Chapter 226: Jiang Liangdi
When Minglan thought of Zhao Xing hitting her there in front of Rulan, she felt very shy and there was a hint of anger in her voice.
Although it was dark in the tent and Rulan was lying on the other side and couldn't see anything, the crisp sound was especially clear in the quiet room. Rulan definitely knew what had happened.
"I like you more like this now. If you are unhappy, just show it. Aren't you tired of thinking about this and that all the time? I am the prince, and I have so many things to consider every day. I want to relax a little in the harem. Do you understand?"
Zhao Xing turned over and pressed on Minglan, looking straight into her eyes and spoke.
This woman, I have done so many things for her, but she is always cautious in front of me.
When she said that Rulan had no other intentions, wasn't she just afraid that she would think that Rulan wanted to test her attitude in this way?
As for people like Li Liangdi, Zhao Xing couldn't really say he liked them, so he naturally didn't bother to care about their little thoughts. He just wanted to feel good.
But he still liked Minglan very much, but Minglan's heart was always distant from him, which made Zhao Xing a little angry.
Zhao Xing also knew that this was caused by the living environment she grew up in, and he never said anything.
But after so long, can't she feel how good I am to her?
Although Minglan couldn't see Zhao Xing's eyes clearly, she could feel the anger and disappointment in his tone.
Rulan didn't know why Zhao Xing suddenly got angry, and said, "Your Highness said he wanted to punish Minglan, but first you kissed her, and now you want to favor her, isn't this a reward?"
Zhao Xing was left in tears and amused by Rulan's words, and the anger in his heart disappeared.
"Rulan is right. I will favor you, so let her watch."
After saying that, Zhao Xing let go of Minglan, hugged Rulan, and scored again.
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Although Zhao Xing was a little angry about Minglan's attitude, he felt relieved after thinking about it carefully.
It is normal that a character developed over a long period of time cannot be changed in a short period of time.
If he was not the prince, and had only married Minglan and treated her sincerely, he would have been able to eliminate her protective shell over time.
However, his identity was there, and Minglan was not even a concubine. She was cautious not only because of him, but also because of Zhang Guifen and other concubines in the Eastern Palace.
The next morning, she got dressed with the help of Rulan and Minglan.
"When you return to the Sheng family, there will be imperial guards accompanying you for protection. You are my women, and you represent my reputation outside the Eastern Palace. If you are wronged, you should be tough."
After saying that, Zhao Xing left.
"Your Highness, what did you mean by those words just now?" Rulan asked with some confusion.
"I don't know either." Minglan shook her head.
In fact, she already understood that what Zhao Xing just said was actually directed at her.
Rulan is the prince's concubine, and no one would be wronged if they dared to disrespect her.
On the contrary, she was just a dowry in name only.
How could King Kang let it go after being humiliated by Rulan?
She didn't dare to cause trouble for Rulan, as she might end up taking her anger out on her.
This can be seen from Prince Kang's attitude towards her when she came to the Eastern Palace before.
Queen Kang might have felt that the reason Rulan treated her like that was because she was the one who instigated her.
Rulan told Zhao Xing everything that Queen Kang said when she came last night.
Perhaps Zhao Xing had already guessed something, so he said this when he left.
When Minglan thought of this, she felt both moved and scared.
She was just a concubine's daughter, and even her biological father didn't care about her. Only her mother and Old Madam Sheng treated her well.
When she was poisoned, Zhao Xing sent the imperial physician to save her and avenge her.
When she came to the Eastern Palace as a dowry, Zhao Xing even prepared a wedding dress specifically for her.
Now he was afraid that she would be wronged, so he made special arrangements and gave her some instructions.
It's impossible not to be moved.
But the better Zhao Xing treated her, the more afraid she became.
She was afraid that Zhao Xing's kindness to her would make the Crown Princess and other concubines jealous.
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The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhao Xing sent someone to inform Sheng Changsong and asked him to discuss the transaction with Li Ge.
Li Ge has been kept in Bian Jing for some time. If it drags on, Yelu Chongyuan will become suspicious.
Zhao Xing didn't know whether Yelu Chongyuan could successfully poison Zhao Xing with the secret recipe of perfume, so he could only take a gamble.
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There were six carriages parked at the gate of the East Palace, with several palace maids and eunuchs standing on both sides of each carriage, and hundreds of imperial guards on martial law around the area.
Today, the Crown Prince allowed his concubines to go home to visit their families, and these are the people who accompanied them to serve and guard them.
Zhao Xing now has eight concubines including his principal wife, and Minglan is not included because she has no official status.
Shulan has been pregnant for more than five months and for safety reasons, she has to stay in the East Palace.
As the principal wife, Zhang Guifen has to receive some visiting officials and their families today, and will also go to the palace with Zhao Xing for a banquet in the evening, so she will not go back.
Rulan and Minglan met up with Yu Yanran. The three of them were talking and laughing in the front, followed by their personal maids and palace maids and eunuchs carrying gifts.
When they were almost at the gates of the Eastern Palace, the Back Palace and the Central Palace, Li Liangdi and a few others came towards them.
The East Palace faces north and south, and in the center of the harem is the Chunhe Palace where Zhang Guifen lived.
Li Liangdi and other three lived in the courtyard to the west of Chunhe Palace.
Yu Yanran, Rulan and the others were all in the yard on the east side.
With Chunhe Palace as the boundary, there is some distance between them, giving a feeling of clear distinction.
Although Ruolan and Minglan have been in the palace for almost a month, they have not interacted much with the others. They have only met them when they went to pay their respects to Zhang Guifen.
"Hello, Li Liangdi, Li Liangyuan, and Chen Liangyuan!" Rulan bowed and saluted.
Li Liangyuan and Chen Liangyuan on the opposite side also saluted Yu Yanran. "No need to be polite, Concubine Sheng." Li Liangdi smiled and waved her hand, looking at Minglan who stepped back a few steps and said, "Is this Concubine Sheng's sister?"
"That's right!" Rulan didn't think much about it and asked Minglan to greet Li Liangdi.
"Your servant greets Didi Li Liang!" Minglan bowed.
She accompanied Rulan to pay respects to Zhang Guifen every day, and naturally had met Li Liangdi and others.
However, she was just a maid and had no right to speak.
"Haha, no need to be so polite. I heard that the Crown Princess drank the tea you offered her. It won't be long before she is canonized. By then, we will all be sisters." After Li Liang Di finished speaking, she looked at Ru Lan and smiled, "Concubine Sheng is very favored by His Highness and is envied by others. It's a pity that I don't have a sister of the same age in my family, otherwise I wouldn't have to envy Concubine Sheng."
Li Liangyuan and Chen Liangyuan smiled softly with their hands covering their mouths when they heard this, and looked at Rulan and Minglan with amusement in their eyes.
Mr. Jin said that wherever there are people, there will be rivers and lakes.
For the concubines of the Eastern Palace, their world is Zhao Xing.
After Rulan entered the palace, Zhao Xing went to Shuanglan Pavilion to spend the night.
When they first entered the palace, they had to wait for several days before Zhao Xing favored them.
Moreover, Zhao Xing did not go to their room, but summoned them to Chaoyang Palace.
Yu Yanran and Sheng Shulan were favored, and although they were jealous, they could understand.
After all, they entered the palace much earlier than them.
But Rulan entered the palace later than them, but Zhao Xing still treated her differently.
During this period, Rulan was favored more often than them.
In their opinion, Rulan is just so-so and not as good as them.
But Zhao Xing liked Rulan more than them, which made them a little confused.
After much thought, they finally concluded that the problem should lie with Rulan's sister who came with her as a dowry.
After asking around privately, it turned out that every time Zhao Xing went there, the sisters would sleep with him together.
Although they don't quite understand these things, they have mothers around them.
Men all have the mentality that a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a secret lover, and a secret lover who can be secreted is not as good as a secret lover who cannot be secreted.
To put it bluntly, it is the pursuit of excitement. They don't understand this kind of psychology, but the old women understand it a little.
Since the two sisters are fighting together, they are naturally more competitive than them.
Li Liangdi had been preparing to contact people to compete for favor with Yu Yanran and the others, so naturally she would not take Rulan seriously.
With her temper, she should have come to me and made sarcastic remarks long ago.
However, the last time she contacted someone, she was called by Zhao Xing to sleep with him that night.
Although Zhao Xing only told her what she had done, he didn't say anything else.
But that night she was very upset.
Afterwards, Li Liangdi thought about it carefully and felt that this was Zhao Xing's punishment and warning to her, so she calmed down.
I didn't dare to look for Rulan.
Now that she encountered it, she really couldn't help it.
"you…"
Rulan became furious when she heard this. How could she not understand the meaning behind Li Liangdi's words? Just as she was about to get angry, Minglan quickly grabbed her and shook her head slightly at her.
Li Liangdi's status was higher than hers, she just implied sarcasm in her words without making it explicit.
If Rulan got angry and argued with him, it would be Rulan's fault.
And if they quarrel here, it will spread quickly.
In this way, Li Liangdi's words will also be heard.
Rumors are scary. The servants in the East Palace may not dare to discuss it in private, but what if it gets out?
When Li Liangdi saw Rulan getting angry, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, but she didn't expect Minglan to hold Rulan back.
Just as she was about to say something to provoke Rulan again, a voice came from behind her.
"Are you going to leave or not? If you're not going, get out of the way and get out of the way."
Li Liangdi and the others turned around upon hearing the voice and saw Jiang Liangdi and her men not far behind them.
Li Liangdi saw that Jiang Liangdi had come up with a plan and smiled, "Jiang Liangdi, let me introduce you to..."
"I'm in a hurry to go home. I don't have time to talk nonsense with you."
Jiang Liangdi interrupted Li Liangdi and walked forward.
The palace maids and eunuchs quickly made way for her. Seeing that she was still going strong, Li Liangdi, Li Liangyuan and the other two quickly moved aside.
Jiang Liangdi walked through the crowd without even looking at Yu Yanran and Rulan, and left with her servants and followers.
"let's go!"
Li Liangdi's face turned blue and red, and she was too embarrassed to continue mocking.
"Wow, this Jiang Liangdi is amazing."
After Li Liangdi and others left, Rulan exclaimed.
"Fifth sister, don't learn from Jiang Liangdi." Minglan was afraid that Ruolan would also learn from Jiang Liangdi, so she quickly reminded her.
They are both concubines and their family backgrounds are basically the same.
Although civil officials are more important than military officials, the lordship has already transcended the realm of military officials.
Although the civil officials also looked down on those lords, the two sides basically kept to themselves.
Jiang Liangdi can do this because she has the confidence.
"Minglan is right. Li Liangdi's grandfather was the Minister of Personnel. I heard that the old Minister Sun of the Ministry of Personnel is about to retire. By then, there is a great chance that her grandfather will be promoted to Minister. It is best not to have a conflict with her." Yu Yanran reminded.
(End of this chapter)