The news about the red candle was swallowed down, and the palace maids in spring clothes and thin quilts rushed around the six palaces to relieve the worries of the ladies in each palace.

The favorite of the imperial concubine, "spreading the tent", "the descendants' cakes".

When Pei'er heard the news, her eyes rolled around, she evaded the complacent Liu'er with a few words, and hurried to find Shu Dong.

Shu Dong was also surprised, but he was an old man in the palace after all. He scolded her coldly. Seeing Liu'er keep her head down and said nothing, he sighed, "You little girl, there are countless cases of flattery and bullying in the palace. You must have been wronged in Wan's past. I have five taels of silver here. Just take it and save it for when you leave the palace."

Is this considered a promise? Liu Er suddenly became cheerful and smiled so much that her eyes could not be seen. "Oh, I understand. Thank you for your concern for me, aunt."

Seeing Liu'er skipping away, Shu Dong looked around and hurried into the main hall.

Jiang Ruyin made her move swiftly, neither sad nor happy. After a long while, she finally spoke, "Aunt Shudong, there are some things I don't understand. I'd like you to accompany me to discuss a game."

Shu Dong raised his head slightly and secretly sighed at his master's good nature.

Outside the East Wing Hall, Ju Qing saw Liu'er skipping along the way, looking extremely happy. She asked curiously, "Liu'er, slow down. Why are you so happy?"

Liu'er covered the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief to hide the action of stuffing the small silver ingot into her sleeve. "The young master has been favored, and we have also suffered a lot and finally got what we deserved. Of course I am happy."

When Ju Qing heard this, she smiled and said, "Yes, we little palace maids will have a good life in the future."

Liu'er secretly curled her lips.

She was favored for seven consecutive days, a favor that even Concubine Hua did not have.

In the early morning, all the concubines in the palace put on thick rouge to cover up the dark circles under their eyes.

Even Concubine Hua arrived early, leaning one hand on the arm of the chair, supporting herself lazily. Her expression revealed a hint of impatience.

Zhen Huan took Huanbi's hand and walked in quickly.

Jiang Ruyin tilted her head to take in Hua Fei's expression. Jingpin's eyes showed envy and a hint of pity. As she moved away from Zhen Huan, she met Jiang Ruyin's gaze and quickly lowered her head.

This was the first time that Zhen Huan greeted the whole palace after she had slept with the emperor.

Hua Fei raised her head slightly and exhaled.

Just then, the Queen started to talk about rewarding Concubine Hua. Concubine Hua replied lazily, glancing at Concubine Qi and saying, "Isn't it true? If you give birth to a prince in the future, you will be able to catch up with Concubine Qi."

Lipin couldn't keep quiet and immediately said, "Empress Qi is blessed. Don't be like the Fourth Prince's mother, who is unlucky."

The queen frowned and scolded Concubine Li.

Lipin lowered her eyes, still a little unconvinced, and said, "If we talk about blessings, Fangpin is naturally the most blessed. She gave birth to the first prince after the emperor ascended the throne."

Concubine Xin touched her belly somewhat dejectedly. Jiang Ruyin gave her a soothing look, and Concubine Xin forced a smile.

Lipin paused and said deliberately, "It's just that after the Concubine Wan went to bed, why didn't the Emperor come to visit his sister? But can't the Sixth Prince keep the Emperor?"

This was so obvious that Zhen Huan hurried to check Jiang Ruyin's expression. She saw Jiang Ruyin frowning in disgust. She said, "The harem is the emperor's harem. He can go wherever he wants. Instead of worrying about others, Lipin should think about whether he can still catch the emperor's eye!"

When Concubine Xin said this, she was the most straightforward and sneered, which attracted the angry glare of Concubine Li.

The Queen also curled her lips, trying to put on a virtuous look, "The Emperor once told me to pick a good name for the Sixth Prince. This shows how much the Emperor loves this child. Lipin, you must never say this again in the future."

Jiang Ruyin looked calm and said nothing. Shifting the blame to someone else was the Queen's usual trick. Didn't she see that Concubine Li was looking at her with rage in her eyes?

Concubine Hua still wanted to save face for her subordinates and wanted to retort Jiang Ruyin.

The Queen took the initiative to leave under the pretext of paying her respects to the Queen Mother.

There were people all over the room, not to mention the concubines and high-ranking officials. In the past, Shen Meizhuang also sat below Jiang Ruyin and opposite Concubine Cao.

Concubine Duan was frail and sickly, and Lady Borjigit never liked to see people. Before Concubine Chun could sleep with her, Yu was demoted again.

Noble Lady Wen and Noble Lady Xin were noble ladies with seniority. Shen Meizhuang sat opposite Zhen Huan at the last seat, and they looked gloomy the whole morning.

After watching the Queen leave, Concubine Qi tugged at Lipin and said, "Why are you bringing up the Fourth Prince for no reason?"

Concubine Hua walked over leisurely and said, "Being angry will only hurt your body, what are you afraid of?" After saying that, she left.

Lipin followed immediately, and Cao Qinmo nodded to Jiang Ruyin before catching up.

Jiang Ruyin didn't like to interact with the concubines in the past, so she always went to pay her respects alone.

After leaving Jingren Palace, Concubine Xin took the initiative to step forward and said, "Sister Fangpin, I just want to go to the Imperial Garden for a stroll. I wonder if I can go with you."

Jiang Ruyin took a quick look and saw that the handkerchief held in Concubine Xin's hand was a little twisted, so she nodded.

Speechless all the way.

Turning a corner behind the rockery in front is Suiyuxuan. Concubine Xin hesitated all the way, and finally made up her mind and knelt down in front of Jiang Ruyin.

"Please help me, Madam. I am willing to serve you at my utmost."

At some point, her voice had become hoarse, and now her voice was still filled with tears.

Shu Dong quietly let go of Jiang Ruyin's hand and stepped back.

Jiang Ruyin raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean, Concubine Xin?"

Noble Lady Xin replied, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I have no way to repay your kindness. I know my family is weak and without support, and I have always been suppressed by the Empress and Concubine Hua. Even if he were to be promoted to a noble lady in the Six Palaces one day, it would be a long time before I could take my Shuhe back. Since my last miscarriage, the Emperor has become less and less willing to visit me. I have been in the palace for many years and have seen through other people's faces. No matter how nice their words are, you are the only one who has truly helped me. I have no way to repay you, but to repay your kindness with my own life. I only hope that if I die, you can take care of Shuhe a little..."

At this point, Concubine Xin was already choking with sobs.

Jiang Ruyin was also slightly moved by what she heard. She exerted her strength to lift Concubine Xin up. "Please tell me what happened first. How could you say such disrespectful words?"

Concubine Xin was speechless and choked up, sobbing, "There is a noble who threatened me with my mother's family. Since I entered the royal family, I have no children and no blessings. I have not been able to help my mother's family, let alone bring disaster to my family. I, I, my Shuhe is still so young... She hasn't been with me for a few days - wuwu"

Concubine Xin could no longer speak and sobbed softly.

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