Why?
Concubine Yu looked at the Queen's secret edict and became more and more angry. She was the Queen's party from the beginning to the end, and she and the Queen poisoned Jiang Xinyue.
Why……
Why did the Empress in the end only want to help their common enemy, without even mentioning her in a word?
Emperor Xuanwu had no intention of understanding how angry Concubine Yu was. He still kept Concubine Yu because she was stupid. She was so stupid that every time she plotted against others, she was the one who suffered.
If it weren't for the fact that she is the eldest princess's biological mother...
Concubine De was also caught off guard by this secret edict.
Although the promotion and demotion of the harem are all based on the emperor's own wishes, without the consent of the empress, it would be unfair and the words would not go smoothly.
The emperor controls the front court, and the queen controls the harem. This has been a rule set since ancient times.
Just like a man taking a concubine in the folk, he also needs the consent of his wife.
The emperor didn't care whether the queen agreed or not, because after all he was different from ordinary men, and the queen did not dare to disobey him.
But if the queen disagrees and the emperor insists on making Jiang Xinyue the imperial concubine, everyone in the harem will be unconvinced, and the previous dynasty will also be dissatisfied with the emperor's actions.
Now, Jiang Xinyue has the Queen's secret target and the Emperor's protection, who can say she is unworthy?
The Emperor and the Empress agreed that she was qualified for the duties of the Imperial Concubine, but you said she couldn't. Doesn't that mean that you wanted to be the Imperial Concubine?
Concubine Yu found that once she could not accuse the emperor and Jiang Xinyue from the highest moral point, she could not find a point to attack Jiang Xinyue.
Is she really so kind and has never done anything harmful to anyone?
No!
Concubine Yu even believed that it was because Jiang Xinyue was so skillful that no one had ever discovered her secret mischief.
"Concubine...congratulations to the Imperial Concubine..."
Listening to Concubine Yu's gnashing of teeth, Jiang Xinyue felt a little more vigilant in her heart, and the moth wanted to flap around again.
"Master Xiao Xie? Master Xiao Xie?"
The book boy shouted several times before calling Xie Chenghuihun, who was dazed at the window, back.
The handsome young man turned his head blankly, the blush on his face had not faded away, and his mind was filled with the shocking glimpse of today's Chengqian Palace.
"Xiao Xie, did you suffer from heat stroke while painting under the scorching sun today? Why is your face so red? You look uninspired."
Painter Li, who was walking quietly from behind, groaned: "As for such a big project as a funeral painting, Painter Xie, a young boy, will definitely not be able to do it. However, he has a background. His father is a first-class bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. In the future, If you want to enter the cabinet, you will naturally push your son to take the position. Oh... we little painters are not working hard, it’s just that our lives are hard."
Seeing Xie Chenghui looking over and pretending to have just seen him, he said angrily: "Hey! Mr. Xie is still here? What's the matter, do you want to wait for us, a few young painters with no background, to invite us to Yihong Loule? Are you happy?"
There are few literati who do not visit brothels.
It's not necessarily just to play with girls. Sometimes I also draw portraits and compose songs for girls, and the fees are very high.
Others go to sell gold caves, they go to make money.
Xie Chenghui had only heard of Yihong Mansion and had never been there, but every time he heard Painter Li and others discussing how charming and charming the girl was, it made him blush and be at a loss as to what to do.
He bowed to Painter Li to show his respect for his predecessors. Painter Li looked at the other painters proudly.
Look!
She's from a famous family!
I was so angry with him that I didn't dare to speak out.
Unexpectedly, after Xie Chenghui bowed politely, he walked directly to Painter Li and said, neither humble nor overbearing: "My father is a first-class bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, but he entered the Hanlin Academy based on his own strength. The emperor recognized his ability and granted him an official position. My ability to enter the art academy was approved by the emperor, which is enough to prove my strength. Painter Li, my life is good, and your life is miserable. We are all painters, so I don’t think my life is good, and I don’t think your life is miserable. Those who can enter the painting academy are all talented calligraphers and painters in our country. If you feel miserable, I will tell you when I go to paint the emperor's portrait tomorrow and ask the emperor to allow you to retire and return to your hometown, so that you will not be miserable."
"You...I...when did I say that my life was miserable? My palace painter has done a good job, so don't ruin my job!"
He said with a guilty conscience and backed away: "Really, I still have to paint a portrait of Concubine Yu! It's all your fault for delaying me."
The book boy snorted coldly and packed his things: "Those who bully the weak are afraid of the strong."
Xie Chenghui sighed tiredly: "Let's go! It's time to go back."
On the second day, the imperial edict that Jiang Xinyue was named the Imperial Concubine spread throughout the Six Palaces. It turned out that some people were not convinced and felt that Concubine De and Concubine Yu were more suitable to be the Concubine. After all, they were the oldest, most senior, and had rich family backgrounds. They are all better than Jiang Xinyue.
If a lowly concubine like Jiang Xinyue can be an imperial concubine, then why can't they?
But when they learned that even the Queen had secretly ordered the Emperor to make Jiang Xinyue the Imperial Concubine, they were not convinced about Jiang Xinyue, but turned into curiosity and admiration.
Being able to conquer the emperor is not a big deal. If they had Jiang Xinyue's beautiful face and enchanting figure, they would be able to charm the emperor.
But the Queen is a woman.
How could she be so generous to her love rival?
Is this Jiang Xinyue really a vixen who can not only captivate men's minds but also make women obey her words?
Whether Jiang Xinyue is a vixen or not is still open to question, and daily greetings cannot be dispensed with.
After becoming the imperial concubine, Jiang Xinyue could no longer hide away.
Originally, the concubines were dissatisfied with her. If she didn't work harder, some people would even ignore her.
Xiao Meiren stood behind Concubine Yu and whispered to the people around her: "Did you hear it last night? I don't know where the screams came from. It scared me to death."
"Young Master heard it too? I thought I was the only one who heard it! I was really scared to death."
Concubine Yu turned around and said, "What are you muttering about?"
Xiao Meiren came over flatteringly: "Mother, my concubine and Shuxiang were talking about hearing screams last night. Could it be that it was haunted?"
Concubine Yu flicked the handkerchief and wiped it on her lips: "There are many dead people in the palace, and it is not uncommon for it to be haunted."
Someone like Jiang Xinyue could be the imperial concubine, but the first one to crawl out from the ground to complain was probably her sister Jiang Yutong.
Concubine Yu whispered: "The traitorous concubine is in power, and the wild ghost cries."
Xiao Mei and Shuxiang looked at each other, lowered their heads and snickered.
"The Imperial Concubine has arrived——"
All the Yingying Yanyans in the room knelt down and said, "Greetings to the Imperial Concubine."
"No courtesy, stay on your own."
Jiang Xinyue wore the imperial concubine's court dress of the same color as Emperor Xuanwu's dragon robe, solemn and majestic: "What were Concubine Yu and Meiren Xiao laughing about just now? Tell me too."
