Transmigrating into a book, seducing him to rise to power

This year's birthday celebration is extremely grand, and Su Jingyao, who is in charge of the Imperial Ceremonial Bureau, has many responsibilities.

Many countries surrounding the kingdom would send envoys to the kingdom.

The Canglang Kingdom to the north, the Yuehui Kingdom and Lingyu Kingdom to the east, the Yuelin Kingdom to the south, and the Shaqi Kingdom, which is located further away in the desert, all have customs and cultures that are completely different from those of the Jun Kingdom.

To the west of the Kingdom of Jun lies an endless expanse of high mountains and snowfields, and it remains unclear whether other countries exist on the other side of the mountains.

Due to the upcoming arrival of envoys, the main organizers of this year's Emperor Junze's birthday celebration were actually the Court of State Ceremonies and the Ministry of Rites.

They need to carefully prepare the appropriate welcoming ceremony and meticulously arrange diplomatic etiquette, among other things.

Su Jingyao also has a lot of responsibilities.

Not only did they need to communicate and coordinate closely with officials from the Court of State Ceremonies and the Ministry of Rites, but they also needed to properly arrange all the details of the banquet.

For example, in terms of banquet reception, the palace maids who would be in charge of etiquette on the day of the banquet were carefully selected, and then they were given strict training and guidance.

The tasks include preparing various performances, carefully considering the food, properly managing the gifts, and meticulously recording the entire banquet process.

Although Su Jingyao is a Noble Consort, she is essentially a CEO. She doesn't need to do many things herself; she only needs to give the order and many people will take care of it.

However, this year's birthday celebration is of utmost importance, and Su Jingyao personally confirms every key moment to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Fortunately, her nanny Lin was experienced and capable, and her four personal maids, including Miaoyun, had grown up to be outstanding under her careful training. They were already able to handle many things on their own.

Since she was promoted to Imperial Noble Consort, Lin Mama and Miaoyun, along with her four personal maids, became the highest-ranking female officials in the harem.

She wielded more power than some of the imperial concubines, and was even more respected by the palace servants who were accustomed to fawning on the powerful and belittling the weak.

The study in Zhaochun Palace.

"Your Majesty, Consort Chu (Chu Yinxue) is due to give birth in a month. Recently, Consort Ling and Consort Chu have been having very close private interactions."

Miao Yun stood next to Su Jingyao, her brows slightly furrowed, and continued, "It seems that Consort Ling has long desired the child of Consort Chu."

Su Jingyao sat at the table, holding a calligraphy brush in one hand, intently writing something.

Upon hearing Miaoyun's words, a slight thought flashed across her face, but her hands did not pause much.

"Consort Ling is bullied by Consort Shen (An Jinyan), so naturally she wants to find a way to overpower Consort Shen. She cannot get pregnant, is not favored by His Majesty, and does not have a powerful family background. If she does not have an heir, Consort Shen will weigh on her for the rest of her life."

Su Jingyao spoke calmly and slowly, her expression and tone equally unperturbed.

Jun Zechen had been extremely kind to Consort Ling. To prevent her from being too miserable in the harem, he would have meals at Yikun Palace two or three times a month, but he would never stay overnight there, let alone summon Consort Ling for his favor.

However, only a few concubines in the harem could see the emperor a few times a month. In addition, Consort Ling was one of the two consorts, so her life in the harem was relatively easy, except for Consort Shen who would cause her trouble.

Miaoyun pondered for a moment, then continued talking about the situation in the harem.

"Nowadays, Consort Xu (Xu Shiying) is considered to have some favor in the harem. She can see His Majesty once a month. However, when Consort Ling was still a Noble Consort, Consort Xu sided with her. After gaining favor, Consort Xu rarely had any contact with Consort Ling."

Recently, the master has been busy with the preparations for the Emperor's birthday. Miaoyun is also very busy. The Emperor's birthday is in two days. Everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged. All that is needed is for the subordinates to carry it out.

Miaoyun took some time today to organize the messages from the various concubines that her servants had sent over, and reported them to Su Jingyao one by one.

Su Jingyao was stunned for a moment when she heard Xu Cairen's name. She had been quite busy lately, and with so many women in the harem, their ranks were changing without her noticing.

This Xu Cai Ren is the former Xu Bao Lin from Tao Lin, who has just been promoted to Cai Ren.

"The women in the palace have low ranks, they don't eat well or dress well, and it's easy for some servants to take kickbacks from them. Since I took over the six palaces, although I have tried my best to avoid these things, I can't completely eliminate them."

After all, helping the concubines would block the servants' path to wealth, while not helping them would lead to some servants becoming too arrogant, causing resentment among the concubines. It can only be said that Su Jingyao will bring the harem to a relatively balanced state.

"In such a harem, any woman with a bit of ambition would naturally try every means to gain favor. The fact that Consort Xu can speak so eloquently in front of His Majesty shows that she has something outstanding about her."

"A woman like this, once favored, will not be content to be a pawn. If Consort Ling cannot bring enough benefits to Consort Xu, it is not impossible for Consort Xu to seek another master."

Su Jingyao analyzed calmly, her expression serene, but her eyes deep and sharp.

Miaoyun nodded, her face expressionless, but her eyes revealed a worldly-wise indifference.

Having spent so much time with her master, she had become indifferent to the power struggles among the concubines.

I don't dislike, I don't hate, I don't despise.

Everyone lives for themselves; it's just a matter of the winner taking all.

Miaoyun, following her master's schemes, showed no compassion for these women.

After a moment's hesitation, Miaoyun said softly, "Your Majesty, Consort Ye (Ye Yaqin) knelt in Zhaochun Palace for most of the day. After returning to Jingyang Palace, she immediately sent someone to Cining Palace, saying that she wanted to worship Buddha with the Empress Dowager during her pregnancy to pray for the imperial heir."

As she said this, Miaoyun's brows furrowed tightly, and her face was full of disgust.

Su Jingyao's lips curled into a mocking smile as she coldly laughed, "Consort Ye is as clever as ever. Knowing that I wanted to take action against her, she quickly found a backer for herself."

"Unfortunately, it's not me who's going to make the move."

Upon hearing this, Miaoyun looked puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "What does Master mean by this?"

Su Jingyao narrowed her eyes slightly, her thoughts drifting back to the time when she had intentionally or unintentionally tested Jun Zechen's punishment of Consort Ye.

It was only then that Jun Zechen realized that he originally wanted to keep Consort Ye and Consort Lin fighting, but he didn't expect Consort Ye to be so eager to take the initiative to find the Empress Dowager.

In this way, Consort Ye would have no value to Jun Zechen, and Jun Zechen would not let her go. The Empress Dowager was protecting the imperial heirs, not her.

The more times she went to the Empress Dowager, the more likely she was to have a difficult childbirth. If she did have a difficult childbirth, the only ones who would survive would probably be the imperial heirs.

It's true that being too clever for one's own good can backfire.

Indeed, no matter how well a young lady from a prominent family is raised, how can she possibly see through those who truly hold power?

Thinking of this, Su Jingyao said languidly and casually, "We don't need to worry about Consort Ye."

"Yes."

"How is Consort Lin (Lin Miaoyin) doing lately?" Su Jingyao asked calmly.

"Consort Lin has been getting very close to Consort Shen lately. Consort Shen sent word that Consort Lin wants to pledge allegiance to her in order to deal with Consort Ye, and also..."

Miaoyun paused slightly, glanced cautiously at her master, and then continued, "And you too."

Upon hearing this, Su Jingyao raised her eyebrows slightly.

So, did Consort Lin believe that Consort Shen and she were at odds, and since Consort Shen was out of favor, she thought of winning Consort Shen over?

Since Su Jingyao became an Imperial Noble Consort, her influence in the harem has gradually expanded, and she has planted more and more spies in various palaces. Sometimes when she hears these rumors, she thinks these women are both clever and ridiculous.

At the same time, they felt that these women were truly wasting their talents in the imperial harem.

If they were to go to modern times, they would surely shine in the workplace.

"Let Consort Lin do what she wants."

Su Jingyao gently shook her head. Perhaps the women in the harem were bored; they needed to find something to do.

Su Jingyao was too lazy to interfere with their love and hate, as long as they didn't bother her.

Nowadays, Su Jingyao would rather deal with the tedious affairs of the six palaces than bother with the trivial matters between the concubines.

"By the way, Your Highness, after Consort Ye became pregnant, she sought the Empress Dowager's protection. Perhaps Consort Lin couldn't vent her anger on Consort Ye, so she's been making things difficult for Consort Yan lately."

Miao Yun wore a gloating expression.

"A few days ago, Consort Lin encountered Consort Yan in the Imperial Garden, angrily rebuked Consort Yan for being insubordinate, and punished her by making her kneel in the Imperial Garden for a full half hour."

Miaoyun described it vividly, as if the scene were right before her eyes.

"However, Consort Yan is not one to be trifled with. I heard that she complained to His Majesty that very day. But surprisingly, His Majesty punished Consort Lin instead."

Miaoyun smiled, seemingly mocking Consort Lin's so-called favor, which she felt was nothing more than that.

Su Jingyao frowned slightly.

Could it be that Jun Zechen abandoned Consort Ye in preparation to elevate Consort Yan to compete with Consort Lin?