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Chapter 164 Liu Ruyan takes action
As for Jiang Wange... Shen Zhinian smiled faintly.
In fact, it doesn’t matter whether she is talented, whether her poetry is exquisite, whether she has a likable personality, or even whether Your Majesty likes her.
Because the most important thing to the emperor is the situation in the court and the balance in the harem. Queen Jiang is seriously ill and Concubine Liu is the only one in power, which is not what the emperor wants to see.
Therefore, he would definitely go with the flow and take the women presented by the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion into the harem to check the power of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion.
Another person who saw through this was Concubine Liang.
Therefore, unlike other palace concubines, she did not hold great hostility towards Jiang Wange, and there was even a hint of pity in her gentle eyes.
They are just poor women who sacrificed themselves for their families...
As expected, although no one could guess the emperor's true thoughts, he said with interest: "Miss Jiang's poems are extraordinary, and I am very pleased!"
"You said you and I hit it off right away, how could I bear not to fulfill your wish?"
"Miss Jiang is the Queen's sister, so I will pass on my decree to make her a fourth-rank concubine. Because of her talent, she will be given the title of 'Wen' and will enter the palace on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival."
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was shocked!
The position of concubine is the main position of a palace. It is not something that can be conferred easily, let alone being given a title!
Even Jiang Wanning, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, was selected to enter the palace and started as a noble lady. Jiang Wange was just an adopted daughter, how could she be given such a high position? !
Concubine Liu's face was as cold as ice. She stared at Jiang Wange, wishing she could tear her into pieces!
The Duke Dingguo Mansion and the Duke Zhenguo Mansion are political enemies. Jiang Wange, this vixen, actually dared to seduce His Majesty. She deserves to die!
Jiang Wange stood in the center of the hall. She was not overwhelmed by joy, but looked at the Duke of Zhenguo, her current nominal father.
Because according to her experience of reading so many palace fighting novels, when the emperor promotes a concubine unreasonably, he either really dotes on her or he is taking advantage of her.
In the book, Nangong Xuanyu is a young emperor with great cunning. In the end, he eliminated the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion and the Duke of Dingguo Mansion that had been entrenched in the Great Zhou for hundreds of years, one by one, thus highly centralizing the imperial power and achieving true domination of the world!
Although her goal was to win Nangong Xuanyu's heart, Jiang Wange didn't think that she could win over the mysterious emperor so quickly.
Seeing that Jiang Wange was so patient, Duke Zhenguo and Queen Jiang became more and more satisfied!
The palace rules and regulations state that after serving the emperor for the first time, a concubine below the rank of imperial concubine can be promoted to a higher rank; however, this does not apply to concubines and above.
In other words, whether Jiang Wange entered the palace as a noble lady or as a concubine, the result after serving the emperor was the same.
His Majesty granted her the position of concubine right from the start. This is going to increase the hatred level of Concubine Liu and her faction to the maximum!
Perhaps Your Majesty has two more purposes.
The first is to test whether the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has any rebellious intentions. If they have such rebellious intentions, they will definitely become arrogant in the face of such honor and favor.
The second is to see whether Wan Ge is smart enough and has the ability to balance the power of Duke Dingguo's Mansion in the harem.
The Duke of Zhenguo was indeed an old fox. He figured out the twists and turns in a few breaths and said, "Thanks to your majesty for your kindness, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is grateful! But Wan Ge has just come of age and has a naughty personality. I'm afraid she can't handle such a high position. I hope your majesty will take back your order!"
The emperor seemed to have some regrets: "The Queen is the mother of the country. I love her dearly, so I naturally don't want to wrong her sister."
Queen Jiang had already broken out in a cold sweat, and she forced out a smile and said, "I am very grateful for your Majesty's kindness, but my father is right, and I also ask your Majesty to take back your order!"
The emperor sighed and said, "Forget it. Since the Duke of Zhenguo and the Queen have said so, then Miss Jiang will be granted the rank of noble lady, and her title will remain the same."
After meeting the Duke Zhenguo's eye contact, Jiang Wange said, "No, I obey your order. Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Concubine Liu's silver teeth were almost broken. She was about to say something, but Empress Dowager Liu shook her head at her.
Her niece was spoiled in the boudoir and was blinded by love. Little did she know that the emperor would never really like a woman. Today, he promoted Jiang Wange just to check their power.
If the imperial concubine jumped out at this time, the emperor and the court officials would think that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion wanted to cover up everything in the harem!
Concubine Liu did not dare to disobey Empress Dowager Liu, so she had to take a deep breath and suppress the hatred in her heart!
Jiang Wange, Lady Wen, right? When this vixen enters the palace, let's see how she will deal with her!
Shen Zhinian sat in her seat drinking juice, quietly watching this power struggle, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She used to think that she only knew how to act, but she didn't expect that Nangong Xuanyu's acting skills were also good.
I just wonder if this newly promoted noble lady Wen can see through all these twists and turns? What kind of surprise will she get after entering the palace?
If Jiang Wange didn't stand in her way, Shen Zhinian wouldn't make things difficult for her. Otherwise... she would ruthlessly eliminate anyone who wanted to compete with her for the position of queen!
Shen Zhinian lowered his head to look at the wine glass, hiding the sharp light that flashed in his eyes!
After all, Jiang Wange did not have the original owner's memories. She was afraid that if she stayed in front of the Duke of Zhenguo for too long she would be exposed, so she found an excuse to leave.
Although she was a new concubine, she had not officially entered the palace yet, so it was not easy for her to show up in public. The Duke of Zhenguo was also satisfied with Jiang Wange's understanding, so he asked someone to escort her back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
After this episode, the atmosphere in the palace became more relaxed and lively. Because it was New Year's Eve, the rules were not as strict as before, and the concubines who were on good terms with each other occasionally visited each other and toasted each other.
Feeling the wetness slowly coming from her lower body, Liu Ruyan knew the time had come. She looked at Xunyou, picked up the wine glass and walked towards Shen Zhinian.
"Sister Rou, we were selected to enter the palace together, and we have a mutual friend, Sister Zhao. It is a rare fate. On such a good day as New Year's Eve, I would like to offer a toast to Sister Rou. I hope that I can spend next year's New Year's Eve with Sister Rou again!"
Concubine Kang was so nervous that her breathing almost stopped!
But she remembered what her sister Rou had told her to do, to let Liu Ruyan succeed first. So, she could only deliberately quarrel with Concubine Zhou and pretend that she didn't notice what was going on over there.
Shen Zhinian stood up and looked at Liu Ruyan, pretending that she didn't understand what she was up to but had to deal with it: "Sister Liu, what are you talking about? You and I are sisters in the harem, so naturally we will spend New Year's Eve together every year."
Liu Ruyan suddenly took a step forward, with a gentle and harmless smile on her face, but lowered her voice and said provocatively: "Who knows? After all, this deep palace has swallowed up countless young women's lives. What if Sister Rou is gone by this time next year, wouldn't my younger sister be left with regrets..."
Shen Zhinian's face darkened: "What exactly do you want to say?"