After Concubine Xuan came back from Concubine Xiao, she saw Concubine Lan at the door of her palace. Concubine Xuan frowned at her and said in a bad tone, "What are you doing here?"
Concubine Lan stepped forward and said with a smile, "I haven't had tea and talked with you for a long time, so I came to see you."
After saying that, he naturally grabbed her arm, but Concubine Xuan put her aside and snorted, "You are trying to persuade me for the sake of the Imperial Concubine, right?"
"What are you advising me on?" Concubine Lan pretended not to understand.
"Stop pretending, you know that I also want the back seat." Concubine Xuan rolled her eyes, not wanting to compromise with her.
Concubine Lan sighed, "The position of queen is not an object, nor is it a position that can be awarded at will. It is not something you can get if you want to fight for it. If you want to fight for it, then fight for it, and I won't stop you."
Concubine Xuan was confused when she heard this, "Then what are you doing here?"
"I said I would have tea with you. I just told you that I happened to pass by the entrance of your palace and wanted to come and see you."
Concubine Xuan laughed, "You'd better go back, I won't drink tea with you."
After saying that, he entered the palace gate.
"Axuan, your temper will never change at all. You don't even know how to deal with people hypocritically. How do you get the confidence to think that you can become a queen?" Concubine Lan stepped forward and asked.
These words made Concubine Xuan frown, feeling that Concubine Lan looked down on her.
"Are you here to teach me a lesson?"
"You and I are both concubines. How can I teach you a lesson? I just want to tell you what's on my mind. Don't you want to know why the imperial concubine is so favored that the emperor once insisted on supporting her as a queen?"
This was the answer that Concubine Xuan had been seeking for a long time. Concubine Lan's words immediately made her relax.
"Okay, come in and talk about it."
Concubine Lan finally entered her palace.
Concubine Xuan also asked someone to pour tea for Concubine Lan, and looked at Concubine Lan expectantly.
Concubine Lan smiled bitterly and looked around, "Where is the third prince?"
"Why are you asking so many questions? Of course he is at the wet nurse's place. You tell me what you want." Concubine Xuan said impatiently.
Concubine Lan picked up the tea, took a sip, and said with a smile, "You are not gentle enough, and you don't know how to understand the holy will. You don't know how to share the emperor's worries. Also, the imperial concubine and the emperor have a tacit understanding. The most important thing is that she She knows what she should and should not do, and her greatest advantage is that she is docile enough to make the emperor feel that she is not a threat."
Concubine Xuan frowned as she listened. The more she listened, the more she felt that she was praising the imperial concubine instead of telling herself the truth.
"But when it comes to women in the harem, I pay the most attention to family background, and I am above her in this regard." Concubine Xuan was not convinced, and she had to outdo others to relieve her anger.
Concubine Lan shook her head helplessly and smiled bitterly, "Family background is valued by others, not by the emperor. The emperor is the one who rules. Whatever he says is what he says."
To put it bluntly, this harem woman is just a cheap maid. If the emperor wants to make her a noble concubine, no one can say anything.
If Baiguan wants to say it, it is Baiguan’s business, and the emperor’s wishes are greater.
What family background is not important in the eyes of the emperor.
Concubine Xuan was slightly startled by these words, and seemed to understand some of the ways of the harem.
No one told her this.
Since she entered the palace, she has been favored, promoted, made a concubine, and got a prince. Everything has gone very smoothly. She feels that it is because of the Pei family's meritorious service for generations.
But Concubine Lan's words today overturned her perception.
"Why do you want to teach me this?" Concubine Xuan asked curiously.
Concubine Lan smiled and said, so what if you teach her, the emperor will not change his mind.
Moreover, she vaguely felt that something was wrong with the emperor.
The emperor, who has always loved beauty, doesn't even enter the harem anymore. Isn't it worthy of suspicion?
Concubine Lan didn't know the reason, but there was definitely something wrong. The emperor only relied on the imperial concubine, so there was no solution to this matter.
At this time, the third prince was brought in by his wet nurse. He cried hard again and was delivered to Concubine Xuan. Concubine Xuan had no choice but to pick up the child and carry him for a few steps before the child stopped.
It's quite magical.
Lan Fei hesitated again and again and opened the spice bottle.
A faint aroma filled the hall.
Concubine Lan took the initiative to approach the third prince and said with a smile, "This kid seems to like you very much."
Speaking of this, Concubine Xuan was naturally proud. She weighed the third prince and said with a smile, "He relies on me the most."
But Concubine Lan saw a kit hanging on Concubine Xuan that also smelled of sour fruit. It smelled like the fragrance of Limuzi, which made people calm and soothed the spirit.
No wonder the third prince became quiet when he was near her. It was probably because the smell of the fruit made him relax.
"I really envy you. You have a prince by your side, so you have something to rely on in your later years." Concubine Lan smiled.
"You are still young now. You will still have a lot of opportunities to have a biological child in the future." Concubine Xuan said with a smile.
Seeing that Concubine Lan was so close to him, he thought that she had changed her mind. Suddenly, the guard in her heart was relieved a lot, and she felt a little sorry for asking her brother to assassinate Concubine Lan.
Fortunately, there was no clue at the time and she didn't notice it.
At this time, Concubine Lan saw that it was almost done and said, "The princess is still waiting for me to go back, so I won't disturb you anymore."
Concubine Xuan nodded and ignored her.
When Concubine Lan was leaving, she specially put some fragrant powder on the wet nurse, and then left.
Shortly after the third prince returned to his wet nurse, a rash began to appear on his body. Suddenly, a large area of red spots appeared on his back, with a tendency to spread upwards.
He quickly went to ask for the imperial doctor, and then sent someone to ask the emperor to come and have a look.
The emperor rushed over after hearing the news. Seeing so many red spots on the body of the more than five-month-old child, the emperor suddenly frowned and said, "What's going on? Why is this happening all of a sudden?"
"I don't know, I didn't know. I was fine during dinner, but suddenly I woke up with so many things at night. This is the first time I've met her." Concubine Xuan said nervously.
When the wet nurse came to report, she was also frightened.
Dr. Fang replied, "It's just rheumatoid arthritis. Children's skin is delicate and they are most likely to be unaccustomed to the outside world. Just drink some medicine and it will be fine."
In this way, the people in the room breathed a sigh of relief.
Since it was already late at night, all the slaves had left, and the wet nurse and the child were left in the house with the emperor and Concubine Xuan.
"Your Majesty, it's late at night, please rest here, my concubine." Concubine Xuan just saw that the emperor was about to leave, so she hurriedly asked everyone to go out. She deliberately stepped forward and blocked the emperor's way.
When the emperor saw this, he looked embarrassed. He cleared his throat and looked at Xi Zhou unnaturally, trying to find an excuse to go out.
However, Concubine Xuan didn't care about being reserved, and immediately stepped forward with her head held high, with a look of resentment on her face, "Your Majesty, how long have you not rested here with me? No matter what, you are not allowed to leave tonight!"
With that said, she took the emperor's hand and walked towards the palace.
The emperor looked embarrassed, walked out of the door, looked at Huang Wanshun, and motioned for him to speak quickly.
Huang Wanshun said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, what you are turning over tonight is the Imperial Concubine's sign."
After hearing this, Concubine Xuan looked at Huang Wanshun coldly, but still did not let go. She looked at the emperor and said, "I clearly invited you out from Qianqing Palace."
The implication is that he can't leave tonight!
