Chapter 224: Rampage against Jiang Liangdi
When she thought of Zhao Xing hitting Ru Lan in front of her, Minglan felt shy, with a hint of resentment in her voice.
Although it was dark inside the tent and Ru Lan couldn't see it as she was lying on the other side, the crisp sound was particularly crisp in the quiet room. Ru Lan definitely knew what was going on.
"Gu Geng likes how you are now. He shows his unhappiness in his heart. Are you tired of always thinking about things? Gu is the prince and has so many things to consider every day. In this harem, Gu wants to relax. Some. Do you understand?"
Zhao Xing turned over and pressed on Minglan, looking directly into her eyes.
This woman has done so many things for her, and she is always cautious in front of her.
She didn't mean anything else by what Ru Lan said. Wasn't she just afraid that she would think that Ru Lan wanted to test her attitude in this way.
Like Li Liangdi and others, Zhao Xing can't say he likes them, so naturally he doesn't bother to pay attention to their little thoughts, as long as they are happy.
But he still liked Minglan very much, but Minglan's heart was always far away from her, which made Zhao Xing a little angry.
Zhao Xing also knew that this was caused by her living environment since childhood, and never said anything.
But after such a long time, couldn't she feel that he was good to her?
Although Minglan couldn't see Zhao Xing's eyes clearly, she could feel the anger and disappointment in his tone.
Ru Lan didn’t know why Zhao Xing suddenly got angry, Na Na said: “His Highness said he would punish Ming Lan, but His Highness kissed her first, and then favored her. Isn’t this a reward?”
Zhao Xing couldn't laugh or cry when Ru Lan said this, and the anger in his heart also dissipated.
"Ru Lan is right, Na Gu favors you and lets her watch."
After saying that, Zhao Xing let go of Minglan, hugged Rulan, and scored twice.
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Although Zhao Xing was a little angry at Minglan’s attitude, Zhao Xing felt relieved after thinking about it carefully.
It is normal that a character developed over a long period of time cannot be changed.
If he were not the prince and only married Minglan, and treated her sincerely, her protective shell would be eliminated over time.
However, given his status, Minglan was not even a concubine. Her cautiousness was not only because of him, but also because of Zhang Guifen and other concubines in the East Palace.
The next morning, I got dressed with Rulan and Minglan waiting on me.
"When you return to the Sheng family, there will be imperial guards accompanying you. You are lonely women, and leaving the East Palace also represents your face. If you are wronged, you should be tougher."
< br>After saying that, Zhao Xing left directly.
"What did your Highness mean by those words just now?" Ru Lan asked with some confusion.
"I don't know either." Minglan shook her head.
Actually, she already understood that what Zhao Xing just said was actually meant for her.
Ru Lan is the crown prince's concubine. Anyone who dares to be disrespectful to her will suffer any injustice.
On the contrary, she is just a dowry in name.
How could the King of Kang give up and give up when Ru Lan was defeated?
She didn't dare to trouble Ru Lan, as she might take her anger out on her.
This can be seen from Wang Wang's attitude towards her when she came to the East Palace.
Kang Wang might have felt that the reason why Ru Lan treated her like that was because she was instigating her behind her back.
Ru Lan told Zhao Xing what Kang Wang said when he came last night.
Maybe Zhao Xing had already guessed something, so he said this when he left.
Thinking of this, Minglan was moved and scared at the same time.
She is just a concubine. Even her biological father doesn't care about her. Only my mother and Mrs. Sheng treat her well.
Zhao Xing sent the imperial doctor over when she was poisoned, rescued her, and even vented her anger on her behalf.
When the dowry came to the East Palace, Zhao Xing prepared a wedding dress specially for her.
Now I am afraid that she will be wronged, so I have arranged special instructions.
It is naturally impossible to say that I am not moved.
But the better Zhao Xing treats her, the more scared she becomes.
She was afraid that Zhao Xing's kindness to her would make the princess and other concubines jealous.
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The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhao Xing sent someone to notify Sheng Changsong and asked him to discuss the transaction with Li Ge.
Li Ge has been kept in Bianjing for some time. If it drags on any longer, Yelu Chongyuan should also become suspicious.
Zhao Xing didn’t know if Yelu Zhongyuan could successfully poison Yelu Zhongyuan after getting the secret recipe for perfume, so he could only take a gamble.
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Six carriages were parked at the entrance of the East Palace, with several accompanying palace maids and eunuchs standing on both sides of each carriage. Hundreds of imperial guards were under martial law all around.
Today the prince allowed his concubines to go home to visit relatives, and these are all accompanying him to serve as guards.
Zhao Xing now has a total of eight concubines including the principal concubine, not counting Minglan's lack of status.
Shulan has been pregnant for more than five months. For safety, she can only stay in the East Palace.
As the principal concubine, Zhang Guifen will receive some visiting official family members today. She will also go to the palace for a banquet with Zhao Xing in the evening and will not go back.
Ru Lan and Ming Lan met Yu Yanran. The three of them were talking and laughing in front, followed by the personal maid and the palace maid and eunuch carrying gifts.
As they approached the entrances of the East Palace, Harem Palace and Middle Palace, Li Liangdi and the others walked towards them.
The East Palace faces south, and in the middle of the harem is Chunhe Palace, where Zhang Guifen lives.
Li Liangdi and four others live in the courtyard to the west of Chunhe Palace.
As for Yu Yanran, Rulan and the others, they were all in the courtyard to the east.
With Chunhe Palace as the boundary, there is a certain distance between them, and it feels quite distinct.
Although it has been almost a month since Ru Lan and Ming Lan entered the palace, they have not interacted with many people, and they only met Zhang Guifen when they went to pay their respects.
"I've met Li Liangdi, Li Liangyuan, and Chen Liangyuan!" Ru Lan bowed and saluted.
Li Liangyuan and Chen Liangyuan on the opposite side also saluted Yu Yanran. "Concubine Sheng doesn't need to be polite." Li Liangdi waved her hand with a smile, glanced at Minglan who took a few steps back and said, "Is this Concubine Sheng's sister?"
"Exactly!" Ru Lan didn't think much and asked Minglan to give Li Liangdi a gift.
"My slave, pay homage to Li Liangdi!" Ming Lan saluted.
She accompanied Ru Lan to greet Zhang Guifen every day, and naturally she also met Li Liangdi and others.
But she is just a maid and has no right to speak.
"Haha, no need to be too polite. I heard that the Crown Princess drank the tea you served. I'm afraid it won't be long before she is canonized. By then, we will all be sisters." After speaking, Li Liangdi looked towards Rulan smiled and said: "Concubine Sheng is very favored by His Highness and is enviable. It's a pity that I don't have a sister of similar age in my family, otherwise there would be no need to envy Concubine Sheng."
Li Liangyuan and Chen Liangyuan heard this Covering her mouth and smiling softly, she looked at Rulan and Minglan with a playful look.
Mr. Jin said that where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes.
For the concubines of the East 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.
And Zhao Xing did not go to their room, but summoned them to Chaoyang Palace.
Yu Yanran and Sheng Shulan were favored. Although they were jealous, they could understand it.
After all, the two entered the palace much earlier than them.
But Ru Lan, who entered the palace later than them, was treated differently by Zhao Xing.
During this period, Rulan was favored more times than they were.
In their opinion, Rulan only looks like that and is not as good as them.
But Zhao Xing liked Ru Lan more than them, which made them confused.
After thinking about it, they finally thought that the problem should lie with Ru Lan's sister.
Let people inquire privately, and sure enough, every time Zhao Xing goes there, the sisters sleep together.
Although they don’t know much about this, there are old ladies around them.
Men all have the mentality that a wife is worse than a concubine, a concubine is worse than a steal, and being able to steal is worse than not being able to steal.
To put it bluntly, it’s the pursuit of excitement. They don’t understand this mentality, but those old ladies do.
If the two sisters join forces, they will naturally be more competitive than them.
Li Liangdi had planned to contact Yu Yanran and others to compete for favor, so naturally she would not take Ru Lan seriously.
With her temper, she should have come to her door and ridiculed her long ago.
But the last time she contacted someone, she was called to bed by Zhao Xing at night.
Although Zhao Xing only told what she had done, he said nothing.
But that night it was hard for her.
Afterwards, Li Liangdi thought about it carefully and felt that this was Zhao Xing's punishment and warning to her, so she became honest.
I didn’t dare to go to Ru Lan either.
Now that she met him, she couldn't bear it anymore.
“You…”
Rulan was furious when she heard this. How could she not understand the meaning of Li Liangdi's words? Just when she was about to get angry, Minglan quickly stopped her and shook her head slightly.
Li Liangdi's status is higher than hers, but she only hinted at the sarcasm in her words without stating it clearly.
If Ru Lan gets angry and quarrels with him, it will become Ru Lan's fault.
And if they quarrel here, it will spread quickly.
In this way, Li Liangdi’s words will also be heard.
People's words are terrible, and the servants of the East Palace may not dare to discuss it privately, but what if it spreads out?
Li Liangdi saw a hint of joy flashing in her eyes when she saw Ru Lan getting angry, but she didn't expect Ming Lan to actually hold Ru Lan back.
Just when she was about to say something more to anger Ru Lan, a voice came from behind her.
"Would you like to leave? If you don't want to leave, don't stand in front of the road and get out of the way."
Li Liangdi and the others turned around when they heard the sound, and saw Jiang Liangdi and his men. Not far behind them.
Li Liangdi saw Jiang Liangdi's plan and smiled and said: "Jiang Liangdi, let me introduce you..."
"I'm in a hurry to go home and don't have time to talk nonsense with you."
Jiang Liangdi interrupted directly. After listening to Li Liangdi's words, he walked forward.
The palace maids and eunuchs quickly moved out of the way. Li Liangdi and Li Liangyuan saw that she was not abating, and quickly turned aside.
Jiang Liangdi walked through the crowd, without looking at Yu Yanran and Ru Lan, and left directly with her servants and entourage.
"Let's go!"
Li Liangdi's face turned green and red, and she no longer had the shame to continue sarcastic.
“Wow, this Jiang Liangdi is so powerful.”
After Li Liangdi and others left, Ru Lan exclaimed.
"Fifth sister, please don't imitate Jiang Liangdi." Minglan reminded her quickly, fearing that Rulan would imitate Jiang Liangdi.
Both of them are good ladies, and their family backgrounds are basically the same.
Although civility is noble and martial arts is inferior, the Lord is already out of the category of martial arts.
Although civil servants also looked down upon those lords, the two sides were basically on the same page.
Jiang Liangdi has the confidence to be able to do this.
"Minglan is right. Li Liangdi's grandfather was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. I heard that Mr. Sun, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is about to become an official. There is a great chance that her grandfather will be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It is best not to have an affair with her. Conflict." Yu Yanran reminded.
(End of this chapter)