After entering the house, Ye Jun tasted a piece of the snow skin mooncake first.
In fact, the taste is not that special, it’s just not easy to make, so it’s very expensive.
A small plate, eight in total.
There was less of this flavor, but there was plenty of the others, and there were seven dishes on the table.
Ye Jun definitely can't eat so much by himself.
She ate two snow-skin mooncakes and gave the rest to several maids of first and second rank and Madam Liang, which was just enough.
The remaining mooncakes, except for a few pieces, were all eaten.
After dinner and washing up, Ye Jun asked someone to bring the Fourth Prince over.
I took off my shoes and socks, held my child and sat on the small couch by the window to watch the night view.
The full moon on the 15th is naturally round and bright. The bright moonlight fills the entire yard, which is cool and beautiful.
In the past, the palace banquets were lively at this time, but this year everyone is having their own time, so it’s a bit lonely.
Thinking of his brother in Beiling Pass, he felt even more longing and worried.
Perhaps sensing the change in his mother’s mood, the Fourth Prince moved his arms and legs in her arms and uttered an indistinct babbling sound.
Ye Jun looked down at him with a smile and couldn't help but kiss him.
The child’s face is so tender and so cute.
At this moment Nian Gao also came, wagging his tail and putting his front paws on the couch, looking like he wanted to come up.
"Wipe its feet and let it come up." Ye Jun ordered someone beside him.
Lumei responded and went out to bring a small basin of water.
After wiping his paws, Nian Gao jumped onto the couch and lay down on Ye Jun's legs.
Looking at the son in her arms, the rice cake beside her, Huiyue who was sitting on the footstool embroidering a purse, and Nanzhi who was cutting candle flowers with scissors.
Ye Jun felt peaceful in his heart again.
Perhaps there is nothing wrong with spending such a quiet Mid-Autumn Festival.
After about an incense stick of time, wet nurse Lan came into the room and said, "Xiuyi, it's time for the fourth prince to have his milk."
Ye Jun nodded and handed the child to her, but added at the end.
"Today the Fourth Prince will sleep next to me. You can rest on the couch outside tonight. When it's time to come in and serve the Fourth Prince, just go into the inner room."
Lan was stunned for a moment before saying okay.
First take the child downstairs to feed and bathe him, then bring him back in.
One would imagine that the child should be very well behaved, but who would have thought that this boy woke Ye Jun up five times in one night.
Either he has diarrhea or he is hungry.
So after this time, Ye Jun no longer wanted to talk about sleeping with her at night.
The second time he greeted, he had dark circles under his eyes.
However, the emperor was not in the harem during these times, so there was no point in quarreling, and no one asked others to make up anything.
Everyone dispersed early and went back home.
However, just after he arrived at Yuxiu Pavilion, he received news that Zhao in the cold palace had gone crazy.
"Why did she suddenly go crazy? I've never heard anything wrong with her before." Ye Jun said casually.
Lu Zhi replied, "The news from the cold palace is that he was frightened to death by a ghost. Last night he was slamming the table and bowls in his room, shouting that he didn't want to kill me. But the servants guarding the gate didn't take care of him. He fainted three or four times and woke up again. He was completely unconscious this morning."
As she spoke, Luzhi lowered her voice again and moved closer.
"I heard that Zhao no longer looks like a human being. I know she has been tortured over the years. She said her face looks scary, like a skeleton. Her hands and feet were frozen in winter and are all deformed."
If she was just locked up, it wouldn't have turned out like this. I guess someone secretly ordered her to be tortured.
But this is not something Ye Jun worries about.
In the palace, winners take their place and losers take their place; these are the most common things.
But he didn't expect that when he went to pay his respects the next day, he learned from the Queen that Zhao had died.
I scared myself to death.
Early this morning, the servant who delivered food knocked on the door but no one answered. He pushed the door open and found that everyone was already cold and stiff.
She was a criminal, so naturally she was not entitled to a funeral or a proper burial.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent someone to report to the Queen, and arranged for two people to wrap the person in a straw mat and carry him out.
"Zhao's fate today is all due to her evil thoughts. Not only did she harm others, but she herself didn't have a good ending in the end. You should all take this as a warning and never make the same mistake!"
The queen looked very serious as she gave instructions to the concubines present.
"Your servants will follow the Queen's instructions." Everyone responded in unison.
The queen nodded in satisfaction. "Okay, let's stop here today. The weather is hot, and it will be more comfortable for you to go back early."
At this time, Zhang Wanrong stood up and said, "I have embroidered two handkerchiefs these two days to present to Your Majesty."
Han Cainv also stood up quickly, "What a coincidence, I also made a purse."
"You are all so thoughtful. Please stay and talk to me for a while." The queen said with a smile.
The concubines glanced at the two of them with disdain, but no one said anything unpleasant.
These two have been trying to curry favor with the queen for a long time, there is nothing much to say.
Ye Jun had breakfast only after returning to Yuxiu Pavilion.
I got up late today and went to pay my respects without having time to eat.
But before he could even move his chopsticks twice, he heard word from outside that Concubine Su had arrived.
"Who?" Ye Jun thought he had heard wrongly and asked again.
Bai Zhu replied, "It's Concubine Su."
Ye Jun frowned, "I have no connection with her, what is she doing here?"
"He said that he didn't bring any gifts to the Fourth Prince's full moon banquet last time, so he came here specially to make up for it." Bai Shu said.
This sounds like an excuse. Obviously, he wouldn't make a special trip just for this.
Ye Jun narrowed her eyes, but still nodded, "Let her in."
Soon, Concubine Su led a round-faced little girl into the yard, but before entering the house, she left the girl outside and did not let her go in.
"I, your concubine, ask for your courtesy and good manners." Su bowed.
Ye Jun didn't plan to skip breakfast, so he ate while meeting people. He just waved his hand and said nothing.
After swallowing the steamed dumplings in his mouth, he said, "Please sit down, Concubine Su. If you haven't had breakfast, I will ask someone to add another set of bowls and chopsticks."
"No need, I have already eaten. I came here to give a gift to the Fourth Prince, and also... I have something to tell Xiuyi." Concubine Su said.
This was expected, so Ye Jun did not show any fluctuation in expression.
He drank a spoonful of porridge, slowly put down the bowl, wiped his mouth, and then turned to look at her.
"I don't know what Concubine Su wants to tell me. I don't like to listen to nonsense."
The implication is that if it is not something informative, there is no need to open your mouth.
Su Jieyu looked at Ye Jun and lowered her eyes slightly, as if she was making a final decision.
After a long while, he finally raised his head and spoke in a low voice.
"The child I lost was related to Fang Xiurong, but now I am like this, with a broken and weak body, and I am neglected by the emperor, but she gave birth to a daughter safely. I am unwilling to accept this, and I would like to ask Ming Xiuyi to help me!"