In the selection held in mid-April, the Emperor and the Empress appointed a total of twelve concubines to the Eastern Palace. These twelve people were currently just unranked young men (beauties), and their exact status would only be determined after they had officially served in the emperor's bedchamber.
Get up in the morning.
Ling Shumo quickly washed up and went to the palace for the morning court.
The servants in the backyard of the East Palace need to come to Linglong Palace to pay their respects to the Crown Princess.
The previous Princess Qin Wen'er's status in the Eastern Palace was like a decoration, but now that Pei Jiusheng has moved into the main courtyard of the Eastern Palace, the daily routine greetings are indispensable.
Except for the twelve princes who were not canonized, no one was qualified to come to Linglong Palace. Among all the servants in the East Palace and the rear house, only Shangguan Xu claimed to be ill and could not come.
The servant who helped Pei Jiusheng wash was very dissatisfied with Shangguan Xu's attitude, but Pei Jiusheng himself did not feel much. Shangguan Xu's arrogance and domineering behavior had become well known to everyone. He claimed to be sick and rested in Changqiu Palace, which was better than coming to Linglong Palace to cause trouble for him.
Pei Jiusheng has been busy taking over the household affairs of the Eastern Palace in the past few days. Today is the first time for him to meet the servants in the Eastern Palace's harem.
The attendant reported that the masters of each palace were already waiting in the outer hall. Pei Jiusheng did not put on airs and immediately asked the attendant to invite everyone in.
Chen Hean and Si Jiangzhi had seen Pei Jiusheng in Fengyi Palace that day. They looked relatively calm, but the other people were shocked the moment they saw Pei Jiusheng's appearance clearly. Pei Jiusheng's face was so beautiful that it could even change the color of heaven and earth.
Xue Wu even took a step back in fear.
Everyone else present had their own reliance, but he was the only one who had a pretty face.
But his appearance, which he was proud of, was like the light of a firefly competing with the bright moon compared to Pei Jiusheng. He was not even as good as Pei Jiusheng by a hair.
Pei Jiusheng easily noticed Xue Wu's loss of composure. Xue Wu probably envied his face.
But how could there be so many stunning beauties in this world at the same time? His beauty was only induced by drugs, while Xue Wu was truly born with natural beauty, the so-called "water lilies emerge from clear water, naturally without any decoration."
Pei Jiusheng's attention was attracted by Chu Changying again. He recognized her at first sight. This was the "Noble Attendant Chu" who used to dress as a woman to work in the Imperial Hospital.
After all, being ugly is very prominent, which is also a kind of standing out from the crowd in another sense.
Chu Changying felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by Pei Jiusheng. Although Pei Jiusheng didn't say a word, he subconsciously touched his cheek.
To be fair, he was not really ugly, but standing among the many flamboyant men in Linglong Palace, his plain appearance was indeed compared to the last one.
Chu Changying suddenly felt anxious. "System, rice is taking far too long to mature. Do you have any other ways to please Ling Shumo? If I can't exchange it for a beauty pill soon to improve my appearance, I'll be too embarrassed to leave the house. What's that look Pei Jiusheng gave me? I may not be as pretty as him, but there's no need for him to look at me like trash, right?"
The system felt sleepy early in the morning. "Host, you've already exchanged all your gold coins for rice seeds. Your account balance is now zero. You don't have enough gold coins to buy things in the system mall, and I can't help you. Why don't you go seek out Xue Wu for advice? He dances barefoot on a frozen lake. You may not be able to dance, but you can get naked..."
Chu Changying was furious. "Get lost, you piece of shit system! If you can't give me advice, just turn off the microphone."
The system complained, "Host, can you be reasonable? You were the one who asked me the question first, okay? I'm not the one offering you advice. Also, host, you have such a hot temper, could it be because you have super male genes? There's a cure for super male syndrome in the system store, and it only costs one gold coin. You can't afford to be cheated..."
Chu Changying's finger bones made a "crackling" sound. Fortunately, he was standing at the back of the crowd. At this time, everyone led by Lu Jinshu began to kowtow to Pei Jiusheng at the top, so that others would not notice his abnormality.
Pei Jiusheng said, "All of you get up."
Lu Jinshu was the first to stand up. After being stunned by Pei Jiusheng's appearance, he regained his composure. The newly appointed Princess Consort had been favored by Her Royal Highness the Princess since marrying into the Eastern Palace. Just like when Her Royal Highness had brought Xue Wu back from Zhongdu some time ago, the Yuehua Palace at that time was like the Linglong Palace today, with revelry every night.
Xue Wu was of humble status, and even if he had received the favor of His Highness, he could only live a glamorous life in the East Palace's harem.
Pei Jiusheng is a princess of noble status. He has the power to manage the harem and has the support of Her Royal Highness the Princess behind him. If he wants to give the servants a warning, then no one present today will have an easy time.
Lu Jinshu was prepared to be embarrassed, but he saw the servants of Linglong Palace holding trays in their hands, and on the trays were exquisite boxes.
Pei Jiusheng showed a formal smile on his face, "This is a greeting gift from me to you. From now on, you will all serve Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess together and be as close as family. Brothers must not make things difficult for each other out of jealousy."
After the attendants distributed the boxes to the attendants of the masters of each palace, Pei Jiusheng asked the names of everyone present with a gentle smile, "We can be considered to have known each other. It's still early today, and I believe that you brothers are sleepy. You should go back to your respective palaces to rest and catch up on your sleep. I understand that you have all been working hard. From now on, you can postpone your morning greetings for an hour. Okay, I'm tired too, everyone can go home."
Pei Jiusheng clearly wanted to drive people away.
Lu Jinshu felt an inexplicable sense of emptiness until he stepped out of the gate of Linglong Palace.
This is the first time that the servants of the Eastern Palace come to Linglong Palace to pay their respects. It is the time for the Lady Crown Princess to set the rules and show her dignity. If she fails to control the situation the first time, it is not impossible that Pei Jiusheng, as the legal husband, will be bullied by the servants in the future.
As a young man carefully brought up by an aristocratic family, it is impossible for Pei Jiusheng to make such a low-level mistake.
But his performance today seemed to show that he didn't care about any of this at all. It seemed that Pei Jiusheng only met them to get the job done and had no intention of getting along with them in the future.
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