Wang De said carefully, "Empress Ying also said that she has something to ask and wants to see His Majesty."
The harem now.
In addition to Hou Yingying being named Concubine Ying, four other concubines entered the palace, namely Concubine Yu, Concubine Sun, Concubine Li, and Concubine Hui.
Yupin's original surname was Qian, and her name was Qian Yuning. She was the daughter of Qian Chengguang, the Minister of Rites.
Concubine Sun's original name was Sun Xiaoya. She was the daughter of Sun Ziyan, a powerful general of the fourth rank.
Li Guiren, whose original name was Li Shanshu, was the niece of Li Xiu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Concubine Hui, whose original name was Zhou Huijiao, was the daughter of the Censor Zhou Dongxin.
They were all the people arranged for Emperor Xiaode by the old emperor during his lifetime, and they were also the most loyal to Emperor Xiaode.
When Emperor Xiaode heard the word "harem", his eyes instantly turned cold.
He then recalled the dream in which Ru'er, who had once been bright and outgoing, turned into a pile of dry bones, as well as his unborn child. This made his heart ache.
My mood, which was already bad, immediately became even worse.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang De directly, "What benefit did Yupin give you? Huh?"
Wang De was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground, trembling all over and kowtowing hard.
"Your Majesty, I dare not do that!"
Wang De burst into tears, "I just thought that Your Majesty has been working hard for many days and has not rested!"
"I just feel sorry for your health..."
As he spoke, tears streamed down his face.
Emperor Xiaode had a headache and waved his hand, "Shut up!"
Wang De immediately fell silent and dared not say another word.
Emperor Xiaode felt a little headache, and suddenly said, "I'll go see Concubine Ying later!"
Wang De's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "I'll pass the message right away." After that, he carefully retreated.
Emperor Xiaode did not stop him and let him go.
He drank two more mouthfuls of porridge, then put down his chopsticks, left the imperial study, and rode in a sedan chair to the harem.
When passing by Concubine Yu's palace, I suddenly heard the sound of someone being beaten at the corner.
Emperor Xiaode was originally resting with his eyes closed, but when he heard the noise, he simply raised his hand and the sedan chair stopped.
Wang De walked over quickly and asked about the situation. Then he hurried back and whispered to Emperor Xiaode.
"Your Majesty, it was a maid in Concubine Yu's palace who broke Concubine Yu's vase and is being punished!"
Emperor Xiaode was not as cruel and bloodthirsty as the old emperor, but he did not have a good temper now either.
He was in an annoyed mood and simply waved his hand.
"Take him away and give him ten big beatings."
When the palace maid heard what he said, she quickly looked up and cried for mercy.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare my life! I will never dare to do it again."
"The servant didn't mean it."
Xiaode heard her say this, frowned, and glanced at the palace maid.
I was shocked right there.
The little palace maid was about sixteen or seventeen years old. She was held down by the nanny next to her, and the lantern next to her hit her in the face.
That frightened, tear-stained little face was surprisingly similar to Hua Wanru's. There were also red and swollen slap marks on her face.
His heart trembled violently.
Is this his Ruer?
Two eunuchs came up and tried to drag the palace maid away.
The palace maid struggled desperately, her eyes filled with fear and despair.
Emperor Xiaode's heart ached.
"Wait a moment!"
He stood up and jumped directly off the sedan chair.
Under the shocked gazes of the eunuchs and palace maids.
He suddenly pulled the maid into his arms.
"Ru'er, Ru'er!"
The little palace maid was trembling in his arms!
"Your Majesty, how did you know that my name is Ru'er?"
Emperor Xiaode hugged her even tighter.
At the gate of Chaohua Palace, Concubine Ying, dressed in gorgeous clothes, stood expressionless, ready to welcome the emperor.
But no matter how long she waited, there was no sign of Emperor Xiaode.
Just when Concubine Ying frowned and was about to ask someone, a young eunuch hurried over.
Concubine Ying recognized at a glance that this was someone close to Emperor Xiaode.
The young eunuch bowed respectfully before saying, "Your Majesty has something to do tonight and cannot come!"
"Please don't wait any longer, Empress Ying! Go to bed early!"
Concubine Ying nodded without any extra expression.
She asked someone to reward the young eunuch and then turned back to the palace.
The maid Qiuyan beside her couldn't help but pout, "Really? You said you would come! How can you go back on your word?"
Concubine Ying glared at her and said, "Stop talking nonsense."
Qiuyan stuck out her tongue and dared not say anything more.
Concubine Ying was fine, but Concubine Yu on the other side was really furious.
"That bitch was really taken away by His Majesty!"
The servants dared not make a sound.
Her personal maid, Wan He, whispered.
"Yes, when Nanny Wang was punishing her, she was bumped into by His Majesty, and then...she was taken away by His Majesty!" Her voice became smaller and smaller, and in the end she dared not say anything.
Concubine Ying's face turned blue, then pale, and her body was shaking.
She never thought that the palace maid she used to vent her anger would actually be met by the emperor.
The reason why she took out her anger on this palace maid was because she noticed that this palace maid looked like Hua Wanru.
In Bianjing City, it was well known that the emperor's favorite woman was Hua Wanru. Even though Hua Wanru was dead, the emperor still thought about Hua Wanru.
And she had always secretly liked the emperor when he was still the eldest grandson. So, she hated Hua Wanru, but she had never shown it before.
It was not until she saw the palace maid who looked very similar to her that she tried every possible way to torture and humiliate her.
However, she never expected that she would be met by His Majesty and be taken away by Him.
This, isn't she just shooting herself in the foot?
I guess if it weren't for today, the other concubines would have laughed at her to death.
She gritted her teeth and was even more worried whether the emperor would blame her.
Near the cold palace, an old nanny sneaked around and met a man in black. They only said one sentence.
"The plan has succeeded! Meidie has been taken away by the emperor!"
After the old lady finished speaking, the man in black nodded.
"Otherwise, follow the plan!"
The old lady nodded.
The man in black disappeared into the night in an instant.
The next morning, Emperor Xiaode held a rare early court session.
He held the boneless girl in his arms, his eyes full of pity.
Especially when he thought of the scars on her body, he felt extremely distressed.
He got out of bed carefully, not wanting to disturb the girl, and covered her with a blanket. Then he left the bedroom.
"Wang De!"
Wang De hurriedly said, "The servant is here!"
"Go and announce your appointment!"
At noon, Emperor Xiaode suddenly issued an order to confer the title of Concubine Ru on the palace maid Gao Ruru.
Her father, Gao Yuanlin, was originally a small county magistrate in the south. Emperor Xiaode loved Gao Yuanlin and appointed him as the fourth-rank minister of the Ministry of Works. Her mother was granted an imperial decree, and her three brothers were also given official titles.
It can be said that when one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit.
At the same time as Concubine Ru was canonized, Concubine Yu was demoted to a concubine.
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