Returning to the west wing, Guan Ling pulled out the hairpin on her head and threw it on the ground. The ruby instantly shattered into several pieces.
"B * tch! That Chen Ruoqin! B * tch! She actually gave us the remaining hairpin! Slut!"
Xiang Zhu frowned, closed the door and reprimanded,"Why don't you know the rules! How dare you break something that the Empress Dowager gave you?! Did he know how bad the impact would be? If we meet the Empress Dowager one day and we wear the hairpin she gave us, she will definitely be happy.”
Guan Ling pouted as she looked at the broken hairpin.
Xiang Zhu picked up the hairpin and looked around, saying,"It's fine. It's just a small piece. The big piece isn't broken yet.”Then, he got up and went out to take a rough stone slab. After grinding it for a while, he dipped it in some water and shone it in front of the candle. Not long after, the hairpin had almost no traces of being broken. Guan Ling was shocked by what Xiang Zhu had done and sighed,"Sister…" Xiang Zhu returned the hairpin to Guan Ling and said,"I'm not sure."Remember, you must be careful in the future. You must not let such a thing happen again.”
At the same time, in the east wing room, Zhi Ran carefully examined the hairpin the Empress Dowager had given her and praised,""The Empress Dowager's orders are indeed different. The workmanship is very meticulous.”
Ruoqin looked at her and said,"That's natural. I even specially helped sister pick out something nice."”
Zhi Ran said,"Just now, I saw that Guan Ling's hair wasn't as good as ours. In the future, you shouldn't pick first. It's always not good to give others the leftovers."”
Ruoqin's eyes widened." If we choose together, the good ones will definitely be chosen by them. Why must Sister do this?"”
Zhi Ran shook her head and said," There's nothing to fight for now. In the future, we can have anything we want. If it doesn't look good, we'll ask the Internal Affairs Bureau to do it. Don't fight for a moment."”
Zhi Ran looked at the west wing opposite her and suddenly had a bad feeling. At this moment, Xiangzhu's flute sounded again from the west wing.
Zhi Ran listened to the sound of the flute and did not feel intoxicated. The woman named Xiang Zhu was really not an ordinary person. Her skills in playing the flute were so exquisite. When she imitated the birds, she was so gentle, like a happy bird. It was so light when it imitated flowing water, like a tinkling stream. A song like " Xiang Concubine's Resentment " could also be so heart-wrenching. It was as if all of Xiang Concubine's grievances were expressed through the sound of the flute. Every sound was like weeping and complaining. Every lingering sound was like the resentment echoing from the walls of the Cold Palace. Every melody was like reprimanding the concubines for their malice towards her.
The first half of the song was cheerful and clear. It was about the Xiang Concubine who had just entered the palace and was favored by the emperor. In the middle, it became a gloomy whisper, describing the Xiang Consort being framed but unable to escape for herself. Finally, there was a desolate melody. Every rhythm was very long, as if Xiang Fei was sad for herself in the cold palace.
Thinking of this, Zhi Ran couldn't help but shiver. Yes, what did Xiang Fei do wrong? She was nothing more than the Emperor's favorite and was framed by other concubines. She was banished to the Cold Palace by the Emperor and died of illness before she was twenty-nine. Could the Imperial Palace really be such a terrifying place? Looking at the west wing, Guan Ling entering the palace was no ordinary person.
Just like that, Zhi Ran and her sisters learned etiquette for three months.
One day, the nanny who taught etiquette called them all to the courtyard and said,"Ladies, this etiquette can be considered to have been handed over to you. I don't know if all the ladies have remembered it, but today I have something important to tell you, the Empress will come at noon. The Empress was loved by the Emperor. When she was in the Prince's mansion, the Ce Fujin, who was now Imperial Concubine Xian, accidentally scalded her. The Emperor was so angry that he wanted to divorce the Ce Fujin! If the Empress Dowager hadn't disagreed and the Empress hadn't pleaded for mercy, there wouldn't be a Noble Consort now! You must remember your etiquette and not lose your sense of propriety.”
"Granny, don't worry. We will definitely follow the rules.”The girls returned to their respective rooms after bowing.
"Sister, do you think the Empress is an easy person to get along with? It's said that women who are favored are the most unreasonable. We are also beautiful women. She will definitely be uncomfortable when she looks at us. What if she makes things difficult for us?”Ruoqin frowned and stared at the courtyard.
"Don't worry, as long as we do well, I believe the Empress won't make things difficult for us.”
In the west wing, Xiang Zhu was playing her flute while Guan Ling was pacing back and forth.
"Alright Guan Ling, don't leave. You're making my eyes dizzy. What's wrong? Isn't it just the Empress?”Xiang Zhu put down her flute and looked at Guan Ling.
Guan Ling sat down on the couch and took a sip of tea,"Sister Xiangzhu, should we be like Ruoqin and get a consort? Ruoqin is only a concubine, but we are an empress!”
"Look at you. You looked down on Ruoqin last time. Why are you learning from her now?”
"I just didn't expect that she could actually enter the palace. Now that she has hooked up with that Xin Pin Niangniang to bully us, what should we do? "We can't make her a concubine. What if she and Xin Pin bully us…" Guan Ling looked at Xiang Zhu and frowned.
Xiang Zhu smiled and took Guan Ling's hand,"Look, are you scared? Who asked you to make things difficult for the two in the east wing these past few months? Why do you dislike Ruoqin so much? You clearly know that she has Xin Pin to back her up, but you still don't know how to restrain yourself. You've been spoiled by General Wang since you were young, always giving in to others. If you continue like this, you'll be in big trouble when you reach the harem.”
"I didn't want to either. Who asked her to give me the leftovers? And that Zhiran, they're all in cahoots! If I don't give them a show of strength, they will think that we are easy to bully. In the future, when we go to the palace, they will bully me with Xin Pin Niangniang's support!”
"Bear with it. If you get pampered, are you afraid that you won't be able to deal with them? Once in the harem, one had to protect themselves first before thinking about how to bring down others. One must not be arrogant and domineering.”Xiang Zhu looked at the south wing and saw Wan Rou embroidering.
" The Empress has arrived!" Eunuch Bi shouted. Everyone in Chuxiu Palace became nervous, especially Qing Qiong. She was so frightened that she couldn't move an inch from the couch. Wanrou quickly pulled her down and ran to the courtyard to kneel.
"The Empress is auspicious." the girls said in unison.
"Yes, get up." Everyone stood in a row with their heads lowered.
"Raise your head and let BenGong take a look." the Empress said.
Everyone quickly raised their heads and saw the Empress's appearance.
The Empress had a dignified face, and her medium-sized eyes revealed a kind of kindness. She wore a rouge red cheongsam, and the robe was embroidered with a golden phoenix. There was a big golden phoenix on the head of the flag, and the small golden phoenixes on both sides of the flag had agate stones in their mouths, hanging on both sides of the flag.
"En, as expected, they are all beauties. The emperor will definitely like them.”the Empress praised.
"Granny Fang, did you leave the etiquette to them?”
Granny Fang quickly knelt down and replied,""Reporting to the empress niangniang, the young ladies 'etiquette has been handed in, please have a look at it, empress niangniang.”
"Alright, bengong won't look anymore. Zidai, bring bengong's decree over. He Mingde, announce the decree.”
Eunuch He read out,"By the Emperor's order, the Guanling of the Manchurian White Flag Wang Clan is to be conferred-"
Guan Ling quickly knelt down.
"The Guanling of the Wang family of Manchuria's White Flag is granted the title of 'Eternal' and resides in the Fragrant Hall of Yikun Palace.”
"ChenQie thanks the emperor!" Guan Ling stood up, but in her heart, she was complaining,"Empress Dowager likes me so much, how can I just be here?”
"The daughter of the Guangxi Prefect, Chen Ruoqin, is conferred the title-"
Ruoqin immediately knelt down to listen to the order.
"Chen Ruoqin, the daughter of the Guangxi Prefect, has been granted the title of Chang Zai, residing in the Daixia Hall of Jingyang Palace.”"ChenQie thanks the emperor!" Ruoqin stood up. She didn't dare to look at Guan Ling. She knew that Guan Ling's heart was filled with hatred.
" The daughter of General Guo Ping, Qingqiong of the Guo family, is to be conferred-" Qingqiong stared blankly at He Mingde, without any intention of kneeling down. Beside her, Granny Fang kept winking at Qingqiong, but Qingqiong remained motionless as if she had gone silly.
Wanrou quickly whispered beside Qing Qiong,""Qingqiong! Kneel down!" Qing Qiong finally reacted and quickly knelt down. The Empress frowned but did not say anything.
"The daughter of General Guo Ping, Guo Qingqiong, is granted the title of Chang Zai, residing in Peace Zhai of Zhongcui Palace.”
"Thank…Thank you, Your Majesty." Qing Qiong's legs seemed to have gone weak, but Wanrou pulled her up.
" The Han Army's Yellow Flag Luo Clan's Zhi Ran is to be conferred-"
Zhi Ran knelt down to receive the edict.
"Conferring the title of Honorable Lady of the Han Army, Luo Zhiran of the Yellow Flag, to the Lincui Pavilion of Yanxi Palace.”
"ChenQie thanks the emperor." Zhi Ran stood up. Ruoqin quickly held Zhi Ran's hand and said,""That's great!" Guan Ling was filled with anger.
" Gu Shiliang's daughter of a first-grade general, Gu Xiangzhu, is to be conferred the title-"
Xiang Zhu knelt down.
"Gu Shiliang's daughter, Gu Xiangzhu of the Gu Clan, has been conferred the title of noble and is residing in Fei Xixuan of the Yonghe Palace.”
"Thank you, Emperor!" Xiang Zhu stood up and Guan Ling walked to her side,"Congratulations, sister."
" Finally, the Manchurian Bordered Blue Banner Lu Clan's Wanrou is to be conferred-"
Wanrou knelt down and accepted the title.
"The Lu family of the Blue Bordered Banner of Manchuria, Wanrou, is conferred the title of noble and resides in the Huan Yu Hall of the Jing Ren Palace.”
"Thank you, Emperor!"
After Wanrou thanked him, Qing Qiong gently pulled her and asked,""Sister Wanrou, then can we not live together in the future?”
"Yes, but it doesn't matter. I'll visit you more often in the future.”
"Alright, since you all have a place to go now, hurry up and arrange it. Granny Fang, ask a few palace maids and eunuchs to send it to them.”The Empress turned around and said to Granny Fang," How did you teach that woman called Guo Qingqiong? She doesn't have any manners. Hurry up and order someone to teach her again. I will inform the people in the Respectful Room first that they won't let her green head pass tonight."”
Mrs. Fang quickly lowered her head and said,"Please forgive me, Your Highness. I didn't teach her properly. It's my fault." However, Guo Changzai's personality is extremely mischievous and this servant is not easy to teach.”
"If it's not easy to teach, then slowly teach her. When she's taught, then let her serve the emperor, lest something goes wrong and she offends the emperor.”
"This servant understands."
After that, the eunuchs and palace maids left Chuxiu Palace with the Chang Zai and nobles. Zhi Ran watched everyone leave and knew that although they would not live under the same roof in the future, it was impossible for them to coexist peacefully.# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420183: 30PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 54PM #
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