Chapter 34 Who is Green Tea
She had a feeling that today might not be peaceful. There would be no accidents, no chances of anything happening. Yunli had to be fully prepared.
The long queue in front entered one after another, and under the guidance of the palace maids, the ladies walked to the harem.
Yun Li walked leisurely behind with Yingtao and Bai Zhi. She looked at the Yueqi Kingdom's palace. It was magnificent, majestic and solemn. The golden dragons carved on the eaves and pillars made people feel that they looked down on the world and despised everything! It was indeed the emperor's residence.
Walking straight in, through several long corridors, passing by countless palaces and attics, Yunli intuitively felt that the Yueqi Kingdom Palace was really huge...
The closer you get to the harem, the more you'll see the mountains, the rippling lake, the willows, the clusters of flowers, the more beautiful it is.
No wonder those women are trying their best to become the emperor’s women... The environment here is really beautiful with beautiful mountains, rivers and scenery!
This spring banquet was held in the Flower Language Pavilion, which is said to be a sunny greenhouse specially built by the emperor for the queen! This is the sunniest place in the palace, and is full of various rare flowers, plants and trees.
I heard that the queen likes to grow flowers, so she collected many precious flowers and plants from all over the world. There is a group of flower servants here every day to take care of these flowers and plants.
Compared to the hundreds of flowers in the greenhouse, the current emperor's harem is also very lively. Emperor Helian Tian loves women. Every year, new people are admitted to the harem, and there are many children.
The four virtuous concubines are all complete, and each of them has a son! The crown prince Helian Chen is the legitimate son of the central palace, born to the queen, and ranked third, but he was named the crown prince three years ago.
The eldest prince, Helian Hao, was named Prince of Jin and was born to Concubine Liang. The second prince, Helian Qi, was named Prince of Duan and was born to Concubine Shu. The fifth prince, Helian Yu, was fourteen years old and had not yet been named a prince. He was born to Concubine De. Concubine Xian gave birth to the sixth prince, Helian Yu, two years ago.
There is also a fourth prince, Prince Helian Chi, who has a special status in Yueqi Kingdom. He is the only legitimate son of the late queen, and the current queen, Wei Jingjing, is the successor. His bloodline can be said to be the most orthodox among all the princes.
There are many different legends about him. Some say he is a war god prince who holds military power and protects Yueqi Kingdom, while others say he is a demon who kills without blinking an eye...
But I heard that among all the princes, the emperor seemed to dislike him the most. The relationship between father and son was very delicate. Some rumors said it was because of the death of the late queen, while others said it was because of the prince's ambition...
Before entering the palace, Yunli asked Ye Yi to collect a lot of information about the royal family members for her. She did her homework.
When the little palace maid brought her to the Flower Language Pavilion, it was already filled with crowds of people, in groups of three or five, all of whom were young and beautiful ladies from official families and young men from aristocratic families.
The flowers are in full bloom all around, and they are standing among the flowers chatting and laughing, which is really pleasing to the eye.
Yun Li didn't intend to join in the fun. In her memory, after the original owner's face was destroyed, she didn't like to go out. She didn't have many friends, so there was no one she was familiar with here.
She was about to go for a walk in the garden around the Flower Pavilion to enjoy the flowers quietly.
After walking a few steps, Yun Wei called him
"Third sister, come here quickly! I'll introduce you to some sisters."
Yun Li frowned. This ghost was really around. She was pretending not to know him just now at the palace gate. Now she was afraid that he was going to do something strange.
Yun Wei's shouting attracted everyone around to look at Yun Li, and they couldn't help but look at her from head to toe.
Turning around, Yun Li raised the corners of her mouth. Although she was wearing a veil, her eyebrows and eyes were still curved.
The spring breeze blew, her gauze skirt swayed in the wind, the sun shone on her body, her white dress sparkled, and she slowly walked out from the flowers. She was like a flower fairy in a fairy tale, bright and brilliant.
"Yun Wei, this is your third sister? Why have I never seen her before?"
A woman in yellow pointed at Yunli and said
Yun Wei smiled and said, "Well, this is my concubine sister. Since her appearance was disfigured, she is afraid of scaring others, so she has been staying in the mansion and rarely goes out."
"Oh, no wonder! I thought she was as beautiful as a fairy, even wearing a veil, but it turns out that under the veil is an ugly woman with a face like a ghost..."
"Hahaha..." Several people around laughed with their faces covered.
Before Yun Li even reached Yun Wei, Yun Wei took a few steps forward and grabbed her: "Sister, let me introduce you. This is Jin Ying'er, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, this is Wei Sisi, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, and this is Qi Yanran, the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei..."
Yun Li nodded faintly. She had heard Huang Ying'er's ridicule as she approached the pavilion. Not only did she hear it, she could also smell the strong scent of green tea...
She didn't think anyone who could hang out with Yun Wei was a good person. Three women made a big show, and so many women were enough to make a big show, and it was the kind that kept making good shows...
Huang Ying'er looked at Yun Li and asked arrogantly: "Hey, you are a concubine's daughter, why don't you show respect to us when you see us?"
"Oh? You want me to salute you?" Yun Li wanted to laugh. No matter how poor she was, she was still a concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Were they worthy of her saluting... What a joke!
"That's right! We are all legitimate daughters of the mansion, and you are a concubine's daughter. You have the lowest status here, so isn't it right for you to bow to us? Don't you usually bow and greet Miss Yun when you see her in the mansion?"
Yun Li glanced at her with disdain: "Well, you can ask my good sister. Ask her if I usually bow to her?"
Huang Ying'er turned to look at Yun Wei, who smiled and said, "We are all sisters. We are a family and don't mind these empty formalities. My younger sister has never had a mother to raise her, so her etiquette is not very thorough. For my sake, sisters, please don't mind!"
Yun Wei's words were silent, showing her upbringing and manners as a legitimate daughter to the fullest, making everyone feel that she was generous.
Huang Ying'er, standing beside her, couldn't take it anymore and said indignantly, "Ms. Yun is truly kind-hearted and generous, but there are distinctions between the high and the low. If this continues, then what difference will there be between us legitimate children and illegitimate children? By then, even a illegitimate daughter will be able to bully us..."
Yun Wei pulled Yun Li's arm and said, "Then I will bow to the sisters present... According to the rules, I have to bow. Usually at home, I don't care, but today I am out, I still know some etiquette."
Yun Li's eyes turned and stopped at Huang Ying'er. "You can pay your respects, but I'm afraid you can't bear it."
After she finished speaking, the ladies looked at her sarcastically as if they had heard a joke.
"A mere concubine's daughter bows to us, and you can't even handle it. Seriously! Even if you kowtow ten times, we can handle it."
"That's it! That's it!"
"What a big tone!"
Yun Li used her wide sleeves as a cover, and several tiny silver needles were aimed at the knees of the three women including Huang Ying'er.
The silver needle pierced through the skirt, leaving only a slight tingling sensation as it pierced into their legs.
Before the three ladies could react, they knelt on the ground, attracting the attention of others around them.
Yun Wei's expression changed, and she pretended to be surprised and asked: "Ah... What are you doing, sisters? How can I deserve such a generous gift from you! Quick, get up... This is really embarrassing..."
After saying that, she bent down and stretched out her hands to pull them up, but she was just pretending.
Huang Ying'er really stretched out her hand to grab her arm and stood up, but Yun Li took the opportunity to pull her arm back. Huang Ying'er was caught off guard and her knees hit the ground again with a "thump".
"hiss……"
"Oops, Miss Huang, I'm sorry, my hand slipped... You were a bit heavy, I couldn't hold you..."
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