Taohuawu.
Yi Zhaoyuan was writing by the window.
There are usually no other activities in the palace. When I am alone, I can only write or read books.
Her handwriting is very good now, but it's a pity that no one reads it.
At this time, a little palace maid came in quickly.
"What's wrong? You're so flustered! What a mess!" Yunxiu scolded.
The little palace maid then slowed down her pace and saluted, "Zhao Yuan, I saw the emperor coming this way."
"The emperor is here?" Yi Zhaoyuan's eyes suddenly lit up.
The little palace maid nodded, "Yes, I am not mistaken, it is the emperor's sedan chair."
Yi Zhaoyuan became happy and quickly put down the pen in her hand.
"Hurry, help me change my clothes. This casual dress is too plain. Wear the one with Xiang Fei's color embroidered with winter jasmine flowers."
Yunxiu smiled and nodded, then went into the house to get it.
It only took a cup of tea for him to change his clothes and come out.
The master and his servants went to the door to welcome the emperor, but they only saw a few servants accompanying him.
Yi Zhaoyuan felt strange and called the person over to question him.
"Where is the emperor? Didn't he come to Taohuawu? Why can't I see him?"
The young eunuch looked unhappy for a moment and stammered, not knowing how to start.
"The Queen asked you questions but you didn't say anything. Are you mute?" Yunxiu frowned and said in a low voice.
At this moment, the young eunuch gritted his teeth and said, "In reply to Empress Zhaoyuan, the emperor was accompanying Concubine Ming to see the peach blossoms, so he passed by Taohuawu. Now the imperial carriage has already passed by."
These words were like a slap in the face, hitting Yi Zhaoyuan hard, causing her to feel a burning pain.
Looking at the new dress I had specially put on, I felt so embarrassed.
But it was not a good idea to lose composure in the presence of the emperor, so he had to suppress his anger and send the man away first.
"I understand. You should go back and serve the emperor. I wanted to pay my respects to the emperor, but I was late and missed the emperor's visit."
"Your Majesty, this is all from the bottom of your heart. The Emperor will know it." The young eunuch nodded and bowed repeatedly, then hurried away.
He also understood what Yi Zhaoyuan meant, which was that he was not allowed to talk nonsense outside.
She was waiting for the Emperor to pass by to pay her respects and was a step late, it was nothing else.
After the eunuch left, Yi Zhaoyuan turned around and slapped the palace maid who had delivered the message in the face.
"You are such a filthy-mouthed person. You are talking nonsense without knowing anything. You have embarrassed me in front of me. Go and get twenty strokes of the cane. If you do that again, I will give up your tongue!"
At this moment, Yi Zhaoyuan just felt like a joke.
She changed her clothes and dressed up beautifully to come out to welcome the emperor, but the emperor didn't come to see her at all.
When I got back to the room, I took off my clothes and threw them aside. I really didn't want to look at it anymore.
She originally thought that the little eunuch had kept this matter secret and would not make it known to anyone, but unexpectedly, Luzhi, who had come with her to deliver a small bamboo basket of peach blossoms to Ye Jun, happened to see the whole scene.
When he returned to Furong Palace in the evening, he took the opportunity to tell Ye Jun about this matter while Ning Chen and he were washing up separately.
"She has always been very proud of herself. She must order her followers not to mention such scandalous things casually, to prevent our Yi Zhaoyuan from being too embarrassed to go out." Ye Jun chuckled.
Luzhi also smiled, "Your Majesty came into the palace with Yi Zhaoyuan, so you should be more considerate to her. I will tell everyone to know so that they don't offend Yi Zhaoyuan any more."
Nan Zhi added, "Our Concubine Rong Shu is the talkative one, so please have someone give her a few more words of advice."
"Don't worry, sister. I won't have to worry about it." Luzhi smiled with her eyes curved and went out immediately.
In just one night, the entire Lingxi Garden knew about Yi Zhaoyuan's scandal.
What they said was really nasty, all kinds of things.
Especially Xiangluo, the senior palace maid beside Concubine Rong Shu, met Yunxiu beside Yi Zhaoyuan in the kitchen, and started to ridicule her.
"You serve Yi Zhaoyuan, but how come you haven't learned the manners of your master at all? You are dressed so plainly, you don't look like a palace maid at all. Our Yi Zhaoyuan, even when the emperor comes to visit, has to dress neatly and greet the emperor at the end of the sedan chair."
"We Zhaoyuan respect the emperor, so this rule cannot be wrong. If the emperor goes to Xiaoxiang Garden, it is not necessarily that Empress Shufei will not come out to pay her respects. However, Empress Shufei may not have this opportunity. Even if the emperor has a sedan chair, not everyone can see him." Yunxiu said with a stiff face.
Xiang Luo sneered, "Of course, our queen is not so self-righteous. She thought the emperor was coming to see her when he passed by the door. She must remember the four words of dignity and reserve. Otherwise, the concubines will stare at the tail of the imperial carriage all day long. What will happen to the harem?"
After hearing this, everyone in the kitchen tried to hold back their laughter, but a few brave ones laughed out loud.
Yunxiu was embarrassed and awkward, so she had to pick up the food and run away like a flash.
After returning to Taohuawu, this matter naturally could not be hidden from Yi Zhaoyuan.
After saying that, Yi Zhaoyuan was so angry that she smashed all the lunch boxes.
"You little dog slave, you actually said one thing to my face and another behind my back. Now everyone is laughing at me!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. They are just trying to make you angry on purpose. This kind of thing will be over in a few days." Yunxiu tried to persuade her.
At this time, a voice came from outside the door. The palace maid guarding the door announced that Huiyue, who was beside Ming Zhaoyi, had arrived.
Yi Zhaoyuan was so angry that she guessed that he was here to laugh at her, so she didn't want to see him at all.
Huiyue had expected this, so she didn't insist on meeting anyone and just put down the things she brought outside.
"I noticed that Yunxiu didn't bring back all the dishes for lunch, so Empress Zhaoyi ordered me to bring two dishes to you, Zhaoyuan. This dish is called "Always Smile" to remind you not to get too angry, or you will hurt your liver. The other dish is peach blossom cake, which was made from peach blossoms that Empress Zhaoyi and the Emperor picked together yesterday. Please enjoy it."
Putting down the food box, Huiyue bowed and left.
Yi Zhaoyuan, who was already angry, became even more furious. Not to mention eating, she smashed all the porcelain she could get her hands on in the room.
After returning to Furong Palace, Huiyue told Ye Jun about it.
"When I left, I heard a lot of crackling noises in the room. I'm afraid even the table was about to be overturned. I'm afraid a lot of the Taohuawu porcelain was damaged again."
Ye Jun was leaning on the beauty couch, watching the Fourth Prince writing big characters beside her. After hearing this, she smiled imperceptibly.
"If the porcelain is broken, it needs to be replaced with new ones. Our emperor has always been frugal, so how can he allow her to be so extravagant and wasteful? Don't always expect to take the things you broke when you were angry from the public harem, otherwise the concubines in the harem will follow suit. Today you break a bowl, and tomorrow she breaks a vase. How much money will it cost?"
“Your Majesty is right. I’m going to collect this month’s allotment later, so I’ll have a good talk with the steward about it.” Nan Zhi smiled knowingly.