Ning Yuxi recalled in a daze that she seemed to have heard the emperor say that he wanted to reward her, and she hurriedly stood up to receive the order.
"Chang Zai Ning, for your meritorious service in rescuing the princess, and for being pregnant with the royal heir, you shall be promoted to a noble lady!"
Ning Yuxi was excited and quickly thanked him: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace!"
Gu Qilan raised his hand and helped Ning Yuxi up: "You should take good care of yourself. I have something else to do. I will come to see you when I have time."
After saying this, the emperor turned around and left.
Ning Yuxi and Princess Yincheng said in unison: "Farewell, Your Majesty (Goodbye, my dear brother)."
After the Emperor left, Princess Yincheng smiled and said, "Now that my brother is gone, Lady Ning, you should lie down quickly. You just fell down."
Ning Yuxi still remembered that the princess had spoken up for her just now: "Thank you so much, Princess, for your righteous words just now."
If only the emperor had come just now, perhaps Concubine Qin would not have been punished so severely. Although the emperor cares about the royal heir, Princess Yincheng's words also carry weight.
Princess Yin Cheng laughed and said, "What's the big deal? It's just that Qin was being too bullying. I was just telling the truth."
"Okay, stop thanking me. I came here to thank you for saving me last time."
Ning Yuxi hurriedly said she didn't dare: "How can I be worthy of the princess's gratitude? I believe that no matter who saw it at that time, they would come to rescue the princess."
"That's not certain. Even if someone came to rescue me, I wouldn't be able to hold on until then. I've been afraid of water since I was a child."
"Oh, don't refuse. Others are so happy to receive my gratitude, but you are the only one who refuses. Anyway, you must accept my gratitude!"
As she spoke, Princess Yincheng raised her hand and signaled the palace maid to present the gifts.
Ning Yuxi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She was just being modest on the surface, but she was already very happy in her heart. She just didn't expect that Princess Yin Cheng had such a domineering and cute personality!
After the palace servants put down the gifts, Princess Yincheng said, "These are all for you. By the way, I heard from my royal brother that you were almost dying at that time, and it was your brother who rescued us?"
Ning Yuxi just remembered this: "Yes, Princess, there was no one around at that time.
I was also afraid that I wouldn't be able to rescue the princess safely, so I asked the palace maid to call for help. When my brother heard about it, he hurried over.
"Fortunately, he arrived in time, otherwise I would not have been able to rescue the princess safely."
Princess Yin Cheng said, "It seems that this princess is truly destined to be with your family. My brother has promoted your brother to the rank of third-class guard to thank him for rescuing me."
Ning Yuxi was slightly surprised. A third-class guard was a fifth-rank official, and her father was only a fifth-rank deputy lieutenant. This kid had made it big.
Then she said in surprise: "Then I would like to thank the emperor and the princess for their grace on behalf of my brother!"
Princess Yincheng smiled and pulled Ning Yuxi up: "Hurry up, you two siblings saved me, this is what you deserve."
"Okay, I still have things to do, so I won't disturb you anymore. Have a good rest."
After saying that, Princess Yincheng left with a group of palace maids.
After the person had gone far away, Ruyi came forward and said with concern: "Master, you just fell down. You should lie down and rest. I was really scared at that time."
Ning Yuxi smiled and consoled him, "It's okay. The fall wasn't severe. I, your master, was controlling the force."
"Ah? So, master, you did it on purpose?" Ruyi asked in surprise.
Ning Yuxi looked at Ruyi's stunned expression with amusement: "Yes, she bribed Bai Zhu to harm me before, and now that I'm pregnant, who can guarantee that she won't have evil intentions again?
It's a thief who steals for a thousand days, so why should you be on guard against thieves for a thousand days? It's annoying to be constantly being watched. I might as well do it myself. I didn't expect the Emperor and the Princess to come by and see me."
Of course, this was not true. She was just acting because she heard that a ceremonial procession was coming. But she didn't need to say this to Ruyi.
Ruyi heard this and looked at Ning Yuxi with heartache: "Master, you have suffered so much. Concubine Qin is so mean. You haven't even settled the score with her for framing the master last time!"
"No, she should be Qin Shu Ren now. She has been banished to the cold palace and demoted to a commoner by the emperor. She deserves it!"
After performing for half a day, Ning Yuxi felt a little hungry. It was not time for dinner yet, so she asked Ruyi to go to the imperial kitchen to get some snacks to fill her stomach.
Not long after, the young palace maid Ping'er came in and announced, "My lady, Eunuch Wang from the Imperial Household Department has arrived."
What was he doing here? Eunuch Wang was the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, but no matter what he did, he couldn't be neglected. Ning Yuxi hurriedly invited him in.
Eunuch Wang walked in, smiling broadly as he bowed respectfully: "Your servant greets Lady Ning. May Lady Ning be blessed with good fortune."
Ning Yuxi also smiled and said, "Why did Eunuch Wang come here in person? If you have anything to say, can't you just send one of your men to tell him? Stop being so polite."
Eunuch Wang stood up and said, "Look at what you are saying, Your Excellency. It is my duty to serve you."
As he spoke, Eunuch Wang suddenly looked remorseful: "It is because my servants are not attentive that your palace is short of a first-class maid.
It's just that the Imperial Household Department has been busy with the New Year's Eve and forgot about this. I apologized to you, Your Excellency, but you forgot about it. Please don't blame me."
Finally you remembered this?
Ning Yuxi said calmly, "You are not right, eunuch. We are busy with things during the New Year, and it is normal for our subordinates to forget for a while. You don't have to blame yourself."
"Ah, Your Excellency is truly magnanimous. Don't worry, Your Excellency, I will punish these incompetent people when I return."
As he spoke, Eunuch Wang raised his hand to signal the people behind him to come in. "I haven't congratulated you yet, Your Excellency. Your Excellency has been promoted, so naturally you need to add people to your entourage. These people have been carefully selected to serve you."
After saying this, Eunuch Wang turned to the group of palace servants behind him and said, "Come and meet your master."
The people behind him kowtowed and saluted as instructed: "Your servant greets the master."
Ning Yuxi said, "Thank you for your concern, Eunuch Wang. Please get up!"
"Yes, thank you, Master."
"The person has been delivered to your Excellency. I will take my leave now." Eunuch Wang bowed and took his leave.
Ning Yuxi politely tried to persuade him to stay: "Sir, please have some tea before you leave."
"No, no, it's almost the end of the year and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is busy, so I'll go back now."
Ning Yuxi did not force him to stay: "Then take care, eunuch. Ruyi, go and see him off."
"Yes, my lady." Ruyi agreed and sent Eunuch Wang out.
This time, Eunuch Wang sent a first-class palace maid, two second-class palace maids, two third-class palace maids, and two young eunuchs.
Originally, there were two senior palace maids, Ruyi and Baizhu, two third-class palace maids, Zhuer and Pinger, and two young eunuchs, Xiaodezi and Xiaoshunzi, in her palace.
After Bai Zhu was beaten to death, no one was arranged. Now that she has been promoted, the position has been filled.
The senior palace maid sent here was named Luoying. She looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, had a beautiful appearance, and seemed quite steady.
The two second-class palace maids were Mu Jin and Xiang Ru, and the remaining two third-class palace maids were Cui Er and Ling Er, and two young eunuchs were Xiao Lin Zi and Xiao Yun Zi.
Ning Yuxi first asked Ruyi to give them a lecture and explain the rules here.
Not long after, Zhu'er came back from the imperial kitchen to get some snacks. Looking at the snacks in front of her, Ning Yuxi couldn't help but be surprised again.
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