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The Imperial Consort Guo cried out in grief, "This servant is unblessed. I cannot personally see the esteemed Empress enter the palace, and even more so have not paid my respects once since the Empress entered the palace. But at that time, the Empress had already gone to pay respects to the empress dowager, waiting outside the Kunning Palace with an uneasy feeling in her heart. As expected, the Empress did not summon this servant upon her return, and this servant was terrified, thus I knelt outside the Kunning Palace. It was just that this servant did not expect myself to be so weak, and fainted in the end. "

"This servant truly does not have the slightest bit of disrespect for the Empress, or else my heart would not be so terrified that I would feel uneasy." Imperial Consort Guo cried uncontrollably, "His Majesty still misses me like this. This slave has been by his side for so long, doesn't His Majesty know that this servant is not someone to be disrespectful to?"

"Alright, alright, stop crying. Just go and greet them tomorrow morning." Zhu Yijun was so angry from crying that he could only say a few warm words. Otherwise, he could continue crying.

"This slave will definitely go early tomorrow, so the Empress won't misunderstand this slave." Imperial Consort Guo's tears were like the tears that came out after the rain, as she laughed and laughed and said, "I'll cry and accept it then and there, just like a hibiscus after the rain."

"You, ah, you can cry and laugh whenever you want, just like a child." Zhu Yijun said.

"This servant has no sense of foresight. In the imperial harem, I only rely on His Majesty. As long as His Majesty does not misunderstand this servant, this servant will not be afraid of anything." The Imperial Consort Guo smiled and snuggled up to His Majesty. However, she was secretly resentful in her heart. No matter what, empress's reputation of being heartless was set. But now that Wang Rong had come out with such an imperial decree, it was originally the Queen bullying the imperial concubine, but now she was relying on her pampered love to force empress to do as she pleased.

No matter what, I have to make His Majesty stay today. Didn't I say that we don't need to go and greet him after accepting him as my pet, then let's see when we can meet up with the higher ups, empress?

The moment the imperial decree was given, someone from the Ci Ning Palace called out to Wang Rong and her over. Empress Dowager Chen and Empress Dowager Li were sitting there waiting for her, "Imperial Mother, mother, why have you summoned me so urgently?" Wang Rong said with a smile.

"Empress, please return today and issue the imperial guards' decree?" Empress Dowager Chen asked.

"Can't I issue the imperial decree?" Wang Rong said timidly.

"The empress's actions don't match her expression. Over time, This Dowager will have to wonder if the empress I saw was real, or if the empress I heard was real." The Empress Dowager Li said.

When Wang Rong He heard this, he got up and kneeled down, "Your son is afraid."

"Get up, we have something to talk about." Empress Dowager Chen said to Empress Dowager Li, "It's not like the empress committed any big mistakes, why do you make her kneel?"

"You've sent the imperial decree that there's no need to go to the Kunning Palace to pay respects after the imperial concubine has accepted the favor?" Empress Dowager Li asked.

"Yes." He only thought that it would be hard for His Majesty to serve him last night, and would even need to come early to the Kunning Palace to serve him the next day. As the consumption of energy is too great for his body, he might as well take care of the rest of the servants' greetings on the second day. Compared to this, taking care of his health and keeping his body well was the most important thing to do for His Majesty. "Because I thought so, I issued such a decree."

"This Dowager knows that the empress is a merciful person." The Empress Dowager Chen said.

"But the empress can't just be merciful." The Empress Dowager Li said, "The harem has its own harem rule. The harem consort's greeting to the empress is a rule set by the ancestors. This is how everyone came about. Why do you have to change the moment you start?"

Wang Rong He lowered his head and listened to her words.

"Alright, the empress did it out of good intentions. What can the child do about it? "I've always thought about how difficult it was for the later concubines to be so considerate. Even as the empress back then, I couldn't have done what she did." Empress Dowager Chen said as she mixed in the mud, "After all, this is the Empress's first imperial decree, and it cannot be changed."

"In the future, will you be able to do whatever you want as the Empress has the right to issue a decree?" The Empress Dowager Li said, "You can send out orders just because you want to. If I send out the imperial decree that the Queen's orders are invalid, at this moment, you will be in a dilemma."

"This son knows his wrongs." Wang Rong said meekly.

"Think about it before you send out the next decree." Empress Dowager Li said, "Go back."

Wang Rong and the woman were scolded until their faces were covered in dirt as they went back to Kunning Palace. Empress Dowager Chen was still talking, "She didn't do anything wrong."

"That's not the way it's supposed to be used, even if you have the right to give it to her." The Empress Dowager Li said, "She just doesn't like people paying respects to her. The first time, she didn't need to pay respects to her palace concubines, and now, she doesn't even need to pay respects to all the imperial concubines. It's not that she is magnanimous, it's just that she is envious, she just doesn't want to see the person who served His Majesty the night before appear in front of her the next day."

Empress Dowager Chen was startled, then laughed and said, "It is normal that she would think like that, it is all women, it is you and me, when we were serving Former Emperor, we met people who served Former Emperor the whole night, don't we also feel that our noses and eyes are not good?"

"She is the empress, and the worst thing to do is to be jealous. If she doesn't see me, then she'll still be jealous." The Empress Dowager Li said.

"The empress is still young, take your time." Empress Dowager Chen said. One day, even if you didn't say anything, she would still know that in this harem, love is not a thing to be done, and being jealous is even more unnecessary. "

Since he did not see Imperial Consort Guo today, Imperial Consort Guo knelt outside the palace gate and sent him back after fainting. Since His Majesty had gone to the Yi Kun Palace, he did not know what day it would be tomorrow. After issuing the first imperial edict, all of the concubines that had been chosen did not have to pay their respects the next day. She was then called by the empress dowager to scold them until their heads were drenched in dog blood.

Wang Rong sat on the Kunning Palace, "This day has passed, it's really exciting."

"The Empress is not worried even after being scolded by the Esteemed Empress Dowager." Wuyou said, "Today, I was truly scared to death."

"What's there to worry about?" I don't need to see those people after all. I don't even need to listen to these words, whether it's in the open or in the dark, when I pay my respects. You know that there was a pet in Kindly Anli last night, and his words were extremely sour. "No one dares to say anything about a lower ranking consort. Even if I had to say the same thing every day, I'd still get annoyed. I thought I was just allowing someone to do it." Wang Rong He said, "It's just that we still have to be more honest in the next few days. It's not a good thing to keep poking the empress dowager's lungs."

"Then Niang Niang, will Faculty Division musicians still be allowed to enter?" Wuyou asked.

"Go in, why not?" Wang Rong smiled and said, "You haven't listened to today's song yet? Tell them to get ready. "

Today's Kunning Palace was already a joyous occasion.

On the first day of the tenth month, the emperor arrived at the Kunning Palace according to the usual date, and the empress dowager was still waiting in front of the Kunning Palace. The Imperial Consort Guo was in the lead, dressed in a purple robe, with jeweled essence at the top of her golden silk bun.

This shout was filled with sincerity, and her voice was soft and tender.

Zhu Yijun turned and look at her.

The Imperial Consort Guo looked at him with a smile. "Your Majesty, since you've released me early, you have yet to personally thank me. I hope Your Majesty can give this opportunity to your concubine."

Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Rong and smiled, "Since that's the case, then come in, it's rare to see such a lively place."

Wang Rong and Zhu Yijun entered the hall together, and naturally, palace maid went to lead the remaining imperial concubines into the hall. Due to time constraints, Wang Rong didn't change into a formal attire, she only took off her hat and a white phoenix hairpin, her entire body was snow-white, and her carving skills were extraordinary. She removed the pearls from her neck, then walked towards the Western Warm Pavilion, and after taking two steps, she turned around to look at Zhu Yijun who was calmly drinking tea.

"Your Majesty?" Wang Rong called out.

"Go." Zhu Yijun said, "Do we still have to go?"

"Your Majesty, please don't play dumb. If it weren't for Your Majesty, why would I have called all of them in?" Wang Rong He said, "If it wasn't for your majesty, why did the Imperial Consort Guo come out for five or six days? Do you need your majesty to give me a chance to greet her?"

Zhu Yijun was a little embarrassed, "Imperial Consort Guo hasn't come to pay respects to you these past few days?"

"That is the Holy Pet of His Majesty." Wang Rong said, "I told you that I don't need your Kunning Palace to pay my respects, so your majesty stayed in the Yi Kun Palace one after another. It is true that I need Your Majesty to give me a chance so that I can get Imperial Consort Guo to greet me. "

Zhu Yijun was even more embarrassed. He wanted to step forward and shake Wang Rong's hand, but he withdrew her hand and said, "Your Majesty, the empress dowager and empress are all waiting."

After going to the Western Warm Pavilion, the imperial concubines sat down at the head of the table. The Imperial Consort Guo stepped forward and bowed towards Wang Rong, "Thank you, empress, for your benevolence and magnanimity."

"Get up." Wang Rong He said, "You don't have to thank me either, since you can remove the restriction to thank His Majesty and the Esteemed Empress Dowager."

"On the very day that the concubine was released from her confinement, she went to the Palace of Peace to express her gratitude. As for the concubine's concubine, she also expressed her gratitude towards the imperial concubine." Imperial Consort Guo threw a tangled look at Zhu Yijun.

Wang Rong said with a smile, "You are doted upon by His Majesty, and in the future, you must be even more cautious and abide by the rules of the palace. Otherwise, if you come for another half a year, you will feel miserable, and so will His Majesty."

Imperial Consort Guo saw the awkwardness on His Majesty's face and didn't dare to look at him anymore. She could only speak honestly.

"Your Majesty, in order to celebrate the removal of the Imperial Consort Guo's ban, why not throw in a small feast? Your Majesty should have some fun with the imperial harem." Wang Rong suggested.

"She was punished for her wrongdoings, why did she have to celebrate when the ban was lifted? Does that mean it's good that she committed the crime?" Zhu Yijun said, "The Imperial Consort Guo relied on our love, her actions were arrogant and proud, don't be soft-hearted when the empress needs to discipline her."

Imperial Consort Guo, who was originally standing, immediately knelt down again.

Wang Rong said in a displeased tone, "I was just thinking of a reason to set up a banquet and have fun, why is Your Majesty so unromantic? Look, you scared Imperial Consort Guo."

"If you want to set up a feast, then set up a feast. What other reason do you need to find?" Zhu Yijun said.

"Who told me that I wanted to have fun but didn't want to have the reputation of being obsessed with it?" Wang Rong laughed. "Then let's do it like this, Your Majesty will have a banquet at the Gonghou Garden tomorrow and have a dance with all the concubines in the harem. If the days get colder, we won't be able to have a feast outdoors. "

"Zitong doesn't want to prepare her reputation as a playboy, so I'm not afraid?" Zhu Yijun joked.

"Your Majesty is always busy with government affairs. I only let Your Majesty relax for a while because I feel sorry for you." Wang Rong He said, "Your majesty, who has not set up a banquet for two months, is only making a small banquet at the Gonghou Garden. If there are still people in the court who wish to urge you to indulge in fun, give me his name, I will secretly write a letter to scold him on behalf of your majesty."

Zhu Yijun raised his head and laughed, "Then I'll have to rely on Zitong to protect us."