Chapter 317: Give You a Yard
Fubao and Fuhui snorted, "That's more like it. Isn't it coming? The past favor is a thing of the past. Now that our queen has come in, we have to step back a few steps. Being sensible is good."
Concubine Xin smiled and said, "What gift is it? Bring it up."
Yuan Xiao smiled and stepped forward to greet her: "Hello, Empress Xinfei. This is a gift from my master. Come and open it."
He had given instructions long ago, so the twelve eunuchs worked in perfect harmony with each other, one pulling the cloth and one opening the door at a very fast speed.
Thirty strong black chickens and roosters ran and flew out of the cage in just a few breaths.
For a while, there was a hustle and bustle of noise and shouting. Because they could not fly high, they still had wings, so they had to flap their wings.
It was nothing, but the palace maids had never seen such a scene before, so they were naturally scared and couldn't help but slap him out of shock.
It didn't matter that one slap started the chickens. The chickens were startled. One was startled, and the whole flock was startled.
In an instant, the courtyard of Yongning Palace was in chaos.
Yuanxiao and the others had left long ago.
Not only did he leave, he also considerately closed the door.
Go ahead! If you like black chicken, I’ll give you a yard!
The Yongning Palace was in turmoil for the whole morning. At noon, all 30 black chickens that were still alive and kicking and could still fly were caught.
But the black chickens probably didn't know where they were coming today, so they were unprepared and ate a lot.
So there is a lot of pulling.
Anyone who has smelled chicken shit knows the smell.
The entire Yongning Palace was filled with a foul smell. Although it was not particularly smelly, I didn’t know if it was because of the chicken shit or if I could smell it and it filled the entire yard.
Especially, when someone was chasing the chickens, they stepped on them...
It's so disgusting.
Concubine Xin was in the room, her face turned green with anger!
In just one morning, the news had spread.
Countless ladies and masters in the palace spit out tea. Jing Xiuyi is really a fatal move if she doesn't take action.
I thought she would give up this time! Everyone was really disappointed and relieved.
What’s disappointing is that even with this newcomer entering the palace, Jing Xiuyi is still stubborn.
What made people feel relieved was that Jing Xiuyi took action and also suppressed Concubine Xin's arrogance.
In the Taiji Palace, Qi Yixiu almost spit out his tea and laughed out loud: "How could this woman come up with such an idea? This is really mean!"
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xin's people are waiting outside." Chusi said with a smile.
"Just say I have something else to do." Qi Yixiu smiled and waved his hand: "Tell Concubine Xin that I am busy with government affairs these days, so I won't go."
On the fourth day of the New Year, he agreed and went out to talk.
I thought that although Concubine Xin was important, it was normal for the Emperor not to visit for the past few days. Who would like to smell the smell of chicken shit?
Concubine Xin could still tolerate it, but she couldn't send those black chickens to Cuiyunxuan again. After all, they were sent, and even though she knew it was intentional, she couldn't say that Jing Xiuyi did it on purpose.
They have a hundred reasons to shirk their responsibilities.
So in the end, the black chicken still had to be sent to the kitchen.
No matter how she fights back in the future, Concubine Xin still doesn't win this time.
When paying respects the next morning, Concubine Jin covered her nose exaggeratedly and smiled in a very meaningful way.
When everyone looked at Concubine Xin, they were still respectful, but there was always something in their eyes that made her uncomfortable.
That was a mockery, she knew it very well. But no one said it, what could she say?
Concubine Feng smiled and said, "Jing Xiuyi's gift is quite original."
"If Madam Feng likes it, I will give her one too. I will definitely give it well this time, and make sure the cage is not properly closed. By the way, is Madam Xin all right? It's all my fault. That's a live black chicken, how could you not close the door? But I was also anxious. I knew that Madam Xin liked black chicken, so I was anxious to please you. You have only been in the palace for a few days."
It's said to please, but in reality it's just saying that you've only been in the palace for a few days and you're already here to steal my things? Concubine Xin gritted her teeth in anger and just smiled: "Jing Xiuyi is too polite."
Two days later, Concubine Xin met Qi Yixiu again.
She didn't foolishly go and complain, but Qi Yixiu said it first: "My beloved concubine has just entered the palace and doesn't know what's going on. The queen is a person who respects etiquette. As long as the rules are in place, she doesn't care about you."
Concubine Xin's heart skipped a beat and she said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have done that when I entered the palace. I was ignorant. Please don't blame me for what happened in the past. I will respect the Empress in the future and won't make the same mistake again."
What she said was interesting. She didn't say it was because she didn't know the rules, but she was just short of saying it was her fault.
This made Qi Yixiu look at him with a higher opinion: "My beloved concubine, it is good that you understand. I will not talk about the past. Your father died to save me, and I should let you live a life without worries. But life in the palace is different from other places after all. My beloved concubine, you should be more respectful and know more etiquette."
Qi Yixiu thought that this was the way he treated Concubine Xin seriously.
Concubine Xin thanked the emperor.
"Also, as for Jing Xiuyi..." Qi Yixiu said this and started laughing.
"My dear, don't provoke her if you have nothing to do. She won't suffer any loss. Although she is quite powerful, she also abides by the rules. If you don't provoke her, she won't provoke you either."
Concubine Xin's heart beat faster, and she thought, the person the emperor said was powerful, must he really be powerful?
"Yes, I remember that I shouldn't have competed with Jing Xiuyi... I just... I just heard that the emperor dotes on her, so I'm a little envious... I won't dare to do that again in the future."
Being so frank, Qi Yixiu thought that Qian did have some good qualities.
The black chicken incident just passed like that, and there was no follow-up for several days.
Everyone agreed that this was Concubine Xin taking a step back.
It’s a pity that no matter how much he retreated, the emperor still went.
In September and October, during the nearly two months since she returned from the north, Concubine Xin's number of visits to the emperor's bedchamber almost caught up with the time when Concubine Yi was at the height of her favor.
This made everyone feel very uncomfortable.
But as she was the daughter of his savior, no one dared to say anything.
On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, just after the night of Laba, Concubine Zhen started.
She had just moved back not long ago, so the child came half a month early.
But it doesn’t matter. When the baby is born, half a month earlier or later is not a big deal.
It was just that the time of starting was unfortunate, it was late at night.
When Empress Dowager Li heard about it, she immediately told everyone in the harem not to go.
It was said that it was too cold at night, so as not to let everyone catch a cold. Whether it was true or not, everyone knew it.
But of course everyone was happy not to go.
As soon as Shen Chuliu was woken up and was about to go, she was told not to go, so she quickly lay back down: "Let her give birth slowly." After saying that, she fell asleep again.
Jimei and Chisu are on guard tonight. They were startled in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep well. They felt very cold, so they lit a charcoal fire and placed it at the door where the inner and outer doors meet.
The two men sat under the fire and talked in low voices.
"Do you think it's a boy or a girl?" Chi Su asked softly while warming his hands on the brazier.
I’m afraid you’ll say I’m stuck in a writer’s block, so I’ll post one more chapter.
(End of this chapter)
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