The first person on the left is an elegant and elegant young woman with an aura of lightness;

The first person on the right is a person with a charming and naive expression and a beautiful face. Although he is young, he has an elegant demeanor. There are several others, one is extremely beautiful, with skin as good as snow; the other is tender and charming, charming with words, like a flower tree. There is a pile of snow; one has a heroic spirit in her beauty and is radiant, really as beautiful as spring plum blossoms blooming on the snow; the last one, with flowing eyes, long and slender eyebrows, bright eyes and white teeth, is also an outstanding beauty.

As for their manners, naturally they are all elegant and generous, neither humble nor overbearing. They are indeed women who have been in the harem for a long time. Every move reveals elegance and dignity. Of course, the same is true in front of Chen Xin. , but it’s hard to say. Some people are dignified and elegant just in front of others.

After all, the concubines in the harem, especially those with high status, all come from famous families. These etiquette and behaviors have been trained by dedicated personnel in the boudoir for a long time. After entering the harem, they become more temperamental as time goes by. Unparalleled in elegance, each has its own merits.

Shen Lian did not stay with them. He talked for too long and just said a few words casually before letting them leave. In fact, several of the concubines who left had doubts in their hearts. This noble concubine, today is Have you changed your gender? Not a single word was made to make things difficult for them, or made sarcastic remarks. The former imperial concubines were not very polite to them.

However, she was indulgent and willful, and the emperor's treatment of her remained the same as before, without any change. They also knew very well that unless one day the emperor got tired of the imperial concubine, no one could shake her position.

Because at the beginning, some of them secretly complained to the emperor. However, the result was the same. They were reprimanded by the emperor and defended the imperial concubine to the end. Therefore, they gradually suffered more and understood this. It makes sense. Therefore, they began to restrain themselves and tried not to openly oppose the imperial concubine openly.

They believe that no woman can be loved forever. One day, the emperor will get tired of the imperial concubine. At that time, it will be the best time for them to take revenge on the imperial concubine. Now, They could only tolerate it for the time being, and even if they took some actions, they could only do it in secret. Therefore, the imperial concubine became more and more rude to them.

But today's imperial concubine was polite to them and didn't ridicule them. After a while, she made them retreat. It's really strange. Could it be that the imperial concubine is preparing a bigger conspiracy? Is it? It is better for them to be careful, lest they lose everything with one careless move. When they enter the palace, in addition to their own honor and favor, it also involves the interests and wealth of the entire family.

Therefore, they cannot act rashly.

As soon as those Yingying Yanyan retreated, Shen Lian felt much more relaxed. She still didn't like getting along with those women. Unfortunately, the target this time was an emperor, so she could only endure it. More than endurance, she She had to live in peace with them. Although she would not let them bully her or plot against her, if they dared to do so, she would not be polite and would definitely fight back.

However, she still had to be measured in her actions. She couldn't just rely on Chen Xin's favor and position as a concubine and act unscrupulously. Shen Lian sipped tea while thinking secretly in her heart.

She is a concubine, and it seems not good if she rashly gets involved in the affairs of the previous dynasty. Even if Chen Xin doesn't mind, if other civil and military officials know about it, they will definitely criticize it. Therefore, she has to go through these women in the harem. To deal with the officials of the previous dynasty. After all, many of the concubines were ladies from famous families, and many of their family members were officials in the dynasty.

So, through them, maybe we can balance those officials. We have to take it step by step and slowly. She can't rush it. Shen Lian picked up another cake and put it in her mouth.

When she was a concubine in the harem, she naturally had clothes to put out her hands and food to open her mouth, and her life was comfortable and relaxed. With Chen Xin's favor and the concubine's status and rights, Shen Lian lived comfortably and happily in the following days. She spent a few days getting to know all the family backgrounds of each concubine, especially those who were in charge of the first palace.

If there are people in their family who are high-ranking officials in the court and have great power, she will pay special attention to and balance them. Yes, balance is an important method in the harem.

She couldn't let them focus all their attention on her alone. They had to spread it out so that they could each be on guard, or each could stumble in secret. As long as the focus was not on her, it was enough. .Otherwise, she would become the target of public criticism in the entire harem. At that time, she was so busy just guarding against them that she had no time to deal with the disputes between the previous dynasty.

The families behind them also need a balance of power, rather than a situation where one party is dominant. In this way, those people in the court will also check each other. There will be less leisure and disobedience.

Shen Lian felt that doing so would be beneficial to Chen Xin's country and throne. She deliberately promoted a few people to become her confidants. Of course, these people did not seem to have high status and were not as powerful as those few. However, , they need support and someone to help them climb up. Therefore, as soon as Shen Lian felt sorry for this noble concubine, she signaled, and someone came over.

In this way, there are some things that she does not need to do personally, and someone will help. However, in addition to giving them some jewelry benefits, there must be something more practical. For example, the emperor's favor, or The improvement of status. And the two are closely related. Without favor, how can one improve status?

So, Shen Lian could only reject Chen Xin's love and stay. Of course, it was not rejection every time, but occasionally, and it was not blatantly pushing to those women. Everything seemed unintentional and coincidental, so that Among those people, someone was favored, even if it was just for one night. In this way, she could take the opportunity to promote their status.

As a result, they got benefits and worked harder for her, thinking that her backer was indeed reliable. It was also much more convenient to handle some things, such as contacting officials from the previous government, which could also be handled through them.

However, even though it was just a few occasional rejections, Chen Xin was somewhat displeased. For example, after the last time, he had not come to her palace for a few days. At this time, it was afternoon, and Shen Lian looked around lazily. Lying on the beautiful bed, the palace maid next to her was fanning her to give her a few rays of coolness. At this time, the palace maid in green clothes came over.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has not come to us for a few days, aren't you anxious?" Seeing the worried look on her eyebrows, Shen Lian knew that this eldest maid was loyal to her and was a trustworthy person.

While stuffing snacks into her mouth, Shen Lian said helplessly, "If the emperor doesn't come, what can I do? Maybe he is busy with state affairs." She was just guessing at random. She came to this world during this period. During the day, Chen Xin always took the initiative to come to her. Therefore, she never took the initiative to see him.

When the eldest maid heard this, she couldn't help but become anxious. "Your Majesty, if the emperor is not here, you can go and find him. For example, you can bring snacks, soup, etc. In short, you must care about the emperor. In this way, the emperor often Only when I see you, my empress, can I not be empathetic."

"Did you hear something?"

"Your Majesty, yes, I have heard some rumors. It is said that the Emperor has recently favored a new nobleman, and he has been in her palace for several days in a row. Some masters have begun to be wary of this matter. Your Majesty, we are No, I need to pay more attention to it. I heard that the noble lady is not only beautiful, but also young, only sixteen years old. Moreover, her singing voice is very beautiful, and the emperor seems to like it very much."

She has become a new favorite of a noble person and stayed in her palace for several days in a row. This is a bit strange. After all, since Luosang entered the palace, she is the only one who has been treated like this. Even after Shen Lian came, in this way.

However, in the original plot, there was no such new favorite nobleman. Luosang has always been favored, and no woman can compare with her. Let alone, there is such a new favorite nobleman. Could it be that because of her arrival, some plots have changed? Shen Lian did take it seriously as the eldest maid said.

Don't let her get away with it. If Chen Xin really loves another woman, maybe it was just for fun at first. But sometimes things can turn fake into real. For example, will her neglect make her Chen Xin felt that she didn't care about him at all. Then slowly, the lie became true. Then there would be another woman who could share her favor, but things would be bad.

You know, being favored is different from being deeply loved by the only one. Shen Lian sat up, and when she saw that her mother-in-law was paying more attention to her, the eldest maid felt a little more at ease.

Although she didn't think that the emperor's favor for that noble man would be more than that of the empress. However, sometimes, necessary precautions were still necessary. If the horse stumbled, it would be too late to regret it.

And although my mother-in-law is not very old, she is still two or three years older than that noble man. Men like young and beautiful women, even emperors are bound to be vulgar. What if, right? In short, I need to make my mother-in-law pay attention to her. Get up. Don't be too negligent and neglect the emperor, otherwise you may regret it in the future.

So, at the urging of her eldest maid, Shen Lian personally sent a plate of cakes to Chen Xin. When she came to the imperial study, Luosang had special privileges and could enter directly without any notification.

But this time, Shen Lian was stopped by someone. The chamberlain guarding the door was still respectful to her, but stopped her from entering. "Your Majesty, please allow me to go in and inform you."

Shen Lian remained calm. The eldest palace maid next to her immediately received a look from her, and then spoke with understanding. "Bold, our mother-in-law, with the emperor's permission, can go in directly without notification."
Chapter completed!