After a few days, the palace became lively again. The reason was because the Mongolian had come to visit, as for why everyone more or less knew about it.
In order to show the sincerity and strength of the dynasty, Fu Yuheng had hosted a banquet to entertain the envoys of the Mongolian. Their purpose in coming to the empire seemed extremely simple, which was to send a beautiful woman to Fu Yuheng for a good relationship between the two countries.
The graceful woman was called Tuo Bamin, she was a princess of the Mongolian, and wasn't highly regarded, but she was still a princess after all.
"This time, I have come to bestow upon the Emperor the title of a concubine, the princess of Mongolian. I hope that he can enjoy eternal peace and tranquility." The envoy did not hide anything and directly stated his purpose of coming here.
For the sake of the relationship between the two countries, Fu Yuheng naturally could not refuse, and thus accepted Tuo Bamin as his concubine. As for his status, it was not urgent either. After sending Tuo Bamin over, the envoy of the Mongolian left, upon learning of the matter, Xiao Shushen was unhappy, the nightmare she had a few days ago was still fresh in her mind, but now, this Mongolian actually wanted to use her marriage alliance to bring the beauty over to win her over! Wasn't this sending Fu Yuheng off on a new lease of life?
"Mongolian is not an easy target!" Xiao Shushen angrily slammed the table. She did not expect Fu Yuheng to accept her so easily!
"Empress, please calm your anger. She's just a princess of a small country, and is an unfavoured lord in the first place. The emperor is only giving Mongolian face." Gui mama analyzed calmly. How could she not understand the twists and turns of the imperial harem?
But even so, Xiao Shushen was still a little against it. With a new person appearing in front of her, how could she not feel threatened?
"The Empress should emphasize the greater picture. The Emperor is concerned with the relationship between the two countries. Moreover, the Emperor wouldn't indulge himself in women's beauty. So what if it's a mere princess of a small country? " Gui mama's words were filled with disdain and contempt.
These words made Xiao Shushen feel a little more comfortable, Gui mama was indeed what she liked the most.
This matter had already been settled. Even if she was unwilling to, she could only swallow her anger. After all, on the surface, she was still a dignified and virtuous queen.
Tuo Bamin was arranged to stay in a courtyard at the side. Fu Yuheng had sent a personal maid named Lan Re over to her.
This was the first time that Tuoba Min came here because she wanted to know more about the matters of the palace.
"I've just entered the palace. Has there been any dissatisfaction?" She came from Mongolian, an unremarkable little country, and also an unfavoured princess. If she could have a place in the current dynasty, then she would be able to get rid of the Mongolian, and at that time, wouldn't she be able to fly up the tree branch and become a phoenix?
Lan Re also couldn't keep his mouth shut, "Reporting to the Empress, there are naturally many people crowding around when there's a new person entering the palace. But since there's someone pressing down from the Concubine Xian s themselves in the imperial harem, the crowd probably can't say much either." Shen Qingwan was famous for being cold and aloof, but she was spoiled. She didn't say anything, and the other concubines didn't dare to say much.
Tuo Bamin listened attentively, and when she heard the second half of the sentence, her eyes flashed with a strange light.
Tuoba Min called out softly, "Is Concubine Xian really that powerful?"
"Concubine Xian has an indifferent personality, he doesn't befriend anyone in the palace, and is a strange lord." Lan Re spoke with relish, but he did not notice anything strange about her.
Hearing what Lan Re had said, to be able to suppress the harem with such a strange and indifferent personality, he must be extremely spoiled.
She came from the Mongolian, so she was not clear about the etiquette of the dynasty. Fu Yuheng had only given the position of nobility, not low, but not high.
She had been bored senseless in the palace all day, so she brought Lan Re to the imperial garden. She was surprised to find that the imperial gardens of the dynasty were much grander than the imperial gardens of the Mongolian.
"Tell me about the harem again." She needed to get familiar as soon as possible before she could find the entrance.
"The one with status in the imperial harem is the empress, Imperial Consort Liu, Consort Xian …"
However, she didn't hear what Lan Re said after that. She naturally understood that it was the emperor's legal wife, and it seemed that the emperor had indeed pampered the Consort Xian.
"Does that mean that Concubine Xian is the second master of this harem, and he is below the Empress?" She was originally a female from the Mongolian, but her personality was not as calm as the Han Chinese. She only felt that the one who got the favour was the best in the harem, hence she asked.
When she said that, Lan Re was startled, she did not think about the second master of the harem, but her words did not seem to be wrong.
Lan Re thought that her answer was right after she fell silent. She had already made plans in her heart, "Concubine Xian is even more favored than the Imperial Consort Liu and the Empress. This empress dowager …"
"How dare you!"
Before she could finish her words, she heard a scolding from behind her. There was anger in her words, which made Tuo Bamin frown and turn his head.
She did not recognize any of her concubines after entering the palace for a few days. She looked at Liu Chugrong, whose face was ashen, but luckily, Lan Re, who was standing beside her, reminded her softly, "This servant greets Imperial Consort Liu."
Only then did Tuo Bamin realize that he was in Imperial Consort Liu, and imitated Lan Re's actions and saluted: "Paying respects to Imperial Consort Liu."
"Oh?" This is the woman from the Mongolian, she has never seen the real world! " Her eyes were sharp from anger, and her words were irritable as well. "A small noble actually dared to speak such arrogant words!"
She had just said that Shen Qingwan was the most favored woman in the harem, and she was now below the empress.
"I wonder why Imperial Consort Liu is doing this? What did I say wrongly? " Tuoba Min was displeased, but she did not know what she was wrong about. After being scolded, her eyes were already shining with tears.
"You still dare to call yourself my disciple in front of me, what a rule." She disdainfully glanced at Tuo Bamin, and immediately came to a conclusion, "Today, I'll properly teach you the rules of the palace."
Just as she was about to take action, a sharp voice was heard.
"Stop!"
The moment the bright yellow figure appeared, Liu Chugrong's hand awkwardly stopped in the air and mumbled in a daze, "Your Majesty …" Your consort pays her respects to the Emperor. "
lowered his head, curled the corner of his lips, and bowed to him.
Fu Yuheng had been standing by the river for a while, wanting to see what Liu Chugrong would do. Indeed... It did not disappoint him!
"Imperial Consort, you have quite the manner." There was a cold glint in his eyes and a smile on his face, but it was enough to send chills down everyone's spines.
"Chenqie …" She tried to explain, but he cut her off.
"Noble Min has only just arrived and yet he wants to make your Imperial Concubine act in such a grand manner. Is this how we treat our guests in this dynasty?" He snorted with displeasure. "Imperial Consort, are you still not going to go back and reflect?"
Liu Chugrong was still about to explain when Fu Yuheng's unfriendly expression disappeared. However, her heart was unwilling to accept this. He was merely a little noble person yet she dared to charge at her!
She did not immediately return to the palace, but went to Xiao Shushen's place. Presumably, she was not feeling well, too, because if she was able to provoke her, she would not need to personally do anything.
Liu Chu Rong's heart was filled with beautiful thoughts, but in the end, he was rejected by Xiao Shushen.
Xiao Shushen sat in the rocking chair, her body slanted. She wasn't a dull person, how could she not know Liu Chugrong's thoughts? Furthermore, she was afraid that the incident of her being poisoned was related to Liu Chugrong, so why would she wade in muddy water?
She was the empress, so all she had to do was sit on the mountain and watch the battle between the tigers.