But it does not affect the nobility of this woman at all.
He hadn't been to Fengyi Palace in so long that he couldn't even remember. It seemed like he hadn't set foot here since Baili Xiao had given him the so-called antidote that allowed him to avoid death without having sex with Xia Muwan.
Two months ago, after hearing about her from Qian Yeming, he had never thought of visiting her again, but today, for some reason, he inexplicably ended up here.
Although the Fengyi Palace remains unchanged, it still feels incredibly dilapidated. The gate, once never closed, is now tightly shut, and there's not even a maid, eunuch, or guard outside.
After knocking for a long time, someone finally came to open the door. The man was a sharp-nosed and monkey-faced eunuch who looked extremely sarcastic and mean. After seeing Qian Yeying, he was stunned at first, then immediately knelt on the ground in fear and said, "Long live the Emperor... Long live the Emperor!"
Fengyi Palace was the largest palace in the Nanyue Imperial Palace except for Jingyang Palace. After entering the gate, the area covering hundreds of acres was all the territory of Fengyi Palace.
After Qian Yeying stepped through the gate, he saw several eunuchs and palace maids in the outer courtyard in front of the palace busy hiding the sieves and playing cards on the table inside their clothes.
Some of them were not hidden properly and fell to the ground.
How could these eunuchs and maids, who were usually so free and unrestrained, quickly clean up the gambling equipment on the table? It was not until the retired emperor stood before them that they knelt in front of Qian Yeying with pale faces, frightened.
These palace maids and eunuchs were all extremely unfamiliar to him. Each of them looked sharp and mean, and at first glance they were the marginal palace servants who once guarded the cold palace.
At this moment, the palace servants knelt on the ground and begged Qian Yeying to calm down. One eunuch was even so scared that he peed.
Qian Yeying frowned in disgust, strode away, and shouted, "Everyone, get up."
The palace maids and eunuchs kneeling in the garden looked at each other, and only stood up after seeing the affirmative look in each other's eyes.
From the attitude of the retired emperor, it can be seen that he also has no good feelings towards the empress dowager, so even though they were just caught doing something that might lead to the death penalty, the retired emperor did not bother with them.
With this understanding, the eunuchs and palace maids in charge of Fengyi Palace immediately followed.
The majestic palace gate was covered in dust, showing how lazy the servants were. Qian Yeying was about to push the door open when a eunuch behind him immediately opened the door for him to avoid soiling his robes.
Entering the palace hall, whether it was the main seat or the guest seat, it was all covered in dust. There was even a cup of tea placed on the main seat. After several months, the tea inside had long since dried up, and the tea leaves had become tea residue, with a layer of white on top.
Obviously, this is the result of the tea being left out for a long time, becoming moldy, and then being dried out by the wind.
Turning around and looking down, I saw footprints on the ground along the way I had just walked in.
"Don't you usually even send food to the Queen Mother?"
Upon hearing this, the eunuchs and palace maids beside them quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has ordered that the Empress Dowager's food must not be deducted. Therefore, the Empress Dowager's food is all prepared according to the Imperial Kitchen's provisions. Although it's not the best, it is definitely different from the food in the Cold Palace."
"Then why does it look like no one has walked in this main hall for a long time?"
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