[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-time-travel-the-heroine-has-arrived":3,"chapter-time-travel-the-heroine-has-arrived-time-travel-the-heroine-has-arrived-chapter-967":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Time Travel: The Heroine Has Arrived!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1336825,1782,"Chapter 966: The Stand-in Empress vs. the True Love Concubine (Part 31)","time-travel-the-heroine-has-arrived-chapter-967",967,"\u003Cp>The concubines in the palace were inherently quite wary of this Consort Duan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the batch of concubines who entered the palace, Consort Duan had the highest family background and rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Consort Duan made a sudden entry, and many concubines saw her as a formidable enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"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...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress drank her tea unhurriedly, softly placing the cup on the low table beside her, interrupting the words across from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress spoke slowly, \"Whether thunder or dew, it is all the Emperor’s grace. It would be best not to heedlessly speculate about His Majesty’s mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young concubine’s face turned pale, understanding that the Empress was admonishing her, and she didn’t dare to speak further, leaving after a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress, as if nothing had happened, quietly closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a month later, everyone in the Harem understood that the Emperor did not enshrine this Consort Duan because he liked her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were genuine affection, how could half a month pass without flipping her name card even once?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there was no affection, then why bring her into the palace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could fathom the Emperor’s intentions regarding this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xi looked at the troubled expression of her close maid and understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, looking at the dishes on the table, no longer the least bit warm, Lu Xi lowered her eyelids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these two weeks, she had experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships more than in the past ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she first entered the palace, the things she received weren’t the best, yet slightly inferior to those high-ranking and favored concubines; people often visited her palace as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But noticing that the Emperor never intended to come, the palace gradually became quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only quiet, even the daily provisions and bestowed items became less and less as days passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outwardly nothing changed, yet inside, it was a world of difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the Harem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the difference between being in favor and being out of favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she first entered the palace, her heart was full of resistance, thinking about what excuse to use if summoned by the Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, she had already started thinking about ways to attract favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The change of heart happened within just two weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, what Lu Xi didn’t know was, since the Emperor issued that decree, she was destined never to have the opportunity for favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was merely a punishment for someone’s ignorance of their insignificance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spring passes, autumn comes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A year passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Harem, countless newcomers arrived, while many old ones quietly faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Few remembered this nearly nonexistent Consort Duan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this fine day, Lu Xi, who hadn’t gone out for a long time, looked at the sunlight outside, surprisingly felt like taking a walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this Shichen, she shouldn’t encounter anyone, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A year of life in the palace had already taught her how to live modestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought, tidied up a bit, and went out with her close palace maiden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just upon reaching the Imperial Garden, Lu Xi saw a grand group of people coming opposite.\u003C\u002Fp>",599,"2026-06-05T20:08:51.609Z",1,"novelbin.me","931781cd1e514f5f55bff34aa64680afb92989539d79fba956a7ae1c6f3da9ba","time-travel-the-heroine-has-arrived-chapter-1021","time-travel-the-heroine-has-arrived-chapter-1020",1764,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftime-travel-the-heroine-has-arrived-cover.jpg"]