Although they didn't get to drink the chrysanthemum wine, the joy of brewing the wine by themselves had long made everyone forget about it.
Paired with other fine wines in the palace such as osmanthus wine, pine flower wine, lotus wine, etc., there is nothing missing.
It was Ye Jun's act of brewing wine that added a touch of fun to the Double Ninth Festival banquet.
Later, I heard that on that day, some daring young men invited the girls they liked to brew wine together, and several marriages were arranged.
I think the chrysanthemum wine at next year’s Double Ninth Festival banquet will be even more anticipated by everyone.
The jar of wine that Ning Chen and Ye Jun brewed together was carefully preserved separately by the servants, for fear of any mistake.
After all, there is not only wine in this wine jar, but also the endless love between the emperor and the imperial concubine.
Linlang Palace.
Yi Zhaoyuan came back in a bad mood.
This was the first time the Third Prince saw his mother so angry that she smashed a lot of tea sets and was too angry to say a word.
"What a noble concubine! The emperor's heart is now with her. I get angry every time I look at the face of the fourth prince. Ye is so good at giving birth that she gave birth to a fourth prince who looks very much like the emperor. I heard that the fourth princess also looks like the emperor. I'm sure the emperor will favor the three of them even more!"
Yunxiu went up to persuade him reluctantly.
"Zhao Yuan, please calm down. It's just a matter of appearance. I heard that during the time of the previous emperor, the eldest prince Ning Ze was the most like the previous emperor, but in the end, it was our emperor who inherited the throne. The emperor is the third child, and our third prince is also the third child. Perhaps he is more blessed."
In the end, these words touched Yi Zhaoyuan's heart and made her suppress her anger a little.
It's no wonder she's anxious. The Fourth Prince will be studying with the Third Prince next year, and it's easier to compare the children by putting them together.
Today, the eldest prince is in poor health and is sick every other day. He has fallen behind in his studies, compared to the second and third princes.
The second prince was also smart, and the third prince worked extra hard to be one step ahead.
Yi Zhaoyuan kept inquiring about the Fourth Prince and learned that the master often praised him for his photographic memory and his ability to memorize things very quickly. She was worried that he would surpass the Third Prince when he entered the Imperial Study Room in the future.
After sitting down, he pulled his son to his side.
"Han'er, mother knows that you study hard, but mother's hope and your future all depend on this. Now your father often praises you for your good study, so you should work harder. Next year, the fourth prince will enter the upper study room and you will be compared with him. Mother is afraid that your father will be partial to him."
The young Third Prince frowned tightly, and felt more and more disgusted with the Imperial Concubine and the Fourth Prince.
In his opinion, it was because of the Imperial Concubine and the Fourth Prince that his father did not often visit his mother, causing his mother to be so angry and haggard all day long.
"Don't worry, mother. I will study hard and become the crown prince. I will not lose to my fourth brother and make you proud!" said the third prince, clenching his fist.
Yi Zhaoyuan patted her son's shoulder, her eyes full of expectation.
After the Double Ninth Festival Banquet, Concubine Jingxian was punished and behaved herself a lot better. She didn't dare to do anything small for a while.
Ye Jun sent the two maids Huiyue and Nanzhi out of the palace to get married, and took advantage of this time to sort out the affairs of the harem.
Taking advantage of the fact that the end of the year was approaching and in order to pray for blessings and favors, a group of older servants in the palace were released.
Starting from her Zhaochun Palace, some people were laid off in every palace.
This move easily eliminated all the spies in Zhaochun Palace, and also eliminated many of the minions that Concubine Jingxian had planted in various places in the palace when she was in charge.
Concubine Jingxian was angry, but she could do nothing about it.
After all, there was nothing wrong with what Ye Jun said and did, so he could only let her ruthlessly clip his wings.
In October, something happened in Yiku Palace.
When Qi Xiurong woke up early in the morning, she suddenly felt abdominal pain and even had spotting.
The imperial physician went to see her and reported that Qi Xiurong's pregnancy was not going well to begin with, and now that she was older, the mother's body could not bear it any longer, and she was already showing signs of premature birth.
After that, you must use moxa fumigation every day to protect the fetus, and then take medication to see if you can achieve full-term delivery.
Ye Jun suspected that someone had tampered with Qi Xiurong's fetus, so he asked Shen Pingzhi and Zhang Yuanpan to go and take a look, but they didn't find any clues.
After all, it had been a long time since Concubine Jingxian had done something to Qi Xiurong, and nothing could be found out.
Even Imperial Physician Zhang gave the same explanation as the Imperial Physician who had previously diagnosed his pulse.
In order to prevent any accidents from happening to Qi Xiurong's pregnancy, Ye Jun discussed with Ning Chen and ordered that no one should go to Yikun Palace to disturb Qi Xiurong, otherwise they would be dealt with according to palace rules.
Many people in the harem did not understand what she did.
It seems like he really wants to keep Qi Xiurong's baby, but why
Qi Xiurong had such a good family background and was a great scholar of the time, and could be called the top civil official.
If I guarantee that Qi will give birth to the royal heir, wouldn't that just be causing trouble for myself
Maybe this is the difference between people.
Ye Jun's mentality is still different from that of people of this era. She values every life and respects every life that deserves respect.
Since entering the palace, Qi Xiurong has always had admiration for Ning Chen in her heart. She has never participated in any palace struggles and has always remained true to herself.
He is also one of the few sincere people in the palace.
Because Qi Xiurong had a miscarriage, Ning Chen had originally planned to give Ye Jun a good birthday, but Ye Jun took the initiative to suggest giving up the plan.
The life or death of one of the emperor's heirs was still uncertain, and she celebrated his birthday with great fanfare. Wouldn't that only invite criticism
It would be fine if Qi Xiurong gave birth safely in the end, but if not, I don’t know how much trouble those people in the court would cause.
Since Ye Jun didn't celebrate her birthday, Ning Chen privately sent her a lot of things as compensation.
Originally, the stage in the palace had been set up, and he was preparing to invite people to perform. Now that he couldn't do other things, he felt a little guilty.
However, Ye Jun didn't care about these empty words, and gave Ning Chen a painting of two geese that he had drawn himself.
Wild geese are birds of deep affection and loyalty, and people in China would prepare to marry geese when they get married.
Ning Chen naturally understood what this meant, and immediately ordered someone to hang it in the bedroom.
However, he has no time to come to the harem recently. Outside the palace, the Duke of England's Mansion is finally closing in.
The next day in the court, Chen Xianyi submitted a memorial, which turned out to be a complaint against his father, Duke Yingguo, for corruption, bribery, and rebellious intentions.
And he took out the account book in which the Duke of England had accepted bribes on the spot.
Just as Liang Chengsi said, the account book in the shop selling calligraphy and paintings did not record the income from the calligraphy and paintings, but the record of the Duke of Ying receiving bribes.
With both witnesses and evidence in hand, the Duke of England never expected that it was his own son who had reported him. He was so furious that he vomited blood and fainted in the court.
Ning Chen was well prepared and immediately issued an order to arrest and imprison all the officials who had bribed based on the contents of the account book.
Depending on the severity of the case, those who should be executed were executed, and those who should be demoted were demoted. For a time, the wind direction in the court changed drastically.