I don't know how long it took before Yinzhen got up and went to the door and asked the palace servants to bring in hot water for bathing.
The two of them scrubbed briefly. Ji Ling was already very sleepy, her head was hanging down, and her upper and lower eyelids were fighting. Seeing her like this, Yinzhen simply bent down and carried her directly to the couch, and touched the back of her head.
Then he said warmly: "Go to sleep."
Ji Ling heard his voice and reluctantly opened her eyes. All she could see were Yinzhen's chin, neck, and his broad shoulders.
In her daze, she felt a heat on her forehead. It was Yinzhen who placed a gentle kiss on her forehead and repeated: "Go to sleep, Lingling."
Ji Ling tilted her head and fell asleep on his shoulder.
After that night, before dawn, Yinzhen left early as usual, and Hongxin went to the study room. It was about the same time, so the father and son left together.
When Ji Ling got up, she still felt sore all over her body, thinking that she was really old and couldn't bear the torment. Qixi and Bixue helped her get out of bed and put on embroidered shoes for her. Many concubines outside had already come to ask for them.
Say hello to Concubine Chen.
Ji Ling was sitting in front of the dressing mirror, Qixi was standing behind her combing her hair, Bixue was standing in front of her doing her makeup, and Evian was doing some work beside her. The three of them moved forward together, and their movements became much more skillful, and they were quickly tidying up.
A noble and elegant Concubine Chen came out.
Ji Ling looked in the mirror and then went out to meet everyone. Now Concubine Nian, Concubine Ning and Concubine Yu were no longer in the palace. Directly under the concubine were the third concubines.
Among the three concubines, except Qian's concubine, Xi's concubine and Mao's concubine are the oldest and have the highest status. Moreover, Xi's concubine has a prince, so she is naturally the leader. The rest of the nobles with lower status will just follow.
Action Xibi.
However, even Xi and Mao were very respectful when facing Zhang Guiren, and no one dared to be even the slightest bit scornful.
Ji Ling sat down, and all the concubines in the room knelt down to salute her.
In fact, my waist is still sore, and the pain in my muscles and bones becomes more obvious when I am hit by this rosewood chair.
Fourth Master...
After everyone left, Zhang Guiren stayed to have breakfast with Ji Ling.
The highlight of the breakfast is the Mapo Tofu Chicken Buns that Ji Ling ordered the kitchen to make the day before. The chicken is tender and smooth, the tofu is crispy and spicy, and the dough just balances out the spiciness of the tofu. When you eat it, you will have endless aftertaste.
There are also two plates of fried pumpkin strips, coated with salted egg yolk on the outside. The pumpkin is cut like French fries, slightly thicker than French fries. The outside is thickly coated with flour, and then sprinkled with salted egg yolk on the flour before eating it.
It's almost like eating French fries, sweet and salty.
The dough is crispy on the outside, and the pumpkin puree on the inside melts in your mouth. The taste is incredible.
Zhang Guiren took a bite and his eyes lit up. He didn't touch anything else and only ate the plate of fried pumpkin in front of him.
While Ji Ling was eating, he remembered that he had something to say to Zhang Guiren, so he asked the people waiting around to go down, leaving only Qixi, Bixue and the others.
She reached out and held the spoon, and personally served Zhang Guiren a bowl of lily porridge. Then, as if speaking to the third princess and Hongxin, she warned: "Don't just focus on what's delicious! This pumpkin is fried, be careful."
If you eat too much, you’ll get angry.”
Zhang Guiren obediently put down his chopsticks, replaced them with a spoon and drank the porridge.
Ji Ling looked at her.
Shengjian was covered in clothes and fabrics given by her.
The hairpin on her head and the pendant between her ears were the ones Ji Ling picked out the beautiful ones after receiving the reward and left them specially for her.
She knew that Zhang Guiren liked small, delicate and sweet jewelry, and she also wore it in this style.
Earlier, people in the palace were very upset about this. Behind their backs, they said that Zhang Guiren was just following Concubine Chen to pick up leftovers. In Concubine Chen's palace, even if a basketful of rubbish was thrown out, Zhang Guiren would still treat her like a treasure.
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As a result, seeing that the jewelry on Zhang Guiren's body and hair were all exquisite and unparalleled, the person who made such sarcastic remarks gradually felt bored and kept silent.
The wet nurse brought Brother Seven over.
The seventh elder brother had just drank milk, and there was still a little bit of white liquid left at the corner of his mouth. He tilted his head and looked at Zhang Guiren, and suddenly smiled.
He looked sweet, and when he smiled, it was like a flower blooming. Zhang Guiren looked at this face that looked exactly like Sister Ji, and couldn't help but smile too. He stretched out his hand and subconsciously wanted to hug him.
The wet nurse glanced at Ji Ling and saw Concubine Chen smiling and nodding, then she stepped forward and carefully handed the little bun in her arms to Zhang Guiren.
The seventh prince's eyelashes are very long. It's no exaggeration to say - it's like having false eyelashes glued on. They are still thick and elongated. When he lowers his eyes, they cast a small shadow on his cheeks, making him look even more...
cute.
Zhang Guiren liked it so much that he held it in his arms as if he were a big baby. He didn't dare to use any force with his hands, protecting the seventh brother's back, and kept making various noises to tease him.
The seventh elder brother smiled silently, opened his hands, stepped on Zhang Guiren's thighs with both feet, twisted around, and arched his arms in Zhang Guiren's arms, and finally lay on her shoulders, holding her neck without moving.
, and rubbed all the semen from his mouth onto Zhang Guiren's face.
Ji Ling pointed and laughed: "He likes you very much!"
Zhang Guiren's heart was filled with tenderness by the seventh prince.
She had hugged both the third princess and the sixth elder brother when they were young, but they never took the initiative to be so intimate with her like the seventh elder brother.
Zhang Guiren had no children in her life. Being treated like a spoiled child by the seventh elder brother, the suppressed maternal love in her heart was suddenly awakened. She reached out and subconsciously touched her neck, trying to find something valuable to give to the seventh elder brother.
But she quickly became discouraged: From top to bottom, everything on her body was given by Sister Ji, so how could she take the gifts given to her and send them back?
And she herself has been in the palace for many years, but except for the ones she brought from her parents' family, she can't even come up with any decent jewelry.
Ji Ling saw her raising her hand, moving it, and then silently lowering her hand, and already guessed the whole story.
In fact, the people in the palace were jealous of her, and many of them also liked to make a fuss about Zhang Guiren's position, saying that she was clinging to Concubine Chen shamelessly by virtue of her friendship with Concubine Chen, Ji Chang, when she was not yet prosperous.
One is a noble concubine and the other is a nobleman. Although there is a difference in words, the status gap between them is huge!
Ji Ling reached out and held Zhang Guiren's hand, and said softly: "Shengjian, there is one thing I have always wanted to say to you: The emperor has promised me before that when the time is right, he will give you a promotion.
Just wait patiently!"
Zhang Guiren was startled, but the expression on his face was not very happy, but he was quite moved and said: "Sister, after so many years, you are still doing everything for me, I..."
The seventh elder brother spat a bubble of saliva in her arms and playfully put his little head under Zhang Guiren's chin.
Zhang Guiren raised his head because of the little bun, and patted the seventh elder brother's back comfortingly with one hand. The seventh elder brother trampled and tore her clothes until they were all pleated.
Ji Ling stretched out his hand to take the seventh brother over, and lowered his eyes and said: "Shengjian, there is no need to talk about this between us."
She paused, her voice became softer, and then she said: "This is not just what I meant - now that the queen is grounded and all the palace affairs are on my shoulders, it is inevitable that someone will have to share the burden. Concubine Yu is self-defeating.
My brother is implicated by his mother, the three concubines each have their own thoughts, and with the matter of the depths of the cave at hand, there are not many people who can be trusted by the emperor, right?"