On the afternoon of the second day, which was the last day for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make purchases, a quarter of an hour later Fang Quan came to tell her that the work had been done.
Before dinner, Ning Yuxi asked Ruyi, "Where did the emperor go tonight?"
Ruyi: "Your Majesty, the Emperor went to see Concubine Rong."
Hearing this, Ning Yuxi raised an eyebrow. What a coincidence! "Go to Concubine Rong's place and invite the Emperor over. Just tell him that I made the Eight Treasures Golden Chicken that the Emperor loves, and invite him to come and enjoy it."
Ruyi was a little surprised. When did the master learn to intercept? But just thinking about it was exciting. Rong Fei usually loved to make things difficult for the master. He should have robbed her and made her angry to death.
Thinking of this, Ruyi accepted the order without hesitation: "Yes, Master, I promise to complete the task."
Looking at her high-spirited look, Ning Yuxi couldn't help laughing. How much anger has this girl been holding back?
Luoying, who was standing by, saw this and thought for a moment, then roughly understood the master's purpose. The show was about to begin.
On this side, Ruyi went to Rongfei's Jincui Palace with high morale. Inside, Rongfei welcomed the emperor with a happy face. It had been a long time since the incident at the eldest princess' birthday banquet last time and the emperor took back her power to manage the harem.
How could she not be happy since she finally came today? She washed and dressed up early and even used the precious spices she brought from Xichu.
Just as he had ushered the guest into the house and barely had time to sit down, he heard the maid outside the palace come in and announce, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the maid Ruyi beside Concubine Yi is asking to see you."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Rong frowned slightly. She couldn't bear to hear the name of Concubine Yi now. Not to mention the lawsuit between the two, just the last time her power to manage the harem was taken away, the emperor turned around and gave it to Concubine Yi. She couldn't help but feel jealous.
She couldn't hear Concubine Yi, but the emperor could. When he heard it was the maid beside Concubine Yi, he immediately let her in: "Let her in."
The emperor has spoken, and Concubine Rong has to agree even if she doesn't want to.
After Ruyi came in and bowed respectfully to the two of them, Gu Qilan asked, "But what happened to Concubine Yi?" He now understood Concubine Yi. If she was fine, she would not disturb him easily.
Ruyi: "Your Majesty, the Queen is fine. I just asked the kitchen to make your favorite Eight Treasures Golden Chicken today, and I would like to invite Your Majesty to taste it."
Hearing this, Gu Qilan was slightly surprised. It was rare for Concubine Yi to ask him to come over from someone else. He suddenly thought, could it be that now that she had the power to manage the harem, she started to act without any scruples?
Thinking of this, he frowned. He didn't like people who were arrogant because of their power. However, considering that the other party was granted the power to manage the harem by him personally, he still had to give her face.
But before he could express his opinion, Rong Fei's expression changed slightly, and she looked at him with grievance: "Your Majesty, what does Sister Yi Fei mean by this? It's a rare opportunity for me to see Your Majesty, so why is your sister trying to snatch the Emperor from me?"
Gu Qilan thought that he was the first one to come to Rong Fei's place today, so he comforted her, "It has been more than five months since Yi Fei gave birth to the fifth prince and the fifth princess. I haven't been able to spend enough time with her. I will go and spend time with her today, and come back to accompany you another day."
Rong Fei refused and continued to act coquettishly: "Your Majesty, my sister has three children to accompany her: the third prince, the fifth prince, and the fifth princess, but I am all alone..."
But no matter what she said, the emperor still left her Jincui Palace and headed towards Shuqing Palace.
Rong Fei's flower-like smile instantly faded as she watched the emperor leave. After the emperor walked away, she was so angry that she overturned the table, and all the delicious food on the table was scattered all over the floor.
"Ning Yuxi, you dare to snatch the emperor from me. If you make me unhappy, don't blame me for making things difficult for you!"
As she spoke, her cold face suddenly turned to look at the palace maid behind her: "The people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who are shopping are back today, right?"
The palace maid was startled and said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, it's today. He will be back at 3 p.m."
Rong Fei asked again: "What did Li Wenzhong say?"
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Li said he saw with his own eyes that the fabric they purchased was exactly the same as what was written in the book."
Hearing this, Rong Fei's surging anger gradually subsided. She suddenly curled her lips and smiled, "That's good. Go to Jingyang Palace and invite Xin Fei over. Tell her that I have good news for her."
The palace maid quickly responded and retreated: "Yes, Madam, I will go right away."
How could Concubine Xin be absent from such a lively event? She and Concubine Yi did not get along well, and now that there was a chance to step on her, she thought Concubine Xin would not miss it.
That's right, it was she who deliberately wrote "Sanglvian" incorrectly. Concubine Xin was unaware of this, and Concubine Rong didn't expect her to do such a thing. She was called here just to give her some support.
People without brains are easy to control, whatever she says is what it is.
Originally, she had not intended to expose the matter so quickly. She wanted to wait until the cloth was made into clothes and distributed to the palace maids before speaking about it. By then, the matter would have been a fait accompli and she wouldn't need to say anything.
But today, that bitch Concubine Yi went too far and blatantly snatched people from her. Concubine Yi was unkind first, so don't blame her for being unjust.
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On the other side, Ning Yuxi sat calmly on the couch, waiting for the emperor's arrival. Not long after, a voice announced from outside the door: "The emperor has arrived."
Ning Yuxi smiled and stood up to greet him: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
Gu Qilan hummed lightly and said, "Get up."
Ning Yuxi felt that there seemed to be something different about the emperor, but after taking a closer look, there was nothing different, so she decided to forget it and it didn't matter.
The two of them sat down to eat together. Ning Yuxi enthusiastically picked up some dishes for the emperor. After all, the excuse for inviting him here was to have a meal.
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