Ji Yonglian was closest to the emperor, and the other concubines stood behind her, so they were powerless to do anything.
She knelt down again, her voice tinged with sweetness, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live Your Majesty!"
When she stood up again, she deliberately threw the sachet on her body away, and it fell into the emperor's arms.
A pungent fragrance hit the emperor's face. His brows were furrowed, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and he was on the verge of exploding.
After getting used to the subtle fragrance of Huan'er, even the most precious ambergris seemed turbid. Nowadays, there is no incense burning in the Qianqing Palace.
Huan'er embroidered a nightgown for him, which was faintly stained with her body fragrance, which was better than any other fragrance in the world.
Now his mouth and nose were suddenly stained by a low-quality sachet, and he didn't even want to touch this dirty thing!
The queen sensed the emperor's anger and immediately took the sachet away. She then asked the kneeling concubines, "Whose sachet was lost?"
Ji Yonglian knelt and took a small step forward so that the emperor could see her beautiful face and graceful figure clearly.
"To answer the Empress, it belongs to me. I was skilled in needlework when I was still a child, and I often embroidered sachets to wear on my body. I put herbs in them to soothe the mind and help with sleep, which are very effective in relieving physical fatigue."
"If Your Majesty likes it, I can also embroider a few more for Your Majesty to enjoy."
The queen casually threw the sachet to Chunfeng beside her. The embroidery of this thing was average and definitely not as good as the ones embroidered by the Imperial Household Department.
Chunfeng immediately handed the sachet to a young eunuch and asked him to take it away and examine it carefully.
How can we use herbal medicines at will in the palace? If they conflict with the medicines used by the Empress or are harmful to her body, no one can take the responsibility!
The Queen still had a kind expression on her face. "The Imperial Household Department will take care of this matter. Embroidering sachets is laborious, and the medicinal materials are complicated. We shouldn't do it again in the future."
Ji Yonglian didn't hear the hidden meaning at all, and thought the queen was praising her ability, so she immediately smiled and said, "As long as your majesty and the queen like it, I don't mind the hard work."
Huipin on the side couldn't help it. She hated stupid people the most, especially those who were stupid and wanted to show off.
"It doesn't matter if you work hard, but if you hurt His Majesty and His Majesty, how many heads do you have left?"
"Oh, I'm just telling you the truth. Why are you feeling wronged? I can't even give you a word of advice for just a small promise."
"I don't think you're very clever. Everyone was bowing, but you threw out your sachet. It's obvious you haven't learned the rules well. I wonder what Concubine Liu taught you after working so hard all night yesterday?"
These words really hit the nail on the head. Huipin had long seen that the emperor disliked Concubine Liu, and would be even less fond of the young maid arranged by Concubine Liu. So she simply went all out and dragged Concubine Liu into the water.
If the situation wasn't inappropriate, Ji Yunhuan would have wanted to applaud Huipin.
Didn’t Concubine Liu say that she was late in teaching the concubine? Now that the concubine has made mistakes, she is also guilty of not disciplining her strictly!
Ji Yonglian shed a few tears. At home, whenever she cried, her grandmother and father would side with her, but now no one felt sorry for her at all.
She quickly wiped away her tears, kowtowed and apologized, saying, "I am terrified. I really didn't expect so much. I also had good intentions. I..."
"Shut up!" the emperor suddenly stood up and said impatiently, "What a noise! Someone, drag him out!"
"Yes!" Liu Dewang responded, and immediately two eunuchs came running in and dragged Ji Yonglian away.
The concubines knelt on the ground with their heads touching the ground, not daring to look up at the emperor.
It’s not that they didn’t have ideas, but before they could put them into practice, Ji Da Ying got there first.
Fortunately, they did not act rashly. The emperor's heart was indeed unfathomable. It was just a sachet, but it could contain so many clever ideas.
The emperor didn't take a small concubine seriously at all. In his eyes, a concubine who was not favored was not as important as the eunuchs serving in front of the emperor.
In this selection, the Empress Dowager only conferred the title on Ji Yunhuan. In order to appease Concubine Liu, she handed over the task of selecting other beauties to Concubine Liu.
The emperor only had Ji Yunhuan in his mind, and he didn't care at all about who entered the palace this time or which family the girls were from. Anyway, they were all helpers selected by Concubine Liu.
Now that Huan'er is pregnant, he has no time to care about other people.
If he could have a boy, his kingdom would be secure. If not, he would favor Huan'er more in the future and she would eventually give birth to a prince.
"Noble Concubine Liu, I have high hopes for you, which is why I entrusted the palace affairs to you. But you can't even train a few concubines properly. I am truly disappointed!"
"I think the Queen is in much better health now. Let her manage the six palaces from now on. I can rest assured then."
Concubine Liu was anxious. She wished she could skin Ji alive!
Ji Da Ying was sent in by the eldest princess. The eldest princess still felt sorry for her, so she did not let her father send the girl from the Liu family into the palace. Instead, she sent her a few helpers of low status.
Seeing that Ji Yunhuan performed well and had a grudge against Concubine Shu, she promoted her and let her stand in the front.
This bitch! How dare she seduce the emperor without her permission, and even ended up getting herself into trouble!
"Your Majesty, I will deal with that bitch right now! It's all her fault for being unruly. It's none of my business. The Empress is in poor health, so I have to share her worries!"
The queen coughed twice, her body swayed, and she almost fell down. Chunfeng supported the queen and asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"
The Queen smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just an old illness. I also want to take care of the harem so that Your Majesty has no worries, but unfortunately my body is not up to the task."
"I believe that Concubine Shu is intelligent and sensible. She will surely be able to help Your Majesty in the future."
The emperor was finally able to look at Ji Yunhuan openly. There was a smile in his eyes, and his usually serious face softened a little.
"Shufei is indeed a good person. The Queen should teach her more. However, she is young and inexperienced. Don't burden her."
Ji Yunhuan thanked him sincerely and was extremely happy. Now that she was against Concubine Liu, the more power she had, the better.
Apart from the beastly emperor, she felt that nothing could tire her!
"Your Majesty, please get up~" Liu Dewang shouted, and Concubine Liu had no choice but to respectfully see the emperor off no matter how unwilling she was.
After everyone left, Ji Yunhuan was kept by the Queen to be taught personally. It was obvious that the Queen was teaching her sincerely and not just pretending.
That night, the emperor turned over her card.
Palace lanterns lit up all the way, and the entrance to Shuhua Palace was filled with people. Ji Yunhuan lowered her head shyly, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you... Ah! Your Majesty, there are so many people watching us, please put me down."
The emperor laughed heartily and strode inside with Ji Yunhuan in his arms. The palace maids and eunuchs around him knelt on the ground, bowing their heads very low...
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