The next day, Ye Jun had to go to pay his respects no matter what.
This was her first time back to Fengqi Palace since she came back from Zasak.
Since she was going to make an appearance, she should dress formally, so she picked out a bright red palace dress with gold-woven Shu brocade, wore her hair in a peony bun, paired with a peacock-beaded hairpin, a flower ornament on her forehead, and drew her thin eyebrows to make them look sharp.
The dress had a square collar, which just revealed the girl's white and delicate collarbone, so she picked up the red agate necklace sent by the Chu family and put it on. Her whole outfit looked extremely luxurious.
When Ning Chen left Yuxiu Pavilion, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
After coming out, he instructed Yuan Jiu, "Go to my storehouse and bring the cat's eye earrings to Concubine Ming. Also, pick out a few pieces of brightly colored satin. She has fair skin, so these will suit her best."
Yuan Jiu nodded in response and continued, "Last year, some gemstones of novel colors were sent from the west. I saw some blue, yellow, and purple ones. They are not big in size. I think they will be good for making jewelry."
"Well, send some to the Queen first. There isn't much of this stuff. You can distribute the rest." Ning Chen didn't care too much.
What does it mean to divide it? It means to give it to whoever is favored.
There are too many monks and too little porridge, so it is destined that only a certain group of people will have it.
On the other side, Ye Jun can now ride in a sedan chair, which is the simplest small sedan chair carried by four people and is also very comfortable.
At least I don't have to walk there by myself. Yuxiu Pavilion is not very close to Fengqi Palace.
She arrived neither too early nor too late, and there were already a few people sitting inside. Except for Yan Xiuyi, oh no, now it was Sun Xiuyi, the others were all of low status.
After everyone greeted each other, Ye Jun found a seat and sat down.
It's quite interesting that Ye Jun is now a concubine with a title, and is actually the first one under the nine concubines. She has surpassed the old ones such as Lin Jieyu, Zhao Jieyu, and Wang Jieyu and sat in the front.
And now the person next to her is Sun Xiuyi.
Originally, Concubine Zhao would talk a lot whenever she saw her, but now Ye Jun was more noble than her and was more favored, so she only saw Zhao smile.
Not long after, Concubine Wende arrived. She looked gentle as usual, but giving birth to a child was tiring, and she looked a little more tired than before.
"I haven't seen Ming Jieyu for a long time. This outfit is really bright. You should dress like this at such a young age."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. I have been ill for a long time and now that I am finally getting better, I should wear something festive. I think the filigree pearl bracelet on your hand is very beautiful." Ye Jun said with a smile.
Anyway, she and Concubine Wende have been relatively harmonious so far. In fact, Concubine Wende was able to give birth to a child thanks to her ginseng.
Apparently, Concubine Wende still remembered all this and was quite nice to Ye Jun, and the two chatted quite a bit.
But when Concubine Shu arrived, things were different. When she saw Ye Jun, she looked like she wanted to eat him.
"Look at Concubine Ming's spirit. She doesn't look like she has just recovered. Why did she come to pay her respects only now? Did she deliberately not come?"
"I was seriously injured, and the Concubine Shu never visited me when I was sick, so how could she know when I would be better? I can finally come out today, shouldn't I be happy to see my sisters? Everyone is so depressed now, and the Emperor doesn't like it either."
Ye Jun was not polite to her, since there was already a grudge between the two of them.
Concubine Shu snorted coldly, "I see that you have not learned your lesson after being stabbed. You are still sharp-tongued. Yesterday in the Imperial Garden, you made things difficult for the princess from Zasak. You were too arrogant."
"What's so insolent about that? Concubine Shu is so angry so early in the morning. Is Fengqi Palace a place for quarrels?"
Before Ye Jun could respond, the Queen came out holding Nanny Ding's hand, wearing a bright yellow palace dress with peony patterns, looking extremely graceful.
After sitting down, she looked around and said, "Ming Jieyu is here today, but have you recovered from all your injuries? You and Fang Xiuyi have suffered a lot during this trip out of the palace. If you still feel unwell, you must tell me, don't try to be stubborn."
Yao Xiang smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine now. It is my blessing to be able to continue to pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Ye Jun said similar words, and the queen nodded with satisfaction.
During this northern tour of the Jasaks, these two were the ones who took all the glory. The queen didn't want to let anyone get too greedy, after all, these two didn't have ordinary family backgrounds.
I thought the matter was going to be interrupted like this, but it was obvious that the Queen didn't want to let it go and brought it up again.
Therefore, Ye Jun responded tactfully.
"Just now, the Concubine Shu said that Su Wanrong was a princess from the Zasak. I made things difficult for Su Wanrong in the Imperial Garden yesterday. This was really an act of domineering. Your Majesty, this is really wronging me."
"You did nothing wrong in this matter. To serve the emperor, one should first learn the rules, no matter who it is. How can this be considered as making things difficult?" The queen nodded, then turned to the side and said, "Shu Fei, you have been following the emperor for many years, how come you can't even understand this? Besides, it was the emperor and me who asked Su Wanrong to learn the rules. You are accusing her like this, are you dissatisfied with the emperor and me?"
"I dare not. I spoke carelessly. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Concubine Shu didn't dare to wear such a big hat and stood up quickly.
Ever since she was sent back to the palace, the Emperor has been treating her differently than before. Even the last time he went to Changchun Palace, he only played with the eldest princess for a while. Now she doesn't dare to make trouble again.
But the fact that she doesn't dare to make trouble now doesn't mean that she didn't make trouble in the past. In the past, she relied on the fact that she gave birth to the eldest princess to disgust the empress a lot. How could the empress let her go now
"Forget it. I will not punish you this time because of our friendship. Go back and copy the palace rules three times."
"Yes, I obey your command." Concubine Shu responded humiliatedly and sat back in her seat.
Seeing her being humiliated and giving in, the queen felt very happy and smiled more.
After talking about the Dragon Boat Festival palace banquet for three days, everyone was asked to leave.
Now the Empress Dowager no longer does this and no longer asks the concubines to pay their respects to her.
In fact, I feel annoyed when I see him and don’t want to see him.
Ye Jun kept sighing that he was promoted at a good time, otherwise he would have to make a trip to the Cining Palace, which would have been so tiring.
When she returned to Yuxiu Pavilion, she saw a lot of things on the table. They were all rewards from the emperor. In addition to a few items given to her specifically, there were the gems that Yuan Jiu mentioned.
She got a box here with all kinds of colors and sizes, which can be used to make a lot of jewelry.
The Queen must have these things. After asking around, I found out that Concubine Shu, Concubine Wende, and Fang Xiuyi have them. Below them are Concubine Wang, Ye Yun, Concubine Yi, Xia Wanrong, and Yang Baolin.
They all have pets or children.
It turns out that in this harem, at least one of the two must be pampered and the other has to be a child.
When she first entered the palace, Sun Xiuyi was the most favored one besides Concubine Wende, but now she is no longer in the rank.
Anyway, the new generation pushes the old generation forward. Now among the old people, only Concubine Wende, the old generation, has stood firm. Fang Xiuyi, Ye Jun, and Yi Meiren, the new generation, have also gained a firm foothold.