The next day, he paid his respects to Fengqi Palace.
Ye Jun was sitting quietly, but he felt several times that someone was looking at him. He looked up but couldn't find anyone.
I feel helpless.
It seems that she will become a target if she doesn't sleep with the emperor. Yesterday, the emperor went to Concubine Yi's Yingyan Pavilion.
This is the first time that Lady Yi has served the emperor in the emperor's bedchamber since she finished her confinement.
"I am relieved to see that you have recovered. You are still young and you can have children again."
The queen had a faint smile on her face and spoke caring words, but the knife was stabbing into Wu's heart.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I don't mind you. I just hope that Your Majesty can give birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible."
The beautiful lady Yi also has a dagger hidden behind her smile.
Compared to her previous pretentiousness, after experiencing this miscarriage, Wu has grown a lot and her behavior is now more stable.
The conversation suddenly changed to Ye Jun, "Lady Ming has had many servants since she entered the palace. How come there is still no good news? I am unlucky, but I hope my sisters can give birth to many children for the emperor."
"Miss Yi, what you said is really offensive." Ye Jun looked at her with a fake smile, "If you talk about serving more people, I am not the number one. If Miss Yi only mentioned me, it would be fine, but you just hit many boats with this one stick."
Now, in the harem, besides Concubine Shu, Concubine Wende, Concubine Wang, and Concubine Xia, who else is pregnant
You can ridicule her if you want to, but it's better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. We are all the same, so just say it together.
Obviously, Yi Meiren didn't have the courage and just smiled awkwardly.
"Look at you, I just said it casually, but you misunderstood me. Never mind, I won't say anything."
From the tone of their voice, if you didn't know, you would think the two of them had a very good relationship.
After all, there has been progress. He is no longer like before, when he would be unable to hold back after a few provocative remarks.
The queen asked everyone to leave only when she had seen enough of the show.
It snowed again two days ago. The roads are slippery in winter, so Concubine Wang and Concubine Xia can't take care of their stomachs. Now they are the only ones who don't have to come to pay their respects.
Ye Jun was envious, but when she thought that she had to be pregnant to have this honor, she decided to wait a year or two.
"They say it's not cold when it snows, but when the snow melts. But today the sun is out, and I still feel chilly." Huiyue said.
Ye Jun went to hold her hand and said, "I told you to get a hand warmer earlier. Why don't you do it? Are you cold now?"
Huiyue was embarrassed, "I have work to do. How can I serve you with a hand warmer?"
"Am I the kind of person who cares about these things?" Ye Jun rolled her eyes at her. "Go home and make a bowl of ginger soup to drive away the cold, and wear something thicker tomorrow."
Ye Jun was always kind to his servants. As long as they were from Yuxiu Pavilion, he would treat them better than those from other places, not to mention Huiyue and Nanzhi.
They grew up together and often slept together when they were young. It’s not an exaggeration to say that they are sisters.
The master and servant walked forward, but were stopped when they passed a rockery.
The person who came was Liuying who was beside Concubine Shu.
"Your servant greets the beauty Ming. Our queen invites you to sit in the imperial garden. It is a rare sunny day, so please do me a favor."
This was said politely, but Liuying's expression did not reflect that.
Huiyue held Ye Jun's hand tightly and couldn't help but worry.
"I cannot refuse your Majesty's kindness. Please lead the way, young lady." Ye Jun said calmly.
The person who comes has bad intentions and it is obvious that there is no way to avoid him, so we might as well meet him for a while.
Liuying didn't expect that she would agree so readily. She looked at her calmly, then bowed and took people to the Imperial Garden.
Before I walked in, I saw that there was more than one person in the pavilion. Judging from the figure of the woman next to her, it seemed to be Zhang.
When Ye Jun walked in, he saw Zhang Baolin personally refilling the tea for Concubine Shu.
Thinking about what happened at the needlework bureau yesterday, Ye Jun understood most of the situation.
"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Concubine Shu." Still following the etiquette.
Zhang was also about to stand up and salute Ye Yun, but was stopped by Shufei's eyes.
"I heard that you like plum blossoms? Last time, you picked a few to put in a vase. I think the plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden are just as good as those in the Plum Garden, so I asked you to come and enjoy them together today."
She didn't ask for excuses, but started gossiping directly, which was obviously intended to torture people.
Asking people to perform formalities without reminding them of this matter is always a simple and effective way to annoy the concubines.
But Concubine Shu was wrong. Ye Jun was not someone who would accept tough measures and stood up on his own.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I don't just like plum blossoms. I am a layman, but I like everything that looks good."
"Ming Mei, you are so bold! You stood up without permission before the Empress called you to do so. This is disrespectful to the high position and you must be punished according to the palace rules!"
Xiangluo, another senior palace maid standing next to Concubine Shu, shouted.
Ye Jun was not in a hurry, but was surprised and said, "Your Majesty asked me to come and appreciate the flowers. People usually appreciate flowers by walking, standing, or sitting, but not by squatting. Could it be that Your Majesty and I are going to appreciate the flowers by squatting together?"
Anyway, just act dumb and see who disgusts whom.
Shufei was not a good-tempered person to begin with, and she originally wanted to teach her a lesson, but when she failed, she became angry.
"Well done to you, Ye, you dare to disrespect your elders and commit crimes. Zhang Baolin, slap her in the face!"
"Your Majesty, this is not a good idea. A concubine's appearance cannot be treated casually..." Zhang hesitated.
Today she had indeed used some means to get Concubine Shu to deal with Ye Jun, but if it came to the point of slapping her in the face, it would be too much.
But Concubine Shu was angry at the moment, and she was not a very smart person. When she saw that Zhang did not move, she turned around and hit her.
Ye Jun was unable to dodge, and although the full blow didn't hit her, the force of half of the hand was enough to cause a burning pain on her face.
For a moment, the anger in her heart was boiling, but the person in front of her was the concubine who gave birth to the emperor's eldest daughter and had a distinguished family background. She could only remind herself not to act on impulse.
The hands in his sleeves were clenched tightly, and some blue veins were faintly visible on his forehead. Ye Jun wanted to kill someone at this moment.
"This slap is for you. You are disrespectful to me. You will kneel in this imperial garden for two hours today and reflect on your mistakes!"
Concubine Shu looked at her proudly, and walked out of the pavilion with Zhang, but suddenly turned back.
"By the way, don't kneel in the pavilion, kneel outside."
The snow had just melted, and although the roads in the Imperial Garden were mostly paved with bluestone slabs, they were inevitably damp and a little muddy. If I kneel down, not only would I get dirty, but I would also be catching a cold.
"My beauty, I will take off my clothes to pad you. Your knees must not get cold!" Huiyue was almost crying.
After saying this, he unbuttoned his cotton jacket.
Ye Jun held her hand tightly, his eyes cold enough to kill people.
"No need. Since Madam Shufei asked me to kneel, I will kneel. But she didn't say I have to kneel right now. It is a taboo to damage the appearance of a concubine. Madam Shufei slapped me, and I have to ask the Queen before I kneel."
Shufei naturally left someone to watch her, but Ye Jun left directly, and these people did not dare to force her, so they could only let her go and hurried to report to Shufei.
The Imperial Garden was not far from Fengqi Palace. Ye Jun was angry and walked quickly. In less than an incense stick of time, he knelt in Fengqi Palace.