Chapter 106 It’s so late
Nanny An bowed respectfully and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I dare not accept this responsibility."
"You're welcome, Ma'am!"
Promotion and relocation are double happiness, and all the concubines in the palace must have received congratulatory gifts.
Xu Lanshan no longer had to give orders for these things personally. Yuchan had already become an expert at it, and with the experienced Nanny An, everything was arranged in an orderly manner, including how to record each gift, how to pack it up, how to check and inspect it before putting it away, and how to send gifts to other concubines who had been promoted.
Xu Lanshan watched coldly for a moment and then understood what was going on, and was very satisfied.
It’s different after all because there’s an experienced housekeeper in this palace!
You have to know that those who can become nannies in the concubines' palace have all gone through fierce fighting and competition, and naturally have real skills.
Not long after, Dong Zhi also arrived. The emperor specially sent him to deliver a set of red gold and kingfisher-inlaid mandarin duck and lotus head ornaments, and two pots of blooming hibiscus flowers. The bright red flowers looked very festive. Xu Lanshan liked them very much. She thanked him with a smile, rewarded Dong Zhi with a big red envelope, and ordered people to place the two pots of flowers on the table in the hall.
Dong Zhi thanked him for the reward and said with a smile, "The Emperor has ordered that I come over to have dinner with Empress Zhaoyi tonight to congratulate her on her new home."
Since you're here for dinner, you naturally have to stay overnight.
This was a good omen, and it also highlighted her status. Xu Lanshan was naturally happy. Her beautiful eyes sparkled with light, and she smiled brightly. "Yes, I await your arrival! By the way, Eunuch Dong, could you please tell the Emperor to come over as soon as possible?"
It was just a matter of asking a few words, and Dong Zhi naturally would not refuse the popular and favored Concubine Chen, so he agreed with a smile.
When he returned to report, before he could even offer his message, the Emperor asked with a smile, "Does Consort Chen have anything to say?"
Dong Zhi smiled and said, "Your Majesty really understands Consort Chen! Consort Chen specifically asked me to tell your Majesty to come over soon..."
Emperor Yuan Yong laughed heartily.
He missed her a lot, too.
"In that case, remember to remind me."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Dong Zhi sighed in his heart, the favored concubine is different after all. If anyone else behaved like this, they would be spoiled and ungrateful, but the favored concubine was just being spoiled and having a little fun...
Emperor Yuan Yong indeed went there early, before four o'clock.
Xu Lanshan had also prepared early, and had specially combed her hair into a double-ring flying fairy bun for dancing in front of the emperor. She also chose a set of clothes that looked more elegant and beautiful. She chose a madder-colored gauze palace skirt embroidered with flying flowers and crabapples, and a milky white semi-transparent gauze on the outside. It was light and graceful, and it perfectly complemented her extremely beautiful figure.
When Emperor Yuan Yong saw her attire, he immediately thought of the stunning dance yesterday. His eyes lit up, and without waiting for her to bow, he embraced her in his arms and laughed, "Lan'er is so thoughtful after all!"
Xu Lanshan snuggled up to him, took his arm and sat down with him, looked up at him with a sweet smile: "Your Majesty is so kind to me. If I were not sincere, I would be too heartless! I don't know or understand anything else. I just hope that Your Majesty can be happy every day! Especially when you are happy here with me, I will be satisfied!"
Emperor Yuan Yong laughed heartily and pinched her face gently: "Your little mouth is the best at talking to make me happy!"
Xu Lanshan smiled with her hand covering her mouth, put her arms around his neck and kissed him.
Emperor Yuan Yong's eyes were filled with doting. He held her face gently and asked her to cooperate obediently.
At this moment, when their lips touched, they both felt the gentle sweetness of the peaceful years. After a lingering kiss, they hugged each other for a long time without speaking.
That night, there was another moment of extreme tenderness that needed no words. Her body was slender and flexible, and there were many wonderful things about it!
The result was wonderful. Emperor Yuan Yong was very satisfied and was in great joy when he got up early the next morning to attend court. However, Xu Lanshan was so tired that she could hardly get up and almost missed the opportunity to pay her respects to the empress.
In the past, Xu Lanshan always arrived early. After all, she was a very sensible person and knew that she was too favored by the emperor and was envied by others. Apart from clinging to the emperor, she was willing to take a step back on other matters.
We will never let anyone catch us easily.
If she must give someone evidence, then she can be sure that the emperor will stand on her side and shut everyone up.
It was because we made too much noise last night that I ended up being late for greetings today.
I have never been late before, but I am late today.
Xu Lanshan felt something was wrong at that time.
As expected, Concubine Rou immediately laughed and said, "It's strange that Concubine Chen is late today! I guess she was exhausted from moving the palace yesterday."
Concubine Lian sneered, "I actually think some people are just being arrogant now that they've achieved success! After all, it's not easy to be humble for such a long time. Now that she's been conferred the title of Third Rank Zhaoyi, she must be so proud! You know, with a background like that, being a concubine would be a great honor for her ancestors!"
As she was a third-rank Zhaoyi, all the concubines present felt a little unhappy.
Given Xu Lanshan's background, the other concubines thought being a noble lady was the limit of their potential. To advance further, they had to give birth to a prince—even a princess was impossible! Could they allow her to give birth to a prince? Absolutely not.
Therefore, even though she had always been the most favored, the concubines in high positions did not actually take her seriously.
Most of them were just there to watch the fun, waiting to see the joke of her falling out of favor.
Unexpectedly, the emperor promoted her twice, and she became a Zhaoyi of the third rank!
If Zhaoyi goes up again, she will be a concubine!
Xu Lanshan: "Of course, I am not as noble as Concubine Lian. I am not too late to pay my respects today. The Empress didn't even send anyone to say anything. I wonder where Concubine Lian gets so much resentment from?"
"You! How dare you, a mere Zhaoyi, contradict me? Chunqi, slap me in the face!"
Xu Lanshan didn't even raise her eyelids, her expression was indifferent.
But I thought in my heart, this Concubine Lian is really interesting!
The Emperor restored her position as a concubine, and everyone knew it was for the Empress Dowager's and the Fu family's sake. Did she think it was for the Emperor's sake? Was this the beginning of her confident, solid growth?
I have to say it’s awesome!
The concubines also fell silent and looked at Concubine Lian.
Chunqi was about to cry: "My Lady, this..."
That is Consort Chen, the mistress of a palace, in great favor with the emperor. And this is Fengwu Palace. How dare I listen to the empress's words!
Concubine Lian had rebuked him impulsively, but now she couldn't get back on her feet. She shouted, "Chunqi, why don't you do it? What's the matter? Could it be that you, a lowly servant, have also copied me, imagining yourself as a phoenix, and are ignoring my words?"
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