"The noble concubine will probably be able to adapt to her new arrival in the palace, right?" Jin Xin asked with a smile.
"Of course I can adapt. I feel like I have returned home. I feel that the palace is my home." Xiao Concubine smiled, but there was some provocation in her eyes.
She has been trained according to the standards of a queen since she was a child. She was originally intended to be a queen for the sixth prince, but the Xiao family bet on the wrong bet and Prince Rui came to the throne. She was depressed about this for several years, but the family also planned to let her become a queen after her hairpin. The palace is a concubine.
The Queen Mother and the First Queen were there at that time, so she recognized them as soon as they recognized them.
But it doesn't matter now, the first queen is gone, it's time for the emperor to welcome her as his queen, but this imperial concubine is blocking the way.
That day at the hunting ground dinner, she was too far away to see clearly. Today, she saw that she was not a hard-to-find beauty, but the Xiao family had to make such a big sacrifice in exchange for the position of noble concubine.
Hearing this, Jin Xin raised her eyebrows with a playful look in her eyes, "What the noble concubine said is that you were originally going to enter the palace to be the queen. Have you made preparations in advance?"
Everyone in the palace knows about last night's shame.
"The Xiao family is a famous family. My grandfather was instrumental in rescuing the late emperor. The Xiao family has an imperial edict. The position of the queen is not unthinkable. However, the Xiao family is loyal to the emperor and naturally puts the emperor's wishes first."
Anyway, the royal family owed the Xiao family, and she had to let these people know that it was the royal family that failed the Xiao family, not her own incompetence.
"No matter how much credit the Xiao family has, it's because they have a country before they can have a family. Without a country, your Xiao family's decadent family will be nothing more than food divided by others. If you ask for too much credit, you will only make people hate you." Jin Xin sneered.
"Concubine Huang, does the emperor know what you think?" Concubine Xiao asked through gritted teeth.
"What do you think?" Jin Xin asked with a smile, looking at her intently, looking relaxed and confident.
The answer naturally came out last night.
Concubine Xiao's face instantly turned pale, she bit her lip, and said nothing for a long time. She could only sit where she was, clinging to the armrests of the chair, feeling aggrieved but unable to show anything.
Originally, she didn't want to show off her power on the first day, but she insisted on provoking a provocation to highlight the merits of the Xiao family and prove that she was wronged by being in the position of a noble concubine. She really didn't know it.
The atmosphere in the hall instantly became subtle.
"The Xiao family has indeed made meritorious service, but the decree states that within three generations, a noble daughter can be selected to enter the palace. I remember that when the late emperor was still there, the Xiao family was considering among several princes and was delayed in making a decision. Until now, right?”
In the silence, Concubine Lan spoke.
These are things that others don’t say, but you should know if you think about them carefully.
At least before the prince returned to the capital, the Xiao family was actually getting close to the Lin family, and this could be understood through closer inspection.
To put it bluntly, I did not like Prince Rui at that time, but the situation of the Xiao family could not wait for the next emperor.
Concubine Xiao became even more ugly when she understood this.
Feeling the various looks from Western Zhou Dynasty, she couldn't bear it any longer, let alone how to deal with herself.
My father weighed his left and right, thought before and after, and now he insisted on entering the palace by himself. Even if he committed suicide by swallowing gold, no matter what the will was, he still could not become the queen.
She immediately stood up, her chest heaving with anger, and she looked around at the women. She felt as if the air in the hall was carrying a knife, slashing every part of her body, and she was suffocated.
"I am really not feeling well. After paying my respects today, I will not come again. Imperial Concubine, please forgive me."
With that said, she left angrily.
Concubine Xuan looked at her leaving figure thoughtfully.
"Concubine Xiao is really stubborn. Even after entering the palace, she is still thinking about things before entering the palace." Concubine Lan said with a smile.
"You are right. This belongs to the late Emperor Xu Xiao's family. The Xiao family has no fault in this matter." Concubine Xuan immediately retorted.
"By saying this, Concubine Xuan agrees with the Xiao family's persecution of the emperor?" Concubine Lan asked sharply.
These days, she has really given Concubine Xuan too much face. She is always against herself. At the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the maids on both sides went to get things. Concubine Xuan went to beat her own people first, but she didn't even go to her about this matter. Settle accounts.
Concubine Lan didn't want to let the friendship between her two women turn into a conflict. In private, it was fine for her to give in, but at the moment she was still clinging to her, and she didn't dare to offend her at all.
When Concubine Xuan heard this, she frowned and looked at her, "I just said that, why are you so anxious?"
"Am I impatient, or are you too helpless?" Lan Fei asked coldly.
Concubine Xuan snorted, "We used to be good friends, but now you have become so snobbish. I look down on you."
She was angry because the more Concubine Lan sided with Jiang Jinxin and helped her, the more unhappy she became.
If Concubine Lan fought for herself, Concubine Xuan would not be so angry.
"I look down on you even more." Concubine Lan also said angrily.
"Concubine Xuan, I think your remarks are wrong. If the Pei family thinks so too, you have to raise some points and don't do the wrong thing." Jin Xin said coldly.
Concubine Xuan snorted, "My father sacrificed his life for the emperor's sake. Isn't that enough to show his loyalty?"
"What about your brother?" Jin Xin asked.
"I...what's wrong with my brother?" Concubine Xuan's expression changed when she heard this, her face turned pale, and she felt a little guilty, thinking that Jin Xin knew something.
"Your brother is in charge of the Arrow Camp and has the Pei Family Army. The Emperor loves you so much, but your brother has no initiative in the matter of the Emperor's assassination. It is difficult not to make people doubt whether it is a problem of your brother's ability or his position."
Such heart-wrenching words made Concubine Xuan panic instantly.
"My brother is brave and loyal, but the imperial concubine is slandering you."
"I just said what you just said, and I also want to remind you, don't think that just because you have military power, you think you can influence the emperor's mind." Jin pointed out something in his eyes, with deep meaning in his eyes.
Concubine Xuan gritted her teeth and stopped talking.
Jin Xin then smiled and said, "From now on, you don't have to come here every day to say hello to me. I am just in charge of the middle palace on my behalf, but I have no title. If that day comes, it won't be too late for you to come here every day."
I really don't want to see these people arguing and arguing here. She has the highest status, but she is not a queen. It is inevitable that she will not be able to use many of her rights, so she simply stays out of sight and out of mind.
In the afternoon, the news came from Young Eunuch Yang. Sun Yi from the imperial department was reporting the news in the imperial study room and did not come out for the whole afternoon.
After so many days of tracing, there should be some results.
In the evening, Jin Xin asked someone to ask the emperor if he would come to dine with her. When he left, the emperor followed the emperor back.
The emperor's face was extremely ugly. As soon as he came in, he sat across the table. The food was not served. He sighed and was struggling with himself.
After Jin Xin poured him a cup of tea, she stood up and stepped forward to squeeze his shoulders, "Your Majesty, don't frown all the time. It doesn't look good."
He grabbed the hand on his shoulder and still sighed.
"Sun Yi found out that the seventh princess met the princess of the vassal state at the hunting ground. I captured her maid for questioning. This matter is true."
