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Rong'er thought to himself: Quiet, quiet, calm my heart, calm my thoughts, there's still a long way ahead. There are some things I have to learn to face, maybe not ten years ago, maybe more than ten years later …

In the beginning of March, it was once again the time for the imperial selection. This time, the empress dowager presided over the selection and only selected the right women for the imperial court, but Xuan Ye never asked anything about it, not even a single woman was selected to enter the imperial harem, which greatly surprised everyone. This was the first time since Xuan Ye ascended the throne that he did not accept a beautiful woman into the palace.

It was a sunny afternoon, and the imperial garden was already starting to see green. Rong'er, Imperial Concubine Hui, Imperial Concubine Yi and the four others were sitting and chatting with each other in the pavilion in the imperial garden. After all, the four of them sat at the same position and were not restricted to each other at all.

The Imperial Concubine Yi still had two months until the birth of a child. This child had given her a lot of happiness, allowing her to gradually walk out of the pain of losing her sister, and losing Yin Yu. The smile on her face gradually became more and more wider, and she also became more talkative, "Sisters, the Emperor really doesn't have any talented ladies entering the palace this year."

"Everyone in the palace knows about it, but it caused quite a sensation." Rong'er laughed in response.

"Why did the Emperor not send her this time?" I always felt that it was a little strange. " Imperial Concubine De whispered to Wen Xian while he coaxed her to sleep.

Xuan Ye had already told Rong'er before, so Rong'er wasn't surprised. He jokingly said, "I'm afraid he thinks that we're enough to bother the emperor right now."

Imperial Concubine Hui, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "That Han Chinese palace maid, Yuan Yi, has she been favored by the Emperor? "It can't be that the Emperor is infatuated with that Jiangnan woman, right?" She recently knew that Shen Wen was not allowed to enter the house of her uncle. Shen Wen had no choice but to return to Jiangnan.

"No, Yuan Yi was only a palace maid. The Emperor only allowed her to stay at the Palace to admire her talent." After all, Imperial Concubine Hui was a person who didn't like to be questioned, so she didn't know anything about the Palace, and the number of times the Emperor called her was getting fewer and fewer in the past two years. Rong'er hurriedly explained, not wanting to sully the Emperor's good name.

"That's right, the empress dowager keeps to the palace and does not have Han women. When I went to see Yin Qi previously, he said that the empress dowager was already very unhappy that the emperor brought Yuan Yi back to the palace, so the emperor definitely can't go against her wishes." Imperial Concubine Yi interrupted and said.

The Imperial Concubine De laughed and said, "That's it. The Emperor has his heart on court affairs and has no desire for women. That's why he didn't choose a beautiful woman to enter the palace.

"That's right, Xuande's words are extremely true." Rong'er nodded. "That's why, as concubines, we should act as an example to the empress dowager, empress dowager, Imperial Noble Concubine, and imperial concubine. We should treat all the nobles with kindness, be present, and agree.

"Elder sister Rong, you always think about it so thoroughly." The Imperial Concubine Yi laughed and said, "Since there is an elder sister Rong in this palace, everyone will be like sisters and be friendly with each other."

The fact that the emperor had not chosen a beautiful woman to enter the palace gave all the women within the palace a bit more hope, especially those who had promised not to sleep with him all along.

Before she even finished her meal, Rong'er had already gone to the Eternal Longevity Palace to wait for them. The son of the Imperial Concubine Yi was relatively successful as she gave birth to a prince, causing the Imperial Concubine Yi to be extremely happy, and this was the third brother he had given birth to. Rong'er couldn't help but sigh with emotion as she thought about how Yi Lan was even more blessed than Yi Lu, having three lives in a row.

Rong'er knew that Imperial Concubine Yi would soon be happy, and that her child had allowed her to stand firmly in the palace. Although she didn't have a daughter, the daughter of noble Le was happy with her, so what else was there for her to be unsatisfied with …

Seeing the happiness of others and feeling her own sorrow, Rong'er often told the other wives not to be jealous, but the more she looked at herself, the more she felt that she wasn't that great. It turned out that seeing someone else giving birth to the Emperor's child, she really felt envious … There was something in her heart that she shouldn't have. How could she forget it?

In the dead of night, Rong'er sat outside the hall, gazing at the full moon in the sky. Xuan Ye had the habit of wishing for the moon, and Rong'er also had this habit, which was shared by him and the emperor. In the past, when the weather had already turned warm, Xuan Ye would often tell her to stand on the platform of the Dry Purging Palace and look at the bright moon in the sky, telling the emperor what he wanted to say the most.

She knew that Imperial Consort Wen and Dingya had just gotten pregnant and needed the emperor's warmth, and the prince had just come to an end. She also needed the emperor's concern, and it seemed that everyone in the palace needed the emperor's presence more than she did. She was the oldest person in the palace, so she should be considerate, and she should be reasonable … How could she not understand these things? He raised his head and looked at the Palace. This palace was really too close to the Palace, only two walls away, but it was so far away. Without the emperor's permission, she could never enter it.

Thinking back, it seems that two weeks had passed. This was the first time the emperor neglected her without any reason. She had so many years of concern for Xuan Ye, could it be that she had really reached the end? Has the Emperor's heart stopped worrying about her? The Imperial Concubine De who was ten years younger than her was the most beautiful age for a woman between puberty and maturity. At this moment, inside the Palace, was the emperor softly conversing with her, or was he also standing on a platform to admire the bright moon?

He didn't want to think about it, but he couldn't help but think that this feeling was really too painful. It was even more unbearable than the time when he was snubbed by the Emperor for being respectful towards the Emperor. At least he had a reason for doing so, but this time, there was no reason at all …

"Mistress, it's getting late. Let's go in and rest." Little Qing stepped forward and comforted softly.

Turning around to look at Xiaoqing, Rong'er's expression turned to one of indifference, "Xiaoqing, the moon is very bright tonight, isn't it?"

Little Qing was also trying her best to smile. "Yes, master. Very bright …."

"No matter how beautiful something is, there will always be a time when it will fade. No matter how bright the moon is, there will always be a time when it will disappear …" Rong'er thought to himself as he walked into the house. He didn't make any sound, as if he didn't want to disturb the silence of the night.