Nanny Huang had never seen such a naive person before. She quickly stepped forward and pulled Concubine Yan into the main hall and said, "My master, you must not say this again. If someone hears it, it will be a disaster."
Imperial Concubine Yan looked at Nanny Huang and blinked: "I know, but can I really not go? Is the Emperor really coming?"
Madam Huang nodded: "Yes, Madam Imperial Concubine, please go and wash up now."
Let Nanny Wen take the imperial concubine downstairs, and exchange a look with Nanny Wen. A master like this will surely get into trouble every day, so she must be kept under close watch.
With the help of the palace maids, Concubine Yan finished washing and lying on the bed, waiting for the emperor to arrive. At night, the emperor came and looked at Huang Ma: "Where is Concubine Yan! Let her come and have dinner with me."
Imperial Concubine Yan came out quickly and looked at the emperor with a smile: "Greetings to the emperor."
The emperor nodded: "Let's eat."
This was exactly what Concubine Yan was waiting for. This was the imperial meal. She had wanted to eat it for a long time, and now she could finally satisfy her appetite.
So there was no emperor in her eyes. She just kept eating. After the emperor had almost finished eating, he turned his attention to Concubine Yan and found that she was really eating seriously. For a moment, the emperor didn't know what to say.
When Wang Yanran had almost finished eating, she felt someone was staring at her. She raised her head and looked at the person in front of her: "Your Majesty, don't you want to eat? It tastes delicious. Why are you looking at me?"
The girl was originally quite pretty, but now her mouth was full of oil, which made people feel uncomfortable. The emperor covered his forehead and looked a little embarrassed. It was really hard to eat such a girl. Fortunately, he didn't plan to eat her, but isn't it good to be pleasing to the eye
"Come here, take your imperial concubine away and have her wash up properly."
After hearing the emperor's order, Huang Ma walked in and saw her own queen in this state. She felt her heart tighten in an instant: "Queen, please."
Imperial Concubine Yan said "oh", feeling that the Emperor was acting strangely. After she went to wash up, the dinner table had already been cleared.
Walking to the emperor's side again, the emperor nodded with satisfaction at the cleaned Wang Yanran, and looked at Wang Yanran: "What is Concubine Yan good at?"
Imperial Concubine Yan thought for a moment before speaking: "Does eating count as being good at it? I just like eating. I entered the palace because my father said that the food made by the imperial chef is delicious. The best food in the world is in the palace, so I entered the palace."
The emperor didn't know what to say at this point. After a moment, he sighed and said, "Besides eating, what else are you good at?"
Besides eating? Concubine Yan lowered her head and began to think: "I am good-looking, is this considered good at it?"
The emperor suddenly didn't want to ask anymore and looked at Nanny Huang: "Go prepare the brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and ask Imperial Concubine Yan to paint me. I will sit here."
After giving the order, the emperor sat on the chair, leaned his head back and closed his eyes to rest. Imperial Concubine Yan was dumbfounded, while Nanny Huang quickly prepared the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, placed them in front of Imperial Concubine Yan, and whispered, "Your Majesty, let's begin."
Imperial Concubine Yan looked depressed. It wasn't that she couldn't paint. She just didn't like it very much. After all, a noble lady raised by the Wang family should know everything she should know.
I looked at the emperor, then at the paper in front of me. Haha, it was all laid out, which meant I had to draw it. I could only resign myself to my fate and lower my head to start drawing. I had to look up from time to time to see what the emperor looked like, otherwise the drawing would not look like him.
While painting here, the eldest prince went to the queen's palace and looked at the queen: "Mother, are you sad?"
The queen was stunned for a moment and looked at the eldest prince: "Why did you say that, my son? Does your mother look like she is sad?"
The eldest prince sighed and said in a mature tone, "Father went to live with another empress, so you are sad. The uncles have only one aunt, but father has many concubines."
The Queen found this funny: "Then you know, in this world, your father's behavior is correct. Everyone in the world has three wives and four concubines. You will know when you grow up. Be good, rest in your mother's palace today."
The eldest prince had exactly the same idea, so it was natural for him to stay. Seeing the eldest prince sleeping soundly beside her, the queen's mouth curled up slightly. With such a considerate son, the bitterness in her heart disappeared instantly.
In the middle of the night, the emperor woke up once and looked at Concubine Yan who was still painting. He nodded with satisfaction: "You are not lazy at all. How is your painting going?"
Imperial Concubine Yan looked depressed: "The Emperor's charm is not something a little girl like me can draw, so the painting is not good."
Looking at himself on the drawing paper, the emperor thought it was okay: "Not bad, you can continue to draw, just follow this picture, and go to bed when you finish. I will rest first."
He will stay here tonight. After saying this, the emperor went to bed. Concubine Yan was speechless! What did the emperor mean by this? Was he not satisfied with her? So he wanted to punish her
But no matter how hard Concubine Yan thought, she couldn't come up with an answer. She could only work hard. When it was almost dawn, she couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep.
When the emperor woke up, he saw Concubine Yan sleeping on her stomach. This person was not honest. She was still drooling from the corners of her mouth. The emperor was a little speechless, but he still picked her up and put her on the bed. She didn't wake up even after such a big movement.
As soon as the emperor opened the door, a eunuch brought in the dragon robe, helped the emperor change clothes and wash, and then went to the morning court.
But Imperial Concubine Yan slept until dawn. Suddenly she remembered that she was painting and jumped out of bed: "Why am I sleeping in bed?"
Grape outside heard the voice and spoke: "Madam, are you awake? Awake, I am coming in."
Concubine Yan said, "Come in."
Seeing Grape coming in with water and helping her dress and wash, Imperial Concubine Yan couldn't help but ask, "By the way, where's the emperor? Where did he go?"
Grape quickly answered, "The Emperor has gone to the morning court. I guess the court is over by now. Your Highness, this is your first day in the emperor's favor. You need to go to the Empress Dowager's palace to pay your respects."
Go to the Empress Dowager's palace to pay respects? Imperial Concubine Yan was a little confused: "Then will I go to the Empress Dowager's? Or do I have to go to the Empress Dowager's place as well?"
Grape shook her head. "That, I don't know either. It seems that the gates of the Queen's palace are sealed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. Daily necessities will be delivered as usual."
The Queen was so angry at her that she didn't even want to go out. She felt really guilty: "No, I want to go see the Queen and tell her that nothing happened between the Emperor and me last night."
Huang Ma Ma heard these words as soon as she came in, and she was speechless: "My ancestor, you can't say this to anyone. As long as the emperor rests here for a night, it means he has favored you. You should pack up quickly and go to pay your respects to the empress dowager. Everyone is waiting for you!"
They are all waiting for her. Concubine Yan was a little scared, but she still had to go. Thinking of this, Concubine Yan dressed up and sat in the sedan chair to the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.
After arriving at the Cining Palace, she was quickly taken to the main hall by the palace maids. In the main hall, the empress dowager was sitting there, listening to one of the women saying something.
While waiting for Concubine Yan to come in, I saw that everyone became quiet and all eyes were focused on Concubine Yan in an instant. Concubine Yan subconsciously stepped back and seemed to be very frightened.
"I pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
She finished saying this sentence after much stumbling. The other concubines looked at Imperial Concubine Yan and felt a little dissatisfied. It was outrageous that such a person could be an Imperial Concubine and suppress them.
"Get up, come and see me, you are indeed a wonderful person, no wonder the emperor likes you, now that you have entered the palace, you must obey the palace rules in the future."
It was hard to tell whether she liked it or not. Imperial Concubine Yan could only laugh dryly and stood there. It was Imperial Concubine Han who spoke up: "This is Imperial Concubine Yan's sister, she really looks like a lotus flower emerging from the water, very pretty."
They are all in their twenties or thirties, unlike Concubine Yan who has just entered the palace. She is only seventeen or eighteen years old, just like a flower bud about to bloom, very attractive.
As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Yanran was completely put in the opposite position of everyone. Concubine Yan thought that this was a compliment to her! She smiled and said, "Really? You are also very beautiful."
Concubine Han coughed twice. This person couldn't tell good from bad words. How could she have the nerve to bully her? She could only keep silent.
Concubine Liu glanced at Concubine Yan and said, "I heard that Concubine Yan is very popular with the emperor. He fell in love with you at first sight, so he made you a concubine after meeting you once?"
Imperial Concubine Yan was not stupid. She could not say that it was arranged by her family. She could only smile dryly and nod, "Yes! That's what the emperor said. By the way, what is your name, sister?"
Concubine Liu laughed and said, "I am Concubine Liu. If Concubine Yan has time in the future, you can come to our palace and sit for a while."
Imperial Concubine Yan nodded: "Okay, then the two sisters can come and play with me when they have time."
The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Yan and said, "They have to help the Queen take care of the entire harem. How can they have time to play with you? If you are bored, someone your age will soon come to the palace to play with you."
Imperial Concubine Yan looked at the Queen Mother in confusion: "What do you mean, Queen Mother?"
Not to mention Imperial Concubine Yan, even the other concubines looked at the Queen Mother, wanting to know what she meant. The Queen Mother did not hide it: "This Imperial Concubine Yan is from the Wang family. The Wang family has daughters entering the palace, so of course there must be daughters from the Cui and Zheng families."
"The decision was made this morning. The Cui family's daughter will enter the palace as a noble concubine, and the Zheng family's daughter will enter the palace as a concubine."