Chapter 714 Orange
Xiao Xixi looked at her carefully for a moment and told the truth.
"Your appearance is actually not much different from that palace maid just now, but you are better than her. You are not as petty as her."
Princess Jing: “…”
So is this woman saying that she is sarcastic and narrow-minded?
Xiao Xixi sincerely advised: "It is better to be open-minded. There is a saying that goes, if you can be open-minded about everything, you can live a happy life."
She did not forget to turn around and ask the emperor.
"What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Luo Qinghan: "Well, my beloved concubine is right."
Concubine Jing was angry and hateful. She clenched her hands into fists in her sleeves, her nails almost digging into her palms.
She not only hated the imperial concubine's rudeness, but also hated the emperor's ruthlessness.
But even so, she still had to pretend to be gentle and generous.
"Thank you for your advice, my lady. I will keep it in mind."
After selecting the first-class palace maids, the next step is to select the second-class and third-class palace maids.
Xiao Xixi was too lazy to move, so Baoqin did everything for her.
After all the palace maids were selected, it was the eunuchs' turn.
Eunuchs are not divided into first, second, or third classes like palace maids. Eunuchs are only divided into two types: one who manages people and the other who does work.
There is a shortage of people in Yunxiu Palace, whether they are managers or people who do work, they are all needed.
Xiao Xixi let Qingsong choose.
Qingsong is not as capable as Baoqin. He is good at doing things, but not so good at judging people.
Fortunately, he was smart and since he couldn't see it himself, he asked others for help.
He went to Eunuch Chang for help.
Eunuch Chang smiled and said, "You are really amazing, you are actually ordering me around."
Qingsong hurriedly said he dared not.
"I just think that you have good vision and a lot of experience. The people you choose must be used. I admire you from the bottom of my heart. Unfortunately, I am not good at speaking. I beg Master Chang to teach me a thing or two."
When Eunuch Chang saw that the emperor had no intention of objecting, he knew that the emperor had tacitly agreed. He once again sighed in his heart that the imperial concubine was truly favored!
If it were any other concubine, how could she receive such treatment as the Imperial Concubine?
With the help of Eunuch Chang, Qingsong easily selected twenty eunuchs.
Among them, there were two who were in charge of people just like him, one was called Fulu and the other was called Chengxiang.
The other eighteen eunuchs are responsible for specific tasks. The specific division of work will be discussed later.
In the end, four strong maids and one health maid were left.
Concubine Jing stood up and said goodbye, and left Yunxiu Palace with the rest of the people.
As soon as she returned to Yingfu Palace, the smile on Concubine Jing's face disappeared completely, replaced by a look of anger.
The maid brought tea, but she swept it to the ground.
"What a noble concubine!"
Why did the imperial concubine scold her in front of so many people?
They are all concubines, so who is more noble than who? !
It's just that he relies on a little favor!
Just wait!
The little palace maid knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.
Dong Ling's heart was pounding and she was extremely frightened, but she still waved her hand and signaled the little palace maid to clean up the floor.
…
Three days later, Xiao Xixi officially moved into Yunxiu Palace.
The imperial concubine's enthronement ceremony was also put on the agenda.
After calculations by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, it was determined that September 8th was an auspicious day.
So the emperor set the enthronement ceremony on this day.
Nowadays, the affairs of the harem are controlled by the Grand Empress Dowager. Logically, the enthronement ceremony should also be presided over by the Grand Empress Dowager, but the Grand Empress Dowager used the excuse that she was unwell recently and directly pushed the matter to Concubine Jing, Concubine Lao and Concubine Li.
Since she was given the title, Concubine Tuberculosis has been closing her door to visitors on the pretext of recuperating from illness and has refused to see anyone.
She didn't want to get involved in the imperial concubine's enthronement ceremony at all and simply claimed to be ill and did not go out.
Princess Li was also not interested in the enthronement ceremony.
Whenever she saw the imperial concubine's face, she would involuntarily think of Concubine Xiao, and then her mood would become bad.
In the end, the entire task of organizing the enthronement ceremony fell on Concubine Jing's shoulders.
The enthronement ceremony is held for the imperial concubine, so naturally the imperial concubine's opinion must be taken into consideration.
So Concubine Jing had to run to Yunxiu Palace again.
Not only did she go by herself, she also took other concubines with her, under the pretext of giving the lower-ranking concubines some opportunities to express themselves.
The lower-ranking concubines knew that the emperor often went to Yunxiu Palace. In order to meet the emperor by chance, they rushed to sign up and wanted to go to Yunxiu Palace with Concubine Jing.
How could Concubine Jing not see what they were thinking?
But she was very happy to see the emperor being harassed by other concubines and the imperial concubine being humiliated.
So Concubine Jing accepted everyone who came to her and brought all the concubines who recommended themselves to Yunxiu Palace, and gained a good reputation for being virtuous and generous.
A group of concubines dressed in gorgeous clothes swarmed into the Yunxiu Palace, immediately making the quiet Yunxiu Palace noisy.
At this moment, Xiao Xixi was wandering in the orchard.
There are many orange fruits hanging on the tree, some of which have turned yellow.
Xiao Xixi was greedy and climbed up the tree to pick oranges despite others trying to stop her.
She was in high spirits and picked many oranges in one breath and put them into her small basket.
The palace maids serving nearby were all worried and watched the imperial concubine's movements closely, fearing that she would fall.
These orange trees are not tall and are nothing to Xiao Xixi.
She jumped down easily.
The palace maids felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
A little palace maid reached out and took the small basket.
Xiao Xixi took the handkerchief from the palace maid, wiped her hands, then picked up a small orange and peeled it.
At this time, drizzle came hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Jing has come with a group of concubines, saying they are here to discuss the enthronement ceremony with you."
Xiao Xixi just put a piece of orange flesh into her mouth and immediately gasped because of the sourness.
This is so sour and refreshing!
Originally, she had thought that if these oranges were delicious, she would send some to the emperor to try, but now it seems that this is not necessary.
The poor emperor has to punch in on time for work every day and has to work overtime from time to time. His life is hard enough already. Don't torment him with these sour oranges.
She saw that there were still a lot of oranges in the basket and felt a little worried.
It would be a shame to throw it away, but if she was asked to eat it, she really couldn't finish it.
Xiyu asked carefully, "My Lady, do you want to go over and take a look now?"
Xiao Xixi's heart moved: "You just said that Concubine Jing brought a lot of people here?"
Xiyu nodded: "Yes! There are seven or eight concubines!"
Xiao Xixi blinked.
With so many people, even if each person only eats two, it is enough to finish all these small oranges.
Xiao Xixi said to the little palace maid.
"Take the basket and follow me!"
Concubine Jing and others were waiting in a side hall. When they heard that the emperor was not in Yunxiu Palace at this time, the concubines were very disappointed.
But their disappointment did not last long.
Because they all knew that the emperor would come to Yunxiu Palace for lunch every day.
There is only half an hour left until noon.
They just need to stay here for a while longer and wait for the emperor to appear.
(End of this chapter)
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