Your Majesty, please do not disturb, the empress only wants to engage in business

Chapter 144 Coping

Most of the people present showed vague anticipation and excitement about the emperor's sudden visit, especially the concubines who rarely saw the emperor. Naturally, they were extra concerned when they saw the emperor.

The Queen was apparently not aware of the Emperor's arrival in advance.

There are some things that are simply unnecessary to do when the emperor is present. For example, if you are arguing with the imperial concubine, you already know whose side the emperor will stand on, so starting a quarrel is just asking for trouble.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Shen Qingyin had no intention of letting Xie Yunan appear at today's banquet.

——At the banquet in the harem, why is the emperor of the time not handling government affairs where he is supposed to be, but coming here to play house with a bunch of women?
As for who seduced Xie Yun'an here - there is almost no need to guess, because Xie Yun'an is now in full view of everyone, leaving the queen aside, and flirting with Concubine Rong while calling her to stand up.

Cursing the emperor's preferences three times in her heart, Shen Qingyin pretended to be indifferent on the surface, walked down the stairs leisurely, and gave the top seat to the emperor - originally she should have gone to the seat of the imperial concubine, but in this way, the imperial concubine would sit on the left and right sides of the emperor like her, and Shen Qingyin naturally did not want such a scene to appear.

Fortunately, although she was sad, there were people around her to comfort her. As soon as Xia Zhu saw the emperor's procession, she had already ordered people to prepare tables and chairs. The moment the queen walked down the steps, the set of tables and chairs appeared not far from the original table.

——Compared to the original one, it is a little smaller, but at least it is still high. If it is not smaller, it will not be able to fit in.

After all, the Queen cannot sit at the same height as Concubine Rong, otherwise, in comparison, the one with more favor will be more like a superior. Shen Qingyin has always cared about her status and position, so she will naturally not let such a thing happen.

Concubine Rong naturally didn't care about this.

What she wanted was the emperor's heart. The reason why the emperor came today was because she said something in his ear last night, and the emperor said he wanted to come and see her, and now he has come.

Such behavior is enough to prove that she holds great importance in the emperor's heart. A person as easy to please as Concubine Rong naturally cannot resist such favoritism.

Yao Jinse looked at the shyness on Concubine Rong's face and let out a weak breath.

A woman who grew up in love would still be happy because she was favored. On the contrary, the other girls present, those who were not valued by their families, looked more normal.

Speaking of the women in the palace, they are actually different, but also generally similar. If there must be an exception, it would be Bai Fengping.

Yao Jinse and Bai Fengping did not have much contact, but she knew a lot about the latter because of the story. If the imperial concubine grew up in the favor of the old Duke, then Bai Fengping was definitely not a child who grew up with the love of her parents and brothers. She was a girl who was taught as a son by her family since she was a child. At first glance, this seemed to be nothing bad, as if there were fewer disciplines for girls, but in fact, Bai Fengping relied on herself to get to where she is today. Her father, brother and she were more like plants that depended on each other. She used to pretend to be a man and walked the business with her father. Later, she inquired about information and won connections in the circle of noble ladies for the family business, and paid a lot.

After all, if she had not entered the palace, she would most likely have married some powerful person as a concubine, and then contributed to the expansion of the family business.

But she finally entered the palace. Although she was not outstanding in any skills that a woman should have, money makes the world go round. As long as enough money is spent, there is nothing that cannot be done. Even in a place like the imperial palace, no one complains about having too much money. On the contrary, there are many people who feel that they have too little money.

Money and power are the most sought-after things in this world. The two complement each other, but power is a higher level. That is why Bai Fengping went to so much trouble to enter the palace and become a concubine, just to be closer to the center of power.

After being selected, she suddenly became the most favored child in the family. The concern of her parents and the doting of her brother all came in an instant. She even brought a lot of silver when she entered the palace, but she was not happy at all, because this care that came so many years late was no longer what she needed, and this money was more of an investment than the care of her family.

After entering the palace, Bai Fengping only interacted with a few people. Even if the emperor didn't like her and forgot about her after favoring her once, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it - there was nothing wrong with it. Living with the emperor is like living with a tiger, and being away from the emperor is not a bad thing.

With silver in hand, she can live a good life even if she goes to hell. Moreover, in a place like the palace, no news will be easily leaked to the people. The family can rely on eunuchs to send news from time to time, which means that business is not bad. She has two sisters, Qiao Yanran and He Yunqing, by her side, and Lin Jieyu communicates secretly. The silver in her hands is enough to spend for several years, and with the monthly allowance, her life will naturally not be too bad.

As for the Bai family, there is no need to worry - with a daughter in the palace, the merchant business will make money. As long as the daughter is alive in the palace, the Bai family will have a way to make a living. Bai Fengping knows the abilities of his father and brother, so he naturally doesn't worry too much about these things.

So she was quite contented.

Yao Jinse glanced at Bai Fengping, who was sitting at the farthest point with Qiao Yanran. She would never stand out too much in such occasions. She was always unknown and never stole the limelight from anyone. She would never hope to receive the emperor's favor. If she hadn't had a miscarriage that changed her character, she would probably have lived such a comfortable life for many more years.

Speaking of which, since Feng Cairen's move was ruined, he should have a new chess piece to replace it.

Concubine Rong cannot be alone by her side. That way she would be too big a target and it would be easy for her to be targeted by the Queen like today. There are many new concubines in the palace who can be supported. I have to ask Bai Fengping to help keep an eye on them and see who would be more convenient to contact.

Yao Jinse had a list in her mind. Concubine Chen, Concubine Zhao, Imperial Concubine Rong, and now Bai Fengping were all on the list. If Imperial Concubine Rong had not always been intolerant, perhaps even Qiao Yanran would have been able to get along well with her...

She sighed, while the queen directed the topic in another direction.