"Go to Jingqian Palace to invite His Majesty, and tell him that I tasted a delicious Longjing bamboo fungus soup, and invite His Majesty to have dinner at Taohuawu tonight."
Yi Xiuyuan waved her exquisite fan, with a calculating look in her eyes.
Yunxi responded and went to Jingqian Palace to invite him in person.
Finally, Yi Xiuyuan asked again.
"Have you ironed the new clothes prepared for her? Tell her to wash and dress herself up. If she performs well today, she can become the mistress herself, and the emperor can stop hating Ye Shi for a while longer."
"Don't worry, Xiuyuan. I have made all the arrangements. She has been rescued by the Queen, and she has recovered in half a month. Her condition is pretty good. After half a month of careful care, she looks better than before." Yunxiu said.
The "she" that the master and servant were referring to was naturally Han Yan.
As for why Yi Xiuyuan finally decided to support her, it was because after seeing her, she found that Han Yan's appearance was just above average.
With such a face, she would be indistinguishable from the crowd in the harem. Even if she were to sit on the imperial throne for a while, she would soon be forgotten.
Yi Xiuyuan didn't really think that she could suppress Ye Jun by relying on Han Yan alone. She just wanted to piss off Ye Jun and ask Han Yan to flatter the emperor.
In the past two years since entering the palace, Ye Jun has disgusted her many times, so she has to pay her back once.
On the other side, Yunxi went to Jingqian Palace to invite someone. After explaining his purpose, Yuanjiu went in to deliver the message.
When Ning Chen heard that a concubine came to invite him, his eyes brightened a little, but when he heard Yuan Jiu say that it was Yunxi who was beside Yi Xiuyuan, he was not so excited for a moment.
Yi Xiuyuan has always been quite sensible. The Wu family needs her, and she gave birth to the third prince, so naturally they have to give her face.
He nodded in agreement.
After Yunxi left, he asked casually, "Is there any news over there?"
"Which side is the emperor talking about?" Yuan Jiu tried to hold back his laughter and pretended to be confused.
Seeing his despicable look, Ning Chen couldn't help but throw the book at him.
"Oh, Your Majesty, calm down. There is no news from Jiaotang Garden, but I have inquired and Concubine Ming ate the lotus seed soup and didn't say anything bad."
Yuan Jiu knelt down hurriedly. Although he looked frightened, he was not panicked at all.
"Did I ask her? You are trying to guess the emperor's intentions. Watch out for your head. Go away. I will read the memorials by myself for a while."
Ning Chen snorted, put his hands behind his back, but there was a strange look in his eyes.
Yuan Jiu responded, carefully picked up the book and put it back, then retreated out of the hall.
When he came out, he clicked his tongue twice.
I thought that Concubine Ming must have a bright future. I have never seen many people whom the emperor cares about so much.
The favored Concubine Wende at that time can be counted as one of them, but it is obvious that Concubine Ming is much better than Concubine Wende.
It was almost time for dinner, but Ning Chen in the hall remained silent.
Yuan Jiu asked first, but he seemed to be waiting for something. He looked outside and said that the memorial had not been reviewed yet and asked to wait a moment.
But this seemed to be the last one, and he had even put his pen down, not looking like he was going to review it.
Yuan Jiu didn't quite understand and thought, does this mean you don't want to go to Taohuawu
After waiting for another stick of incense, I finally heard some movement.
The door was pushed open and Ning Chen looked unhappy.
He said coldly, "Let's go to Yi Xiuyuan's place for dinner."
"Yes." Yuan Jiu responded, and sang to the procession that had been waiting outside for a long time, "Go to Taohuawu!"
Little did they know that Yi Xiuyuan was getting a little anxious when she saw that the emperor had not arrived for a long time.
I thought that maybe the emperor would not come, so all my efforts would be in vain.
Just when I was feeling uneasy, I finally heard the chorus of the emperor arriving outside.
He straightened his clothes and hair slightly and went out to meet him.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"No need to be polite. Sorry to have kept you waiting. I had a lot of memorials today and I was so busy that I forgot the time."
Ning Chen smiled and helped the man up.
Yi Xiuyuan looked very considerate, "Your Majesty should focus on state affairs. It's okay for me to wait a little longer. Dinner is ready. Your Majesty, please take a seat now."
The two of them entered, and Yi Xiuyuan winked at Yunxi calmly, and the latter nodded slightly.
After they sat down, the person standing beside Yi Xiuyuan to serve her turned into the carefully dressed Han Yan.
She was still dressed as a palace maid, but the material was much better than ordinary ones, and the details of the clothes were carefully considered.
For example, Han Yan has a slender figure, and the waist of her dress is very tight, which makes her waist look even more slender.
The make-up on her face was fresh and elegant, using the finest rouge and powder, and her clothes were sprinkled with some floral dew, which gave off a faint fragrance.
She took so much effort to dress up, and originally she was just of average appearance, but now she looks like a pretty girl from a small family.
Yi Xiuyuan was not in a hurry to push her out, thinking it would be better to wait for the emperor to discover her himself.
Unexpectedly, the dinner was almost over and Ning Chen didn't even look at the people around her, which made her feel distracted.
"This fresh mushroom heart dish is delicious, Hanyan, you should bring it to the emperor."
"Yes." Han Yan responded tenderly.
But this time it was obvious that someone had taught him, and he behaved very properly, without looking, moving, or talking randomly.
She brought the dishes over and naturally stood beside Ning Chen.
"Girl, how can you be so tactless to serve food to the emperor?" Yi Xiuyuan said again.
After hearing this several times, Ning Chen sensed something was amiss and finally looked up at the girl beside him.
Before Han Yan could serve the food, he waved his hand to stop her.
"Isn't this a servant from Jiaotangyuan? Why is he here again?"
These words were naturally spoken to Yi Xiuyuan.
The latter hurriedly replied, "I don't know where this girl was before. I was with the Third Prince and there were not enough servants, so I assigned this girl here. Since she can read and write, and is not like an ordinary palace maid, I kept her by my side to serve."
As he spoke, he looked at Ning Chen's expression, and seeing that he had no reaction, he continued tentatively.
"Your Majesty knows this girl. I guess she has served him before?"
"Yeah." Ning Chen responded, but didn't say much.
What else did he not understand at this moment? Yi Xiuyuan deliberately pushed this person in front of him.
Out of consideration for the Third Prince, he didn't want to lose his temper, but he felt very uncomfortable.
Seeing that he was lukewarm, Yi Xiuyuan became unsure and hesitated for a moment before she spoke tentatively.
"The emperor can remember Han Yan, I think she served well last time. It's rare to have a servant that you like, why not let her serve the emperor today."
"Ms. Wu, I think you are very good at taking things for granted."
Ning Chen's expression finally couldn't help but darken.
He slammed the chopsticks in his hand down on the table, which frightened Yi Xiuyuan so much that her face froze and she quickly knelt down.
"I dare not do that. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
As soon as she knelt, everyone in the room followed suit, especially Han Yan.
Now he knew that the plan was really not going to work, and he was trembling with fear.
"Since Yi Xiuyuan said that you can read and write, and are not like an ordinary servant, and I see that you are greedy for wealth and fame, keeping you in the palace as a maid would ruin your future."
"Yuan Jiu, send this maid back to my family immediately. I cannot afford such a servant here."