After a few days, the palace became lively again. The reason was the visit of the Mongolians. As for why, everyone more or less knew it.
In order to demonstrate the sincerity and national strength of the dynasty, Fu Yuheng hosted a banquet to entertain the Mongolian envoys. The purpose of their visit seemed very simple, which was to give Fu Yuheng a graceful woman in order to achieve good relations between the two countries.
The graceful woman was named Tuoba Min, a princess of the Mongolian ethnic group. She was not very respected, but she was still a princess after all, with a delicate figure and a slender waist.
"This time we come here to present the Mongolian princess to the emperor as a concubine. May they live in eternal peace." The envoy did not hide anything and stated his purpose directly.
Considering the relationship between the two countries, Fu Yuheng naturally could not refuse, so he accepted Tuoba Min as his concubine, and he was not in a hurry about her status. After sending Tuoba Min, the Mongolian envoy left, and Xiao Shushen was unhappy when she knew about this. The nightmare a few days ago was still vivid in her mind, but now this Mongolian actually wanted to use marriage to offer a beauty to win over the dynasty! Isn't this giving Fu Yuheng a new love
"The Mongolians are really not easy to deal with!" Xiao Shushen slammed the table angrily. She didn't expect that Fu Yuheng would accept it so easily!
"Your Majesty, please calm down. She is just a princess of a small country and is not favored to begin with. The Emperor is just giving face to the Mongolians." Nanny Gui analyzed calmly. How could she not understand the twists and turns in the harem
But even so, Xiao Shushen was quite dissatisfied with this. How could she not feel a sense of crisis when a new person appeared in front of her
"Your Majesty should consider the overall situation. The Emperor is concerned about the relationship between the two countries. Moreover, the Emperor is not obsessed with women. What's the point of a princess from a small country?" There was much disdain and contempt in Nanny Gui's words.
These words made Xiao Shushen feel a little better. It turned out that Aunt Gui was the one she loved the most.
The matter has been settled. Even if she is extremely unwilling, she can only swallow her anger. After all, on the surface, she is still a dignified and virtuous queen.
Tuoba Min was arranged to live in a separate courtyard, and Fu Yuheng assigned her a personal maid named Lanruo, who was quite friendly.
As a newcomer, Tuoba Min naturally wanted to know more about the things in the palace, so he pulled Lan Ruo over to ask.
"I just entered the palace. Have I caused any dissatisfaction?" She was from the Meng tribe, an insignificant small country, and was an unpopular princess. This time she had the opportunity to come here, and she was born beautiful. If she could have a place in this dynasty, she could get rid of the Meng tribe. Wouldn't she be able to fly to the tree and become a phoenix
Lan Ruo was also someone who couldn't control her mouth. "Reporting to Her Majesty, there are naturally a lot of exclusion when new people enter the palace, but there is Her Majesty the Virtuous Concubine in the harem, so people probably can't say anything." Shen Qingwan was a notoriously cold master, but she was favored. She didn't say anything, and the other concubines didn't dare to say too much.
Tuoba Min listened carefully, and when she heard the second half of the sentence, a strange light flashed in her eyes. The four words "Empress Xianfei" attracted her attention.
This harem is indeed extraordinary. Tuoba Min murmured, "Is the Concubine Xian really so powerful?"
"The virtuous concubine has an aloof personality and doesn't make friends with anyone in the palace. She is quite an eccentric person." Lan Ruo said with relish, but she didn't notice her abnormality.
According to Lan Ruo, despite her aloof and eccentric personality, she can still suppress the harem, so she must be extremely favored.
She came from the Mongolian ethnic group, so she was not familiar with the etiquette of this dynasty. Fu Yuheng only gave her the status of a noble, which was not low but not high either, and she did not understand it.
She felt bored staying in the palace all day, so she brought Lanruo to the Imperial Garden. She couldn't help but be surprised that the Imperial Garden of her dynasty was much more magnificent than that of the Mongolian people.
"Tell me more about the harem." She needed to familiarize herself with it as quickly as possible so that she could find a way in.
"The people with high status in the harem are the Empress, Consort Liu, Consort Xian..."
She didn't hear clearly what Lan Ruo said next. She naturally understood that the Queen was the Emperor's principal wife. It seemed that the Emperor really doted on the Concubine Xian.
"In other words, the virtuous concubine is the second mistress of the harem, ranking below the queen?" She was originally a Mongolian woman, and her temperament was not as calm as that of Han women. She just thought that whoever was favored was the best in the harem, so she asked.
When she mentioned Lan Ruo, she was stunned. She had never thought about the second master in the harem, but it seemed that there was nothing wrong with her saying so.
Lan Ruo was silent, so she thought she had answered correctly. She had already made up her mind, "The Concubine Xian is more favored than Concubine Liu and the Queen. This harem..."
"presumptuous!"
Before she finished her words, she heard a scolding from behind her. The voice was filled with anger, causing Tuoba Min to frown unhappily and turn around.
She had just entered the palace a few days ago and didn't recognize these concubines. She looked at the pale-faced Liu Churong in front of her with some confusion. Fortunately, Lan Ruo beside her whispered to remind her, "This servant pays homage to Concubine Liu."
Tuoba Min then realized that this was Concubine Liu, and bowed like Lan Ruo, "Greetings, Concubine Liu."
"Oh? This is the woman from the Mongolian tribe. She really has never seen the world!" She was angry and her eyes were sharp, and her words became violent. "A little noble lady actually speaks nonsense!"
She just said that Shen Qingwan was the most favored woman in the harem and ranked second only to the queen. Where did she put Liu Churong
"I don't know why Concubine Liu is like this? What did I say wrong?" Tuoba Min was unhappy, but she didn't know where she was wrong. After being scolded, tears appeared in her eyes.
"You dare to call yourself the Queen in front of me? It's really against the rules." She glanced at Tuoba Min with contempt, and suddenly had a reason, "Today, I will teach you the rules of the palace."
After saying that, she was about to step forward herself, but just as she stretched out her hand to attack, a stern voice came from her.
"stop!"
The moment the bright yellow figure appeared, Liu Churong's hand stopped awkwardly in mid-air, and she muttered blankly, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
The arrogance just now disappeared in an instant. Tuoba Min lowered his head, curled the corners of his mouth, and saluted him.
Fu Yuheng had been standing by the river for a while, just to see what Liu Churong would do, and sure enough... he was not disappointed!
"Your Highness is so arrogant." His eyes were cold and there was a smile on his lips, but it made people feel cold.
"Your servant..." She wanted to explain but was interrupted impatiently by him.
"Min Guiren has just arrived and she has already made Imperial Concubine so angry. Is this how we treat guests in this dynasty?" He snorted unhappily, "Is Imperial Concubine not going back to reflect on this?"
Liu Churong wanted to explain, but seeing Fu Yuheng's unfriendly expression, she retreated. But she was unwilling in her heart. How dare a small nobleman offend her!
She did not return to the palace directly, but went to Xiao Shushen. She must have felt uncomfortable, and if she could provoke her, she would not have to do it herself.
Liu Churong had beautiful thoughts in his mind, but in the end he was rejected by Xiao Shushen.
Xiao Shushen sat in the rocking chair, leaning sideways. She was not a dull person, how could she not know what Liu Churong was thinking? Moreover, her previous poisoning was probably related to Liu Churong, so why would she wade into the muddy water
She is the queen, and all she needs to do is sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.