Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 543

The other three are all highly skilled in martial arts.

He tried to harm Sikong Xuanling at the hostage residence several times but failed. This time, Sikong Xuanling secretly came out and he finally got his chance.

After this incident, Bai Jian tightened his guard over the princess.

Sikong Xuanling dared not disobey and run around recklessly.

"Then find an opportunity to summon her to the palace."

Zeng Rou thought to herself that she was now a Consort Shu, and if she summoned a hostage princess, the princess would not dare not come to see her.

"Your Majesty, why are you doing this? The Emperor will not allow anyone to touch the three hostages."

"If something happens..." The guard dared not say that it would implicate the Zeng family.

“That Bai Jian definitely has some unspeakable secret with Yun Xiyue. If Brother Yu finds out about their affair, what do you think will happen to her?” Zeng Rou sneered.

Taking revenge on Sikong Xuanche was just a side effect; her true target was still Yun Xiyue.

"I will make her suffer eternal damnation."

Yunxi Yue does not seek out Bai Jian.

Then we should find a way to get Bai Jian to go to her.

......

With more people in the harem, things became lively.

This morning, everyone from the Imperial Concubine down had to come to the Jiaofang Palace to pay their respects.

Because Murong Yu frequently visited the Empress.

Everyone was quite happy to come to Jiaofang Palace.

Who knows, we might even bump into the Emperor!

When Yun Xiyue came out, everyone stood up and bowed, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress!"

"No need for formalities, please rise!" Yun Xiyue said with a gentle smile.

Few people present genuinely admired her.

But the necessary rules must not be omitted.

Pei Fang was the most arrogant and domineering, and his bowing was extremely casual.

"It's so late, why isn't my cousin here yet!"

Yun Xiyue smiled and said, "His Majesty went to the Imperial Study, so he probably won't come to the Jiaofang Palace."

"Not coming? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Pei Fang rolled her eyes, stood up, and was about to leave.

"The royal concubine!"

Chen Mama called out to her, "If the Emperor finds out about your attitude, he will probably scold you for not knowing the rules and punish you by making you copy the palace regulations."

Pei Fang glared at Yun Xiyue, wondering what was wrong with her.

"If the Empress were truly capable, she wouldn't always rely on others to stand up for her. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Granny Chen was the Empress!"

Yun Xiyue chuckled, "What the Imperial Concubine said makes sense."

"However, you have indeed not learned the rules well. It is my fault. Firstly, I did not explain the rules to the sisters clearly."

"Granny Chen, demonstrate how to greet the Imperial Concubine properly."

Granny Chen stepped forward and respectfully demonstrated the proper way to bow.

"My ladies, when you see the Empress, you do not need to kneel down. You only need to perform the 'Wanfu' curtsy."

"Her Majesty the Empress is kind and generous. Usually, when the ladies come to pay their respects together, a simple curtsy is sufficient. Her Majesty has not told everyone to go back. If anyone needs to leave early, they should inform Her Majesty and explain the situation."

"You must perform a curtsy and say 'Your Majesty, I take my leave' before you can leave."

As she spoke, Granny Chen demonstrated, "Have all the ladies seen it clearly?"

"Look carefully." No one else dared to overstep their bounds and listened attentively, answering honestly.

Pei Fang ignored her, saying, "Hmph, what kind of ridiculous rule is this? There was no such rule on my first day in the palace. Even if there were, I wouldn't need to abide by it."

"Because the Emperor is my cousin, and the Empress Dowager is my aunt. They said that I don't need to follow the rules when I enter the palace."

As she spoke, she glanced at Yun Xiyue arrogantly, showing no regard for the Empress. "Hmph, although you are the Empress, in my heart you are nothing more than a merchant's daughter, and a divorced woman at that. You are not worthy to be the Empress of my Great Xia."

Zeng Rou, Zhou Zhilan, Liu Musheng, and others smiled coldly and stood up to support Pei Fang.

"Your Majesty, Consort Gui is just being straightforward, please don't take offense at her."

"Yes! Consort Gui has been in the palace for a long time and is in charge of the Phoenix Seal, so she doesn't need to come to pay her respects."

"Her Majesty the Empress is virtuous and magnanimous, and naturally she will not blame Consort Gui. Everyone, there is no need to worry."

Yun Xiyue took a sip of tea and smiled as she looked at the women.