Chapter 2888: Complaint
I slept until dawn, which was the best sleep I had in recent days.
However, as soon as Nan Yan opened her eyes, she heard the chattering sounds outside again. The sunlight shone through the window onto her face, making her feel a little itchy and tingling, which made her inexplicably feel a little impatient.
She stretched and got out of bed.
The people outside heard the noise and hurried in. Ruoshui and Aunt Tongyun brought hot water and towels and helped her get up and wash. After washing, Nanyan sat in front of the dressing table and asked Ruoshui to comb her hair, "What was that noise outside just now?"
Ruoshui combed her hair while saying, "It's the ladies from the various palaces. They said they haven't come to pay their respects to the Queen in a long time, so they all came early this morning."
"oh……?"
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly.
She looked in the bronze mirror and saw Ruoshui seemed to be combing her hair into a complicated bun. She was about to say that it was not necessary to go through so much trouble, but then Ruoshui said, "Since Your Majesty rarely gets a good night's sleep, I will ask them to go back and come back later. They must know that Your Majesty has gotten up now, and I am afraid they will all come in a while."
"oh."
At this point, Nan Yan said nothing more.
Although the two had a long talk last night and Ruoshui accepted some of her statements, it was still not a bad idea to act like a royal concubine in the harem.
After all, after this incident, she also knew how effective the imperial concubine's majesty was in the front court and the harem.
So he let her comb his hair into an exquisite bun and even took out a gold hairpin to put on his makeup.
Aunt Tongyun was watching from the side and also smiled, "Miss Ruoshui is very skillful. This bun is very beautiful. It has been a long time since the queen has dressed like this."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Leave Xin Ping and Cheng Jun to me today."
"What's wrong?"
"As soon as they both come, I'll have to pay attention to them and my hair will be messed up in no time."
Aunt Tongyun and Ruoshui both laughed when they heard this.
It’s no wonder that some women don’t dress up much after giving birth. It’s not that they don’t want to dress up, but they spend a lot of time and effort to dress up, but then the baby is snatched away. Who wouldn’t feel heartbroken?
After a while, the hair was combed.
Ruoshui even went around to look at Nanyan's face, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty looks much more energetic with your hair combed like this. Let me put some rouge on you."
Nan Yan shook her head and said, "You, the Imperial Noble Consort just passed away, don't put on such heavy makeup for me."
When Ruoshui heard her say this, she remembered.
Indeed, although the imperial concubine's coffin had been sent to the imperial mausoleum, she had just passed away after all.
She stopped.
Aunt Tongyun walked to the door, took a look from a distance, and said, "Your Majesty, I see that the ladies from other palaces seem to have come again."
Nan Yan said, "Please let them in."
After saying that, he was supported by Ruoshui and slowly walked to the chair outside and sat down.
After a while, concubines from various palaces came in.
After all, it was during the funeral of the Imperial Concubine, so they naturally would not wear red or green, let alone put on heavy makeup. But as Ruoshui said last night, each of them was still very well-groomed, just plain and clean, without any sign of haggardness.
Besides, after all, they are all young.
Even if you are dressed simply, when you walk in, you will look like a room full of colorful flowers.
Yonghe Palace had not been so lively for a long time. When these people came in, they chattered so loudly that it seemed as if the roof was about to be blown off. First, Concubine Yi Li Pan'er led the group forward to pay their respects to Nan Yan.
"Greetings, Madam Noble Consort."
Nan Yan sat on the chair, holding the armrest with one hand and raising the other hand, making a gesture to stand up.
He said, "No need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Everyone then stood up, and Nan Yan ordered, "Please take a seat."
Tingfu had already brought over a few chairs with two young eunuchs, and everyone sat down according to their rank. Nan Yan looked at them for a moment, then smiled and said, "A few days ago, a major incident occurred in the capital. For the safety of the sisters in the harem, I asked you to stay in your respective palaces and not go out. Now, the Imperial Concubine has passed away, and you sisters have to keep vigil for her. Thank you for your hard work these days."
Concubine Yi Li Pan'er hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, we sisters are unworthy of your words."
"Yeah yeah."
"It's clear that the Queen is the one who works the hardest."
"We heard that the queen has been so busy that she hasn't been able to sleep for several days. We only regret that we don't have the ability to help her."
"Your Majesty is working so hard, and I, your concubines, am truly powerless to help you. We all feel so sorry for you."
Hearing them chattering like this, although she knew that they were not sincere at all, Nan Yan just took it as the truth and felt that it was helpful.
However, when everyone was speaking flattering words with concern, only Concubine Xi Ruan Mei had an impatient look on her face.
Although she had suffered a loss and had been keeping a low profile these days, her true nature was not so easy to change. When something was on her mind, it showed directly on her face and she couldn't even hide it.
When Aunt Tongyun and her people came and served them hot tea, Nan Yan also took a sip of tea. After putting down the teacup, she said slowly, "However, I heard that you came here so early in the morning. Is it just to pay your respects to me?"
“…”
"From my perspective, it's not that simple."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
Even Concubine Yi didn't know what to say directly.
Ruan Mei, however, had long been impatient. At this moment, she simply stood up and said, "Your Highness, I feel that the capital has been in chaos these days, and the harem is also in chaos. Some people are doing things more and more without respect for hierarchy and rules. I would like to ask Your Highness for your decision!"
Nan Yan turned and looked at her.
Smiling, she said, "Who are you talking about, Concubine Xi? Who is doing things without respect for hierarchy or rules?"
Ruan Mei said: "Who else could it be! Who dares to do this during the Imperial Noble Consort's funeral—"
She was originally a straightforward person and had offended many people in the past. Although she wanted to change, she didn't change much, but she was still a little more cautious. She had only said half of this when she remembered what she had done. During the funeral of Empress Renxiao, she competed with Chen Lianxiang for credit and was eventually stripped of her title.
He immediately bit his tongue and stopped himself from speaking.
The concubines sitting behind her couldn't help but cover their mouths.
Ruan Mei glared at them fiercely.
Nan Yan coughed lightly and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. Concubine Yi, Li Pan'er, said, "Sister Xipin is right. Your Majesty, I am not jealous, but during the Imperial Noble Concubine's funeral, some people are so impatient to come forward and even want to keep the Emperor overnight. How can such people be worthy of serving the Emperor in the palace?"
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