Jiang Wanning is the only daughter of General Jiang Sheng. She is currently the highest-ranking concubine in the palace besides the queen.

Due to the strong power of her mother's family, her distant cousin Jiang Tong Miaojiang Zhaoyi, who entered the palace with her, was a good person and a bad person, and behaved extremely arrogantly.

Lin Zhiyu was complaining endlessly. She had suffered a lot at the hands of these two sisters in her previous life, but she didn't expect to meet them here.

"I have met Concubine Ling. This is the eldest girl from the Lin family who came to accompany me to the palace."

Eunuch Zhang took two steps forward respectfully.

Concubine Ling squinted her eyes and pressed her temples with her left hand. She looked Lin Zhiyu up and down with her red phoenix eyes half-closed.

"Hmph, there are rumors that the eldest girl of the Lin family is extremely talented, but now it turns out that she is nothing more than that."

Lin Zhiyu only lightly applied a layer of cream on her face. Even so, it could not hide her stunning beauty. If she dressed up well, what would happen?

Concubine Ling looked away and her tone was sour.

Lin Zhiyu was neither humble nor arrogant: "Rumors among the public are never believed. Concubine Ling is the real beauty of the country."

It was obvious that Jiang Wanning was greatly affected by the flattery. The corners of her mouth raised slightly, and just as she was about to speak, she seemed to think of something again, and her eyes darkened again.

"You know the truth."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Wanning signaled the palace people to continue moving forward.

Jiang Wanning was never good at concealing her emotions, and Lin Zhiyu could see all the changes in her expression just now.

Lin Zhiyu knew that she thought that she was Lin Minghua's eldest sister, so she was unwilling to give her a good look.

When Eunuch Zhang saw Jiang Wanning walking away, he subconsciously raised his sleeves and wiped his sweat. He finally invited the eldest girl over, and he didn't want to cause any more trouble.

Soon, Lin Zhiyu arrived at Kunning Palace.

In Kunning Palace, a group of people had already arrived.

Even the emperor Zhou Tingchen was sitting there.

As soon as Lin Zhiyu arrived, everyone's eyes fell on her.

Lin Zhiyu was speechless.

If she had known about this situation, she might as well not have postponed it in the first place, so as not to have to come later, become the last one to arrive, and become a thorn in everyone's side.

"I heard that my sister is unwell, but she is feeling better now?"

Before Lin Zhiyu sat down, Lin Minghua pretended to be gentle and virtuous and asked with concern.

Before Lin Zhiyu could reply, a woman with a slim figure and a straight nose took over the topic sarcastically:

"Huh, I don't know if I'm really feeling unwell, or if I just don't pay attention to everyone here."

Everyone covered their mouths and whispered.

"Jiang Zhaoyi is also waiting impatiently. Miss Lin, don't take it to heart."

A concubine smiled.

Lin Zhiyu was silent.

"Since Miss Lin is here, let's have a banquet."

Only then did Zhou Tingchen speak. As soon as he spoke, everyone immediately fell silent.

Then the female officer next to Lin Minghua nodded, the music started, and Lin Zhiyu also took a seat under the leadership of Eunuch Zhang.

Lin Zhiyu glanced at the people in the venue and noticed that there was an empty seat, so he quietly asked the maid accompanying him:

"Is there anyone else who didn't come today?"

The little palace maid replied: "That is Concubine Jia of Lanxin Pavilion. She has been in poor health for many years. Today she suffered from an old illness, so she took leave."

Lin Zhiyu didn't have much of an impression of this concubine. She only vaguely remembered that her parents had died. In order to show the benevolence of the Tian family, the emperor took her into the palace and raised her for the rest of her life.

Lin Zhiyu was about to use his chopsticks when the person next to him pulled his sleeve: "Sister, can you help me cover up?"

Lin Zhiyu turned around and saw a woman in pink palace attire, with a cross bun and waving begonia flowers on both sides, looking playful and cute.

"Xu Jiu'er?"

Lin Zhiyu subconsciously called out the name.

Xu Jiu'er in the previous life was thin and pale, and was very different from the pink-cheeked woman in front of her, so Lin Zhiyu didn't notice her when she first came in.

Xu Jiu'er looked around and saw that no one was paying attention. While quietly putting the pastries on the table into a small bag, she didn't forget to ask:

"How does my sister know my name?"

In the previous life, Xu Jiuer and Lin Zhiyu had a good relationship.

After Lin Zhiyu was thrown into the cold palace, Xu Jiuer secretly brought a warm quilt to visit her. This move led to her death.

She became Lin Minghua's tool to scare the monkeys, and eventually died of illness on a snowy night.

This stupid girl probably didn't realize that her own little move would cost her her life until she died.

Lin Zhiyu laughed and said, "The Queen has mentioned you to me before. She praised you for being smart, cute and very popular."

Xu Jiuer did not doubt that he was there, and concentrated on putting all the pastries on the table into her bag. When she was about to put them in her arms, she heard a sneer from above.

"Sister Xiuyuan, what are you doing? But the people in the imperial kitchen are hungry for you, so you do such a shameless thing in front of outsiders."

Jiang Tongmiao said sarcastically.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to Xu Jiu'er.

Xu Jiu'er was caught in the act, and the pastry that she had regarded as a treasure just now turned into a hot potato amidst everyone's snickers.

She couldn't take it or throw it away, and her round little face immediately turned red.

"Concubine... I thought this pastry was really delicious, but I accidentally ate half of it. I thought it would be a pity to throw it away, so, just..."

Seeing Xu Jiu'er's embarrassment, Lin Zhiyu couldn't help but feel sympathy and spoke out to defend her.

"Folk girls think Empress Xiuyuan is innocent and cute. Furthermore, packing up the leftover cakes and bringing them back avoids the pity of throwing them away. Isn't it in line with the frugal style advocated by our government?"

After saying that, Lin Minghua smiled again and said:

"Xu Xiuyuan has just gotten hairpins, but she still has the character of a little girl. Jiang Zhaoyi said she should be more virtuous."

Jiang Tongmiao wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Zhou Tingchen:

"This is a family banquet, and Miss Lin is also the Queen's eldest sister. Why should outsiders talk about it?"

Jiang Tongmiao knew she had made a mistake, so she had no choice but to shut her mouth.

"The cook who makes this pastry happened to be brought by my mother's family. How about he be transferred to Youchun Garden and make special pastries for you?"

Lin Minghua acted like a virtuous queen.

Xu Jiuer was surprised and happy: "Concubine, thank you very much, Queen!"

Everyone started to praise him.

Seeing the masks facing each other at the banquet, Lin Zhiyu felt it was really funny. Just as he was about to sit back in his seat, Lin Minghua spoke again.

"Everyone happens to be here, and I have something to talk to you about today. My sister is well-known among women. I have just taken charge of the harem and don't know much about the affairs of the Sixth House. I want my sister to temporarily assist me in managing the affairs of the Sixth House. , I wonder what the emperor’s intention is?”

A fleeting sentence immediately pushed Lin Zhiyu to the forefront.

Lin Zhiyu paused. What was Lin Minghua planning?

Everything in the Sixth Palace is trivial, and the doorways are winding and winding. If the upper and lower joints are not connected, it will be an offending task.

She also encountered obstacles in her last life, but now that she is reborn, she will definitely not deal with such trouble again.

"Cuckoo..."

"The Queen is really joking. In the past, when there was no queen in the palace, there was never any problem with concubines taking charge of palace affairs."

"If the Queen is in charge and you don't understand, you can come and ask the concubine. I am assisting the Queen. Is the Queen dissatisfied with the concubine?"

Before Lin Zhiyu could say no, Jiang Wanning chuckled and said.

Jiang Wanning has always been worried about not getting the position of queen. Now that she finally got the opportunity, how could she let it go?

The topic changed and he said again:

"The queen said she missed her sister before, so she brought Miss Lin into the palace. In less than two days, she asked her sister to help with the affairs of the Sixth Palace..."

"Although everyone knows that Miss Lin is the future princess of King Jin, she is not married after all! This is a reasonable reason for taking her into the palace in the first place, but it is unjustifiable to ask her to assist in the sixth palace, right?"

"Even though she is famous among the ladies, can she understand the affairs of the harem like me?"

"Or do you have an ulterior motive, Queen?"

"Ah...could it be that you, my concubine, are not interested in drinking, and want to bring your sister into the palace and imitate Empress E's daughter-in-law. Can't you two sisters serve the emperor together?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was silent.

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