Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 64

Half of Aman's boy's urine poured on Zhao Qingze's golden dragon suit, while the other half dripped on the ground under his feet.

If you see this scene, you endure it again and again, and finally you can't help but burst out laughing.

Zhao Qingze glanced at Ruyi, and then at Aman, who was ignorantly gnawing on his little hand and didn't know what bad things he had done. He couldn't laugh or cry for a while!

Ruyi hurriedly called the nanny to hug Aman to change clothes, looked at Zhao Qingze's half-wet clothes, pursed her lips and smiled and said, "It doesn't need to be wiped, it can be washed and changed directly!"

"Your son has done bad things, you motherfuckers are still not here to clean up!"

Seeing that Ruyi still had a smile on his face, Zhao Qingze couldn't help reminding her.

"Look at what you said, it seems that Aman is not your son!"

Ruyi walked up two steps with a smile, and was about to take Zhao Qingze back to the house to change clothes.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Qingze hugged her, Ruyi was stunned for a moment, and when the other party had a somewhat stubborn smile on her face, she subconsciously looked down at herself.Immediately feeling a little helpless, she was rubbed all over by Aman's boy urine.Taking a shower at night is a waste of time.

"How old are you? Still so childish!"

Ruyi watched helplessly, but couldn't help but smile.

"It happens to be washed together, anyway, the place is big enough."

Zhao Qingze's answer was rather rascal.

"Do you want to bring Aman to wash together!" Ruyi couldn't help but added.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Qingze laughed when he heard the words, with a bit of malicious intent in his eyes: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate to hug Aman, I'm afraid the bath time will freeze him for too long!"

Ruyi looked up, only to see Zhao Qingze smiling ambiguously.

The next morning, Ruyi woke up not too late because she had an early rest during the day yesterday, but this not too late was only relative to her usual schedule.

Afterwards, Shao Yao couldn't hold back when she was washing and washing, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian and the others have come to greet you this morning!"

"Concubine Xian?"

Ruyi didn't react, and her mind was still stuck in the harem combination of the Supreme Emperor.

"Concubine Xian is the former Mu Liangdi of the Eastern Palace. This time, apart from you, your empress, she has the highest status." Shao Yao said as she tied her hair up.

"Man, you are really too, why don't you call me!"

Ruyi couldn't help but glanced at Shaoyao, and then said to the maid standing by the side: "Hurry up and invite people in to take care of you!"

Although she is now named a noble concubine and has the highest status, she cannot be left waiting outside.

"Don't worry, empress, they have already gone back!"

Seeing that Ruyi seemed to be going out to receive her, Shao Yao hurriedly stopped her and said, "The emperor asked Eunuch Deng to invite them back in the morning, and let them go directly to the Queen Mother to pay their respects in the future, so there is no need to come here!"

"That's all right."

To be honest, Ruyi really felt that she was a bit out of place, and she really didn't know how to entertain them when she asked them to come over to pay her respects.

Ruyi sat back in front of the dressing table, thought about Shao Yao's words, and asked softly: "They all go to the Queen Mother to pay their respects, should I go?"

"It shouldn't be necessary now! The empress dowager is still ill, so she probably doesn't have the energy to receive her."

Shao Yao was also born as a maid in the palace, she might not know as much as she wanted, and in the end she could only say uncertainly: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask the Emperor later?"

"Ah."

Ruyi nodded, but hesitated in her heart, Zhao Qingze has so many things to do now, is it appropriate for her to ask him everything?

"Why don't I ask Aunt Cao!" Some of the palace rules that Ruyi knew, that is, the rules of being a little maid. Although she entered the Eastern Palace as a concubine later, the Lin Palace people at that time just hurriedly gave them a little training. After a while, she didn't learn much at all, and she didn't have any elderly palace people around her, so she could only ask Nanny Cao!

"I heard that if a young lady from an official family is selected into the palace, the family will invite the foster aunt to teach, and the palace will send someone? And if I am a concubine who was born as a palace maid like me, there will be one or two years around me. The chief palace servant followed the instructions, why don't you help me find a few books on the palace rules to read, and I will ask the emperor at night!"

When Ruyi arrived at this moment, she vaguely realized that she was a little smeared and didn't understand anything.Although there are older palace servants in Zhaoyang Palace, none of them serve her closely, let alone let them teach her.

"Mother, don't worry, this servant will invite Aunt Cao over here."

Upon hearing this, Shao Yao quickly put down the comb and said.

"Aunt Cao's leg is still hurting, so hurry up and wait for me to wash up. I'll go see Aunt Cao!"

After the earthquake, Grandma Cao's leg was injured, although it was not serious, but she was old enough for her to lie on the bed for a long time.

Nanny Cao's current residence is also in the Chaoyang Hall, which is on the side of the inner hall.

When Ruyi came to Nanny Cao's residence, Aunt Cao was lying on the bed and being served by the little maid to change the dressing. Seeing Ruyi walking in, she wanted to get up and salute.

Ruyi didn't agree, pressed her repeatedly and lay down on the bed again.

"Yesterday, the imperial concubine was overjoyed, but the old slave did not congratulate the empress!"

Granny Cao smiled faintly, looking very amiable.

"Auntie's body is important." Ruyi looked at Auntie Cao's bandaged legs, but hesitated and didn't know how to speak.

"You go down!"

On the contrary, Nanny Cao saw Ruyi's strangeness, and gave instructions to the little maid who had just changed her dressing.After the people retreated and the door was closed, Grandma Cao looked at Ruyi, and smiled kindly: "Your Majesty, if you have anything to say, just say it?"

"Aunt Cao, I shouldn't have troubled you, but I don't know who to ask?"

Ruyi opened her mouth in a little embarrassment, and then told Nanny Cao about the things and confusion she encountered today.

"My aunt also knows that I was born as a maid in the palace, and I don't know how the master acts. I want to ask Shaoyao to find some palace rules for me to read, but just reading the palace rules is not enough, so it is best that someone can teach me I."

When Nanny Cao heard the words, she was secretly surprised by Ruyi's awareness. She thought that as long as she and the emperor didn't mention it, Ruyi might really just be closed in her own small world, completely ignorant of the outside world.

However, she looked at Ruyi's appearance, but she thought in her heart that if she really found someone to teach her, it might not be a good thing to be a governor.

"My dear concubine, these are not important matters!"

Grandma Cao thought for a while, and then said slowly: "This old slave's words are not pleasant. Your position as a noble concubine is only obtained by the emperor's favor. You don't care about the palace rules and the teachings given to you by other palace people. You need to listen, and you don’t need to understand, you just need to listen to what the emperor tells you to do! If you don’t understand, just ask the emperor!”

"But……"

Ruyi didn't expect to get such an answer from Nanny Cao.

"The old slave will not harm you!"

Nanny Cao looked at Ruyi with a smile, the sincerity and kindness in her eyes made Ruyi unable to say anything else.

"Listen to the emperor..."

Ruyi muttered a sentence, but he couldn't help but sighed.Why does she have a bad feeling, but Mrs. Cao probably won't hurt herself.

At lunch, Zhao Qingze changed into the court clothes under Ruyi's service, but seeing that Ruyi seemed a little absent-minded, he asked, "What's wrong with you? What's the matter?"

Ruyi blinked her eyes, came back to her senses, and opened her mouth again, but didn't say anything.

"Is there something you're hiding from me?"

Zhao Qingze looked directly at Ruyi's face, as if he wanted to get an answer.

"No. Concubine Xian and the others came to pay their respects in the morning..."

"They, you don't need to pay attention to them, I will send them away for you, and I won't come here again."

Zhao Qingze couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, as if he was laughing wishfully and mediocrely.

"It's not just about this. I thought about whether I should pay the queen mother a visit. I heard that the queen mother is ill now. Should I go and have a look..."

Ruyi frowned, and said what was in her heart.

"The queen mother, you don't need to touch it!"

Zhao Qingze also frowned in disgust, but looked at Ruyi very gently, "I will handle everything outside for you, you don't have to think too much, you just need to stay here!"

"Then I can't avoid contact with the outside world!"

At this moment, Ruyi suddenly understood where the strange feeling in her heart came from. Zhao Qingze didn't want her to have contact with the outside world, and wanted to lock her in this world?Although she didn't want to be in contact with the harem, why did she feel so awkward.

"You have the highest status now, and no one will trouble you. If you can't handle it, I will protect you."

Zhao Qingze admitted it, touched Ruyi's face with a smile, and continued: "You don't have to think too much about these things. I discussed it with Qin Tiansi, and it will be convenient for Aman to hold the crown prince canonization ceremony tomorrow."

Although it is said that it is for the sake of saving money and reducing expenses, the concubine conferment ceremony is avoided, but the establishment of the crown prince is different from the concubine concubine. The establishment of the crown prince is a major event related to this country. The ceremony is similar.

"Aman is so small, is everything okay?"

Ruyi frowned a little worried.

"Don't worry, tomorrow I will hold Aman and hold all the ceremonies."

When Ruyi heard this, she was relieved a lot, and she couldn't blame her for thinking too much. The ceremony took a long time and there were many people and chaos.

She was relieved, and she was also in the mood to tease Zhao Qingze: "It seems that tomorrow I have to ask the nanny to wrap some diapers on Amando, in case I urinate on you..."

"Zoom!"

Zhao Qingze pinched Ruyi's nose.

Zhao Qingze didn't want to wrong his son in Aman's crown prince canonization ceremony, but wanted to announce it to the world with a grand ceremony. However, Zhao Qingze had never thought about the subsequent celebration ceremony. In his opinion, such a thing, It would be more appropriate for him and Ruyi to accompany Aman to celebrate together in Zhaoyang Hall.

The canonization ceremony was very short and rushed from the time of decision to the time of the ceremony.

Zhao Qingze originally meant not to hold other celebrations in his heart.

It's just that he didn't expect that the Concubine Xian, who is now in charge of the palace affairs, thought of it, and was waiting at the gate of Zhaoyang Hall to bring it up with him.

Zhao Qingze only thought they were troublesome, but after discussing palace affairs, he was still frugal.

When Concubine Xian walked in and saw her troubled face, and Concubine Li and Concubine De following behind, he vaguely understood that Concubine Xian was probably not responsible for this matter.

Concubine Xian bit the bullet and opened her mouth: "Your Majesty, the crown prince canonization ceremony is a major celebration, is there going to be a dinner party in the palace?"

Zhao Qingze glanced at Concubine De who lowered her head, and then at Concubine Li who raised her head and looked at him with burning eyes, and she understood somewhat in her heart.

"The prince is young now, and the time for this celebration is tight. It would be too hasty to invite all the ministers and family members to the palace for a dinner tomorrow night!"

Zhao Qingze rejected the proposal.

After hearing this, Concubine Xian felt somewhat relieved.She was in charge of palace affairs for the first time, and she hadn't started at all. Although there were a few palace people sent to him by the emperor to watch, it was really embarrassing for her to make a palace feast in a short period of time.

Concubine Li, who was standing aside, was a little disappointed when she heard the words.She couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the canonization of the crown prince is a grand event for the whole country..."

"Now that the national treasury is getting tighter and there are natural disasters, the prince is the heir apparent, so he should set an example. The cost of holding the dinner is used for the construction of the disaster area, so it may not be accumulating wealth for the prince."

Zhao Qingze interrupted Concubine Li's words mercilessly. Concubine Li's face turned blue and red. Of course, she was not thinking of holding the dinner for the prince, nor was she born.What she thought was that during the canonization ceremony during the day, the women in the harem were not allowed to attend, but the dinner at night would be the first time that they, as concubines of the emperor, appeared in front of the ministers and their families.

The emperor canceled their Concubine Concubine Ceremony on the grounds of saving money, and only made a small reward without any celebration, which was too simple.

Concubine Xian glanced at Concubine Li's expression, then at the emperor sitting above her, and suddenly said: "The emperor is benevolent in governing the people, and my concubines are willing to follow the emperor to do their part for the people. From now on, my concubines are willing to The expenses in the palace will be reduced by half, and the savings will be donated to the people in the disaster area.”

Zhao Qingze didn't expect Concubine Xian to say this suddenly, a strange look flashed in his eyes, but he said with a smile: "Concubine Xian has a heart!"

"This is what a concubine should do."

Concubine Xian smiled slightly.

"It's the same with concubines!"

Concubine Li saw that Concubine Xian suddenly robbed her of the limelight, so she hurriedly said, not to be outdone, "Concubine Xian is no more in charge of the harem than sister Concubine Xian, but concubine Xian can still save her own palace."

Chen Yuanxiang didn't want to get involved in this matter, but seeing that the three people who came together had already spoken, it seemed unusual for her not to speak, so she smiled and said: "The concubine also feels that the current harem expenses are too extravagant, many of them are If it can be saved, the concubines are willing to imitate the emperor and do their best."

"Sister Defei said that the concubine has been in charge of palace affairs recently and found that there are unnecessary extravagant expenses in many places. Now that the people are suffering, the concubine and others, as the emperor's concubines, should reduce their expenses and pray for the common people in the world."

Zhao Qingze was still sitting at the head, and after the three people at the bottom finished speaking, a faint smile curled up on his lips: "Since that's the case, I will leave this matter to the three of you."

"Yes!"

The three of them knelt down respectfully, Concubine Li and Concubine De were a little excited, did this mean to let them get in touch with palace affairs?
Concubine Xian felt a little bit reluctant, but she thought that she was quick to talk and dragged the matter of reducing the expenses in the harem to everyone in the harem. Undertaking this matter together, she doesn't have to bear the grievances alone, and she feels a little bit less unhappy about being involved in palace affairs by Concubine Li and Concubine De.

(End of this chapter)