"Don't you know what I'm angry about, Concubine Lian?" Concubine Chu stared at the woman in front of her with a cold tone, speaking word by word.
Hearing her words, Concubine Lian couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth. She thought to herself that this woman really regarded her as a tail - wagging dog, expecting her to always know the reason for her anger.
But then she remembered the purpose of her visit. She slowly walked up to the woman in front of her and said, "Your Ladyship is angry because the Empress and Concubine Shun are going to organize the Mid - Autumn Festival banquet, aren't you?"
Hearing the words of the woman opposite, Concubine Chu thought that she was asking on purpose and stating the obvious. Instantly, a new wave of anger welled up in her heart. She glared at her and said, "Concubine Lian, you make it sound so easy. Are you really enjoying my worry?"
Hearing her words, Concubine Lian quickly shook her head. Then she put on a sly smile and said, "Your Ladyship, think about it. Maybe it will be a good thing for you to let them organize the Mid - Autumn Festival banquet." After saying that, she stared seriously at the woman opposite.
"Heh... What good can it be!" Concubine Chu still had a cold face and responded with a look as if she thought the other was crazy.
Looking at her expression, Concubine Lian laughed twice and then continued, "Your Ladyship, think about it. If something goes wrong during the organization of the Mid - Autumn Festival banquet by those two, whose responsibility will it be? Your Ladyship is not involved. If you find out that they have done something they shouldn't, what will you gain? You won't lose out no matter what."
After hearing these words, the anger on Concubine Chu's face eased a little. She suddenly thought that what the woman in front of her said made a lot of sense. After all, there would surely be mistakes when handling affairs. If they both made mistakes, wouldn't she be the most powerful one in the palace?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but burst into laughter, and the corner of her mouth curled up in a pleased arc.
Seeing the woman in front of her like this, Concubine Lian's mouth curled up in an almost imperceptible sly smile. She thought to herself that this stupid woman had finally fallen into her trap.
She wanted to catch hold of Concubine Chu's wrongdoings. This Mid - Autumn Festival banquet was an excellent opportunity. Concubine Chu always considered herself noble, constantly suppressing others. She often beat and scolded others, treating others like slaves. Concubine Lian had long been fed up with such a life. The only way out was to bring her down.
Since Concubine Chu had lost the qualification to organize the Mid - Autumn Festival banquet, according to her temper, she must be extremely furious. Concubine Lian chose to come up with a plan for her at this moment. According to her temper, she would surely adopt it.
Because she knew that Concubine Chu hated the Empress and was jealous of Concubine Shun. Now that there was an opportunity in front of her to severely harm the two of them, she would surely not let it go.
However, Concubine Chu didn't know that Concubine Lian was no longer the submissive and helpless woman she used to be. She had her own plan and was just waiting for the two rivals to fight so that she could reap the benefits.
After laughing for a while, Concubine Chu looked at the woman in front of her with a smiling face. In a good mood, she said, "Not bad, Concubine Lian. Your idea this time is good. I will ask my adoptive father to take good care of your father."
Hearing this, Concubine Lian bowed slightly and whispered "Thank you, Your Ladyship", but rolled her eyes in her heart. She thought that this woman's adoptive father probably regarded her as a discarded pawn. Now the real support of the Nangong family was Concubine Shun. What was she, just an adopted daughter?
Of course, her thoughts couldn't be known by Concubine Chu, who was immersed in her own plan. Because she had already learned to disguise her expression, and now she always looked respectful and humble.
After a while, Concubine Chu withdrew her triumphant smile and put on a cold face again. She said to the woman in front of her, "Concubine Lian, go back. I will call you if there is anything."
The commanding tone still made Concubine Lian feel uncomfortable. Although she should have been used to being ordered around by her, there was still a momentary impulse to resist.
"Did you hear me?!" Seeing that she was still in a daze, Concubine Chu couldn't help raising her voice with a hint of displeasure.
Only then did Concubine Lian break free from her thoughts. She quickly lowered her head, bowed slightly and replied, "Yes, Your Ladyship. I will take my leave now."
After saying that, she turned around and left Concubine Chu's bedroom.
Concubine Chu, who remained in place, watched as the figure of the woman who had left her palace gradually disappeared from her sight. Then she quickly walked back to a desk in her room, picked up a pen and wrote on a piece of paper.
After writing, she called out a palace servant outside the palace.
After a while, a young eunuch about sixteen or seventeen years old trotted in. His face was very fair.
"Little Tongzi, take this out of the palace for me," Concubine Chu said, raising her hand and handing him the folded note. She also reminded him, "Be careful of the spies."
Little Tongzi nodded after taking the note without saying a word. Then he quickly turned around and ran out of Concubine Chu's bedroom.
Looking at his back disappearing in a flash, Concubine Chu curled up the corner of her mouth in an ambiguous smile.
Little Tongzi had been a mute since childhood and was bought by the Nangong Mansion. He had been following Concubine Chu since she entered the palace. His main task was to be responsible for the contact between Concubine Chu and the Nangong Mansion outside the palace. Since he was a mute, there would be many unnecessary troubles saved. There was no need to worry about him spreading rumors. In this deep palace, a single slip could lead to all kinds of disasters, so one had to be on guard.
Thinking of this, the smile on Concubine Chu's face deepened. It seemed that she had already seen her success in the near future.
On the other hand, Little Tongzi took the opportunity of going out of the palace to purchase goods to leave. Because he was a mute and honest, few people would suspect him. As soon as he got out of the palace and found that no one was paying much attention to him, he rushed straight to the Nangong Mansion.
Outside the palace, at the Nangong Mansion.
Nangong Liuyun frowned when he heard that Little Tongzi had brought a letter from Concubine Chu in the palace. You should know that they hadn't been in contact for a long time. After all, now that the Nangong family had Concubine Shun, a favored concubine in the palace, that was enough. And Concubine Chu had fallen out of favor, so she was no longer of any use to the Nangong family.
But he still took the letter brought by Little Tongzi. However, when he saw the words written on the letter, his eyebrows almost knitted together, and his long and narrow eyes turned cold.
After reading the letter, he looked up to make sure there was no one else around, and then put the letter in his hand into the candle lamp beside him.
As soon as the letter paper touched the fire, it began to burn, making the whole room brighter and making his eyes shine with an ambiguous light.