Concubine, she rises step by step

Chapter 40
Greetings are an occasion that concubines can never avoid.

The favored person steals the show on this occasion.

People who are not favored are treated with cold eyes on this occasion.

Sheng Yi didn't panic at all, she was familiar with people in a place she was familiar with, so she knew it well, but she had never met the other three, so she was somewhat uneasy.

Zhixia carefully reviewed the various costumes sent by Si Zhifang, and deliberately picked two sets to show to Sheng Yi, "Master, these two sets are the most unique among all the clothes, which one do you want to wear?"

After following Shengyi for so long, Zhixia also knew that Shengyi was a person with ideas, so she let her choose.

She kindly stared at the two clothes and looked carefully.

"Wear this frosty-white rose-woven gold dark-pattern long jacket." He said, pointing to one of the suits.

Zhixia smiled deeply and said, "It seems that the young master doesn't want to be too ostentatious."

Sheng Yi didn't think there was any problem, and said eloquently: "On this occasion, I am a concubine with a low status, so why bother to show off to get rid of myself, as long as I don't overdo it and don't look vulgar."

Zhixia admires the young master very much. Under normal circumstances, the young master who has just been favored would like to add brocade clothes, inlaid with gold and silver, so as to show his holy favor, but the young master does the opposite.

"Let's go, it's not good if you go too late." Shengyi put on a emerald-patterned brocade cloak, took a golden lotus ruyi hand stove, and walked forward.

The first stop for a new concubine to pay her respects is naturally going to the Shoukang Palace. Usually, the Queen Mother is happy and quiet, and it counts as a cutscene.

However, this time, Shengyi has a premonition that it will not end soon.

It's not too far from Zhaoyang Palace to Shoukang Palace, Shengyi walked quickly, and arrived in a short while.

Sister Maven was already waiting at the door.

Seeing Sheng Yi approaching, he had a smile on his face: "Sheng Chang is auspicious."

She politely smiled back: "Sister Meifen has worked hard."

"Little master, you are serious. A servant should do what you should do. You go to the side hall to drink some tea first, and then go in to pay your respects when you are all here." Sister Mei Fen came to the side hall with good intentions.

I thought it was early enough, but I didn't expect that the three new concubines had already arrived.

Sister Mei Fen walked in first, bowed to the little master sitting on the left, handed something and said, "Master Yao, the hand warmer you want."

After finishing speaking, Sister Meifen took a shallow look at the kindness.

Only then did Shengyi realize that Sister Meifen must feel that she would be embarrassed because she couldn't tell which one was the nobleman, so she then reminded herself from the beginning.

He saluted with kindness, "Greetings to noble Yao."

The woman who was called Yao Guiren looked a little more mature than Sheng Yi, her face was arrogant, and she seemed to look down on the few people sitting there, and she didn't even bother to move her eyes when she was greeted by Sheng Yi.

The other two took the initiative to stand up and saluted with kindness.

"Nowadays the harem is so lively, even the court ladies can be promoted to be permanent..." Yaogui seemed to snort these words coldly from his nose, his eyes were supercilious and ignored the kindness, and fell on a bird next to him.

The other two looked at each other, confused for a while, and it was their first day in the palace, so neither of them dared to talk to each other, so they could only look at Sheng Yi, with helplessness and scrutiny in their eyes.

Looking kindly at Yao nobleman who gave her the prestige, he was not in a hurry to turn pale, but calmly said: "Then Yao nobleman must work hard, if I am born as a little palace maid, Chang Zai will be more favored than you, won't people see your jokes?"

These words were deliberately said to noble Yao!
Kindness can be gentle, it is for your own people, or it can be vengeful, it is for villains...

Noble Yao was taken aback for a moment, who didn't know that kindness was favored before them, wasn't this intentionally throwing sand in her eyes?However, just as he was about to explode, the woman in the middle asked, "Is Sheng Chang here?"

Shocked for a moment, he nodded kindly.

"I am Xuan Que, and I am Chang Zai, and she is Zhang Chang Zai. It is also fate that the three of us entered the palace at the same time and are also Chang Zai." It can be seen that Xuan Que has a good personality, and he should be a person with a relatively simple mind.

On the contrary, Zhang Changzai didn't seem to like to talk much, so he smiled slightly with Shengyi, and sat down quietly.

"Yeah, coming in at the same time, and they are always there, it is indeed fate." He smiled kindly and said to Xuan Que.

As soon as the words fell, there was movement outside the door.

Shengyi poked his head out and saw that Ning Chang was there.

When he came, Sheng Yi was still thinking about whether Ning Changzai didn't like him too much.

Unexpectedly, Tong Zining was the first to look at herself and smiled.

Kindness couldn't hold back other people's overtures to her, so she quickly smiled back and introduced her: "This is noble Yao."

Tong Zining saluted respectfully, "Your noble Yao is auspicious."

Not surprisingly, Yaogui still had the same expression, as if she was a fairy daughter in the sky, and these people were all savages in the cave.

How can Tong Zining's short temper be able to bear the cold face, and she is also displeased, she doesn't stick to other people's cold ass.

Seeing Tong Zining approaching her side naturally, he kindly introduced to her: "This is Xuan Changzai! This is Zhang Changzai!"

Tong Zining glanced at the kindness gratefully, and then exchanged salutes with them.

This awkward atmosphere didn't last long, and Sister Meifen walked in.

"Everyone, please go to the main hall."

She stood up peacefully and waited until everyone had gone out before going out.

Zhixia leaned closer to Shengyi in a low voice, and muttered: "My lord, are we dressing too low-key? You see, these little lords are almost wearing red clothes and feathers!"

Sheng Yi just smiled, "No problem."

When we arrived at the main hall, everyone's expressions were very serious, as if they were going to visit the unfamiliar elders during the Chinese New Year.

"My concubine pays respects to the queen mother! May the queen mother be blessed and safe!" The queen and others saluted solemnly.

Shoukang Palace worships Buddha all the year round, the room smells faintly of sandalwood, and even the Empress Dowager looks benevolent.

"Sit down." The queen mother was in a good mood, and her tone was relaxed.

The empress was in front and took the lead, saying, "Thank you, Empress Dowager."

After that, everyone looked for their seats.

Of course, since the status of Shengyi is low, it won't be too conspicuous if it can't be conspicuous, so she and Tong Zining found a seat in the back and sat down.

"The Empress Dowager looks much better now." No one spoke, and the Empress naturally wanted to support the scene.

The Empress Dowager's eyes lit up with a smile: "Aijia is seeing the harem gradually filling up, and I feel happy in my heart."

Concubine Lan's complexion did not have the haze of the trivial matters before, she also smiled, raised her eyebrows and said: "The queen mother is right, the harem is now full of people, and three younger sisters have entered at once."

It seemed that something was wrong when I remembered it just now, so I was embarrassed to change my words: "Look at my memory, it should be the four younger sisters. I'm sorry, Sheng Changzai."

As she said that, she looked at Shengyi proudly and provocatively.

There was a burst of MMP in Cheng Yi's heart, why bother, isn't this, are you embarrassed, you made it clear that it was on purpose.

However, you can curse in your heart, but you still have to be sensible on the surface, "This shows that Empress Lan has never regarded Sheng Yi as an outsider, and she should thank Empress for her kindness."

It's not about hatred, I'm not forgiving.

Lan Fei didn't expect Sheng Yi to respond so badly, so she could only stare at Sheng Yi deflatedly, and said in embarrassment, "Sheng Chang Zai feels really good about himself."

It is not yet clear who the three newcomers are. Naturally, Concubine Lan will not easily offend her. She also has brains, so she is easy to kill?

The queen mother saw everything in her eyes. She looked at Sheng Yi and said word by word: "It is not easy for Sheng Chang to be here. It seems that it took a lot of effort to make the emperor choose to break the rules and be admitted to the palace."

Cheng Yi really wanted to poke the queen mother, isn't this too obvious?
If it was someone else, he would have blushed to the ears with embarrassment.The good intentions are not the case, and the first meeting is a bad start, which may establish the image of a doormat in the future.

"Thanks to the care and grace of the Empress Dowager, this concubine is so lucky to serve the emperor." How unwilling Sheng Yi was in his heart, and how sincere he was on his face.

The Empress Dowager was almost moved by the kind heart, and she said crisply: "The Ai family also likes you, why not come to Shoukang Palace to accompany the Ai family recently, the emperor, the Ai family will let the emperor let you relax for a few days..."

Sheng Yi rolled her eyes in her heart: ... Isn't this an excuse to ban me?
Everyone was shocked, was he detained in Shoukang Palace on the first day of being favored?
She was sincere but didn't take it seriously, she naturally understood that the queen mother was trying to show her off, she was obviously asking her to accompany her, but in fact she was holding herself back so that she could make room for the three newcomers.

However, most of the others didn't expect that Shengyi was going to withdraw the brand in the first place. She had her own arrangements, and now there is a reason for it. Are you still grateful for Dai Xie's sincere expression?
Immediately kowtowed and replied: "I thank the Empress Dowager for her pity, and I will definitely live up to the Empress Dowager's wishes."

Everyone couldn't help but sigh, the good intentions of being favored for a day are coming to an end...

(End of this chapter)