He also arranged marriages for those members of the royal family.
Finally, there were three women who remained in the harem. One was Hua Mingzhu, and the other two were common women from families with no power or influence, but they were beautiful and had good temperaments.
The Hua family bestowed upon them the title of Lingyi and granted them residence in the Jinhua Pavilion. The Su and Fan families were granted the title of Baolin and granted them residence in the Chuyun Pavilion.
By the time these three women paid their respects, the rest of the young ladies had already left the palace.
The three knelt below and paid their respects to Yan Nangui.
Yan Nangui said a few words according to custom, gave the rewards, and then told everyone to get up.
Those below also received rewards, but no one gave them anything excessive, and no one tried to win them over.
It's not that they look down on it, it's just that nobody wants to mess things up.
Under the guidance of Jiangxiang, the three of them recognized each of the women in the harem.
After the greetings were finished, Yan Nangui instructed, "Have Shuanzi deliver some things to those two residences later. Although they were established a long time ago, they may still have some incomplete items. Go and see if there's anything you can do to help them."
Shuanzi agreed.
Bai Wei said, "These three are all good-looking. Especially the Su family, as expected, beauties come from Jiangnan."
“Yes, Hua Lingyi is also very beautiful. She looks quite clever too,” Baihe said.
"I just hope their brains are as good as their looks," Yan Nangui said.
"Your Highness is right. We can't tell anything yet, they've only been in the palace for about ten days. But according to the nanny, these three are all good-natured. We'll just have to wait and see." Who dares to say that no one will harbor ambitions in the future?
"The talent show is over, thankfully nothing went wrong," Yan Nangui said, beckoning someone to take her hair down.
"I'm going to take a nap. Don't call me if anything happens today."
As he spoke, he rested on the couch in the outer room.
When His Majesty arrived, the person was still not up.
Seeing that her complexion was not good, Shu Chengfeng frowned and said, "Let's call Physician Huang over to take a look later."
Jiangxiang responded and then explained, "Recently, Your Majesty has not been getting enough sleep and has not had a good appetite."
Shu Chengfeng knew what was going on, shook his head, and led Jiangxiang into the study.
We can talk here without waking her.
"Your lady has this kind of personality... she either doesn't do anything, or she does it to the best of her ability. It's bound to tire her out."
“Yes, Her Majesty always wants to do the best. We servants can only try to persuade her,” Jiangxiang said.
"Your Empress's coronation ceremony is scheduled for August. There will inevitably be a lot of things to do. I'll have the Imperial Household Department take care of it," said Shu Chengfeng.
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty," Jiangxiang replied.
“Your mistress trusts you, so you should take good care of her. Her health isn’t good to begin with. Don’t overwork yourself,” Shu Chengfeng said.
"Yes, this servant will do her best," Jiangxiang replied.
Yan Nangui didn't wake up until noon. After a nap, she felt completely refreshed and relaxed.
Seeing that Shu Chengfeng was sitting and reading a book, she reached out her hand.
Shu Chengfeng put down his book, walked over, and sat down in front of her.
Yan Nangui snuggled up to him and rested her head on his lap: "It's so delightful to see a handsome man as soon as I wake up."
Shu Chengfeng chuckled and reached out to touch her hair: "Imperial Physician Huang is here, let him take a look at you."
Yan Nangui hummed in agreement and then closed his eyes again.
Shu Chengfeng patted his head and said, "Cheer up."
Too lazy to get up, she called for Physician Huang to come in.
Imperial Physician Huang thought something had happened, and seeing the Empress's state, his heart pounded.
Fortunately, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the Empress was not fully awake.
After taking her pulse again, switching between her left and right hands, he confirmed, "Your Majesty's fatigue has caused her to be listless and have a poor appetite. She should rest more and use her brain less. She should eat something to nourish her blood and qi. I will write a prescription later and have the kitchen prepare this for Her Majesty for a period of time."
"It's good that you're alright." Shu Chengfeng was relieved to hear this.
“Since we’re already here, let’s show it to His Majesty as well,” Yan Nangui said.
Physician Huang readily agreed and then took the emperor's pulse as well.
Shu Chengfeng was in a similar situation; he was also a bit tired, but otherwise fine.
Yan Nangui knew about his investiture ceremony in August, but he wasn't too nervous, since he had already started preparing for it.
"There's still a summer left. Putting everything else aside, I'm really tired this year. I'd like to stay at the Lotus Garden for a few days."
Shu Chengfeng readily agreed.
Yan Nangui immediately instructed people to make arrangements, as he was about to depart.
Shu Chengfeng also wanted to go right away, but he was tired.
Yan Nangui decided to abandon all her children, including her own.
Shu Chengfeng was unhappy, so she advised, "Your daughter will have to go out to study sooner or later. If she can't stand it now, then she won't even mention going abroad."
That's how they managed to persuade His Majesty to stop.
So they left the children behind.
Those who went to the Lotus Garden were the Empress, Consort Mei, Consort Wan, Consort Sang, Lady Zhuang, Consort Xu, and three newly arrived concubines.
The Empress Dowager said she wouldn't go and would stay in the palace.
The Seventh Princess wasn't particularly reluctant about it, since the Lotus Garden was right in the capital.
If you want to go, you can go in half a day.
She's recently become obsessed with horseback riding and rides every day, so she's stopped going.
The dates are set, we'll be going out in the next few days.
Before leaving, he paid his respects to the Empress Dowager. Although the Empress Dowager did not want to go, she still had to say a few sarcastic remarks.
I pretend I don't hear the wild geese flying south.
After visiting the Lotus Garden, Yan Nangui didn't like staying at Fengyi Pavilion and wanted to stay at Xichun Xie instead.
His Majesty rejected the idea: "You are the Empress, yet you don't like living in the place where the Empress should live. What's wrong with you?"
"...Fine then." Actually, she just felt that Fengyi Pavilion was not as good as Xichun Xie.
Upon entering the Lotus Garden, when everyone first came to pay their respects, Yan Nangui announced that there was no need to pay respects unless absolutely necessary.
She needs to rest for a few days.
The people below basically knew her habits, so they didn't have any objections.
In other words, the three newcomers to the palace were not used to it.
Fan Baolin asked Xu Xiaoyi, "Is Her Majesty the Empress feeling unwell? If so, we should go and pay our respects..."
"Sister, you're overthinking it. That's just how the Empress is. If it weren't for the rules that keep her in check, she would probably rather not have us come to pay our respects for a whole year. Originally, she had planned to only have us come on the first and fifteenth of the month, but His Majesty said that wasn't good, so she changed it to once every five days. Even so, the Empress often declines."
"This..." Fan Baolin's family background was not outstanding, but he had heard of the custom of concubines paying their respects to their parents morning and evening.
Lady Zhuang laughed as she listened: "Let alone now, even when the Empress was not the Empress, she didn't like to pay her respects. Whether or not one pays respects is a minor matter. Regardless of whether one goes or not, one should respect the Empress in one's heart."
"Yes, yes, Lady Zhuang is absolutely right. I naturally respect her." Who doesn't know the Empress's legendary experiences? How could anyone not respect her?
Yan Nangui was unaware that the newly arrived Baolin (a high-ranking concubine) regarded her as a deity. She ate and slept to her heart's content for three days, and finally, she completely recovered.
So if it weren't for the children, being an empress would be inhuman.
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