Yankangfang.
Before dawn, the courtyard was already bustling with activity.
A group of people from Baishi Village were shouting and yelling, "This is entering the palace! We're incredibly excited!"
Chang Rui yelled, "What are you all doing? You don't know anything and you're just wasting time!"
People were too scared to continue, and then said, "Why don't we wash a few more times? Aren't all the people in the palace supposed to smell good?"
Some people outside heard: "I heard that Luo Chenghui almost lost his life because he took too many baths."
Those who had never heard of this were surprised: "You can't drown while taking a bath, can you? It's not like you're in a river."
"Are the people in the palace all too pampered?"
"It seems to be saying that the Crown Prince's palace is cursed."
He Shuiying was exasperated: "Stop messing around! Zihan's scalp is hurting from all the pulling! Her sister never even looked at her before, who are you going to show her off to now?"
Everyone knows that the Empress has never watched it, and Chang Ziyu doesn't watch Zihan either.
However, a group of village women also had a point: "There are many people watching from the palace; we can't let the Empress down."
He Shuiying was furious: "Does Your Highness care about losing face? Stop tormenting Zihan! Otherwise, we won't go, you can go!"
The village women are all formidable. But He Shuiying might be different in the future, and everyone is a little afraid.
Chang Rui cursed again: "What are you all messing around for?"
Someone outside shouted, "The imperial envoy has arrived!"
Why so early?
Another period of chaos ensued; even blind dates and weddings weren't this hectic.
They all dressed up as if hoping to catch the eye of the palace eunuch. But if they didn't dress up well, they would have missed out.
The eunuch gave a shout, and things quieted down considerably.
After all, quite a few people came.
Several female officials brought clothes.
One of the village women, being bold, quickly said, "Our Zihan is beautiful, please help her with her makeup."
The female official observed that the village girl was pretty and resembled Consort Huan, especially her chubby chin, which suggested she was destined for good fortune.
He Shuiying took the clothes and looked at them; they were quite nice.
Then another villager shouted, "Why isn't it made of fine silk or satin?"
Chang Rui's throat was practically on fire: "Shut up! You disgraceful wretch! Don't even think about coming to Sheng'an again!"
The group was indeed frightened. Of course they would come again in the future. If she became empress, they would be true relatives of the emperor.
He Shuiying smiled apologetically at the female official: "It looks great, none of us have ever worn anything this nice."
The lady-in-waiting saw that she was quite sensible: "I'm just afraid she won't be used to wearing other things right away. This is what Your Highness usually wears."
Several village women hurriedly exclaimed, "What Your Majesty uses must be of the finest quality."
"Yes, yes, we're not used to wearing gold and silver all at once."
"They don't even know how to walk."
"And it can't speak."
"We've made a fool of ourselves. We country folk are just ignorant."
The female official was too lazy to argue with these village women.
Chang Zihan is not only beautiful but also well-behaved. When she dresses up, she's a completely different person, no less so than some of the young ladies in Sheng'an.
The village woman praised again, "Our Zihan is very smart. Uncle Chang taught her to read and write, and she learned it in no time. Just like her sister."
As for whether this woman is Chang Ziyu or an empress, you can figure it out yourself.
He Shuiying was displeased: "Stop talking nonsense. I, Zihan, am just a country girl."
A village woman said, "Even the Empress cares about ordinary people, so what are we village girls afraid of?"
The empress was born in the village. Although she didn't eat the village food, she ate the village food while she was in her mother's womb.
As dawn broke, I finally finished getting everything ready.
Chang Shuigen, Chang Zihe, and Chang Ziyan stood out, and their appearance was quite appealing.
Chang Rui nodded repeatedly: "That's good, that's good."
This looks quite stylish. The clothes fit well too. It's much more presentable than any random outfit made of silk or satin.
He Shuiying carried Chang Zihan out.
It can be said that Chang Zihan's popularity is approaching that of Chang Zihe.
The girl looks like an older sister. Chang Zihe is the eldest brother. Chang Ziyan is the quietest, but not stupid.
Chang Shuigen is an honest and simple man, so this is much more comfortable for him.
A palace attendant came to find the female official: "Miss Chen Zhi from the Jianping Marquis's residence is looking for some members of the Chang family."
The lady-in-waiting knew a little and asked, "What does she want?"
The eunuch did not know.
The female official didn't care, since the Jianping Earl's Mansion and the Crown Prince's Palace were not affiliated.
The fact that Miss Chen was able to get the Jianping Marquis's household to punish the favored concubine and kill the wife shows that she is no ordinary person.
Who says she didn't start this? Didn't this whole thing begin because of her?
You probably wanted to kill her, but it wasn't convenient for him to do so right now.
He Shuiying came out carrying her daughter.
Chen Zhi suddenly pounced on him.
Several eunuchs quickly intervened. If they were to pounce on the mother and daughter, wouldn't Chen Zhi be dying even faster?
Chen Zhi's outfit hasn't changed much today, and she doesn't even look as good as Chang Zihan.
A group of village women from Baishi Village came over.
One of the bolder ones slapped Chen Zhi twice: "What are you doing?"
Chen Zhi was timid and small in stature, which made her less frightening.
Chang Zihe roughly guessed that this was the woman from the Jianping Earl's mansion who favored her concubine over her wife. But what did she want with the Chang family?
Chang Zihe didn't think everyone was interested in him, but he was sure it wasn't anything good.
Moreover, after meeting Pei Jinnu and then Zheng Kou, he became less wary of these noble ladies.
The female official came over and asked, "Miss Chen, is there something you need?"
Although Chen Zhi had been beaten, seeing He Shuiying carrying Chang Zihan into the carriage and about to leave, she hurriedly asked, "Are you going to the palace?"
The female official chuckled, "What?"
Chen Zhi shouted, "I'll go with you."
The female official couldn't help but ask, "Did Miss Chen also bump her head?"
The inner envoy gestured.
Chang Zihe helped his father into the car, then carried his younger brother into the car. He had no other business to attend to.
Chen Zhizhen called out, "I have something to discuss with the Crown Princess."
The female official said, "It's your business if you come looking for us, don't interfere with our work. We'll be punished if we delay things, and we don't want to implicate Miss Chen."
Chen Zhi cried out urgently, "I really have something to do!"
The female official told her, "You can't stop taking your medicine."
They're gone.
It's not early yet. Perhaps Consort Huan is in a hurry to see someone; what is Chen Zhi anyway?
Chen Zhi tried to stop the car again.
The village women pulled her along, and they saw He Yuexian sneakily trying to climb onto the car.
Chang Zihan kicked her down.
He Yuexian is an adult, but her injuries haven't healed well.
The female official thought the village girl was great.
Chang Zihan looked at her with a little fear.
The female official laughed and said, "Empress Huan is really good at beating people in the palace. Some people just deserve to be beaten."
Chang Zihan nodded: "She used to hit me."
The female official asked in surprise, "How old were you before?"
He Shuiying held her daughter, telling her to stop talking nonsense. Getting involved with Chang Ziyu would be a long and complicated situation.
There were quite a few people watching the group from Baishi Village. After they left, they saw Miss Chen here and realized things were looking promising.
Chen Zhi couldn't let anyone know that since she couldn't enter the palace, she planned to go back.
Someone in the crowd said, "I heard that the Emperor refused to grant the marriage not because the Prince of Qi liked Miss Chen, but because the Crown Prince did?"
"No way? Nonsense! Look at this, it's impossible that Miss Chen also saved the Crown Prince."
"The Crown Prince doesn't have such strong tastes. I heard he's getting along well with the Crown Princess."
"Could someone have done this on purpose?"
"I've heard that the Crown Prince treats Miss Chang very specially. Even someone of Guo Liangdi's status couldn't live in Shicui Palace. Miss Chang not only lives in Shicui Palace, but also has a very exquisite garden."
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