"The Concubine proposed another selection. She said that it was an extraordinary period and we should not stick to the rules. There were so many concubines in the past, but now the palace is very deserted. It is time to selectively accept some noble and generous concubines for the emperor."
"Still deserted?" Yun Qin snorted, "There are hundreds of concubines, big and small. Some of the emperors have never been seen before, but they have all aged and their appearance has faded. Not counting those thousands.
As for the ladies-in-waiting, there are so many women, how many of them do the Emperor know?"
What can a group of resentful women in the palace gather together, and they usually have too much time to do? No wonder they try their best to frame others and fight back and forth.
"Empress."
"Forget it, don't say it. I will be upset if you say it." Qin'er took the tea cup and took a sip. The slight worry in her eyebrows could not be gone away.
"Don't worry, Madam. The Emperor has suppressed the matter of the draft. The Emperor told the Concubine that the current state affairs are heavy and other matters can be discussed later." This little girl, Lamei, has always been very articulate. She is much more articulate than Tian'er and the others.
A ghostly thought. No news, big or small, in this palace could escape her eyes, so she reported it immediately.
Slowly smoke rises.
As a stream of clear water flows into the tea cup.
Qin'er's pearly black pupils dimmed slightly, "This palace is not suitable for me at all."
"Empress?"
"Don't worry, I'm just expressing my feelings, that's all." She stood up holding the tea cup, a cloud of black silk flowing down her waist.
"Is your Majesty still bothered by the dispute that happened in the South Study Room yesterday? In fact, the matter has already passed, so you don't need to think about it too much. Anyway, General Sima did not get any benefits from your Majesty. But I heard from the little girl in the South Study Room
From what the eunuch said, the matter seemed quite interesting. At that time, all the adults rushed into the south study room with anxious expressions and exchanged words with each other. Even General Sima was dumbfounded."
Yunqin chuckled, turned around and pointed at Lamei's little head, "You, you are such a spy, nothing can be hidden from your eyes."
After a pause, Yun Qin felt slightly worried again, "I'm worried about my uncle now. He has been working very hard at the border over the past few years. Now that Sima Yanlang has used conspiracy and tricks to put my uncle in danger."
"Don't worry, Madam. General Yin has been fighting for many years and has excellent strategies. He will definitely be able to handle it. Besides, the Emperor and the Regent will definitely come up with countermeasures to help the General and will never sit idly by."
"How can distant waters save near fire? I'm afraid that Sima Yanlang will not give up. He now holds a large number of troops and has overwhelming power. Who wouldn't give him a piece of his mind?"
After a pause of words, his brows became cold and cool, "But so what if you are powerful? It is always a great regret in life to die without a child. It is the best retribution for his arrogance and domineering."
"General Sima actually has a son named Sima Le, who was born in a side house. However, because he was born as a commoner and was uncivilized, martial and enterprising, the general never liked him. But things are different now.
The general has no choice, this Sima Le will definitely become the favorite of the Sima family."
"Oh?" Yun Qin smiled sarcastically, "It turns out there is another fish that slipped through the net."
She put down the tea cup, turned around and said, "I won't drink anymore. The imperial doctor said it's better not to drink tea. It's better to listen to him, lest he get angry again and say that I didn't follow the doctor's advice and make a huge joke on his head."
Lamei pursed her lips and smiled, "Then I'll prepare some cakes for you, please eat some."
Yunqin nodded.
Wintersweet walked out of the white jade corridor and ordered the two little palace ladies to prepare meals.
A sharp eagle call came from the sky, and the sound of flapping wings carried the gentle wind, hovering overhead.
Yun Qin was startled suddenly and hurriedly stood up and walked out of the pavilion.
Covering his forehead with one hand, he looked up at the familiar figure, with a surprised smile on his face.
She waved her hands at Diao'er.
I saw it hovering for a while, then swooping down and rushing to her side.
"Diao'er, why are you here?" She went up to hug it and exclaimed with joy, "You really surprised me."
Lamei's eyes widened, looking at the huge eagle in front of her. Seeing that the empress was so close to it, and the eagle didn't seem to be very aggressive, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Empress, this eagle,
so big!"
"Yes, this eagle is more than one meter long. If it spreads its wings in the sky, it would be even more amazing. It can be up to five meters wide. It is the king of the sky, huge in size, but it can fly so high.
Isn’t it amazing?”
"Wow!" Lamei exclaimed.
Some other maids and eunuchs also boldly came up to watch.
"Don't worry, Diao'er is my friend and he won't hurt you." Qin'er stretched out her hand to comb his feathers and smiled slightly.
"It's such a huge bird!" Wintersweet laughed, "Mother, where did it come from? How does I know it?"
"It came from a place far, far away." Yun Qin smiled and remained silent.
"Empress..." Tian'er ran from a distance and was equally shocked when she saw Diao'er.
But she quickly came to her senses and stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty. The Imperial Concubine of Jinghe Palace sent someone to invite you."
Yun Qin was stunned for a moment, "The concubine wants to see me?"
"Um."
"Empress, could it be that the Emperor refused to accept the concubine? The concubine thought that the Empress was deliberately obstructing it, so that's why..." Lamei was careful and immediately raised the question in her heart.
"It's possible." Yun Qin nodded, Feng Qingyun smiled lightly, "Let's go, no matter what it is, we'll talk about it after we get there."
"Good friend, I'll see you soon."
The palace maids and eunuchs lined up in two rows, following Qin'er as she walked slowly and leisurely towards the Dowager Jinghe Palace.
I can't tell how I feel.
Yunqin's expression was far from gentle, but rather irritable and depressed.
On the way, when other palace maids and eunuchs saw the imperial concubine, they knelt down on both sides of the road in fear and did not dare to collide with her.
A plaque with a gold frame on a blue background, with the words "Jing He Gong" written on it, shines under the sun.
Yunqin took a deep breath and stepped into the main hall of Jinghe Palace.
"I've met the Dowager Empress."
The concubine was sitting in front of the palace. There were several chairs on both sides. Sitting on each side were Concubine Ni, Concubine Li, Guiren Ming, Guiren Liang, Lu Qianqian, Zhuang Yeyue, etc., as well as several women whom she didn't know very well, all of whom were pretty.
"No gift." The concubine smiled and nodded.
Concubine Ni and others stood up and went forward to salute Yunqin. After some greetings, everyone sat down.
"The Ai family invites you to come today. We are just talking to my family, so don't be restrained."