freenovelworld Chapter 108: It is impossible to be harmonious
Chapter 108: It is impossible to be harmonious
A round-faced, lovely little palace maid walked out from between the two rows of palace maids standing in the courtyard.
"Your Highness, I am Chunying, and I arranged these two pots of flowers."
Jiang Wanyue looked back at her and smiled.
"You are so thoughtful. Daffodils are hard to come by at this time of year. I am sorry for that."
The palace maid was praised, her eyes were filled with excitement, and her voice became much higher.
"It is my honor to serve Lady Liang."
Jiang Wanyue waved at her and asked her to come closer to talk.
Amid the envious and jealous looks of the crowd, the little palace maid walked forward with brisk steps and followed him into the hall.
Jiang Wanyue asked some casual questions and learned that the little palace maid had a godfather, who was the gardener among the three officials of the Eastern Palace. Her expression changed slightly.
She pulled Xiuchun over.
"There is a word 'Chun' in your name, just like Xiuchun, it is fate. From now on, just follow Xiuchun!"
Chunying excitedly bowed down to Xiuchun.
"I pay my respects to Aunt Xiuchun."
Xiuchun glanced at her master, took over the little follower, and asked another question.
"Do you still want to see those people outside, Liang Di?"
Jiang Wanyue's eyebrows did not move.
"You don't need to see them for now. You can just take care of them. If there are any disobedient ones, send them back to where they came from. Now you are the head aunt of Yichun Palace, you don't have to be afraid of them."
Xiuchun raised her eyebrows, her expression and movements were exactly like Jiang Wanyue's.
"I am not afraid of them."
After saying that, she straightened her clothes, called Chunying, and turned around to go out to deal with the palace servants.
Mi'er and Xing'er came over with tea and snacks.
Mi'er glanced outside the hall, feeling somewhat unconvinced.
"That Chunying, Liang Di accepted her after just meeting her once? I think she is very cunning and not a good person."
Xing'er usually doesn't like to talk, but she couldn't help but say something at this moment.
"I also think she is restless."
Jiang Wanyue picked up the teacup.
"Different people have different uses. Sometimes being too quiet isn't necessarily a good thing. We're new here, so being lively is more useful."
After drinking a sip of tea, Jiang Wanyue smiled and patted their hands.
"Okay, go check on the nurse. If the fourth young master is awake, bring him over."
Mi'er and Xing'er didn't say anything else. They bent their knees and went west.
The main hall of Yichun Palace is several times larger than Wutong Courtyard.
The imperial palace has the highest standard, and its most obvious feature is its size.
The main hall of Yichun Palace has five rooms with windows on the north and south sides, allowing bright light. From the main hall to the left and right side rooms, and then to the left and right inner rooms, the furniture is all made of huanghuali, while the doors, windows, brackets, etc. are made of golden nanmu.
The east and west side halls were smaller, with only two rooms, and the roofs were lower than the main hall. However, even though there were only two rooms, each room was spacious enough to accommodate two concubines.
Jiang Wanyue thought that Li Ce would not take too many concubines, but he would definitely select a few of the officials who had joined him during this period and had helped him deal with the King of Qi.
There are at least four, two civil officials and two military generals.
Perhaps the emperor will give a few more.
The palaces and pavilions at the back should be enough for living.
Unless it was necessary, she didn't want anyone to enter the Yichun Palace.
Anyway, we won't be living here for long. When the emperor dies, we will move to the inner garden of the imperial palace. Why bother bringing more people in and causing trouble?
Just as I was thinking about it, the wet nurses came over carrying Xuer.
Xuer was making a lot of noise in the carriage. The wet nurse took him down and comforted him for a long time, and then fed him milk before he calmed down.
Jiang Wanyue took the child and touched the back of his neck out of habit.
"Take off two pieces of clothing! It's warm in this room, and he's active. He'll sweat easily if he wears too many clothes. His Highness may take the Fourth Young Master out later. You should serve him carefully and don't let him catch a cold."
The two wet nurses hurriedly responded yes and stepped forward to help the young master take off his outer clothes.
When they first moved in, it was customary to liven up the place and invite a few families over for a drink and fun. Although they were royal families, the etiquette and rules were pretty much the same as those of ordinary families.
When she thought of this, Jiang Wanyue lost her leisure time.
After spending some time with Xu'er, she called Mi'er and Nanny Qian, and took seven or eight eunuchs and palace maids with her, and went to Yi Qiu Palace.
Aunt Qian is the former Mrs. Qian.
Originally, Jiang Wanyue and Mrs. Qian had agreed to set her free and marry her off.
But after experiencing a series of recent events, Mrs. Qian changed her mind.
She didn't want to leave the house.
She wanted to follow her master into the palace.
The palace maids and nannies in the imperial palace were not all slaves. Some of them came from good families, and some of them were even daughters of officials.
Jiang Wanyue admired Qian Pozi's hard work and strived for progress, so she released her indenture and drafted a new one.
Nanny Qian is still in charge of the job of gatekeeper, but she is no longer guarding the second gate or the corner gate as before, but Jiang Wanyue's door.
She also had two maids to do her bidding.
As for her marriage to Lao Ma… hasn’t the one-year deadline been up yet?
Nanny Qian led the way with two maids, looking very heroic and confident.
The group soon arrived at Yi Qiu Palace.
The layout of Yi Qiu Palace is exactly the same as that of Yi Chun Palace, except for the location.
When Jiang Wanyue walked into the hall, she saw Zhu Yan holding the child and coaxing him.
Qi'er cried and the two wet nurses knelt on the ground and apologized.
"What's going on here?"
As soon as Jiang Wanyue opened her mouth, Zhu Yan hurried over.
"Sister, can you lend me one of your wet nurses? These two useless things can't even feed milk. Qi'er choked. Didn't you see that the milk just came out of her nose and mouth? This child is so pitiful."
Zhu Yan's eyes turned red with heartache.
Jiang Wanyue glanced at the two wet nurses, and seeing that they couldn't help but tremble, she said.
"Qi'er was born early and has a small appetite. These two wet nurses look like they've been giving birth for two or three months and have plenty of milk, so they're not suitable. Xu'er's wet nurses were born even earlier than these two, so they're even less suitable. Sister, should we ask someone to find two wet nurses who've just given birth?"
Zhu Yan was worried: "Where can I find someone at this time?"
Jiang Wanyue thought for a moment and said, "Aren't we going to invite a lot of people to the banquet later? Why don't we ask the princesses and wives then? I heard that Princess Ding is the kindest, so it should be possible to ask her for help."
Zhu Yan's eyes lit up and he nodded quickly.
Qi'er stopped humming, closed her eyes and fell asleep quickly.
Zhu Yan still refused to let go. She held the child and sat down to chat with Jiang Wanyue.
"Sister, are you here to see me right now for something? Have you settled everything?"
Jiang Wanyue nodded with a smile.
"Now that you've settled down, come over to see your sister. By the way, ask when your sister plans to meet with the people from the Third Division?"
The staffing arrangement of the Eastern Palace was modeled after that of the Imperial Palace, with eunuchs and palace maids being managed separately.
The eunuchs can’t intervene yet, but the palace maids need to take control as soon as possible.
These palace servants are not as easy to manage as the servants in the palace.
There are many people in the palace, the officials are high-ranking, and the conflicts are more frequent. It is impossible for the three courts to be harmonious, and it may be common for them to fight against each other.
If not for this, the gardener wouldn't be so eager to show goodwill.
Chunying was a young girl and couldn't keep secrets, so Jiang Wanyue got the words out of her just in a few words.
But there is only one Yichun Palace for now, I wonder how many Yiqiu Palaces there are?