She had never lived in such a dilapidated house, nor had she ever experienced such difficult times.
But if you don't want to die, you have no choice but to hold on.
In just one year, she developed quite a few wrinkles.
She's clearly not old, and even still looks beautiful, yet she exudes a sense of vicissitude from her very bones.
Inside the Beichen Palace, the Crown Princess sat to one side, feeling somewhat uneasy: "Your Majesty, please take a look first. If there's anything inappropriate, I'll make changes."
Shu Chengfeng nodded and looked at it.
She gave the title of Imperial Concubine to Lady Su. That's normal; that's what she must have been thinking.
Consort Xian was from the Ye family.
Consort Shu is from the Yan clan. Shu Chengfeng smiled when he saw this, thinking to himself that the Crown Princess really thought the Yan clan was easy to manipulate.
Consort Hui was from the Murong clan.
He glanced at it briefly, then said, "Bring me pen and ink."
Yunji hurriedly brought it over. Now that Yunji was fully recovered, she naturally returned to serve him. Fortunately, although she was seriously injured before, the wounds were all on her body and not on her face.
He was in good health and was quite lively.
"Your Majesty." He took the brush and ink and put them down.
Shu Chengfeng then picked up his pen and began to rewrite it.
After it was written, he asked the Crown Princess to read it.
After reading it, the Crown Princess nodded: "This is indeed better. I was too naive."
"It's alright, you should go back to your residence first and pack your things. I'll have a carriage pick you up tomorrow. The imperial decree will be issued soon," Shu Chengfeng said.
The Crown Princess hurriedly agreed. Indeed, she needed to go out for a while, and she hadn't had time to say anything or pack anything before coming in.
The Crown Princess and the Imperial Edict returned to the residence one after the other.
Everyone answered the call together anyway.
The imperial edicts were naturally edicts of investiture, starting with the Crown Princess.
The Crown Princess was made Empress, and she was showered with praise; everything about her was wonderful.
The young Crown Princess, who had finally become Empress, held the imperial edict in her hands and kowtowed with exceptional seriousness in gratitude.
Ye Liangdi pouted and snorted, but didn't do anything else.
The second imperial edict was to confer upon Ye Liangdi the title of Imperial Concubine and grant her residence in the Feiluan Palace.
This is truly remarkable; the most magnificent palace in the palace complex is the Flying Phoenix Palace. It's also the closest and best location to the former dynasty.
Consort Ye immediately became happy and accepted the imperial decree to express her gratitude.
Following this, imperial edicts continued to be issued, and Consort Su was conferred the title of Consort Su and granted residence in Wanchun Palace, which was also a good place, very close to the previous dynasty.
The next step is for the wild geese to return south, and for her to be conferred the title of concubine.
There were also a lot of compliments, but it didn't mention where they were staying.
After the imperial edict was given to her, the eunuch who delivered it chuckled, "His Majesty said that Consort Yan is picky, and fearing that she might not like the palace His Majesty chose, he told her to select one herself." He then produced a simplified map of the imperial harem…
Yan Nangui raised an eyebrow, too lazy to think about what the emperor was thinking, and started reading directly.
“Since Your Majesty has made this choice, then I will choose this place.” She pointed to a palace called Chaochun Palace.
It's quite far, but also quite large.
The eunuch who delivered the decree naturally had no objections.
The imperial decree was issued, and Consort Murong was conferred the title of Imperial Concubine. She was granted residence in the Jade View Palace.
Next, several concubines craned their necks to look, but there was no longer a concubine rank.
Consort Luo was conferred the title of Wanyi and granted residence at Qiyun Pavilion.
Consort Jiang was granted the title of Noble Consort and was granted residence in the Pillow Cloud Pavilion.
Consort Huo was granted the title of Zhaorong and was granted residence in Guiyun Pavilion.
Consort Xiao was granted the title of Noble Consort and given residence in Feihong Pavilion. Whether it was a coincidence or not, it just so happened that she was staying in Feihong Garden in the mansion.
The remaining two, Ning Chenghui and Zhang Chenghui, were conferred the title of Jieyu. Jieyu Ning resided in Zhishuang Pavilion.
Consort Zhang resided in Yujing Palace.
Xia Zhaoxun bestowed upon her the title of Beauty and granted her residence in the Bamboo Pavilion.
Qu Zhaoxun was granted the title of Beauty and granted residence in Yiyu Pavilion.
Ding Zhaoxun was granted the title of Liangren and was given residence in a side hall of Linhua Palace.
Jin Fengyi was granted the title of Lingyi and was granted residence in the Furong Pavilion.
Wang Fengyi was granted the title of Xiaoyi and granted residence in Wanchun Palace.
The Xiang family bestowed upon her the title of Imperial Concubine, and she lived in the Chuyun Pavilion along with Attendants Feng and Yang. The Chuyun Pavilion practically became synonymous with being out of favor.
After so long, not a single title has been conferred. Perhaps His Majesty hasn't had time to think of one yet.
I don't know if everyone was satisfied or not, but they were all smiling.
After everyone returned home, they congratulated Yan Nangui, saying, "This servant congratulates Your Highness."
Now she can finally be called "Your Majesty".
"Ask everyone if anyone doesn't want to go to the palace. They can leave their residences. Once they're in the palace, they won't be so free anymore."
“I asked before, and the old woman at the gate said she’s too old to go. Everyone else wants to go,” Luo Kui said.
"Oh? Then give each of them a hundred taels and let them leave the manor to live their own lives." Without their master, this empty house is no fun.
Sure enough, after a while, the old women thanked their master with tears in their eyes, took the money, and left the mansion after saying that they would send the empress into the palace.
“I’ve selected the three of you, plus Yuanhua, as my top-tier maids. Once you enter the palace, you’ll make me proud.”
"Yes, this servant will certainly live up to your expectations." Luo Kuixin knew that she was the most useless one. The fact that the Empress allowed her to continue as a first-class servant showed that she valued her understanding and loyalty, and she would definitely not let her down in the future.
"We'll talk about the second-class ones when they enter the palace. Anyway, those who come to the palace with me won't be treated badly," Yan Nangui said.
Everyone agreed and hurried off to pack their things, as they would be entering the palace early the next morning.
The next day, a white carriage with vermilion decorations was parked outside the mansion. Just by looking at the size of the carriage and the decorations on the wheels, it was clear that it was the Empress's imperial carriage.
Only the Queen can ride in this carriage.
This is the Crown Prince's residence; who else would we be receiving?
A line of carriages followed, all painted vermilion with white covers. This was the emperor's way of taking his concubines to the palace.
The Crown Princess... oh, from now on, she will be Empress Ning.
Empress Ning was helped out and boarded the carriage.
The group boarded the vehicle in order of rank, and because it was a period of mourning, they wore white over their formal attire.
A group of beautiful women boarded the carriage and left the mansion where they had lived for several years, heading to another home.
Inside the carriage, Yan Nangui thought that Shu Chengfeng had given the title of Imperial Concubine to Lady Ye in order to appease the Empress... oh no, to appease the Empress Dowager.
Consort Su Xian's existence is still the same as the tripod with three legs.
What about her? They told her to choose where to stay.
Shu Chengfeng did this on purpose, didn't he? Did he expect her to be a backup plan?
Yan Nangui chuckled, thinking to herself that she didn't care, so she might as well do it.
The palace gates opened wide, and carriages entered one after another.
There are specific rituals for welcoming the Empress.
Empress Ning got out of the carriage and walked to the back of the Zichen Palace.
Everyone got out of the carriage and followed the Empress.
The group first went to Changshou Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager, then to Ruining Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager before they could leave.
The Empress Dowager has recovered from her illness and looks to be in good spirits.
Everyone bowed deeply, and she smiled and told them to get up, saying a few words of encouragement before stopping.
Upon arriving at Ruining Palace, one could see that it was indeed a place where great care had been taken; it was truly worthy of being the emperor's mother.
I'm afraid even the Longevity Palace, where the Empress Dowager lived her entire life, is not as good as this place.
Empress Ye became Empress Dowager Ye, and her appearance changed.
She looks more dignified now.
But Yan Nangui felt that something was missing from this dignified demeanor.
It's hard to explain, but in short, it's completely different from the past.
The Empress Dowager reprimanded them a few times, then rewarded them before dismissing them.
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