Not only that, she also has no ambition. When she is bullied, she does not think about trying hard to win favor, but tolerates it again and again...

Who is Cui Jinxi? She has served the old empress dowager for many years and has long been an old veteran in the palace.

Anyone who has been able to survive in the palace for so long and gain good qualifications must be a veteran.

Zhen Huan was just a newcomer to the palace. Her intelligence and means were far inferior to hers later on. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she was immature.

She pretended to be sick to fool those who rarely came to visit her.

How could he deceive Cui Jinxi, who served Zhen Huan personally and spent almost every day with her?

It has to be said that Cui Jinxi was a little disappointed.

She had previously asked Su Peisheng for help, hoping to get a good job so that she would not be buried in the palace.

Who would have thought that the young lady I serve is so unmotivated.

Noticing Su Peisheng's gaze, Cui Jinxi also glanced at him secretly, and then looked away.

It is a serious crime for eunuchs and palace maids in the harem to have sex, so palace maids and eunuchs usually avoid it and will not do anything that may cause misunderstanding.

Su Peisheng has reached his current position, with both power and glory, but there are also people who are keeping an eye on him, hoping that he will make mistakes so that they can replace him.

Therefore, Cui Jinxi was also very cautious, fearing that she would be misunderstood and implicated if she was not careful.

Su Peisheng's eyes seemed to be a little apologetic.

Cui Jinxi looks at her nose and her heart, does she blame Su Peisheng?

She is a little weird.

But no one ever owed her anything.

He had never even asked for any favors from her at the beginning, and even refused to accept any money. Therefore, Cui Jinxi had no right to blame him, and could only say that it was fate.

Su Peisheng returned Cui Jinxi's gaze, and their eyes met in the air for less than a second. He retracted his gaze, flicked his whisk, and stepped out of Xianfu Palace.

After tonight, I wonder if there will be any waves in the harem?

Su Peisheng went out and looked at the sky, thinking about the emperor's current temperament. He suddenly chuckled and secretly mocked his own wishful thinking.

He is really going backwards as he gets older. The emperor is already very old and should have stopped indulging in love affairs long ago.

His thinking is still stuck in the past of the Chunyuan period, and he is self-righteous.

Su Peisheng smiled as he returned to the Yangxin Palace to report.

Xiao Xiazi, who was accompanying him, didn't understand what the master was laughing at, so his gossipy heart burned. He leaned closer and asked, "Master, what are you so happy about?"

"Of course I'm happy to get the reward." Su Peisheng glanced at Xiao Xia Zi and took out the purse given by Zhen Changzai from his sleeve.

He only took one silver ingot and gave the entire purse to Xiao Xiazi.

Su Peisheng said, "Take it and share it with others to drink."

Xiao Xiazi is Su Peisheng's favorite disciple. Whenever there is reward money and Su Peisheng wants to distribute it to others, he is responsible for it.

This is to build momentum for Xiao Xia Zi, accumulate favors, and prepare for the opportunity to rise to power in the future.

These are all blessings accumulated daily.

When Xiao Xia Zi and the others heard the crisp sound of the thick silver ingots in their purses, they all showed excitement and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Su."

The eunuchs serving in front of the emperor are good, especially those who are responsible for conveying messages to the emperor. Their rewards are much higher than those of the Dead Moon Silver.

The money you earn throughout the year can be used to save a large sum for retirement.

No wonder everyone wants to climb to the center of power, they can really get the benefits.

Power is dazzling, and the wealth behind power is even more confusing.

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Su Peisheng and Cui Jinxi's little actions happened so quickly that they didn't attract anyone's attention.

When Zhen Huan heard the news that she was finally chosen, her mood, which had been up and down, finally returned to normal.

She didn't know that Cui Jinxi despised her for her lack of ambition. She raised the corners of her mouth happily and waited for the night's bed with a good mood.

She secretly wondered what she could say when she met the emperor in the evening to impress him.

But after thinking it over for a long time, she decided to wait and see and proceed conservatively.

The night has completely fallen, Zhen Huan washes herself up, packs herself up into spring rolls and brings them to the dragon bed.

Yinzhen also finished his work for the day and took a hot spring bath to relax his muscles and tendons.

When he was taking a hot spring bath, he placed his arms flat, and a young eunuch beside him massaged his slightly sore shoulders and arms.

He sighed comfortably, feeling that this was the most enjoyable time in winter.

It is not advisable to soak in a hot spring for too long, even if it is very comfortable. Yinzhen estimated the time and went ashore.

She was helped by the palace maid to put on a yellow inner garment and returned to her bedroom wearing specially made warm boots.

Speaking of dormitories, we have to talk about the layout of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The sleeping palace of the Hall of Mental Cultivation is located in the rear hall. There are five rooms in total, with bedrooms on the east and west sides, each with a bed, where the emperor can live at his leisure.

There are five side rooms on each side of the rear hall. The five rooms on the east side are where the queen lives after sleeping with the emperor at night, and the five rooms on the west side are where the imperial concubines and others live after sleeping with the emperor at night.

Considering that the highest-ranking concubine in the harem below Yixiu is only a concubine and there is no noble concubine, the west ear room is empty.

In addition to the side rooms on the east and west sides, there are more than ten surrounding rooms next to the five bedrooms where the emperor lives.

The enclosure is short and simply furnished, and is a temporary residence for concubines and others when they are on duty.

Apart from allowing concubines to sleep on the dragon bed with him on their first night with him, Yinzhen, taking into account the difficulty of traveling back and forth in winter, allowed them to sleep in the surrounding rooms and leave the next day.

Even Concubine Hua had to live in the enclosure. The sense of disparity made Concubine Hua more convinced that the emperor did not love her.

After the sadness, Concubine Hua tried even harder to remind the Nian family to be careful with their words and actions and never do anything corrupt or illegal.

The Nian family doted on Nian Shilan the most. Seeing how nervous Nian Shilan was and her repeated reminders, the arrogant Nian family finally realized something and became quite quiet for a while...

Even Nian Gengyao, who was at the border, had noticed something and was just waiting to come back to find out from the emperor.

In Nian Gengyao's view, wasn't his effort in guarding the frontier partly so that his sister could live a good life in the harem?

Unexpectedly, his once proud sister has become so timid. Nian Gengyao believes that it is the emperor's fault and is just waiting to submit a memorial to the emperor to favor Concubine Hua more after returning.

If Concubine Hua knew what her brother was thinking, she would definitely faint. It seemed that her brother didn't listen to her at all despite her reminders, hints and explicit instructions.

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Yinzhen entered one of the side rooms in the rear hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Inside, the red candles cast a warm glow, and the spring rolls on the bed stood out.

When Yinzhen stepped forward, Zhen Huan sensed something and carefully lifted a corner of the quilt. Her beautiful eyes moved as she met the emperor's gaze.

This was the first time Zhen Huan had seen the emperor's face since she claimed to be ill for so long. The last time she saw him was during the selection process.

When she saw the emperor's face clearly, she couldn't help but be shocked.

In her impression, the emperor was clearly a somewhat bloated middle-aged man!

How come this time when I saw him, he not only looked less bloated, but also seemed a little younger?

It turned out that Sister Mei really didn't lie to her, the emperor was really handsome.

She thought Sister Mei was blinded by love and that beauty was in the eyes of her lover!

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