Chapter 274 Without money, you can't move an inch in the palace
Soon, the nanny and palace maid assigned to serve Ye Liangqie arrived at Zhongming Pavilion. Song Fengyi also made an excuse to go back first, and said she would come to play with Ye Liangqie after she had finished getting ready.
Ye Susu only packed her most important belongings; the rest she left for the servants to pack.
After entering the palace and becoming a Noble Lady, Ye Susu's mindset changed. As a mistress, she felt more noble than most people. She could only comfort herself with the thought that things would get better after she gave birth to the prince.
Although the Crown Prince has said he doesn't like her, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?
Ye Susu felt she wasn't stingy with the gifts she gave the servants; she gave each of the four of them a large red envelope containing five taels of silver and then sent them off to do their work.
They were naturally very happy to be assigned to serve the new master in the East Palace, but the reward money given by Consort Ye was too little. The group chatted quietly as they tidied up.
The palace maid Zijuan said, "Chunlan and Chunxiang are both lucky. They were assigned to Tang Liangdi's Yuxiu Palace. I heard they each received a reward of fifty taels of silver. It's really enviable. Xiahe and Xiachan went to Yuling Palace. They each received a reward of twenty taels of silver. We are unlucky. We are following such a poor mistress. Even if I were to be a lowly maid in Chenxi Palace, I would be fine. I heard that the Crown Princess is even more generous than the previous two. The dozens of people serving in Chenxi Palace all received the same amount."
Seeing that she held up one finger, Ziyu deliberately said, "One tael, or ten taels? There are more than thirty people serving the Crown Princess, so it's impossible for each of them to receive one hundred taels. That would amount to more than three thousand taels."
Zijuan nodded heavily, "It's one hundred taels. The people in Chenxi Palace are so busy receiving silver that they can hardly believe it. It was distributed by Hongxiu, the Crown Princess's personal maid. Her status is even higher than that of Miss. Only someone who can reach the position of Hongxiu and Lianye can be considered truly powerful."
"Our lives are so hard!" Zijuan sighed.
Ziyu said, "Ye Liang is pregnant with the imperial heir. If she gives birth to a grandson, her status and position will naturally be high. Good days are ahead."
"What's the use of this? She only becomes useful if she's favored by His Highness the Crown Prince. Doesn't the Crown Prince know who he likes at a glance? I don't know how she climbed into the Crown Prince's bed and got pregnant. If she were truly favored, would she be so poor? She doesn't even have a personal maid. Look at these clothes, she only has a few sets. Her jewelry and everything else are locked in her room..."
Granny Wang chimed in, "I heard she's a female physician. She knows medicine, saved the Crown Prince's life, and that's how she got his favor!"
Granny Li said, "I heard the rumors are false; they didn't save the Crown Prince's life at all..."
Ye Susu was in a good mood when she happened to overhear the palace maids whispering in the room. She was so angry that she trembled and the veins on the back of her hands bulged out.
At this point, she could only endure it. What was the use of going out to stop them from gossiping? They would just find another place to talk about her. She had no confidants or powerful backers, so these servants dared to talk about her.
She left without making a sound and went to the Sandalwood Pavilion to visit Su Tingwan. No matter how much she disliked Su Tingwan, she could only try to win her over in the palace. Su Xuan would send her money through Su Tingwan to help her.
She also asked Granny Wang about Consort Su's whereabouts, and Granny Wang did not hide anything from her.
Su Xuan is right. They are in the same boat now. As long as he is willing to help her, sooner or later she will tear these people's mouths apart.
After entering the palace, Su Tingwan was immediately taken to a secluded courtyard, and the gate was locked from the outside.
She remembered that in her dream she lived in Kunning Palace, with countless servants, a magnificent palace, and a life of luxury and fine clothes. Jiang Fenghua should be living in such a place.
Juxiang was also furious. Originally, it was Yinxing who served Miss Wan, so why was she replaced? What was the difference between this place and the Cold Palace? She didn't know how the concubine had angered His Highness the Crown Prince.
Ye Susu had to ask a palace maid to find the Sandalwood Pavilion. It wasn't originally called that. Seeing the newly installed plaque that clashed with the surrounding buildings, she wondered what Xie Shang meant by ordering the name "Sandalwood".
It's likely that Xie Shang harbors extreme disgust for Su Tingwan, using those two words to constantly remind her of her.
Ye Susu felt utterly speechless. Xie Shang was truly heartless. Didn't he say that Su Tingwan was the woman he loved most?
Consort Su's status was only one rank lower than that of the Crown Princess, yet she lived in such a place.
I really don't know how the Crown Princess managed to get the Crown Prince to send Su Tingwan to this place.
Ye Susu thought to herself, "The palace maid is right. Not only do you need to have an heir, but you also need to compete for the emperor's favor and make the crown prince like you."
She knocked on the door, and through the crack, Juxiang saw that it was Ye Liangfei. She quickly called out, "Concubine, it's Ye Liangfei."
Upon hearing that Ye Susu had come, Su Tingwan quickly ran to the door and whispered, "Why are you here?"
Ye Susu looked anxious and said gently, "I came to see you. Why were you locked up? You didn't ride with me to the palace this morning at the Crown Prince's residence. I only found out that you had already entered the palace by asking the nanny who arranged the courtyard."
Su Tingwan said coldly, "It's all because of Jiang Fenghua. She's the one who caused me to be punished by Xie Shang, and that's why I was locked up by him again..."
"Why is the Crown Princess targeting you at every turn? She has already won the Crown Prince's favor." Ye Susu said deliberately after hearing this, "It's just a lantern, why make such a fuss?"
Su Tingwan said, "Jiang Fenghua is very scheming. You must not offend her now, otherwise I'm worried that she will make things very bad for you."
She glanced at her belly and lowered her voice, saying, "Anyway, the most important thing now is to give birth to the baby safely."
“I know I will protect the child well, but we’ve oversimplified things. Without money, it’s impossible to move an inch.” Ye Susu was also distressed. “The palace maids the Crown Princess assigned to me are all snobbish. Compared to the newly arrived noble ladies, I seem rather out of place…”
Before Su Tingwan married Xie Shang, she could use Xie Shang's money as she pleased. But after Jiang Fenghua took power, she could only receive a small monthly allowance. At the time, she thought Xie Shang would not change his mind and did not pay attention. She squandered almost all of his money.
She said, "I'll find a way to get my elder brother to send us some money." She then gave some silver notes to Ye Susu, asking her to take care of things, and it would be even better if there was any way to get Xie Shang to let her out.
Ye Susu put away the silver notes. "I'm leaving now. I heard that the Crown Princess is hosting a banquet for all the ladies of the palace tonight, so I'll head back now."
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