Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 13

When Ruyi finished packing and went out, Li Baolin was still packing in the house.

Ruyi knew that Li Baolin always obeyed the rules, and it was absolutely impossible to be late, so she didn't go ahead by herself, but came to Li Baolin's place to wait.

After Xiaohuan, Li Baolin's personal maid, served the tea in person, she said to Ruyi with an apologetic look on her face: "The young master just got up to pack up, please wait a moment, madam."

Ruyi took the tea with a smile on her face and said in a warm voice: "I got up early and happened to come to sit with Sister Li, please don't worry about me, Sister Li, just take it easy."

After saying this, Ruyi did not propose to help Li Baolin dress up like yesterday.After all, the Crown Princess is her master and concubine, and she is a slave to the Crown Princess, so it is her duty as a servant to serve the Crown Princess to dress up, but to serve Li Baolin to dress up, that is self-deprecation, and it is more rude.Both Li Baolin and her were concubines of the Eastern Palace, and they were slaves in front of the Crown Princess, but the difference was that Li Baolin's slaves were of a higher rank.

If she didn't mind to serve Li Baolin, she would lower her status, and it would be difficult for her to have prestige in front of the maids below. From the eyes of other concubines and even Liangdi Baolin, she would be a flattering villain. As for the Crown Princess, I guess I don't want to see her even more.

In this regard, she still knows how to measure.

Li Baolin didn't make her wait any longer, so he packed up and walked out of the house.

Li Baolin was wearing a light pink palace attire, with a ponytail on his head, and a few palace flowers inserted obliquely. The whole person looked extraordinarily soft and fresh, making people's eyes shine.

Ruyi hurriedly stood up and greeted Li Baolin. Li Baolin took a small look at Ruyi and said with a smile: "My sister waited so long, I blame my sister for getting up late!"

"My younger sister hopes that my elder sister can dress up for a while, so that my younger sister can taste more of the good tea in my sister's room." Ruyi said with a smile.

"Look at my sister's clever mouth. The tea here is not all the same. The tea here is a gift from the princess. If my sister likes it, I will send it to my sister in a small ring bag." If you wish, it is obvious that Li Baolin is very happy.

"That's obviously because the people in my sister's house have been well trained. The peonies and roses around my sister can't get this taste. Anyway, my sister is also a layman, and my sister's mouth is just like chewing peonies with good tea. I will come to my sister's house more often when I have the opportunity. Just drink tea here." Ru suggested that Li Baolin was happy, and quickly said another sentence.

"I wish you would come more often!"

Li Baolin responded with a smile.

With the mutual teasing between the two before, the atmosphere between Li Baolin and Ruyi is quite pleasant, and the heart that Ruyi originally held has slowly dropped.

Because it was almost time to go to pay their respects, the two of them went out without saying any more, Li Baolin and Ruyi walked in front, followed by a few court ladies, Ruyi was half a step slower than Li Baolin in knowing how to measure. It is also convenient to communicate with Li Baolin.

When walking halfway, she saw a woman in a bright red palace uniform coming with a group of maids from a distance. When the person approached, Ruyi realized that she had misread it, and that the palace uniform on the other party was not bright red. , but red dan color, a kind of slightly orange red.

Li Baolin rushed to the person and gave a half salute: "Sister Ye, what a coincidence."

Ruyi knelt on the ground and greeted Ye Liangdi.

Ye Liangdi glanced at Ruyi who was kneeling on the ground, and didn't cry out, but said lightly: "Sister Chen, right?"

Ruyi hurriedly lowered her head more submissively, feeling a little uneasy in her heart for no reason.She was anxious and uneasy, but who knew that the other party didn't speak, and only let her kneel down. After a while, she heard Ye Liangdi say in a flat tone: "Get up!"

Ruyi watched the pair of exquisite peony embroidered shoes walking past her gracefully, and then she stood up with Qiangwei's support.

Ye Liangdi didn't go far away, Ruyi couldn't help but glanced at the charming and beautiful woman in front of her who was almost dazzling, her heart skipped a beat.

"Let's follow!" Li Baolin didn't look very good-looking, but he managed to smile, and followed Ye Liangdi with Ruyi.

On the originally harmonious road, there was an extra Ye Liangdi. Li Baolin and Ruyi didn't dare to speak, but followed Ye Liangdi obediently. It wasn't until they reached the princess' palace that Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief. I know why I am nervous for no reason.

It wasn't until the Crown Princess appeared that Ruyi knew the reason.

Chen Yuanxiang wore an apricot-yellow palace dress today, with a phoenix hairpin on her rolled-up hair. She looked extraordinarily luxurious and graceful. Ye Liangdi, who was seated first on the lower left, could hardly hide the ugly expression on her face. She was partial to Chen Yuanxiang. But he smiled very comfortably.

Ruyi looked at it secretly, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. This Ye Liangdi's background was heard on the first day she entered the East Palace: she was born noble, almost on par with the Crown Princess, and she was talented and virtuous before she got married. A good name, and more importantly, it is rare for a noblewoman in a family to be outstanding in beauty. According to modern terms, it is actually better than the conditions of the Crown Princess. After all, the appearance of the Crown Princess is only dignified.Now the crown princess is right and she is partial. This is a gap that cannot be bridged in a lifetime. Not far away, the offspring can be seen from the clothes of the two of them today.

Although Ye Liangdi was arrogant, she dared to wear a red tan that was similar to Dahong, but she didn't dare to wear big red. Moreover, although the red tan was beautiful, wearing it on Ye Liangdi also made her skin that was already like suet jade fairer, but But it is too formal, because it is close to big red, in addition to dressing children in festive fashion, it is more solemn to wear on festival days.Please wear it safely on this ordinary day, it will be inferior.

As for the Crown Princess Chen Yuanxiang, who was only dressed in apricot yellow, she gave Ye Liangdi a hard slap in the face.Now, the emperor has never issued a decree to allow the crown prince to wear bright yellow, so the crown prince's court clothes are still apricot yellow. I don't know about other places, but I also know that everyone in the East Palace avoids apricot yellow, but Chen Yuanxiang is an exception. Because she is the crown princess, the crown prince's concubine, and has the right to share the honor with the crown prince.If the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, the crown princess, as a righteous queen, is the only one in this world who has the right to share bright yellow.

But Ye Liangdi, as a concubine, even a noble concubine of the royal family, did not have this opportunity.Of course, if she can become the imperial concubine who is deeply loved by the emperor, she will naturally have a chance.But looking at the dynasties of this world, there is no precedent for an imperial concubine before there is still a queen.

So, as long as Chen Yuanxiang is alive, Ye Liangdi will always be under Chen Yuanxiang.How could this be tolerated by the arrogant master in front of him.

Ruyi didn't feel sorry for Ye Liangdi, how could she, who was not even as good as Ye Liangdi, feel so compelled to sympathize with him, she just looked at the scene in front of her and couldn't help but sigh, that's all.
Ruyi stood at the end, knelt down with everyone to say hello, and when she heard the voice of the princess calling, she hurriedly stood up with the people in front of her, and stood aside respectfully after the rest of the young masters sat down , trying to be an unknown shadow.

However, Chen Yuanxiang suddenly said: "Sister Chen was meritorious for serving His Highness yesterday, and you are not in good health, so stop standing."

After finishing speaking, a court lady immediately and cleverly brought a chair to Ruyi's side.

Ruyi hurriedly knelt down and thanked her kindly with some trepidation, then sat down with only one-third of her buttocks, and sat down cautiously.

Chen Yuanxiang's eyes swept away, a satisfied smile appeared on her face, and then she turned her head to her left hand: "Sister Ye, you have always been magnanimous. I mentioned a few words to His Highness. You don't blame Sister Chen, do you?"

"Your Majesty, you're worrying too much!" Ye Liangdi glanced at Ruyi, her beautifully groomed lips drew a sarcasm, and said in a flat tone, "Where Your Highness rests at night is something that I, a little Liangdi, can care about."

Although Ye Liangdi's tone was flat, she hated it in her heart. Of course, she didn't hate such a small person as Ruyi. At least in Ye Liangdi's heart, Ruyi was just a gadget introduced by Chen Yuanxiang, and she didn't have the energy to argue with her.It was obvious that Chen Yuanxiang was protesting against her!

"I knew that Sister Ye was a well-behaved girl who knew how to behave." Chen Yuanxiang said with a smile on his face, but he was ironic. At the end, he couldn't help but said, "Don't worry, the prince will still love you Otherwise, I wouldn’t have accompanied you to the garden yesterday, since I didn’t rest at your place yesterday, I will definitely remind the prince to come and see you today.”

As soon as Chen Yuanxiang said this, the other women present couldn't help but cast envious and jealous eyes on Ye Liangdi, and Ye Liangdi couldn't help but hate her.Of course, it wasn't because she hated Chen Yuanxiang's words that made her stand out.

She has always maintained that she is a noble person, and she has never paid attention to women other than Chen Yuanxiang. She hates Chen Yuanxiang for slapping her in the face. In other words, if the prince did not come to her room tonight, it means that she is not attractive. Attract the prince; if the prince comes to her room, it is not her favor, but the care given to her by the princess.

Ye Liangdi only felt that her liver was aching from being angry. After the Crown Princess sent someone a message yesterday, she tossed and turned in bed all night in anger, and opened her eyes before dawn in the morning.

Isn't she just a hen who can't lay eggs, what right does she have to show off her might!Ye Liangdi hated her so much in her heart, when she didn't know the nasty things she did behind her back, if she didn't want to use Chen Yuanxiang's hands to deal with other women, she would have let her family members publicize those nasty things.

Until then, let's see how she sits firmly in this position.

Now, the prince deserves not to spoil you!
This Ye Liangdi's complexion was ashen, but Chen Yuanxiang's look was a burst of joy, so he loved the house and raised a gentle smile to Ruyi who was sitting at the bottom: "Sister Chen, I see your complexion is not good, go back later, I'll ask someone to send you some bird's nest, and ask your subordinates to cook a small cup for you every day, and if you don't have any, you can ask me for it."

"The maidservant thanked the empress for her great kindness."

Seeing that the focus of the crowd turned to her again, Ruyi couldn't help crying secretly in her heart, and quickly knelt down to thank her.

"Sister Crown Princess has always been generous. Seeing my sister doting on Sister Chen so much, I am jealous as a younger sister." The woman in a blue palace dress sitting on the right side of the Crown Princess smiled and joked, which also caused the Crown Princess to purse her lips and laugh. .

"Look at what Sister Mu said, this is jealousy with Sister Chen! Anyway, I'll ask someone to open a private treasury later, and let you choose carefully, and take whatever you like, so as not to say I'm partial."

"Then my sister has to thank my sister first!" Mu Liangdi's face was lively.

Ruyi bowed her head and said nothing, although she had something to say about her, but there was no room for her to intervene.Mu Liangdi is definitely the most special woman in the Prince's East Palace, and also the least threatening woman.

Everyone knew that Mu Liangdi was the daughter of the former Great General Pingxi, and the reason for entering the East Palace was really special. It was not only the favor given to the Mu family by the royal family, but also stayed in the East Palace as a hostage.The emperor dispatched General Pingxi, Mu Yizhi, to quell the chaos in the Northwest. Who knew that General Pingxi would defect to the enemy, not only causing countless deaths and injuries to the generals of Qi, but also that general, whose sons and daughters were already married. He also abandoned his wife and daughter and became the son-in-law of the leader of the largest tribe in the Northwest.

When the news came back, none of the hundreds of members of the Mu family were pardoned, and they were put on the market for execution. Because Mu Liangdi entered the East Palace, she escaped, but since then, she has also been in the East Palace. Put away your tail and be a man with trepidation.

Just like today, Ye Liangdi, who is also from Liangdi, dares to challenge the princess, but Mu Liangdi flatters the princess like their concubines.

Of course, there are very few people like Ye Liangdi who dare to provoke in front of the master and empress. At least, sitting in the East Palace at this moment, except for Ye Liangdi, who disdains everyone talking, everyone else is cautiously applauding her. With the princess, the atmosphere is very harmonious and joyful.

After about a cup of tea, the princess had to go to Jiaofang Palace to pay her respects, and everyone got up to leave.

Ruyi cautiously walked at the end of the team, Anan followed Li Baolin back to Xiangzhiyuan, and there was no surprise.

Chen Yuanxiang sat in the first place and watched those charming women walk out one by one, the smile on his face slowly fell.

Liu Gongren cautiously said beside the side: "Your Majesty, should I go to the Queen's Majesty to pay her respects?"

"What's the hurry, the aunt's palace is probably still here!" Chen Yuanxiang rubbed his tired forehead, closed his eyes and leaned back on the chair.

Seeing this, Liu Gongren quickly stepped forward to gently massage her temples.The rest of the palace people held their breaths and stood quietly on both sides.

After a long time, almost even Liu Gong's people had already fallen asleep to Chen Yuanxiang, but they heard her suddenly calling in a low voice, "Lan Zhen."

Lan Zhen, who was standing by the side, quickly stepped forward respectfully: "Your Majesty."

"You send some bird's nest to Mrs. Chen, and don't forget to send her medicine."

Liu Gongren paused when he heard the words, looked at his master, and couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty."

"What's the hurry, I didn't let her be sterilized, I just told her not to have children for the time being!"

"But, empress..." Liu Gongren hesitated, "Aren't you worried that Mrs. Chen is not in good health..."

"Nurse, you also said that Mrs. Chen's health is not good, and I'm helping her so that she won't be pregnant with the prince's child." Chen Yuanxiang opened his eyes and stood up, "I know how hard the nanny is, if I I really want to find someone to give birth to me, and Chen who abides by the rules is naturally my first choice. Now, I can give birth by myself!"

Chen Yuanxiang gritted his teeth at the last sentence, which made Liu Gongren and Lan Zhen beside her shiver uncontrollably, and dared not say another word.

(End of this chapter)