On the day when the second daughter of the Duke of Wang's mansion entered the palace, it was also the day of the ceremony of conferring a noble title.

On the day of the ceremony, Consort Yigui was extremely angry.

Her face was pale and she had been coughing since getting out of bed.

But she still made the palace maids in the Fengyi Palace stand in a row, holding silver needles and pricking each of the maids' thumbs.

The entire Fengyi Palace was filled with the mournful and shrill cries of the maids.

Listening to these mournful cries seemed to alleviate the pent-up frustration in Consort Yigui's heart.

When it was my turn, Consort Yigui's face was full of dark clouds.

She gritted her teeth and inserted silver needles one by one into my fingers, feeling unsatisfied, she ordered my shoes to be removed and silver needles to be plunged into my toes...

She angrily scolded me, "Silent servant! You said that as long as you learned the Phoenix Seeking Phoenix dance, His Majesty would change his mind. Is there anyone else besides you in this world who can dance the Phoenix Seeking Phoenix?"

Her face turned pale as she coughed up blood.

I noticed:

Consort Yigui's temples already had a few white hairs.

This was a symptom of the cold disease spreading to her head...

Consort Yigui didn't have much time left.

But I was not willing to let her die so easily.

I wanted her to experience all the humiliations my mother had suffered!

I knelt on the ground, using my hand covered in blood to write:

"Your Ladyship, please forgive me. This servant did not know that Concubine Shu could also perform the Phoenix Seeking Phoenix dance. But based on what this servant believes, Concubine Shu is probably still a novice, and with Your Ladyship's invaluable teachings, in less than half a month, she will surely surpass Concubine Shu in dancing, at which time His Majesty will naturally favor Your Ladyship even more."

As I wrote a line on the ground, I blocked the view of the other palace maids.

After reading it, Consort Yigui looked slightly stunned and asked, "Really? Are you sure?"

Despite thinking Consort Yigui was ridiculous, I put on a loyal and faithful appearance and said, "Your Ladyship, this servant is certain."

Consort Yigui nodded and turned to cough as she walked back to her bed.

She walked with a limp, clearly looking like she was ailing.

But she was used to being overbearing, and no one in the Fengyi Palace dared to provoke her for fear of incurring her wrath.

Meanwhile, I became the most trusted senior palace maid of the arbitrary and domineering Consort Yigui.

...

Since Concubine Shu entered the palace, with the heart-wrenching "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix," she gained the Emperor's favor and overnight became the most beloved new noble in the palace.

The Emperor stayed overnight in Concubine Shu's palace and soon it was discovered that she was pregnant with the Emperor's child.

After learning of this, Consort Yigui coughed up half a bowl of blood but then practiced dancing even more diligently...

As per the rules, when a new concubine enters the palace, the other concubines are supposed to congratulate her with a gift, as a sign of peace among the palace women for the Emperor's sake.

However, Consort Yigui, using the excuse of ill health, sent me to Concubine Shu's palace.

This was highly unusual behavior, but the Emperor, still thinking of their past relationship, did not reproach her.

Upon entering the Phoenician Shu's palace, I saw the new concubine.

She was sitting on a couch, her face dark, and she held a strand of rosary beads in her hand, twirling it.

When she saw me come in, Concubine Shu said with a somber face, "Who has come... it turns out to be the somewhat notorious satin-clad aunt in the palace. I have heard people in the palace saying that, except for Consort Yigui, you are the most prominent woman in the harem..."

As she said this, she ordered a palace maid to bring a pure white kitten and said with a faint smile:

"This cat is named Chu Xue, and I brought it from my family. I am very fond of it. Do you know why, Aunt in Satin?"

As I was mute, I decided not to say a word and just hastily shook my head.

Concubine Shu said with a smug smile, "This cat, although it always meows and annoys people, it is still better than those who cannot speak but manipulate things behind the scenes! People like that will not have a good ending sooner or later..."

"I will give this kitten to Aunt in Satin and hope that Aunt in Satin will take good care of it in the future..."

Everyone knows that I cannot speak.

Concubine Shu was mocking me and warning me to be careful in the future.

After saying this, she called her palace maid to hand the kitten to me.

But I trembled and didn't catch the kitten, causing it to fall to the ground and die instantly.

Concubine Shu's personal palace maid was furious: "How dare you! You dare to offend Concubine Shu!"

Concubine Shu's face was also very ugly.

I knelt on the ground, picked up a pen, and wrote on the paper:

"This servant is a maid in Consort Yigui's palace, as Consort Yigui does not like cats and dogs, I naturally do not like them either. I apologize to Concubine Shu. This servant dares to say one more thing: His Majesty also does not like cats and dogs. Even if he has developed an interest lately, it is only a passing interest."

After writing, I threw the brush and left directly.

It was a complete display of arrogance and bullying, leveraging my position.

Although Concubine Shu's face was ugly, she did not say a word, letting me leave.

After returning to the Fengyi Palace, Consort Yigui was overjoyed and rewarded me with fine silk and gave me greater authority.

She felt that I had greatly enhanced her prestige.

But what she didn't know was that at the moment I dropped the kitten, I filled its mouth with a bag of musk laced with contraceptive medicine.

This contraceptive medicine was obtained by me from the Fengyi Palace exploiting my position.

And Concubine Shu was actually my younger sister.

Her "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" was also taught by my mother.

Her purpose in entering the palace, just like mine, was to avenge my mother.