The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon
The war on the front line has been going on for more than a month. Lin Qingtang has been in a much better mood since that night. He is no longer like before. Now, apart from asking people for news on the front line, he also spends the rest of his time bickering and joking with the two of them.
Ye Jinyun has been busy preparing things for the Mid-Autumn Festival these two days, and Lin Qingtang is also helping her look after them. They need to count the things they will need for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Because of the war this year, the Emperor did not plan to hold a large-scale Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. He only invited a few favored concubines and high-ranking concubines in the palace to accompany the Empress Dowager to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Therefore, the other concubines in the harem stayed in their respective palaces to celebrate the festival.
The three people in Yingquan Palace were happy that they didn't have to dine with the emperor, as they could get together and celebrate the festival.
On the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, good news came from the front line, saying that General Lin, leading the army, had recaptured most of the cities occupied by the enemy, and would soon defeat the enemy and win a great victory.
Hearing this good news, Lin Qingtang was overjoyed and invited the two of them to drink a lot of wine on the Mid-Autumn Festival night.
At the end of the drinking, the three of them were helped back by their respective maids. They fell asleep on the bed before they could even wash up, which made the maids laugh and cry.
A strange thing happened that night. Xiao Quanzi found out about it the next day and immediately came to tell Ye Jinyun.
It is said that the emperor held a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet last night. He was very happy because of the good news from the front line. He drank a few more glasses during the banquet and suddenly felt like going boating on the lake. As a result, he met the beautiful lady Bai who was picking lotus in the lake. For a moment, he thought she was as elegant as a lotus flower emerging from the water, so he brought her back to Chengqian Palace to enjoy his great favor.
After hearing this, Ye Jinyun's mouth twitched slightly. It was already Mid-Autumn Festival, so how many lotuses could be picked? Aren't they going there specifically for the emperor?
She had seen this beautiful Bai from afar last time. She was a deep-seated person, and she was afraid that she was not that simple. With two favorite concubines appearing in the Yufu Palace at once, it was likely that things would be lively in the future.
In the next few days, the emperor really favored Bai Meiren and promoted her to the rank of Concubine. She shared the same favor with Ye Jinrong, who was also a Concubine.
Now everyone in the harem turned their attention to Yufu Palace, wanting to see which of these two concubines, both of whom held the title of Concubine, would win the emperor's favor more.
Ever since someone poisoned Ye Jinrong's bird's nest last time, she has kept a low profile and no longer clashed with the concubines in the harem. Most of the time, when someone provoked her, she would lie and say she was unwell and leave first, making it difficult for others to find a place to attack her.
This is what Ye Jinyun taught her to do. Since you can't afford to provoke, you can at least avoid it. Your life is the most important, and favor is secondary. She now deeply agrees with this. Only by saving your life can you save favor and the Ye family.
Because of these personal reasons, and the fact that after the emperor had been with her for some time, he felt that she was not as smart as he had imagined, and that she was just a good-looking girl. He felt a little bored with her and no longer doted on her as much as before.
Now he has Bai Ruoli by his side. She is well-read and can converse with the emperor on academic matters fluently. She often goes in and out of the emperor's study and serves him well. So naturally, Bai Ruoli is even more popular now.
Because of this, many concubines in the harem made sarcastic remarks to Ye Jinrong, but she tried her best to endure it and was determined not to be a scapegoat.
Even the palace maids in her palace were repeatedly warned by Xianglan not to conflict with Bai Ruoli's palace maids, so those in the harem who had been waiting to see her make trouble were never able to do so.
Even Concubine Shu was quite surprised when she heard the news. She even suspected that she had misjudged her. She clearly remembered that Concubine Ye was a person who did things without thinking and had a flamboyant personality. How could she have learned to become so steady? For a moment, she looked at her with a different eye.
As autumn deepened, victory news finally came from the front line again. General Lin led his army to defeat the enemy camp, killed the enemy general, and drove them back out of the country.
They also occupied several cities in the enemy's territory, but the enemy was never reconciled and kept a large army stationed on the border, waiting for an opportunity to retake the cities.
With the continuous news of victory coming from the front line, the emperor was in a very good mood for a time, and he even started to go to the harem more often.
First, he went to Concubine Qi's place for several days to see his beloved daughter, then he went to stay overnight with Concubine Gui and Concubine Shu, and then he began to move back and forth between his new favorites and old loves.
When the news reached Ye Jinyun, he felt that the emperor had so many women that he was overwhelmed.
After a few days, news came from the front line that the enemy had withdrawn its army, leaving only a part of the troops stationed at the border for patrol. Thus, the battle ended with a great victory for our army.
The whole country of Da Qi was in a state of jubilation, and people took to the streets to celebrate the end of the war and the safety of their homes.
When the news of the peaceful and prosperous country reached the palace, the emperor was overjoyed and issued an order to go hunting in the royal forest in October to celebrate the victory of the battle.
All concubines in the harem must accompany him, and all officials above the fourth rank in the court can also bring their families along.
As soon as the imperial edict was issued, court officials expressed their gratitude one after another, and preparations began in full swing both inside and outside the palace.
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