The eunuch in charge pointed to the towering palace and said with a smile, "Look, this is where the concubine will live in the future - Yinghua Palace."
From the outside, Yinghua Hall occupies a very large area. The eaves and ridge beasts can be seen from the outside, so you can imagine how majestic and magnificent the hall inside is.
Lu Linglong was happy in her heart but did not show it on her face. Moreover, although she was stupid, she was not foolish. Looking at the palace and thinking back on the way here, she understood what was going on.
It was too far from the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and she was a little unhappy about it, but seeing the scale of the Yinghua Hall, she didn't say anything.
The eunuch in charge led the way from the side: "Cai Nu, please come in."
When Lu Linglong entered the palace, she discovered that the inside looked even wider than the outside. Facing her was a screen wall that was two people high. After passing the screen wall, there was a courtyard that was even larger than Li Zhaoyi's Qingshuang Pavilion.
There is a row of side rooms on each side, which looks like a row of three large side rooms.
The main hall was built on a high platform. There were no side rooms on the left and right, but each had a corridor leading to the backyard.
Lu Linglong ran to the backyard and saw that it was a bamboo forest with a small bridge and flowing water in it, which was extremely elegant. Walking further to the back, there was a row of back houses.
She ran around to get a clear look at the Yinghua Hall, and felt very satisfied. She turned to the front and pushed open the door of the main hall.
Before the eunuch in charge could stop it, they heard a plop...
He covered his face, unable to bear the sight, and quickly called out to Lu Linglong's maid, "Help Cai Nu up quickly."
The two palace maids looked over and saw a huge hole in the doorway of the main hall. It was pitch black and one could easily fall in it if one wasn't careful. They carefully went in and helped Lu Linglong out.
Lu Linglong held her waist and cursed angrily, "I knew Qin had bad intentions! Why did she build me a separate hall? It's so far away and shabby!"
"Did Qin Shi arrange for me to be put in the cold palace? Are you all helping her to frame me?"
"How can this be called a cold palace? It's not that good." The eunuch in charge was not happy to hear this. "Our Yinghua Palace is fine. Look, except for the main hall which is a little run-down, the east and west side halls are all in good condition. It's warm in winter and cool in summer. Tell me, if His Majesty is strolling in the Imperial Garden and gets tired and sees your Yinghua Palace, won't you come in and have a cup of tea?"
In the past, several palace maids and eunuchs lived in the side hall. Now that the concubines have arrived, they have to move to the auxiliary hall of the side hall. If you don’t want to come, please leave quickly.
But he couldn't chase them away. The eunuch in charge sighed secretly, looked at Lu Linglong's expression, and continued: "What's more, this hall used to be the residence of the imperial concubine."
When Lu Linglong heard the word "Royal Concubine", her disgusted expression immediately disappeared. Her eyes sparkled and she asked, "Did the Royal Concubine live here before?"
"Of course." The eunuch in charge answered with a smile. He was right. The imperial concubine used to live here. However, it was not convenient to say whether this imperial concubine was the current Imperial Concubine Li or the previous imperial concubine.
Lu Linglong didn't ask. She took it for granted that the eunuch in charge was talking about the current Concubine Li.
Since even Concubine Li lived here, this must be a Feng Shui treasure land!
As for the fact that it is now abandoned, it must be because Concubine Li did not want other women to take advantage of the feng shui here to gain power and steal her limelight!
Now that Lu Linglong has the support of her sister-in-law, the Crown Princess, what is there to be afraid of?
No matter how high Concubine Li's status was, she was just a concubine. How could she be more important than the crown prince or the crown princess?
I have to say that Lu Linglong's idea is really weird. There is a degree of respect for the elderly, but there is also a saying that there is order of seniority.
Lu Linglong didn’t understand these things, but that didn’t stop her from thinking too much.
She immediately stood at the door happily, gesturing how the hall would be decorated in the future.
The eunuch in charge cautiously interrupted her reverie: "Lady, the main hall is not habitable now."
Lu Linglong glared at him, "Of course I know it's uninhabitable. How can I live with such a huge hole at the door? I'm telling you to clean it up!"
"Yes, yes, it's time to clean up early. But it's too cold to start work now. What's more, we have to choose an auspicious day to avoid ruining the luck of the concubine." The eunuch in charge nodded and bowed respectfully, but Lu Linglong was stunned.
Lu Linglong glanced at the main hall with regret, then turned to look at the two side halls in the east and west: "If I can't live in the main hall, then where should I live?"
The eunuch in charge trotted ahead, leading the way. "The entire Yinghua Palace is yours, Concubine. You can live however you like. In winter, we'll stay in the east wing, where the midday and afternoon sun is just right and it's warm. In summer, we'll stay in the west wing, where there's no sun and it's cool."
Lu Linglong glanced at the eunuch in charge approvingly: "You know how to handle things. Okay, let's do it."
Lu Linglong entered the central east wing and ordered everyone to work and clean up. She also instructed the eunuch in charge, "The main hall needs to be cleaned up early. Also, the layout of this room is still a little lacking. Please hurry up and send the inner treasury to me as soon as possible. Otherwise, I won't care if the Crown Princess criticizes me."
When the charcoal arrived, Lu Linglong became angry again: "What's going on? Didn't you say you wanted top-quality silver frost charcoal? Give me third-grade silver frost charcoal. When I was in the Lu family, only the maids used it! Now I'm His Majesty's concubine, how can I use the charcoal used by the servants?"
The charcoal steward said, "According to the regulations, concubines should use black charcoal or bamboo charcoal. However, the Imperial Concubine got angry and said that she was your Majesty's concubine after all, and it would be inappropriate for the servants to use the same black charcoal. So she asked the servants to bring you third-grade silver frost charcoal. If you think it's not good enough, you can exchange it for first-grade silver frost charcoal with silver."
"It's not that I won't make concessions. It's simply that the palace's accounts are kept very clearly. Every needle and piece of thread must be recorded. I wouldn't dare to lie."
The steward's words were flawless, but he rolled his eyes to the sky in his heart: A concubine is no different from a servant, how can she be so arrogant?
Lu Linglong was not angry with the manager and turned around to go out and argue with Qin Wan.
Who knew that as soon as she went out, she saw several beautifully dressed little girls strolling around. She had seen them in the Palace of Heavenly Purity when she met her relatives a few days ago. They were the princesses of the current emperor. His majesty had more boys than girls, and the princesses were quite favored.
Lu Linglong's eyes rolled and she immediately stepped forward.
As the weather gets colder, the princesses don’t like to go out much, but after being stuck in the house for a long time, they also want to come out and get some fresh air.
Isn't it? A few beautifully dressed girls came to the Imperial Garden for a stroll, and unexpectedly ran into Lu Linglong.
Among these princesses, the seventh princess is the oldest. She brought her younger sisters forward. Even though Lu Linglong has a lower status, she is still their stepmother in terms of seniority.
The Seventh Princess knelt down in perfect order: "Lu Cainu."
Without waiting for Lu Linglong to speak, she stood up straight. The princesses behind her also stood up straight, looking at this concubine who kept coming up with strange tricks with curiosity.
Lu Linglong was dissatisfied with her perfunctory response, but she was preoccupied with other matters and didn't bring it up. "Have the princesses made their new clothes for the New Year?"
The Seventh Princess had no idea what she was up to, so she followed her lead and asked, "In previous years, we only started making new clothes in November. Why is it so early this year?"
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