The desk was filled with draft papers, and Gu Yingxia was scribbling some flowers. Ah Qing asked, "Miss, this picture you drew is so strange."
Gu Yingxia pointed to the circles and explained them to Ah Qing.
"The Imperial Study is here. The Emperor eats and sleeps here, so this is the center of the entire harem."
Ah Qing pointed to the circle closest to the imperial study and asked, "What are these four small square boxes?"
"This is a simple diagram of the palace I drew. Concubine Zhen lives in Changning Palace, Concubine Yi lives in Chunxi Palace, Concubine Jin lives in Cheng'en Palace, and Concubine Rou lives in Jingyang Palace. The Empress lives in Qiwu Palace, and the Imperial Noble Concubine lives in Qionghua Palace."
"The emperor lives close to the palace, so he comes here more often."
Ah Qing pointed to the palace next to the central axis of the imperial study and asked, "This is closest to the emperor. Why doesn't the queen live here?"
"Silly boy, this is where the Queen Mother lives."
Ah Qing understood instantly: "Miss, what ring is our Hefeng Hall in?"
"The fifth ring, look, is it here?"
"We actually live so far away, what about the second young lady?"
"The dressing rooms don't have their own courtyard. They all crowd into the Cangzhu Palace. I counted and it must be at least seven rings away."
"Doesn't that mean the Second Miss won't be able to see the Emperor for the next six months?"
"If we sort them one by one in order, it will take about three years."
"It's been so long, wasn't it said that there were only about fifty selected beauties?" Ah Qing sighed.
"There are over fifty newcomers, and there are still many elderly people in the palace. Besides, the emperor doesn't need someone to sleep with him every day. Even if there are 365 days in a year and every day is different, it will take two and a half years to wait for a turn to change clothes and sleep with him."
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