freenovelworld Chapter 206 Support
Chapter 206 Support
Those who can serve in the imperial court are all shrewd people. Xiao Xiazi is now even more attentive to Xia Dongchun: "Your Majesty, the emperor said that he will come to have dinner with you tonight, so you should prepare in advance."
"I understand. Thank you." Xia Dongchun nodded. Although she is more powerful now, her attitude towards Xiao Xiazi has not changed. After all, Xiao Xiazi is Su Peisheng's apprentice, and Su Peisheng is an old eunuch who has served the emperor for decades. There is no benefit in offending them.
"If your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will go back and serve you." Xiao Xiazi took his leave.
Without Xia Dongchun's instructions, Yun Ling followed Xiao Xiazi out and stuffed a purse full of reward money into Xiao Xiazi's pocket.
Xiao Xiazi happily took the reward and left.
At this time, Sui Yuxuan.
"Your Majesty, there's news from the Imperial Court that the Emperor is going to the Yanxi Palace again tonight." Liu Zhu pouted, a little worried. She didn't have any opinion about Xia Dongchun, but she was worried about Zhen Huan. "How long has it been since the Emperor came to visit us? Even once, he just sat for a while and left. I don't know what happened."
"With so many women in the harem, it's common for the emperor to change his mind." Zhen Huan turned a page of the book. It was impossible to say that she didn't care at all. It was just that in the harem, one had to adapt to such things. Otherwise, as time went on, how would one live?
"The Yanxi Palace has been so prosperous recently," Huanbi also murmured, "Princess Zhao is so lucky, with a son and a daughter. As long as she doesn't make any big mistakes, she will have no worries in her life."
Speaking of the child, Zhen Huan subconsciously touched her belly and whispered, "If my child was still there..."
"Alright, alright, don't think about it." Huanbi regretted saying this when she saw the sadness on Zhen Huan's face. "Your Majesty is blessed, and you may have another child someday."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm free anyway." Zhen Huan put the book away and stood up. "Come with me to sit with Sister Mei for a while and play chess with her."
"Yes." Huanbi and Liuzhu looked at each other and followed Zhen Huan out.
Cun Ju Tang
Shen Meizhuang was very happy to see Zhen Huan coming, and she happily went into the house to greet her.
"How did you find time today to come over to my place?" Shen Meizhuang was wearing a lavender Mandarin dress with dark patterns and golden chrysanthemums. She looked dignified and graceful. She and Zhen Huan sat on either side of the bed and asked Caiyue to bring the chessboard and chess pieces over.
"I have nothing to do anyway, why not come and practice chess with you?" Zhen Huan smiled. "Besides, I have been feeling depressed these past two days, as if something is going to happen."
Shen Meizhuang frowned slightly: "I heard that the emperor reprimanded several ministers who were close to Nian Gengyao in the past a few days ago. Among them, the Wang family was punished the most severely. Even distant relatives were implicated."
"In this case, we can just talk among sisters, but never let anyone with ulterior motives hear it. Otherwise, if she reports it to the Queen, she will definitely accuse us of interfering in state affairs," Zhen Huan reminded.
"Of course I know this." Shen Meizhuang smiled, "I'm just telling you."
……
As it was getting dark, Yinzhen arrived at the Yanxi Palace.
After dinner, Yinzhen asked the wet nurse to bring Lingyuan and Hongyi over. Looking at the pair of children born to him by Xia Dongchun, especially Hongyi's mouth which looked so much like his own, Yinzhen was very satisfied.
Taking advantage of Yinzhen's good mood, Xia Dongchun said at the right time: "Your Majesty, I have something to tell you. Should I tell you?"
Yinzhen was very happy to see Lingyuan and Hongyi. In addition, Xia Dongchun and her father Xia Wei also made him less worried, so he said, "What's the matter? Just tell me. Why do you have to be so shy in front of me?"
"It's not my place to bring this up, but since this maid has come to me for help, I have no choice but to say a few more words in front of His Majesty." Xia Dongchun said, standing up and kneeling down to greet him. "It's embarrassing to say, but I happened to find that day that a maid named Baoying in the Yanxi Palace seemed to be very fond of His Majesty. Since this maid came to me for help, I thought that if this maid could help His Majesty, it would be her blessing."
At this point, Yinzhen also understood what Xia Dongchun meant. He didn't care about this kind of thing. After all, it wasn't as laborious and costly as the selection of concubines. It wasn't unheard of to ask a palace maid to serve. So he nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern, Concubine Zhao. If that's the case, you can arrange it."
"Yes." Xia Dongchun struck while the iron was hot. She had been serving for several days in a row and was tired today. She might as well give the opportunity to others. "It just so happens that the emperor is in my palace today. It is better to do it today than to wait for a day. Why not arrange for Baoying to serve the emperor today?"
Yinzhen had no objection and agreed without thinking.
That night, Baoying slept in the east side hall of the Yanx Palace.
Because Juqing was on duty that day, An Lingrong only found out about this matter after Baoying was appointed as a concubine the next day.
"What did you say?" An Lingrong paused while choosing earrings and looked back at Ju Qing in disbelief. "Who did you say made the promise?!"
Ju Qing was trembling with fear, not daring to raise her head: "To answer my lady, it was... Bao Yingying. It was said that the emperor remembered that Bao Yingying was recommended by Concubine Zhao, so he directly gave her the position of Yingying, which was considered as a promotion for Bao Yingying, so she didn't have to start from the beginning as a court lady."
"Recommended by Concubine Zhao?" An Lingrong was so thoughtful that many things that she had not doubted before were now all clear to her as if a fog had been cleared.
Summer, winter and spring!
What a vicious mind, to promote the maidservant beside her, overnight, Baoying, who used to serve her, is now on an equal footing with her? !
How could An Lingrong accept this?
"Baoying... where does Lady Bao live now?" An Lingrong asked again. Actually, she already had the answer in her mind. There was a lot of noise outside this morning, which was the sound of moving things and arranging the palace. But she still didn't give up and wanted to ask again.
Sure enough, the answer was as she expected. Ju Qing lowered her head even more: "The emperor said that Bao Ying was originally from the Yanxi Palace. Now that she serves the emperor and becomes a concubine, she is asked to live in the Yanxi Palace, in the east wing of Fu Cha's original residence."