Ma'am, she only wants to be promoted

Chapter 172 Xu Lingyan Enters the Palace

After Lu Wanning and Luo Chengjing visited the Imperial Garden, at noon, Lu Wanning stayed in Jianzhang Palace for lunch before returning to Linglong Pavilion.

In the evening, Luo Chengjing didn't go to Linglong Pavilion again, but went to Zheng Jieyu's Ruyi Pavilion. Lu Wanning was not surprised at all after hearing the news.

Luo Chengjing was not directly seduced by Zheng Jieyu at noon, but had lunch with her, which was already giving her face.

As for what Luo Chengjing said at noon that he would rather listen to her playing the piano than the pipa, Lu Wanning didn't believe it at all.

Living in this harem, the most important thing you should always recognize is that you will never be the most special one in the emperor's heart.

Lu Wanning will not think that she has much weight in the emperor's heart simply because the emperor has favored her during this time.

On the eighth day of April, a new batch of beautiful women entered the palace, and the imperial garden became lively again.

When Lu Wanning went to the Imperial Garden twice in a row, she ran into a beautiful woman playing in the Imperial Garden together, which made Lu Wanning think of Xu Lingyan involuntarily.

Xu Lingyan has such a lively temperament.

She is now a concubine, and she has the right to summon her family to the palace on the first and fifteenth day of each month.Maybe, in a few days, Xu Lingyan can be called into the palace to talk.

Lu Wanning was watching a few slapstick show girls fascinated, and those slapstick show girls found Lu Wanning standing not far away, stopped their fights, and came to salute Lu Wanning.

"I've seen Mrs. Concubine Zhuang."

Lu Wanning cried out with a smile.One of the girls with slender eyebrows and almond eyes, who was extremely beautiful, glanced at Lu Wanning's face twice, and boldly said, "Your Majesty, you are so beautiful."

Lu Wanning smiled when she heard this, and said, "You are also very beautiful, what's your name?"

The girl's eyes lit up when she heard Lu Wanning's words, and she replied: "My maid's surname is Xia and her name is Jinxin, which comes from 'Shuo Ren Qixin, dressed in brocade clothes.'"

"Xia Jinxin, you are very talented, and your name is nice." Lu Wanning nodded after finishing speaking, and said with a smile, "Go ahead and play, I'll go first."

After Lu Wanning left, Xia Jinxin looked at Lu Wanning's leaving back, and said to the girls beside her, "Ms. Zhuang is not only beautiful, she is also very gentle, just like my older sister."

A girl on Xia Jinxin's left said enviously: "It is said that Concubine Zhuang is very favored. Sister Xia has the eyes of Concubine Zhuang, so she will definitely stay till the end."

Before Xia Jinxin could speak, a girl on her right had already said in a choked voice: "With Sister Xia's talent and appearance, even without the blue eyes of Concubine Zhuang, she can still stay."

Xia Jinxin smiled and said, "Okay, Sister Han, Sister Liu is not wrong. Concubine Zhuang is favored now, and I can be liked by her. No matter what, it is a good thing."

While Xia Jinxin was talking, there was an unconcealable ambition in her eyes.

After Lu Wanning returned from the imperial garden, someone posted a message to Xu Lingyan, inviting her to enter the palace on the fifteenth day.

Not to mention how excited Xu Lingyan was after receiving the post, and how Tao Yunyun told Xu Lingyan to be careful after entering the palace.

In the palace, Lu Wanning talked a few more words with some beautiful women in the imperial garden at noon. In the eyes of caring people, they thought that Lu Wanning had some ideas.

Everyone began to think about Lu Wanning's intentions.

In Qingren Palace, Concubine Jing listened to the news from the maid, and asked Sujuan, the eldest court lady next to her, "How does that beautiful lady named Xia Jinxin look like?"

Sujuan replied: "Xia Jinxin is very top-notch among this group of beautiful girls, both in terms of talent and appearance."

"That's it!" Concubine Jing sighed softly, and said with a smile, "Could it be that Concubine Zhuang is also afraid that Xia Jinxin will threaten her after entering the palace, so she wants to kill Xia Jinxin in advance?"

"Ma'am, if Concubine Zhuang really does this, should we help Xia Xiunv?" Sujuan asked.

Concubine Jing thought for a while, and said: "Let's see first, if Concubine Zhuang really makes a move, it's not impossible for us to help."

A few days passed by, and soon it was fifteen.

Lu Wanning welcomed Xu Lingyan in Linglong Pavilion.

"My wife..."

"Cousin sister-in-law, don't be too polite." Lu Wanning quickly supported Xu Lingyan without waiting for Xu Lingyan to salute, and teased with a smile, "I haven't seen you for three years, but cousin sister-in-law is getting more and more beautiful. It can be seen that cousin married cousin. Really good."

Xu Lingyan blushed with embarrassment, and said: "The minister's wife did not expect that the minister's wife would marry the empress's cousin."

"Isn't that great." Lu Wanning said with a smile: "When you left the palace, we thought it would be difficult to meet again in the future. Now that you are my cousin and live with my cousin in the capital, if we want to It’s easier to talk.”

Xu Lingyan nodded and said: "Your Majesty said that at that time, my wife thought that I would not have many chances to see my Majesty in this life, but I didn't expect that my wife would be able to sit and talk with Your Majesty again in just three years."

"Yeah, it's only been three years." Lu Wanning sighed.

In just three years, she felt that a long time had passed.

Lu Wanning shook her head and said, "Don't call each other a courtier's wife and a lady, we still call each other the same as before."

Xu Lingyan yelled obediently: "Sister Lu."

Lu Wanning: ...

This seems a little wrong, she can't call Xu Lingyan's sister-in-law, and Xu Lingyan can call her sister, right?
"Why don't you still call me cousin like cousin?"

Xu Lingyan said with a smile when he heard the words: "Since the empress said that they still call each other the same as before, of course I call you sister Lu, and you call me sister Xu. I know sister Lu first, and marry my husband later. In the future, we will call you sister Lu." That's all right."

After hearing Xu Lingyan's words, Lu Wanning smiled and said, "That's fine."

"Sister Lu, Sister Lu." Xu Lingyan yelled several times in high spirits, and said, "It's still comfortable to call like this."

After finishing speaking, Xu Lingyan asked Lu Wanning again with concern: "Sister Lu, how are you doing in the palace?"

Lu Wanning smiled and said, "Very good, how about you?"

Xu Lingyan hesitated for a moment when he heard the words, and then smiled again: "I'm fine, too."

Lu Wanning noticed Xu Lingyan's hesitation for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "Could it be that cousin treats sister Xu badly?"

It shouldn't be, Lu Wanning heard from Tao Shi that Tao Yunyun and Xu Lingyan's life is very good, Tao Yunyun should not treat Xu Lingyan badly.

Sure enough, Xu Lingyan shook her head and said: "Sister Lu misunderstood, my husband treated me very well."

"Then what's the problem?" Lu Wanning asked.

Xu Lingyan glanced at Lu Wanning, hesitated for a while, and then said: "Sister Lu, don't worry, in fact, there is nothing difficult, it's just... my mother and the others came to the capital some time ago."

(End of this chapter)