Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

Although the old couple wanted to help the second wife, because the first wife and the second wife had a fierce quarrel last time, and then they broke up, separated, and even agreed on alimony, they were now a little embarrassed to ask the first wife for filial piety, fearing that the first wife would say, hasn't the alimony already been agreed, so why are they asking for more.

If the family had not been divided before, they could still ask the eldest wife to give them money. After all, the rule at that time was that the money earned by the eldest wife had to be turned over to the public, so if the eldest wife did not comply, they could blame the eldest wife.

But now, things are different from before. The first wife has been kicked out by the second wife, and the alimony has been set. They are not qualified to ask the first wife to hand over the money to the public, so the second wife brainwashed the old couple. The old couple did feel sorry for them and felt that they had a hard time, but the rules have changed now, and they claim to be rule-abiding people, so they are naturally embarrassed to ask the first wife for money and ask her to give them all the money they have in their hands like before.

So although the second wife said something, the old couple didn't do anything.

Fortunately, they did not do anything and maintained the relationship between the first wife and the old couple. Otherwise, the first wife would probably break up with them and question them why they asked for extra money after the alimony had been set. They would be the ones who would be embarrassed then.

Then they told the truth about the Second Wife's wealth, stripped off her disguise of crying poor, and made her lose face.

Because the second wife wanted to snatch the first wife's money through the old couple and make the first wife continue to live the same hard life as before, but she failed, so the second wife is now very anxious. They have a feeling that things are out of their control.

Not to mention that the Second House had made up their minds this time to find someone to inquire about Linlang's situation, but in the palace, Linlang was promoted again, which made Han Gengyi even more confused. She wondered how Linlang caught the empress dowager's eye, and why Linlang was always given a share of grace before each festival, but she was not.

I didn’t give her a promotion last time during the Dragon Boat Festival, and I didn’t give her a promotion this time during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so why is Linlang always on top?

Han Gengyi was very puzzled, but when he asked Linlang about the situation, Linlang couldn't explain it, which made Han Gengyi even more puzzled, so he had to ask other people.

She has been in the palace for a few months now and has met some old people. These old people have been in the palace for a long time and know more or less what is going on with Linlang. When they heard Han Gengyi's question, they sneered, "She must have given money to the female official next to the Queen Mother. Otherwise, she has no background in the palace, so how could she have such a good thing and be promoted two levels casually."

Han Gengyi shook his head and said, "She is as poor as I am and has no money."

"You believed her when she said she had no money. You are too naive."

Han Gengyi couldn't help but remain silent after hearing this. She thought that it made sense. Just because Sun Linlang said she had no money, she believed her. This was too stupid. God knows what her family situation is like. Not to mention anything else, she was from a small place, but Sun Linlang was from Beijing. She had asked Linlang where her home was, and Linlang said her parents were in Beijing.

Are there any poor people living under the emperor's feet? Even if they are poor, they still have some money. I guess the poor she mentioned is different from the poor she imagined.

Han Gengyi was upset when she thought that Linlang might have cheated on her. She thought that she had always regarded Linlang as a friend, so why would Linlang cheat on her? Even if she said she had money, she would not ask her to borrow money. What was she afraid of? Because she felt that Linlang had cheated on her, Han Gengyi gradually stopped associating with Linlang.

She is a relatively introverted person. When she found out that she was cheated, she didn't want to question the other party and just wanted to stay away from him quietly.

Linlang had never thought about making friends in the palace. She just got closer to Han Gengyi because she saw that she took the initiative to find her. In fact, there was only so much affection between them. Now that she saw that she suddenly ignored her, Linlang didn't take it to heart. Anyway, she practiced martial arts all day and had something to do. She didn't care if no one paid attention to her.

If she knew what Han Gengyi was thinking, she would probably be speechless. Not to mention that their relationship was not deep, even if their relationship was deep, she would not be stupid enough to tell her about bribing the female official. After all, who would hand over their handle to others, especially in a dangerous place like the palace?

Is this considered cheating? If so, can Han Gengyi say that he has never concealed anything from others in his life, and has never told anyone a lie, even if it was a white lie.

No one can guarantee this. Who has never told a lie to others in their life?

Of course, Linlang didn’t know what Han Gengyi was thinking, so it didn’t matter to her that she distanced herself from her.

However, Concubine Liu also noticed that Linlang was promoted twice in a row, and she thought that Linlang was promoted because she gave money to the female officials around the empress dowager. Otherwise, why would the empress dowager's grace be all on her?

In fact, when the female officials around the empress dowager promoted people, they would not charge money for all of them. They would also promote those who were pretty or had a good personality. Of course, the number of people promoted was extremely small, but it was just to let someone stand up and say that she did not give money but was promoted anyway when someone said that they got promoted, to break the "rumors" of others.

Because of this, Concubine Liu was not sure that Linlang had to pay to get promoted. This was also the case when Linlang got promoted last time. She did not question Linlang about not giving her the money, because what if Linlang was the one who did not pay? If she asked this question, wouldn't she be pointing out a way for the other party to get promoted, which was not what she wanted to see.

But after two upgrades, she felt that Linlang must have given money. After all, even if there were one or two female officials around the empress dowager who really gave her grace, it would not be the same person twice. Who would give such a great favor to someone who didn't give them money?

So Concubine Liu guessed that Linlang must have given money, and she became angry at this moment, thinking that Sun Linlang was so rich, but still didn't give her the money. After all, if she had so much money, she would have given money to the chief eunuch and would have had the opportunity to be favored by him by now.

——This is Concubine Liu deceiving herself. As a concubine, she already had a lot of monthly salary. Moreover, she made so much money from the concubines of lower positions and gave it to the eunuchs who picked the cards. She did get a few opportunities to sleep with the emperor, but they were rare because the emperor didn't like her at all. Even if her card was in the first plate, the emperor would not choose her. So even if she had a lot of money, it was useless. After all, the emperor would not choose her to sleep with him. What could she do?
Thinking that Linlang was rich, Concubine Liu called Linlang over to question her.

Although Linlang was promoted twice, she has not changed her residence yet. She still lives in the palace of Concubine Liu. (End of this chapter)