The Qing'e Palace was exceptionally quiet.

The Crown Princess was writing calligraphy in the study.

A group of palace maids were picking ginkgo nuts under a tree.

A gust of wind blew by, and more ginkgo nuts fell. Since the fruit peels weren't very pleasant, everyone covered their heads with cloth. A headscarf was very useful.

A group of girls sang a tea-picking song cheerfully. They didn't have a song about picking ginkgo nuts, so they just made do with this.

The new palace maids came from all over, each with their own unique folk tune.

No one sang loudly; those who sang softly were still able to keep up, and they quickly became familiar with each other.

Picking them up, they kept falling off, but the full bamboo basket proved that no one was dawdling.

The small baskets and hampers they carried, along with the large baskets and two baskets that made up a load.

If you hit it on a tree, it will spread a thick layer on the ground, which you can sweep directly with a broom.

But look at how big this tree is, it's not easy to climb.

It's good enough if we can pick them up under the tree. It's not much trouble. Although squatting might make our skin ache, hardworking and simple people don't care.

If we don't pick them up, they'll probably stink throughout the Qing'e Palace.

So everyone was careful when picking them up. There were ladders set up on top of Jixian Pavilion and Huishu Pavilion to climb up.

After picking them up, we swept them again with a broom, and the back hall was spotless.

I picked up two loads, but then the wind blew and another layer spread on the ground, haha.

According to the Empress's calculations, this is all silver, and the joy of the harvest.

A eunuch came over, peeking around; he saw that the study window was open and the Empress was busy inside; he beckoned to a maid.

The cat glanced at him.

The eunuch beckoned again, "Brother, there's something delicious here."

Cuizhu saw this and asked, "Is something the matter?"

The eunuch smiled and said, "Two ladies from the Prince Qi's residence have come to the palace to see Your Majesty."

Cui Zhu blinked. What are the two ladies doing here today, now that the Empress has been deposed?

The eunuch knew quite a bit: "It seems to be someone from the Pei family or Master Fushan."

Cui Zhu nodded: "I'll talk to her after Your Highness has rested."

The eunuch left. Just then, a ginkgo fruit fell down, which he caught and tossed far into the bamboo basket.

He whistled, startling a group of palace maids.

Shi Qingzhu glanced at him; he seemed like a fine young man. Despite his misfortunes, a man is a man. The Empress never discriminates against anyone; everyone can live a good life.

Wang Yin was working in the study.

The work in the study is not limited to the pageboy, or the pageboy's work is not limited to pouring tea, grinding ink, and arranging books.

Besides dusting, maintenance is an art, especially for rare and ancient books.

It also involves restoration and other aspects. At the very least, the Qing'e Palace has more than one study.

There are Qing'e Hall in the front, Cheng'en Hall in the middle, and the rear hall; each study must be prepared.

And those ornaments, many of them were bestowed by the emperor.

Huan Yue stopped and glanced at Cui Zhu: "Is something the matter?"

Cui Zhu honestly reported from the side, "The two Madam Peis from the Prince Qi's residence have entered the palace to see the Imperial Noble Consort, and wish to see her."

Huan Yue asked curiously, "Don't we already know?"

Wang Yin was a fair-skinned and beautiful woman. She smiled sweetly and said, "I think asking the Empress will be helpful."

Huan Yue shook his head. It was impossible. The Crown Prince should avoid discussing the matter of deposing the Empress.

Cuizhu said, "It might be the idea of ​​the Pei family or Master Fushan."

The young maidservant was bold: "Could it be that the Immortal Fushan wants to enter the palace and asks Her Majesty to invite her?"

Wang Yin said in a low voice, "It would be fine if the Imperial Noble Consort invited her."

The maid whispered, "But we told her not to invite him."

Lady Dong wanted to cause trouble, but the Emperor forbade her to create chaos in the palace.

So, while Dong's petty tricks might work, they wouldn't be able to once the Emperor restricted her actions.

Fu Shan Zhenren is clearly ranked in the first restricted sequence.

Not for any other reason than the special significance she held. Her various schemes in Sheng'an were all based on that very thing.

A palace attendant ran over and reported, "Princess Huayang and Prince Yan got into a fight and injured Consort Cui. Afterwards, Princess Huayang followed the Emperor and bumped into Lady Su, who is now suffering from a stomachache."

Huan Yue picked up his brush and continued writing in the flying white style.

With Su's belly, if you pay her any more attention, she'll act like she's on top of the world.

The palace maid muttered to herself, "She used to make a scene, now does she think she can get away with this? Does she think the Imperial Noble Consort is completely helpless?"

Lady Dong wields considerable influence in the palace; even the Crown Princess cannot easily contend with her.

Or, the Fu family or something could help her, and in the end, she wouldn't even know her own surname.

Wang Yin continued working. There was still much to learn; doing her job well was the most important thing.

Although Lady Dong had gone to farm and Princess Yongjia had fallen out of favor, Prince Qi was still quite secure.

The Dong family, with such immense power, will definitely support King Qi.

This time, the palace maids did not distribute the women to the King of Qi and the King of Zheng, but the King of Peng, the King of Qi, and the King of Zheng each received four beauties.

There are still a number of people in the palace whose fates have not yet been decided, or who may be given away at any time.

The ones sent to the Crown Prince's Palace were special cases; some powerful people suddenly sent them there.

Shicui Hall.

Princess Yongmu brought with her the twelve palace maids she was assigned, and then transferred four senior maids and two female officials to her.

The rear hall is quite spacious, although a large portion is occupied by a vegetable garden.

It's more convenient than Chenghua Hall.

Living in Chenghua Hall is respectable; it's fine to use it as a sleeping quarters. We usually stay here.

Princess Yongmu was very gentle, but she also understood the basics. She assigned four people to manage Chenghua Palace, such as Si Gui, since there were still people in Qing'e Palace.

They then divided it into four sections specializing in different vegetables. Choose one of these when you're selecting vegetables.

However, four more female scribes are needed, as the Crown Prince's Palace has a maximum of twenty-four female scribes.

(Princess's Township Office: One Chief (rank 7), one Assistant (rank 8), in charge of the princess's wealth, reserves, and fields; One Registrar (rank 9), one Recorder (rank 9), in charge of rent and the household's wealth; Eight Historians, Two Attendants, Two Attendants, and Two Household Historians)

So four is no big deal; Princess Yongmu felt it was enough.

Ten beauties entered the Eastern Palace at once, so Xie Zhu is not available to come over for the time being.

Princess Yongmu ignored him and focused on doing her own work well.

Xie Zhu was a man, but he was granted the title of king, and his life was different from hers.

The palace maids and female officials who were chosen followed the princess without complaint, because Princess Yongmu was truly too gentle.

They look like someone who's easy to bully.

A palace attendant came to find the princess: "Her Majesty has fainted."

Princess Yongmu asked, "Your Highness, Imperial Noble Consort?"

no.

Princess Yongmu smiled gently: "Qing'e? She couldn't possibly be unconscious."

Even if she was truly unconscious, it was all an act. As for Consort De, Consort Xian, or Consort Zhaorong, they couldn't find the princess here.

Although Princess Yongmu resided in the Eastern Palace, she had no say in the affairs of the inner palace.

The eunuch could only say, "Lady Cui."

Princess Yongmu said gently, "Drag him away and give him thirty strokes of the cane."

Yes! A group of eunuchs rushed over to help the princess beat someone up.

A group of newly arrived palace maids looked at each other and lowered their heads.

I didn't intend to bully the princess, but how could the princess be so easily bullied?

Who doesn't know that the Crown Prince, Prince Peng, and Prince Zheng were so enraged that they attacked the He family together?

Princess Yongmu remained gentle. The underlings no longer needed their brothers' help.

How serious could it be that Cui Liangren is in a coma?

Around noon, Xie Zhu crept over.

Princess Yongmu looked at him and asked, "Why are you here again?"

Xie Zhu chuckled: "My second brother and I came. These sweet potatoes are growing quite well."