Jiang Changning didn't know what was going on in the Imperial Garden, so she returned to Jingyi Palace.
Aunt Fei and the palace maids who were waiting outside the main hall saw this and thought she had lost something.
"Miss Jiang, what do you want me to do for you?" Aunt Fei asked.
"I'll have to trouble Qiu Wen to find me a khaki ceramic bottle." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
"Girl, have you chosen the flowers?" Aunt Fei asked in surprise, looking at the flowers in her hand.
"I've chosen it." Jiang Changning smiled, "Flower arrangement is not about piling flowers. You need a lot. You just need to choose the right ones."
Although she was planning to deal with the matter, she had to say it nicely so as not to be accused of neglecting the queen.
"That's right, young lady." Aunt Fei said with a smile.
Jiang Changning entered the hall, and Qiu Wen went to the storehouse to find a pottery bottle for her.
Before she came back with the pottery vase, Xie Baoyin came in with flowers, "I thought I was fast enough, but I didn't expect Sister Ning to be faster than me."
"The weather is too hot and I'm weak. I don't want to get sick from the sun, so I'll come back early." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
While learning the rules at the Zhuang family, Xie Baoyin would occasionally smell the faint scent of medicine on Jiang Changning, and believed her words, "For the sick and weak, the most difficult seasons are summer and winter."
"Yes, I can't stand the heat and I can't stand the cold." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
The two chatted, and Qiu Wen brought the pottery bottle over. "Miss, do you think this is feasible?"
"Okay, very good." Jiang Changning smiled. Paddy fields are this earthy yellow color!
Xie Baoyin saw that Jiang Changning used an ochre-colored ceramic bottle as a vast paddy field, and the string of white flowers as a line of egrets.
Those leaves are the shady summer trees, and the yellow flowers are the orioles.
"Sister Ning, is that so?" Xie Baoyin asked in astonishment.
"Flower arrangement is all about the artistic conception. It's all about the artistic conception." Jiang Changning looked at the work she had just arranged and thought it was very good.
Xie Baoyin seemed to be thinking about something and started arranging flowers.
About half an hour later, the concubines came back one after another, most of them had red faces and were sweating profusely.
A quarter of an hour later, the palace maid outside announced: "The Queen has arrived, the Imperial Concubine has arrived, and the Virtuous Concubine has arrived."
The three highest-ranking ladies in the harem appeared at the same time to see the flower arrangement works of the concubines.
The Queen and Concubine Song both stopped in front of Jiang Changning for a while.
The two people have very different ideas.
What the Queen was thinking was: She is indeed a stunning beauty. I wonder who the Queen Mother plans to give her to
What Concubine Song was thinking was: She is indeed a stunning beauty, she must not be allowed into the harem.
As for Jiang Changning's flower arrangement works, they are not too bad. At least they are closely related to the poems and are much better than those that make the flowers look like a scene.
The queen selected the three people she liked the most, and Su Wanyang was one of them.
Fei Zhen's eyes flickered when she saw that the Queen was about to push Su Wanyang out.
Concubine Song also selected three people, including her cousin Song Yirou.
The Queen and Concubine Liu both looked at Concubine Song with a hint of surprise in their eyes. Did she want her cousin to enter the palace as well
Concubine Liu was the most fair among the three. The three she selected were truly excellent, including Zhao Xifang.
The nine girls who have received comments from the three ladies will have the honor of having lunch with the ladies.
The three ladies left Jingyi Palace surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs. The selected concubines were full of excitement. At this time, someone said, "It's lunch, not dinner. What's there to be happy about?"
"You can't even have lunch," someone retorted.
The two girls started to quarrel. Fei Zhen said coldly, "Someone, take them away and teach them some rules."
"Aunt, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time, but I will never do it again." The two of them suddenly became clear-headed.
These two concubines have never made any big mistakes, and she has been fed up with them for a long time. Today is just the right time. Since they dared to say something mean to the concubines, there is no need to keep them.
After lunch, the three ladies who had gone to accompany the Imperial Concubine and the Virtuous Concubine were sent back. Only two of the three ladies who had gone to accompany the Queen came back.
"The queen and Su Wanyang had a very pleasant conversation, so she stayed to have dinner with them."
Everyone knows what having dinner means.
"I didn't expect that Su Wanyang, the little daughter of a county magistrate, would be so successful."
The next day, Su Wanyang, who had served in the bedroom, was also promoted to a selected concubine.
The emperor has just acquired two beauties, and he feels relaxed and happy, and is in high spirits.
But when the morning court came, the emperor was very unhappy.
On the issue of maritime ban, King Jin agreed to rectify coastal security and eliminate smuggling, but did not agree to a complete maritime ban.
"Your Majesty, the sea is the fishermen's field and the basis for the survival of coastal people. Once the maritime ban is lifted, the coastal people will have no food or clothing and will inevitably turn to bandits, causing great harm. I implore Your Majesty to think twice before acting." The King of Jin tried his best to persuade him.
The emperor looked indifferent, thinking that Prince Jin was just exaggerating.
"Your Majesty, I think what the King of Jin said makes sense. In order to allow fishermen to fish without fear and to allow merchant ships to dock and trade normally, I think we can form an army to protect fishermen and merchants." A military general stepped forward and said.
The emperor was not surprised at all that Zheng Wei would agree with Prince Jin's words.
Zheng Wei was originally the Prince of Jin, and he was promoted by himself, so he was a member of the Prince of Jin's party.
Another general stepped forward, it was Concubine Song's father, General Song Chenhu.
"Your Majesty, I think the ban on sea trade is necessary to protect the fishermen from being harmed by the Japanese pirates. As for what Mr. Zheng said about forming a new army, I don't think it is necessary. The Zhenhai Army is enough."
"Your Majesty, the Zhenhai Army is stationed in Tianjin and is responsible for the Bohai Sea. The Japanese pirates in the East China Sea are rampant, burning, looting, and committing all kinds of evil. It is imperative to form a new army." Zheng Wei responded.
Civil officials and military generals came out one after another, expressing their opinions and arguing endlessly.
The emperor coughed heavily, and the eunuch saw this and shouted, "Silence."
The court officials returned to their seats and waited for the emperor's decision.
The emperor glanced at Prince Jin and said, "We will discuss this matter later."
Prince Jin frowned slightly and waited for further discussion. It seemed that the Emperor was determined to impose a maritime ban.
But maritime ban is absolutely not allowed. How to break the impasse
The emperor was very angry because the maritime ban had been going on for two months and could not be implemented.
When the emperor went to Fushou Palace to have lunch with the empress dowager at noon, he couldn't help but complain to the empress dowager about Prince Jin, "In the court, my words are not as effective as his."
"I am controlled by him in every way. Is he the emperor, or am I the emperor?"
"Mother, I must kill him. I must kill him." The emperor shouted.
The Queen Mother waited until he had vented his anger before saying, "He is a prince of the royal family and holds military power. It is impossible to kill him openly."
The emperor sat down with a dejected look on his face. He also knew that getting rid of Prince Jin would not be an easy task.
"Then kill him with a soft knife." The Queen Mother smiled sinisterly.
The emperor sat up excitedly, "Mother, there is a good idea."
The Queen Mother nodded slightly, "Emperor, just wait."
The emperor knew that his biological mother was quite capable, so he felt relieved.
(End of this chapter)