Qiu Shi was actually brought into the palace by Xu Lingyi on purpose. She wanted to use Qiu Shi to see who in the palace wanted to harm her.
She wouldn’t show any mercy to those who wanted to get rid of her.
She knew that Qiu Shi was not an honest person, and she also knew that Qiu Shi was determined to oust her, her master.
In the eyes of others, Qiu Shi was her personal maid, whom she trusted deeply.
Those who wanted to harm her probably thought that they were invincible…
As for Qiu Shi, Xu Lingyi had a cheat that made her basically immune to these underhanded schemes, so she was not afraid of Qiu Shi.
She also knew that she could easily crush Qiu Shi.
Therefore, she naturally had to make the most of Qiu Shi, who was no longer a threat.
She would first let Qiu Shi’s confidence swell, and then, when she was at her peak, she would instantly plunge her into despair, leaving her hopeless.
After all, how could someone who harmed her in her past life die so easily?
She wanted to make her die in agony so that she could vent the hatred in her heart.
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That night, many people in the palace gritted their teeth in frustration.
Gui Fei was now temporarily in charge of palace affairs, but she wasn’t the empress. The other concubines only needed to pay their respects on the first and fifteenth of the month.
The Empress Dowager, however, was frail and disliked being disturbed.
The imperial concubines rarely had the opportunity to see the Empress Dowager.
Xu Lingyi had just entered the palace, and the next day happened to be the middle of the month.
On this day, everyone had to go to Gui Fei’s palace.
In the past, the concubines did not arrive early, and some were even late.
But many people had already been waiting in the Gui Fei’s palace for a long time, eager to see what kind of seductive woman this Xu Shi1氏, shì: (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 “the Wang clan”) / (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 “Mrs. Li, née Wang”) / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures looked like and how she could seduce the Emperor.
Xu Lingyi arrived neither early nor particularly late.
As she entered the hall, everyone’s eyes were drawn to her, and many were stunned.
The women who came in from the previous selection were all quite young, and some even gasped in amazement.
“De Fei is so beautiful.”
Someone couldn’t help but speak in a low voice.
This broke the silence in the hall, and everyone quickly looked away.
Some people felt a sudden surge of crisis.
With Xu Lingyi looking like this, no wonder the Emperor favored her. If they were men, perhaps they would too…
With Xu Lingyi in the palace, what chance do they have of survival?
They have no princes or princesses to rely on; in this palace, the only person they can depend on is His Majesty.
But if even His Majesty’s favor is lost, then there is no hope left. At that time, one will truly be at the mercy of others.
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