Wenqi Courtyard, main room.
Gong Zhaoxun and Ju Zhaoxun ate together in the main room.
The main room is spacious enough to do anything. When it's time to eat, we can bring the table over; when we're done, we can move it away.
The two Zhaoxun dishes were combined, and there were six dishes, two soups, two staple foods, two desserts, and fruits, etc. The dishes were not only plentiful but also tasted very good.
It's pretty good no matter how you look at it. You can grow your own vegetables, and if you feel like it, you can cook something extra. Your cooking skills might not even be as good as a professional chef's.
Palace maids served him on the side.
Now that it's getting cool, Ju Zhaoxun picked out the leftover vegetables and soup and told the palace maids to eat them.
Gong Zhaoxun ate slowly.
Ju Zhaoxun whispered, "Um, how come you're so bold?"
A palace maid whispered from the side, "She's still crying."
Don't be fooled by the quietness of Wenqi Courtyard; the crying was quite loud and could be heard even from the backyard.
Isn't crying a sign of dissatisfaction with His Highness? That takes guts.
If she's already acting like this before she's even in the emperor's favor, what will she be like when she gets it?
So why do women compete for favor? Because those who don't receive favor might not be able to survive.
So, Your Majesty is good; Ju Zhaoxun can live a leisurely life here.
Gong Zhaoxun frowned and said in a low voice, "They probably all think that Her Majesty comes from a lowly background. Isn't everyone in Sheng'an belittling Her Majesty?"
Ju Zhaoxun scoffed, "Master Fushan has been messing around with this and that, but hasn't made any progress yet."
So arrogant, he doesn't even respect the Empress.
The palace maid chuckled softly, "Actually, His Highness gave her a chance. If she had just honestly flattered the Empress, His Highness might have been pleased."
Ju Zhaoxun laughed: "Isn't this just a test of one's own strength? Today, His Highness is replenishing the Empress's dowry; how can we allow others to trample on the Empress's head?"
The palace maids exclaimed with envy, "Ten miles of red bridal procession!"
Gong Zhaoxun was speechless: "What can the Empress do with 120 loads of silver?"
Ju Zhaoxun looked up at the sky.
The sky outside looks nice.
The Empress said she was generous, but she hardly ever spent any money.
If she doesn't use it herself, then the money is meaningless.
Gong Zhaoxun said in a low voice, "It will come in handy. You won't realize how much you need when you do use it."
Ju Zhaoxun said, "Our Empress will definitely surprise everyone when she uses her."
Gong Zhaoxun said, "It's only when you don't have money that you panic; if you have money, you can use it however you want."
Ju Zhaoxun nodded.
Although they are all beauties, they don't have the same abilities as the others, so they just honestly save up some money and live a decent life.
Even without entering the palace, few women could live such a comfortable life.
Look at the trouble Princess Huayang has caused, how can Princess Yongning possibly fare any better?
A palace maid came over and reported, "That maid advised that Consort Wang should not listen to her."
Ju Zhaoxun's face darkened.
Gong Zhaoxun was serious.
After they finished getting ready, they went to the backyard together.
Then she heard a maid inside say, "His Highness must like you. If he didn't, why would he say so much? It must be because of the Empress. Don't be sad, my lady. At least eat your food and take good care of yourself. Don't let His Highness down."
After that, she kept whimpering and refused to eat.
Yu Anu was quite embarrassed when she saw the two Zhaoxun at the door.
She had tried to persuade them for a while, but the more she tried, the more she realized what they were thinking. Simply put, they were not on the same wavelength as her.
Some people are just superficially friendly, but their relationship is actually just ordinary; as for those who are sweet-talking but treacherous, it's not surprising that Wang Chuyuan, despite her youth, has such cunning, as does Yu Anu.
There are many capable people who dare to venture into the palace.
However, there are many women like Lady Cui who were favored for their entire lives before falling out of favor, while others were able to remain favored indefinitely.
Yu Anu was unaware of the situation and didn't know how to handle it, so Zhaoxun's arrival was just in time.
Gong Zhaoxun and Ju Zhaoxun went in together.
The palace maid casually opened the window.
This room, three zhang deep, is divided into three small rooms. The last room is for storing things, the middle room is the inner bedroom, and the outer room is for living and other things, which probably didn't have time to be put in.
The window was open, letting in the setting sun.
Although the bookshelf wasn't full, it still maintained a stylish look.
Inside, Wang Chuyuan lay on the bed, and simply rolled up onto the bed.
The maidservant who came with her was helpless, having to serve her and also greet the visitors.
Gong Zhaoxun roared, "Drag him out!"
Even the most ordinary person can learn it by watching it a lot.
Several palace maids dragged the Wang family's maid out.
The maidservant cried out anxiously, "Master, she..."
Ju Zhaoxun snorted coldly: "Shut up if you don't want to get beaten. His Highness must like Consort Wang, otherwise he wouldn't have allowed you to throw a tantrum here before even hitting you."
The maidservant hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Master, she is..."
Gong Zhaoxun retorted angrily: "So you're just being pretentious? I thought you were an honest person, but I didn't realize you had such a temper. You're just as bad as Chang Fengyi."
Yu Anu also had to listen to the reprimand from the side.
Yang Churong and Fei Hegu, having already eaten, came over to listen to the instructions, having already eaten with Wang Chuyuan leading the way.
Neither Fei nor Gu expected Wang Chuyuan to be so pretentious.
When everyone arrives at the Eastern Palace, His Highness is like a god. To be favored is a blessing, and not to be is perfectly normal.
Gong Zhaoxun asked, "Why do you think His Highness must dote on you? Her Majesty said that women should also rely on themselves. Even if they want to rely on men, they shouldn't suck His Highness's blood like leeches. Since we are in the Eastern Palace, we should do our part for His Highness and for the world."
Ju Zhaoxun continued, "By doing a little work, we can save a servant and a bite to eat, so that the common people can have less of a burden and more to eat. Although the weather is good now, there are still many people who are not getting enough to eat. Even the servants in the palace are not getting enough to eat. So, if Consort Wang finds the food in the Eastern Palace unpalatable, then we can stop serving it from now on."
Gong Zhaoxun said, "The maids' food is not bad either, you and your servants can share it."
Fei Hegu was startled; was Wang Chuyuan already hungry?
They were locked up, starved, and beaten.
Yang Churong wondered if Wang Chuyuan would feel even more wronged?
Anyway, we can't afford to offend Fei and Gu.
Even the maids in the Wang family were reasonable.
Gong Zhaoxun roared, "Drag him out and give him thirty strokes of the cane! Criticizing the Empress will not be so lenient next time!"
Wang Chuyuan rushed out, her hair disheveled but still so beautiful.
Ju Zhaoxun slapped her across the face: "What a beautiful face! Do you think the Empress is in your way?"
Gong Zhaoxun snorted coldly: "Whatever the Empress does is perfectly natural!"
Yu Anu quickly stated, "This concubine does not believe that Your Highness is stopping His Highness from favoring anyone."
Gong Zhaoxun is gone.
The Empress wanted to tell His Highness to stop bothering her.
Ju Zhaoxun followed along; these people hadn't seen the Empress beat the Prince. It wasn't because the Prince favored someone.
Ren Zhaoxun, who had come to watch the spectacle, felt extremely pleased: "Her Majesty really spoke well of you to His Highness. Don't think that Her Majesty has any ulterior motives; you're not worthy of her attention. However, Her Majesty is truly too kind."
Fei Hegu asked excitedly, "Did Her Majesty really say that?"
Ren Zhaoxun chuckled: "Her Majesty doesn't care who His Highness favors."
She went off to find someone to play with.
The newlyweds in the backyard looked at each other in bewilderment.
Looking at Wang Chuyuan again, it's quite strange. The Empress meant well, after all.
Fei Hegu pondered whether she should prepare something to please the Empress.
The eunuch echoed, "Does Her Majesty lack what you have?"
Forget it, Fei and Gu aren't in a hurry, let's watch the show first.
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