The imperial concubine is charming and charming, and only seeks power and wealth

"Raise your face," a soft, lazy voice came from above, "Let me see what the younger sister of our Majesty, who has been doting on her for several days, looks like."

This general election is the first since the new emperor ascended the throne.

The harem is empty, and even the position of Empress is still vacant. The young emperor not only holds real power but is also extremely handsome. He doesn't even have a child. Under such conditions, countless noble ladies have come to participate in the election.

But Qi Junyi didn't even show his face, and only left the daughters of several important officials in front of the portrait. Although Jiang Lingyue was born in a general's mansion, her father and brother did not have much military power, so she was not actually in Qi Junyi's eyes.

The three concubines' attention was focused on the noble ladies who were chosen by Qi Junyi to enter the palace, so naturally they had no extra energy to pay attention to other people.

Jiang Lingyue's sudden appearance actually caught people off guard.

Only after serving the emperor in bed with the concubines was the concubine qualified to come to Shaoguang Palace to pay respects. Concubine Shuer had not shown up for several days, so she had indeed never seen Jiang Lingyue.

In fact, if she hadn't heard that the emperor had been picking the same person's name for three consecutive days and had stayed in Chuxiu Palace all night last night, Concubine Shu might not have sat here today.

She prides herself on her beauty and was the most favored in the Eastern Palace in the past. Now that she is in the prime of her life, of course she will not take these newcomers seriously.

Jiang Lingyue knew this old rival, but at this moment she had to raise her head as she was told.

Concubine Shu lowered her eyes and studied her for a long time, her lazy sitting posture unconsciously straightened a little, and she said with a smile: "She is really a wonderful person, bright and charming. It's no wonder that His Majesty favors her a little. Even I can't help but feel happy when I see her."

"Your Majesty, you are so kind," Jiang Lingyue said. "I have heard of your great name since I was a boudoir maiden. They all say that your majesty is peerless and your beauty is breathtaking. No one in the harem can compare to you even a tenth of your beauty. I, with my humble appearance, cannot compare to you."

"Look," Concubine Shu glanced around, covered her lips and smiled, "Even this mouth looks like it's covered with honey, how can it not be pleasing to the eye?"

The words were full of sarcasm, and no one could fail to hear it. Concubine Hui, who was in the main seat, waved her hand and said angrily, "Jiang Baolin has just entered the palace and is in a state of restraint. Sister, please don't tease her."

After saying this, she looked over with a smile and said, "Since we have entered the palace, we are all sisters. You have served His Majesty these past few days and have done a great service. If the servants below are not serving you wholeheartedly, you can tell me."

Jiang Lingyue bowed and thanked him.

She was calm when being challenged, and remained composed when being treated leniently. Her unperturbed attitude towards honor and favor did not seem like that of a newcomer who had been pampered in the boudoir and had just entered the palace to be favored.

Everyone was shocked and thought that if nothing unexpected happened, Jiang Baolin would definitely have a place in the harem one day.

At this time, the virtuous concubine who had been silent all this time smiled gently, raised her hand and pointed to the empty seat in the corner, and said, "Jiang Baolin, please take a seat."

The virtuous concubine was born in the Yongle Marquis Mansion. In terms of seniority, she is Jiang Lingyue's cousin. However, since the death of her grandmother, Jiang Lingyue has never visited the Yongle Marquis Mansion again. Although they are cousins, they have no affection for each other.

The seats in Shaoguang Palace are of course arranged according to their status.

Baolin was only of the eighth rank and could only be ranked last.

Jiang Lingyue sat down and a palace maid brought her hot tea. She only needed to sniff it to know that it was this year's new Rain-Previous Longjing tea.

The tea has a light aroma and a long aftertaste.

Just as she took a sip of tea, she heard Concubine Hui, who was sitting at the head of the table, say with a smile, "Speaking of which, there is a happy event today that I want to tell all of you sisters."

"Oh?" Concubine Shu was slightly taken aback. "What's the good news?"

The only happy event in the palace...

Concubine Hui smiled and said, "It's Concubine Zhao who is pregnant. I suspected it a few days ago, but the pulse was unclear at the time. Imperial Physician Shen made the diagnosis this morning, but even Your Majesty didn't know yet."

The emperor is twenty-three years old this year and has no children. This is his first child.

Whether it is a princess or a prince, it is a great joy.

As soon as these words were spoken, no one cared about Jiang Lingyue, who had only been favored for a few days, and their eyes fell on Concubine Zhao.

"Sister Zhao is truly blessed. She's only been in the palace for less than two months, hasn't she?" Concubine Sun spoke first. She smiled at the grim-faced Liu Shuyi and asked knowingly, "Does Sister know about this?"

Liu Shuyi was the mistress of Baohua Palace, while Concubine Zhao lived in a side hall of Baohua Palace and was considered a member of her palace.

Someone in his own palace was pregnant, but he had to find out from Concubine Hui...

It's a loss of face in every way.

Concubine Zhao, who was named, quickly stood up and bowed, "It is all thanks to Empress Shuyi's careful care that I am where I am today."

"I dare not take all the credit for this," Liu Shuyi glanced at her, her tone languid with a hint of coldness, "I never looked after you before, and now that you are so delicate, I dare not do so even more."

After saying this, she turned her gaze to Concubine Hui and said with a half-smile, "This is His Majesty's first child. Since I am in charge of the six palaces, I will have to trouble you to take care of him."

On the one hand, he was on guard against her, even the fact that she was pregnant was carefully concealed, and now he wanted her to pinch her nose and work hard to take care of the baby. If she was not careful, the baby would be lost...

Who would be willing to do such a thankless task?

Everyone exchanged glances, each with different thoughts in their mind.

Jiang Lingyue held the teacup in her hand and finally determined which time period she was reborn into.

Among the newcomers who entered the palace in this election, she was not the first to be favored, nor the last.

Before her, there were Lady Zhao, Lady Xu, and Lady Chen. After her, there were Lady Hu and Yu Baolin.

Can……

Jiang Lingyue frowned. Was it because she had been bedridden for too long that her memory was wrong?

She vaguely remembered that when Concubine Zhao was pregnant, she had not yet slept with her.

Just as I was thinking about something, a notification suddenly came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty has arrived——"

Everyone looked shocked.

The emperor was diligent in his work and rarely set foot in the harem when visiting concubines. He mostly summoned people to Chengming Palace to show his favor, not to mention coming to Shaoguang Palace at this time when the concubines were paying their respects.

This has never happened in the three years since he ascended the throne.

After being surprised, except for a few concubines in the palace, all the other concubines knelt on the ground.

Qi Junyi walked in slowly, sat down in the upper seat, looked around with his eyes lowered, and said, "No need to be polite."

Jiang Lingyue stood up with everyone else and keenly noticed his gaze sweeping over her.

"It's quite lively here," Qi Junyi glanced at Concubine Hui standing beside him and asked, "What are you talking about?"

"There's a piece of great joy. Your Majesty just came back from the morning court, so I guess he hasn't heard the news yet," Concubine Hui said with a smile, "Just this morning, Imperial Physician Shen diagnosed Sister Zhao with a pregnancy."

The hand that was turning the ring unconsciously paused, and Qi Junyi's eyes fell on the shy beauty Zhao. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he did not look away for a long time.

But looking at his expression, he doesn't seem to be happy.

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Shu couldn't help but call him.

Qi Junyi turned around and glanced at her, saying, "What's the matter?"

There was no emotion in his words, but they made people afraid to act recklessly for no reason.