The banquet was over, and Ye Yun asked someone to go to the kitchen to ask for food as usual.
I didn't ask for anything difficult to make, just a bowl of shredded chicken noodles and some sesame cakes.
It was specially delivered by someone from the kitchen, and also came with four refreshing side dishes, which was really thoughtful.
"Jieyu, don't eat too much. Go to sleep after eating. Be careful of indigestion." Huiyue said carefully.
Ye Jun nodded, "I only ate until I was 70% full. I felt uncomfortable at the banquet, so I just drank some fruit wine."
Nan Zhi was tidying up her bed, and when she came out she started talking about something.
"I felt uncomfortable in my stomach today, so I went to the Imperial Hospital to get some medicine. I ran into Dan Ruo, who was with Sun Xiuyi, and she said she wanted some ointment to remove scars. The Imperial Hospital didn't give it to her, and that girl was furious."
"Sun Xiuyi?" Ye Jun paused. "It's been a while since I last saw her. The plague didn't kill her, but it left a scar on her face. This is more painful than death."
For women in the palace, appearance is very important.
However, Ye Jun just sighed but didn't show any sympathy at all.
After all, everyone in the palace knew what Sun had done to Concubine Xia, but they just didn't say it out loud.
To put it bluntly, Sun is not a good person either. This is probably retribution.
"We don't have to sympathize with her. She made things difficult for our Concubine back then. She deserved it!" Huiyue said.
It's rare for someone as good-tempered as her to be angry.
Ye Jun smiled and said, "It's none of my business. Anyway, I'm living comfortably. Prepare some water for a bath. I'm sleepy too."
"Yes, I'll go right away." Huiyue responded and went downstairs to make arrangements with a smile.
Ye Jun has been forgotten, but there are always people who are thinking about her.
In Weiruixuan, Yao Xiang had a gloomy face when he came back from the banquet.
The so-called imperial merchants that the emperor talked about today were something that never existed in his previous life, not to mention that the Chu family was connected to the royal family. And Zhou had never been favored in her previous life, so there was no such thing as promotion on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
She originally thought that Ye could only affect changes in the harem, but she didn't expect that the government would also change.
This was beyond her expectations.
"We didn't eat anything at the Xiuyi banquet. Do you want to ask the kitchen to make something hot?" Qiwen whispered.
Seeing that Yao Xiang was in a bad mood, he didn't dare to disturb her.
"What are you eating? The Ye family is so powerful now, how can I eat them?" Yao Xiang shouted irritably.
Qiwen was frightened and lowered her head quickly, "Xiuyi, calm down. I am stupid and have upset Xiuyi. But I think Concubine Ming is not pregnant, but Concubine Yi is more threatening."
"What do you know? Ye can ask the emperor to promote Zhou with just a few words. What is her own identity? She is just a concubine, but she can ask the emperor to give her this face."
"Now that the Chu family is in power, the emperor is in need of people. Isn't it like asking the Chu and Ye families to pick up the ready-made ones? You see, the emperor spends more time with the Wu family, but in fact, he cares more about the Ye family!"
After all, they have been together for a lifetime, and Yao Xiang knows very well how Ning Chen feels about Concubine Yi.
It is entirely because the Wu family needs her that the Wu family is favored.
But now Ning Chen looks at Ye Jun differently.
Moreover, the Chu family was most likely favored by the royal family because of their granddaughter Ye Jun. Being favored because of your family and being promoted because of your family's favor cannot be compared at all.
"Then according to Xiuyi's intention, I'm afraid that Concubine Ming can't be kept." Zizhu pursed her lips.
But when it comes to this, Yao Xiang becomes even more upset.
"I didn't want to keep her for a long time, but I want her to be alive and well for such a long time and to be promoted to a higher position and favored. All of you just listen to my arrangements all day long. Can't you use your brains to think of a solution for me?"
Since she had the murderous intention, she has made many secret arrangements. Two assassination attempts failed to take Ye's life. Could it be that God is protecting her
But even if God wants to protect her, she will not show mercy!
"Xiuyi, I do have a way, but it's a bit risky." Qiwen thought it over again and again, and finally spoke carefully.
Yao Xiang's eyelids moved, and he waved for her to come forward and whisper.
He frowned after hearing this, "But if we do it a second time, it's inevitable that traces will be left. If we can't be absolutely sure to eradicate the problem completely, using the same method twice will make it easy for people to find out the flaws."
"But as long as we make proper arrangements, then wouldn't the last incident also be put on her head? After two consecutive incidents, even if the emperor wants to save her, he can't." Qiwen said earnestly.
Zizhu also stepped forward at this time, "I am stupid and don't know why Xiuyi values Ming Jieyu so much, but as long as Xiuyi can rest assured, I will do my best to remove this stumbling block for Xiuyi. I will do this matter. Xiuyi will just pretend to know nothing. If it succeeds, everyone will be happy. If there is a mistake, Xiuyi has nothing to do with it, so just push me out to take the blame."
"But you are my dowry, and we grew up together. How can I bear to let you go? Let me think about this method again!" Yao Xiang frowned.
She has always been cautious because she suffered a great loss in her previous life when she repeated the same trick, and she really doesn't want to happen again in this life.
What's more, for Qiwen Zizhu in front of him, they have only been master and servant for more than ten years, but for Yao Xiang, they have been together for decades.
Yao Xiang is cold-blooded, but he is also very affectionate towards the people around him, otherwise these two girls would not be so loyal to him.
"Miss!" Zizhu shouted, "If we don't take action now, do we have to wait until Ye's mother's family gains power and she gets pregnant before taking action? The longer the emperor spends time with her, the deeper their friendship will be. Now he can still control the methods he used before, but as time goes on, there will be more variables."
Qiwen also stood over, and the two maids stood in front of her with firm eyes.
The sound of "girl" made Yao Xiang feel relieved. It also reminded her of her home, of the wealth and glory of the Yao family that she was connected to, and of how much she had paid for this wealth in her previous life.
In this life, she had a chance to start over again and could have taken advantage of this to avoid many detours, but if things changed because of Ye Jun's exception, how could she be willing to accept that
Thinking of this, Yao Xiang clenched her handkerchief tightly, and after a long time, she finally nodded.
Since there are risks, it is impossible to just ask two girls to do it. We still have to make careful arrangements and strive to be safe.
No one else knew what she was thinking, not even Ye Jun.
What's more, Ye Jun's mind is not in the palace now. She is thinking about sending a letter to the Chu family outside the palace.
Now that the Chu family has become a royal merchant and their business has grown, they can no longer stick to the old things; they should always have some innovations.
When it comes to becoming new, she has a huge advantage and can definitely provide a helping hand.
Of course, she didn't help for free. She used her brain and let the Chu family do it, and she could get a share of the money if it made.
Although she is not short of money, she relies entirely on subsidies from her family. If something unexpected happens and her income is cut off, she won't be able to survive. Only if she can make money on her own and keep the money she earns, she will feel more at ease.
When it comes to money, you can never have too much of it.
Now that she is in favor, she has a lot of expenses. If she falls out of favor, she will have even more things to spend money on.