In the end, it fell to Cen Yunchu to take care of the farewell ceremony.
"Your Majesty, I think Cui Ruifei has bad intentions." Fulan held a bowl of tea soup and handed it to Cen Yunchu and said, "I heard that she specifically asked for the Queen, and she even told our people that because Your Majesty, you are the Holy Emperor.
My dearest person, you have to take charge of this matter."
"I think Cui Ruifei can't hide her fox tail anymore," Linxi also said, "Let's see how long she can keep pretending to be a smiling tiger."
Cen Yunchu didn't care, and said slowly: "She and I have a grudge after all. She must be afraid that I will attack her. Instead of worrying about it every day, it is better to strike first."
"I can see that there aren't many smart people in the Cui family, and Cui Ruifei is not much better than her sister." Linxi shook his head and said, "She doesn't even think about it. How dare our empress just say a few words in front of the emperor.
It was enough for her to endure.
It is her blessing that we ignore her. Who would have thought that she would not want the blessing and insist on walking on the narrow road."
"But when the matter comes to an end, we can't help but take over. After all, this is the queen's order." Fulan said, "It would be nothing if we just organize a farewell party. With our girl's ability and big heart, this is a piece of cake.
I'm afraid that someone will be restless and cause trouble behind my back."
"Troubleshooting is probably inevitable," Cen Yunchu said, taking a slow sip of tea, "I just don't know how deep she is."
According to the rules, all the concubines must come to the Queen's Palace every morning to pay their respects.
But Cen Yunchu has not seen the queen more than ten times since entering the palace.
But even if I can't see the Queen, I still have to stop in front of the Queen's Palace every morning.
This morning Cen Yunchu went there again, and the maids in the Queen's Palace greeted her with a smile: "Cen Jieyu, please come in, Concubine Hui and the others are already inside."
When Cen Yunchu entered, he saw several concubines already sitting inside, but the queen hadn't come out yet.
After greeting each other, Cen Yunchu also sat down according to his seat.
After a while, other people in the palace also arrived one after another.
Only one person asked for leave because he was ill and could not come because he was afraid of spreading his illness to others.
The palace people served tea to all the concubines who came to pay their respects. Before they finished drinking a cup of tea, the queen came out from behind the screen, supporting a palace maid.
Everyone stood up to say hello. The Queen smiled and said in a kind tone: "I have just finished the merits I have done for the Queen Mother. It has indeed been a long time since I saw my sisters."
Everyone hurriedly said: "None of us are as pious as the queen, and we are really ashamed."
Even though he said that, in fact no one wanted to steal the queen's limelight.
Otherwise, no one would have to recite sutras for a few more days and fast for a few more days.
"The weather is getting hot. It's time to ask the Clothing Bureau to buy some clothes for each of you." The Queen took a sip of tea and said.
"Now there is a war at the border, let's save what we can." Feng Zhaoyi said.
"Although that's the case, the Shangyi Bureau has already prepared the materials when we come here. If we don't do it this year, the materials will be crushed next year.
Besides, the materials for our clothes are not needed for the border officers, so if you are interested, you might as well contribute some silver as military pay." Shui Zhaoyi spoke straightforwardly, and she had the least worries.
Although she gave birth to a third prince, it was impossible for her to inherit the throne because of her foreign ancestry.
But it is precisely because of this that their mother and son are less susceptible to calculations.
Feng Zhaoyi and Shui Zhaoyi have always been at odds with each other, and they always exchanged words every time they met.
"You two are always like this. You have been in the palace for many years, and you are not afraid of jokes made by people younger than you." The queen never treats people harshly, not to mention that this is not a big deal.
"That's right!" Shui Zhaoyi said, "I hate those fake tricks the most. If it's really like what Sister Feng said, then we have to be economical on food and even more economical on use. Such two tricks are in vain.
Clothes come, but what do they mean?"
"I'm just talking about the matter. It doesn't matter how many things I have. I just want to have the intention." Feng Zhaoyi said unforgivingly.
"See, you two are really at odds with each other," the queen said with a smile, "Now that we have talked about this matter, please tell me what to do, sisters."
"Empress, there are so many of us, and if you say something to me, I'm afraid we won't be able to argue about anything in the end." Cui Ruifei, who had been silent for the whole time, spoke up, "We have a very smart person here, why not
Ask her to come and break it off."
In fact, when she said this, everyone knew who she was talking about, but they still asked, "Who is it?"
Cui Ruifei pointed at Cen Yunchu with a smile and said: "Of course it is our sister Yun, she has read more books than the rest of us combined!
I have been traveling around since I was a child, and I have seen a lot. It is not like us who have been raised in a boudoir since we were young, and all we have seen is a patch of sky as big as a palm."
Her words seemed to be praising Cen Yunchu, but in fact they were overt praise and covert criticism.
Cen Yunchu has always been an alternative among women. She is not the kind of lady who stays behind the scenes.
Her father took her to travel around the world and she did see a lot.
But there are also many people who criticize this.
Moreover, what Cui Ruifei said made Cen Yunchu an enemy. She was already very jealous.
The queen seemed unable to understand the meaning of Cui Ruifei's words. She looked at Cen Yunchu with a smile and said: "I haven't seen you for some days, and you have become more and more beautiful. You are both smart and beautiful, no wonder the emperor prefers you. The advantage is that you are not a favor but a favor."
Arrogance is still commendable.
I wonder what you can do about this matter just now?"
This matter seems to be a trivial matter, but it is not easy to answer.
If you agree with Feng Zhaoyi, you will naturally offend many people, because most people still want to make new clothes.
If Cen Yunchu had said that the new clothes were gone, everyone would not blame the queen at all, but would only blame Cen Yunchu for buying them.
But what if you agree with Shui Zhaoyi? No way.
Shui Zhaoyi has money herself, so she doesn't need a few taels of silver.
But there are many people in this palace who live on their monthly salary.
There are also eunuchs and maids to take care of, and there are also favors to deal with. Every master in the palace has to spend a lot of money to celebrate his birthday.
In another case, there are some concubines who are not favored and they have nothing to do. You can imagine that life in old age must be difficult.
For these people, asking them to pay is tantamount to bleeding their blood.
But what if it’s with Xini? What these two people said is good.
That would only lead to ridicule, and it wouldn't really solve the problem.
So Cui Ruifei gave Cen Yunchu a difficult problem while talking and laughing.
Things in the palace are often like this, there is no yelling, no shouting at the top of one's voice, just calmness and gentleness, and a knife hidden in the smile.
Cen Yun was originally Jieyu, and her status was still several levels lower than that of the queen. She had to stand up when answering the queen's words.
"Replying to the Queen, Yun Chu has thought of a way, but I don't know if it is good or not."
