Dethroned the Crown Princess? Then she became your mother

"People's hearts are always biased." It's true! Gradually, rumors began to spread. Even if you didn't want to understand, you'd still hear them.

I heard that Concubine Xian was also troubled by this. Compared with her brother and sister-in-law, she felt that the difference in their values was more obvious. She loved the real person more and felt that she was her real niece.

Her liking for the fake ones gradually diminished.

However, the fake one was not reconciled and still frequently entered the palace.

Even so, she is still a group favorite.

But in her previous life, she didn't care about these things. Now thinking back...

"Sister Xianfei." She walked over with Chunmei. Although they were on the same level, she still bowed slightly to show that she was new and appeared particularly well-behaved.

Chunmei also saluted.

Yes, she still brought Chunmei with her.

"Liang Fei." Xian Fei had heard the voice before. When she heard the voice and turned around to see that it was the new Liang Fei, she took a look and immediately reached out to help her up when Liang Fei approached to salute, stopping her from saluting: "We are all sisters, both concubines, there is no need for formalities."

Then he also told Chunmei to get up.

Zhang Tianai stood up obediently, and so did Chunmei.

"Then can I call you sister?" Zhang Tianai asked again.

"Of course, sister. I will just call you sister. You only brought one palace maid?" Concubine Xian glanced at Chunmei.

"Yeah." Zhang Tianai replied.

The two palace maids beside Concubine Xian also saluted her.

As the saying goes, the master's character determines the servant's words and deeds. The palace maids around Concubine Xian are also taciturn and calm.

She called out and said, "Since we have met, how about going together?" Zhang Tianai suggested with a smile.

"I am deeply honored to receive your invitation from my sister." Although Concubine Xian was in a bad mood, she did not reject the new Concubine Liang.

She felt that Concubine Liang was a little unusual yesterday.

It seems that she is easy to talk to, and it turns out to be true.

Despite this, Concubine Xian was in a bad mood after all, but it was not because of the emperor.

She had long lost interest in the emperor and it didn't matter where he was.

It is said that the Emperor is with Concubine Liang... and it is related to her... The Empress and the Imperial Concubines will probably be furious.

She looks exactly like the former Crown Princess and unexpectedly wins the Emperor's favor...

This reminded her of her nieces from her mother's side. Every time she thought of the situations they had encountered, her heart felt heavy.

People from her mother's family always favor them, which makes her feel helpless.

"Sister Xianfei, you don't seem to be in a good mood?" Zhang Tianai asked with a tentative smile, with a hint of concern.

Concubine Xian felt that she was very straightforward. She herself was also a straightforward person. If she were not in the palace, she would probably be even more outspoken.

"Something's going on at home, so I can't say much. Sister Liang Fei, are you going to pay your respects to the Empress?"

"Yes, we should go and pay our respects." Zhang Tianai replied.

"It seems that you are upset about things at home," Zhang Tianai thought.

"I was a little rude yesterday," she said frankly.

"Sister Liang Fei, you understand that the Empress has deep feelings for the Emperor. Your closeness to the Emperor may make her angry. You must be careful then." Xian Fei reminded.

"Huh?" Zhang Tianai seemed a little confused.

"Sister, you look like the former Crown Princess, we won't talk about that. But I heard that the Emperor stayed overnight at your place last night. If this happens frequently, the Empress will be angry." Concubine Xian looked at her face again and couldn't help but sigh.

How could the emperor make such a choice?

"That was the emperor's own decision." Zhang Tianai's face changed slightly. "I didn't take the initiative to do anything. I just followed the emperor's arrangements."

"No matter what the reason is, the Queen and other people in the palace will not ask about the details. You can explain the situation to them when the time comes." Concubine Xian said.

She didn't ask about the emperor's whereabouts last night...and only heard the news this morning.

Now they came to the outside of the queen's palace and met some palace maids again.

They greeted the virtuous concubine and talked about something in low voices.

Although she couldn't hear the specific content, Zhang Tianai could guess that it was some jealousy and gossip.

"Sister, these are just minor figures in the palace. Don't take their words to heart," Xianfei consoled her. "Except for Concubine Shu and Concubine Lan, the other imperial concubines haven't arrived yet. Concubine Lan always arrives first, and Concubine Shu a little later."

"Okay." Zhang Tianai nodded in response.

"Let's go in. Except for the Queen, the others are not difficult to deal with." said the virtuous concubine.

"Ok?"

"I will help you."

"Thank you, Sister Xianfei, but there's no need to trouble you." Zhang Tianai felt that Xianfei was someone worth making friends with.

She looked around carefully again.

As the saying goes, you can know a person’s face but not his heart.

They went into some place and the women were still pointing at her.

They only found out in the morning that the emperor did not go to the queen's bedroom last night.

Inside...the Queen wasn't sure whether Zhang would come.

She didn't want to listen to what Lanpin and Shufei said, she just thought it was very noisy.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Liang and Concubine Xian have arrived together." A palace maid came to report.

"Are they here?" asked the queen, then looked towards the door and watched the women coming in.

They were still beautiful, though they lacked the repulsive aura they had when they were former Crown Princesses, but now that they were deposed, they seemed to have become somewhat sickly.

She couldn't help but wonder, could it be that she had hooked up with the emperor and had never changed back?

She was thinking about this problem yesterday.

Zhang Tianai followed behind Concubine Xian, with her head lowered, not showing off her arrogance.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen." Zhang Tianai and Concubine Xian saluted together.

"Get up, why is Sister Zhang here, and why did she come with Concubine Xian?" The Queen asked, her eyes moving between Zhang Tianai and Concubine Xian, trying to find out some information.

But it’s not good to get angry in person.

Zhang Tianai looked down at the ground, slowly stood up and raised his head.

"Empress, I met Consort Xian on the way, so we came together to pay our respects to you," Zhang Tianai explained.

"Yes." Concubine Xian also echoed.

Although the queen wanted to blame them for their visit and wondered if they had any ulterior motives, she finally restrained herself.

When Zhang Tianai saw Concubine Xian sit down, she also sat down a little.

Concubine Lan and Concubine Shu looked at her again.

She tilted her head and nodded to them.

Although their status was not as high as hers, there were no rules of etiquette.

The queen did not remind them either.

"I heard that the emperor went to your bedroom again last night, and you served him for two consecutive days. You must be exhausted. After serving the emperor in the future, you don't have to come to pay your respects." The queen said to Zhang Tianai.

"You also need to serve every day outside, right?" said the queen.

Zhang Tianai felt that everyone around her seemed to be staring at her.

Then, another woman came in behind them, and after bowing, she also looked at her.

Zhang Tianai understood that the Queen did it on purpose.

"Are you all looking at me like this?" she asked with a little embarrassment.

All the women present had slightly stiff expressions on their faces, except Concubine Xian.

The queen looked at her again, her eyes full of meaning.

"Hasn't the Imperial Concubine arrived yet?" Zhang Tianai asked knowingly, looking around.

"Sister Noble Consort will be here shortly," the Queen replied, and mentioned the plans for the Dragon Boat Festival banquet: "It's only a few days away."

"A banquet will be held in the palace soon. I would like to invite all my sisters to have a small gathering in private first. What do you think?" The Queen proposed the plan of holding a banquet for the Dragon Boat Festival.

There was also a suggestion to get together privately.

Hearing this, Zhang Tianai seemed very interested: "Good idea." she blurted out.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on her again.

Zhang Tianai returned his gaze calmly.