Chapter 57: Although the Third Princess is not in the capital, she is also dead
Liang Quan smiled and replied, "Yes, I will go right away."
My mother has been made a consort? Ji Jinyou was stunned, but then she became very happy and turned to look at Rupin.
Rupin was startled and stood up suddenly, at a loss, with a look of panic on her face: "Your Majesty, this, this, this is not good, right?"
Emperor Wen Zhao laughed angrily, stretched out his hand and pulled Concubine Ru to him: "Looking at the entire harem, you are the only one who would say such a thing at this time."
Rupin blushed and explained awkwardly: "Your Majesty, I have no talent or virtue, and I am timid by nature. I don't think I am worthy of the position of consort."
Before Emperor Wen Zhao could say anything, Ji Jinyou tilted his head and said, "My mother is a good match. My mother is the best mother."
In the strict hierarchy of the harem, if you are promoted to the rank of concubine, not only will your food, clothing and other expenses be of a higher standard, but at least you don't have to greet everyone you meet. Some things will be easier to handle with the advantage of your status.
For example, like that night when Concubine Zhen and Concubine Ning came to visit, they were all of the same rank before, so it was difficult for the mother to refuse them. But after that, if she didn't want to see them, she didn't need to make any excuses, she could just say she was busy.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wen Zhao laughed out loud, stretched out his hands to hold the chubby little girl in his arms, and said to Rupin: "Look, Xiaojiu said so."
This was the first time Liang Quan had seen someone refuse a promotion, and he couldn't help but laugh, "Empress Rufei, this shows that His Majesty values you, so don't refuse."
How could Rupin dare to refuse what Your Majesty said? It was just that she felt uneasy in her heart.
For several days in a row, concubines were punished or demoted, and the entire harem was in turmoil.
Your Majesty chose to appoint her as a consort at this time. Isn't that like putting her on the fire? Who knows how much jealousy it will cause.
In the past, she and Xiaojiu lived their own lives in Miaoyunxuan. Although their life was not luxurious, they had enough food, clothing and daily necessities, and their life was peaceful and quiet.
Now that I have been conferred the title of a concubine, I am afraid my future life will no longer be as peaceful as before.
But this was not something she could refuse. Looking at the bright side, if she was made a concubine, at least Youyou's status and position would be raised.
Soon she understood, and Rupin stood up and kowtowed to express her gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
Seeing that his mother accepted it so quickly, Ji Jinyou laughed happily.
Emperor Wen Zhao was also happy. He stretched out his hand to pull Rupin up and said, "You and Xiaojiu will stay here today and have dinner with me."
Rupin naturally agreed, and Emperor Wen Zhao ordered the meal to be served. Then the two adults and one child sat together and ate happily.
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Fengyi Palace.
The Empress and the Royal Consort saw that the Seventh and Eighth Princesses were obviously having some secrets, so they took turns questioning them, but the two little girls just giggled, rambled on, and talked about other things, and just refused to tell the truth.
Finally, the queen had no choice but to let the two of them go back after giving them a few instructions.
When the seventh and eighth princesses returned to the Pearl Palace, they began to calculate their family assets in case the third princess needed money later.
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Chongde Hall.
Ji Jinyou thought that after dinner, His Majesty would let her and her mother go back, but he actually said, "Ru Fei, you and Xiao Jiu should stay tonight and accompany me."
Ji Jinyou raised her head and looked at Concubine Ru. It didn't matter to her. She was so young anyway, she would be wherever her mother was.
Concubine Ru was surprised. Over the years, she had not had many opportunities to sleep with the emperor. She could count them all. Every time she slept with the emperor, she was in Chongde Hall and was sent back after the sleep. She had never been kept.
His Majesty's visits to Miaoyunxuan were even less frequent. When Youyou was just born, he went there a few times, and after that, she always brought Youyou here.
Also, Youyou fell ill with a fever a while ago and was unconscious for the whole day. Your Majesty went to see her once.
But in all this time, she and His Majesty have never spent a whole night together.
Although His Majesty did not say it explicitly, she knew that His Majesty thought she was not good at speaking, and it was really awkward for the two of them to sit in silence, so His Majesty did not like to stay with her.
But today His Majesty actually asked them to accompany him. This was really the sun rising from the west. She was a little nervous, but she couldn't refuse, so she nodded.
Seeing that Concubine Ru didn't say anything more heart-wrenching, Emperor Wen Zhao nodded with satisfaction and smiled.
Concubine Ru went out and told Jin Xing to go back to Miaoyunxuan to get some clean clothes for her and Youyou.
When Jin Xing heard that her master wanted to stay overnight, she was immediately delighted, and quickly agreed, running away with light steps.
Concubine Ru turned around and went back into the palace, sat down on the couch, and just sat there quietly.
Emperor Wen Zhao waited for a long time, but she didn't take the initiative to talk to him, which made him laugh.
This Concubine Ru would never take the initiative to talk to him. Sometimes he wanted to find a topic to chat with her for a while, so he would ask her one or two questions, such as talking about her past as a nobleman. But she would simply answer his questions and leave it at that, and would never say a few more words.
In the past, he thought she was too dull and boring, but now, he thought she was good the way she was, at least she wouldn't say hypocritical words just to please him.
After being hurt so badly by the evildoer, the third brother, he was really afraid of those people who were two-faced.
The three of them sat on the couch. Ji Jinyou leaned on Concubine Ru, holding her hands and counting the dots on her fingertips.
The little girl's hands were full of dimples. Emperor Wen Zhao was amused and reached out to pinch them. He took the initiative to talk to Concubine Ru: "There are three vacant palaces in this palace now. Which one do you like? I will have people renovate and decorate it later, and then you and Xiaojiu can move in."
Concubine Ru said hurriedly: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but Xiaojiu and I are already used to living in Miaoyunxuan, so it's fine for us to live there."
Three palaces had just been vacated in the imperial palace, which were where Concubine Jinggui, Concubine Chun, and Concubine Li originally lived.
They were just demoted and she was promoted right away, which was already noticeable enough.
If she moved back into the palace where they had lived before, it would be too ostentatious and inappropriate, absolutely inappropriate.
Emperor Wen Zhao believed that the whole world belonged to him, and a few palaces were just his. He could arrange them however he wanted, and he did not think there was anything wrong with this.
But seeing that Concubine Ru looked uneasy, he could probably guess what she was thinking, and advised her: "Miaoyunxuan is secluded and small. Now that you are a concubine, it is not appropriate for you to live there."
Concubine Ru still shook her head: "Your Majesty, let's not move yet."
Seeing that Concubine Ru refused repeatedly, Ji Jinyou understood Concubine Ru's worries after thinking about it, and nodded quickly: "Father, Youyou also likes Miaoyunxuan. Youyou will live in Miaoyunxuan and don't move."
Although the plot has changed now, it's not the Double Ninth Festival yet, so the mother and daughter should keep a low profile as much as possible.
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. A noble concubine and two imperial concubines still have some power of their own, and some of them also have concubines on good terms with them.
If she and her mother moved now, they would become targets. It would be bad if those people took their anger out on them. After all, jealousy can make a person unrecognizable.
Seeing that the mother and daughter were both steadfast in their refusal, Emperor Wen Zhao shook his head helplessly and stopped forcing them: "Forget it, I'll just do as you wish for now."
They chatted for a while, and Ji Jinyou began to yawn and feel sleepy.
Just then, Jin Xing came back with some clean clothes, so Emperor Wen Zhao ordered someone to prepare some water and asked Concubine Ru to take Xiao Jiu to wash up.
When the mother and daughter came back after packing up, Emperor Wen Zhao had already finished bathing. Seeing Xiaojiu dozing off on Concubine Ru's shoulder, he reached out to take the little girl, holding her in one hand, and with the other hand led Concubine Ru to the bedroom.
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The next morning, when Ji Jinyou woke up, Emperor Wen Zhao had already gone to court.
After Concubine Ru dressed her and tidied her up, the mother and daughter had breakfast in Chongde Hall. Emperor Wen Zhao had specifically instructed that the breakfast be unusually sumptuous.
After eating, the two left. Concubine Ru asked Jin Xing to take Youyou back to Miaoyunxuan first, while she went directly to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects.
Concubine Ru was the first to arrive at Fengyi Palace. She had just been promoted to a higher position yesterday. She kowtowed to the empress according to etiquette. The empress smiled and asked her to stand up and pulled her to sit down.
Seeing that Concubine Ru was a little uneasy, the Queen took her hand and said sincerely: "You are gentle and kind, and you have taught Xiaojiu so well. You deserve this position of Concubine."
She had talked about this with the Imperial Concubine yesterday. Now that there is a vacant Imperial Concubine position in the harem, the two concubine positions will have to be filled sooner or later.
The two of them discussed that when His Majesty was in a better mood in a few days, they would mention it to him and give Rupin the title of concubine. Unexpectedly, His Majesty thought of it first.
Seeing that the empress spoke sincerely and without any displeasure on her face, Concubine Ru felt relieved and thanked her again.
As soon as the two finished talking, other concubines arrived one after another. They were jealous, resentful, and envious. However, no one dared to say anything in front of the Empress. After paying their respects to the Empress, they sat down obediently.
Except for a few concubines who were under house arrest, everyone was gathered when the Royal Concubine arrived. The Queen looked serious and told them what happened yesterday. At the end, she warned them in a serious tone, asking them to behave themselves and not to have any inappropriate thoughts.
With the previous examples of Concubine Jing Gui, Concubine Chun and Concubine Li, no matter what people thought in the past, at least they all sincerely wanted to be honest people now, so they all agreed.
Seeing everyone's respectful attitude, the queen nodded with satisfaction, said some words of encouragement, and then let everyone go.
Ru Fei was afraid of dealing with so many people, so she lingered for a while and only left after everyone had gone far away.
As a result, as soon as I walked out of the gate of Fengyi Palace, I saw Concubine Zhen and Concubine Ning waiting not far away.
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When Ji Jinyou and Jin Xing were halfway there, they saw Princess Seventh and Eighth coming.
The Eighth Princess picked up the little girl and said, "Little Nine, go play with your sister. Yesterday, my Seventh Sister and I went out of the palace and bought you a lot of new and interesting gadgets."
Yesterday, in order to please the Empress and the Imperial Concubine, they specially sent people to buy some snacks. They also asked them to buy up anything suitable for children that was not available in the palace, thinking of giving it to Xiaojiu in return.
Ji Jinyou thought that Miaoyunxuan would definitely not be quiet today, so she nodded and said okay, then looked at Jin Xing: "Xingxing, go back and tell mother, I'm going to go play with my seventh and eighth sisters."
Jin Xing replied, "Yes, I'll go back and tell you and I'll be right back."
Ji Jinyou: "You stay with mother, you don't have to come over."
Jin Xing thought that her master had just been promoted to a concubine, and all the food, clothing, and other expenses needed to be adjusted. Miao Yunxuan must be very busy today, and she estimated that other concubines would visit. She really had to stay with her master, so she nodded and said, "Young master, I will ask Haitang to come over later."
Ji Jinyou waved her hands: "No need, Seventh Sister and Eighth Sister are here, Youyou can do it alone."
The Seventh Princess smiled and said, "Yes, tell Concubine Ru that we will personally send Xiaojiu back later. Tell her not to worry."
After the Seventh Princess said this, Jin Xing could no longer insist and nodded in agreement. After paying her respects, she returned to Miaoyunxuan.
Princess Seven and Princess Eight carried Xiaojiu directly back to the Pearl Palace. They asked the palace maids to bring up the box of miscellaneous small things they had bought yesterday and put them in front of the little girl for her to play with. Then they started chatting.
The two of them deliberately talked about the third princess, wanting to see if Xiaojiu could talk to Tongtong about the third princess.
Last night, the two of them slept together in order to chat. Before going to bed, they read the third princess's veiled, obscure and unusual letter over and over again. The more they read, the more worried they became.
The Third Princess, like the Seventh Princess, was also born to the Queen. Unlike the lazy Seventh Princess, the Third Princess was always cold and aloof. She always held herself to the standards of a legitimate princess and never did anything that would damage her status.
I really don’t know how much trouble she must have faced to ask her two younger sisters for a loan.
The two of them had discussed it last night and went to Xiaojiu early this morning to find out some information.
As expected, after the two chatted for a few sentences, Ji Jinyou started chatting with Tong Tong: [Everyone, the third sister moved to the fiefdom with her husband, so did she survive? ]
The system flipped through the character summary and said: [Although she was not in the capital, she died. However, according to what was written here, she did not die in the palace struggle, but was killed by her husband. ]