Ning Wanyin was in a very good mood. She only had Lian Rui in the palace whom she could use, so she was in dire need of some reliable and capable people.
As for whether the Emperor would find out what she was doing?
Of course, she would only use them to do things that she wasn’t afraid of the Emperor finding out.
“Thank you for your great favor, Your Majesty!” Ning Wanyin bowed respectfully in gratitude.
Helian Qi sensed the surprise and gratitude in her voice, his thin lips slightly pursed.
“You may leave.”
Ning Wanyin returned to Lingxue Pavilion with the ten eunuchs newly appointed by the Emperor.
These men are usually responsible for accompanying the Emperor as guards, so they have some martial arts skills.
“This servant, Xia Yong, greets Your Majesty.” Xia Yong led the group of eunuchs in a respectful bow.
Although they originally served the Emperor, the Emperor had assigned them to Ning Wanyin, demonstrating his favor toward this beauty.
They naturally dared not neglect their duties.
“Lingxue Pavilion is short-staffed, so you will be in charge of guarding here from now on.” Ning Wanyin instructed.
“Yes.”
“Lian Rui, give the rewards.”
The eunuchs hurriedly bowed, saying, “Thank you for your generous reward, Your Majesty!”
…
After the summer hunt, Ning Wanyin was the concubine Helian Qi chose most often.
Besides serving him in bed, he would occasionally summon her to the Qianxin Palace to serve him with writing materials.
Ning Wanyin became the undisputed number one favored concubine in the imperial harem in everyone’s eyes.
Besides Ning Wanyin being at the height of her fame, Helian Qi also summoned Wen Baolin to his bedchamber and restored her to the rank of Meiren the next day.
Two days later, he went to Song Meiren’s place, and she was promoted to the rank of Jieyu.
This didn’t cause much of a stir. Given Song Qingzhi’s impressive performance during her first night with the Emperor, everyone assumed that she would soon be promoted.
Now, with Ning Wanyin enjoying such favor, she didn’t stand out much.
After being reinstated, Wen Meiren immediately prepared lavish gifts and went to Yonghe Palace to pay her respects.
After exchanging greetings, the host and guests took their seats. Wen Meiren’s maid immediately presented a gift box.
“This is a cup of Gu Zhu Zi Sun tea that I brought from home when I entered the palace. I heard that you also love drinking tea, so please don’t find it offensive.” Wen Meiren said with a warm smile.
Gu Zhu Zi Sun tea is a top-grade tribute tea, reserved only for the Duke’s mansion and high-ranking officials of the Emperor.
This gift from Wen Meiren was undeniably precious.
Ning Wanyin didn’t answer, but looked at Wen Meiren and said, “I wonder what brings you here, Wen Meiren?”
“It’s nothing important. It’s just that I’m entering the palace with you, Sister, which is quite a fate. I’d like to get closer to you, Sister, and I hope you won’t mind me bothering you.” Wen Meiren looked at Ning Wanyin with a deep smile.
If entering the palace together was fate, then half of the concubines in the harem were destined to be fated with Ning Wanyin.
This was simply an excuse to befriend Ning Wanyin.
“I’m currently responsible for taking care of Shun Pin, so I don’t have time to entertain Wen Meiren.” Ning Wanyin also found an excuse to refuse directly.
Wen Meiren’s face stiffened; she hadn’t expected Ning Wanyin to refuse so decisively.
She had deliberately waited until after her reinstatement to come.
So that Ning Wanyin wouldn’t look down on her when her rank was low.
Now that she was the Emperor’s new favorite and her father a high-ranking official, any other concubine would surely have eagerly befriended her.
Ning Wanyin still looked down on her…
“Although Sister Ning is currently favored by His Majesty, she has no friends. If something happens to her, she will be all alone.” Wen Meiren was displeased, but forced a smile.
“Thank you for your concern, but it’s no trouble at all.” Ning Wanyin calmly declined.
Wen Meiren choked. She could only suppress her anger and leave with a fake smile on her face.
“Doesn’t Your Majesty consider finding some allies? Xue Zhaoyi and Cen Jieyu both have a group of people around them…” Lian Rui asked.
“Not considering it.”
The more people there are, the more flaws there are.
Whether this Meiren is feigning affection or genuinely trying to make friends, she doesn’t need any allies.
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Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152