the imperial concubine still had not arrived.

Just as I was thinking about this, "The Empress and the Imperial Concubine are here." A palace servant came in to report.

All the women looked outside, and the queen maintained her dignified and virtuous demeanor, staring at the palace door.

The arrival of the imperial concubine is both a ritual and a challenge.

Having failed to keep the emperor last night, she wanted to take this opportunity to mock the imperial concubine.

However at this moment...

The next moment, she saw the imperial concubine, who was still so proud and beautiful, walking slowly towards her with her hand in hers.

She was wearing a luxurious palace dress, more dazzling than the queen, like a peacock with its tail spread out.

"Noble Concubine." The Queen spoke.

All the women bowed, their eyes focused on the imperial concubine.

The imperial concubine smiled slightly and said nothing.

The look she gave me was still merciless, as always.

He always comes at this time. Sometimes he comes when he wants to, and sometimes he doesn’t come when he doesn’t want to.

The queen stared at her and said, "Your Majesty, and my sisters, I am here. I wonder how far the Queen's conversation with you has progressed?" the imperial concubine asked arrogantly.

She casually bowed to the queen, then stood up and walked to the side to sit down.

The Queen was quite dissatisfied in her heart. She wanted to say directly that she had not ordered her to sit down, but she also wanted to say that there was no point in keeping the Emperor if he couldn't stay with her.

When the emperor went to the imperial concubine's bedroom, she felt both hatred and dissatisfaction.

And what about the imperial concubine? She didn't even stay with the emperor and knew nothing about it.

"Your Majesty, has the new sister who entered the palace not yet been presented to the emperor?" someone asked softly.

The imperial concubine didn't take it seriously and looked around at everyone before asking.

After nodding to the Xianfei and Shufei opposite her, she continued, "Don't you know?"

Upon hearing this, the queen remained silent.

"Don't know? I thought they were deliberately ignoring that side and didn't send anyone over." The imperial concubine admitted.

"The emperor went to that sister's place first last night." The queen finally spoke, breaking the silence.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention was focused on the imperial concubine again.