In Fengzao Palace, Queen Ye rubbed her forehead.
"Your Majesty, please say something." Baimei said anxiously.
"What are you talking about? The emperor wants to take a concubine. How can I say no to this?" Empress Ye sighed, "You also know some rules. Why have you become more and more impatient in recent years?"
“Oh, we can’t tell you that the emperor has taken a concubine, but who is that? She…how can she enter the palace!” Baimei stamped his feet.
"Alright! If you keep talking, I'll punish you. Okay, not only can I not stop this, I have to make arrangements. Princess Rongning is a princess of the Chao Kingdom, even if she is remarried, it is different. Even if the Queen Mother says no, I can't neglect her. Besides, she was first appointed as a concubine when she entered the palace, and I can't neglect her in the slightest."
Empress Ye stood up and said, "I want to give her Linhua Palace to live in. I'll tell the emperor about this. Go ahead and invite the emperor to have dinner with me."
"Empress!" Baimei wanted to say more.
"Bai Mei, if I find out that you are disrespectful again in the future, I will not be able to keep you." Queen Ye suddenly said.
Baimei was stunned and could only say yes.
As soon as he went outside, Baimei started crying.
"Okay, even if she comes to the palace, she can't be more powerful than the Empress. What are you afraid of?" Bailing wiped her tears.
"Since she came in with that status, I'm afraid she would cause trouble to the Empress." Baimei said.
"Our queen has always been kind and the emperor respects her. Although she doesn't have a legitimate prince yet, it's not bad. After all, she is a princess of the Chao Kingdom and she is remarried. The queen mother has always been sensible and well-behaved. What are you afraid of?" Bailing smiled and said, "Instead of worrying about her, it's better to worry about others. The virtuous queen is six months pregnant. Concubine He is also pregnant."
"Alas. Our queen only has a princess, and she has been in the palace for five years." Baimei wiped his tears and sighed.
"Although the eldest prince was born to Liu Chongyi, he is still not superior to our queen. But you really don't need to care so much about a concubine."
In the evening, Qi Yan arrived at Fengzao Palace.
Qi Yan favored Queen Ye, but he did not just regard her as a queen.
But it is impossible to be the only one favored.
The reason why Shangguan Ji was accepted was because of diplomatic relations, but also because of the love he had for her when he was young.
As for whether she remarried or not, he didn't mind.
Rongning's husband died of illness, there is no other explanation.
She was of noble and special status, so it was no big deal for her to remarry.
The Queen mentioned Linhua Palace, and Qi Yan nodded: "As for matters concerning the harem, the Queen will naturally take care of them. It would be best if Lingzhen doesn't feel upset or angry because I took a concubine."
"You are jealous, but it is reasonable. There are few heirs in the harem, so it is time to take someone in." said the queen.
"There are few offspring, so Queen should work harder. I am looking forward to having a legitimate son." Qi Yan smiled.
There are now three children in the harem, the Queen's eldest princess, Concubine Yunde's second princess, and Liu Chongyi's eldest prince.
The rules of the Dayi Dynasty are naturally to establish the heir apparent if there is a legitimate heir, and to establish the most capable person if there is no legitimate heir.
Empress Ye was still young, so it was not that she was incapable of bearing children. It was just that she had been in mourning for a few years, and then she had just entered the palace, so she had a lot of things to deal with.
Now Qi Yan personally ordered the imperial physician to treat the queen.
The queen will always give birth to a legitimate son.
The emperor naturally stayed at the queen's place that night.
The current Queen Ye is different from the previous emperor's. She doesn't only see the emperor on the first and fifteenth days of the month.
But he often slept with her.
There are not even any particularly favored concubines in the harem now.
Among those who entered the Eastern Palace, only Cui was slightly favored, but Cui was very well-behaved, and the palace was peaceful at the moment.
It was July when Shangguan Ji entered the palace.
Everything is according to the rules.
However, she was the concubine when she came in. After paying respects to the queen, the group went to the queen mother. The queen mother wanted to live in the Wutong Palace, away from the harem.
As everyone passed by, the Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "The Concubine Shu is entering the palace today. I have nothing to say. Just serve the Emperor and Empress well. Just follow the rules in everything."
The concubine paid great tribute and accepted the request.
In Linhua Palace, the Queen did not deliberately make it luxurious. Everything was done according to the rules, and the cost was increased by 10%.
Concubine Shu also politely thanked the Queen.
After wearing the formal suit for a whole day, Shangguan Ji took it off and threw it aside.
"Princess, you must be tired. Have some tea first." Zhuiyun said.
"Change the way you address me from now on." Shangguan Jiji drank the tea.
"Then call me Madam." Zhuiyun smiled: "I'm not used to it."
"Speaking of Linhua Palace, I have accompanied the princess... Oh, I came here a few times in the past with the queen, right? Hey, this palace is quite familiar to me now." Zhuiyue said.
They were not from the Dayi Dynasty. They entered the palace to serve when they were young and were assigned here when Shangguan Ji came.
Only half of what Shangguan Ji brought from Chaoguo remain, and the rest are married.
"Yes, it is familiar. After going around in circles, I'm back." Caiyun also smiled.
To be honest, it is true that Caiyun came from Chaoguo, but how many years has Chaoguo been around
The princess came to Dayi Dynasty when she was ten years old. It has been fifteen years now.
Naturally, the Dayi Dynasty is more familiar.
"I didn't expect to come in again." Shangguan Ji smiled: "After going around in circles, if I had known this would happen, I should have married him directly that day, why bother coming here."
"Wasn't it impossible at the beginning?" Caiyun sighed.
Back then, the late emperor did not want the princess to be the crown princess. Also, since she was a princess of a certain country, it was not good for her to be a concubine.
Besides, Empress Yihe (Empress Yixiaoci'anhe, my Liu) didn't mean that at the beginning.
The Queen Mother doesn't care about this matter.
"It's fate." Over the years, she hasn't given birth to a child. The man is not in good health and even has too few partners to have sex with. Naturally, there's no question of their relationship.
"Forget it, there's no need to talk about these things in the future. Now that I'm a concubine, I have to abide by the rules. I have to respect the queen. As long as no one bullies me, it's fine. Nothing else matters." Shangguan Ji waved his hand: "Serve the meal. Although I've entered the palace, I won't sleep with you for three days. Don't worry about these things now."
Sure enough, the emperor went to Fengzao Palace that night.
The next day, he went to Concubine Xian again.
The virtuous concubine was pregnant, and she stayed at home even less.
Seeing the emperor coming, he greeted him with a smile: "Your Majesty is very early today."
"Wouldn't it be better if I came to see you earlier?" Qi Yan smiled and said, "How is the emperor today?"
"If the emperor asks the prince, how would I know?" Concubine Cui smiled.
Qi Yan also laughed: "It's rare to see my beloved concubine being so interesting."
"It's very natural. Your Majesty, please drink some cooling tea. It's good, but I can't drink it now. They stare at me all day long as if they're afraid that I'll secretly drink a sip." Concubine Cui sighed.
Qi Yan just smiled. He himself didn't like herbal tea, but drinking it in the summer did help him cool down.
"My beloved, you didn't go out today, did you?" Qi Yan asked after putting down his cold tea.
"No, but Concubine Shu has seen him before, and it will be the same if we meet again some other day."
"Well, she has a straightforward personality and will be able to get along well with you in the future." Qi Yan reached out and touched Concubine Cui's belly: "I haven't asked the imperial physician to check whether the child is a boy or a girl. My beloved concubine, do you think it is a boy or a girl?"
The beginning of a part of 66's life. This is the last extra chapter.
(End of this chapter)