Chapter 7 West Palace Kong Daying
Yun Qin suddenly thought of Lady Liu and whispered, "Your Majesty, I heard the Emperor say with my own ears last night in Yukang Palace that he wanted to have breakfast with Lady Liu. The Emperor really does pity Your Majesty the most."
After hearing this, Huipin was even more delighted. "She brags about the emperor all day long. I really want to see her expression when she hears that the emperor has come to Chunxi Palace. It must be quite nice."
"How can she compare with the Empress?" Rong Zhi echoed from the side.
Huipin smiled more and more proudly.
Yun Qin lowered her eyes, feeling somewhat helpless. What she said did make Huipin happy, but she also wanted to make her more alert. Why was she so complacent?
After laughing for a while, Huipin looked at Yunqin again and said with some distress: "Come and help me. When the emperor comes over, what clothes should I wear?"
Yun Qin did not expect Huipin to ask for her opinion. She was slightly startled, but quickly recovered and said with a smile: "When dining with the emperor, it is better to eat homely food, but you can put on a layer of light makeup."
"Isn't it common to not wear makeup?" Huipin was puzzled.
Yun Qin smiled and said, "Your Majesty looks good today. If you put on some makeup, you will definitely be bright and beautiful. Wouldn't it outshine the bright sunshine today?"
Huipin's smile deepened when she heard this, and she couldn't help but scold her, "You are so sweet."
Rong Zhi suddenly interrupted and said, "Then let me help you put on makeup."
Yun Qin glanced at her, still smiling, "Sister Rongzhi has been guarding the queen all night. If she continues to work hard, the queen will be distressed."
"Yes, Rongzhi, you should go and have some rest." Huipin immediately looked at Rongzhi with distressed eyes.
Rong Zhi smiled, but her eyes were glaring at Yun Qin, "I am not tired. As long as I am serving the Majesty, I will be full of energy. Besides... I don't trust others to serve the Majesty."
At this moment Rong Zhi's heart was filled with resentment. In just one night, this girl had managed to make the Empress trust her so much. If she left, she was afraid there would be no place for her by the Empress' side!
Seeing her defensive look, Yun Qin really looked down on her.
In the past, she only competed for favor in front of the master, but ever since Huipin became pregnant, Rongzhi acted like a chick protecting her, and she had to be on guard against everyone.
Life and death, honor and disgrace of everyone in Chunxi Palace depend on Huipin. Could it be that they would be so desperate as to murder Huipin?
As Rongzhi insisted on staying, Yunqin was too lazy to care anymore.
If she is willing to endure it without sleep, then let her endure it and see how long she can last.
Yun Qin turned to Huipin and said, "I heard that there is a kind of pearl makeup in the palace, which is simple and elegant. It sounds suitable for the queen."
Huipin was really interested when she heard it, "I have never heard of it before."
"I also heard it from Sister Rong Xin." Yun Qin naturally turned the topic to Rong Xin.
Huipin immediately looked at Rong Xin who was standing silently beside her.
Rong Xin glanced at Yun Qin, and then replied in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, there is a pearl makeup that was the favorite makeup of Concubine Jiaxi in the past. Concubine Jiaxi had a peerless beauty, but she did not like the peach blossom makeup that women in this dynasty liked the most. She preferred this plain pearl makeup. Later, Concubine Jiaxi stopped wearing this pearl makeup to pray for the late emperor, and few people knew about it later."
"How do you know?" Huipin asked curiously.
Rong Xin smiled and said, "Madame Ruan, who taught me how to behave, was once the hairdresser of Concubine Jiaxi."
"Then you must know how to put on pearl makeup?" Huipin was really interested. "Then today you can put on pearl makeup for me and let me see it."
"Yes." Rong Xin responded and couldn't help but look at Yun Qin again.
Yun Qin smiled at her, glanced at Rong Zhi who was unable to get a word in, and sneered in her heart.
Xiao Dezi said something right. Compared with the maids who came from outside the palace, Rong Xin, who grew up in the palace since childhood, has a vision and knowledge that they cannot compare to.
In the past, Sister Rong Xin always told them not to take the lead.
Now she has to step forward even though she is unwilling to do so. Yun Qin doesn't believe that Rong Zhi will still have the final say in Chunxi Palace in the future.
While putting on makeup, Rong Xin told Huipin the story, and Yunqin occasionally made a joke.
Only Rongzhi wanted to speak but didn't know how to start. She was stunned for a while. Although she was so angry that she jumped up and down, there was really no point in saying anything. Huipin persuaded her to go to rest.
Just as Rongzhi took a step forward, Ajing walked in hurriedly from outside.
Yun Qin was the first to see her. Seeing that she was irritable, she couldn't help but glare at her.
This girl has always been jumpy, carefree and undisciplined. We haven't settled the score with her for what happened last night yet!
After being glared at by Yunqin, Ah Jing stopped and walked in politely, "Madam, I have something to report."
When Huipin saw that it was her, her smile faded a little, "What's the matter?"
Before Ah Jing opened her mouth, she laughed first, glanced at Yun Qin's face, and then stopped laughing and continued, "Your Majesty, what happened in the West Palace was a big joke."
It turned out that Kong Danying from the West Palace had been waiting for the emperor on the palace road before he left.
But unexpectedly, the emperor was late for the morning court today. Kong Danying and the palace maids were shivering with cold in the palace corridor. When they really saw the emperor, they couldn't even speak clearly.
"It was already late when the emperor left us. He got angry because she delayed him. Kong Danying's legs went weak and he fell flat on his face. He was carried back now. I heard that the emperor punished him for being disrespectful and confined him to his room for a month. He is crying over there now!"
As Ah Jing was talking, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Huipin did not reprimand her this time, but sneered, "She loves to do this kind of thing. I have not forgotten that when she first entered the palace, she intercepted the emperor halfway in Chunxi Palace. What happened now is also her own retribution."
Her eyes flickered, and she said to Ah Jing, "As the head of a palace, I can't ignore this matter. Go and ask. Doctor Zhang Yu will come to take her pulse soon. Do you want to go see her as well?"
Kong Danying is an old man in the emperor's secret residence. Although she works hard all day long, she has never been pregnant. Doctor Zhang Yu is a well-known obstetrician.
I asked Dr. Zhang Yu to take a look. The damage was not serious but the insult was extremely strong.
"I will go right away."
Ah Jing ran out excitedly, and Rong Xin didn't have time to stop her. She said anxiously, "My queen, is there something wrong?"
"What's wrong with that?" Huipin didn't care. She looked at her in the mirror and said unhappily, "You should learn from Rongzhi and stop being so short-tempered."
Rong Xin lowered her eyes, "I will take note of this."
"Your Majesty, what would you like to eat this morning? I'll go to the small kitchen and ask for it." Yun Qin interjected at the right time.
"Bijing porridge, the emperor likes to drink Bijing porridge the most, with some ham and bamboo shoots, and let them make whatever else they want."
Speaking of the emperor, Huipin forgot all her unhappiness and easily let go of what had just happened.
Yun Qin smiled and said, "Your Majesty is only thinking about the Emperor, what about you?"
"Well, you little girl, you're teasing me!" Huipin raised her eyebrows slightly and was about to hit Yunqin with a handkerchief.
Yun Qin dodged it easily, smiling slyly and brightly, which made Huipin slightly distracted.
"Then I will arrange it for Your Majesty. How about some red dates and bird's nests?" Yun Qin did not notice that Huipin had a strange look on her face and continued to smile.
Huipin came back to her senses and said to Rong Xin angrily, "Look, look, you are arranging things for me again."
“Then I will take it as Your Majesty’s approval.” Yun Qin laughed, bowed and left the inner hall.
Huipin watched Yunqin leave through the mirror, then moved her gaze to her own face in the mirror. Her smile faded a little, and she turned to look at Rongxin, "You and Yunqin came out of the Shang Palace together, right?"