"The Concubine Shu will be confined to her residence for three months and fined her salary for six months."
This is the Empress Dowager's decree.
The nonchalant expression of Concubine Shu made the Empress Dowager and Emperor Jiahe feel depressed.
Emperor Jiahe wanted to have a good talk with the Empress Dowager about the Yang family, but since he was now Concubine Bei, he could only suppress it for the time being.
Bei Lingyao felt that Concubine Shu was the type who had played a good hand badly.
Being able to make the empress dowager and the emperor who originally protected her feel annoyed is also a skill.
"Princess Bei has been wronged today. Madam Qu, why hasn't the reward I prepared for her been delivered to Yongshou Palace yet?"
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I will follow you now."
"Go ahead."
As the Queen Mother spoke, she removed a emerald green jade bracelet from her hand and placed it in Bei Lingyao's. With a gentle expression, she said, "They say jade nourishes. This was given to me by my grandmother when I got married. Today, I give it to Concubine Bei. I hope that after you enter the palace, you will live up to the trust I and the Emperor place in you."
"I thank the Empress Dowager for the reward. I will live up to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor's generosity."
"I will return to the Cining Palace first. Concubine Bei has just entered the palace. The Emperor should spend some time with her these few days."
Bei Lingyao stared at the Queen Mother in shock, earning a glare from her. She quickly said, "Your son will follow your instructions and respectfully bid you farewell."
"Farewell, Her Majesty the Queen Mother."
Emperor Jiahe also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the empress dowager leave.
Zhang De immediately knelt down and apologized.
Bei Lingyao said, "Since you've served me for so many years, I'll spare you this time. I'll have a new group of people serve in Yongshou Palace, and you'll personally keep watch. What good is a servant who doesn't protect his master? If something like this happens again, you won't have any use for your position as the head eunuch."
"I obey your command."
Zhang De's back was soaked with sweat.
Shi Liu watched as all the palace maids in Yongshou Palace were escorted out, and cursed in her heart: I told you to look down on me, to exclude me, and not to protect Concubine Bei. What's the use of you? You deserve it!
When the concubines in the harem learned that Concubine Shu had caused a disturbance in Yongshou Palace, they were all looking forward to it.
But what she got was that Concubine Shu was confined to her house for three months and her salary was fined for half a year.
This is not surprising. House arrest and salary deduction are not a big deal to Concubine Shu, and everyone is used to it.
Shufei is the only most special person in the palace.
However, Emperor Jiahe did not favor Concubine Shu and rarely spent the night in Concubine Shu's palace. Even some spies knew that Emperor Jiahe and Concubine Shu slept in separate rooms.
Naturally, Concubine Shu would not be regarded as the biggest threat.
However, she didn't expect that Concubine Shu's disturbance would greatly benefit Concubine Bei.
Not only was Beipin's father conferred the title of Earl of Chunyi, the empress dowager also rewarded her with generous gifts and gave Beipin the jade bracelet that Old Lady Yang had given her when she got married.
The concubines were unhappy and secretly cursed Concubine Shu for being unable to accomplish anything and always causing trouble.
"Move the memorial to Yongshou Palace and I will handle it."
Emperor Jiahe's mind was now filled with the pile of memorials that had yet to be reviewed in the imperial study.
Needless to say, Bei Lingyao would also bring the memorials and let Emperor Jiahe do the work.
A new group of palace servants were soon replaced in Yongshou Palace, and Zhang De personally gave them instructions. He also appointed his most capable godson as the chief eunuch of Yongshou Palace.
The previous eunuch in charge was also Zhang De's great-grandson. He was very good at scheming and was valued by Zhang De. Zhang De took this opportunity to promote him and let his great-grandson arrange people, but he didn't expect that he was incompetent and arranged a bunch of useless people.
If it weren't for the kindness he had shown to the emperor over the years, he would have had to give up his throne to his old rival today.
Zhang De wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood in Yongshou Palace and gave a lecture, and asked Shi Liu to learn from him.
Although Shi Liu is young, she is the only maidservant of Concubine Bei outside the palace. She is highly valued by Concubine Bei. He teaches her well, and Concubine Bei appreciates his kindness.
Zhang De also gave some instructions to Madam Liao who was assigned to take care of the pomegranates.
This little girl can't read a single word and does things based on her bravery, but she is loyal to Concubine Bei. If she is trained well, she can become Concubine Bei's capable right-hand man.
It's not easy to survive in this palace. There are swords and sabers everywhere, and there are also a lot of rules that restrict you.
The emperor was busy with all kinds of affairs, and even if he valued Concubine Bei very much, there would always be times when he would neglect her.
Bei Lingyao noticed these with her spiritual sense and nodded secretly.
In the study, Emperor Jiahe read ten lines at a glance and wrote quickly.
Bei Lingyao ground ink for him, handed him memorials, and collected them.
The two of them thought it was natural, but if someone who didn't know the situation saw what was going on, they would definitely be shocked.
If the news got out that the emperor was standing and grinding ink in his dragon robe while his concubine was sitting and reviewing memorials, it would be unimaginable.
After a while, Emperor Jiahe's wrists and even his back and waist were sore.
"Your physical strength is too poor."
Emperor Jiahe rubbed his wrist helplessly.
"I asked Eunuch Zhang to bring me some medicine to apply."
Bei Lingyao said immediately.
"When in private, there is no need to call yourself a concubine."
Emperor Jiahe felt awkward. He felt uncomfortable when he saw the word "concubine" coming out of his mouth.
Bei Lingyao agreed, and complained in her heart: Don’t you also call yourself "I"?
But she was just saying it in her heart. If she were Emperor Jiahe, she wouldn't be able to bear it either.
So she, as the instigator, was quite considerate of Emperor Jiahe and went out to get the ointment from Zhang De and apply it to Emperor Jiahe.
"You help me read it, and I will write it."
Emperor Jiahe was depressed. It was too slow. If it continued like this, it would take until late at night to finish reviewing.
Not to mention there will be another bunch tomorrow.
"good"
Bei Lingyao didn't say anything about the harem not interfering in politics. She was a newcomer who knew nothing and had never learned the rules.
Although the women of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion had the opportunity to enter the palace to attend banquets, the Yong'an Marquis's wife never brought the original owner with her, and it would not be good for her to act like she knew too much now.
With Bei Lingyao's help, work efficiency has been greatly improved.
Emperor Jiahe looked at Bei Lingyao in shock. He thought he was amazing because he could read ten lines at a glance, but he didn't expect that Concubine Bei could understand all the contents and even recite them after just one glance.
"Does your family know about your talent?"
Bei Lingyao shook her head. "My grandfather once said that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, so we weren't allowed to study. We only taught the girls the "Nu Jie" (Girl's Ring). I only started learning to read from the "Nu Jie" (Girl's Ring). After I married into the Yong'an Earl's Mansion, I secretly bought books from outside and looked for opportunities to learn to read and write."
Bei Lingyao said sorry.
Emperor Jiahe's face was filled with pity and regret. "If you were a man, you would definitely be a prodigy, the top scholar I value most."
Bei Lingyao smiled faintly, "I've also heard many praises of the Emperor among the people. He ascended the throne at a young age and is a diligent, benevolent, and wise monarch. He appoints people based on their merits and assigns them to the right positions. This has led to the emergence of many capable ministers and generals, and a wealth of talented people..."
Bei Lingyao praised Emperor Jiahe a lot.
Emperor Jiahe was very pleased. He was determined to be a wise monarch and worked hard in this direction.
There were countless people in the previous dynasty and the harem who flattered him, and he had heard a lot of praise and compliments over the years.
But Beibin's words were the most sincere and real compliments he had ever heard.
A monarch who is diligent in government, loves his people, is benevolent and wise, knows how to appoint people to positions based on their merits, has countless capable ministers and generals, and is full of talented people...
Well said.
Unexpectedly, in the harem, it was Concubine Bei, whom he had just met not long ago, who understood him the best!
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