In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

So before Qin Wanrong and Xing Mama could settle down in Xuzhou, the Dongchang Marquis' Mansion in Bianjing City received the imperial edict. Lord Qin and Li knelt on the ground trembling with fear, listening to the messenger reading the imperial edict, which praised the third daughter of the Dongchang Marquis' Mansion for her excellent filial piety in observing filial piety for her parents, and stated that the emperor particularly valued Qin Wanrong's pure and filial heart, and specially ordered Qin Wanrong to enter the palace, conferring her the title of the fourth-class Rongguo Lady, and appointing her to enter the palace on the sixth day of May.

It must be said that this imperial edict came too suddenly. Not only were the Qin Marquis and his wife in the Dongchang Marquis's mansion very surprised, but even the ministers of the previous dynasty were confused. The concubines in the harem did have some discussions. After all, since the death of the third prince last year, no concubine in the harem had become pregnant.

When Empress Cao learned the news from her personal female official, she raised her eyebrows. Long before they discovered that something was wrong with the emperor, the Cao family had already bribed the people around the emperor. They had also heard of Qin Wanrong, the third Miss Qin who had seduced the emperor to often go to Hanshan Temple.

Originally, Empress Cao thought that after Miss Qin San's fifteenth birthday, there would be one more concubine in the palace. However, she did not expect that when the day of Miss Qin San's coming of age came, the emperor did not issue an edict to summon Miss Qin San to the palace. Moreover, the Miss Qin San who had fascinated the emperor actually left.

At first, Empress Cao still felt "regretful" that Miss Qin San was not good enough and failed to seduce the emperor to give her a status, so she fell out of favor. When Empress Cao later learned that Qin Wanrong planned to become a nun, she still ridiculed Qin Wanrong's fragility and incompetence in her heart. After determining that Qin Wanrong was not a concern, Empress Cao withdrew her spies around Qin Wanrong and no longer paid attention to the loser who could not even enter the palace gate.

Empress Cao's reassurance does not mean that other women in the harem will be reassured. Zhang Wanyi is the one who can most clearly perceive the emperor's emotions in the entire harem. Before Qin Wanrong appeared, Zhang Wanyi was the emperor's favorite concubine. Even Concubine Zhao Shu, who grew up with the emperor and gave birth to two daughters and a son for him, could not compare to her.

Zhang Wanyi was born as a dancer. She was beautiful and passionate. She fell in love with the emperor at first sight. She dared to express her love to the emperor boldly and passionately, which made the emperor, who had been depressed and repressed, love her very much. Knowing that Zhang Wanyi had few staff and was weak in the palace, the emperor sent Nanny Fang, who served him, to Zhang Wanyi.

At first, everything was fine, until the emperor went to Hanshan Temple, and after returning, for some reason, he refused to enter the harem again. At first, Zhang Wanyi thought that the emperor was still in the grief of losing his son, and she was still thinking about recuperating and giving him another prince. But she didn't expect that the emperor's condition was getting worse and worse. Even after the queen's persuasion, the emperor began to re-enter the harem and summoned her to sleep with him, but how could she get pregnant if she didn't sleep with him?

Zhang Wanyi couldn't wait any longer, and finally abandoned her reserve and took the initiative to approach the emperor, but was pushed away by the emperor. At this time, Zhang Wanyi finally determined that the emperor had changed.

In order to find out the reason for the emperor's change, Zhang Wanyi took advantage of the close relationship between the people around her and the people around the emperor, and successfully got the news about Miss Qin San.

Unlike Empress Cao, Zhang Wanyi really loves the emperor, and she cannot bear that the emperor's heart was taken away by Qin Wanrong. Even though she knew that Qin Wanrong had left, in order to prevent her from coming back, Zhang Wanyi bribed the people sent by the emperor to protect her.

This is also the reason why Qin Wanrong was targeted by the bandits, and why the officials did not show up even though Shen Congxing had come.

It has to be said that if Shen Congxing had not appeared, things would really have happened according to Zhang Wanyi's arrangement. Fortunately, Qin Wanrong had kept a trick up her sleeve on Liang Duzhi. Liang Duzhi's people mingled among the officials, and they knew everything they should know.

Now, after Liang Duzhi's exaggeration, the emperor had completely realized his true feelings. When he thought about Qin Wanrong marrying someone else just to save the beauty, he felt his heart aching as if it was about to explode. At this moment, he could not think of reputation or deception at all. He wanted to see Qin Wanrong desperately, and the fact that he did not send anyone to bring Qin Wanrong into the palace, but instead ordered the people in Dongchang Marquis' Mansion to make arrangements, was already the result of Liang Duzhi's strenuous persuasion.

Liang Duzhi did this not because he was not in a hurry to see Qin Wanrong, but because he wanted Qin Wanrong to enjoy the feeling of being treated with a smile and respect by the Duke of Dongchang. Although he didn't know that Qin Wanrong herself didn't care about it at all, he still did it.

After all, for the ancients, a woman's origin and family background were sometimes very important. The weight of Miss Qin San, who was summoned into the palace because of filial piety and had no support behind her, was different from that of a daughter of a noble family born in the Dongchang Marquis's Mansion.

So Qin Wanrong and her two companions, who had taken a carriage for half a month to reach Xuzhou, had not yet found a suitable inn to stay in, but the people from Dongchang Marquis' Mansion were already waiting for them in Xuzhou.

Unlike Qin Wanrong and her companions who entered Xuzhou from Yuzhou and had to visit various famous temples and ancient monasteries on the way, which wasted time, the people from Dongchang Marquis' Mansion started their journey after receiving the imperial edict. As for the destination, it was naturally provided by those who followed Qin Wanrong to Liang Duzhi, who then revealed it to Dongchang Marquis' Mansion.

Liang Duzhi had long discovered that the emperor's men were bribed by Zhang Wanyi and wanted to prevent Qin Wanrong from entering the palace. He did report the matter to the emperor, but the emperor chose to keep the peace after learning that Qin Wanrong was fine. After all, Zhang Wanyi was someone he once loved.

Since Qin Wanrong is fine and has not discovered any problems, why should I bother to bring this up? Less trouble is worse than more trouble. At most, I can favor Qin Wanrong more in the future as compensation. As for Zhang Wanyi, that's it. It's because she loves me too much. My neglect must be enough for her!

Fortunately, although Qin Wanrong learned about this from the surveillance, she could not hear the emperor's inner voice. Otherwise, I don't know how much Qin Wanrong hated the emperor's attempt to smooth things over. She was still no match for the eunuch Liang Duzhi, who at least really complained for his lover, Qin Wanrong.

Qin Wanrong was very calm when she saw the people from the Marquis of Dongchang coming to take her back. However, the clerk and Nanny Xing were very excited. Nanny Xing was even more moved: "After all, they are siblings. No matter how cold and indifferent Lord Qin is on weekdays, I believe he still values ​​his sister very much."

"If it weren't for the unkind sister-in-law, the Marquis's wife, interfering, I'm sure that Lord Qin, as the elder brother, would have sent someone to take the young lady back long ago."

Listening to what Nanny Xing said, Qin Wanrong felt disgusted. It was true that from ancient times to the present, men liked to hide behind women to enjoy the benefits. When things were good, the man could do it, but when things were bad, the man would instantly become blind and deaf and know nothing.