Thinking about it carefully, Zhang should be recommended by Concubine Shu, Xia should be recommended by her own ability, Su should be recommended by her family, and Zhou should be recommended by her.
"Well, Luzhi did a good job this time. I won't give you any money. Go to my dressing table and pick out a hairpin. Take the one you like."
Ye Jun smiled and waved her hand, while telling Nan Zhi to bring the dressing box over.
If it were a servant from another place, they would have refused with some fear and trepidation, but the palace servants serving in Yuxiu Pavilion were accustomed to their masters' generosity. Although they were still ecstatic, they were not short-sighted after all. They thanked the master politely and picked out a emerald jade hairpin.
In fact, Luzhi also wanted to pick something less expensive, but Ye Jun didn't have anything bad here, so this emerald jade hairpin was also top-grade. An ordinary piece of jade would definitely be a good-looking dowry.
After admiring the green fungus, Ye Jun also said something to the others.
"Don't be envious. If you work for me, as long as you do your job well and are loyal to me, you will get all these things. If you work hard, I will give you a dowry when you get married."
"Yes, we servants will definitely be loyal to the Concubine, and do our job well!"
The maids in the room all bowed.
There is no other master as generous as Ye Yun in the whole palace. Working in Yuxiu Pavilion is envied by many people, and they are all willing to be loyal to him.
After doing all this, the second-class maids were asked to leave.
While eating his meal, he talked to two of his closest friends.
"The Queen Mother has been ill and has been tormenting the concubines in the harem for a whole month. Although the Queen Mother is the mother of the country, the most important person in the country is the Emperor. The Queen Mother has many servants to serve her, but if the concubines don't serve the Emperor, how can they expand the Nanqi royal family?"
"As for filial piety, this month is enough. The concubines are all away to take care of the sick. There is no one in the palace that the emperor likes. This makes the emperor feel wronged."
Huiyue and Nanzhi looked at each other and knew what their master wanted to do.
"But it's not good for us to say these things. We will inevitably offend the Queen Mother and it will be easy for people to accuse us of being unwilling to be filial." Huiyue frowned slightly.
Ye Jun curled his lips and smiled.
"Hasn't the Queen Mother always listened to her family the most? If the Queen Mother is ignorant, does that mean the Duke of Ying is also ignorant after so many years of ups and downs in the court?"
Nan Zhi's eyes lit up, "Jieyu means, from outside the palace?"
"Isn't my birthday coming soon? My birthday is the day my mother suffers, so I should send her something." Ye Jun said calmly.
Huiyue immediately bowed, "Your Highness is very filial and thoughtful. I have always been in charge of the storehouse and I know your Majesty's preferences. Let me do this."
Anyway, the message has to be passed on. As for how to implement it, Ye Jun believes that his mother, Chu, has her own way.
She would not tolerate this injustice and must find a way to save herself.
Otherwise, given how much the Queen Mother dislikes her, she would probably torture her to death.
Huiyue was indeed very thoughtful. She not only prepared things for Chu, but also for Ye Yun's aunt Yang and her two children, as well as her eldest cousin Chu Yunhuai who was working in Kyoto, and his wife Jiang and daughter.
After a tiring day, Ye Jun washed up and went to rest after dinner. He never expected that Ning Chen would come over so late.
The imperial carriage stopped outside Yuxiu Pavilion. The young eunuchs guarding the gate were shocked and one of them hurried to report the news while the other knelt down to welcome the emperor.
"Where is your concubine? Why does it seem like there is no light inside?" Yuan Jiu stepped forward and asked.
The young eunuch kowtowed and said, "General Manager Yuan, the Concubine went to bed early today, so the lights were turned off."
Ning Chen got off the imperial sedan chair, glanced at it indifferently, and felt puzzled.
Usually Ye Jun went to bed later than others. After dinner, she would always take a walk, wash up, read a book or chat with the maids for a while before going to bed.
Normally, he should have just finished washing up by now.
Going to bed so early, are you feeling unwell
Thinking of this, I walked inside.
Bai Zhu happened to be walking out, and when he saw him, he bowed politely, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Our Concubine went to bed early today, and Nan Zhi has already gone to call her."
"It's okay." Ning Chen waved his hand. "Why did you go to bed so early? Are you feeling unwell?"
"I don't know, but seeing that Concubine Jieyu has a rosy complexion, she should be fine. She may just be sleepy." Bai Zhu lowered his head.
I thought that this must be because he was tired from taking care of the patient.
As soon as he came back today, he had dinner without even having time to talk. It's obvious that he was wronged in the Cining Palace.
But I can't say this out loud.
It is the concubines' duty to tend to the Empress Dowager when she is ill. Wouldn't it be unfilial to complain about being tired
Of course, Ning Chen didn't expect that taking care of a sick person would be so tiring, and he had never taken care of a sick person before.
When the late emperor was seriously ill, they were not allowed to go, and the servants were the ones who served him.
Moreover, in Ning Chen's opinion, the so-called attending to the sick meant accompanying the empress dowager and feeding her three bowls of medicine in the morning, noon and evening, and everything else was done by the servants, nothing more.
The main reason was that no one had ever told him what it was like to take care of a sick person, so he didn't think about it that way.
When he entered the inner room, he saw Nan Zhi lowering the gauze curtain and coming out with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Your servant pays respect to His Majesty." Nan Zhi bowed hurriedly, a little nervous, "The Concubine was in a deep sleep, and I was unable to wake her up. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Of course, I was also upset.
I thought I couldn't serve him anymore, and the emperor probably wouldn't keep me.
Unexpectedly, Ning Chen didn't care. He looked around her and looked inside, then lowered his voice.
"Go and get someone to prepare some water. I want to take a bath. Don't bother her."
Nan Zhi was stunned for a moment, then she was delighted and hurried to prepare.
Ning Chen moved quickly and finished everything in the time it took to stick an incense stick. He ordered people to turn off the lights and then went to the couch.
Ye Jun had curled up into a ball and rolled to the innermost part, leaning against the wall. He didn't feel anything at all when someone lay down on him.
It was already a bit cool in early October. Ning Chen wanted to reach out and pull the person over, but then he remembered something and lay down for a while. He only pulled the person over after he warmed himself up.
Ye Jun was disturbed in her sleep. Her eyebrows were tightly furrowed and her mouth was pouted, looking very unhappy.
"Don't make trouble, Nian Gao!"
“Woof woof!”
Before Ning Chen could come to his senses, he felt something step on his foot, and then he saw a white ball rolling and crawling towards him.
A pair of round eyes are very bright at night.
The man and the dog stared at each other, completely unaware that the girl was still sleeping.
Ning Chen was shocked. Why did this woman let the dog sleep on the bed? Nian Gao also didn't understand why this person who smelled familiar was lying here.
Nan Zhi looked even worse when she heard the dog barking outside.
She suddenly remembered that the concubine insisted on using rice cake to cover her feet today, so she took the dog to sleep, but the emperor was also there at the moment.
“Your Majesty, let me bring out the rice cakes.” Nan Zhi bravely shouted from outside.
Ning Chen responded with a complicated expression.
Nan Zhi hurried in and carried out Xiao Nian Gao, who didn't know what had happened.
Looking at the little woman in his arms who had found a comfortable sleeping position, Ning Chen didn't know what to say.
This is the dog you gave away, and now you have to suffer the consequences