Thinking of this, Chu Lianruo's hand in her sleeve tightened, but a gentle smile appeared on her face. "What the official said is extremely right," she said. "Therefore, I think that if I want to see my sister, I will have to ask the official to be more accommodating." As she spoke, Chu Lianruo gave Si Wei a signal with her eyes.

  Si Wei was already dissatisfied with this eunuch who relied on his master's power, and seeing him shamelessly asking for money made him even more unhappy. However, upon seeing Chu Lian's expression, Si Wei had no choice but to silently take out his purse and hand it over to the sycophantic eunuch.

  The old man took the money bag, and the smile on his face grew even more, with greedy light flashing in his eyes. He weighed the money bag in his hand, then smiled obsequiously at Chu Lianruo, bowing slightly: "Consort Xi, this way please."

  Looking at the man's changing attitude, Chu Lianruo sneered a few times in her heart. This eunuch was really spineless. Although she thought so in her heart, the smile on her face remained gentle and soft. Chu Lianruo nodded to Gonggong again and said, "Thank you, Gonggong."

  The old man put away his purse and led the way with a smile on his face.

  Chu Wan was just a noblewoman, although her rank among the newly promoted showgirls was already considered high, but in this harem, she wasn't even considered a proper mistress, so for now, she lived with another concubine in Xiangyang Palace.

  The old man took the money and his expression improved, walking while flattering Chu Lianruo about the situation in the harem. At present, the newly promoted concubine had just entered the palace for a short time, plus the emperor's favoritism towards Yu Guifei, so among these new little masters, there were only a few who could serve the emperor.

  Chu Lian knew in her heart that among the girls selected this time, there were no shortage of daughters from high-ranking officials and noble families. As the daughter of a provincial governor, Chu Wanru naturally couldn't possibly receive imperial favor immediately. Probably until now, Chu Wanru hadn't even seen the Emperor before.

  Just as they arrived at the gate of Xiangyang Palace, a soft and charming voice came from inside: "The Emperor is really thoughtful, sending someone to give me so many fine new brocades. I'm afraid I won't be able to wear them all out. Sister Yun, why don't you take some? The water-gloss brocade you're wearing is already last year's style, and it's really showing its age."

  When they heard the voice inside, the originally smiling face of the old man suddenly fell. The old man explained in a low voice to Chu Lian: "This is the newly promoted Zeng Guiren, who received the emperor's favor two days ago. The emperor is very concerned about her and is likely to promote her soon. We'd better not offend her."

  Zeng Gui Ren, Chu Lian thought for a moment, seemingly the daughter of Zeng Qi, the Minister of War. Zeng Qi was one of the court officials who had petitioned to destroy the Qin General's mansion and wipe out his entire family.

  Chu Lian lowered her eyelids, covering up the cold glint in her eyes, and then lightly nodded at the old man.

  When Chu Lianruo nodded, the old man took her in. As soon as they entered, they saw a woman wearing a pink long dress standing in the courtyard, with an air of arrogance and bossiness.

  The woman saw someone coming in, and hastily turned her face. Her gaze fell on Chu Lianruo, revealing a surprised and admiring expression. Zeng Lan pointed at Chu Lianruo with a proud and arrogant look on his face, saying: "Where did this woman come from? How dare she enter my Yangyang Palace at will?"

  The old man heard the woman say this, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and replied: "This is the new concubine of King Ling, also the younger sister of Guiren. This time she came to the palace specifically to visit Guiren."