After Yuan Jiu said this, he immediately lowered his head.
The emperor would naturally be angry, but he couldn't help but speak out.
The Queen Mother is... ... It's no exaggeration to say that she is courting death.
Ning Chen was almost laughing out of anger, holding the jade pendant in his hand that had not yet been hung around his waist, his eyes as cold as ice in the twelfth lunar month.
"There are already three pregnant women in the harem. It's almost the end of the year, and there are so many palace banquets to be organized. The Queen needs to take care of everything, so how can she be so busy? After counting them all, only Chen Wanrong has the most free time, and she has always been favored by the Empress Dowager. I think Chen Wanrong is more suitable to serve the sick than the Empress Dowager."
The woman's voice came from behind, neither hurried nor slow.
Ye Jun reached out, gently grasped Ning Chen's fist, then pried open his fingers little by little, took out the jade pendant inside, and tied it on him personally.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll think you're too talkative?"
Ning Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his hand and pinched Ye Jun's chin, forcing her to look up and meet his eyes.
Ye Jun stared at her, not afraid at all, with only heartache in her beautiful eyes, "Your Majesty, not everyone can be a mother. In fact, some people are not worthy of being a mother."
Her tone was low and slow, and her voice was not loud, but every word she spoke fell clearly into Ning Chen's ears.
"Ye, you are overstepping your authority." Ning Chen's eyes darkened.
The hand that was pinching her jaw increased its strength, then suddenly loosened its grip and walked away around her.
Yuan Jiu was shocked by Ye Jun's words just now. He glanced at her and quickly followed her out.
"Beauty..." Nan Zhi's face turned pale, worry written all over her face.
"It's time to pay respects." Ye Jun smiled, adjusted her skirt slightly, and left Jiuchen Palace.
There are some things she has to say.
Ning Chen values this mother-son relationship more than the Queen Mother does. This is Ning Chen's weakness and also the limitation of the times.
Nowadays, filial piety is highly valued. Ning Chen has received this kind of education since he was a child, so he cannot be cruel to his mother. However, Ye Jun does not want Ning Chen to do anything to the Queen Mother, but she does not want Ning Chen to be bound by the bond of mother-son relationship.
An emperor who cannot devote his whole heart to his work is doomed to fail in his career.
As long as he doesn't think things through emotionally, he will be restrained by the Queen Mother and the Chen family. Even with the support of external forces, it will be difficult to change the current situation of monopoly by the aristocratic families.
If they can’t change the current situation, how can the Ye family and the Chu family make a breakthrough
Ye Jun knew very well that if she wanted to live a good life in this palace, she needed both love and family background.
The former can naturally be obtained through some means, but without the support of the latter, who can guarantee that they will be favored for a lifetime
Whether what she said today would be effective or not depends entirely on Ning Chen's opinion.
In Fengqi Palace, Ye Jun was the first one to arrive. Concubine Zhao had taken leave due to catching a cold, so it was a rare moment of peace and quiet.
But when Yan Xiuyi came, she was unhappy when she saw the marks on her neck.
"Miss Ye, please be more considerate. You don't even try to cover yourself up. Don't you have any shame?"
"If Xiuyi is envious, she can go directly to the emperor instead of beating around the bush and scolding me." Ye Jun said irritably.
She really wasn't in the mood for an argument today.
"Ye, you are so bold!" Yan Xiuyi said angrily.
The queen was already feeling annoyed, and when she saw them quarreling, she immediately slammed the teacup in her hand heavily on the table, "Enough, all of you shut up! The queen mother is ill, what are you all quarreling about?"
Originally, Concubine Shu wanted to add fuel to the fire, but after being yelled at by the Queen, she was a little scared and had to behave herself.
Yan Xiuyi was indignant, but she could only glare at Ye Jun and let it go.
"The Empress Dowager has decided that I will go alone to take care of the patient. The affairs of the harem in the next few days will be handled by the three of you, Concubine Shu, Concubine Wen, and Concubine Jing. Concubine Wen is pregnant, so Concubine Shu and Concubine Jing will share more of the responsibilities. There are many palace affairs at the end of the year, but none of them can be neglected." The Queen whispered.
Naturally, she didn't want to hand over the power, but the Queen Mother sent someone to deliver a message this morning, which was clearly intended to torture her.
The palace banquet at the end of the year cannot be delayed. She went to the Cining Palace to take care of the patient, and she had no way to take care of it. She could only ask the three of them to take care of it together, at least to have some restraint.
The queen had something on her mind, and she became even more annoyed looking at these concubines. She gave the order and then dismissed everyone.
After leaving Fengqi Palace, Yan Xiuyi stopped Ye Jun.
"Ye, you are disrespectful to your superiors and committing crimes. I will give you a slap in the face. How do you feel?"
"Xiuyi wants to hit me, and every word she says is reasonable. I naturally have no complaints. But my brother has just made a contribution in the Northern Frontier. I don't know what the emperor will do after Xiuyi slaps him." Ye Jun raised his chin and said coldly.
Yan Xiuyi was furious, "How dare you threaten me!"
"I dare not, but I will listen to Xiuyi's instructions." Ye Jun bowed, being polite and considerate without any mistakes.
"Okay, since I can't beat you, but you've committed insubordination, you must be punished. Today, I will punish you to kneel here for two hours. Yichun, you stay and watch over her!"
After saying that, Yan Xiuyi glared at her fiercely and left with the rest of the people.
"Why did Lady Ye bother to anger Yan Xiuyi?" Yao Xiang came over and gave her a look with a half-smile.
"If you want to accompany me, then stay. If you want to watch me make fun of you, then you'd better leave. I've never had a good temper."
Ye Jun glanced at her, smoothed out the wrinkles on her skirt, and knelt down confidently.
Yao Xiang chuckled, said nothing, and walked away leisurely holding the girl's hand.
Ye Jun knew in his heart that this kneeling would not last too long, it would be just outside Fengqi Palace, and the Queen would not ignore it.
Yan Xiuyi was furious today. Doing things like this on the Queen's territory was also disrespectful to the Queen.
Sure enough, after only kneeling for half an hour, Nanny Ding, who was beside the queen, came.
"The weather is getting colder now, and the ground is very cold, so please get up, my beauty. Although the Queen wants to protect you, she cannot completely ignore Yan Xiuyi's face. Please forgive me, my beauty."
"I am already extremely grateful to Your Majesty for helping me out." Ye Jun bowed towards the main gate of Fengqi Palace.
Nan Zhi also quickly stuffed a purse into the hand of Madam Ding, and the master and servant left.
Nanny Ding went back to give a reply, and naturally the purse was also shown to the Queen.
"No wonder the emperor likes her a little bit. The servants serve her diligently. I'm afraid there's no one else in the palace who is so generous." The queen smiled.
Of course, she didn't wake Ye Jun up so late just for Yan Xiuyi's sake. It was just an excuse. Which of all the women in the harem didn't she hate
Ye Jun knew it in his heart, but it didn't matter.
She had angered Yan Xiuyi today on purpose.
Things have been going too smoothly for her lately, so she should make some mistakes so that others can find something to hold against her. Being too flawless would make it easier for others to be wary and plot against her, which is not a good thing.
On the other side, Ning Chen went to the Cining Palace after the morning court session.