Chapter 6 Everyone Has Their Own Destiny
"It's no trouble."
The group went to the west side hall.
After entering the hall, Pei Tingyue discovered that there were no extra decorations in the entire hall, and most of them were plush balls.
She was secretly amazed. The Changle Palace was magnificently renovated and close to the Chengming Palace. It was one of the best palaces in the harem.
The main concubine does not take care of things and has a greater chance of meeting the emperor by chance, so the other concubines are scrambling to live here.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Song actually used an entire side hall to raise cats.
What a waste of resources.
Pei Tingyue put Tuan Tuan on the couch in the second room. It curled up obediently and fell asleep.
Just as he was about to stand up and say goodbye, he heard a clear voice from a woman beside him, and she seemed to sigh with some emotion: "I never thought that Tuantuan would like you."
Although Concubine Song's tone was flat, Pei Tingyue could hear something unusual.
What do you mean, Tuantuan will like her?
Cats are also spiritual. It is normal for them to like beautiful women!
After pondering for a while, Pei Tingyue decided to ask for clarification. She tilted her head in confusion: "Why does the Imperial Concubine say so?"
Concubine Song looked at her and said bluntly: "You are annoying."
Pei Tingyue:?
The imperial concubine came up to her and started talking to her so loudly that she didn't know how to respond.
"Yes." Concubine Song confirmed, "You often scolded the palace maids, smashed the food, and cried secretly at night in the back hall."
After a pause, Concubine Song added, "It's making so much noise that I can't sleep."
Pei Tingyue: “…”
God can bear witness, those are not her!
But she had to admit it.
Pei Tingyue took a deep breath and bowed decisively to apologize: "My concubine is rude and has disturbed the Royal Concubine. I hope the Royal Concubine will forgive me."
Concubine Song hummed, then raised her hand lightly: "Get up. If you have time in the future, come and visit the West Side Hall. Tuan Tuan seems to like you very much."
"good."
Pei Tingyue also liked the plush ball very much, and when he heard that there was a chance to touch it, he readily agreed.
After a few brief greetings, Pei Tingyue said goodbye and left, returning to his own palace.
She had just returned to the back hall to drink some tea and stretch her body when a young palace maid came to report.
Bai Shuang, the senior palace maid beside Concubine Song, came.
Bai Shuang saluted with dignity, "Baolin, this bucket of South China pearls and gemstones is our queen's thank you gift. If it weren't for you, I don't know where Tuantuan would have gone."
Pei Tingyue smiled and said, "Your Highness, you are too polite."
Bai Shuang added, "We still have these two pieces of brocade. Baolin, please make some clothes for me. I hope you won't blame Tuan Tuan."
Pei Tingyue raised an eyebrow and looked down at herself, only to find that there were a few snagging spots on her cuffs, which were difficult to see.
She originally thought that Concubine Song was the daughter of a military general and behaved boldly and unrestrainedly, but she didn't expect that she was also a careful person.
Pei Tingyue said: "Of course not."
"Then I will take my leave."
Bai Shuang asked the people to put down their things and left respectfully.
Yun Shu personally saw her off. As they reached the courtyard, Yun Shu said cheerfully, "Sister Bai Shuang, my master is now a talented woman! Next time, please don't call her the wrong name!"
Bai Shuang was slightly surprised and hesitated for a moment before swallowing the words on the tip of her tongue: "Okay, I understand."
She sighed and pushed all the thoughts back into her heart.
In this palace, everyone has a hard life.
Even one's own master, who is of such noble status, cannot do as he pleases, let alone others.
Everyone has his own destiny, so just let it be.
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When Yun Shu returned, she saw her concubine playing with the pearls out of boredom. She moved to the side and said, "This is a whole jar of South China pearls. The Imperial Concubine is really generous!"
Pei Tingyue looked at the beads in his hand nonchalantly. They were large, each one was lustrous and full, and emitted a faint warm glow. They were indeed rare and good things.
She replied lazily, "Yeah."
Yun Shu looked at the beads and suddenly her eyes lit up. She happily suggested, "Let me send these beads and gemstones to the Imperial Household Department and have the craftsmen there make two sets of head ornaments for the talented lady. When they're done and she wears them, the Emperor will surely like them!"
Pei Tingyue: “…”
Is it that she doesn't want to?
She couldn't deliver it.
Ask the palace craftsmen to make additional head ornaments. In addition to inlaying these gems and pearls, gold and silver must also be sent over.
The craftsmen would melt whatever they were given, without withholding a cent. They would simply give them a few taels of silver as a reward for their hard work at the very end.
It’s a pity that she has no silver, let alone gold.
There’s not even enough money for rewards.
She is very poor.
Pei Tingyue poured cold water on him mercilessly: "Do we still have money in our hands?
Yun Shu blinked, her face suddenly falling, "There are still eight coins of silver..."
Pei Tingyue was so angry that she almost laughed.
How can people be so poor?
The key point is that poverty was not caused by her, but she has to bear the consequences.
How hateful!
The original owner was born in Lin'an Prefecture in Jiangnan. His father worked in the prefecture. Although he was an official, his salary had to support a large family, and he had only saved a little over the years.
In the third year of Xining, which was last year, the original owner was selected into the palace because of her beauty. Before entering the palace, the original owner's mother sold all her dowry and added her savings over the years to collect 500 taels of silver notes for the original owner to bring into the palace.
When she first entered the palace, she needed to take care of everything, and the original owner was a spendthrift. In less than a year, all the money was gone, and she didn't even have anything left for this month's allowance.
Pei Tingyue sighed.
Seeing the worry in her eyes, Yun Shu bit her lip and ran into the bedroom. "Perhaps I remembered it wrong. Let me count again."
After a while, she came over carefully holding a carved box and ordered the two young palace maids in the hall arrogantly: "Go out and work! Don't come in without my order!"
After sending him away, she opened the box and began to count carefully.
Pei Tingyue took a look and saw a few pieces of silver as big as rice grains. They had been twisted so many times that they were almost invisible. But Yunshu was still addicted to counting them.
"Oh."
This time Pei Tingyue was so angry that he laughed.
Soon, Yun Shu's shocked voice rang out from the hall: "How come there are only five coins left?"
Pei Tingyue: “…”
Yun Shu held the five qian of silver in her hand, frowning. After thinking for a long time, she suddenly realized, "That's right! Last night, Eunuch An from the Imperial Court came to summon the concubine to his bedchamber, and I gave him two qian of silver!"
Pei Tingyue couldn't stand it any longer and uttered through gritted teeth: "Don't give it to me next time!"
As far as she knew, this eunuch An was the adopted son of Liang Yao, the chief steward of the imperial court, and a very popular figure in front of the emperor.
Giving two coins is too insulting.
Yun Shu was a little confused: "I heard that other ladies gave it to us, so if we don't give it to them, what should we do..."
Pei Tingyue glared at her, and Yun Shu obeyed obediently: "I'll make a note of this."
Looking at the figure in front of him fiddling with silver and money, Pei Tingyue sighed.
This girl is not smart and a bit stupid.
But surprisingly obedient and loyal.
For example, every time he went to the Imperial Household Department to collect the monthly wages for the palace maids, it would appear in this box in the evening, without a single cent missing.
For example, she would come in person every night to keep watch, bringing a thin blanket and standing guard at the bedroom door without moving a step.
This kind of Yun Shu is exactly what she needs.
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