After the news that the emperor was going to confer titles on the six palaces spread, the concubines in the harem were all wondering whether they were on the list of titles to be conferred.

Knowing that the Emperor had asked the Empress and Concubine Ling to be in charge of this matter, they were more diligent when they went to the Yikun Palace to pay their respects.

Just when all the concubines were anxious to find out the news, Hai Lan and Balin Meiruo had already learned from Ruyi that they would be promoted.

Balin Meiruo was promoted to the position of concubine and was very proud of it, but Hailan was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Sister, I don't care about the position of concubine or imperial concubine. But sister clearly told the emperor that it was a concubine, why is the emperor only willing to restore me to the position of concubine? This must be Concubine Ling slandering the emperor again!"

Ruyi was also very dissatisfied, but what made Ruyi most dissatisfied was that she had only asked for the decree of promotion for Hailan and Balin Meiruo, but why did the emperor involve other people?

If they were some noble ladies, or some neutral concubines, it would be fine. But they were all high-ranking concubines, and all of them were Concubine Ling's people. Did the emperor issue such an order to embarrass her, the queen? !

Then wasn't her effort to help Hailan and Balin Meiruo ascend to the throne a waste of time? She had clearly given grace to the concubines, but in the end, she had helped Concubine Ling. Wasn't it more loss than gain?

Ruyi said angrily, "Who else could it be if not Concubine Ling? The emperor intended to promote someone else that day, and I finally managed to dissuade him from doing so. It must be that Concubine Ling wanted to please the emperor and win over the concubines, so she followed his wishes and proposed to confer titles on the six palaces!"

Hai Lan was a little puzzled. "I looked at my sister's list, and Concubine Ling's name was not on it. So why did she go to all this trouble?"

Ruyi sneered, "There are only two Imperial Concubines, and the Empress and Imperial Concubine cannot be in office at the same time. Concubine Ling has always been good at currying favor with Concubine Shu, and she knows that her background is not as good as Concubine Shu's, so she deliberately recommended Concubine Shu as Imperial Concubine. This way, she can gain a good reputation of being virtuous and modest in front of the Emperor and Concubine Shu!"

Hai Lan nodded, "Sister is right. Concubine Ling is very cunning and very good at disguising herself. Not only did she trick the Emperor and Concubine Shu, but even Yong Qi couldn't see through her true colors. She even asked Concubine Xilin Gioro to go to Yongshou Palace to pay respects!"

Ruyi said: "It's okay. She used to be the first concubine, but after the canonization ceremony, there are many people who are equal to her. She should not be too clever!"

The next day, the concubines brought several little princesses to pay their respects to Ruyi.

"Your Majesty, the Queen!"

"Your son pays respect to the Empress Dowager!"

Ruyi smiled and said, "Everyone, get up. All four princesses are here today. The Yikun Palace is really lively."

Balin Meiruo said: "I heard that the Queen recommended me and Sister Hailan as concubines, so I brought Jingxuan to pay my respects to the Queen!"

In this life, Balin Meiruo had his own princess and named his daughter Jingxuan.

Yan Wan really hated the seventh princess Jing Xuan in the TV series, who was taught by Balin Meiruo to be rude, arrogant and unfilial, so she also disliked this name.

If Balin Mae likes this name, then take it.

Ruyi smiled and said, "You have been in the palace for many years and gave birth to Jingxuan. It is time for you to be promoted. Jingxuan is lively and cute, which shows that you have taught her well."

Hearing this, all the concubines turned around to look at the Sixth Princess who was having fun outside the palace gate.

Balin Meiruo said proudly: "I am a girl from the grassland. I cannot stand being restrained since I was a child. Although Jingxuan was born in the palace, I cannot bear to restrain her."

After that, Balin Meiruo looked at the Seventh Princess and the Ninth Princess beside Yan Wan, "The Seventh Princess and the Ninth Princess of Concubine Ling are quiet and always speak slowly. When Jing Xuan plays with them, she can't help being impatient."

Yan Wan said: "Jingyu and Jingyun are still young. As princesses, their every move represents the royal family. There is nothing wrong with being more quiet."

Balin Meiruo didn't think so. Instead, he felt that they were lifeless. "What rules should little kids learn? They don't dare to do this or that. They look so sick, and I thought they wouldn't live for many days!"

Yan Wan's expression immediately changed, and she said angrily: "Yingpin, what nonsense are you talking about?!"

Balin Meiruo rarely saw Yanwan losing her composure, and felt that his words had touched Yanwan's sore spot, so he didn't even wait for her to say a few more sarcastic words to Yanwan.

The sixth princess Jingyun probably felt that it was boring to play alone, so she ran in from outside the palace, grabbed Jingyu and Jingyun's arms and rushed out.

"Jingyu, Jingyun, what's the point of you staying here? Why don't you hurry up and go play with me? Come on, why are you two dawdling?"

The children did not control their strength when they hit them. Jingyun hit one in each hand, and her strength was so strong that she squeezed Jingyu and Jingyun's arms until they turned red. The two children cried towards Yanwan in pain.

"Mother, wu, Sister Jingyu is fierce, Jingyu, don't play with Sister Jingyu!"

"Mother, it hurts, oooo."

Yanwan and Chunchan carefully separated Jingxuan from Jingyu and Jingxuan immediately, but Jingxuan lost her temper and shouted angrily: "Why are you crying? This princess plays with you because I respect you. You keep crying over the little things. It turns out that you are born in a lowly family and are not worthy of being a princess! Come on, this princess orders you to go out and play with me!"

Yan Wan couldn't get angry with Jing Xuan directly, so she and Chun Chan separated the three children with great effort, and said to Balin Meiruo with a look of disapproval on her face: "Yingpin, this is the princess you taught, and you don't care about her!"

Balin Meiruo saw that her precious daughter had been wronged, and she hugged Jingxuan distressedly and complained to Ruyi, "Jingxuan just wanted to play with Jingyu and Jingxuan, is it necessary for you? Queen, you have to make the decision for me and Jingxuan!"

Ruyi advised Yanwan: "It is normal for children to quarrel. Why do you have to interfere, Concubine Ling?"

Yan Wan was almost laughing out of anger. It turned out that the person Jing Xuan was bullying was not her Jing Si, but she said it so nonchalantly!

Yihuan had long been accustomed to Ruyi's double standards, and was afraid that Yanwan would be angry and something bad would happen, so she quickly hugged the two princesses and said goodbye.

"The two princesses are not feeling well, so I and Sister Yanwan will take them back to the palace first."

Balin Meiruo thought that Yanwan Yihuan was in the wrong and wanted to flee, so she stopped the two from leaving. Jingyu followed suit and insisted on dragging Jingyu and Jingyu to play together.

Yi Huan coaxed, "The two sisters are not feeling well, Madam Shu and Madam Ling are going to take the sisters back to the palace to rest. The Eighth Princess is still here, so you can play with her."

Before Yihuan could finish her words, the eighth princess was frightened when she heard that Jingxuan wanted to play with her. She burst into tears and threw herself into her mother's arms, shouting that she didn't want to play with Jingxuan.

Balin Meiruo felt that Yihuan was deliberately humiliating them and their daughter, so she reported it to Ruyi and insisted that Yanwan and Yihuan apologize to her.

In this chaotic moment, Jingxuan felt that it was Yanwan who stopped Jingyu and the other two from playing with her, which brought shame to her mother.

Jing Xuan pretended to push Yan Wan's belly, cursing viciously, "It's all because of you, a lowly bad woman, who's blocking it. Why don't you three get out and wait for me? I want to play the horse riding game!"

Yihuan was startled, and hurriedly, together with Chunchan and the nearest Concubine Chun, stood in front of Yanwan and the two princesses to protect them.

Seeing that Yan Wan and the three princesses were frightened, Concubine Chun was afraid that Yan Wan's pregnancy might be disturbed, so she said to Ruyi, "Empress, Concubine Ling and the princesses are not feeling well. I and Concubine Shu will take them back to Yongshou Palace. I'll take my leave now!"

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