In the past, Ye Jun would have taken the trouble to give a nice gift.
As for my current relationship with Concubine Wende... I don't even want to spend this money.
So he ordered, "Don't send any food or clothes. It's best to send something that the eldest prince won't need for a while, or even for his whole life. Just to save face."
"I understand, but I just can't choose the right one." Nan Zhi chuckled, "There is a small cowhide bow in the storeroom of the Concubine. It was given to me by my cousin. I haven't used it yet. It is very beautifully made. It is expensive enough and has a good meaning. What do you think, Concubine?"
Bows and arrows are good gifts for boys.
Besides, the eldest prince has a ten-year-old who can be of use, so it is just right.
The previous emperor loved to fight wars, and when Ning Chen was a prince, he was proud of his martial arts skills.
It's just that the former emperor has passed away and there have been no wars recently, which has made the military generals feel a little depressed.
However, men nowadays still adhere to the six arts of a gentleman, and riding and archery are essential, so you can never go wrong by giving gifts in this way.
So I nodded and it was settled.
After a busy day, Ye Jun slept particularly soundly.
When I woke up the next day, I heard the little girls outside the house chattering about the snow scene.
Hearing the noise in the inner room, Huiyue came in to serve.
"Is it snowing heavily outside? Listening to them playing, I don't feel cold in this room." Ye Jun stood up.
There were two charcoal basins in the inner room, both of which were burning high-quality silver-thread charcoal.
One can burn all night long without much smoke and keeps you warm.
This is certainly not something that can be obtained with the position of imperial concubine, but Ye Jun is favored, so if she is favored, she can have it.
What's more, she is willing to spend money. If she has enough money, she can always buy it.
But it’s not a lot, after all, the position is stuck here.
But the second-rate red charcoal is used openly and is burned in the living room, while silver charcoal is used at night when sleeping.
"Jieyu is sleeping soundly. It rained all night yesterday. It is raining less now, but it has not stopped. The red walls and white tiles of the palace and the red plum blossoms in the flowerbed at the corner of the wall are blooming. They are very beautiful."
After she finished washing up, Huiyue put layer after layer of thick clothes on her and prepared to tie a scarf around her.
Ye Jun hurriedly held her hand and said, "You don't need to wear this. It's warm in the house. Wear it when you go out."
The clothes he wore were all made of cotton, and the small padded jacket he wore on the outside was trimmed with fox fur, making it extremely warm.
Huiyue smiled and said, "Jieyu used to be afraid of the cold. Women should keep warm. You don't need a scarf. You should wear these boots. They are made of deerskin and are waterproof. You won't get wet even if you step on the snow."
"I remember my brother sent it to me last year, right?" Ye Jun looked at the exquisite pair of shoes, which were beautifully made and sturdy.
After thinking for a while, he said, "I think my brother will also return to the capital to report on his work. He has been engaged to Miss Yin, so you should prepare some things to send out of the palace and send some to mother, brother, grandparents, and aunt. Also prepare a separate package for Miss Yin and let my brother take it back to Lingzhou."
Huiyue nodded. She had prepared all these things long ago.
Every year, some things have to be sent outside the palace.
Although both the Ye family and the Chu family have everything, the things made inside are different from those made outside, and that is what can best demonstrate their status.
It is said that the emperor has given his master a lot of things in the past two years. They have already filled up half of the room. If this continues, I guess these rooms won’t be enough to store them.
But on second thought, if Ye Jun is promoted again, she will become one of the Nine Concubines, and then she will be able to live in a pavilion all by herself, which will be much bigger than the pavilion and there will be plenty of space for everything.
Now, the servants in Yuxiu Pavilion are very confident in Ye Jun and believe that he will continue to move forward.
This is the confidence that Ye Jun gave them.
During breakfast, Bai Zhu came in with a box in his hand.
"Jieyu, this was sent from Jiuchen Palace."
"What is that? Open it and take a look." Ye Jun took a look.
Bai Zhu unlocked the box and opened it. Inside was a box of gold ingots, which were very delicately made. Each ingot was slightly larger than the nail of a thumb.
After a careful count, there are fifty in both rows, two each.
"That looks good."
Ye Jun was indeed interested. He put down his chopsticks and picked it up to play with it.
I thought it would be very handy to use it to reward people during the Chinese New Year.
He immediately waved his hand and said, "Nanzhi, take 100 taels of silver and send it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and have them made into something like this. Use it for the New Year's reward."
The Imperial Household Department naturally likes to take on such matters.
The most profitable one.
The gold was not given to her alone, but to all the concubines in the harem.
The Queen had six boxes, Concubine Shu and Concubine Wende had four boxes each, Concubine Jing had three boxes, and all other concubines had two boxes. Then there was Ye Yun, Concubine Yi, Concubine Chen, Concubine Xia, and Yang Wanrong, each had one box.
There is nothing left.
It is obvious that those people here either hold high positions or are favored, or have good family backgrounds or have given birth to children.
The money they gave was naturally for them to take care of the servants during the New Year.
These gold ingots are nothing to someone like Ye Jun who has no shortage of money, but they are very useful to others.
For example, the seriously ill Sun Xiurong can rely on this to buy medicine. Concubine Xia was born as a palace maid, with no family background, but she is slightly favored and needs a lot of rewards, so this gold can help her out of her predicament.
Others who did not receive the reward could only watch.
As for Ye Jun, he gave Zhou Cairen fifty taels of silver, which meant he was taking care of her.
Elsewhere, the beautiful lady Su who lived in Feihong Pavilion was once again in an embarrassing situation.
Yao Xiang was under house arrest and had no way to support her. She was also out of favor, and when it snowed, she couldn't even use red charcoal and had to use worse stuff.
The house was filled with smoke and fire when the fire started, which was unbearable for the princess from the grassland. In the end, she had no choice but to stop burning the fire and just wear more thick clothes.
Su Diya really regretted it now. She regretted her momentary greed and hated Yao Xiang even more.
If Yao Xiang hadn't given her a plan, she might still be on the grassland now. With the protection of her father and mother, and the many good men on the grassland, wouldn't it be good to marry any of them as her principal wife
But now that I've entered the palace, there's no way back.
Staring at the tea that was almost no longer hot, Sudiya's eyes were extremely cold.
But she is an unfavored concubine and would not attract anyone's attention. No one would care about her.
At the same time, a very intriguing thing happened in the harem.
The Empress Dowager summoned the Emperor to the Cining Palace for dinner and asked Chen Suzhi, the second daughter of the Chen family, to accompany him.
Unexpectedly, Ning Chen also called Lady Chen to come for a dinner, but the three women from the Chen family didn't know what it tasted like.
In the end, Ning Chen ignored the Queen Mother's implicit meaning and went directly to Fengqi Palace to rest.
This is a clear slap in the face. Neither of your two daughters from the Chen family is favored, and the queen's position remains unshakable.
The next day, Concubine Chen claimed to be sick and did not go out.
This woman is now clear-headed and still has a sense of shame. In fact, she was also brought into trouble without any cause and was framed by the Queen Mother. She was dragged down by Ning Chen and slapped in the face together.
But there are always some who are not clear-headed, such as the Queen Mother.
I thought that after this incident, she would give up and send Miss Chen away, but I didn't expect that a few days later, when the eldest prince held his first birthday party, she asked Miss Chen to go to Concubine Wende's palace in her place.