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Chapter 47 The Intimate Distance Between Two People (2)
The two were talking, and a report came from outside, "Miss Zhaorong, Concubine Wu Guifei is here."

Both Liu Ruyun and Li Qianlan are only third rank, while the concubine is second rank.When Concubine Wu arrived, they naturally went to greet the guests.

Concubine Wu is the eldest daughter of the Wu family and the cousin of Emperor Ying.One year later than Empress Zheng, she was the side concubine of Emperor Ying when he was the prince.If she is not from the Wu family, she is the most qualified candidate to be the queen. Married to Emperor Ying at the age of 16, now 11 years have passed, and the charm of the 27-year-old Concubine Wu still exists.Maybe it's because she has never given birth to a prince, so she still looks like a girl, but she has the charm of a mature woman.

When Li Qianlan and Liu Ruyun saw Concubine Wu, they both bowed in blessings, "Your Majesty is a thousand years old."

"No." Concubine Wu elegantly gave her a hand, and spared the gift from the two of them.Although the Wu family is a bit aggressive, they are also from a famous family, not to mention that someone who can marry a prince as a side concubine will not be sent there. Such superficial skills can still be achieved. "sit down."

"Thank you, ma'am." The two thanked each other and sat down.

"What a pair of sisters." Concubine Wu praised: "One is both talented and beautiful, the other is charming and enchanting, but also loves sisters. I think of the good relationship with Sister Zheng in the past. It's a pity that Sister Zheng left too early."

Li Qianlan didn't believe that Concubine Wu cared so much about Empress Zheng. She was afraid that she had already thought about the position of Empress, but because of her status, she couldn't act.This means that Empress Dowager Gao became the empress dowager. If Concubine Wu became the empress, I am afraid that Concubine Wu would already be the empress, and Empress Zheng would not live to that day!
Thinking of this, Li Qianlan was a little annoyed, "The imperial concubine is absurd."

Liu Ruyun knew that she was not as good at talking as Li Qianlan, so she handed over everything to Li Qianlan without saying much.

"I have long heard that Li Xiuyi is both talented and virtuous, and is highly appreciated by the empress dowager. I remember that you entered the Dexuan Palace around the time of sister Zheng's accident, right?" Said it happened, and looked at Li Qianlan meaningfully. .

Li Qianlan was slightly shocked in her heart, but her face was sad, "That's because my mother was framed, and the queen mother summoned Qian Lan. Qian Lan was lucky enough to meet the queen mother, and she was favored by the queen mother to be the Qianlan she is today. The queen mother Empress not only washes her name, but also takes good care of Qianlan, Qianlan is very grateful."

Seeing that Li Qianlan responded decently, Concubine Wu just smiled. After all, Li Qianlan is not a member of the palace. She can overwhelm Li Qianlan, but she also has to consider that she has endured for a long time in the palace all these years. There is no need to ruin herself because of a Li Qianlan. In the virtuous name of Empress Zheng.Concubine Wu is the only concubine under the empress.

Although she was not favored by three thousand people, she was extremely honored and favored. It was always rumored in the palace that she was the little queen.The concubines around Emperor Ying changed from batch to batch, but her status never wavered.Her mother killed Li Jiangshi, but so what?She didn't take Li Qianlan seriously at all.But we still have to suppress one or two, if you don't want to do something to Li Qianlan, then do it to Liu Ruyun!

Concubine Wu thought of this and signaled the maid to come forward. "The emperor will definitely reward you in the future, but I think my sister will definitely lack something these days. I have a lot of small things in my place. This is a tribute from Xiangzhou, the best white sandalwood. The emperor likes this fragrance very much. You use it Check it out, and if it’s good, just come to me and get it.”

The maid opened a box engraved with dark patterns of plum blossoms, and a faint fragrance wafted out.The unlit white sandalwood exudes a faint fragrance, which is condensed and persistent, making people feel refreshed immediately after smelling it.

Although Liu Ruyun came from a bad background, she has served her master for many years. She has never used this kind of thing, but she has seen it before.He was a little flattered and said: "How can I afford such an expensive thing?"

A trace of contempt flashed in Concubine Wu's eyes, and then she was all smiles, but no one noticed the look in her eyes, "Sister, are you talking about two different languages? We are both serving the emperor, and we are a family. Although This palace is a bit bigger, but we can’t talk about each other, right? We can’t afford it, we are all women who serve the emperor! And although there are not many of these things in my place, there are quite a lot.”

Li Qianlan lamented that she deserved to be the only imperial concubine under the empress.Not only did it implicitly express that he was favored by the emperor, but it also made people unable to hate him.At the same time, he showed his favor to Ruyun and got the attention of the emperor and the first concubine in the harem. Wouldn't the people in the harem be jealous and hate Liu Ruyun?

Concubine Wu looked at Li Qianlan and Liu Ruyun, "Okay, my sister also visits my sister's house from time to time, walking around. I'm bored by myself, I think you're quite compatible, so I'll just accompany my sister."

Liu Ruyun responded with trepidation and fear, and sent Concubine Wu out of the house.

Sending Concubine Wu away, Liu Ruyun looked at Li Qianlan with some unease, "Qianlan, this Concubine Wu..." Although Liu Ruyun was not as smart as Li Qianlan, and her time in the palace was not as long as Li Qianlan's, but in those things in the palace, the palace maids were better than the emperor. It's those superior masters who still need to understand.

"Just be careful with her. This person is hard to deal with. Just use what she gives you, don't waste it." Li Qianlan originally wanted to say that as long as the emperor pampers Liu Ruyun, then Liu Ruyun's life will be safer.But thinking of how Liu Ruyun lost his mind because of Yu Rong that day, her words came to her lips and turned around, and she swallowed them back again.She was also forced by Emperor Ying, and she also wanted to seduce Emperor Ying in order to save her mother, so she understood that for the sake of the one she loves, she can undress other men.However, trying to please other men is more painful than killing yourself.

Liu Ruyun fiddled with it twice, then threw it aside.

There are four concubines under the queen, and nine concubines under the four concubines.

Liu Ruyun was conferred as one of the nine concubines from a court lady in one fell swoop. Although this kind of gift could not be said to be unique, it was still rare.

In this way, apart from Concubine Wu Gui, no one can suppress Liu Ruyun.

This will inevitably lead to the dissatisfaction of the concubines, not to mention the fact that the emperor conferred the title of Zhao Rong just after his arrival, and Concubine Wu showed her kindness to her. For a while, Liu Ruyun was pushed to the cusp of trouble.Jealousy is a knife!kill without spilling blood!

"Eat this today?" Liang Zhaoyuan pointed at the lunch just served and trembled with anger.

The court lady and eunuch knelt down on the ground, trembling, not daring to show any air. "Go back, go back to your mother."

"Say it!" Liang Zhaoyuan slapped the table hard, and the bowls jingled.

"Yes, it's the imperial concubine who said that because Liu Zhaorong was named Zhaorong just after being lucky, she couldn't prepare Liu Zhaorong's lunch for a while, so she took some from the other five concubines and empresses." The palace maid who answered was frightened. Shivering, for fear that something might be wrong, causing this angry master to vent his anger on himself.She was almost crying, no matter how careful she was, she couldn't get the braised lion's head that Lady Zhaoyuan loved to eat!No matter how careful your wording is, it can't change the facts!

The maid who was waiting for Liang Zhaoyuan to get angry didn't hear anything for a long time, she slowly raised her head, and glanced in Liang Zhaoyuan's direction from the corner of her eyes.Liang Zhaoyuan sat quietly on the chair, not knowing what to think.But the people kneeling on the ground did not dare to move.

"I'm going to Chong Yuan's place to have a sit down and bring these with me." After finishing speaking, he walked out without even looking at the court ladies and eunuchs behind him.

The palace maid and eunuch who was kneeling behind was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly picked up the bowls and chopsticks, put them in food boxes and went to the residence of Empress Chongyuan.

When Li Qianlan learned about this, she went to Liu Ruyun's Zhaorong Palace. After entering, she saw that the meal was a bit richer than the normal ration for the nine concubines, so she couldn't help pressing her forehead.Liang Zhaoyuan's favorite braised lion head, Chongyuan's favorite sweet and sour carp, Xiurong's favorite fresh shrimp and bamboo shoots, Xiuyuan's gossip soup, Chongyi's favorite...

With just one meal, Liu Ruyun offended all the other nine concubines!

Although one dish is nothing, but by doing this, Concubine Wu Gui just threw everyone's face under Liu Ruyun's feet and stepped on it!They didn't dare to hate Concubine Wu, but they could only vent their anger on Liu Ruyun!This Concubine Wu!It's a little too ruthless!
Seeing Li Qianlan come in, Liu Ruyun quickly stood up, the dishes on the table hadn't been touched, obviously she was waiting for Li Qianlan, "Qianlan, look, they are all rewarded by the imperial concubine, I just saw them, but I haven't eaten them yet." Liu Ruyun turned her head and looked at Li Qianlan who was not smiling at all, the smile on her face gradually receded, "Qianlan, what's wrong with you?"

Li Qianlan raised a wry smile, "This meal is delicious, but it's not tasty. It's already more than the amount of food used by Concubine Jiu. Where did these things come from?"

Liu Ruyun may have been in the palace for many years, and she was happy just now, but when she heard Li Qianlan's words, she felt a chill in her heart. "Then we..."

"Eat, why don't you eat! You have to eat if you can't eat! How can the food in the palace be delicious?" After speaking, Li Qianlan sat down and picked up the chopsticks. Seeing that Liu Ruyun hadn't sat down, she said, "Sit, why not?" Sit down? I have to eat this meal. I, Li Qianlan, don’t care if Wu Guifei doesn’t remember you. But it’s impossible to eat you like this!”

As he said that, Li Qianlan took a bite of the dish as if angry.

Liu Ruyun looked at Li Qianlan, sat down too, and ate something.

Thinking back when Meiren Liu entered the palace and died with the title of beauty, how could Liu Ruyun rise to the top and become a phoenix overnight? She is a lowly woman with no status, no status and no background. How could she sleep with the emperor all night? She was promoted from a court lady to the position of Zhaorong.

(End of this chapter)