After Bai Susu was promoted to a noble lady, the concubines in the palace sent congratulatory gifts one after another. The most eye-catching one was from the Empress, who gave her a whole set of red agate headdress. Agate was very precious in this dynasty, especially the one given by the Empress. It looked rosy in color and was obviously a top-grade product.
Bai Susu thanked her respectfully and gave the nanny a big "red envelope".
Holding the brocade bag in her arms, Nanny Zhang looked at Bai Susu with a strange expression, then left thoughtfully.
Logically speaking, if Concubine Bai is favored, then Concubine Hui will lose favor. Concubine Bai is still the Empress's person, so she should be happy.
However, Nanny Zhang was still a little worried. Concubine Bai was promoted too quickly. She had only been in the palace for a few days and had jumped two levels.
And it happened on the second day after Concubine Hui called her away. Isn't this the emperor clearly supporting her?
It was obvious that the emperor was called away late at night, and Bai Susu deserved to be ridiculed. Even the queen looked disappointed when she knew about this, thinking that Bai Susu was beautiful but could not capture the emperor's heart.
But as soon as the imperial decree of promotion came out, who would dare to laugh at Bai Susu? They were all secretly jealous of her.
Although Bai Susu was only promoted to a noble lady, there were a lot of concubines in the palace who were higher in rank than her, and some even had titles, such as Xi Liangyuan who had just entered the palace.
But Xi Liangyuan's reason was because her father was a third-rank official, and what was Bai Guiren's reason? Just because of her face?
Nanny Zhang looked at Bai Susu deeply. She was a beautiful woman, like a painting, but the emperor was not a foolish king. There must be other things about her that attracted his favor.
Back in Changchun Palace, she spoke of Concubine Bai to the Empress, and she sighed, "Although Concubine Bai's family background is humble, she seems to have a dignified demeanor. She has neither the arrogance of a woman from a wealthy family nor the timidity of a woman from a humble family. She is truly rare."
The queen drank the tonic in the bowl and felt a bitter taste in her mouth. Seeing this, Nanny Zhang hurriedly handed her a cup of tea to rinse her mouth.
Seeing the Empress drinking a bowl of bitter medicine soup every day for her pregnancy, she felt a little bitter and said, "Your Majesty, you must take care of your health. Imperial Physician Chen said that you have a weak constitution and should focus on replenishing Qi and nourishing the blood. He prescribed you Yangrong Pills, but there are several herbs in this medicine that conflict with it. It's better to stop taking it and take care of yourself."
The Queen wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, her eyes slightly sharp as she said, "Hu Yan, this pregnancy-maintaining medicine is a recipe that Mother had to work hard to find from a miracle doctor. You know, I have a weak constitution, and the miracle doctor said I have to drink it for a full year before it's effective. I've already been drinking it for over six months now. If I stop, wouldn't all my efforts be wasted?"
The queen has always been gentle to others, but when it comes to offspring, it becomes her Achilles' heel.
The Queen has always been troubled by the fact that she has not given birth to a child for the Emperor. Especially after Concubine Hui gave birth to a daughter safely, she resented herself even more, hating herself for being born weak and unable to conceive.
I went everywhere to look for prescriptions to regulate my body, and drank bitter medicine soup after soup. However, after so many years and drinking so many bitter medicines, there was still no news.
As he got older, he became depressed and his health became worse. Nanny Zhang wanted to advise him, but she knew her master's obsession, so she was scolded every time she spoke.
She stopped talking helplessly, and listened to the Queen say: "Noble Lady Bai can win the favor of the Emperor, so she must have some good qualities. As long as she behaves herself, I am not afraid to promote her. But Concubine Hui, you tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice. I'm afraid you must be very angry right now." At this point, the Queen's mouth curled up into a smile.
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Zhaoyang Palace
The sound of shattering porcelain continued to pierce the ears. Concubine Hui's chest was heaving with anger as she angrily said, "That vixen, I wonder what kind of magic she used to make the Emperor miss her so much! Bitch! Bitch!"
The emperor's cold treatment of her yesterday made her feel uneasy and sad. Today, when she heard the news that Bai Susu was promoted, she could no longer hold back her anger.
The emperor is trying to save Bai Susu, but he is also slapping her in the face!
She's just a concubine! Why, why should she do that?
Concubine Hui had a hysterical outburst and everyone in Zhaoyang Palace was frightened and fell to their knees. They were the emperor's servants and knew that Concubine Hui was domineering and could not bear to see the emperor favoring others.
It was because the emperor had shown interest in her in recent years that she had become much more controlled.
I didn't expect that she would completely explode today. She doesn't look like a palace concubine at all, but more like a shrew in the market.
The palace maids Su Yue and Xiu Yun beside them looked at each other, shut their mouths, and did not dare to step forward to persuade them.
When the Empress is angry, anyone who speaks out will be in big trouble. At the very least, they will be slapped, and in serious cases, they will be beaten with a stick!
Concubine Hui smashed almost everything that could be smashed in the room before she finally vented some of her anger. Her chest was still heaving as she sat on the chair.
Su Yue then offered a cup of tea and said softly, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Xiu Yun led the palace servants to clean up the mess on the ground. These were all top-quality porcelains, but in just a quarter of an hour, Hui Fei had smashed them into pieces. It was truly a pity.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Bai has only just entered the palace, and the Emperor is still very new to her, so she is somewhat favored. You have Princess Baohua as your daughter, so no matter how favored Concubine Bai is, she will not surpass you."
Su Yue secretly glanced at Concubine Hui's expression and spoke cautiously.
Tears streamed down the corners of Huifei's eyes, and she looked extremely haggard. Her features weren't particularly striking, but her height and plump figure, combined with her meticulous daily painting, gave her an added touch of charm.
But now that she is without makeup, her complexion has suddenly become much duller.
Her face was sad: "I am just a woman who has just entered the palace, and the emperor has embarrassed me like this!"
Su Yue sighed in her heart. The emperor has a harem, so how could he always favor only one person? Isn't it inevitable that he will have a new favorite?
But no matter how many women the emperor has, he only has one daughter. As long as the queen takes good care of the princess, she will always be respectable.
Why should we cling to the emperor's love? It's simply impossible.
She sighed inwardly, stepped forward to wipe away Hui Fei's tears, and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor left yesterday because he felt sorry for the princess, and it had nothing to do with Noble Lady Bai. You must never give the princess that food again..." Before she could finish her words, she was captured by Hui Fei's sharp gaze. She fell to her knees and slapped her mouth, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I spoke nonsense."
"Jia'er's illness is entirely due to the nurse's negligence. If you continue to talk nonsense without knowing the seriousness of the matter, don't blame me for pulling out your tongue!"
Su Yue lay flat on the ground, her back covered in sweat.
Her voice trembled as she said, "I will never dare to talk nonsense again, never again."
Concubine Hui snorted coldly and then went to the side hall to see the princess.
The princess had indigestion yesterday. Although she took medicine in time, she still looked unhappy.
And because Emperor Xuan Jing had replaced the wet nurse who had always been with her, she was not familiar with the new wet nurse, so she did not let her get close to her and sat on the couch playing with toys. When she saw Concubine Hui, her dark round eyes lit up and she called her mother in a baby voice.
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