"Sister Ye, please stay!"
Hearing a voice from behind, Ye Jun turned around and saw Yao Baolin coming towards him holding the maid's hand.
When they got closer, Yao Baolin bowed to her and said, "I'm sorry for being so rude. I saw that you were not feeling well yesterday. I have some pills I brought from home. They were made by a famous doctor and are the best for your condition. Please accept them."
After saying this, he took a wooden box slightly larger than his palm from the maid and handed it to her.
Ye Jun felt a little bit strange in her heart. Why was she, a person with no background, worthy of Yao Xiang's repeated approach
Could it be that because the emperor dislikes her, and behind Yao is the imperial concubine, she is also afraid that the emperor will dislike her, so she wants to join forces
This makes sense. Moreover, if he wanted to harm her, it would be stupid to send the medicine openly like this. There are many people watching outside Fengqi Palace right now.
No matter what, Ye Jun still accepted the things with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, sister."
"Sister, you are so polite. My ancestors were also warriors, and my grandfather's generation was a scholar. Maybe there is still some military temperament in my blood. I feel like we hit it off right away. I wonder if I can go sit with you?"
Seeing that she accepted the things, Yao Baolin continued to speak.
This made it difficult for Ye Jun to refuse. After all, he was obliged to do something for the favor, so he had to accept it. The two of them went to Yuxiu Pavilion together.
Since they were walking together, they naturally couldn't hide it from the eyes of the harem.
Sun Xiuyi happened to see it, her eyes darkened, and she thought to herself, maybe this was what the Grand Concubine meant
After all, although Ye Jun's family background looks impressive, he has no real power now. He is easy to control and a good target to win over.
At that time, the Queen and her concubines had just sat down in the Cining Palace.
"Mother, we will be leaving for Lingxi Garden in three days. I want you to choose a place to stay first and send someone to clean it up so that you can live more comfortably when you get there."
The queen was so considerate and submissive that it was hard to find fault with her.
"No need." The Queen Mother waved her hand and sighed softly, "I have been feeling weak these past two days. The imperial physician said I need to rest. I will not go out with you. I am old and I am more afraid of cold than heat. It is better to save my trouble."
This is half true and half false, and it was what Nanny Fu advised me to do yesterday.
Chen Baolin only served once after entering the palace, while Yao Baolin and Ye Wanrong served twice. It can be seen that the emperor has a gap in his heart. Not going to Lingxi Garden this time is also a sign of weakness, so that the emperor will feel that the empress dowager is watching him all the time.
"Since your mother is not feeling well, it would be good for her to rest in the palace. Your daughter-in-law has a hundred-year-old ginseng, which I will have someone send over to nourish your body. Your Majesty values filial piety the most, so your mother must be in good health."
The Queen Mother refused to go and no one could force her, so the Queen could only say this.
The emperor was also mentioned in his words, and he was always trying to ease the relationship between mother and son, which was really troublesome.
After saying this, the empress dowager asked Concubine Shu a few more questions about the eldest princess and Concubine Wen's pregnancy, then asked everyone to disperse, leaving only Chen Baolin.
The queen didn't look very good, but she couldn't say anything. She could only return to Fengqi Palace with a lot of anger.
She, a proper daughter-in-law, was not allowed to speak in private, and now Chen Baolin, a concubine, is standing in front of her. Even if the empress dowager wants to support her family, it is too disrespectful to her.
"Chen Baolin is the emperor's biological cousin after all. Unlike others, she should live better in Lingxi Garden. Let her live in Shaoyaoju, which is close to the emperor's Jingqian Palace." The queen ordered in a cold voice.
Shaoyaoju is close to Jingqian Palace, but even closer to the Queen's Wutong Palace. The Queen doesn't mind taking good care of this cousin for the Emperor.
Su'e, who served the empress, sighed in her heart. The empress dowager was also favored by the previous emperor, but now that she has become the empress dowager, she has become confused and her actions are always unbearable.
At that time, Yao Baolin was talking to Ye Jun in Yuxiu Pavilion. They were both smart people, so it was easy for them to chat.
But there was always a hint of tentativeness in Yao Baolin's words, which made people feel uncomfortable.
"Wanrong, people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have arrived, bringing with them a dozen servants. Please go and choose." Huiyue came in from outside and said respectfully.
Ye Jun waved his hand, "Got it, tell them to wait, I'll be there soon."
He turned around and smiled apologetically at Yao Baolin, "I don't have many servants here, and there are two who like to be lazy and play tricks, so I beg the emperor to change a few people to serve."
"So that's the case. If the people below are not dedicated, they should be sent away. Since my sister is busy, I won't bother you anymore and will take my leave first."
Yao Baolin stood up, bowed, and then Huiyue escorted him out.
Ye Jun went out to select people, and it was also a blind selection. Among these ten or so people, there might be spies planted elsewhere. However, since they were sent by Ning Chen, there must not be many problems.
He ordered Nanzhi and Huiyue to interrogate everyone's background in detail, and asked a few questions personally. In the end, four palace maids and two eunuchs were kept. Correspondingly, the same number of people were also replaced in Yuxiu Pavilion.
The four palace maids were named Luyan, Lumei, Luhe and Luzhi, but the eunuch did not change his name.
As for why they were given these names, well... maybe it's because green looks cooler
Anyway, she won't admit that she has ulterior motives.
Perhaps the empress dowager's retreat was useful, and the emperor summoned Chen Baolin to sleep with him that night, which was considered to give face to the empress dowager.
For the next few days, the emperor stayed at Concubine Wen's place.
Concubine Wen was pregnant and could not serve the emperor, but the emperor still went to accompany her, which showed how much he doted on her.
The day before leaving, Ye Jun finally found out who had tampered with the barley tea. As expected, it was the beautiful lady Li.
It turned out that the palace maid in charge of boiling water in the small kitchen of Yuxiu Pavilion and the eunuch who swept the palace of Li Meiren were from the same hometown, so they made connections and tampered with the tea.
Now that little palace maid had been driven out, Ye Jun didn’t want to clean her up yet.
You haven't stood firm yet, so there are some things you can't ignore. You will have the chance to pay it back in the future.
In addition, Ye Jun also received a letter from his mother, Mrs. Chu, which stated that Shen Pingzhi was a reliable person and also talked about the affairs of the Shen and Chu families.
Back then, the Shen family traveled around the world, learning skills and seeking truth from facts. In Bianzhou, they were robbed and lost their money and were beaten. They happened to meet Chu Xiuwen, who saved their lives. The two families have been in contact since then.
When Ye Jun entered the palace, her uncle brought up the matter with the Shen family, which led to the later incident of Shen Pingzhi.
In fact, Ye Jun sent someone to the Imperial Hospital that day. Shen Pingzhi volunteered to go when he heard that it was Ye Wanrong who came to ask for someone.
Now that it has been confirmed, Ye Jun felt relieved. Having a familiar imperial physician in the palace is indeed a great help.
This time when Ye Jun went to Lingxi Garden, he only brought Huiyue with him. It was Nanzhi who took the initiative to ask her to stay behind to guard Yuxiu Pavilion to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the opportunity.
She was frightened by the Cassia Seed incident and has been very cautious lately. It is also a good opportunity to train the newcomer.
Ye Jun nodded in agreement, but was afraid that the girl would think too much, so he spoke to her in a nice way, making Nan Zhi feel embarrassed and becoming more loyal in his heart.
When Ye Jun left, he took Huiyue, Luyan and Lumei with him.