Chapter 86: Moving the Palace
After returning to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Yuying was finally able to change out of her auspicious clothes.
She slumped on the couch, her eyes following Qingdai Luchen's movements. Kangxi stood by and gently massaged Yuying's arms with a helpless look on his face.
Seeing this, several servants smiled at each other. This was a common occurrence in the Qianqing Palace, and they were no longer surprised.
If we go back to the beginning, no one could have imagined that the emperor, who was usually so high and mighty, would be so considerate. If it were someone else, the emperor would have reprimanded him for being unruly.
Our queen can be considered the number one person in the harem.
Qingdai and Luchen arranged the auspicious clothes and put them into the box, while Qingtao was responsible for putting away the court crown.
This dress is only worn a few times a year, and usually has to be stored in a box. It must be stored carefully, not only must it be taken out to dry from time to time, but the sachet must also be replaced frequently to prevent it from being damaged by rats, insects, snakes, and ants.
After a busy morning, Kangxi accompanied Yuying to have lunch.
Kangxi looked at the two palace maids, Qingdai and Luchen, and asked, "Can you take them both to Yongshou Palace?"
"Um?"
Yuying came back to her senses from her despair and grabbed Kangxi with both hands, "Your Majesty, are you serious?"
"Of course what I said is true. They have served you for such a long time. I think Aying is quite satisfied with them. I am still waiting for Aying to ask me for them."
Yuying felt a little embarrassed because she had actually thought about it, but she just didn't say it out loud in the end.
"Then they all left with me, what will you do, Your Majesty?"
"Are there only these two servants in my Qianqing Palace? Can I not do without them? If they are gone, there will naturally be others to fill in. Besides, I usually have Liang Jiugong to serve me."
"I think that you will need more people around you now that you have been promoted. It is better to let the Ministry of Internal Affairs assign people to you. The old people know your feelings better and save time in getting used to you."
Since Kangxi said so, how could Yuying refuse? She naturally agreed with joy, not to mention that she wanted both of them in the first place.
Hearing that the two had finished their discussion, Qingdai and Luchen looked at each other and knelt down in front of Kangxi and kowtowed: "Your servants thank the emperor for his help."
She turned to Yuying and kowtowed again, "I will do my best to serve you, Madam!"
"Alright, alright, get up now."
After telling Qingdai Luchen where to go, Kangxi could not delay any longer and went to his study to review memorials.
"Aying, I won't accompany you. I will go to Yongshou Palace to look for you after dinner. I will leave Weizhu to you. If you need anything, Aying, just tell him. If you want to look for me, just tell him."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Kangxi left, Yuying did not delay any longer. She made one last check to see if there was anything left behind and directed everyone to carry the items to Yongshou Palace.
The group of people headed towards Yongshou Palace in a mighty procession.
In Yongshou Palace, Xiao Zhuo Zipei'er and others who had originally stayed in the west side hall of Changchun Palace were already waiting in Yongshou Palace.
At this moment, Yongshou Palace had been cleaned inside and out, and the entire palace looked brand new, waiting for its owner to arrive.
Until Xiao Zhuozi ran in from outside the Yongshou Palace, shouting as he ran: "Hurry, hurry, the queen is almost here, come here."
Upon hearing the sound, several people quickly gathered together, lined up in two rows and guarded the palace gate, looking expectantly in the direction of the palace road coming from the Qianqing Palace.
"Your servant greets Concubine Jin! May Concubine Jin be blessed!"
Yuying had just stepped down from the sedan chair and onto the red carpet that stretched from Yongshou Palace to the palace gate when she was startled by the uniform greetings and froze in place.
Yuying was suddenly a little embarrassed. She hadn't seen her servants for a long time, and she never thought she would be held back by their grand posture.
She coughed and said in a serious tone, "Okay, everyone get up."
"Thank you, Madam!"
Several people stood up and swarmed around Yuying.
For a moment, everyone was talking non-stop.
"My lady, please come in and take a look. Our Yongshou Palace is so spacious and magnificent!"
Yuying looked at Xiao Zhuozi gesticulating with excitement, "Really? Then why are you still surrounding me? Why don't you make way for me!"
Yuying pretended to be unhappy, but the servants who knew her well were not afraid of her. But they still made way with a smile, leaving only Xiao Zhuozi to lead the way.
Wei Zhu followed behind, wiping the sweat from his forehead, and watched everything.
Finally, they were not blocking the palace gate. If it was like this, none of the luggage following him could get in. Although it was not summer yet, the afternoon sun was hot enough. It seemed that the servants around Concubine Jin were too unbridled. They still needed to be taught some rules.
Wei Zhu suppressed the thoughts in his mind and signaled the young eunuch who was carrying something behind him to follow.
On this side, Yuying had been escorted into the main hall of Yongshou Palace.
The hall was extremely spacious. In addition to the neatly arranged chairs, even the carvings on the ceiling and the murals on the walls clearly showed that they were all newly made. The furnishings and displays in the hall were all in the style of Kangxi, grand and exquisite. There were many things that Yuying seemed to have seen similar in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
There was a faint scent of pepper in the air, which Yuying originally thought was coming from the incense burner in the hall. But upon closer inspection, the incense burner didn't seem to be lit.
Seeing Yuying's eyes fall on the incense burner in confusion, Xiao Zhuozi said, "Madam, are you curious about where the fragrance in this hall comes from?"
Yuying nodded and looked at Xiao Zhuozi, waiting for his explanation.
"The fragrance in this palace comes from the walls." Xiao Zhuozi pointed at the wall and said, "Your Majesty, you may not know that in order to make your life comfortable, the Emperor specially repainted the walls of the entire main hall and the back hall of Yongshou Palace with pepper and mud, so that the fragrance is always emanating."
After listening to Xiao Zhuozi's explanation, Yuying suddenly understood.
Could this be the legendary “Pepper Room”?
Qing Tao was overjoyed that the emperor cared so much about his own queen.
Looking at this brand new hall, the days when the west side hall was neglected seemed to have passed.
At this time, Wei Zhu walked in.
"Your Majesty, I have temporarily placed all the luggage in the side hall. Please send someone to check it."
Yuying looked at Wei Zhu, who was also an old acquaintance of hers. "Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Wei. I am naturally relieved when you are doing the job."
"Qingtao, quickly pour Eunuch Wei a cup of tea to quench his thirst."
Seeing Wei Zhu’s blushing face, Yuying spoke.
Unexpectedly, Wei Zhu refused. "Your Majesty, there is no need to trouble Miss Qingtao. I have to return to the Qianqing Palace to report, so I will not stay for long. Does Your Majesty have anything else for me to convey to the Emperor?"
"Then take care, eunuch." Yuying paused, "Please thank the emperor for me."
"Yes, my lady. I will remember it."
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