Chapter 2889 The Target of Public Criticism
As soon as Li Pan'er finished speaking, the people around her couldn't wait to speak.
"Empress Yi is right!"
"Serving the Emperor requires careful consideration of the timing. During the Imperial Noble Consort's funeral, she was already showing off in front of the Emperor, fearing that others wouldn't know what she was up to. Now, even more so—"
"I can't even say it!"
"Last night, they even invited the Emperor to Jingyixuan. How could there be such a shameless person!"
Nan Yan sat there, quietly listening to everyone's complaints.
Although she already knew everything last night and had roughly guessed that this incident would definitely cause dissatisfaction among the concubines in the harem, when she actually faced these people's chattering complaints, she still found it very noisy.
It feels like my head is going to explode.
However, she could only put on a smile and face it calmly - thinking back to the past, no matter what accidents, big or small, happened in the palace, Xu Miaoyin could always remain calm, which showed that she had profound skills.
I really have a lot to learn.
She picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. The people around her complained for a long time, but seeing that she remained silent and calm, Concubine Yi gave everyone a wink and they all quieted down.
Nan Yan took a sip of tea and then looked up at everyone.
Smiling, he said, "I know everything you said."
“…”
"Although serving the Emperor is the duty of the sisters in the harem, some people are eager to serve the Emperor just after the Imperial Concubine passed away. This... is indeed inappropriate."
When they heard her say this, everyone immediately echoed, "That's right!"
"The Imperial Concubine thinks so too."
"If someone follows suit, won't the harem be in chaos in the future?"
Nan Yan looked up at everyone again before saying, "Come to think of it, Concubine Yao didn't come today either."
Xipin Ruanmei sneered, "She still remembers to come and pay her respects to the Empress? The Emperor went to Jingyixuan to see her last night. She must have been so proud of herself. How could she still care about the rules of the harem?"
Nan Yan placed the teacup on the small table beside her and said coldly, "This is outrageous!"
After saying this, he looked up and called out, "Tingfu."
Tingfu walked in immediately from outside.
Nan Yan ordered, “Go to Jingyixuan and see if the noble lady Yao Ying is ill. If she is, let her recuperate well.”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone knew that the imperial concubine was a little angry.
Indeed, such a big thing happened a while ago, and the front court and the harem were all supported by the imperial concubine. Everyone in the palace was in awe of her. Now all the concubines came to pay their respects to the imperial concubine, which was also a respect for her. However, only a small noble lady did not come.
That means he clearly doesn't take the imperial concubine seriously.
The Imperial Concubine's words, first saying that she was "sick", were a hint that if she was not "sick", then she would have to settle the account of her breaking the rules.
Tingfu immediately said, "Yes!"
After saying that, he turned and ran out.
After a while, he brought two young eunuchs to Jingyixuan. Yao Ying was sitting by the window drinking tea and looking at the scenery. Tingfu walked straight in. When Yao Ying saw him, she frowned slightly.
You have to know that Tingfu is not a eunuch serving Jingyixuan and cannot just barge in.
However, he is the imperial concubine's confidant.
Even though it was against the rules, she couldn't say anything more. She just stood up immediately. Before she could open her mouth, Tingfu said, "Noble Lady Yao Ying, the Imperial Concubine has a message for you. Are you ill?"
Yao Ying was stunned for a moment.
He immediately said, "No—what do you mean by asking this, sir?"
Tingfu said, "The Imperial Concubine has ordered that if Noble Lady Yao Ying is ill, she should stay in Jingyixuan to recuperate."
Yao Ying finally came to her senses. She stepped forward, looked at Tingfu, and said, "Eunuch, why is the Imperial Concubine suddenly asking about me? Who mentioned me to the Imperial Concubine?"
Tingfu glanced at her.
He said coldly, "We don't know."
“…”
"It's just that all the concubines in the palace are in Yonghe Palace to pay their respects to the Imperial Concubine. Only you, the noble lady, haven't gone. So the Imperial Concubine asked me to come and ask if you are ill."
“…”
Upon hearing this, Yao Ying frowned.
She immediately said, "I, I'll be there right away."
After saying that, she walked straight out. When she passed by the dressing table, she took a look in the bronze mirror to confirm that she did not look disheveled or messy, and then walked towards Yonghe Palace.
After a while, she arrived at Yonghe Palace.
As I walked to the door, I could still hear the sound of someone talking inside, and Tingfu said, "Noble Lady Yao has arrived."
The noise inside immediately quieted down.
Everyone turned their heads to look over. Yao Ying lowered her head and walked in carefully.
Under the gaze of everyone, she slowly walked in front of Nan Yan, then knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan looked down at her.
In fact, she had never looked at Yao Ying seriously before, not even that day in Jiyan Hall. But now, she looked at her carefully, and she was just as she had said before - fresh and lively.
She was young and beautiful, even though she was just a small noblewoman. She was not entitled to the finest silks and satins or brightly colored clothes, and her clothes were very ordinary. But being young was good, and standing there, she looked like a bud about to bloom.
I don’t know how beautiful the scenery will be in the future.
As for Nanyan, the best scenery is already in front of you.
Even, it may have passed.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Seeing that you are okay, Concubine Yao, I am relieved. Today, all the sisters in the palace came to Yonghe Palace, but you were the only one who didn't come. I thought you were sick."
When Yao Ying heard this, she was so scared that she knelt on the ground and her face turned pale.
She said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't know I had to come here today to pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine."
Concubine Yi beside her immediately said, "You don't know? Do you have to count the days to pay your respects to the Imperial Concubine? You came into the palace and you don't even know this little bit of etiquette?"
In fact, in the past, only on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, one had to get up early in the Yonghe Palace to pay respects to the empress.
Not long after Empress Renxiao passed away, Nan Yan moved into Yonghe Palace. Although she did not become the empress dowager, the imperial concubine was the head of all the concubines and held the phoenix seal, so everyone transferred the rules to her.
However, she herself doesn't care much about it and doesn't like to deal with others, so she often tells everyone not to come.
The current situation is actually putting Concubine Yao in a difficult position.
Yao Ying knew in her heart that she had caused the public outrage, so she dared not speak. She could only lower her head and repeatedly say, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Nan Yan looked at her but didn't make any immediate decision.
At this moment, Tingfu's voice came from outside again -
"The Emperor has arrived!"
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly stood up. Nan Yan also raised her head and saw Zhu Feng's tall figure walking in from outside.
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