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On the second day of the wedding, Ye Zhenzhen still had many things to do. She had to pay homage to her ancestors and meet with the Queen Mother. After that, she had to lead the concubines in the harem to kowtow to the emperor… and wait for her to come back again. When I arrived at Kunning Palace, my shoulders were a little sore from exhaustion and my lower body still ached. All in all, it was very uncomfortable.
The palace maid Su Yue gently patted her shoulders. Another palace maid Su Feng held a cup of tea and Ye Zhenzhen took a sip.
Su Yue and Su Feng were both her dowry maids, and they followed her to serve her before she left the palace. Suyue acts cautiously and thoughtfully, while Sufeng is clever and quick-witted.
“Your Majesty, the Emperor rested at Luhua Palace yesterday.” Su Yue said.
“Yes.” Ye Zhenzhen agreed without commenting.
Su Feng curled her lips and said, “That Concubine Li is so brave, but relying on the emperor’s favor, she dared to provoke you. You are really overestimating your capabilities.”
“Oh.”
Seeing the unsatisfactory look of his wife, Su Feng was a little anxious, “My wife, you can’t just let others bully you.”
Su Yue sighed, “The most important thing for today’s plan is to retain the emperor. Isn’t it because Concubine Li dares to be so arrogant because of her great favor? Your Majesty, you…”
Ye Zhenzhen shook her head and said, “Concubine Li dares to be so arrogant because her father, General Su, is currently stationed in Dunhuang to fight against the barbarians in the Western Regions.”
Sheng favor? joke. If Ji Wu Jiu really loved her, he would not let her make enemies everywhere in the harem. The more pigtails she has now, the more obedient her father will be in the future. Nowadays, there is no peace in the Western Region, and the places that have surrendered are also being stirred up and people’s hearts are floating. The border is at the right time to employ people. Although General Su is not a famous general, his talent is still outstanding. It is easy to get a thousand armies, but it is difficult to find a general. Naturally, he should be comforted well if he can be comforted. What else can be better than his daughter’s long favor? Better to appease a minister.
Su Feng seemed a little hard to accept this reason, “Then the emperor…”
“Your Majesty, this can be regarded as selling yourself to save the country, which makes me admire you very much.” Ye Zhenzhen said.
Her words made the other two people laugh non-stop. Su Yue unknowingly stopped her movements, held Ye Zhenzhen’s shoulders, and said with a smile: “Empress, Empress, why are you still the same as before? You can’t do it anymore. Don’t say anything like this again in the future. , be careful that walls have ears, if this reaches the emperor, I’m afraid you will be charged with being disrespectful!”
Ye Zhenzhen thought to herself, so what, I was already very disrespectful yesterday.
After a rest, the concubines from various palaces came to formally pay their respects to the Queen. From now on, they will also come to pay their respects to the Queen every day, and then the Queen will lead them to Cining Palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.
Ji Wu Jiu is only twenty years old this year, so the number of his concubines is not very large, and the ones with high positions are even less. The only concubines above are Li Fei and Xian Fei, who are in the second rank. Concubine Li was the concubine of General Su. She was originally a talented person in the Eastern Palace. After Ji Wu Jiu ascended the throne, she gradually rose to her current rank. Concubine Xian is the legitimate daughter of Fang Xiuqing, the Minister of Household Affairs, and she entered the palace with Ye Zhenzhen yesterday. According to the ancestral system, when the emperor gets married and canonizes a queen, he must also canonize one or two concubines. These two concubines can be directly promoted to the throne by concubines in the harem, or they can be brought into the palace from outside the palace. Xian Fei belongs to the latter.
Below the rank of concubine, there are three concubines from the second rank, namely Zhuang concubine, Hui concubine and Xi concubine; there are three concubines of the third rank Jieyu, two concubines of the fourth rank Zhaoyi, and several concubines of the fifth rank beauty and below. .
These concubines are so beautiful in their own way that it is dizzying to see. It seems that Ji Wu Jiu has many different tastes.
Ye Zhenzhen’s face was expressionless, her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and she scanned everyone’s faces. It was a very ordinary movement, but it carried a natural nobility and majesty, and everyone who was swept by her gaze couldn’t help but feel… with distinction.
Finally, her eyes stayed on Li Fei. She actually didn’t want to find trouble, but Concubine Li came late today, and Ye Zhenzhen felt that she should give her a chance to explain.
Sure enough, Concubine Li began to explain, “I am not feeling well, so I came late and neglected the Queen. Please punish me.”
Ye Zhenzhen said perfunctorily, “Concubine Li, there is no need to be restrained. She is all here to serve the emperor, so why should she be held responsible?”
Li Fei couldn’t see any loss or anger on Ye Zhenzhen’s face, and she was a little surprised.
“What the empress is saying is,” the favored Xi concubine covered her mouth and smiled sweetly, turning her beautiful eyes to look at Li Fei, “I heard that my sister accidentally fell down yesterday. Is she feeling better now?”
“Yesterday, the emperor asked the imperial physician to take a closer look at this palace. It’s nothing serious. I’m sorry for my sister’s concern.” Concubine Li said with a smile.
“My sister is injured. I am not in a hurry to call the imperial doctor. I will report it to the emperor first. I am very cautious.” As Xi Bin said, she glanced at the queen sitting in the seat and found that she had her eyes lowered and her face was pale. His expression was expressionless.
The other concubines were happy to watch Concubine Xi provoke the Queen and Concubine Li in public without interrupting. Before the queen entered the palace, Concubine Li walked sideways in the harem. Few people dared to offend her, and now no one wants to get into trouble. Only the concubine Xi was bolder and hurriedly stood up to express her position. On the one hand, she wanted to **** Li Fei’s arrogance, and on the other hand, she also wanted to ask the Empress to recommend herself. However, the Empress seemed not to accept the move. , just watch the show by yourself.
Xi Bin suddenly became a little embarrassed, and she even had to hold on to her face. At this time, Concubine Zhuang, who had always followed Concubine Li’s lead, said: “Sister Xi Concubine doesn’t know something. The emperor specifically ordered the eunuchs and maids in Luhua Palace to report anything to Concubine Li immediately. My sister was also present at the time. , so I know. Presumably the **** of Luhua Palace last night was also unable to violate the holy will. Without thinking much, he reported it to the emperor first. As for the emperor arriving earlier than the imperial doctor, one thing is that Luhua Palace is close to Kunning Palace , and secondly, the emperor was worried about sister Li Fei’s injury, so he rushed over in a hurry.”
“What a clever mouth.” Ye Zhenzhen commented, with an expression of admiration on her face, as if this was the focus of her attention.
“…” Zhuang Concubine opened her mouth. She really didn’t know whether this was a compliment or a sarcasm. She prided herself on being smart, but now she couldn’t feel the Queen’s pulse.
Concubine Li’s eyebrows stretched, and she smiled as if a flower branch was trembling, “That’s right, Sister Zhuang Concubine is absolutely right. I didn’t know that the servants in the palace were so thoughtless, let alone that the emperor cared about me so much. ” He didn’t forget to reveal Ye Zhenzhen’s scars both inside and outside of his words.
Ye Zhenzhen was a little impatient. She didn’t answer, but raised her chin slightly. Su Yue was very eye-catching and immediately walked to Concubine Li with the things she had prepared. According to the custom, if the concubine of the emperor was served on the first day, the queen would reward her with something the next day.
So what about the wedding, what about the queen, the emperor is still resting with me… Thinking of this, Li Fei was very proud, and looked intently at the things in Suyue’s hands.
A few pieces of exquisite jewelry, showing that the queen is extraordinary. In addition, there is also a mutton-fat white jade… toad?
The toad is about the size of a fist, its body is white, and its lines are carved with gentle, delicate and lifelike shapes. Because it is so lifelike, the bumps and bumps on its back are all displayed very realistically, making people feel sick just looking at it. The toad’s eyes are set with two rubies the size of red beans, which embody a strange light.
The toad sat firmly in the center of the tray, its eyes glowing red, as if it were a living thing. Li Fei felt the skin on her arm tremble slightly, probably a layer of goosebumps. She had the illusion that this evil thing was staring at her, and maybe it would jump to her face next…
Concubine Li’s smile suddenly froze, “Queen, what does this mean?”
Ye Zhenzhen replied, “Don’t you know, Concubine Li? Toads have many children and can gather treasures to make money. They have been an auspicious and festive thing since ancient times. It is most appropriate to reward it to you today.”
Logically speaking, it would be great for a concubine to get a mascot that means having children after sleeping with her, but… why is it a toad? Does the queen want to say that all the children born to her concubine Li are toads?
Li Fei really couldn’t stop laughing. In fact, she felt that she was very well-educated by not rolling her eyes now. She looked at the small bumps on the toad’s back, with a very embarrassed look on her face, “But how can I deserve to own such a precious treasure, or…” Leave it to yourself, the Queen!
Ye Zhenzhen interrupted her with a smile, “Concubine Li, there is no need to feel guilty. I have so many things like this that I have nowhere to put them.”
Li Fei’s complexion changed again.
Although it is difficult to show it on the face, others are somewhat gloating in their hearts.
You, Concubine Li, treat things that the Queen has no place to put away as treasures. Doesn’t this clearly tell others that you, Concubine Li, are just a small family and have never seen the world? What’s more, don’t think that because the emperor favors you, you are really a phoenix. When you come to the queen, they will send you away with things that “have nowhere to put them”.
Li Fei was so angry that she gritted her teeth, and her beautiful face looked slightly ferocious at this time. She stood up, her voice trembling slightly, “Thank you, Queen, for your grace.”
***
In the imperial study room.
“Pfft——”
After hearing the cautious report from the kneeling **** below, Ji Wu Jiu couldn’t hold it back and the tea he just drank in his mouth spurted out. Spots of brown liquid dripped onto the memorial spread out on the table. The content of the memorial was a cordial discussion by a certain official on the question “Which woman should the emperor sleep with last night?”
“Did she really say that?” Ji Wu Jiu calmly took the handkerchief Feng Youde held up and wiped his mouth.
“Go back to the Emperor, I will never dare to deceive the Emperor even if I die!” The little **** was so frightened by Ji Wu Jiu’s reaction that his body shook slightly. What’s more, what he just reported is really embarrassing to the emperor. He seems to know too much…
“I understand. You have done a good job. Be more careful in the future so as not to be discovered by the queen.”
“It is the duty of a slave to share the emperor’s worries, and a slave must fulfill his mission.”
“Okay, let’s all get down.”
Because Ji Wu Jiu said “everyone” should go out, Feng Youde also backed out very wisely, not forgetting to carefully close the door when he went out. As soon as he closed the door tightly, he heard a violent crisp sound of porcelain hitting the ground.
It seemed that the emperor was so angry that Feng Youde shook his head.
In the study room, Ji Wu Jiu was so angry that he felt happy. Dare you say that I “sold myself to save the country”? Still “so admirable”? This woman is really… really…
Ji Wu Jiu found that he could not find a suitable word to describe Ye Zhen Zhen’s behavior. It seemed that she had gone beyond normal people’s understanding. At the end, he slammed the table, “You are really looking for death!”
Ever since the two met for the first time last night, Ye Zhenzhen has been making him unhappy. Thinking of the disgust on her face when she drank the Hexin wine yesterday, Ji Wu Jiu suddenly felt a lump in his chest. . He is the emperor, and he can despise any woman he wants to despise, but now there is a woman who dares to despise him.
As expected, everyone named Ye needs to be dealt with.