Chapter 250: Assignment of Accommodation
"Ouch!"
The emperor was walking quickly towards Jiang Xinyue. When he passed by Ye Ran'er, he heard the woman scream and fall towards him.
Because there was still a wooden bridge between the disembarkation and the pier, if she fell, she would fall into the water.
The journey would inevitably be delayed again.
Emperor Xuanwu reached out to catch her. He wanted to withdraw immediately, but Ye Changzai hung her whole body on the emperor's arm: "Your Majesty, your concubine... your concubine has sprained her foot."
In other words, she could not walk.
Ye Ran'er looked at the emperor pitifully with her charming eyes, and bravely climbed onto the emperor's arm: "Your Majesty, can you carry your concubine over?"
She was charming and amorous, and indeed bold, very different from the reserved concubines in the harem.
However, she did not take the right path.
The emperor's face darkened, and he shouted at the maids brought by Ye Changzai: "Are you all dead? You didn't even come to help your master when he fell down? What, do you want me to serve you?"
"I dare not!"
Two maids hurried over and pulled Ye Ran'er off the emperor. The emperor left with a bad look on his face.
Ye Ran'er's face looked like she had eaten shit, which made the concubines around her laugh faintly.
"Look at how she was just now, she even let the emperor carry her over. Who does she think she is? It's so funny."
"She dares to use such low-level means of winning favor in front of the emperor. Do you think the emperor has never seen the world?"
"The emperor likes women with the personality of the Royal Concubine. What's the difference between her and the girls in the brothel? Throwing herself into the arms of others is so vulgar."
If the emperor was so easy to tempt, countless
women in the harem would follow suit. He might not like Jiang Xinyue's personality, but he definitely didn't like women who blatantly seduced him in public.
After a long delay, when the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs took Jiang Xinyue to Changchun Fairy Pavilion, Emperor Xuanwu caught up.
He patted the powder smell on his body and said: "Yuer, this is the residence I specially arranged for you. Go in and take a look. Do you like it?"
Although Changchun Xianguan is not the largest and best in the palace, it is the closest to the emperor's Jiuzhou Qingyan Palace, and the scenery inside is like a fairyland, so it is named Changchun Xianguan.
Xi Que and Shuangjiang were all visiting the palace for the first time. They were shocked by the beautiful scenery here and couldn't take it all in.
Jiang Xinyue also felt that although the ancients did not have the advanced machine techniques of later architects, their wisdom should not be underestimated.
Those pavilions, waterside pavilions, attics and lakes are really ingenious and exquisite.
Changchun Xian Pavilion is full of gorgeous flowers, a whole set of rockery and flowing water, and flower and tree designs run through the entire courtyard. The gurgling sound of water is surrounded by mist, as if falling into a fairyland.
No wonder this garden is called Xian Pavilion.
"I like it very much."
Jiang Xinyue smiled: "Where does the emperor live?"
Emperor Xuanwu took her hand and went directly to the attic. From the attic to the corridor leading to the house in front, he pointed to a magnificent garden not far away and said: "That is my residence, Jiuzhou Qingyan Palace."
Standing here, she can see the palace maids sweeping the ground outside Jiuzhou Qingyan Palace.
Too close, really too close.
Jiang Xinyue suspected that if Xiaotuanzi cried loudly, the emperor would be able to hear it in Jiuzhou Qingyan.
There are also large and small gardens near Changchun Xianguan, all of which belong to Changchun Xianguan. In the past, they were for the concubines to live in, but this time the emperor did not bring many concubines with him. For the safety of the Sixth Prince, the surrounding area is full of Jiang Xinyue's own people.
The guards who are responsible for protecting the safety of the Imperial Concubine and the Sixth Prince also live on the outermost perimeter.
Jueyue Pavilion -
Liu Xiaoxiao Lady Liu covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, looking at everything around her with disdain: "The servants of the Imperial Concubine can all live in Changchun Fairy Pavilion, but we concubines are sent to this remote place. The servants in the Ministry of Internal Affairs who look down on others will sooner or later teach them a lesson."
Ye Changzai immediately agreed: "Sister Liu is right, otherwise it is said that people have different fates! Concubine Cheng also lives in Jueyue Pavilion like us."
"Can she compare with the Imperial Concubine?"
"What kind of same person but different fate is this?"
Noble Liu snorted coldly, "You think you are different from the crowd after being favored by the emperor for two days. You have a pair of eyes on top of your head, and you look at everything with disdain . Who are you pretending to be so noble for?"
As long as Liu Xiaoxiao thought that Cheng Nianhe was noticed by the emperor because she stepped on her as a foil, she wanted to strangle her to death.
"And you!"
Unable to find trouble with Concubine Cheng, Noble Liu took out her anger on Ye Changzai, "What did you do just now? Sprained your foot? I see you are full of energy now, which foot did you sprain?"
He doesn't even know how to pretend. He is really a waste and is used to making people laugh.
Ye Changzai blushed and nodded, unable to speak.
If you have the courage to fight, maybe there is still a chance. If you don't take the initiative, when will you wait?
The women in the palace are only young for a few years. Two years ago, they were already fifteen years old when they entered the palace for the selection. This year, they are eighteen years old and no longer favored. Who will remember who they are when the new selection of concubines is held next spring?
Ye Changzai felt that even if she became a laughing stock in the harem, it was better than no such person being found.
The garden at the easternmost end of the Zhuyue Pavilion was exquisitely designed. The eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent Cheng Jieyu away and then left.
The maids beside her looked at her from head to toe, thinking the same thing as Noble Ye: "My Lord, the Emperor is too partial. The lowest-ranking maid in the Imperial Concubine's palace can live in the Immortal Changchun Pavilion, but we have to squeeze so many people together in the Moon-Catching Pavilion. Noble Liu and Concubine Ye don't know how they will laugh at us."
Concubine Cheng smiled lightly, not showing any reluctance at all: "Why do you care about what they say? I can't live in the Immortal Changchun Pavilion, can they? Look at the other concubines, they can't even live in the Moon-Catching Pavilion, we are already doing well."
"That's right."
The palace maid was easily convinced: "We didn't know where the concubines Zhang, Zheng Cainu, and Zhang Ronghua who came with us on the same boat were arranged to go. Jiang Zhaoyi, who had always been close to the imperial concubine, got the right thigh and was assigned to the Dongzhao Garden next to the Changchun Xian Pavilion."
She looked at her master curiously: "Master, why don't we turn to the Imperial Concubine? She already has absolute power in the harem, and she has three princes. Who can be her opponent?"
Cheng Jieyu walked into the garden and said calmly: "To please her and get some small profits is not what I want. It is better to be hostile from the beginning, to win big with the small, to win the strong with the weak. Isn't this the method she used in the past? I will use her previous methods to deal with her now. If I am lucky enough to win, I will be more favored than her. Why should I lower myself to be her lapdog?"
The palace maid nodded as if she understood, suppressed her confusion and retreated.
Why does the master think that he can defeat the Royal Concubine?