The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

The next morning, Fengyi Palace.

Every time when greetings were given, among the several high-ranking concubines, Concubine Hui always arrived very early.

Today, before Concubine Li and Concubine Li, they were already sitting in Fengyi Palace.

As soon as Concubine Li arrives, everyone can hear her voice——

"Hey, Concubine Hui has been here for a long time. It's quite early. I didn't know, but I thought you were really respectful to the Queen."

After saying that, without waiting for Concubine Hui to reply, she turned to talk to Concubine Jing.

Concubine Hui was not annoyed either, with her usual gentle smile on her face.

Not long after, the queen came out.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he announced something serious: "The weather is getting hotter day by day. In a few days, Your Majesty will leave for the palace to escape the heat."

Having said this, the queen paused and saw a bit of expectation on everyone's faces.

Then he continued: "Any concubine with children can go. For the rest of the people accompanying you, I will inform you after discussing with Your Majesty."

Then, she looked at Jiang Shiying and said, "The concubines have already decided to go. This is your first time going to the palace. If you don't understand anything about the affairs, feel free to come to Fengyi Palace and ask."

At this time, her face was as dignified as ever, and there was no trace of the anger she felt after being contradicted by Jiang Shiying yesterday.

The queen mentioned Jiang Shiying at this time, not because she was afraid that she would not understand matters related to summer vacation, but she was kind enough to help her.

Instead, he deliberately reminded everyone that there were so many concubines who had no heirs, ranging from Concubine Hui to Concubine Cai. But she was the only one who was able to occupy a place as a chariot early on. It's so special, how can it not make people jealous?

The queen is trying to attract hatred for her.

Jiang Shiying could clearly see this little thought, but didn't care. As long as she is favored, there will be resentment in the harem, which is inevitable.

Therefore, she calmly stood up and thanked her: "Yes, I would like to thank you, the Queen."

The lower-ranking concubines, I don’t know if they were aroused by the queen’s words, but now they all seem to be very well-behaved.

After all, they were of low status and unfavored at the moment. If they offended Jiang Shiying, their beloved concubine, it would only be more difficult in this palace.

Among the high-ranking concubines, Li Guifei has always been someone who loves to find trouble.

"Concubine Jia is lucky. She can go with her to escape the summer heat as soon as she enters the palace."

The others looked at each other, but no one answered.

A few days ago, the imperial concubine and the queen suffered setbacks one after another at Jia Concubine, and Concubine Hui was unintentionally tricked by Jia Concubine.

They wouldn't want to confront Jia's concubine unless necessary.

Jiang Shiying took a sip of tea and said, "Yes."

Li Guibin didn't expect her reaction to be so bland, nor did she expect that no one else would pick up her words. She opened her mouth but said nothing else.

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After the greetings were over, Concubine Hui no longer insisted on acting out the drama of sisterly love as before, but went back to Yonghe Palace alone.

Jiang Shiying didn't sit in the carriage today and planned to take a walk back to Jingyang Palace. After walking a few steps, I heard a voice coming from behind.

"Concubine, I pay my respects to Empress Jia."

Jiang Shiying stopped and turned her head to look over. The person behind her who was bowing down was none other than Chu Ruohan, whom she had met at the flower viewing banquet at Enqinghou Mansion. She was now the noble Chu man.

"Master Chu, please get up," Jiang Shiying said.

Chu Ruohan smiled and said, "I wanted to pay my respects to my queen yesterday, but I was just worried that it would be inconvenient for her."

"Don't worry, it's only a day or two. The days in the palace are long." Jiang Shiying's meaning was unclear.

The two walked together for a short time, chatted for a few words, and then separated at a fork in the road.

Chu Ruohan lived in Xuande Palace, and the head of Xuande Palace was Li Guibin.

As soon as she entered the palace gate, she heard Li Guifei sarcastically saying, "Hey, Lady Chu wants to climb the high branches of Concubine Jia, why haven't you climbed up?"

Chu Ruohan was so well-mannered that Quan pretended not to hear what she said, and Fu Shen saluted her: "I have seen your concubine."

Seeing her reaction, Li Guibin herself felt very boring, so she snorted and returned to the main hall.

On Chu Ruohan's side, the palace maid behind her saw the stars and said: "On the day of the flower appreciation banquet, the young master even spoke for the concubine. Today, she did not invite you to come back to Jingyang Palace to sit down, so you were taken advantage of by Li." Your concubine is so mocking."

"Silence!" Chu Ruohan shouted in a low voice: "Is this what you can say? I think I indulge you too much."

Seeing that Xing had never been reprimanded so harshly by her before, her eyes immediately turned red when she heard this, and she said, "It's my fault, I'm impatient.

But you haven't gone to bed yet. Seeing that His Majesty is going to escape the summer heat, what will you do if you can't go with him and won't be able to see the sky for several months? "

This is not only a worry for Chu Ruohan, but also a worry for all the newcomers this time.

Li Guibin was not the only one who saw Chu Ruohan talking to Jiang Shiying.

In Yikun Palace, Chang Xia beside Zhen Cai Ren was also asking: "My lord, should we visit Jingyang Palace? Or go to Fengyi Palace?"

Zhencai shook her head and said, "No need."

Chang Xia wanted to persuade her again, but Zhen Cai said humanely: "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Not everyone is as stable as Zhencai.

This afternoon, several groups of people came to Jiang Shiying's Jingyang Palace.

Although she seems to have a bad temper, she is the most favored concubine at the moment, and many people still want to seek protection and promotion by taking refuge in her.

It would be best if I could be introduced to His Majesty or followed to the palace.

Jiang Shiying was so annoyed that he asked Yu Chengyi to close the palace gate.

Lu Zhaolin came over during dinner and saw that the gate of Jingyang Palace had been closed early. Only after Yao Xingde called the door did he get in.

"A Ying has met Your Majesty."

"No need to be polite." Lu Zhaolin helped her up and asked, "Why did the palace door close so early today?"

Jiang Shiying sighed and said, "If you don't close the palace door, I'm afraid the threshold will be breached."

Then, she told him in detail that today the Queen announced that she would be going away from the summer heat, so after lunch, low-ranking concubines came to her to please and flatter her, hoping to get a place to go away from the summer heat through her.

Not only the newcomers, but also some old people who were not very favored found her here.

Lu Zhaolin looked at her annoyed look and said with a smile: "With so many people coming to Jingyang Palace, doesn't this mean that Aying is very popular in this harem?"

Jiang Shiying said: "It's not that I'm popular, it's Your Majesty who is popular. Aren't all these people here for Your Majesty?"

After saying that, she gave Lu Zhaolin an angry look before continuing: "However, when they came to Jingyang Palace, they really came to the wrong place and the wrong person."

"How do you say this?" Lu Zhaolin asked.

"Ah Ying wishes that only Ah Ying and Your Majesty are going to escape the summer heat this time. How can we help them?" After saying this, her fair face turned slightly red.

Lu Zhaolin teased her: "If anyone hears this, they will say you are jealous."

Jiang Shiying said sternly: "If you are jealous, just be jealous. Who would be willing to share someone who is truly in love with others?"

Lu Zhaolin was speechless for a moment.

The question he just asked was actually to test whether she would form a clique in the harem and develop her own power.

But she didn't expect this at all. She only thought about him and didn't want to share him with others.

Lu Zhaolin gently hugged her and put his head on her shoulder.

As an emperor, he can't promise anything, and he can't give the same in return.

But if she remains the same, he is willing to protect her, treat her well, and live up to her sincerity.

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A few days later, in Fengyi Palace, the queen was finalizing the summer vacation list with Lu Zhaolin.

The Queen asked: "Your Majesty, can you arrange a ride for your mother, the Queen Mother, this time?"

If it were previous years, there would be no need to ask this question.

But in the past two months, due to Lu Zhaolin's order, the empress dowager has been "recuperating in closed palaces."

It would be okay if everyone was in the palace, but the emperor had to take his mother, wife, and concubines to escape the summer heat, leaving his mother in the palace alone. It would be a bit unpleasant to spread the news.

Lu Zhaolin frowned and said, "Of course we have to make arrangements."

The queen asked again: "Should we arrange for Yuan Baolin to go with us to escape the summer heat?"

"Yuan Baolin?"

Lu Zhaolin couldn't remember who Yuan Baolin was for a while.

The Queen said: "Yuan Baolin is the daughter of the Empress Dowager's sister, and the Queen Mother's niece. I guess the Queen Mother may want her to be with her."

Lu Zhaolin finally remembered and said, "Take it with you."

Even if he didn't say to bring it, his mother, the Queen Mother, would definitely ask for it. This is not a big deal, there is no need to cause another commotion over this matter.

That night, everyone learned who the concubines were accompanying them to escape the summer heat.

Those who have children, including the Queen, Concubine Li, Concubine Jing, Concubine Fang Zhaorong, Concubine Wangui, and Concubine Ning, all have to take their children with them.

The rest, in addition to the concubine Jia who was known early in the morning, include Concubine Hui, Yu Zhaorong, Zhen Cairen, Chu Guiren, and Yuan Baolin.

Among them, Zhen Cairen, Chu Guiren and Yuan Baolin are all newcomers who entered the palace in this draft.

The first two are not surprising, after all, they are the only newcomers who have slept with each other so far.

The last one surprised many concubines who were not well-informed. They didn't know which thigh she had hugged so that she could accompany him.