Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

Chapter 154 Concubine Chun's Fight for Favor

The Queen Mother said in a deep voice, "Concubine Chun is timid and useless. If there were no better candidates, I would not want to choose her.

When it comes to the position of Queen, even if Concubine Chun doesn't dare to fight for it, I will push her to fight for it.

There is also a Lu Changzai in Concubine Chun's Zhongcui Palace. After all these years, she is still the Changzai position when she first entered the palace. Isn't she in a hurry? "

Fujia replied, "Lu Changzai originally followed Xiupin. After Xiupin left, she seemed to be frightened and did not dare to come forward to compete for favor."

"A useless thing. It's a waste of my painstaking efforts to select her to enter the palace."

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, and then continued, "Send a message to her and ask her to persuade Concubine Chun. I remember that she used to be the most articulate."

In Zhongcui Palace, Lu Chang twisted a handkerchief between her slender fingers and prepared herself mentally for a long time before letting a palace servant bring a bowl of purple ginseng and osmanthus chicken soup and go to the main hall with her.

Su Lujun was in the hall, leisurely drawing flower patterns with Chen Wanyin.

Lu Changzai greeted with a respectful ceremony, "Greetings to Concubine Chun and Concubine Wan.

I got a piece of top-quality purple ginseng and specially made purple ginseng and osmanthus chicken soup. I would like to invite you two sisters to taste it."

As they spoke, the palace servants took out the chicken soup, tested it for poison, and then filled three bowls and brought them over.

Lu Changzai took the first sip.

Seeing that she was not surprised, Su Lujun slowly stirred the chicken soup with a spoon and said with a smile, "Constant Lu is thoughtful. This purple ginseng looks really good, and with the fragrance of osmanthus, it is very special."

Lu Changzai narrowed his eyes in a flattering manner, "Your Highness, Concubine Chun, you are too kind. Both yellow and purple are noble colors, and they are most suitable for Your Highness.

I offer this soup in the hope that Your Majesty will be able to help me when she ascends to the throne."

Su Lujun's smile froze when she heard this. When she was in the Cining Palace before, the Queen Mother had hinted to her that she was interested in her becoming the Queen.

But she didn't dare. She was afraid that she would not be able to win against Ruyi and would bring trouble to her sons.

But not daring doesn't mean she doesn't want to, she's just been hesitating and struggling.

Su Lujun pulled the corner of her mouth slightly and said uncomfortably, "I don't quite understand what Lu Chang is saying.

The ownership of the queen's throne depends on the will of the emperor and the queen mother. It will definitely be mine.

Imperial Concubine Xian's status is higher than mine, and her position in the Emperor's heart is incomparable to mine.

In my opinion, she is the most suitable candidate for the position of Queen."

Su Lujun's little action did not escape Lu Changzai's eyes.

She tried her best to flatter, "Nowadays, everyone goes to Yikun Palace to pay homage, but I feel that Concubine Chun is both virtuous and virtuous, and is no worse than the Imperial Concubine.

Besides, Concubine Chun has two princes, so she is slightly ahead of Concubine Gui in terms of offspring."

When talking about offspring, there was indeed a different look in Su Lujun's eyes.

Lu Changzai realized that offspring was Su Lujun's weak point, so he continued, "If Concubine Chun can ascend to the throne, then your two princes will become honorable legitimate sons.

Besides, I heard that the Queen Mother also favors you. With the Queen Mother's support, do you still need to be afraid of other concubines in the future?"

Su Lujun's heart was indeed moved for a moment.

Her eyes drooped unconsciously, but the spoon in her hand had already scooped up a piece of purple ginseng and was looking at it intently.

Chen Wanyin felt a little uneasy. As a bystander, she felt that Lu Changzai's words and actions today had some inexplicable provocation.

"Lu Chang, don't say anything nonsense here. If the emperor finds out about the position of the empress, it will be bad."

Lu Changzai turned to look at Chen Wanyin and smiled ingratiatingly, "Lady Wan is right.

The concubine and her sisters had a destiny, so as soon as she entered the palace, she came to Zhongcui Palace to accompany her sisters.

These are just private conversations between me and my sisters. As long as we don’t tell anyone, the Emperor won’t know about it.”

Chen Wanyin turned her face away, unwilling to say more to Lu Changzai.

Lu Changzai was not annoyed and continued to flatter Su Lujun, "Empress Chun has always been gentle and generous, and she is very popular among the concubines in the palace.

If you can ascend to the throne, it will be a blessing for all the sisters in the harem. Lady Wan, don’t you agree? "

Chen Wanyin was held up and was speechless for a moment.

But she always remembered Ruyi's support for her.

If it weren't for Ruyi's advice to her in the Old Summer Palace, she would probably still be in the position of a concubine, suffering without any favor or grace.

No matter from which perspective, Chen Wanyin felt that Ruyi was the best candidate to succeed as queen.

She didn't want to agree to what Lu Changzai said, but she also didn't want to deny it in front of Su Lujun, for fear of hurting the sisterhood she had with Su Lujun for many years.

He simply made an excuse of feeling unwell and got up and left.

When Concubine Lu saw Chen Wanyin leave, she immediately changed her expression and said aggrievedly, "My Lady Concubine Chun, did I say something wrong? Why does Concubine Wan look unhappy?

Could it be that she is also busy going to Yikun Palace to curry favor with that person?"

Hearing this, Su Lujun's face turned slightly cold.

Although she is easily influenced, she is not someone who cannot distinguish right from wrong.

Lu Changzai was anxious, and the instigation in his words could no longer be hidden. Even Chen Wanyin could detect it, so Su Lujun couldn't be unaware of it.

She put down the porcelain bowl in her hand and said sternly, "Noble Lady Wan has been with me for many years, and I know her temperament well. Concubine Lu doesn't need to say more."

Sensing Su Lujun's displeasure, Lu Changzai quickly shut up, thinking that he had lost his sense of propriety and that the more he spoke, the more mistakes he made.

She continued to flatter Su Lujun for a few more words, but when she saw the impatience in Su Lujun's brows, she left.

After that day, Su Lujun also began to take action.

In addition to delivering soup and snacks to the Yangxin Palace every day, Su Lujun would also take Yongzhang and Yongrong to the Cining Palace to pay their respects from time to time.

Although the Queen Mother always treated her with kindness and praise, the Emperor was always very cold towards Su Lujun.

It’s just because Su Lujun’s way of vying for favor is so shallow.

The emperor is not stupid, how could he not see what she is thinking?

Out of consideration for the Empress Dowager and the princes' face, the Emperor did not say much.

But as the days passed, Lu Changzai became anxious. She knew Su Lujun was kind, but she didn't know she was so honest.

With such crude means, let alone succeeding to the throne, if she didn't have two sons, it would be difficult for her to even become the emperor's favorite concubine.

The Queen Mother sent people to urge Lu Changzai from time to time. Lu Changzai had no choice but to try her best to give Su Lujun advice.

But she doesn't know any other means to win favor. If she did, she wouldn't be just a mediocre concubine now.

Suddenly, she had an idea. If she couldn't win the favor, she could still frame him.

Lu Changzai stayed in his side hall and pondered for a long time, and finally came up with a "good" idea that he thought was brilliant.