Because there were so many people participating in this autumn hunt, in addition to preparing enough supplies, they also had to arrange enough manpower to deal with it. For a while, both the court and the harem were extremely busy.
The three people in Yingquan Palace were also delighted when they heard the news. They finally had the opportunity to leave the palace to get some fresh air and see their families. How could they not be excited?
The fathers of the three men all met the rank requirements for this autumn hunt. The emperor ordered that officials of these ranks could go with their families. This was great news for them, and Yu Wan'er was so happy that tears welled up in her eyes.
Lin Qingtang looked at Yu Wan'er's excited expression and felt a little touched in his heart.
Although my father and elder brother are still guarding the border and cannot return to the capital, the emperor has summoned my second brother to lead the soldiers of the capital camp back to the court. They should be able to catch up with the autumn hunting day, and I will be able to see him then. I can't help but look forward to that day.
Ye Jinyun was even happier. She could finally meet her elder brother. Her father was a third-rank official, and his two daughters had entered the palace. He would definitely bring his family with him.
I don’t know how my elder brother has been doing over the past six months. Since entering the palace, he has been like blind and deaf, and has no idea of news from the outside world. Now I finally have the chance to see him.
Thinking of this, Ye Jinyun suddenly felt that the emperor was a good person. The maternal families of most of the concubines in the harem had official ranks of fourth rank or above. The emperor's decree might give them a chance to visit their families.
Although not all concubines had this opportunity, the majority were taken care of, and their views of him also changed slightly.
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The days of waiting were particularly long. After counting the things to bring again, the day of autumn hunting finally arrived.
On this day, before dawn, the concubines in the palace woke up from their sleep, got up and asked the palace maids to wash and dress them. After they were done with their makeup and had the breakfast prepared in advance, they each brought their personal servants to gather in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and wait.
Rows of carriages had already been prepared in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The emperor's golden dragon carriage was in the front, followed by the carriages of the empress dowager, the imperial concubine, and the four concubines. Behind them were the carriages divided according to the positions and residences of the concubines in each palace.
The three people from Yingquan Palace also got up early. After washing up and having breakfast, they instruct the palace servants on some things to pay attention to while they were away. Then, the three of them each took their personal maids and walked to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Ye Jinyun only brought Qing'er with her, and Yinzhu stayed in the palace. Although she also wanted to take Yinzhu with her, because there were so many concubines in the harem, the empress dowager had already issued an order that except for concubines with high positions who could bring two palace maids, the rest of the concubines could only bring one servant.
The royal forest farm has already arranged staff, so there is no need to worry about no one to serve, so there is no need to bring too many palace servants with you and increase the burden of the trip.
Yin Zhu stood at the gate of Yingquan Palace with the palace maids, looking reluctant, and waved goodbye to the three masters. The palace maids also stood behind and waved goodbye.
The three of them waved their hands to indicate that there was no need to make such a farewell. They were just going out for a while and would be back soon. Then they walked slowly towards the meeting point without looking back.
Along the way, he met many unfamiliar concubines. They all greeted each other and walked away with their heads lowered.
Soon the three of them arrived in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Many concubines had already arrived in the wide square. Ye Jinyun saw some familiar and some unfamiliar. The familiar ones were those he had seen in the previous selections, and the unfamiliar ones were probably the old people in the palace.
He glanced around quietly and saw that Ye Jinrong had also arrived and was standing next to a carriage with a sign that read "Ye Jieyu of Yufu Palace".
Ye Jinrong also saw her and waved to her. Ye Jinyun responded with a smile, then made a hushing gesture to her. Ye Jinrong immediately understood that she was asking her to pay attention to the occasion, so she stood still and stopped moving.
He shifted his gaze away from Ye Jinrong and turned to meet a pair of calm eyes.
It was Bai Ruoli. Her carriage was parked in front of Ye Jinrong's. She was standing beside the carriage in a dignified and elegant manner with a faint smile on her face. When she saw Ye Jinyun looking back at her, she bowed slightly to her.
Ye Jinyun also bowed to her from a distance, then nodded to her, withdrew his gaze from all around, and stood upright.
She always felt that Bai Ruoli was not simple. She was obviously just a small noble, but she was the emperor's current favorite concubine and she even took the initiative to greet her. In addition, after their previous meeting in Yufu Palace, Ye Jinyun subconsciously did not want to have any contact with her.
After waiting for a while, the emperor and the empress dowager arrived and got into the carriage with the help of palace servants. Although the empress dowager was too old to participate in any hunting, the environment in the royal forest was very pleasant, so she went there to rest and recuperate.
Seeing that the emperor and the queen mother had already entered the carriage, the concubines also got on their own carriages.
Following the command of 'departure', a long procession of carriages slowly and majestically drove out of the palace.
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