Chapter 323 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace Gao Xiyue 13
"By the way, His Majesty has been summoning the pipa players from the Southern Palace to listen to music lately, have you heard?" Consort Zhe raised an eyebrow, her words seemingly hinting at something.
Gao Xiyue gently shook her head, her phoenix eyes showing just the right amount of surprise. "I hadn't inquired about the Yangxin Hall before, I just found out."
"At first I was wondering why the Emperor would listen to the pipa player from the Southern Palace, since the Imperial Concubine's pipa skills were so outstanding. But later I realized that her true intentions were not what they seemed."
After saying that, Consort Zhe clicked her tongue a few times.
Gao Xiyue handed the pipa to Xingxuan and slowly put on her nail guards. "Among those pipa players, is there one that the Emperor likes?"
"Yes, I went to see her secretly. Although she wasn't particularly beautiful, she was still delicate and pretty. Most importantly, she was new. The concubines in the harem dressed so simply, the emperor wouldn't want to go to see them."
“In the past few months, the two of us have been the ones who have served the emperor the most. Consort Jia has a face to back her up, so she is second only to us. The others are not as good.”
What made Consort Zhe happiest was that the Emperor hadn't visited Changchun Palace for the past few months except for the first and fifteenth of each month, probably because he was dissatisfied with the frugality.
Gao Xiyue didn't care at all, "Then it seems that it won't be long before there's another younger sister in the palace."
“I don’t mind having more sisters, but this person was sent to the palace by the Ulanara family during the late emperor’s reign, and Consort Xian’s health is not…”
Consort Xian's health had been in constant need of recuperation, and she was even unable to serve the emperor, let alone become pregnant.
At this moment, the sudden appearance of a pipa player from the Ulanara Mansion made the Ulanara Mansion's intentions somewhat clear.
"Whether it's to help Consort Xian win favor or to have a child through surrogacy, it has little to do with us. If anyone is in a hurry, it's the Empress."
Gao Xiyue smiled. Consort Zhe's guess was correct. Bai Ruiji was indeed being secretly cultivated by the Ulanara family for the purpose of having a child through surrogacy.
They even contacted Consort Xian privately while they were still in the Prince's residence, wanting to send a daughter from the Ulanara family to the household, but Consort Xian strongly resisted, so they had to give up and instead cultivate Bai Ruiji instead.
"That's true. The Empress and Consort Xian entered the palace together, neither of them had children, and they had old grudges. They would definitely be the first to come out and obstruct us."
"It's too early to think about these things now. Let's talk about it after she enters the harem."
"good."
"Mother!"
Yongjin and Yonghuang ran into the house, bringing with them a chill.
Consort Zhe smiled gently and pointed to the brazier beside her, "Quickly, warm yourself up by the fire first."
Yongjin looked at Consort Zhe with expectant eyes, "Your Highness, we built a snowman for my sister outside. Can she come with us to see it?"
Yonghuang tugged at Zhefei's sleeve, deliberately keeping a distance from Jingyu, afraid that his cold air would chill her. "Yes, yes, my brother and I can play in the snow, but my sister can't. It's so pitiful."
"Go and see, we can't let the child's good intentions go to waste."
Gao Xiyue stood up, and Moxin brought a cloak and draped it over her shoulders.
"OK."
Consort Zhe smiled and nodded, handed Jingyu to the wet nurse, put on her cloak, took the tightly wrapped Jingyu from the wet nurse, and followed Gao Xiyue out.
Yongjin and Yonghuang cheered and followed behind them.
Not long after, Bai Ruiji was given the title of Mei Daying and moved into Yonghe Palace, which was very close to Consort Xian's Jingren Palace.
Bai Ruiji had only been in the palace for a few days when she got together with Consort Xian, and it seemed that Consort Xian was not opposed to the clan's actions this time.
Before they knew it, spring had arrived, and the concubines in the harem all changed into their spring attire.
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