"Please accept my condolences, Wanrong. Now that your brother, Prince Enhe Jin, has succeeded to the throne, the late prince's funeral was held with great ceremony. The emperor also sent people to deliver the funeral ceremony. Considering the deep love between you and the late prince, Wanrong was allowed to set up a small Buddhist temple in the courtyard to worship."
"Thank you, eunuch." Sudiya bowed with a wooden expression and even forgot to give the reward.
Fortunately, Huai'an doesn't care about this little thing.
It's kind of pitiful for such a young girl to be without her father to take care of her. Look at her, she looks like she's lost her soul.
The news spread quickly, and everyone in the harem knew about the death of the third Zasak Prince Zhuoligtu in just a moment.
I was originally worried that this beautiful princess from the grassland would be a strong rival, but now look at her, she has not been to the palace for several months and her father is gone.
They were all born into prominent families, how could they not know about the filthiness of illegitimate and legitimate children
But after all, Sudiya represents the lineage of the Third Prince. Even if she won't be too protective, she won't be too excessive either.
But that may not be the case. If the current prince wants to send a younger sister in, then Su Wanrong will have to wait to be abandoned.
It is difficult for a woman abandoned by her family to survive in the harem.
However, everyone kept out of the matter as it had nothing to do with them and just wanted to watch others laugh at their jokes. Except for the Queen and the Queen Mother who gave some rewards as a consolation according to the rules, no one asked about her anymore.
At that time in Jiuchen Palace, Ye Jun woke up after sleeping for half an hour, without combing her hair, barefoot and in her undershirt, she came out of the inner room in a daze.
Outside, Ning Chen was reviewing memorials while Yuan Jiu was serving pen and ink. He turned around when he heard the noise, but quickly lowered his head again.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Ming has stood up."
"Huh?" Ning Chen turned his head in confusion, and saw that the girl's eyes were not fully open yet, and she was moving slowly towards him.
"You go out first." He waved to Yuan Jiu, who hurriedly retreated.
Ye Jun came over. Actually, she hadn't gotten enough sleep. She was just thirsty and wanted to drink some water. Nan Zhi Huiyue didn't come in to serve her, so she had to come out by herself.
"Your Majesty, I am thirsty."
The girl reached out and gently pulled Ning Chen's dragon robe.
Because she had just woken up, her fair face was flushed, her beautiful eyes were half-closed with a hint of mist, and her pearly teeth were slightly biting her lower lip. She looked very delicate, but her black hair was loosely draped over her shoulders, and her pajamas were also plain white. Her coquettish voice made her very alluring.
No one had ever looked like this in front of him, except the woman in front of him. She was really like a rabbit, completely defenseless.
Of course, the emperor couldn't think of anything against the rules at this moment.
He pulled the person over and placed him on his lap, then took the teacup from the table.
"Your Majesty, hey." Ye Jun leaned his head on Ning Chen, a spineless man, refusing to raise his hand.
Ning Chen was furious at her making such a fuss, but at this moment he really enjoyed the little woman acting coquettishly with him, so he clumsily fed her half a cup of tea.
"Your Majesty, have you finished reviewing the memorials? If it's nothing important, stay with me and sleep for a while."
Ye Jun hooked her arms around his neck and rubbed her forehead against his chin.
By now, he had indeed read almost all the memorials. With a beauty in his arms, Ning Chen didn't want to be like Liu Xiahui.
He picked the person up and went into the inner room.
After the fight, the two were really exhausted and too lazy to ask servants to come in and serve them, so they just went to sleep.
The main reason was that there was enough ice in the Jiuchen Hall, and it wasn’t very hot in early June, so you had to cover yourself with a thin blanket when lying in the inner room.
I slept for nearly two hours, and when I woke up, the sun was already setting outside.
Nan Zhi happened to have gone back to get clothes for Ye Jun, and since she was not there at the moment, she called the palace maids from Jiuchen Palace in to serve her.
Ye Jun stayed in bed, so Ning Chen let the servants help him change into clean clothes. Then he pulled off his outer robe, wrapped the person on the couch, and picked him up.
"You are the one who knows how to make the most noise." Ning Chen snorted coldly, carried the person out of the bedroom, and went to the Shuangyan Pond in the back.
Ye Jun was not afraid of him. She was wrapped up and couldn't move, but her eyes were merciless. She stared at Ning Chen with a smile, making his ears turn red.
In the inner room, the young palace maids were tidying up and whispering to each other.
"Ming Jieyu is really favored. I have never seen the emperor hug anyone, and in broad daylight..."
"Even if Concubine Wende was the most favored concubine in the harem, she still couldn't do that."
"What are you talking about? How dare you talk about your master behind her back!" The senior palace maid Mo Yu walked in, frowned and scolded.
The two young palace maids lowered their heads and said, "Please forgive me, Miss Mo. We will not dare to do it again."
Liang Yu also came in at this time, "Sister, why are you scolding them for no reason? They are young and ignorant. Just remember not to say anything when you go out."
"Thank you, Lady Liang. We will keep our mouths shut!" the young palace maids said in unison.
Liang Yu waved his hand, and the two of them hurriedly retreated.
"You, you are usually in a good temper!" When there were no outsiders around, Mo Yu put away his cold look and scolded with a smile.
"My sister is not like that? I saw my sister and brother-in-law when I went home the other day. They were very sweet." Liang Yu said with a smile.
Mo Yu glared at her with a red face, "You only know how to blame me. Wasn't the hairpin on your head just bought by your boyfriend?"
The two of them quarreled for a long time before they stopped.
They had been serving Ning Chen since he was in the palace. After Ning Chen entered the palace, he assigned them to the palace guards as his wives. Although they were not serving him closely now, they were not considered slaves, but female officials with ranks.
One of them was in charge of Ning Chen's private warehouse, and the other was in charge of Ning Chen's food, clothing, and daily life. Yuan Jiu and Huaian, on the other hand, were the ones who served him closely and did the real work.
Of course, the four of them are pretty much the same.
"Aren't you going back to visit your relatives? Why are you back today?" Mo Yu asked.
Liang Yu stopped smiling and said, "I went out this time and only went to the outskirts of Beijing. I saw people sitting on the roadside as if they were sick. The further I went, the more people were like this. This is just after the flood. Do you remember the time of the late emperor?"
"You mean, plague!" Mo Yu's face turned pale.
Liang Yu nodded, "That's why I didn't go to visit my relatives and hurried back. It's just that the matter is of great importance. I was afraid that the wrong information would cause trouble, so I told my sister first, and we also discussed it."
Ning Chen was finally told about this matter. After all, it was not a trivial matter. If it was really a plague, it would be a big deal.
Ning Chen immediately sent people out of the palace to investigate. At night, the secret guards came back and confirmed that it was most likely a plague.
The next day when he went to court, Ning Chen waited patiently for a long time, but no official mentioned the matter, and he immediately became furious.
"There are so many civil and military officials, but none of them are as useful as the two female officials in front of me! No one knows about the plague in the suburbs of Beijing? Or how long do you plan to keep it secret from me?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I thought it was just the rainy days that caused the people to catch a cold. I never thought it was a plague!" Jingzhao Yin Bai Fengyuan knelt down in panic.
Ning Chen glanced at him coldly, then looked at the Duke of England, and saw that his uncle did not look very well.
For no other reason than that Bai Fengyuan was a disciple of the British Palace.
"As Jingzhao Yin, you are not even as good as the female officials beside me, so you are not worthy of this official uniform. Come here, Jingzhao Yin Bai Fengyuan is incompetent and unworthy of being an official. I will demote him to a commoner and expel him from the capital!"
The Duke of England lowered his head and said nothing, but his pupils contracted sharply. In the end, he just watched his student being dragged away by the guards.