"The Imperial Lower Consort Guo in the Yi Kun Palace smashed the cup fiercely. "Esteemed wangfei, you can't throw it anymore. It's a joyous occasion for the Empress to be bestowed the title. The Empress smashed it all over the palace, and if someone with ulterior motives were to spread it to the ears of His Majesty, it wouldn't be beautiful at all." her aunt urged.
"His Majesty clearly promised me that he would give me the title of Consort Jin, and in the end it was Imperial Consort Guo. What's there to be happy about going to Imperial Consort Guo for?" Imperial Lower Consort Guo's pretty face was filled with unwillingness.
"Why is it not worth being happy about? "By the fifteenth of the eighth month, the Empress was the highest ranked woman in the palace." "Even the title of consort isn't given to the consort this time. Perhaps our emperor doesn't think that title is an important matter at all."
"Having a title and not having a title are two completely different things. How could His Majesty not care?" Imperial Lower Consort Guo became angry and started to analyze the situation, "I accepted the favor and was promoted to be my concubine, but Empress Dowager Li was unwilling. His Majesty insisted on bestowing me the title, but did not give me the title.
"Right now, I don't even have a title of Consort. "Why does she keep going against me?" The Imperial Lower Consort Guo said hatefully.
"Empress, logically speaking, without a son, Imperial Consort, the Empress should already be a special concubine. Her main focus right now isn't on the Empress Dowager Li, but rather on giving birth to her eldest son long before the Empress entered the palace." "There are many women in the palace now, and the competition has only just begun."
"There's still no distinction between the new people's hall and my palace. I want that Beauty Wang to come to my palace." The Imperial Lower Consort Guo said.
"The other people's halls haven't been allocated yet, but Beauty Wang has already decided on the halls. Her Majesty had decided on the Jingyang Palace Hall."
"Since her Jingyang Palace has yet to reach the throne, what does her majesty mean by putting her there?" The Imperial Lower Consort Guo asked in a probing tone, "However, if the empress's younger sister lives in my palace, if the empress dares to put on my little shoes, I will make sure her younger sister will have no shoes to wear."
"Since the Beauty Wang is no good, then let's choose a beauty who is close to the empress in Chuxiu Palace to stay here." Imperial Lower Consort Guo said indifferently.
"Of the two people closest to the Empress in the Chuxiu Palace, one is the Imperial Lower Consort Yang and the other is the Imperial Lower Consort Liu. However, there was one Cui Ru who used to eat with the empress, but later on, it seemed to be born. " said my aunt.
"Then I'll leave it to her and see if I can get some of the Queen's secrets from her." The Imperial Lower Consort Guo said.
After considering it over and over again, Chen Ju was determined that he would personally speak to the future Empress about it. He casually took on the role of a eunuch and followed Zhang Cheng to the Stable Workshop.
Zhang Cheng got on the carriage and glanced at Chen Ju, "Aiyo, isn't this Eunuch Chen? "Then how can my family bear it?"
Chen Ju pulled him into the car, "Alright, now that I know that Eunuch Zhang has heated up a hot stove, I will get some light from Elder Zhang, and recognize which direction empress's door is facing."
Zhang Cheng tidied up his appearance, "This is your mistake, I did not heat up the stove, but the stove."
"I know that Eunuch has foresight and extraordinary foresight." Chen Ju said.
Zhang Cheng chuckled, obviously enjoying it a lot. It's not like the Feng Shang, that idiot, who only needs to offend the Empress to do so. "
Zhang Cheng left the palace to deliver a letter to the Emperor. When they arrived at the Calm Room, Wang Qianhu's house was already guarded internally and externally by fully clothed guards. Since they couldn't easily enter Wang Ronghe's courtyard, they also needed the palace maid to pass on the message.
"This servant greets the Empress, and congratulates you." Wang Rong had already become numb from kneeling, she waved her hand and called out in a warm tone, "I have some connections with Inner Servant Zhang, in the future, Inner Servant Zhang will not need to perform such a large courtesy."
"The Empress is magnanimous, but this humble one cannot be pampered or disgraced, and my gifts cannot be wasted." Zhang Cheng laughed, "This humble one came here to ask Empress, do you have any suggestions for changes in Kunning Palace?"
He took out an envelope and held it up high. palace maid Hibiscus took it and passed it to Wang Rong. Furong, Yun Chang, Dong Zhi, and Hui Lan were palace maid who had come out to serve Wang Rong and He. Aunt Mei Dong had incited the Empress to hate and despise her, but even now, she could not come close to serve her. The Empress was not someone who could be toyed with, so the remaining palace maid s learned from her and even the unsightly Xi Tao respectfully called her elder sister.
Wang Rong He opened the letter and saw that it was a reply from Zhu Yijun.
"Have I ever played with you? Why don't I know?" Even if I didn't want you, I wouldn't be so stingy as to not even give you a bag of gold and silver when you leave the palace. The empress went back to her parents' home to prepare for marriage, but she had never heard of such a thing. Since you misunderstood me with my good intentions, why don't you come to the palace tomorrow?
I have heard that there are some Imperial Consort Candidate s who didn't stay in the palace after being placed third. They took their own marriage leave after returning home with a bag of gold and silver, but that Imperial Consort Candidate saw how his Majesty was fond of other men. If you were her, what would you do? "
After reading the letter, Wang Rong couldn't help but sneer, thinking that if I reply, I will never marry, so why should I protect Jun'er? Childish, boring. What was already impossible required a hypothetical answer.
Wang Rong He folded the letter and placed it in the box. Zhang Cheng saw that she did not seem like he was going to write a reply, so he asked, "Does the Empress have anything for me to take back?"
"Oh." Wang Rong thought of something and said, "In my wet nurse's hometown, the bamboo shoots came out earlier than in the surrounding area. This newly sprouted bamboo shoot was minced and sent to Shangjing with ice cubes. It just so happens that this year's new bamboo shoots have just arrived. Bring some of them back to the palace, and if Your Majesty wants to try them, you'll have to have a meal and let him have a taste. "
"As for Kunning Palace, I have no objection to having Your Majesty make up according to his wishes."
Zhang Cheng was a little stunned, but he could only nod his head. Chen Ju decided that Zhang Cheng had finished his official business, and retreated to the side before kneeling down once more, "This servant is Chen Ju, you have something to report to the Empress."
"He looks a bit unfamiliar, why don't you stand up and say it?" Wang Rong He said.
"This servant is too shameless, I want to take a job for my little sister Fangruo with the Empress." Chen Kui said.
"Fangruo? Is it Fangruo who is serving in Chuxiu Palace? " Wang Rong asked.
"Yes." Chen Kui said.
Wang Rong laughed, then said to the two sides: "All of you go down first, you can leave Xi Tao inside."
Waiting until everyone had left the room, Wang Rong looked at Chen Kui and said, "Get up and answer me. If I don't want to use Fangruo, I won't use him even if you kneel to the point of rotting my knees."
"This servant doesn't dare." Chen Kui stood up as he spoke.
"Fangruo wants to see me. Is it her own words or your own thoughts." Wang Rong asked.
"Fangruo came to think of it. If it were me, I would say that she's from the same hometown as me, so we shouldn't watch her suffer from the Clothes Washing Bureau. Chen Kui said.
"If she wanted to come herself, she should be clear that the conflict between her and me is not an admission of fault. I can use her without any distractions." "She has to be sincere."
Chen Kui pondered for a moment. "Since my Imperial Lower Consort Guo entered the palace, His Majesty has been very fond of me. When I was first bestowed the title of noble, I became his concubine upon him. Even after His Majesty's wedding, when Imperial Lower Consort Guo was promoted to Imperial Consort Guo, there was still no title. Perhaps the empress dowager found out what she did at Chuxiu Palace. "
Chen Kui's subconscious meant that the Imperial Lower Consort Guo was Fangruo's backer. The Imperial Lower Consort Guo could not say anything from Fangruo, it was nothing important from him, there were not many people in the imperial harem who knew about Fangruo's relationship with him.
"I already know that." Wang Rong He said.
Chen Kui asked, cupping his hands. " I wonder what kind of sincerity the Empress wants? "
"Snakes have their own snake paths, rats have their own mouse paths. Although I am close to the palace now, no one told me what I want to know. I want to go back to the palace in August. I don't want to be blind and deaf for four months from April to August. " Wang Rong Yun said indifferently. If she's willing to stay in the Clothes Washing Bureau for another four months, then wait. If she isn't willing, then climb new branches, I won't blame her. "
"What role did Fangruo play in the palace? I want to use her. I still have to worry about when she will sell me to someone else, and whether her actions towards me will be able to stop me from taking the risk. She weighs it on her own. I only care about the results. " Wang Rong He said.
Chen Kui nodded in understanding before bowing again and leaving. Xi Tao offered tea to Wang Rong, "Empress, are you really planning to use Fangruo? Beauty Wang's makeup could not escape her, it was her who listened to Imperial Lower Consort Guo's words to frame Beauty Wang, and now that she has left Beauty Wang, she has come to seek justice for the Empress, having bad character. " Xi Tao frowned.
"What kind of people do you think Furong, Yun Chang, Dong Zhi, and Hui Lan are? And Aunt Maiden? " Wang Rong asked.
"Your servant is blind and doesn't know how to look at others." Xi Tao said, "But the Empress will see, who is loyal, who is crafty and cunning, and Aunt Mei Dong, she was inflating herself in front of the Empress, didn't the Empress also ignore her?"
"I wasn't born to look at people. These geese will peck at my eyes. Who dares to say those words to death?" Wang Rong said, "Aunt Mei Dong spoke with a serious and emotionless expression, but she was right. Those etiquette rules were all done by me when I returned to the palace, so I only told her to stay away from me and not allow her to return to the palace. I suppressed her anger and still wanted to use her."
"If Fangruo can say that she's moving to the palace to see me surrender, then she has her value. Now that I have no one else to use, I can only use her." Wang Rong She said, "Fortunately, I already know who she is, I don't need her loyalty, I only want one kind of exchange."
"It's all because this servant is useless. If this servant had been a bit more capable, then the Empress wouldn't have had to worry so much." Xi Tao said.
Wuyou wants to follow me into the palace to serve them, which is why they are gritting their teeth and suffering under Aunt Mei Dong right now. They know that this is my test, so putting them in a safe place is the only way for me to protect them. Follow me to the Kunning Palace. If you yourself cannot get close to me, I will not mention your name again to serve you. I will let you leave the palace when you are old. "
"Your ability can't keep up with the care and care I have given you. It will only make you suffer greatly. A woman's jealousy is very scary."
"This servant knows, this servant will definitely serve the Empress well." This servant does not want to leave the palace, and wants to serve the Empress forever. " Xi Tao said.