When Ling Yue changed her clothes and slowly walked over, she called out softly, "Your Majesty?"
Jun Zechen opened his eyes when he heard the voice, and then seemed to be suddenly ignited by some desire.
He suddenly pulled the woman in front of him into his arms, then turned over and pressed her down.
Ling Yue was a little surprised at his sudden action at first, but then she felt a little delighted.
It seemed that he had not been so eager and enthusiastic towards her since Concubine Shu entered the Eastern Palace.
He rained hot kisses down her neck, then gradually moved to her earlobe.
A low and magnetic voice slowly sounded in her ears, "Yaoyao..."
Ling Yue felt as if he had been hit by a heavy blow, and instantly stood there in a daze.
The hands that were originally tightly hugging the man's waist also dropped down weakly.
It turned out that the two years of love and time were all wasted, he no longer loved her...
Ling Yue felt her mind was in a trance after everything that happened, as if the whole world had lost its sense of reality.
His thoughts gradually returned to him, and Ling Yue's gaze was fixed on the white jade hairpin on Concubine Shu's head.
Therefore, on the first night after Jun Zechen ascended the throne, the place he wanted to go the most was Zhaochun Palace, and the person he was thinking about the most was Concubine Chunshu.
Because of her guilt, she had to come to Yiku Palace, so this hairpin was a special compensation given to Concubine Shu to please her?
Jun Zechen came to Yikun Palace just to explain to her and comfort her...
It's ridiculous that a man's heart can change so quickly.
At this time, Su Jingyao had been bowing slightly for a while. Then she slowly raised her eyes with a hint of doubt in her eyes and called softly, "Sister?"
"Princess Chunshu, please get up. I was so mesmerized by your beauty that I was completely captivated. But it's such a coincidence today."
Ling Yue said this expressionlessly, her tone so flat that not a single ripple could be heard.
"Thank you for your compliment, sister. It happens to be here today, so how about I go with you?" Su Jingyao said with a smile.
"There's only one way to get to the Cining Palace. You have to go even if you don't want to."
There seemed to be a hint of anger in Ling Yue's tone, and this hint of anger seemed to be suppressed but difficult to hide completely.
Su Jingyao still had a smile on her face, as if she hadn't noticed anything.
Before she could even test her, this obvious hostility was already about to come at her, right at her.
It seems that Jun Zechen didn't make her happy last night.
Just like that, the two of them walked together on the palace road. It was quiet and no one spoke.
Because they were going to pay their respects to the Queen Mother, neither of them took a sedan chair. In addition, these palaces were the central palaces of the imperial palace and were not far away.
When they arrived at the Cining Palace, the other concubines had already arrived.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Queen Mother. May you be blessed with good health and happiness."
Ling Yue and Su Jingyao bowed with a respectful tone. Now that Ling Yue had not become the queen, she could only address her as the queen mother like everyone else.
The Queen Mother sat steadily in the first seat, raised her hand slightly, her expression majestic but with a hint of kindness.
"Get up."
After Ling Yue stood up, she walked to the left side of the Queen Mother and sat down.
Su Jingyao sat on the right side of the Queen Mother with a perfect smile on her face.
The other concubines were promoted this time and were canonized by the Empress Dowager.
Su Jingyao's eyes fell on the other women. An Jinyan was very graceful today. Because of her good family background, she was conferred the title of Zhaorong of the second rank.
Bai Mengli was also granted the title of Jieyushi of the third rank because her father was the Minister of the Central Secretariat and she had a good family background.
Chen Biwan and Shangguan Yi had not had a strong presence in the Eastern Palace before. Although they were noble ladies from other cities, their status in the harem was not high.
Chen Biwan was conferred the title of Ronghua of the fourth rank, and Shangguan Yi was conferred the title of Meiren of the fifth rank.
Tang Suxi did not come today. She was still recuperating from a miscarriage.
However, because the imperial concubine lost her child, the empress dowager gave her a good position, the fourth rank Ronghua, to compensate her.
After being canonized in this way, Shangguan Yi had the lowest rank among the old people in the palace, and was just a mere beauty.
The empress dowager slowly looked around at the emperor's concubines.
The number is still a little small. Now, I am afraid that only the imperial concubine and the concubine can win the emperor's favor.
But the imperial concubine was infertile.
Because An Zhaorong had a grudge against the imperial concubine, she was naturally not favored by the emperor.
Tang Ronghua was originally favored by the emperor, but she had just lost her child and was afraid that she would not be able to get pregnant in a short time.
As for Bai Jieyu, Chen Ronghua, and Shangguan Meiren, they were all insignificant people when they were in the Eastern Palace.
well.
The empress dowager sighed silently in her heart. The emperor still had too few children.
"Today is the first time you have come to the Cining Palace to pay your respects since the emperor ascended the throne."
The Queen Mother spoke in a steady voice, her gaze sweeping across the crowd with authority, "I have two main things to announce."
"The first thing I want to do is to give the power of assisting the harem to the Imperial Concubine and the Pure Concubine."
The Queen Mother paused for a moment and continued, "The Imperial Harem has six bureaus and one department, which together control twenty-five departments. The Palace Administration Department is independent of the six bureaus."
"I intend to have the Imperial Concubine assist in the management of the Shangyi Bureau, Shangfu Bureau, Shangshi Bureau, and Jingshifang, while the Shufei will assist in the Shanggong Bureau, Shangqin Bureau, Shanggong Bureau, and Gongzhengsi."
Su Jingyao and Ling Yue stood up when they heard the Queen Mother's arrangements.
Ling Yuexian bowed slightly and said, "I thank the Queen Mother very much. I will do my best to manage the affairs of the three palaces and the Jingshifang."
Su Jingyao then bowed, her expression solemn and resolute. "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your trust in me. I will do my best to uphold justice, live in harmony with the other palace sisters, and manage the affairs of the three palaces and the Palace Administration Office."
"Get up." The Queen Mother nodded slightly.
Then Su Jingyao and Ling Yue sat back in their seats.
The Queen Mother continued, "The Emperor has few children now, and I am planning to select a concubine for him. The date has been set for March. The Imperial Concubine and Concubine Chunshu should make the arrangements."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
The two responded in unison. Ling Yue's face remained expressionless, but her heart was in uncontrollable pain.
She must take advantage of His Majesty's guilt to hold on to power. Since His Majesty can change his mind because of Concubine Shu, he can also change his mind because of the new buds.
She won't dwell on it anymore.
Su Jingyao nodded slightly, with a hint of thought in her eyes.
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