When Huan Yue woke up in the morning, he felt that he had slept quite well in the back palace.
Even if there's some noise in the east at night, just assume it's a strong wind or thunder and rain.
The little palace maid got up from her makeshift bed on the floor again.
Huan Yue sat on the edge of the bed, curious: "Why are you always the one keeping watch at night?"
The young palace maid was tidying up her bedding on the floor, and didn't look like she had just woken up. Upon hearing this, she stopped and carefully replied, "This servant is alert but falls asleep quickly."
Huan Yue thought she was silly and cute, and that aside from talent, many people achieve that through practice.
As for her being bullied, Huan Yue didn't intend to interfere.
After a day or two, we got to know each other quite well.
Huan Yue knew that her name was Xiao Jiao Nu, which meant something similar to Xiao Jiao Jiao, and said, "From now on, you will serve me."
The little slave girl was overjoyed; the Empress had taken a liking to her!
The two palace maids who were guarding the outer room also got up.
When Huan Yue slept, one person guarded him in front of him, another in the outer room, and there were also people in the side room.
The people who were on guard last night were mainly keeping an eye on the east corner; otherwise, how could Huan Yue have slept so well?
The female official entered.
According to regulations, female officials were divided into three categories: Si Gui (with seventeen people in total, including Zhang Zheng, Zhang Shu, and Zhang Yan), Si Ze (with seventeen people in total, including Zhang Yan, Zhang Feng, and Zhang Cang), and Si Zhuan (with twenty-three people in total, including Zhang Shi, Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yuan).
It doesn't have to be fully staffed, as long as there are people to do the work.
Even if there are empty seats, people are vying for them, but you can't just get one by vying for it.
The Si Gui was basically in charge of the women's quarters or the Qing'e Palace; one could also say she was the general manager.
The Si Ze is in charge of etiquette and etiquette, which means managing one's attire, clothing, jewelry, etc.
The head chef was in charge of food, medicine, and gardening, which included gardening and vegetable planting—it was a bit like doing odd jobs.
The three chief officials were all of the sixth rank, and the nine chief officials were all of the eighth rank. If all these female officials were present, there would be more than thirty of them. Everyone was an official of varying ranks.
There were no fewer low-ranking palace maids and eunuchs than this.
The little maid who was in charge of sleeping belonged to Si Gui.
Now it's Si Zehuiqing, who, like Si Zhuanxiuyun, is calm and reliable.
Huan Yue knew that although Empress Dong had arranged for a woman from the Pei family to become the Crown Prince's consort, the Di family would definitely take it seriously.
Therefore, the Di family put a lot of effort into both building the Qing'e Palace and selecting these people. Even if some of them were not truly committed, the majority were still guaranteed to be of high quality.
It's like the Dong family pointing out a fool, and the Di family also wanting everyone to think it looks like a fool.
Since Huan Yue is here, he should accept this gesture of goodwill, unless her heart is not here either.
Only the Pei family is a bunch of fools. Once they arrived at the Eastern Palace, they wanted to compete with the Di family and conquer a new empire for the Pei family.
The fake heiress lives such a tiring life in a daze.
Even though Huan Yue's thoughts were not entirely the same as the Crown Prince's, they overlapped by about six or seven points.
Isn't it much better to enjoy yourself easily than to work yourself to death?
Even if the Pei family's dowry is taken, will it have any impact on her?
On the contrary, when they learned what kind of people the Pei family were, Huan Yue was able to gain some recognition after his dowry was beaten.
Even if these people ultimately remain loyal to the Crown Prince, how much impact will it have on Huan Yue?
The important thing is to rely on yourself.
Besides, aren't these people much smarter than the Pei family? How can the Pei family compare to the Di family?
Huiqing and a group of palace maids dressed the empress up beautifully.
Huan Yue was in a great mood.
Xiuyun came over for a look, and thought, "The Empress is truly beautiful!" She asked, "Is breakfast still served in the east wing room at dawn?"
Huan Yue was pleased: "Very good, I'll reward you with twenty taels of silver, and give the cook another hundred taels as a tip."
Xiuyun, with her round face and friendly smile, said, "I enjoyed it yesterday."
Huan Yue's eyes lit up: "Didn't Your Highness give you money again?"
Fine, who wouldn't complain about having too much money?
The head chef, who also managed the garden, instructed people to tidy up the flowerbed in front of the east wing.
The eunuch, seeing that it was almost time, came to report to the Empress: "Two people in the east corner didn't make it through last night."
Huan Yue said without any emotion, "Too delicate."
Yes, that's what everyone thinks.
One of the eunuchs said, "This servant has been flogged sixty times."
Huan Yue remarked, "You're lucky."
The eunuch nodded. Indeed, in the palace, getting beaten was far better than losing one's life if one committed a crime. Often, being beaten was due to being implicated in someone else's misdeeds. He had no reason to complain about surviving.
Huan Yue planned to go and take a look, since it was nearby anyway.
A group of people hurriedly stopped her.
Huiqing said, "That place is not clean; it needs to be cleaned up properly."
Chao Yun asked, "What should we do with Yu Zhu and the others?"
Huan Yue said, "We should handle it according to the rules."
Chaoyun blinked and understood.
It doesn't really matter if the Empress doesn't intend to give her family the final respect of their dowry or show any respect to the Pei family, since she is now the Crown Princess.
It would be strange if the Pei family sent a few servants to do something to the Empress. There's no need to give them face; the Pei family is just that unreliable.
Lady Ji came over.
Huan Yue noticed that she looked very unwell; even though she hadn't been beaten, she seemed to have been sick.
Ji felt alright, although only seven of the twelve remained, and Qi was unsure if she could make it to tomorrow.
Huan Yue asked Xiu Yun, "Is there anyone who knows a little about medicine who can take a look at them?"
Anyway, she didn't learn anything from the medical expert.
Medicine is not easy to learn, or perhaps she lacks the talent; she only has a superficial understanding.
Xiuyun found it amusing; it wasn't that the Empress didn't know it was good, but rather whether she was willing to accept it.
"That's good," Xiuyun exclaimed. "Xiangnu, she not only understands, but she's also been learning."
Xiangnu, come here.
Huan Yue saw that she was a girl in her early twenties, with a fragrance on her body and an air of arrogance.
Medical skills may not be considered highly regarded, but perfumery is very popular in Zhao.
The current half-brother, Prince Jing, is very fond of perfumery, and Prince Jing's perfume is extremely rare and valuable.
The true heiress also knows how to blend perfumes, which she uses to flirt with her scoundrel. Prince Jing becomes an important supporting male character.
Huan Yue doesn't have that talent; he can't understand it.
Xiuyun just then instructed Xiangnu to keep an eye on the Empress's medicine.
Xiangnu answered earnestly. As for Ji Shi and Qi Shi, they were not worthy of Xiangnu's earnestness.
Lady Ji dared not; she didn't even dare to speak to the Empress.
Huan Yue, unusually good-natured, said, "Go ahead."
Ji was honest and stood there saying, "Those of them still have people in the Pei residence."
Huan Yue asked, "So what do you think?"
Ji said very carefully, "Qi said last night that the master should go to her if he wants to know something. This might be an obstacle for the master, so we should prepare in advance."
Huan Yue asked, "Is there anything else?"
Seeing that her complexion was alright, Madam Ji honestly said, "Grandmother, Madam, and Madam are about to enter the palace."
Huan Yue asked, "Why are you going to the palace?"
Lady Ji stared with her mouth agape. Wasn't this a meeting with the Empress?
Huan Yue held his head.
The clever little servant girl came over quickly: "Your Highness's head hurts again. Please come inside and sit down. It's windy outside and cold in the morning."
Chaoyun understood: "Her Majesty is ill and cannot see me."
Ji asked honestly, "What if the Pei family comes to visit me while I'm sick?"
Seeing how convincingly the Empress was holding her head, Chao Yun realized that staying away from those fools in the Pei household was definitely a good thing. So she said, "The imperial physician said that Your Majesty needs to rest."
The imperial physicians represent the present day; who dares to refute them?
Lady Ji was relieved. She felt that this place was no worse than the Pei residence.
The Pei residence was actually chaotic and not peaceful at all.
Who knows what they'll do this time?
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