It rained again before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Although this storm was severe, it stopped overnight and the heat subsided a lot the next day.
Ye Jun stood in the corridor, fanning himself with a round fan, in a very good mood.
"If I hadn't been to Lingxi Garden, I could still spend the summer in the palace. Now that it has rained, it is finally cooler."
Nan Zhi's injuries had completely healed, so he also started to serve, and now he brought out a cup of warm water.
"Don't be greedy for coolness, Concubine. It's very uncomfortable to catch a cold in the summer. The sun isn't out now, and the wind is filled with moisture, which can make people feel cold."
"Got it." Ye Jun took the teacup and drank half of it with a smile. "Put out my brushes and ink. The paints that the emperor gave me last year haven't been used up yet. I'm going to paint today."
This year I planted a large area of roses in the corner of the yard. This plant has a long flowering period and can bloom until September. It is still in full bloom now.
It's so beautiful, it would be a pity not to draw it.
It was Ning Chen who ordered the people in the greenhouse to plant this flower. Perhaps because of the painting of a tiger sniffing a rose, this man seemed to think that she liked roses.
Bai Zhu ordered two young eunuchs to bring tables, chairs, pens, ink, paper and inkstone, and Ye Jun picked up his pen.
In about half an hour, a rose painting was completed.
He picked up the pen and left a message, saying: The crystal curtain moves in the breeze, the rose bushes are full of fragrance and the whole yard is filled with the fragrance.
Signed: Qingqing.
Putting down the brush, Ye Jun clapped his hands in satisfaction and raised his eyebrows slightly. "Let it dry, roll it up, and send it to the emperor. Then tell him that there are only roses in the courtyard, and I can only paint roses for him to see."
Bai Zhu chuckled and immediately cupped his hands, "It's not necessary for me, Concubine, just rest assured."
In just half an hour, the painting appeared on Ning Chen's desk.
After reading the signature, Ning Chen's mouth corners unconsciously lifted slightly, his phoenix eyes slightly narrowed, and he turned the jade ring on his hand, as lazy as a Persian cat.
"Look at this woman. Giving me a painting is fake. She wants me to give her flowers."
"Hehe, Your Majesty, the Epiphyllum is in full bloom at this time, as are the Anthurium, lily, pearl bush, and aster. Would you like to send two pots to Yuxiu Pavilion?" Yuan Jiu said with a smile.
Ning Chen raised his eyebrows, "Since she likes flowers, ask the flower room to send some to her. It doesn't matter what kind of flowers, as long as she likes them. The Epiphyllum is precious, so move two pots to her palace."
Yuan Jiu responded and immediately gave the order.
Soon, the manager of the greenhouse came with a group of people, dragging a lot of flowers on a flatbed truck to Yuxiu Pavilion.
"Oh, so many. I shouldn't have said that to the emperor. Now I have to paint with soft hands." Ye Jun waved the beauty fan with a smile on her lips.
The flower room manager smiled and apologized, "The emperor loves the imperial concubine, so he specially asked the servants to select the best ones. Look at the cart and see which one you like, and we will bring you more. However, this Epiphyllum is rare, so there are only two pots."
"And there is Epiphyllum?" Ye Jun's eyes lit up. "This is really rare. Move the Epiphyllum to my room first. For the rest, keep some of the Asters and Pearlbush. The others are unnecessary."
Finally, he asked, "Can these flowers be transplanted directly? I'll build a few flower beds under the wall in my yard, and just pile up the soil and plant them directly in there."
"Of course there is no problem. I will send someone to do it for you later. It will just take some time. It may take two or three days to finish it." The steward said attentively.
Ye Jun was satisfied and waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's okay, as long as it can be done. Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law. Please accept the tea money."
After he finished speaking, he signaled Nan Zhi to distribute purses to the subordinates.
The leading manager received ten taels, and the rest of the people who came to move the flowers received three taels each.
Such lavish spending made those people smile so hard that their mouths were stretched to their ears.
Moving so many flowers into Yuxiu Pavilion with such fanfare would surely be impossible to hide from outsiders.
Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother was leaning back in a chair, having her head massaged by a palace maid.
As she gets older, she always feels headaches from time to time, especially since her relationship with the emperor has become increasingly strained, which makes her very worried.
Seeing that her brother from her mother's side is getting old, her legitimate nephew is not capable, and her niece is not favored. If she dies in the future, how can the prosperity of the Chen family continue
Chen Xianyi thought she had a good potential, but she was a bastard after all. Rich and powerful families never valued bastards. Wouldn't it be a laughing stock to let a bastard head the family
"Empress Dowager, the Emperor has given Concubine Ming another reward." Fuzhi came in from outside with medicine in her hand.
The Empress Dowager has been suffering from liver fire recently, and the Imperial Hospital has just prescribed this medicine.
"What reward?"
"It's nothing expensive. I just asked the greenhouse to move a lot of flowers there, and two pots of Moon Beauty. This time, they are only in Yuxiu Pavilion and not given anywhere else." Fuzhi said truthfully.
The Queen Mother opened her eyes, and a sharp look flashed through her cloudy pupils. "This Ye family is becoming more and more favored. I remember that the Chu family that was in the limelight this time was her maternal grandfather's family. Her two cousins have also entered the court as officials. The Emperor is going to promote them."
Indeed, no matter who is the emperor, he would be willing to cultivate his own confidants. All the old ministers in the court have become human sperms and are difficult to control.
Fu Zhi narrowed his eyes and spoke carefully, "After all, Concubine Ming has no support from her parents and only relies on a few young brothers. It is not easy for her to establish herself in the court. If the Duke of Ying can support her a little..."
"I asked Su Yu to go and make overtures to her early in the morning. Humph, she refused then. Now that she is favored, I am afraid she will be even less willing to do so."
The Queen Mother snorted coldly and threw the Buddhist beads in her hand aside.
"I have now realized that Ye is a very arrogant person. I am afraid no one is willing to curry favor with her. Look at Wang Xiuyuan. She has a child and her position is higher than hers, but the two of them are just an alliance. Wang even secretly considers Ye as her superior. I underestimated such a woman with strong opinions at first."
"She is very much favored by the Emperor right now. I think the Empress Dowager should show some goodwill to ease the relationship with the Emperor." Fuzhi said cautiously.
But this sentence still made the Queen Mother angry.
"I am his biological mother! Even if he is the emperor, he was born from my belly. I have to bow my head every time. There is no reason in the world for a mother to bow her head to her son. If I hadn't given birth to him, how could he sit on the throne? Why can't he be nicer to his uncle and pay more attention to his cousin?!"
Fuzhi sighed in his heart and stopped talking about it. He helped the old lady drink the medicine.
"He dotes on Ye now, and there will be others in the future. I want to see how long Ye's prosperity will last!"
The Queen Mother slammed the table.
At this point, Fuzhi was speechless. The Empress Dowager always wanted to control the Emperor, but the Emperor was not a child. How could he listen to her completely
All she could do was to persuade the Queen Mother not to do anything excessive.
At this moment, Ye Jun, who was being talked about by the Queen Mother, was summoned to the Jiuchen Palace to serve the Queen Mother.
During these times, it was Ning Chen who came to Yuxiu Pavilion more often, and he seldom asked her to come over.