Chapter 315 Concubine Xin
Three days later, on September 17, Concubine Xin entered the palace.
Everyone was waiting at the Queen's place, waiting to see what the bride would look like.
However, the temptations and verbal battles that everyone expected had no room to play out.
This Concubine Xin, she didn't come.
A eunuch came in, knelt down with an apologetic smile, and said, "Hello, Queen! I am Song Dabao, a newly assigned eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Yongning Palace. Concubine Xin has already entered the palace, saying that she is in mourning, so she will not come to pay respects to the Queen. She will come again tomorrow. Thank you, Queen, and all the masters for waiting for a long time."
Everyone heard this and found it very subtle.
Wear mourning?
Can I still wear mourning after entering the palace?
As for wearing mourning clothes, the Queen had just lost her father, so she couldn't openly say so.
The queen looked at the eunuch named Song Dabao for a few times, and suddenly smiled: "Since Concubine Xin said so, then of course she cannot sleep with the emperor during the mourning period. When her mourning period is over, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will act as a cuckold."
Song Dabao was stunned, his face suddenly turned ugly: "Empress, this... this is inappropriate, right? Your Majesty..."
"Empress Xin came into the palace today and didn't know the rules. Naturally, I can tolerate this. But do you, a eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, also not know the rules?" the Queen said indifferently.
Song Dabao was too busy to do anything and kowtowed and left.
After leaving Fengzao Palace, he snorted in dissatisfaction. Concubine Xin was destined to be favored. She was given the position of a second-rank concubine when she entered the palace. Who else had such a favor?
Wasn't that the case with Concubine Yi back then? Concubine Yi was a sickly woman, but her master was not.
As soon as Song Dabao left, there was sudden silence in the hall.
Shen Chuliu suddenly sneered: "We will never know what this lady looks like."
"Although we are not destined to be together, I can see it now. It is indeed different." Li Chongrong sneered.
"Tsk tsk, what a good Concubine Xin. I think that's all." Concubine Feng smiled and said, "If Her Majesty the Queen has nothing to do here, I will go back."
The queen waved her hand: "Then let's go."
Everyone stood up and left.
On the way back, Yao Baolin also laughed: "This is really a bold move. Concubine Yi has never done this before."
"Of course. After all, she is the daughter of the emperor's savior. I think the emperor will have no objection to me wearing mourning for my savior." Shen Chuliu smiled, and her smile was especially sweet.
Yao Baolin also laughed: "But I can always see him tomorrow."
"It doesn't matter if you can't see me, you will see me one day."
No one expected that the emperor would go to Concubine Xin's Yongning Palace to stay overnight that night.
The Queen said that she would not allow him to be a cuckold, so the Emperor favored Concubine Xin.
This was a slap in the face to the Queen, and everyone was shocked.
Over the years, this has never happened, whether it was for Concubine Feng, Concubine Yi, or the current Concubine Zhen.
Suddenly, this heaven-sent Concubine Xin did it.
Because she had served the emperor in the bedchamber, no one saw Concubine Xin the next day.
Therefore, everyone became more curious.
The emperor stayed at Concubine Xin's place for three consecutive days, but Concubine Xin did not come to Fengzao Palace to pay her respects during those three days.
The wind direction in the harem changed again and again. At the beginning, it was said that such an ignorant Concubine Xin might not last long.
But since the emperor dotes on her so much, I'm afraid she will have more than one second-rank concubine position in the future.
The emperor was also confused. After doting on the empress for three days, he suddenly rewarded the empress lavishly and asked her to stay overnight in Fengzao Palace.
On the fourth day after Concubine Xin entered the palace, everyone finally saw the late Concubine Xin in Fengzao Palace.
She was wearing a long dress with hundreds of butterflies in flowers, her hair was in a snake bun, and she was adorned with a set of red gold and blue-painted pearl jewelry.
She was very beautiful, but she had a fragile temperament, which made people feel distressed.
She has long and thin eyebrows, watery eyes and small red lips, a typical appearance of a delicate Jiangnan beauty.
Yingying bowed, her voice indescribably gentle and moving: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
As he said this, he kowtowed three times and bowed nine times.
The Queen said calmly: "Get up. Meet the sisters."
She obviously didn't want to give Concubine Xin face, so she didn't even bother to reprimand her.
It was unclear whether Concubine Xin did not understand or understood but did not care, so she just responded with "yes" and stood up to greet Concubine Feng, Concubine Kangde, and Concubine Jin.
"Hello, Concubine Feng Shu, Hello, Concubine Kangde, Hello, Sister Concubine Jin."
"It's rare to see this side of my sister." Concubine Kangde always pretends to be on the side of the Queen, so even though she doesn't speak on weekdays, she has to speak at this time.
"Oh, sister Xinfei, don't you look like you're in mourning?" Concubine Jin smiled and covered her mouth.
"I am deeply honored when Concubine Xin calls me Her Majesty. It is such a blessing for us to meet Concubine Xin." Concubine Feng snorted, obviously not in a good mood.
Concubine Xin bit her lip and explained, "I know I was wrong. I really didn't know the rules of the palace a few days ago. It hasn't been long. I have hurriedly read the palace rules these days and will never say such nonsense again. Please forgive me, Queen."
She was humble and acted as if she was innocent.
The Queen just waved her hand: "Sit down."
She thanked the Queen and sat down below Concubine Jin.
Everyone stood up again to pay their respects to Concubine Xin. Of course, they didn't have to kneel, as she couldn't bear it.
Just saying hello, that's all.
Concubine Xin waved her hands hurriedly: "Sisters, please don't be polite."
Everyone sat back down, and Concubine Xin smiled and said, "Song Zhaoyi and Ning Chongyi were both from the Qiandi Palace, but I am the one who got away with it." She did not mention Rong Meiren and Yao Baolin, as she thought they would be looked down upon because of their low status.
Song Zhaoyi hurriedly said that she dared not. Ning Chongyi was annoyed and also just said that she dared not.
Concubine Xin just smiled and said nothing more.
After a while, everyone dispersed.
After leaving Fengzao Palace, Concubine Xin called out to Shen Chuliu, "Jing Xiuyi, please stay."
Shen Chuliu raised her eyebrows: "What instructions does Concubine Xin have?"
"It's not an order, but I heard that you have always been favored, so I think you know some of the emperor's preferences. If you have nothing to do at this moment, why don't you come over to my place and sit for a while?" Concubine Xin said with a smile, holding the maid's hand.
Shen Chuliu also smiled: "Your Majesty, you are joking. Women in the harem are not allowed to ask about the emperor's preferences."
"Isn't Empress Jing Xiuyi too disrespectful to our Empress?" The palace maids Fubao and Fuhui were brought by Concubine Xin from her home, so they naturally spoke with a firm voice.
"Empress Xin really doesn't understand the palace rules." Shen Chuliu said indifferently.
"How dare you!" Fu Hui said angrily, "Our queen is a second-rank concubine, and you are just a concubine!"
"You know our queen is a concubine, yet you dare to speak like this? The rules of Yongning Palace are really not that good!" Zi Rui is usually not brave, but she will never let her master suffer any grievances.
After all, the people brought by the mother's family are more loyal and more devoted.
(End of this chapter)
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