It's late at night.
A dark shadow flashed out from Concubine Jing's palace and went all the way to the place where the criminals were imprisoned.
Soon, Biyun, Lin's personal maid, was brought out.
"Put on this eunuch's clothes and go out with the carriage tomorrow morning. Go to the west of the city. Your cousin will be waiting for you in the bookstore at the end of the alley in the west of the city."
"Thank you, eunuch. Thank you, eunuch. I am alive today only because of your help. Your Majesty, I will never forget your kindness!"
Biyun showed a look of delight, took the purse handed to her by the other party, and hurriedly said nice things.
"From now on, forget about the queen or not. You ran away on your own. I will take care of the rest."
"Yes, yes, I'll remember it." Biyun nodded.
The eunuch looked around and waved to her, "Follow me, I'll take you to a place, you just wait there, someone will come to pick you up in the early morning."
The two walked further and further and arrived at a remote palace wall.
At this moment, the eunuch suddenly turned around, covered Biyun's mouth and broke her neck.
Biyun died before she even had time to make a sound.
On the second day, she was discovered by the patrolling imperial guards.
It was finally concluded that she wanted to climb over the wall by stepping on the piled up debris, but she lost her balance and fell down, breaking her neck and dying.
In the purse she was holding, she found the jewelry that Lin Xiuyi had used during her lifetime, including several pairs of high-quality earrings and a pair of jade bracelets.
As for how she escaped, no one investigated.
Now that the Queen has been assassinated, the palace is in a tense situation. The steward who detained the criminals is afraid of being punished, so he secretly suppresses the matter.
Anyway, Biyun is Lin's personal maid and she is going to die.
You will die sooner or later.
This matter happened quietly and no one knew about it in the end.
Because the queen was injured, Ning Chen has not entered the harem for some time.
Except for visiting the Queen at Fengqi Palace every two days, he spent the rest of his time reviewing memorials and meeting with ministers in Jiuchen Palace.
It was not until October that she entered the harem again.
I went to see the pregnant Concubine Su first.
Even though she is not spoiled, she is pregnant with her own child after all.
However, he did not stay at Feihong Pavilion at night, but went to spend the night at Yi Xiuyuan's place.
After resting for two days at Yi Xiuyuan's place, he went to have lunch with Concubine Shu, Concubine Jing, and Wang Xiuyi respectively.
I've watched all the movies about children.
This is the advantage of having offspring. The emperor misses his children and always goes to see them.
In the past, Concubine Jing was not within the scope of the emperor's travels, but now that she has the second prince, she can also meet the emperor alone.
After this trip, I didn’t enter the harem for several days.
Like just to look after the kids.
It was October 17th, and tomorrow was Ye Jun's birthday, but there was no movement in Jiuchen Palace.
Ye Jun had dinner and sat in the room talking to the maids.
"There are so many things to do this year, I don't think the emperor will come to celebrate my birthday with me. Let's celebrate it by ourselves tomorrow. One year at a time, one year at a time, we can't be careless."
The maids were afraid that she would be sad, so they nodded hurriedly.
"If Xiurong doesn't mind, I will make longevity noodles for her tomorrow. I don't have anything good to offer her, but a bowl of longevity noodles to wish you a long life and good health." Luhe said with a smile.
She has always been a man of few words, but very steady and down-to-earth.
I have gained a lot of experience in the past few years.
Now the three second-class maids, Luzhi, Luhe and Lumei, are all very good. They can basically take charge of themselves and are also close to Ye Jun.
At present, someone of Ye Jun's position can only have two first-class palace maids.
When Ye Jun becomes a concubine, she will have a head aunt and four first-class palace maids, who will also be promoted.
"It's been so long, and I still didn't know you had this skill. In that case, I can't wait to eat the noodles." Ye Jun said with a smile.
She wasn't in a bad mood.
The emperor would come if he wanted to, and wouldn’t come if he didn’t want to. Anyway, she knew in her heart that she was far from falling out of favor, so she was not afraid of this.
The master and his servants were chatting and laughing in the room until bedtime, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
Huiyue helped her wash and lie down.
Before going to bed, Ye Jun said casually, "I really want to eat cake."
"Cake?" Huiyue was a little confused, as she had never heard of this before.
Ye Jun smiled and said, "I just read this little snack from a storybook. I just said it casually."
Huiyue nodded, tucked the quilt in for her, turned off the light and left.
But this matter is still on my mind.
During this period, the emperor came once since the day he returned to the palace, and he hasn't come for a month. Although the master doesn't say it, how can a concubine not seek favor
Huiyue felt that Ye Jun must be afraid that they would worry, so he endured his sadness in his heart.
It's rare that there's something I want to eat nowadays, and if I find it, it will probably make the master happy.
Thinking of this, Huiyue asked people everywhere, but no one in Yuxiu Pavilion knew what this cake was.
Bai Zhu suggested that he go to the kitchen to ask the pastry chef early tomorrow morning.
What they don't know, the pastry chef should know.
The next morning, Bai Zhu went to the kitchen, but the pastry chef was also stumped.
"I read this in a book, so it might be made up, but this cake should be related to eggs, so I'll figure it out."
It might be egg cake. Although it is a bit troublesome to make, it is soft and delicious.
This matter was not hidden from anyone. After many twists and turns, it reached Ning Chen's ears during lunch.
After hearing this, he remembered that today was Ye Jun's birthday.
"I was so busy that I forgot. Did you forget too?"
These words were spoken to Yuan Jiu.
Yuan Jiu was terrified, and apologized with a bitter face, "Your Majesty has been busy with things in the south these days, and I was concentrating on taking care of Your Majesty's daily life. I missed this matter, please forgive me."
Although new people were arranged to go to Lanzhou, most of them were officials sent from Kyoto. They were not very familiar with the local situation and were still in the process of getting used to it.
Now it is October and the weather is getting colder. Ning Chen is also worried that there will be a snowstorm like last year, so he has been busy with this during this period.
Always be prepared in advance, just in case.
"Forget it. I'll go to Yuxiu Pavilion tonight. You can go to the storehouse to pick out some things and bring them over in the evening."
"Yes, I will prepare it right away. But should I send a message to Yuxiu Pavilion in advance and ask Ming Xiurong to get ready?" Yuan Jiu said.
Ning Chen thought about it and shook his head.
"No need. It's her birthday. If you go and tell her something, it will only tire her out."
Yuan Jiu nodded and went downstairs to prepare things.
The warehouse is filled with nothing but silks, satins, gold and jade jewelry. Just pick out a few that are of good quality and in compliance with the regulations.
To be honest, he couldn't even remember how much he had sent to Yuxiu Pavilion. The emperor had given him many things, both openly and secretly.
On the other hand, Ye Jun didn't know that the emperor would come in the evening.
I had Green Lotus's longevity noodles in the morning, and at noon I tasted the egg cake carefully prepared by the servants. I felt very happy.
No matter what, at least the few people she met were sincere and loyal to her, which was pretty good.