When I woke up the next day, the person next to me was gone.
Ye Jun asked the maids to serve her. There were four braziers burning in the room, so it was quite warm.
She used red charcoal in her room. Although it was inferior to silver charcoal, it was also very good. The charcoal at the lower level would produce a lot of smoky smoke when burned.
On the way to Fengqi Palace, I unexpectedly met Zhou Baolin.
"I pay my respects to Lady Ming." Zhou said respectfully.
Having seen Ye Jun's ability to confront people, she was somewhat afraid, but thinking that she had not done anything that she shouldn't have done, she felt calm.
"No need to be polite." Ye Jun waved his hand and looked at her. "Why aren't you wearing a cloak? It's quite cold today."
Zhou Baolin looked a little embarrassed, and tightened her grip on the hand warmer, "I am not afraid of the cold, and I live far away, so I am still a little hot after walking all the way here."
Ye Jun glanced at her slightly red hands and knew in his heart that she was lying.
"I brought an extra scarf with me when I went out today. You can wear it first. It will at least keep you out of the wind and prevent you from catching a cold."
Huiyue was afraid that she would be cold, so she took it with her, but she couldn't use it because she was wearing a cloak.
Zhou Baolin wanted to refuse, but Huiyue had already stuffed the scarf in his hand.
It is made of rabbit fur, which is nothing to Ye Jun as there are still a few of them in the box. But to Zhou Baolin, who has an ordinary family background, it is very valuable.
Ye Jun was not a talkative person, but the last time he met Zhang and Zhou in the small garden, Zhou never interrupted or said anything, and later he took the initiative to move away from Zhang, which made Ye Jun feel that this person seemed to be a good person.
In the harem, you can't fight alone, there will always be times when you need external help.
If she had to choose between Concubine Wang and Zhou Baolin, she would naturally choose Zhou, who had just entered the palace and had no foundation and was easier to train.
Of course, this is just a way to improve people's favor, and it remains to be seen whether it will be useful in the future.
When we arrived at Fengqi Palace, there were already quite a few people sitting inside.
Seeing Ye Jun coming in, they were all eager to try.
"I heard that Concubine Ming and Concubine Fang were in the Plum Garden yesterday. Why did the emperor only go to Yuxiu Pavilion later and only reward Concubine Ming?" Concubine Shu said with ill intention.
Yao Xiang's eyes turned cold, but when he looked up he looked helpless.
"Ming Mei has always been favored by the Emperor. I am just a foil, how dare I compete with her for glory?"
"You say that as if you can get it if you earn it." Yan Xiuyi sneered.
Yao Xiang's expression suddenly changed, and she was furious. Her tone became bad, "What the Empress Xiuyi said is right. I know I am not as good as her. Why don't you try it yourself next time? If you earn some, you can let me learn from you."
"How dare you!" Yan Xiuyi put down the teacup in her hand heavily and sneered, "I didn't know that you are also a sharp-tongued person. No wonder you can get together with Ming Meiren. It turns out that you are the same kind of people."
"Does Empress Xiuyi's teeth hurt when she said this?" Ye Jun looked over with a puzzled look on his face.
"What do you mean?" Yan Xiuyi looked at her warily, not understanding.
Ye Jun covered her lips and smiled, "When the queen spoke, she gritted her teeth and was very sour, so I couldn't help but worry a little."
"Oh, Lady Ming is so interesting, so funny!" Concubine Shu was the first to laugh out loud after hearing this.
Yan Xiuyi's face turned blue with anger. She pulled at her handkerchief and gnashed her teeth, "You guys!"
Concubine Jing spoke at the right time, in a neutral tone, "The Empress Shu is a first-rank concubine. I'm afraid that Yan Xiuyi's using the single character "you" to address her is against palace rules, and it's probably a violation of the rules."
These words made Yan Xiuyi unable to refute. She glared at Jingfei angrily and turned her head away.
If it had happened before, she would definitely not have suffered this injustice. Who, Concubine Shu or Concubine Jing, would dare to slap her in the face openly
It's just that she is not favored enough now, so she is bullied.
Fortunately, Yan Xiuyi was able to hold it in, knowing that this was a low point in her life and she couldn't make a fuss, so the matter was finally over.
The queen, who had seen enough of the drama, finally showed up.
"There is only half a month left until New Year's Eve. There will be a palace banquet then. You must all behave properly. If you do anything disgraceful and bring shame to the royal family, don't blame me for not considering our relationship!"
"I obey your command and will follow the palace rules!" Everyone stood up and saluted.
The queen nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, let's stop here today. The Queen Mother has just recovered from a serious illness and doesn't like to be disturbed. There is no need to pay respects to the Cining Palace before the New Year. Let's all go."
The Queen has been worrying about the New Year's Eve palace banquet these days and is really tired.
After everyone had left, Nanny Ding brought her a bowl of nourishing soup and asked her to drink some to boost her spirits.
"Your Highness, the candidate for the legitimate wife for His Royal Highness Prince Kang has been prepared. Why don't you take a look?" Madam Ding said, "Now that I have a clear idea, I am not afraid that the Queen Mother will ask again when the time comes."
The queen nodded, and Nanny Ding turned around and took out a small book.
When you open it, you will see a small portrait of a woman on each page, with detailed information about her family background, age, specialties, etc. written next to it.
After flipping through a few pages, the Queen sneered, "The Chen family is really bold. Not satisfied with having one imperial concubine, they want another prince's consort. Is this Chen Suhua the cousin of Chen Wanrong?"
"That's right." Aunt Ding said. "The Yao and Wu families didn't send anyone in, but our master wanted to ask the fifth girl to marry into the Kangwang Palace. My family said that the emperor values sibling ties, and having the Xie family helping out in the Kangwang Palace will also be a help when the queen gives birth to a prince in the future."
The Queen didn't care about this, as long as no one was sent to the palace to cause trouble for her.
Furthermore, whether the person can be sent to Prince Kang’s Mansion in the end depends on the emperor’s wishes.
Finally, they selected several girls from aristocratic families, including the fifth girl of the Xie family, and sent their portraits to the Jiuchen Palace.
After Ning Chen looked at it, he decided that Jiangning Xu would be the Princess of Kang and the fifth girl of the Xie family would be the concubine.
He really didn't have the habit of forcing women on his brothers. If it weren't for the fact that his younger brother Ning Rui had no mother and the empress dowager was unreliable, Ning Chen really didn't want to worry about it.
If you say you don't want to worry about this, then no one is lazier than Ye Jun.
As soon as he returned to Yuxiu Pavilion, he immediately took off his shoes and socks and rolled back onto the couch.
I'm not that sleepy, it's warm on the couch.
Huiyue and Nanzhi sat on the footstool and embroidered purses and handkerchiefs for her. The three of them, master and servant, chatted in a random manner.
"Yan Xiuyi seems to be different now than before. I remember that when she first entered the palace, she would never quarrel with concubines of higher status and was quite arrogant." Huiyue said.
Ye Jun smiled and said, "In the past, she was the first one to be favored by Concubine Wen, so naturally she would not lower herself."
"Things are different now. I see she bites everyone she sees now, and she has bullied you a lot, my beauty." Nan Zhi pouted.
"Tsk... There's no point in being sour. Wherever the emperor goes, can we still tie him up?" Ye Jun looked at the ceiling of the tent. "Let's cherish the present. What if one day I lose my favor, I might be worse than Yan Xiuyi."
“Bah, bah, bah!” Nan Zhi interrupted her hastily, “Girl, you are talking nonsense!”
Ye Jun laughed, "Huiyue, look at her. She was so anxious that she even called her the wrong name."
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