There was such a commotion in the morning that I didn’t even have time to have breakfast.
After staying in bed for a while, I decided to have lunch directly.
Ning Chen didn't want to go back to Jiuchen Palace, but the memorial had to be approved, so he asked Yuan Jiu to move the memorial to Yuxiu Pavilion.
Ye Jun naturally couldn't escape the task of serving writing and painting.
At the end of the year, officials from all localities submit reports on their work, and the workload is quite heavy.
After standing for about half an hour, she sat down to rest for a while when she had ground enough ink, refilled Ning Chen's tea, and continued after an incense stick of time.
This took the entire afternoon, and there was still a quarter of the memorials left to review.
It gets dark earlier in winter, and it was already dark outside. Yuan Jiu called Huiyue and Nanzhi to come in and light the lamps.
"What time is it?" Ning Chen looked up, put down the pen in his hand, and rubbed his eyebrows.
After reading the memorial for so long, my eyes are sore.
"Your Majesty, it is already the end of the 3:00 p.m." Yuan Jiu bowed.
"It's been so long." Ning Chen frowned, flipped through the documents at hand, and just wanted to sigh.
Ye Jun felt amused. It seemed that being an emperor was not easy. It was exhausting to handle so many official duties.
"Your Majesty, why don't you take a rest and have dinner before reviewing the memorials?" Ye Jun advised.
Ning Chen waved his hand, "No, I'm not hungry yet, let me finish reviewing it first."
Ye Jun glanced at the memorials on the table, looked around, and suddenly said, "It's a little dark here. I'm afraid it will hurt the emperor's eyes if he reviews the memorials by lamplight. Why don't we go back to Jiuchen Palace?"
Yuan Jiu had the same idea just now, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear of offending people.
I didn’t expect Ye Jun to bring it up himself.
Ning Chen was also surprised. He took Ye Jun's hand and squeezed it. He had unknowingly become accustomed to this action.
"Don't you want me to accompany you?"
"Of course I do." Ye Jun leaned closer, "But I can't be ignorant. After all, government affairs are more important, and the emperor's health is also important."
"In that case, I'll come to see you another day." Ning Chen stood up with a smile.
Regardless of whether Ye Jun was telling the truth or not, he felt comfortable and satisfied listening to it.
It was dark outside, and Ye Jun walked him out of the yard, but Ning Chen didn't allow her to see him off, and the group walked away holding lanterns.
"Huh... I can finally get a good night's sleep. My wrist is so sore."
As soon as he returned to the room, Ye Jun collapsed on the small couch in the outer room, looking as if he had lost all desire to live.
Nan Zhi and Hui Yue just wanted to laugh when they saw this.
"My beauty, are you hungry? I will ask someone to go to the kitchen."
"Yeah, ask the kitchen to prepare more meat. I'm almost out of energy." Ye Jun waved his hand.
Serving people is really a physical job.
Exhausted Ye Jun climbed into bed after dinner. This was probably the earliest time she had ever fallen asleep.
But when I fell asleep, I had a very bad dream.
In the dream, Yi Wanrong was lying on the ground covered in blood, pointing at her weakly and saying, "Ye, you dare to harm me."
The next day, Ye Jun was woken up by Huiyue, but he still felt confused.
Perhaps it was because the situation in her dream last night was too strange, she always felt uncomfortable.
Before leaving for Fengqi Palace to pay his respects, he instructed Nan Zhi and Bai Zhu, who stayed in the courtyard, to check Yuxiu Pavilion inside and out to see if there was anything that should not be there.
Ning Chen stayed in Yuxiu Pavilion for a whole day yesterday, but left at night, which inevitably aroused people's suspicion. When Ye Jun came, everyone was eager to try.
"It's hard for Concubine Ye to serve the emperor all day. Although she didn't keep the emperor at night, she still worked hard." Yan Xiuyi said.
"Yes, I am incompetent and cannot keep the emperor. When the emperor goes to Xiuyi one day, Empress Xiuyi at least managed to keep him here. Let me learn from her." Ye Jun pouted in distress and said softly.
That look made Yan Xiuyi feel very disgusted.
Concubine Zhao held her handkerchief and chuckled, "Oh, Lady Ye, please don't say that. It has been more than ten days since Empress Xiuyi last saw the Emperor. This is rare."
Recently, Ye Jun has seen the emperor more often. Yi Wanrong is still in favor. The one who is pregnant is Wang Jieyushi, and all three pregnant women have to be seen. The eldest princess cannot be left out either. There are also the two days of the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month that the empress must see. Among the newlyweds, Fang Cairen, Yang Baolin, Zhou Baolin, Zhang Baolin and others also get one day. In fact, Yan Xiuyi's time has been reduced by half.
"Don't talk about me. Concubine Zhao has not seen the emperor since she met him once in Lingxi Garden. If you ask me for help, I will mention you in front of the emperor."
Yan Xiuyi was furious. Her favor was divided thinly. She was more anxious and angry than anyone else. She could not sit still after being provoked by the two of them.
Yao Xiang was drinking tea on the side, watching the quarreling people coldly, feeling a sense of mockery in his heart.
Why did she think Yan Xiuyi was so powerful in her previous life? Now it seems that she is just so-so. She can't sit still anymore.
After coming out of Fengqi Palace, Yan Xiuyi was furious. She returned to Hanluxuan and smashed a set of fine official kiln white porcelain tea sets.
The maid Danruo came to persuade her, "My dear queen, why are you so angry with me? If you get angry and make yourself sick, it will only play into the hands of others."
"How can I not be angry? The emperor hasn't come for a while, so they thought I had fallen out of favor, and they all dared to provoke me. The Zhao and Ye sneered at me today, and every word they said was very unpleasant!"
Yan Xiuyi's eyes turned red with anger.
Originally her family background was not good, and her father was a third-rank official sent to a remote place. It was only after Ning Chen ascended the throne that he was promoted.
Unfortunately, my father was incompetent and did not achieve any political achievements after being promoted, which disappointed the emperor.
She was very embarrassed. Her family background was not as bad as Concubine Wen's, so the emperor could not rest assured. But her family background was not as good as Concubine Yi Wanrong's, so she could help the emperor. She had been favored all these years, which was indeed the result of her hard work.
Now that a new person has emerged, she, a dispensable person, has been the first to be affected and have lost all the favor.
"It would be better for the queen to have a child by her side. Look at the Concubine Shu, she hasn't slept with the emperor in a long time, but because of the eldest princess, the emperor often visits her. Now Zhang Baolin has become her disciple and has served her many times."
Yichun came over and said softly while helping Yan Xiuyi calm down.
Dan Ruo also followed suit, "Your Majesty is still young, and you will have a child sooner or later. You should keep your temper for now. If you make too much noise, it will annoy the Emperor."
"Young, I am young, but new people keep coming in, and they are even younger." Yan Xiuyi's eyes were melancholy, "I have been serving the emperor for three years, why is there no movement?"
"Your Majesty, since we sent gifts to Concubine Xia, I believe she also knows what you mean." Yichun suddenly mentioned, "During this period, Concubine Jing has sent her gifts many times. We have only sent her one gift. Your Majesty, please take a look..."
Yan Xiuyi was stunned, raised her hand and rubbed her brow, "I really don't want to raise someone else's child."
"Your Highness!" Dan Ruo called out, "Your Highness will naturally have your own child, but we don't know when that will be. The Emperor has already somewhat neglected you. While we still have friendship, take Concubine Xia's child and raise him. The Emperor will inevitably have to visit you often, so that you will have a chance to conceive your own child!"
Yan Xiuyi felt very uncomfortable listening to what the two girls said.
"Let me think about it."
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