Mingde Palace.
When Concubine Jing received the oral order from Wang Degui, she was completely furious.
When she first heard that Su Ruhuan was pregnant, she thought that since this girl was favored by the emperor, the child must also be valued by the emperor, so she thought about how to make her have an abortion so that the child would not become a threat to her son in the future.
So now she's in charge of his care?
Then how could she start?
Concubine Jing drank a whole pot of refreshing tea before she calmed down.
The maid reported:
"Your Majesty, Consort Yan requests to see you!"
Su Ruhuan moved to Mingde Palace with the palace maids and eunuchs and came to visit her specially.
Jingpin drank another cup of Qingxin tea, then forced a smile and said:
"Please invite Yan Zhaoyi in--"
Su Ruhuan walked in gracefully and bowed respectfully: "I pay my respects to Concubine Jing! Your Majesty has treated me so well and allowed you to take care of me. I am very grateful to your Majesty and to you."
"I came to the capital alone, I was helpless and helpless, but now that you are taking care of me, I feel like I have a relative."
Concubine Jing's mind was slightly moved when she heard this.
Given Su Ruhuan's background, even if she gave birth to a prince, who would support her child to ascend to the throne?
Calculate...
She and Ning Wanyin are of the same type.
They all had a place in the palace because of the emperor's favor. If the emperor chose a crown prince based solely on his favor, then Su Ruhuan's first opponent would be Ning Wanyin.
And if the emperor wants to see the support of the court and the military, even if Su Ruhuan has a son, how can she compete with her son?
Thinking of this...
Concubine Jing felt much more comfortable with the frustration of wanting to kill but not being able to.
Think about it again, Su Ruhuan is favored and the emperor often comes to Mingde Palace. It would be good to take advantage of her and let His Majesty meet the third prince more often.
Jingpin quickly adjusted her mindset, looked at Su Ruhuan and said with a smile:
"Sister Su, please don't be polite to me. If you need anything, just tell me. His Majesty has entrusted you to me, so I will naturally take good care of you."
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Yonghe Palace.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yan has moved to Mingde Palace. His Majesty has ordered Concubine Jing to take care of her." Lian Rui came in to report:
"Her Majesty originally intended for you to take care of her...but she doesn't trust you, so she saved you the trouble."
"I think she trusts me too much..." Ning Wanyin closed the account book in her hand, stood up and walked to the window sill, looking at the autumn rain falling outside the window.
I believe she won't harm the royal heir.
So, there is no need to be on guard against her.
Letting Concubine Jing take care of her was clearly blocking Concubine Jing's opportunity to take action.
This Su Ruhuan is a smart person.
"Lianrui, how is the purchase of things for mother going?" Ning Wanyin asked.
Ever since he first left the palace to see his mother in the name of worship, Helian Qi would take her with him to the pagoda every year when he went to worship.
When the emperor visited the pagoda, the area had to be cleared.
But my mother also had to be allowed to go to the pagoda to visit my grandmother on the same day.
Therefore, Ning Wanyin had the opportunity to meet her mother openly one day.
"To answer your Majesty, everything has been prepared long ago. The set of autumn and winter clothes you bought for Madam, a pair of jade bracelets, two kilograms of ginseng tea, a plant... are all put in the box." Lian Rui said with a smile.
Ning Wanyin felt more hopeful. There were floods and plagues in the capital. Although Dingzi had reported that her mother was fine, after experiencing the natural disaster, she always wanted to reunite and see her in person to feel at ease.
There is still half a month left before the auspicious day for praying set by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory.
Ning Wanyin had already started preparing in advance.
…
Since Su Ruhuan moved into Mingde Palace to take care of her pregnancy, she asked the emperor to let her rest in peace, saying she was not feeling well.
His Majesty allowed her not to pay her respects.
So since she became pregnant, all the concubines except Concubine Jing have never seen her again.
She disappeared from everyone's sight very low-key.
However, there was another newcomer who stood out - Concubine Ye.
She was the daughter of the Minister of Works. When she first entered the palace, she was listed as a beauty together with Su Ruhuan. After serving the emperor in bed, she was promoted to a concubine.
Now, the newcomer His Majesty often summons for favor is her, and even Su Ruhuan has been overshadowed by her.
This Concubine Ye was of an arrogant nature. Ever since she came into favor, she had become arrogant and had offended many other concubines.
Ministry of Internal Affairs, Caizhen Division.
"I heard yesterday that you were sending pearl jewelry as an autumn gift. Why haven't you delivered it to our master yet?" Concubine Ye sent the senior palace maid to question her.
The eunuch in charge did not dare to offend this hot new favorite, and replied, "These are all given according to the status of the noble masters. The concubine will have to wait for a few more days..."
There are festivals in the palace all year round.
In the autumn ceremony, the items of pearls included a pair of pearl earrings for noble ladies and beauties, a pair of pearl hairpins for concubines and imperial concubines, a pair of pearl hairpins for concubines, a string of pearl necklaces for concubines, and a pearl hairpin crown for the four concubines...
The higher the status, the bigger and more beautiful the pearls.
In the past few days, the Caizhen Division has been sending gifts to concubines and above, and today they just sent gifts to the Zhaoyi position...
"Our master is different from other concubines. She is the one that His Majesty values. These jewels should be given to our master first. Those old people who can't see His Majesty all year round, who are they wearing pearl hairpins for?" The head maid Huan'er curled her lips in disdain. Her eyes swept across a palace servant holding a pearl hairpin gift box. She immediately stopped him, snatched the box into her arms, and said:
"My master has to sleep with me today, so I am waiting for this pearl hairpin to be used!"
The eunuch in charge quickly stopped him and said, "This is for Consort Ying..."
"Then she really doesn't need it, let her sit in the back!" Huan'er was even less afraid.
Ying Zhaoyi has not served the emperor in the emperor's bedchamber for several years. If it weren't for Ning Wanyin, a concubine like her who has no power, no influence, and no favor would be the easiest to be deprived of money.
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