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Chapter 881 The Best Family 8
If the amount was higher than two taels of silver or three thousand coins, but not the amount Liu Bin had asked for, she would also be sarcastic.

There are about twenty people on Concubine Liu's side. Each person gives her four taels of silver, which is eighty taels a month. It doesn't sound like a lot, but for the lowest-ranking concubines like Linlang, the monthly pocket money is only two taels of silver. In other words, low-ranking concubines like Linlang have to hand over all their pocket money to avoid being punished by Concubine Liu.

After Han Cheng'en and Linlang came out after paying their respects, Han Cheng'en said to Linlang with some concern, "I heard from others that if we don't give Concubine Liu enough money, she will make trouble. What should we do?"

Linlang said: "There must be a way when you get to the mountain. It's still early, let's take a look first."

In fact, what Concubine Liu did was also due to the fact that she had no children and was not favored, so those who were favored were too lazy to pay attention to her. Otherwise, others would have dealt with her long ago. After all, even if she found an excuse and said that she was doing things to give others an advantage, but she targeted others when they did not give her an advantage, couldn't someone see that? She would have been reported to the emperor and the empress dowager long ago and dealt with.

So she can wait and see. She doesn't think that if she does things like Concubine Liu, the emperor and the empress dowager will allow her to do so forever.

It is said that the place under the emperor's feet is the best place, but this is not the place under the emperor's feet, but the place beside the emperor.

It's not to say that there is no crime around the emperor, but no matter how evil it is, there has never been such a blatant bullying incident. If this gets out, where will the emperor put his face? Concubine Liu thought that her little tricks would not be caught by others, but she never thought that she could find an excuse to beat those low-ranking concubines who didn't give her money. The emperor and the empress dowager would be disgusted with her behavior. Even if she defended that she beat those concubines because they behaved improperly in front of her palace, the emperor and the empress dowager could also find an excuse to abolish her position and send her to the cold palace.

Therefore, when she was selected to enter the palace and arranged to stay in the Zi Lan Palace behind Concubine Liu, Linlang liked her very much, because Concubine Liu was neither favored nor had any children, so she was considered an unknown person in the palace and there were not so many intrigues.

Unlike those who are favored or have children, they receive more attention from all sides and the intrigue is more intense.

When new people enter the company, they are easily lured and bribed by others. If they refuse, they will be in trouble. Moreover, there is more than one party trying to bribe them. Newcomers don't know which side to stand on. If they stand on the wrong side, they will be in trouble. It is very complicated.

Unlike Concubine Liu, who is evil, they are all relatively pure. They are more friendly to the newcomers who have just entered the palace. After all, Concubine Liu will not cause trouble to them for a month at the beginning. And since Concubine Liu is an unknown person, no one will come to this palace to win over or bribe anyone, which is beneficial for the newcomers to understand the situation when they just enter the palace.

As for what to do if the money is not paid after a month and Liu Bin bullies you, that is a matter for the future and we will talk about it later.

After listening to Linlang's words, Han Chengen nodded, but he was still a little worried.

Concubine Liu gave the newcomers a warning - she showed them what would happen to those who didn't pay.

That day, he found an excuse and beat up a low-ranking concubine who refused to pay.

Then Concubine Liu's lackeys said that this man deserved to be beaten because he didn't give the empress money.

After all, it is not easy for Concubine Liu to say such things directly, so she has to rely on her lackeys to say them.

Of course, there are also advantages to being Concubine Liu's lackey, that is, Concubine Liu can share some of the things given to high-ranking concubines with them.

——It’s impossible not to pay tribute, after all, Concubine Liu needs money.

Seeing this situation, it is no wonder that Han Chengen was worried. She really didn't want to give all the money to Concubine Liu. She also wanted to keep some money for herself.

Without mentioning the situation in Zi Lan Palace, let’s just say that the peaceful days passed quickly. Soon it was the end of the month and the Dragon Boat Festival was coming. The palace also became lively as people prepared for the Dragon Boat Festival.

Linlang also took this opportunity to find the female official next to the empress dowager. Concubines of lower rank could not see the empress dowager, and even the female official next to the empress dowager could hardly see her.

However, after Linlang gave some money to a confidant of the female official, the female historian introduced Linlang to the female official around the empress dowager.

Linlang must have seen the man giving money to this confidant and asking for an introduction in Little Bee, otherwise she really wouldn't know how she would meet the female official.

After meeting the female official, Linlang stated her purpose and gave her one hundred taels of silver.

The talk would be easy if money was given, so the female official said that the Dragon Boat Festival would be coming soon, and the Queen Mother would show favor and promote some low-ranking concubines, and she would then report Linlang's name.

Linlang thought to herself that she knew about this from the little bees, so she stuffed the money in before the festival.

I thanked her immediately and went back to wait for news.

Soon, on the third day of May, the Empress Dowager in the palace showed favor and promoted the positions of some low-ranking concubines, saying that it was to let them celebrate the festival happily.

Among them was Linlang, who was promoted to the ninth rank of clothing changer.

The eunuch from the palace who came to congratulate them soon came to the Sun family's main house with Linlang's promotion gift, and this time he brought two hundred taels.

Sun's father and mother were surprised to hear that Linlang had been promoted to a higher level less than a month after she officially entered the palace.

They also thought that Linlang was of the lowest rank and had no money to bribe people in the palace, so it would be difficult for her to get promoted - this was what they learned when they were happy to inquire about the news after Linlang entered the palace.

It is said that for low-ranking concubines in the palace, it is difficult to move up unless the emperor likes them.

And his family naturally had no money to bribe, so according to the information he had heard, his daughter could only be a low-ranking concubine and it would be difficult for her to get promoted.

Although this news made them sad, they thought that if they returned to their hometown, their daughter would have no choice but to marry a village man and continue to live a hard life digging for food in the fields. It would be better for her to enter the palace and become a low-ranking concubine. After all, at least they didn't have to work in the palace, and the food would definitely be better than in the village.

After realizing this, Sun's father and mother accepted the fact that their daughter might not be able to get promoted.

In fact, they had also thought about giving the promotion gift to Linlang and letting her take care of the palace, but later they heard that one hundred taels was not enough, so they gave up the idea.

Who would have thought that just after she accepted the offer, her daughter would be promoted, which naturally surprised her father and mother.

What are you thinking? Your family has no money, so how can your daughter be favored by the emperor?

When asked about the eunuch's situation, it was revealed that the eunuch who gave the gift money was also a small figure. How could he know so many things in the palace? However, he did not want people to think that he had no connections in the palace, so he said something pleasing to people and said that if he could be promoted, it was either because he pleased the Empress Dowager or the Emperor. In any case, if it were not for this reason, he would not have been promoted.

What this person said was not wrong. It was true. Either the Empress Dowager liked her or the Emperor liked her. Although Linlang was not liked by the Empress Dowager, at least she was liked by the female official in charge of specific promotion matters, although the other party liked Linlang's money.