The concubines in the palace were inherently quite wary of this Consort Duan.
Among the batch of concubines who entered the palace, Consort Duan had the highest family background and rank.
In recent years, the Emperor seldom brought high-ranking concubines into the palace. Most were young beauties from unknown families, kept in the palace for novelty.
This Consort Duan made a sudden entry, and many concubines saw her as a formidable enemy.
"Your Majesty, look at us sisters, who among us didn't start as the lowest ranked talented lady and climb up slowly, as for the one from the Prime Minister's Residence..."
The Empress drank her tea unhurriedly, softly placing the cup on the low table beside her, interrupting the words across from her.
The speaker was a small concubine currently enjoying favor for the past two months, obviously worried that Lu Xi's entrance into the palace would affect her own favor.
