Chapter 388 Yixiu 66
Yixiu returned quickly, with a genuine, gentle smile on her face. "Your Majesty has been busy all day and must be very tired. I have already asked someone to prepare dinner."
As he said this, he bowed and led Yinzhen to the side hall.
The palace servant who served the dishes was very considerate. He first served a bowl of old duck soup. As soon as the hot and delicious duck soup entered his stomach, Yinzhen felt the depression in his heart slowly dissipate. He then ate a bowl of hot green stem rice with minced meat, braised radish and plum ribs. Finally, he ate two palm-sized egg pancakes with the pickled radish strips from Yongshou Palace.
Dinner was almost at the end of the afternoon and it was getting dark outside.
Yinzhen sat in the perfectly warm room, holding a cup of steaming hawthorn tea to help him digest his food. In the dim candlelight, he tilted his head to look at Yixiu, who sat before the mirror, having her hairpins and rings removed and her bun loosened. The two of them weren't speaking, yet he felt a sense of comfort and peace within him.
This is the tranquility he came to the harem for.
The emperor thought self-righteously.
"Your Majesty, please sit for a moment and then go to bed. It's getting late, and reading at night will hurt your eyes."
Yixiu saw him staring at her in the bronze mirror. After thinking about it, she pretended to persuade him. Yinzhen lowered his head and glanced at the book in his hand. He was not actually reading it. He just sat there and saw a book on the table, so he picked it up. At this moment, when Yixiu said this, he did not explain, but just put the book back and found another topic:
"In that case, let's talk. I've noticed you're always reluctant to light two more candles tonight. It's good to be frugal, but at least don't treat yourself badly."
"I do save money, and it's not entirely for the sake of saving. I just don't like bright lights at night. It hurts my eyes, so I have them turn out two lights every night."
Yixiu followed his words and explained. Seeing that the atmosphere was good, she asked with concern, "I just found out that the Emperor came here today from Concubine Qi's side. But what did Concubine Qi say wrongly?"
As she spoke, she sat down beside the emperor, stretched out her delicate jade fingers and grasped the emperor's dragon claw. Seeing that it was indeed a little cold, she handed over the small copper stove in her hand. Yinzhen took it and tucked the hand stove between his sleeves. He sighed and said, "You know? Alas... Concubine Qi, I am too lazy to talk to her anymore. Fortunately, Hongshi has moved out, so he doesn't have to continue to be influenced by her."
"Also, you should find some time tomorrow to move everyone in her palace out, so that she won't be instigated into having stupid ideas, even though she's already quite stupid."
Yinzhen was almost merciless when talking about Concubine Qi. He didn't even beat around the bush and directly asked Yixiu to move the two new people out. It was obvious that he was very angry today.
"That Concubine Wu, I think she is a well-mannered woman. She is willing to approach Concubine Qi. I think she can get along well with Concubine Nian. Let her pack her things and go to Zhongcui Palace."
Before Yinzhen finished speaking, he dropped a bombshell: "Hongshi's wedding is scheduled for next year. I originally wanted to ask Concubine Qi to help you share the burden, but now I see she is too busy. If I give her to you, I'm afraid I won't have a good year. I have to trouble the Queen."
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Yixiu was stunned when she suddenly found herself eating melons at home. She quickly rejected the emperor's behavior of increasing her workload:
"This is my responsibility, and I don't deserve Your Majesty's complaints about my hard work. It's just... my health isn't very good, and I'm thankful that Concubine Yu and the others are helping with the preparations this year. So, I thought it would be a good idea to have them all participate in Hongshi's wedding. Firstly, I'm not afraid of Your Majesty's blame, and I also want to take a break and take care of my health. Secondly, they all have sons and daughters, so having more experience will make them feel more at ease when their own children are born. This is also Your Majesty's grace."
"Well... now that you've said this, it would be ungrateful if I didn't agree. Well, I'll just ask Concubine Yu and Concubine Mao to follow your lead and learn how to behave. Concubine Xin, who's pregnant, won't be asked to do that."
Yinzhen fiddled with the beads twice and made up his mind in an instant. Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Yixiu naturally spoke kindly to him again, which made Yinzhen happily go to find Zhou Gong. The next morning, he had breakfast refreshed and went to court.
Yixiu yawned and went back to take another nap.
It is said that she has been unwilling to curry favor with the emperor since she became the queen. She has to serve the emperor in a very physical manner every morning to go to court. You should know that according to the rules she set, the concubines can only come to pay their respects once every five days, and if there is bad weather, the ceremony will be cancelled as appropriate.
So if the emperor had not come, she could have slept until she woke up naturally today, then had a leisurely breakfast and started her new day refreshed.
After catching up on some sleep, Yixiu finally felt awake. She took the handkerchief and wiped her face. She only let Jianqiu wrap her hair. She still covered herself with a plain casual robe and only a pair of mutton-fat white jade bracelets. She sat down in the West Warm Pavilion with her face bare. "Jianqiu, you and Jiang Fuhai go to Changchun Palace and ask Wu Changzai and Nian Guiren to pack all the boxes in advance. The people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will come to help them move to the palace in three days."
After thinking about Noble Nian's previous behavior, he gave her a chance: "By the way, ask Noble Nian if he knows anyone. If so, make an appointment as soon as possible and have someone come to my place to reply so that we can move in."
Seeing Jianqiu nod in agreement, Yixiu continued, "You heard what the emperor said yesterday. After you leave Changchun Palace, please go to Yikun Palace and Qixiang Palace to invite Concubine Yu and Concubine Mao."
Jianqiu took the order and left. A long time later, Concubine Yu and Concubine Mao arrived one after another. Yixiu had just asked them to sit down and ordered Huichun to serve tea when Jianqiu suddenly walked in, her face still slightly flushed. "Your Majesty, Concubine Qi is outside requesting an audience."
It was obvious that he was unable to stop the other party.
Yixiu frowned and lowered her voice: "Ask her in."
Jianqiu indeed brought Concubine Qi in, and saw that Concubine Qi's face, which was originally full of resentment, immediately deflated after seeing the Queen's expression at this moment. She walked over hesitantly and bowed.
"Concubine Qi came to see me today. Is there something important?"
Yixiu waved her hand, and Huichun quickly placed an embroidered stool over, saying, "Please sit down, Concubine Qi."
This made Concubine Qi, who had been planning to wait for Concubine Yu to stand up and give her a seat, feel awkward. Her face became even more embarrassed, and she sat on the embroidered stool without saying anything.
Seeing that she was still quite honest, Yixiu finally relaxed her expression: "Jianqiu, why don't you show Concubine Qi the tea?"
After Concubine Qi took the tea, Yixiu, who was at the head of the table, said to her, "If you have nothing else to do, please go back. I have important matters to discuss with Concubine Yu and the others today."
"Yes, Queen, I have something important to say!"
Seeing that the Queen was about to kick them out, Concubine Qi immediately became anxious: "Your Majesty, why did you suddenly change your mind and move the two new people in my palace out?"
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