"Yes, I was strolling around and accidentally passed by this place.”Mu Xiyan said vaguely. From the way she addressed him and the way she dressed, she guessed that he was one of the concubines chosen yesterday. She didn't want to be entangled with these women. She was going to walk around Shangguan Zining and leave.
"The flowers in this imperial garden are blooming beautifully. It is ChenQie's fortune to be able to meet elder sister today. If elder sister Zhen Fei does not mind, can ChenQie accompany elder sister to admire it?”Shangguan Zining probed.
"Yes, I dislike it." Mu Xiyan frowned and said without hesitation. Then, she turned around and left. She felt that something would happen if she stayed for another second. Mu Xiyan had read a lot of ancient romance novels. There were all kinds of hidden meanings in their words, and they were all about fighting openly and secretly. Just thinking about it gave her a headache.
"What is Sister Zhen Fei doing? The emperor went to ChenQie's place last night, sister don't be angry, what if your body is damaged?”Shangguan Zining said proudly. She did not expect that among the beautiful women who had just entered the palace, the first favor she received was actually her!
What was that? Situ Chengyan went to her place last night?
"Then zhen will stay in Xuanyang Palace tonight to approve the memorial. If my beloved consort is unwell, we will still have to invite the imperial physician to take a look.”This was what Situ Chengyan had said to her yesterday. What was this? A blatant betrayal?
Ignoring Shangguan Zining's smiling face, Mu Xiyan walked towards Xuanyang Palace with a cold face.
"Why is my beloved consort here?" Situ Chengyan was reading a book when he saw Mu Xiyan come in. He put down the book in his hand and said,"
"Where did the Emperor go last night?" Mu Xiyan went straight to the point and asked Situ Chengyan.
When Situ Chengyan heard this, he was quite dissatisfied with Mu Xiyan's questioning tone, so he answered honestly,""I went to Noble Shangguan's place."
Mu Xiyan listened to the answer that she did not want to hear from Situ Chengyan's mouth. She smiled faintly. Situ Chengyan, I have already given myself a chance to accept you, but you did not cherish it.
"Did Noble Shangguan serve you well?”Mu Xiyan asked with a smile.
"Zining and zhen have been friends since we were young, so naturally, it goes well.”
"Since Noble Shangguan is quite in line with the Emperor's wishes, why not give her a promotion and let Noble Shangguan feel the Emperor's great grace?”Mu Xiyan asked.
"Oh? It was rare for Yan 'er to be so reasonable, so he would do as Yan' er said. Small ways!”Situ Chengyan thought for a moment and ordered.
"This servant is here!"
"The officials and nobles of the Hall of Virtue are gentle and humble. They are very suitable for me. I will immediately make them concubines and give them the name Rou! He was rewarded with a pair of gold and jade bracelets, a butterfly hairpin inlaid with gold jewelry, and a necklace inlaid with gold and jade beads!”
"This servant obeys!"
The eunuch took the imperial edict that the Emperor had just written and immediately rushed to the Hall of Virtue. He was sure that Lady Rou Pin would reward him for such a good deed.
"In accordance with the will of the heavens, the emperor has issued an edict saying: The officials and nobles of Yude Hall are gentle and humble, with a pure and pure heart. He was rewarded with a pair of gold and jade bracelets, a butterfly hairpin inlaid with gold jewelry, and a necklace inlaid with gold and jade beads! Respect this!"
"ChenQie kowtows to thank the emperor, long live long live!”Shangguan Zining accepted the order with a smile.
"Consort Rou Pin, please get up." Little Lu Zi quickly helped Shangguan Zining up.""Consort Rou Pin is overjoyed! This was the first time that the Empress had been promoted after serving him! It could be seen that the emperor's favor to niangniang was the most.”
"Thank you, Eunuch! I hope that GongGong will also protect Bengong in front of the emperor. Bengong will naturally not forget GongGong's benefits.”Shangguan Zining said with a smile, then turned to the palace maid beside her and said," Violet Orchid, lead the way!"
"This servant thanks the Empress!" Xiao Luzi quickly smiled and followed the palace maid to receive the reward.
Shangguan Zining was overjoyed. She didn't expect Brother Yan to treat her so well. She thought that Mu Xiyan would stop her from being favored, but now it seemed that today's promotion was enough to lay a foundation for her in the harem.
Shouning Palace.
"I heard that the emperor made Zining a concubine?”The Empress Dowager sat on the throne and said.
"It was Concubine Zhen who sympathized with the concubines in the harem and advised your son to promote Noble Shangguan to a higher position. Zhen couldn't give Concubine Zhen face, and Noble Shangguan was indeed to my son's liking, so he was promoted to a concubine.”Situ Chenyan said.
The Empress Dowager thought for a moment and said," It's rare for Consort Zhen to be so considerate of the concubines in the harem. She has the demeanor of a country's mother." The emperor had been in power for more than two years, and there were new people in the harem. It was time to appoint an empress to assist the emperor in managing the harem.”
"Yes, sir! Your son also has this intention. It is because of this that I came today to discuss the matter of choosing an empress with mother. Since mother also thinks so, then let's settle this matter. The Muchi Kingdom is about to send an envoy to my Nan Yu. It's still unreasonable for only zhen to receive without the empress!”Situ Chengyan said.
"This widow will inform the Ministry of Rites about this matter. In a month, the Empress Ceremony will be held. The Emperor should also think about it carefully. The new concubines will be the ones who have been in the harem for the longest time. However, the daughter of the general and the daughter of the prime minister should be promoted to a higher position.”the empress dowager said.
"Yes, mother. Your son still has a memorial to approve, so I'll take my leave first.”Situ Chenyan bowed and left.
"Yes, go ahead. When you have time, let Consort Zhen come and accompany this widow." The Empress Dowager ordered. She then watched as the Emperor left and stood up to be supported by the palace maids into the bedroom.
"Niangniang, what do you want to eat for dinner? This servant will instruct the imperial kitchen to prepare it." Lan asked as she helped Mu Xiyan back to the Zhenhe Palace.
"Braised Crucian Carp, braised vegetables, spicy tofu, corn soup, that's all.”Mu Xiyan thought for a moment and replied. Although she was in the palace and could eat any kind of meat, she still had to eat less meat for the sake of a balanced body.
"Yes." Lan Fu retreated.
"The Emperor has arrived, Consort Rou Pin has arrived!”the eunuch reported.
What the f * ck, is there a mistake? Mu Xiyan rubbed her temples and stood up reluctantly to welcome the emperor.
"ChenQie greets the Emperor."
"Get up." Situ Chenyan said.
"ChenQie greets Sister Zhen Fei." Shangguan Zining bowed slightly.
"Why is Noble Shangguan here?" Mu Xiyan asked.
"ChenQie has just been promoted to the Concubine position by the Emperor and conferred the title of Rou Concubine.”Shangguan Zining smiled at Mu Xiyan.
"Oh? Greetings? It seemed that Rou Pin was not very familiar with the etiquette of the palace. Be it a noble or a concubine, BenGong was still a concubine. Rou Pin's etiquette just now seemed to be looking down on BenGong?”When Mu Xiyan heard that Shangguan Zining had been conferred the title of concubine, she knew that she must be here to show off, so there was no need to be polite to her.
"Elder sister has misunderstood, how could this concubine have offended elder sister? It's really because younger sister's body isn't feeling well. The emperor dotes on younger sister and specially allowed younger sister to come here today without bowing to elder sister. It was younger sister who insisted on doing this, but her body was really not feeling well, so she did this.”Shangguan Zining said gently. Her coquettish voice turned into a thin thread and drifted into Mu Xiyan's ears. Mu Xiyan couldn't help but shiver and get goosebumps.
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