"Your Majesty did a great job this time." Hui Xin praised sincerely.
If she hadn't known the inside story today, she would have been fooled by the empress.
But now, didn't Mu Ci know that the empress and Concubine An had a falling out?
"Did Mu Xiuyi see the secret?" Huixin expressed her worries.
"It doesn't matter if you see it. I might be able to join forces with her in the future to get rid of An Rong together."
As soon as Shen Manyun said this, Huixin was shocked: "Does the empress no longer resent Mu Xiuyi?"
"What's there to be resentful about? Compared to what An Rong did, those old grudges are nothing. At least she won't be as insidious as An Rong. She treats me one way on the surface and another behind the scenes, and she can't be like An Rong. An Rong treats me like a chess piece like that. Compared to An Rong, she is still kind and righteous." Shen Manyun said, darkening her eyebrows: "I was so blind back then that I mistakenly believed in An Rong."
If she hadn't trusted An Rong so much in the past, she wouldn't have hated An Rong so much later.
"That's true. Although Mu Xiuyi is a bit arrogant and domineering, he is not hypocritical. The concubines who were pulled down by her over the years have all harmed her, but Mu Xiuyi has a clear sense of grudges." Huixin also felt that the master That makes sense.
It's just that they all regarded Mu Ci as their enemy before, so no matter how they looked at Mu Ci, they felt that Mu Ci was wrong.
"This is probably the reason why the emperor likes her. The emperor has good taste and picked the most suitable woman for him at a glance." When Shen Manyun mentioned this matter again, he no longer felt as jealous as before.
The two masters and servants walked away from Jingyang Palace while talking.
In Jingyang Palace, An Rong's face was gloomy, and Zhitao stood by her side, comforting her in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't be discouraged. There will be many opportunities in the future. Mu Xiuyi cannot escape your Majesty's schemes every time."
"She found out about this today. Do you think there will be another chance in the future? This is the first time I took action in the cold palace. Not only did I fail to kill her, but I was poisoned by her and was beaten up by her. This time I asked Concubine Zhen to take action, and Concubine Zhen was also found out by her. Why does this woman have so many evil intentions?!" An Rong slammed her palm on the table, and her teeth itched with hatred when she mentioned Mu Ci.
In the past few years, she had worked hard to climb up the ladder. Why not attack Mu Ci while he was living alone in Chenxiang Palace?
At that time, the emperor ignored Mu Ci.
Because of this, she thought that Mu Ci would never have a chance to leave the cold palace and lowered her guard. However, who would have thought that Mu Ci would come back unscathed and with increasing momentum.
I have to say that An Rong, who has always been calm and tolerant, panicked this time.
In the past, she was just a beauty. She knew that she was insignificant, had no status, and did not have the favor of the emperor, so she could not make a wrong step.
Now that she has become a concubine, she is only one step away from the throne. But at this time, Mu Ci came back, and she was pregnant, and the momentum surpassed her.
Why doesn't she panic?
Now she couldn't afford to lose. If Mu Ci gave birth to the child, where would she find chips to win against Mu Ci?
Seeing that her master was angry, Zhitao didn't dare to say anything anymore.
Yes, it was very difficult to deal with Mu Ci, and she didn't know what to do.
An Rong frowned, and when she raised her head, she saw Platycodon grandis standing not far away.
Kikyo has always been like this, she has no sense of presence when she is silent, but she can always come in handy at critical moments.
"Platycodon, do you have a way to get rid of Mu Ci?" An Rong called Platycodon to her.
Platycodon didn't expect An Rong to ask herself, she said calmly: "I forgive you for being stupid, I can't think of a good way. The empress has also seen today's results. Brutal force is not enough, only outsmarting. As for how to outsmart, the empress will definitely know how to do it."
I figured out a way."
An Rong didn't have much expectations at first, so she waved her hand and signaled Kikyo to step back.
She fell into deep thought.
Since someone was able to put her hand into Jingyang Palace silently last time, can she also put her hand into Yong'an Palace without leaving any trace?
At worst, she would force someone into Yong'an Palace and let him wait for an opportunity.
She is in charge of the affairs of the harem and is just going to Yong'an Palace to seduce people. Can Mu Ci refuse?
The next day, two new maids came to Yong'an Palace.
One of them is named Luyun, and the other is called Hongyue. Luyun is the third-class palace maid, and Hongyue is the second-class palace maid. They were both assigned by An Rong to serve Mu Ci.
No one in Yong'an Palace expected that An Rong would so blatantly seduce people into Yong'an Palace, and even made up their identities.
An Rong relied on the fact that she was a noble concubine and did not even have the right to say "no" to Mu Ci.
These two palace maids were sent here by You Zhitao personally.
"The Imperial Concubine has said that Xiuyi is now pregnant with the emperor's heir. She has to think about the little emperor's heir as well as herself. It is always right to have more people to serve her. Lu Yun and Hong Yue are both good and obedient people. Let's put it aside.
Entering the Yong'an Palace to serve you, the imperial concubine can feel at ease." Zhitao repeated An Rong's words in this way.
Mu Ci's expression was indifferent, and he could not tell whether he was happy or angry: "Since I sent it here, I will keep it. That's right, Concubine An was frightened yesterday. Is it nothing serious?"
Zhitao answered respectfully: "Your Majesty, Xiuyi, is thoughtful. Everything is fine with you, the Imperial Concubine."
"Sizhu, take the soothing tea sent by the emperor and bring it back to Jingyang Palace. The concubine works hard for the harem and ages quickly. This is a good thing for me to honor Concubine An." Mu Ci said softly.
Order.
Sizhu quickly brought a box of soothing tea and handed it to Zhitao.
Zhitao took it and then exited Yong'an Palace.
She returned to Jingyang Palace, handed over the soothing tea given by Mu Ci, and repeated what Mu Ci said.
An Rong listened and smiled lightly, "Just throw away the trash. There is no reason for her not to accept the people I sent here, right? Who said her current status is lower than mine? No matter what, she will
You have to act based on my expression."
"That's what the empress said." Zhitao said, throwing away the calming tea.
Unexpectedly, this incident spread out of Jingyang Palace, and some talkative imperial concubine did not respect the emperor and actually threw the gifts given by the emperor into the garbage.
Moreover, this incident became more and more serious and spread to Yanbok Palace.
Regarding this matter, Dugu Liancheng specially called An Rong over to ask what happened.
"What's going on?" Dugu Liancheng looked dull and looked at An Rong without warmth.
An Rong had already thought about how to answer before she came, and immediately replied without hesitation: "It's just the rumor spreaders talking nonsense. There is no need for the emperor to listen to the rumors..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw Dugu Liancheng taking out a box of calming tea, which was exactly the box she asked Zhitao to throw away.
"This box of tea was given to Yong'an Palace by me. Mu Ci said that you were too tired to take charge of the harem, so I gave the tea to you. I have confirmed this. In this case, how can this tea be in my hands?" Dugu Liancheng
His eyebrows were clear and his eyes were cold, and his eyes were filled with a murderous aura.
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There are three more chapters to be updated today.
