It's almost May, and it's been quite hot these past few days.
Huan Yue was practicing calligraphy in the study; it was very cool there.
A calm mind brings coolness.
Looking out the window, the ginkgo leaves have grown so tall that they almost cover the entire back hall.
So it seems everyone likes to come to the back hall of Qing'e Palace and stay at Huishu Pavilion.
After Jia Fengyi left, the concubines in the Eastern Palace now include Di Baose, Gong Fengyi, Ju Fengyi, and Ren Fengyi.
She left all the affairs outside Qing'e Palace to Di Baose, and naturally, she was in charge of the three concubines.
Di Baose has no reason to bully or look down on them, so she won't do anything to them.
Gong Fengyi and Ju Fengyi are on an embroidered screen.
Ren Fengyi would find people to play with and do all sorts of fun things.
Di Baose was moved, but was suppressed by Lady Sun, who had many trivial matters to attend to in the palace.
Di Baose doesn't want to get involved! Why not just let Zhu Jin handle it?
Sunny stood aside, not daring to be envious; it was far too early for her to get a turn.
Sunny should just stay obedient and wait until she gains the Empress's trust before she can be given an important position. She can only envy positions like Di Baose's.
A palace maid brought over a plate of freshly picked cucumbers.
One stick per person and they were gone in no time.
Ren Fengyi said, "What you grow yourself is always the best. Should we grow some in the Green Jade Courtyard too?"
Gong Fengyi and Ju Fengyi had no objections, and neither did Di Baose.
The cat said, "Cucumbers can be planted now, and they can also be planted in the fall."
Ren Fengyi was excited and decided to plant cucumbers! Planting more would allow them to be used to make face masks.
Di Baose and Madam Sun said, "Should we plant some in Chengxiang Hall as well?"
There are many people in the palace, and only a small number can make it into the Qing'e Palace; the others can't get a share.
Lady Sun smiled and ordered people to plant them. It was time for cucumbers to become fashionable in the Eastern Palace.
Watching Jia Fei plant stalks every day, it doesn't seem too difficult. Just pick one or two when you want some.
The cat said, "I never knew what cucumber seedlings looked like before?"
Di Baose thought to herself, what good would it do to know? There's really no need to know.
Huan Yue came out of the study as if get out of class was over.
The palace maid served her lychees, and Huan Yue was too embarrassed to eat them in front of everyone.
She sat down in the Jixian Pavilion, reclining on a chair, feeling extremely comfortable.
Di Baose immediately rushed over and snatched the lychees to eat. She could get some, but none of them were as fresh.
In any case, Huan Yue gets the best and freshest, while the bad stuff goes to others.
Ju Fengyi brought the finished embroidered screen over to show the Empress.
Di Baose saw it every day, so she was quite polite: "It can be given away."
Huan Yue asked, "Who are you planning to give it to?"
Di Baose curled her lip: "Isn't Miss Zheng getting married? This is enough for her."
Ren Fengyi ran over and asked, "Wasn't Miss Zheng supposed to be sent to the palace?"
Di Baose scoffed, "Who would dare want her?"
Wouldn't the sage find this objectionable? Could His Highness tolerate her?
The Zheng family also has grand ambitions, eyeing the Empress's position. Is the Zheng family, slightly stronger than the Pei family, aiming to replace Huan Yue?
The palace and the Pei family have been relatively quiet lately, probably because they will be performing rituals around the Dragon Boat Festival.
But the rumors about the Crown Princess didn't disappear; instead, all sorts of ideas were brewing, and various opportunities were being sought.
Huan Yue was the most composed, eating and drinking as usual, living a very comfortable life.
The Eastern Palace was also quiet, with only a few people there, and no fighting broke out.
Sunny thought to herself, "I can't win against the Empress, and I can't win over the Prince. So I'll have to give up."
Everyone has many opportunities to see His Highness here, but His Highness treats them as if they don't exist, focusing all his attention on flirting with the Empress.
Perhaps His Highness will only notice others after he has won over the Empress; don't overthink it.
Di Baose bought the embroidered screen.
Ju Fengyi was very pleased and immediately gave Gong Fengyi 30%.
Huan Yue asked Di Baose, "Shouldn't you have married so hastily? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were pregnant and couldn't wait."
Everyone was stunned, even though they were used to the Empress speaking like that.
Di Baose didn't think anything of it: "I was also surprised that she spoke in such a hurry."
Huan Yue blinked, so there's something fishy going on?
Gong Fengyi speculated: "Could they make a fuss about Di Zhaoxun's things? After all, Di Zhaoxun was quite useful."
Di Baose was furious! She wasn't completely stupid, she just didn't think that way. After a moment's thought, she understood: "No wonder she said my things were good. And she's all so whiny, like I owe her something, without even saying who she's going to marry. I'm the one who's thinking more for her. She can forget about this embroidered screen. I'll have someone make her some other things."
Huan Yue smiled and ate some snacks.
The cook knew she had a lot of customers, so he would send her a lot of things.
Ren Fengyi likes to eat here for free; if she doesn't move around a lot every day, she'll gain weight.
The cat thought the mung bean cake was delicious.
Huan Yue rewarded her with two more pieces.
Sunny asked Di Boser, "Aren't you going to check it out?"
Di Baose snorted: "Why should I bother with her? Even if she tries to scheme against me, it's all in vain."
Sunny thought about it and agreed. Di Baose was practically immune to death, and the Zheng family was only relying on her feelings, just like the Pei family.
If Di Baose doesn't give the Zheng family face, then nothing she does will work.
The eunuch rushed over.
Huan Yue saw that he was covered in sweat from running.
The eunuch caught his breath and relayed the message: "Consort Shi is pregnant."
Wow! Huan Yue was excited!
Gong Fengyi and Ju Fengyi were both delighted at the thought; this was a joyous occasion!
The eunuch added, "Consort Su is also pregnant."
Huan Yue blinked.
The eunuch whispered, "The Emperor is greatly pleased."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment; the harem was in turmoil once again.
That Su Meiren hasn't had a moment's peace, and now she's getting all cocky.
The eunuchs quickly ran away again. The inner palace was in grave danger. The most restless place was the Empress's palace.
Anyway, Huan Yue was far away from the Empress, so it wasn't her business if the beauty was pregnant.
Huan Yue told the maid, "Go see if there are any cucumbers left, and pick some to send to the Imperial Concubine."
Yes! The little maid went to find it, picked it, and brought it to the Empress to see.
The eunuch had already quickly picked a handful of water spinach, placed a piece on it, and immediately sent it to Kunyu Palace.
They can still have lunch now. Perhaps if the Empress makes a fuss, the Emperor will have to go to Kunyu Palace.
Gong Fengyi thought about it and was a little worried: "Could it be that they're targeting the Empress again?"
Having a dragon's seed in her belly, that's incredibly powerful! Especially when the emperor is in a great mood!
Huan Yue was not at ease: "Everyone is copying scriptures and such, praying for the sage and for the prince."
Yes, everyone obediently agreed.
Ju Fengyi asked, "May I embroider a picture of a hundred gourds?"
Huan Yue asked, "Why not just show off ten thousand gourds? Make them bigger, arrange them well, and there are green gourds, purple gourds, yellow gourds, blue gourds, etc. Think carefully about how to arrange them, just for your own amusement."
Ju Fengyi accepted the instruction: "Your Majesty is right."
Ren Fengyi panicked: "Isn't ten thousand too many?"
Huan Yue said, "No, how much can you embroider on a piece of cloth? It's like the 'Umbrella for All People,' which has a special meaning."
Ju Fengyi pondered, embroidering a piece of cloth—a huge project.
Huan Yue said, "It's a matter of using 'ten thousand' instead of 'ten thousand' or just the usual ten thousand. If you're missing anything, you can come to me."
Ju Fengyi sincerely expressed her gratitude.
Gong Fengyi suggested, "Di Zhaoxun is famous for his needlework, why don't we embroider together? We don't care how much."
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