The emperor's three consecutive rewards stunned all the ministers. Any bit of money that slipped through the eldest princess' fingers would be enough for them to brag about for the rest of their lives.
It is inevitable that the harem will feel a little jealous.
"Your Majesty only cares about doting on Duan Yang. It has been a long time since he came to my place. He stays in the Qinzheng Palace or the Hongde Palace all day long. It is difficult to see him even once."
"Who says it's not true? Last time I sent bird's nest to His Majesty, the eunuch Wu Yong rejected it with the excuse that His Majesty was in a meeting. It's really abominable. What's so arrogant about a eunuch?"
"Hush - walls may have ears."
"Hey, it would be nice if I could get something good from Duan Yang."
"Goodbye, Duan Yang is not easy to mess with now, she is sharp-tongued and the emperor is on her side."
"…How about we invite Duan Yang to come into the palace to play? Maybe His Majesty will come too when he hears that she is here?"
The three of them looked at each other and all thought it was very feasible.
At the princess's mansion, Liu Dong handed the palace invitation to Wen Yu.
"Princess, the Concubine Shu wants to invite you to the palace for a chat."
Wen Yu: ...
She was a little confused: "Shufei? Am I familiar with her?"
Liu Chun said truthfully: "Princess, we were quite familiar with each other before. At that time, you had not yet left the palace to set up your own residence, and you often played with the ladies in the harem."
"Liuchun, are you talking about those Li Zhaoyi and Wang Meiren who are so weird to me?"
Liuchun: ...
"If we had a good relationship, you wouldn't have waited a year to catch up with me."
Wen Yu touched her chin. This was obviously a sign of trouble. She thought it would be fun, so she curled her lips and agreed.
If Concubine Shu is not fun, then go and play with the Emperor's younger brother. There is fun to be had anyway, so it's not a wasted trip.
The next day at noon, Wen Yu went to the harem after lunch to keep the appointment.
As soon as Concubine Shu saw Wen Yu, she stood up, walked towards her, held her hand, and smiled very elegantly and appropriately.
Otherwise, why is she the Concubine Shu?
"Duan Yang, you are finally here. I asked the kitchen to make some of your favorite cakes so we can catch up on the past."
Wen Yu sat down obediently and discovered that there was more than one concubine in the palace, and there were also two concubines who looked familiar but not too familiar and whose names she could not remember.
Their attitude is also quite enthusiastic.
"Duan Yang, you haven't come to our palace to play for a long time. You don't miss us at all. You deserve to be punished."
"That's right. It's not convenient for us to go out in the palace. You should have come to the palace to play with us a long time ago. Every time you go to the palace, you only want to see the emperor..."
Before she could finish her words, the Concubine Shu beside her pulled her sleeve.
Wen Yu raised her eyebrows, then sighed: "I can't help it. I want to come too, but unfortunately the men of this princess are so clingy that I can't get away. It's really a happy trouble."
Three people: ...
“Hahahaha, that’s indeed…”
Concubine Shu pushed the cakes on the table and said, "Duanyang, try some."
Wen Yu took a look and said, "I've already eaten too much of the delicious food my brother gave me yesterday. I can't eat anything else."
Concubine Shu: ...
"Is it tasty?"
“It’s delicious.”
"Ah, I rarely see His Majesty, let alone receive His Majesty's rewards. I really envy you."
This is half true and half false.
The emperor worked hard to govern the country and was a benevolent and wise ruler. There was no need for him to use the harem to restrain the previous dynasty. Concubines were just concubines and had no political color.
In addition, he was not obsessed with beauty, so the harem was not that important to him, but that did not mean he would lose out on the share and rewards they deserved.
What Concubine Shu said is biased.
Wen Yu blinked and said in surprise, "Ah? I told you that my brother is stingy, right? Don't worry, since you have come to me, your sister, to complain, I will definitely help you to talk to my brother. How can I not reward you? This is really too much! I will go and redress your grievances now!"
Concubine Shu: ...
She was shocked for a moment. Complain? Claim justice? Is that what she meant?
Do most people think this way?
Shouldn't we feel sorry for her being out of favor?
"No, no need... Duan Yang, don't get excited, I'm not complaining..."
"You're not here to complain?" Wen Yu was suspicious. "Then why are you telling me all this?"
Concubine Shu: ...
She winked at the other two.
"Duan Yang, the Concubine Shu is just missing His Majesty. She doesn't care about any reward."
Concubine Shu nodded repeatedly and held her hand: "Yes, Duan Yang, you can't go to see the emperor."
Wen Yu nodded: "Okay, then I won't look for her anymore. I was thinking of talking to my brother and asking him to come to your palace more often. Since you won't let me look for her, I'll save myself the trouble."
Concubine Shu: ...
The other two concubines: ...
Wen Yu pretended not to notice their speechless choking: "It's not fun to reminisce with you, the emperor's brother is more fun."
When Concubine Shu heard this, her first reaction was that this was outrageous and she should be beheaded.
The second reaction was, then why don’t you call the emperor over to play.
And she said this accidentally.
Concubine Shu: ...
Wen Yu propped up her chin and looked at her. It turned out that this was the purpose of inviting her to the palace.
However, whether the emperor enters the harem or which palace he enters is his brother's private matter and she should not interfere.
Just like the emperor never cared who she favored.
Although he would occasionally ask questions out of curiosity, such as hearing that two, three, or four people stayed in the princess's mansion today, he would not care about the details.
When Concubine Shu realized that she had said something wrong, she immediately made amends, "The white plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden are in full bloom. How about we go catch butterflies on Duanyang?"
Wen Yu: ...
"Catching butterflies? Are you sure there are butterflies in this weather?"
Concubine Shu: ...
Was she fooled by the fool Duan Yang? Why was she talking about catching butterflies in winter?
At this moment, Wen Yu seemed to be inspired and suddenly became interested. She snapped her fingers and said, "Why are there no butterflies? This princess is going to play butterfly catching today~"
Concubine Shu: ...
"Duanyang, where are the butterflies at this time?"
Wen Yu ignored her and whispered something to Liu Chun.
She asked Liuchun to summon Yue Lingfeng and Jiang Qi to the Imperial Garden, and to inform Lin Yuzhi at the same time. As for whether he would come or not, it was not Wen Yu's business, but given his personality, would he not come?
Aren’t these three beautiful butterflies?
It’s a pity that Lu Ren is not here.
I didn’t know where to notify the traitor Ning Xuanyan, so I could only kick him out.
But with one fish and four beautiful butterflies, it was enough for her to play with.
Wen Yu came to the Imperial Garden, but didn't want to see an unexpected person.
"Mingjing, why are you in the palace?"
SPIEGEL: ...
He turned around and clasped his hands together: "I am about to leave the palace."
Wen Yu held the Buddhist beads in his hand and said with a smile: "Don't go out, you also come to accompany me to catch butterflies, there are five of them now."
SPIEGEL:?
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