My sister's funeral was a grand occasion.

The prince took care of it personally and did it himself.

In just a few days, he lost weight at a rate visible to the naked eye.

The beard on his lips was green and had grown a circle. Every time we talked to him, even though we were standing next to him, we always felt that he was very far away from us.

After the funeral, the prince made me his principal wife and treated me with even more courtesy than before.

But also more distant.

He was also quieter than before and laughed less and less often.

Time flies, and it is the fiftieth year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi.

The prince, who was always serious, came to me excitedly one day.

I looked at him with a smile, "Why are you so happy, Your Majesty?"

The prince did not answer my question immediately. Instead, he picked up the teacup, took a few sips of tea, and then let out a long breath.

"Princess, I will tell you something."

I have been married to this man for many years, and he rarely discusses anything with me.

He usually announces his decision directly.

This time is no exception.

A woman's instinctive intuition immediately sounded an alarm in my mind.

"Your Highness, please say." I looked at the man with a smile.

The man sat up straight, smiling.

"This prince intends to marry Nian Shilan, the sister of Nian Gengyao, as his concubine."

My smile froze on my face.

But only for a brief moment.

"Well, since my sister left, the prince finally figured it out."

The prince paused, looking embarrassed, took another sip of tea, stood up, said he had something else to do, and left in a hurry.

At that time, Nian Gengyao was still an unknown little general.

So, I think his sister is not a very important person.

But I underestimated the Nian brother and sister.

As soon as Nian Shilan entered the palace, the prince appointed her as a concubine, whose status was only below mine. Even Qi Yuebin, who had been in the palace for a long time, was only barely on an equal footing with her.

On the wedding day, I finally saw Nian Shilan, who made the prince smile again.

At the age of fourteen or fifteen, they are full of youth, carefree and unrestrained, and their smiles are very bright and sunny.

I finally understood why the prince liked her.

Nian Shilan has a kind of upward vitality.

This was the positive energy that the prince had not felt for a long time after his sister's death.

What makes me even more envious, besides Nian Shilan's youth, is her beauty.

She is a typical Han beauty, with fair skin, ink-black almond eyes, and a sexy cherry mouth that is red even without makeup.

Since marrying Nian Shilan, the palace has become very lively.

Firstly, Nian Shilan was young and liked riding horses and doing interesting tricks.

Secondly, the women in the palace were jealous of her and always thinking of ways to bully her. Nian Shilan was not a person who would give in. If anyone bullied her, she would immediately retaliate, so the commotion was quite big.

The prince saw it all, but never interfered.

He seemed to enjoy this state of sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers.

Later, as Nian Gengyao's status continued to rise and his relationship with the prince became closer, the prince's favor for Nian Shilan became more and more.

I felt a crisis.

I originally thought that the prince was just acting on a whim, or out of some need for a political alliance.

However, when I saw that the prince would spend the night in Nian Shilan's bedroom every time after finishing his official duties, I could no longer sit still.

I secretly used the women in the palace and deliberately picked trouble with Nian Shilan, hoping that she would restrain her flamboyant personality and use this opportunity to suppress her.

But Nian Shilan doesn't buy my trick at all.

I don't know how she found out that I was the mastermind behind a series of events, so she came to me angrily and confronted me face to face.

Of course I won't admit it.

Nian Shilan pointed at my nose and cursed.

"Ulanara Yixiu, don't take advantage of your age. As long as I, Nian Shilan, am still in the palace, don't even think about touching me!"

Seeing that Nian Shilan was so arrogant, Jianqiu protected me and scolded me.

"Concubine, my mistress is the legitimate wife of the prince, and I won't tolerate your insolence!"

Nian Shilan sneered towards the sky.

"Then don't you see who you are? You are just a servant, and you dare to criticize me!"

Jianqiu was scolded by Nian Shilan and didn't dare to say another word.

I also motioned for her to move aside.

"Concubine, I won't tell the prince about your nonsense here today, but this won't happen again!"

I warned Nian Shilan solemnly and with utmost seriousness.

I am the real mistress of the palace. How could she, a mere concubine, be so presumptuous in front of me?

Unexpectedly, Nian Shilan was not frightened by my warning, but became even more arrogant.

She suddenly strode forward, approached me, and stared coldly into my eyes.

"Princess, if you have the guts, go tell the prince now. I'm not afraid!"

After saying this, she strode away.

Her majestic demeanor made people who didn't know her think she was the mistress of the palace.

Jianqiu saw her walking away and felt sorry for me.

"Master, how can Nian Shilan be so arrogant! You must let the prince discipline her!"

Of course I was angry too.

But due to my status as the principal wife, I can't be like Nian Shilan and make a fuss when I get angry.

I have every reason to believe that the prince will get tired of Nian Shilan's personality one day; it's just a matter of time.

In the evening, when I was having dinner with the prince, I told him about how Nian Shilan ran into my bedroom and made a big fuss.

The prince took a sip of wine and smiled.

"Hey, Shilan is just a child, don't bother with her!"

"Childish temperament?" I saw a smile in the prince's eyes.

His smile also hinted to me that he didn't think that Nian Shilan's behavior was inappropriate.

I smiled stiffly, picked up a meatball and put it in his bowl.

"Your Majesty, it's not good to keep going like this. People will say I don't know how to manage the house."

The prince waved his hand and smiled again.

"Don't worry about Shilan, just let her be. I like her innocent personality!"

I could no longer force myself to smile, so I could only raise my glass and toast to the prince.

The prince ate a few bites of food and then stood up, saying that he wanted to accompany Nian Shilan.

"It's hot and humid this day. I'm afraid it's going to rain. I'm worried that she'll be scared, so I won't stay at your place tonight."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

I watched him leave with a smile on my face, and when his figure disappeared from my sight, my smile faded to my lips.

What a naive personality! My prince, I'm afraid you have forgotten your sister too!

At this moment, I felt a little regretful. Why did I kill my sister with my own hands, and instead attracted Nian Shilan, a very difficult woman!

From that day on, the open and covert struggle between Nian Shilan and I officially began.

I watched her act arrogantly in front of me again and again, without any intention of restraining herself, and I could only suppress my anger in my heart again and again.

At the same time, I am also waiting for the day when the prince gets tired of Nian Shilan.

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