The Daily Life of a Concubine

Chapter 87

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"What is it? Tell me." She was genuinely curious.

Chunyu smiled, then took a step forward. "I heard that Lord Wen has accused Chancellor Tan, and because of this, he is now favored by the Emperor."

Now it made sense. She had wondered how a low-ranking consort could dare to act so against a favored concubine, and the reason lay here. It was indeed extracting marrow from bones.

"Ha, foolish."

Lord Wen dared to accuse Chancellor Tan, but what then? By doing so, he would have no friends left in the officialdom and could only be a pure minister. Yet with such a flawed character, how could the Emperor continue to trust him? Once Chancellor Tan's matter was resolved, Lord Wen would surely be pushed to the back of the ranks.

No wonder a daughter like Wen Xiuyi was born, foolish and unaware. It was likely that she was the one who spread rumors about her; she hadn't even acted yet, and this one had already played herself to death.

However, she didn't mind sending him on his way. If he wanted her dead, then he too had to die.

"Xiao Li, such an important matter cannot keep the main character in the dark. Go, let Guifei know who her real enemy is, so she won't dwell on things she shouldn't."

Regardless of whether the child adoption was true or not, she didn't want such signs to arise.

"And what about the Changchun Palace? Keep an eye on it. I always feel something's off in there." As for the Empress Dowager, she hadn't seen her since entering the palace.

Not even during the first and fifteenth days when the Empress brought the other consorts to pay respects to her.

This made her uneasy. If the Empress Dowager was indeed the biggest schemer, shouldn't they prepare early?

"Yes, I'll have someone keep an eye on it. However, we still can't get in there." Xiao Li recalled what she had told the Mistress before and was truly shocked. "The Emperor is guarding it tightly."

Bai Jingxian rolled her eyes. "The Emperor certainly favors that one; just don't know how much of that favor is real for me."

She initially thought she could win over Zhao Jinrui with her beauty but found out she was just a pawn, an unknown piece on the chessboard.

Her heart wouldn't settle; she always felt very uneasy.

"The Emperor indeed favors Liangdi; why should you be so modest?" Thinking of the person the Emperor had sent over, Wang Momo couldn't help but speak well of him. "If the Emperor didn't care for the Mistress, why would he send so many wet nurses and postpartum matrons over early?"

Bai Jingxian was speechless. Did this one not understand what being favored meant? He arranged these only for the child in her womb; if he really cared for her, how could it be...

Forget it.

"You're right, Momo."

Meanwhile, Zhao Jinrui, whom Bai Jingxian resented, was busy as a dog. As the year-end approached, he was already swamped, and with the matters of Chancellor Tan and Prince Duan, he was even more tied up and unable to enter the harem.

If not for the Empress managing the harem, it would be chaotic.

In the Qinzheng Hall, ministers came one after another to summarize their work. Without Chancellor Tan helping him, he found each day insufficient.