Fang Shanggong brought in a small cup of tea, so he could take a few sips to moisten it before anyone else came.
Qing He complained: "Those people are going too far.
They know that it is time to go to the meeting to congratulate them, but they are still dragging their feet until now.
We have to wait for them."
"Actually, life in the palace is much easier now."
There was no one else in the palace, and Fang Shanggong had less scruples when he spoke: "When the Queen Mother was still there, the palace rules were more than ten times stricter than now.
The Queen and the concubines gave the Queen Mother Please say hello.
You have already gotten up in time for the early morning court.
No one dares to delay, otherwise the Queen Mother will really reward her with a spanking.
Not to mention how hard she was spanked, but she was spanked in front of others.
How can she still be in front of others in the future?
Keep your head up" After all, Qing He was young and she didn't catch up with this kind of time.
She had been working as an errand in Houyuan and had never heard much about the East Sixth Palace.
However, she had heard of something.
It was about how much the Queen Mother’s annual expenses were when she was there.
There were nearly a hundred people in the needlework bureau alone who did not do any other work and only served the Queen Mother.
This is just a needlework bureau.
At that time, I heard someone say that the Queen Mother had cleaned up the harem a lot after the late emperor.
The huge harem had ten rooms and nine rooms were empty.
Normally, with so many fewer people, the expenses would be reduced a lot.
If you think about it this way, you are wrong.
In the second year of Yuanchang, Yuan Hu knocked the pass, and King De rebelled.
It is said that the palace should reduce the expenses a lot.
However, compared with the year before the death of the late emperor, there was not much saved.
It is said that the Empress Dowager spent tens of millions of dollars to renovate the Cisheng Palace.
Unfortunately, the Empress Dowager herself did not live in it and it was gone without the Master.
Now, the huge and gorgeous Cisheng Palace is still sitting there empty.
It is really a waste.
When Fang Shanggong talked about this, Xie Ning just listened to it as a joke.
Now when everyone talks about the harem, they basically talk about the Sixth Palace in the West.
There are almost no people living in the East Sixth Palace, and many palaces and courtyards are vacant.
I heard that some bored idlers passed by and took a look through the cracks in the door.
They found that the carved beams and painted buildings in the past were now piles of weeds and turned into snake dens and rat nests.
A few of them chatted with Xie Ning for a while and drank a cup of tea.
They came outside to report that everyone was here.
Xie Ning was helped to his feet and went to the main hall to receive everyone's salutes and congratulations.
The first few people to arrive and the last few people to arrive, naturally someone in Yong'an Palace would take note of who they were.
The last person to arrive was Gao Jieyu.
Others have come early.
If she doesn't come again, Yong'an Palace will not wait any longer.
We can't waste time just for her alone.
Everyone else comes wearing new clothes and dressed up.
Some talented people were wearing their best clothes and jewelry, but Gao Jieyu was the only one who not only arrived late, but also wore half-worn clothes.
Not to mention that this is not in line with today's etiquette, even if we usually pay homage to each other, it is really a bit disrespectful.
She came the latest and was the last one to enter the palace door.
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Those who came early could see her clearly.
Some of them thought that even Concubines Shen and Concubines Jin who were promoted to the Jin Dynasty today had to go back and change their clothes.
They had already changed and packed up and rushed over.
Gao Jieyu was more elegant than these two.
No matter how well behaved you are, if you are really capable, just don't come here at all.
No matter how procrastinating you are, you still have to get the same thing, and the etiquette must be followed correctly.
Of course, some people have other ideas.
After all, the imperial concubine has a shallow foundation and is young.
Gao Jieyu has been in the palace for many more years than she has.
Today is a good day for the imperial concubine, and Gao Jieyu openly makes her look bad.
If the imperial concubine behaves badly, she will be looked down upon by others if she does not.
Gao Jieyu not only embarrassed her, but also gave her a big problem.
Many people were waiting to see if the imperial concubine would have an attack immediately.
You must know that when Concubine Shu was here in the past, she was really not someone to be trifled with.
Now that the concubine is superior to Concubine Shu in terms of status, she probably can't swallow this tone of voice.
It was the first time that Yong'an Palace was so lively, with red flowers, green willows, fragrant hair, and two rows of people standing in the spacious main hall.
No one could tell what Xie Ning was thinking.
She held the hands of the two ministers and sat down slowly.
The people standing below them neatly followed the singing of the ministers and saluted her.
Gao Jieyu was full of dissatisfaction.
She delayed today because she didn't want to come.
In just a short period of time, Xie Ning climbed from a young talented person to the position of a noble concubine.
In turn, he had to kneel down and salute her.
She was only worthy of a yellow-haired girl, and she was not yet familiar with the ways of the palace.
Well, isn't it just that I was so angry that I gave birth to a prince?
If it weren't for the fear that the imperial concubine would definitely accuse her in front of the emperor if she didn't come back, Gao Jieyu really didn't want to come here today and suffer this anger.
When she saluted, she glanced sideways at Chen Jieyu who was standing next to her.
Chen Jieyu used to have a very unruly temper and would cause trouble if others didn't mess with her, but today she seems to be well-behaved.
Apparently, after that grounding, she has been unfavored since the grounding was lifted, which completely dampened her spirit.
Even though the concubine sitting upright and receiving the ceremony seemed to be very noble, all of the people who came today had their own plans, and I'm afraid none of them really congratulated her.
Everyone else was dressed in neat and gorgeous new clothes, but Gao Jieyu was dressed so differently that Xie Ning spotted her at a glance.
This kind of provocation was nothing to her.
After a day of hard work and sending all these people away, Xie Ning was almost exhausted.
The people who came to Yong'an Palace behind closed doors knelt and knelt to congratulate again, and then everyone got a reward, and the whole Yong'an Palace was full of joy.
It's a festival to celebrate the New Year, but they all see the dignity and stubbornness of Yong'an Palace.
When they go out, everyone looks up to them and flatters them, which money can't buy.
Xie Ning's legs felt as if they were filled with lead, and she could hardly cross the threshold.
Xia Yue and Qing He carried her over at the same time.
"The water is ready.
Master, would you like to rest for a while or lie down and take a bath?"
"I need to wash myself.
I feel very uncomfortable."
My inner clothes were sticking to my body, and I was soaked in sweat and felt really uncomfortable.
Qing He came forward to help her change her clothes, and just as he untied a belt, someone came to the door to report that the eldest prince and Princess Yuyao were coming.
Not only did they come, the second prince was also brought in by the wet nurse.
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Xie Ning's laughter felt weak now, and he couldn't straighten his waist while sitting there.
"Why are you here now?
There are so many people coming and going in the main hall and front yard today.
I don't want you all to stay in the house."
"Let's pay homage to the queen."
Xie Ning waved his hands hurriedly: "We won't do that."
Today there was no confusion between the rituals and the rituals.
First, she received the order and knelt down, and then others came to worship her.
She finally got clean, but the three children came to make trouble with her again.
But the eldest prince, who has always been obedient, insisted this time: "This is also our intention.
Normally, our father and empress Xie give us a lot of love and guidance, but we are young and weak and cannot repay the favor.
Today, we still have to perform this ceremony. of."
Xie Ning felt sour when he said this, so he braced himself and said, "My heart is not in these false gifts.
It's so hot, why bother yourselves."
But seeing the insistence on the faces of the two eldest children, the second prince was happily eating from his fingers in the wet nurse's arms, making two ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh from time to time.
Xie Ning felt so soft that she almost turned into a handful of water, and she still sat upright.
The eldest prince led Princess Yuyao to bow to her three times solemnly, while the second prince was held by his wet nurse to pay her respects.
After bowing here, Xie Ning hurriedly said: "Get up quickly."
He held the eldest prince and Princess Yuyao close to each other and asked them if they were disturbed today and whether the lunch and snacks were delicious. .
The second prince stretched forward his little hand that was stained with his own saliva and wanted Xie Ning to hug him.
Only then did Xie Ning come back to his senses: "Oh, I have to change out of my clothes.
You two go and have some snacks first.
I've changed them."
Wash your clothes and face, and let’s talk again.”
Naturally, there was a banquet given by the emperor in Yong'an Palace today.
In fact, every day now is full of fine clothes and fine food, no banquet or no banquet, and the food is all the same.
What is rare is that today's celebration and dignity are rare.
Everyone in Yong'an Palace followed suit.
Xiang Qinghe and the others also added two dishes, and others with lower grades only had one dish per person.
Xie Ning originally said that he would accompany the eldest prince and Princess Yuyao, but he failed to do so.
After bathing and changing her clothes, she just leaned on the bed and fell asleep.
Qing He was packing up the things he had just used for bathing.
He asked a question but didn't hear her answer.
When he turned his head, he saw that she was already fast asleep.
Qinghe called softly and Xie Ning didn't wake up.
When she wanted to call again, Fang Shanggong stopped her.
"Let the master take this moment to rest.
I'm afraid the emperor will come over before and after dinner, so why not take advantage of the moment to recuperate."
When Fang Shanggong said this, Qinghe couldn't bear to wake Xie Ning anymore.
These days, the master doesn't sleep well, and his meals are not good.
Although people are in high spirits during happy events, Qinghe is waiting closely, but he can feel that the master has lost weight.
Xie Ning slept very deeply this time.
When he woke up, the sun was heading west and it was already evening.
She rubbed her eyes and felt that her back and legs were sore.
Qing He came in with a copper basin and asked with a smile: "Master is awake, but by chance, Eunuch Bai has just arrived.
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He said he was taking Master to Changning Hall."
"Go to Changning Hall" Xie Ning hadn't fully woken up yet.
Qing He helped her up, washed her face, and helped her change clothes and comb her hair.
Xie Ning didn't wake up completely until she got on the sedan chair.
It was not a long journey from Yong'an Palace to Changning Palace.
When she got off the sedan at Fangzi, she finally came back to her senses and remembered everything about the day.
Just a little confused.
The emperor summoned her to do something at this hour.
Normally, it would not be at this hour to accompany him, so it would always have to be earlier.
Bai Hongqi was not around, but Xiaoye came over to help her and congratulated her with a smile.
"What is the emperor doing now?"
"The Emperor is meeting guests."
Xie Ning's steps stopped.
Since there are outsiders in the emperor's place, it is inconvenient for her to go in now
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