The abandoned queen is reborn: she makes the prince cry and seizes the throne!

Ever since Ji Ningqiu became the virtuous concubine, she has always been nice to everyone, and the third lady is even more diligent in visiting the second lady's courtyard.

The two chattered for a long time before the third lady came out of the yard with her maid, smiling.

"Mother, what is Third Aunt doing here?"

The Second Madam couldn't stop smiling, and said, "Why else? There's no gain without pain, so of course she's asking me to take care of Ranran's marriage."

"Ji Ranran? A talented lady in the capital, would she ask us to take care of her?"

"Good Qiu'er, this is all because of you."

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As a palace concubine, Ji Ningqiu had to leave after only three days. The masters in the Ji mansion were all angry when they saw her arrogant look all day long.

In Fulan Pavilion, Qingzhu ran over angrily and complained to Ji Mengshu, "Miss! Do you know what the virtuous concubine did again?"

Ji Mengshu said leisurely, "Did they stuff a few more servants into the Second Madam's courtyard? Or did they increase the expenses in Zelan Pavilion?"

"Neither!" Qingzhu said aggrievedly, "The Concubine Xian is planning to take the old ancestor's golden hairpin..."

Oh——they’re hitting our ancestors’ things.

"What did mother say?"

"Of course the eldest lady doesn't want to, but the second girl is very strong now and she's making a fuss and refuses to leave."

Ji Mengshu walked out, "Let's go and take a look together."

In Jiang Mu's yard, several servants looked at Ji Ningqiu with unfriendly expressions, but because their master was here, they didn't say anything. They were unable to speak or swallow, which was really uncomfortable.

"Mother..." Ji Mengshu came in with Qingzhu and glanced at Ji Ningqiu leisurely, "Meet the Concubine Xian."

Ji Ningqiu was secretly pleased, thinking, there is a time for you to bow to me, and said with a smile, "Fifth sister, you are estranged. No matter what my identity is now, I will always be the second lady of the Ji family..."

Ji Mengshu looked at her generously, "Since we are all family, why does Concubine Xian want the jade headpiece left by our ancestors?"

"That jade headpiece will be passed down sooner or later. It's not that I want it, but I think that keeping it in the palace can better demonstrate its value. Besides, if such a precious headpiece is kept in the mansion all day long, I'm afraid it will never see the light of day..."

"You're talking nonsense!" Qingzhu held her breath. She had never seen anyone dare to talk to her daughter like that in her life. "That headdress was passed down to the first lady by our ancestors, and it will be passed down to the future young lady or fifth lady. When will it be your turn?!"

"Okay, why is a little girl making a fuss?" Jiang's mother said indifferently, but there was not much blame in her tone.

Qingzhu curled her lips and almost rolled her eyes to the sky.

"Empress Xianfei, you heard it too. That jade headpiece is indeed not suitable for you... It will be passed on to my future sister-in-law... But Empress Xianfei is so capable, it shouldn't be that you can't even get a set of headpiece in front of His Majesty, right?" Ji Mengshu's words were full of disgust, as if she was an unfavored concubine who had to go to her parents' home to ask for things. Most importantly, she was eyeing the things left by her ancestors.

"Just a major general? The future wife won't need such a precious item, right? Fifth sister, aren't you afraid of wasting it?" If it were before, Ji Ningqiu would certainly not do this, but now she is the virtuous concubine, one of the four concubines, and no longer the daughter of the second wife who always lives under the aura of the Ji family's eldest wife.

Ji Mengshu chuckled, "I'm actually worried that the headdress will be ruined if it's given to someone else."

Ji Ningqiu was almost worn out by talking so much, and she didn't expect that they wouldn't even give her such a small favor. She immediately became a little anxious, "Big brother's official position is only a major general. At such a young age, he will definitely achieve great things. Fifth sister, how about I ask His Majesty to promote Big brother's official position?"

"Second sister has such skills, why not ask for favor from His Majesty?"

It’s really a waste of food and salt.

Ji Ningqiu turned her sleeves and walked away. It was just a set of headgear. If they didn't accept her toast, they would have to drink the punishment wine. One day, they would kneel in front of her and beg for her forgiveness!

"The second wife is actually such a bunch of people. Today really opened my eyes." Jiang's mother said unhappily. She was obviously disgusted by Ji Ningqiu.

"Mother may see something more eye-opening in the future... after all, power is the most powerful thing that can corrupt people's hearts."

The Third Madam used Ji Ningqiu's connections to get Ji Xiuwen, who was still in school, a better academy. The teacher there was a famous tutor of the time. He was over sixty years old and had many students all over the world. His students held high and low official positions and occupied one-third of the court.

For Ji Xiuwen, going to such an academy is no different from having one foot in the imperial court. He might even be promoted step by step with the recommendation of his colleagues.

The third wife was overjoyed, and her relationship with the second wife became better than ever before. They went in and out together all day long.

After Ji Ningqiu returned empty-handed, the palace was not at peace. Liu Huachao kept a close eye on her, but Ji Ningqiu was a person who did not believe in evil. As a result, the two women in the harem started to have a conflict.

However, neither Liu Huachao nor Ji Ningqiu were liked by the empress dowager. Even in the harem, whenever the two met, they were always on edge and would almost fight on the spot.

Since the two of them are among the four concubines, it is natural that some quarrels are inevitable when they meet.

Ning Huaixuan lived a life of drunkenness and dreams all day long. Ever since he took Ji Ningqiu into the harem, he failed to make her the queen, which caused a stir in the court and the ministers were speechless.

There was chaos in the harem all day long. Without Ning Huaixuan's favor, Ji Ningqiu's shouting in front of her seemed like a paper tiger.

If Ning Huaixuan had previously vowed to take back the power from several ministers who were entrusted with the care of the young empress, he had now completely forgotten all about it. He spent the entire day in the Zhongcui Palace, submitting memorials from the ministers to the empress dowager one by one, as if he wanted to force the empress dowager to death.

"Are these people afraid that I won't live long?"

Ji Ningqiu held her breath carefully, "How could that be? The Queen Mother is blessed by heaven."

The Queen Mother waved her hands, "Forget it, forget it. You have been married into the palace for some time, but your temperament is not like those concubines in the harem who are gentle and do not fight or compete. As soon as you entered the palace, you made things difficult for the Imperial Concubine. The whole harem has been messed up by you."

Ji Ningqiu pinched the handkerchief and said nervously, "The Queen Mother is right. I am the one who lost my sense of propriety."

The Queen Mother laughed again, and her laughter was somewhat mysterious, "It's not entirely your fault. I know that the emperor dotes on the imperial concubine very much..."