Endless entanglement of 87, is it enemy or friend?

  Her face didn't have too many thoughts about Guan Canghai's beautiful woman, she just thanked Guan Canghai for still considering her surname and bowed her head in gratitude.

  Her face was led into the Tianxiang Palace by the eunuch, and all the way, the little eunuchs kept flattering her.

  "Your Majesty, please walk slowly, the cobblestones on this road are slippery." The little eunuch bowed and supported Yan'er as they made their way to the Tianxiang Palace: "Your Majesty, look quickly, this Tianxiang Palace was specially bestowed upon you by the Emperor. This is the palace closest to the Emperor's bedroom, the other two consorts are not as fortunate as you."

  "Thank you for your advice, Your Majesty." Yan'er lifted the hem of her long skirt and looked up at the not-so-large palace. The little eunuch hurriedly pushed open the palace gate.

  The moment the palace gate was opened, Yan's face froze in shock. The entire hall had been planted with a garden full of Huan Xiang flowers, which were now in their sixth month and were about to bloom.

  Her face came to the nearest flower of Huan Xiang, stretched out her hand to touch a flower bud, the flower was light yellow, and the edge of the petals had a shallow pink color.

  "Does the princess like it?" The little eunuch saw Yan'er standing still, gazing at the garden full of spring colors, and knew that this princess seemed to like flowers.

  "What's your name?" Yan'er had never asked what this little eunuch was called. She couldn't just keep calling him "eunuch", after all.

  "This servant is only six years old."

  "Did these flowers originally grow here?" Yan'er looked at the lush greenery in the garden, and her mood also unconsciously improved a lot.

  "Yes, this was originally the residence of a favored imperial concubine from the previous dynasty." Little Liu Zi followed closely behind, bobbing up and down.

  "Ah, thank you, Little Liu's husband." Yan'er put down the green leaf she was stroking and continued walking inside.

  Xiao Liu's husband shouted towards the inside: "What are you all eating, why haven't you come out to pay respects to your master?"

  Her eyes fixed on the ground, she saw a dozen or so palace maids emerge from the rooms around her: "Your servants pay their respects to Your Majesty." A dozen or so little palace maids stood in a row.

  "Everyone look up, what are your names?" said Yan'er as she walked into the main house.

  The palace maidens followed Cui'er and Xiaoliuzi like fish.

  Her face sat steadily, looking at the group of palace maids who would serve her from now on: "Xiao Liu'er, thank you today, I'm tired, you can go back first." Yan'er waved her hand, not that she didn't understand etiquette, but she had nothing with her and really couldn't take out any silver or jewelry as a gift.

  Xiao Liu'er slowly backed out of the room, bowing her head, thinking to herself that this master was indeed extraordinary. Although she now held a beautiful woman's identity, in the future she would surely be able to summon the winds and rains. Ordinary masters all tried to curry favor with eunuchs by giving them gifts, hoping they would speak well of them in front of the emperor. But this one didn't care about these things at all. Today's events in the grand hall, he had heard some rumors, although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. The emperor had only called out three imperial concubines' names, and only given titles to two of them - what an honor was that?

  These two ladies both originated from the Li family, it can be seen that Lord Li was painstakingly trying to secure his position in the imperial court. Not only did he let his own sister enter the palace, but also found a woman who suited the emperor's taste, thinking of this, Xiaoliu suddenly felt that today's small gains were not worth it.

  Watching Xiaoliu leave the room, Yan's expression maintained the dignity that a princess should have: "You all introduce yourselves first."

  "Slave girl Xiao Lan." The first to speak was a slightly chubby girl with a round face and a rounded belly.

  "Bixi Bi." The maid standing next to Xiaolan immediately reported her name: "Your Highness, are you thirsty? I'll help you brew a cup of tea first." As she spoke, the little girl named Bixi quickly ran out.

  Her face sank as she remembered the name of this maid called Bi'er. This palace maid was clever enough, and might be trustworthy in the future: "The rest of you, also say your names."

  Several palace maids reported their names one by one, and Bi'er also walked into the room with tea. Yan'er looked at the teacup in her hand: "I remember all of you, from now on, this Tianxiang Palace will be managed by Bi'er, you can all go down, Bi'er, you stay."

  Bì'er stood obediently in place: "Mother."

  "I think you're clever enough, and your hands and feet are also nimble. From now on, for the big and small things inside and outside of Tianxiang Palace, just keep a close eye and ear on them, and choose two more maids to serve me in the inner house. As for the rest, just instruct them and it will be fine." Yan'er picked up her teacup and took a light sip of tea.

  "Yes." Bi'er came to the bedside of Yan'er with a smile: "Your Majesty, you must be tired, take a nap first, and wait until the evening banquet begins, I'll come to wake you up." Bi'er started to unfold the bedding on the bed.

  After saying that, Yan'er really felt a bit tired, so she didn't say much more and lay down on the bed, soon falling asleep.

  Bi'er instructed several palace maids to prepare the clothes that Yan'er would need to wear in the evening. In the afternoon, when Yan'er was sleeping, a eunuch from the palace brought over some things and said they were all prepared by the Emperor. Bi'er was delighted to see the rewards, although there weren't many things, but still enough to catch her eye. Thinking that the princess was still resting, Bi'er quietly ordered someone to put the things in the outer hall, and she carefully selected a few good ones to wait for Yan'er to wake up before letting the princess decide herself.

  "Eldest Sister Bi." Little Lan puffed out her round belly, with half a pastry still stuffed in her mouth.

  "Shh, the mistress is still resting, you've been sneaking food again." Looking at Xiaolan's mouth with cake crumbs still stuck to it, Bi'er took out her handkerchief and gently wiped them away.

  "You say our lady is really beautiful." Little Lan secretly glanced at Yan's face inside the house, innocently gazing at Yan's sleeping face.

  "You take good care of our mistress from now on, and there will be a day when we can hold our heads high. It's about time, go in and wake up the mistress." Bi'er looked at the sky and thought that she still had to dress up for a while. If Yan Mei Ren was favored tonight, they would indeed benefit from it. Thinking of this, Bi'er happily helped Yan choose what to wear for the evening.

  "Xiang Xiang, Xiang Xiang?" Little Lan crouched beside Qian Er's bed and softly called out to her.

  Her face was also sleepy, and she opened her eyes after a few sounds: "Hmm." Yan'er slowly got up and saw this chubby girl again.

  "Big sister Bi'er said it's almost time, thinking that Niangniang still needs to dress up, we should get up and take a bath." Xiao Lan hurriedly helped Yan'er put on her shoes.

  "Good." Yan'er followed Xiaolan into the bathroom, and although the Tianxiang Palace was not very large, this bathroom was exactly what Yan'er liked. The large bathtub continuously emitted hot air: "Xiaolan, this water is just like a hot spring!" Yan'er looked at the bathtub with an unconscious smile.

  "The princess is really sharp-eyed, this is indeed the hot spring water." Bi'er didn't know when she walked in with bathing things, smiling brightly at the pool water, and her hands kept arranging the supplies.

  "Oh? How did they bring in hot spring water into this palace?" Yan'er was a bit surprised, squatting by the pool and splashing water with her hand.

  "It's said that a favored concubine of the previous dynasty loved to bathe in hot springs, so the Emperor had a waterway dug from the nearby hot spring outside the palace and brought it into the palace. Among all the palaces, only Tian Xiang Palace has a natural hot spring. Since the Emperor was able to give such a good place to you, Your Ladyship is truly blessed." Little Lan also chimed in.

  "Xiao Lan, stop playing with your tongue and help the mistress bathe quickly." Bi'er's hands and feet moved nimbly as she began to undress Yan'er's outer skirt. Xiao Lan spat out her tongue and immediately followed suit, busying herself.

  The two poured dried flowers into the hot spring pool: "Niang Niang, it's not yet the season for a hundred flowers to bloom, so we can only use dried flowers as spices." Bi'er carefully scattered the flower petals, and Xiao Lan smiled as she washed her hair.

  "It doesn't matter." Yaner never bothered with these trivialities, having experienced too much herself. These luxurious lives were not her true goal.

  After taking a bath, Yan's body emitted a faint fragrance. Bi'er picked up the undergarment on the tray and carefully put it on Yan.

  "Miss, you just fell asleep. The palace sent over some household items and I took the liberty of picking out a few that caught my eye. They'll be perfect for dressing you up tonight." Bixia realized that Xiaolan had brought her the clothes she had prepared.

  She took a glance at the dazzling red chiffon on the tray: "No, this dress doesn't quite suit me. Let me see if there are any others."

  It was clear that Yan'er's refusal had surprised Bi'er: "Is the princess not pleased with Bi'er taking liberties?" Bi'er hastily knelt down to admit her mistake.

  "No, you get up, it's just that tonight all the participants are women, think about it, in order to win the emperor's favor, everyone will try their best to show off, why do we have to be the same as everyone else? Wouldn't that make us indistinguishable?" Yan'er smiled and picked up a extremely green garment: "This one, Bi'er, remember to prepare some simple jewelry for me, don't get anything too complicated."

  "It's you, Your Ladyship. Bie now understands, Your Ladyship really is thoughtful." Bie happily kowtowed.

  After tidying up her face, she got into the sedan chair and arrived at Ling Xiao Palace under Bi'er's escort.

  "Yan Mei Ren Li Ban Xiang requests an audience." The eunuch's sharp voice echoed through the Ling Xiao Hall.

  Her face smiled as she walked into the grand hall, she came neither early nor late. He Mei Ru and Li Yi He had already arrived early and were sitting on both sides of Guan Cang Hai. After all, the two people's current status was that of a concubine, this closest position should be theirs. There were also two other women seated separately. Yan'er smiled and gave the Emperor a bow.

  "Alright, let's get up, tonight is a family feast." Guan Canghai looked at Yan'er in surprise, every woman here was carefully dressed up, one by one, almost as if they were a batch of high-class courtesans from a brothel. The scent of cosmetics and makeup was so strong it nearly suffocated Guan Canghai.

  Looking at her face, all in green, without too much complicated hair decorations, refreshing like a recluse deep in the bamboo forest. Guan Canghai's face showed a smile of appreciation.

  "The semi-frosty attire is quite impressive, it has caught my attention."

  With a shy face, she lowered her head and casually walked to a seat, watching the scene. Unintentionally, her words ignited jealousy in the hearts of several women present, who had tried their best to win the emperor's favor. However, tonight Li Bansheng was dressed so refreshingly that she stole the spotlight from everyone else.

  "Sister is originally an immortal descending to the mortal world, this dress should be the most suitable." Li Yihua suddenly got up and ran straight to her face.