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When the concubine saw Feng Ning Yan's strange smile, she asked, "Princess Yu, why are you looking at me like that? "Could it be that you've gotten drunk and think of me as Prince Yu?"

Feng Ning Yan smiled faintly. "chenqie saw esteemed wangfei's face and blushed so much. Something good should happen soon."

Imperial Concubine Su was a little doubtful. She didn't know why Feng Ning Yan would say this. She thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"You even know how to read faces? What kind of good thing was this? Could it be that tomorrow's talent show is over and I can finally have a good night's sleep? "

When the empress dowager heard this, her heart ached. "Recently, Imperial Concubine Fu said she was helping This Dowager. Actually, who doesn't know? This Dowager's old and powerless to manage such trifling matters like the harem …"

As she spoke, she let out a light sigh, her eyes filled with an unconcealable tiredness and vicissitudes. She took the tea from the palace maid, moistened her throat, and then said:

"The matters of the six palaces are handled by Imperial Concubine Su herself. Recently, the emperor had been busy with government affairs, so he didn't have the time to visit her at Chen Ming Palace. "Ai, her palace has become a lot more deserted …"

Before he could finish. Hua Ruyu had already walked in.

"I know that Imperial Concubine Su has worked hard. After the consort is selected tomorrow, I'll have her choose two capable people from the concubines in the imperial harem. Once she's done, there's no need to do it herself."

As he spoke, he glanced at Hua Ruyu from the corner of his eyes.

Imperial Concubine Fu saw that there was definitely someone as capable as Hua Ruyu that the Emperor had mentioned. Although she was somewhat unwilling to accept it, she still said with a smile, "This concubine thanks Your Majesty and the empress dowager for their love."

The empress dowager was slightly dissatisfied that the emperor had so obviously wanted to promote Hua Ruyu. She put down her teacup and took the opportunity to say:

"There is one thing that I should mention. Ever since Consort Su entered the palace, the position of imperial concubines hadn't changed much in the past six years. Therefore, This Dowager has already made plans to give the imperial concubines a point of approval so they wouldn't feel like the emperor had treated the old. "

The Emperor nodded and said, "It's been six years. It's time to raise the monthly salary and the points. We'll do as mother says."

When Feng Ningyan heard this, she was overjoyed. She looked towards Shufei and saw that she also had a face full of pleasant surprise.

The empress dowager shot a glance at Hua Ruyu from the corner of her eyes and said loudly, "Since Your Majesty has allowed This Dowager to make the decision, then let's upgrade Imperial Concubine Fu from the third rank to the second rank Imperial Concubine. After all, she had managed six palaces in the past few days, and her contributions were not small. She was extremely filial to This Dowager. What did the Emperor think? "

The emperor was somewhat surprised. After all, Imperial Concubine Su was now the most beloved concubine in the harem. Only Shen Ling Jue's mother, Imperial Consort Min, was a second rank Imperial Consort. He never thought of bestowing the title Imperial Consort upon anyone else.

He frowned and said hesitantly, "This …" Imperial Concubine Min gave birth to Ling Jue, which was why she was promoted to Imperial Consort from Consort De … "

The empress dowager raised a displeased hand to interrupt her. "If Imperial Concubine Fu hadn't been miscarried by the empress, the fetus would have been three months old."

When this matter was brought up, the emperor felt even more guilty towards Imperial Concubine Shi. He waved his hands and said, "If you don't bring up those unhappy matters, I will just follow mother's example and promote Imperial Concubine Fu as your Imperial Consort."

Imperial Concubine Su was elated as she hurriedly got up and kowtowed while calling out her thanks.

Feng Ningyan was truly happy for Imperial Concubine Shu. She thought back to when she had married into Prince Yu's estate, when the Empress was still in the middle of the sun, and then when Imperial Concubine Fu was punished into a small child.

In less than a month's time, Imperial Concubine Su had leapt to the rank of Imperial Concubine, below only one person in the imperial harem.

Even though the Emperor had not bestowed the title upon him, Jun Wu Yi could call her Imperial Concubine from today onwards.

The firmer Consort Shu's position was, the less chance the empress would have to make a comeback.

Feng Ning Yan and Shen Ling Jue looked at each other and smiled, both of them very happy for Shufei.

The empress dowager allowed Imperial Concubine Fu to rise to her feet and continued, "Tomorrow's talent will be on show. The new consort will enter the palace and her character will not be settled. For the time being, don't bestow a ranking higher than the fifth rank. We still need to understand more before deciding."

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood that the empress dowager had suddenly raised the grade of her concubine in order to suppress this group of beautiful ladies who had just entered the palace.

And of course, the one who had shouted the loudest was Hua Ruyu, who had served by the emperor's side and was given the seal of "Palm Ink".

Her Majesty's meaning was clear. She just didn't like to see a flower like the rain.

Hua Ruyu's heart chilled. In order not to reveal her resentment and grievances, she quickly said with a smile, "The empress dowager is wise. As the saying goes, you know the way to the horse, and you've seen the people's strength for a long time.

The emperor heard Hua Ruyu's words and praised, "Flower Palm Mo is so clear about the empress dowager's intentions. She is worthy of being General Feng's niece."

When Feng Ning Yan heard this, she couldn't help but feel a wave of disgust in her heart.

A person like Hua Ruyu did not have the slightest bit of the Feng family's loyalty and bravery. This was simply a disgrace to the Feng family; they definitely could not have any relationship with the Feng family anymore.

Imperial Concubine Fu didn't expect Feng Ning Yan's earlier joke to actually come true. She got up and returned to her seat. She held Feng Ning Yan's hand under the table and softly said, "Thank you, Imperial Concubine Ji."

Feng Ning Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "What I said just now, it really wasn't about this …"

"What's that?" Imperial Concubine Su asked curiously.

Feng Ningyan shook her head and smiled. "When the time comes, Imperial Concubine will know."

Her Majesty was also very happy today. After drinking many cups of wine, she soon felt a little sleepy, so she returned to the Thousand Blessings Palace to rest.

After the empress dowager left, the emperor felt a little dispirited, so he asked Imperial Concubine Fu to accompany him back to Chen Ming Palace for his lunch break.

Shen Ling Jue and Feng Ning Yan hurriedly stood up and respectfully sent the Emperor and Imperial Concubine Su off.

Hua Ruyu and the palace maids left together, turning to look at Shen Youhuang as they left, worry written all over their faces.

Wu Nian En and the imperial guard Sikong Qing also bid their farewells to Shen Ling Jue and the rest.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a clamor not far ahead of him.

Feng Ning Yan turned her head to look and saw several rows of Imperial Guards rushing forward in a hurry.

"What happened?"

Seeing the leader of the Imperial Guards leading the charge, Du Kai, Shen Ling Jue knew that something big was going on. Walking down from the Penglai Pavilion, he asked, "General Du, why are you in such a hurry?"

Seeing that it was Shen Ling Jue, Du Kai immediately stood up and bowed: "This general pays his respects to Your Highness Duke of Yu. Reporting to Your Highness, there is someone causing trouble in the Imperial Guard Army Battalion, but rest assured Your Highness, this subordinate will go and suppress them now."

"Suppression?" Seeing that Du Kai actually used this word, Shen Lingjue knew that this was no ordinary "disturbance". To be able to make Du Kai so nervous, this disturbance is definitely not small.

Du Kai had no time to explain anything else, so he quickly took his leave.

Shen Ling Jue thought for a moment and turned around, his eyes suddenly becoming cold. With a twist of his body, he flew up and landed in front of Du Kai and the few Imperial Guards.

"Wait! General Du! This King has something to tell you. "

Du Kai gawked for a moment, then wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a frown, "The matter of the Imperial Guard Battalion is quite serious, this general can't explain it to the emperor. Prince Yu, if there's something you need to say later …"