Chapter 22: Greetings
The next morning, Yuying changed into the Manchu dress that Qingtao had prepared last night, combed her hair into a common short bun, and went happily to Concubine An's bedroom.
Yesterday evening, Concubine An sent someone to tell Yuying that she was going to pay respects to the Imperial Noble Concubine today and asked Yuying to go with her.
Yuying got up early in the morning.
"Is the noble lady here? Our queen will need a while. Please sit down and have a rest and some tea."
As soon as Yuying entered the hall, a palace maid took her to a side and sat her down.
Seeing so many people in the hall, each doing their job and not panicking at all, Yuying couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Concubine An was good at managing her subordinates.
After all, she only had eight people and it was already a mess. Yuying thought of the accident that just happened in her own palace. It couldn't be compared.
"Qingtao, take a closer look at how Concubine An arranges the servants here, and learn from her!" Yuying whispered to Qingtao who was standing beside her.
Qing Tao seemed to have remembered the scene just now and nodded seriously, "Okay, my lady."
After Concubine An had packed up, the two of them set off for Chengqian Palace together.
The position of concubine was given a sedan chair, but poor Yuying could only follow Concubine An's sedan chair on her own two legs.
Along the way, Anpin was talking to her about the concubines in the palace and the things to pay attention to when paying respects. Yuying knew that Anpin was doing this for her own good, so she didn't want to disappoint Anpin and listened carefully.
After a while, they arrived at Chengqian Palace.
Today, following Concubine An, I finally didn’t have to stand at the palace gate and be blown by the wind for more than half an hour.
The two entered the hall smoothly.
As soon as they entered, a palace maid came forward and led the two of them to sit down.
Anpin sat in the front seat, after all, she was the head of the concubines, and in front of her, there were only four concubines above her except the imperial concubine. Yuying was different, the lowest person qualified to pay respects was a noble lady, so she, a newly-appointed noble lady, had to sit at the back seat.
Yuying estimated the distance between herself and Concubine An. It was too far, actually separating half of the main hall.
Looking around at the seats, Yuying found that the seats in the front were almost all empty, but the nobles in the back were almost all present.
As expected, no matter where you are, there are low-level workers.
Yuying was observing everyone, not realizing that she was also being observed by others.
Yesterday, the rumor spread that there was a noble lady named Wei who jumped two ranks in a row. Today, when they came to pay respects to the emperor, everyone wanted to see this legendary noble lady Wei and see how beautiful she was that the emperor would make exceptions for her so often.
After seeing her today, I can see that she is truly extraordinary. No wonder the emperor likes her so much.
After all the concubines had arrived, Imperial Noble Consort Tong Jia finally arrived.
Yuying, along with everyone else, paid her respects to the Imperial Concubine.
Tong Jia looked at the people kneeling below and thought, "What's the use of being favored? They still have to bow to me."
Only after Tong Jia called them did everyone return to their seats.
Yuying sat at the back and watched from afar. Today was her first time to meet Kangxi's harem in person.
Yuying just felt that it was no wonder that Kangxi was so fickle. The Imperial Concubine was elegant and noble, the Concubine Niu Hulu was dignified and beautiful, the Concubine De was gentle as water, and the Concubine Yi was bright and beautiful...
Even if she were the emperor, she would not be able to accommodate so many beautiful women.
Yuying gradually became immersed in the beauty and forgot herself.
"Do you see a new face today? From afar, I think she is really pretty and makes people like her at first sight." It was Concubine Hui, who was sitting opposite Concubine Niohuru, the first of the four concubines of Emperor Kangxi.
The sudden words brought Yuying back to her senses. Yuying didn't feel surprised, but instead felt like it had finally come.
"I am the noble lady Wei from Changchun Palace, and I am honored to meet you all." Yuying quickly stood up and saluted.
Seeing the happy look on her face, Concubine Hui quickly waved her hand, "Sister, what are you doing? Why don't you sit down? Why are you so distant? It makes it difficult for me to do this."
When Concubine Hui said this, everyone's attention fell on Yuying.
For a moment, Yuying felt very uncomfortable. Facing many scrutinizing or malicious looks, Yuying tried to straighten her back, not daring to show her fear.
Several high-ranking concubines looked at it and had different expressions.
Concubine An took in the expressions of the crowd and calmed down.
Having served the Emperor for many years, she may not know His Majesty's preferences very well, but she can at least guess a little bit.
How could this person be so lucky? How could he grow up according to the emperor's preferences?
She had a face like a lotus and a waist like a willow. She sat there obediently, wearing a lotus-pink cheongsam. Her lively eyes seemed to still contain a gleam of water. From a distance, she looked like a newly born lotus in June, graceful and elegant.
It's just a flower bud, shy and fresh.
"Come to think of it, there is also a Wei in my palace. No wonder my sister felt that her name sounded familiar." Hearing Concubine Hui's words which were obviously not well-intentioned, the concubines' eyes flickered.
Oh wow, it turns out you were waiting for me here.
Yuying thought.
"Your Highness, if there is no third Wei in this palace, the Wei in your palace should be my cousin."
"Oh, what a coincidence. It's true that family members don't recognize each other. From now on, sister, you must come to our palace's Yanx Palace more often. Although you two sisters do not live in the same palace, please don't be estranged from each other." Concubine Hui looked even happier.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will come here often when I have time."
"Sister Huifei seems to be too impatient. The stove isn't even hot yet, but she's already rushing to her own Yanx Palace." Concubine Yi interjected at the right time.
"Sister Yifei is always good at joking. I mean well and cannot bear to see the two sisters separated. After all, not everyone is as lucky as sister Yifei, who can live with her own sister in this deep palace." Concubine Hui retorted.
Yuying breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the war had finally moved away from her.
Speaking of which, she has not yet met her original cousin, the future Concubine Liang.
In the original body's memory, this cousin was a picky and strong-willed person who always wanted to surpass her in everything. Now that my position is higher than her, this cousin will definitely not be able to accept it based on her personality. It's better to avoid her if possible.
She heard Concubine Hui mention Noble Lady Guo Luoluo again. It happened that Noble Lady Guo Luoluo was sitting next to her. Yuying glanced at her secretly. What a beautiful lady with a round figure and a beautiful jade. However, she remembered that Noble Lady Guo Luoluo seemed to have a short life?
It is said that this noble lady Guo Luoluo was originally a widow. She was favored by Kangxi when she entered the palace to serve her sister, Concubine Yi. Not long after, she gave birth to a daughter. Although the daughter was raised by Concubine Yi, because of this, Concubine Yi's biological fifth prince was taken to Shoukang Palace and raised by the Empress Dowager.
How could Concubine Yi be happy with this?
Noticing Yuying's gaze, Noble Lady Guo Luoluo looked over and smiled at Yuying.
This is consistent with her character of repeatedly tolerating her sister.
Yuying looked at Concubine Yi who was about to explode, and then looked at the noble lady Guo Luoluo beside her who seemed to be indifferent to the matter, and took a sip of tea as if to calm herself down.
I will never go to the Yanxi Palace!
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