Sure enough, everyone was surprised to know that the emperor had chosen Yang Cainu to sleep with him.
The Empress Dowager in Cining Palace looked unhappy. "What is the Emperor trying to do? Su Yu is his biological cousin, but he doesn't give her face. He is making a fool of me in Ci'an Palace!"
Chen Baolin's maiden name is Su Yu. She is fifteen years old and was specially selected by the Empress Dowager from her mother's family. Naturally, she was displeased when Ning Chen rejected her.
"Queen Dowager, calm down. Please don't think like that. Didn't the plan of Ci'an Palace fail? I heard that Yao Baolin is a real beauty, but the emperor still doesn't like her."
Madam Fu, who was in charge, tried to persuade them, "Perhaps the position given to Yang Cainu was too low, so this is considered as compensation. After all, she is the Queen's family, and the Emperor can't be disrespectful to her. Our Miss Yu is also the best, and she has the support of the Queen Mother, so she doesn't have to struggle for this moment."
The Queen Mother at least understood what was said, but she still felt uncomfortable.
She took off the jade bracelet from her hand and handed it to her, "Go to Su Yu and give this to her. As her aunt, I will not forget her. Tell her to wait patiently and not to be impatient."
Nanny Fu thought that if she went to deliver the gifts at this time, the emperor would be displeased.
The Emperor had just chosen Yang Cainu to sleep with him, and the Empress Dowager gave rewards to Chen Baolin. Isn't this a clear expression of her displeasure with the Emperor's behavior
In fact, this is what the Queen Mother meant.
In the past, her son was always obedient and sensible, but now that he has become the emperor, he is unwilling to listen to his mother.
This feeling of being out of control made her feel uncomfortable.
In the end, the jade bracelet was naturally delivered, as Nanny Fu could not go against the Empress Dowager's wishes.
Fortunately, Chen Baolin was a sensible and calm person, which made Aunt Fu feel a little relieved.
Greetings the next day.
There are no new people today, only Yang Cainu, who just served the emperor yesterday.
Everyone sitting in Fengqi Palace wished they could tear her apart at this moment. No one would like to have one more person to share their favor.
"Look at this beautiful girl, you are indeed the cousin of the Empress. You are so beautiful that you outshine everyone else in this room. No wonder the Emperor asked you to sleep with him first."
The first person to speak was Concubine Yan.
The eldest princess, who was one and a half years old, was the only child in the palace. Apart from the queen, she had the highest rank.
Just this statement is thought-provoking. Everyone in this room includes the Queen, and the Queen is outshined by her cousin. Isn't that disgusting
Yang Cainu was so frightened that she knelt down hurriedly, "How dare I, a humble concubine, accept the praise from the Empress Shufei? I am terrified!"
Her kneeling made the queen even more unhappy.
Yang represented the Queen's face, and Concubine Shu frightened her to her knees with just one word, thus losing the Queen's face as well.
The queen looked at the people below and wished she could immediately throw Yang Cainu back to her clan and replace her with someone else. It was such a waste of such a beautiful appearance to be so useless.
"Oh, sister, please get up quickly. The Concubine Shu only said it casually. If you kneel down, people will think that the Concubine Shu is bullying you. Our Queen has always been lenient to her sisters, and she can't stand seeing sisters kneeling like this." Concubine Zhao smiled and spoke to help.
Zhao was dependent on the queen, so naturally she spoke on her side.
On the one hand, she hinted that Concubine Shu was bullying the newcomer, and on the other hand, she praised the Queen for her kindness, which finally made the Queen's expression look a little better.
"Alright, get up quickly. This is the nature of Concubine Shu. She is not easy to forgive. You served me well yesterday. I have something to reward you. You can take it back later."
The Queen finally spoke up, and spared no effort to label Concubine Shu as a foul-mouthed and vicious person.
But she said it as if it were a joke, and Concubine Shu couldn't refute it. She could only glare at Concubine Zhao.
After that, everyone had nothing to fight about.
The most favored Concubine Wen was three months pregnant and was taking care of her baby, so she did not come to pay her respects. The more favored Concubine Sun Xiuyi and Concubine Li had a few words with each other.
After the people who came to pay their respects left, the queen held the hand of her maid and went to the inner room to rest, feeling very depressed.
"Yang is so unpresentable, she only has a pretty face. The emperor doesn't like timid people."
Looking at those who are favored in the palace now, none of them has such a personality. Moreover, the fact that Yang did not get promoted after serving the emperor is enough to prove that the emperor does not like her.
Madam Ding waited for the Queen to sit down and said slowly, "This Yang has a bad temper, but she is easy for you to control. She is beautiful, but the Emperor doesn't like her. As long as you support her, she will always be able to sleep with you. Yang's body has been carefully taken care of, and it is very easy for her to get pregnant. As long as she can give birth to an heir and be raised by you, why would you care about anything else?"
The purpose of letting Yang enter the palace was to consolidate favor and have offspring. This kind of character is the easiest to control.
These words touched the Queen's heart and finally made her feel less upset. However, she still felt a headache when she thought about the Queen Mother.
The Emperor chose her cousin to sleep with him first, and the Empress Dowager immediately rewarded Chen Baolin with gifts. Wasn't this a clear sign that the Empress Dowager was displeased
There must not be any rift between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, mother and son, so she, as the daughter-in-law, will have to suffer the consequences.
After all, there was no guarantee that the Empress Dowager would not think that it was her who whispered in the Emperor's ear to favor Yang first. If that was the case, and she was instigating her son to disobey his mother, there was no way the Empress Dowager would like her.
Thinking of this, the queen got up and went to the small kitchen to make some tea and cakes to relieve the summer heat, and ordered someone to send them to the Cining Palace.
It's also difficult to be a human being.
However, no one in the harem is thinking about the Queen's difficulties. Everyone is staring at the Emperor's Jiuchen Palace and wondering who can go there today.
"Your Majesty, what do you want to see today?" Yuan Jiu took the tray sent by the Jingshifang and handed it forward.
Ning Chen took a glance and saw Chen Baolin's sign placed in the most conspicuous place. He snorted in his heart and was about to pick up Wu Wanrong's sign.
Yuan Jiu whispered, "Your Majesty still needs to be considerate of the Empress Dowager."
"Then let's go with the Ye family." Ning Chen waved his hands irritably.
"Yes." Yuan Jiu responded and hurried down to make arrangements.
The Empress Dowager's behavior yesterday really offended the Emperor. Anyone who sleeps with him today will be disliked by the Empress Dowager unless it is Chen Baolin.
Yao Baolin is the niece of the Grand Concubine. If she is promoted, it would be a slap in the face of the Empress Dowager. After all, they are mother and son. The Emperor would not do this. Wu Wanrong's father is in need of help, and the Emperor values her. Only Ye Wanrong, who has long been hated by the Emperor, can be used as a gun.
There is no other meaning, just like a child throwing a tantrum, it is the emperor's dissatisfaction and resistance to the empress dowager.
At this time, Ye Jun, who knew nothing about it, was sitting with her feet up on the newly built swing in the yard and chatting with the maids.
It was nothing more than that Chen Baolin was still competing with Yao Baolin today. They went to ask for hot water for bathing one after another, obviously waiting to be called.
Originally, Ye Jun felt that Yao Baolin, as the niece of the Grand Concubine, would have little chance of winning the competition with Chen Baolin, the niece of the Empress Dowager.
But when the Empress Dowager gave Chen Baolin something yesterday, Ye Jun understood clearly that the little emperor and the Empress Dowager were probably not getting along well.
If she were Yao Baolin, she would also try to earn some money. After all, it would not be shameful if she lost, and she would make a lot of money if she won.
As I was thinking this, I suddenly heard footsteps outside the yard.
As soon as he stood up, he saw the eunuch from Jiuchen Palace walking in with a smile on his face.
Ye Jun's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the melon was eaten by himself
"Ye Wanrong, the emperor has turned over your name card today. Please pack up and follow me to Jiuchen Palace!"