As Yun Fenghuang was suspicious and tried to find an excuse to find out if something had happened, a group of well-armed guards appeared. When seeing them, they all sighed with relief. Then... Yun Fenghuang and Deng Chengzhai were “invited” to have a talk in the vihara not far away.
“Pin Yun, where did you go, whom did you meet and what did you do after you left the banquet?” In a separate room of the vihara, two eunuchs and two older fine-dressed maids asked smilingly. Their attitude was polite but made Yun Fenghuang feel that she must answer them.
Yun Fenghuang frowned slightly, and quickly glanced at the door... The guards who “escorted” her over just now stood outside motionlessly. It seemed that they were on guard, but they could hear clearly the conversation indoor since the doors and windows were open.
It was better to say that they were keeping watch on her instead of doing their duties.
Did someone know that she asked Xi L
Yan Fu Palace, as the residence of the Empress, was a magnificent palace where the servants were diligent. Even the flowers and plants there were all trim and leafy.Though the Emperor had taken over the reins of government, Yan Fu Palace was as magnificent as before.Yun Fenghuang was led to the gate of the palace. After waiting for a while, she was invited inside by a maid.“I’ve thought that His Majesty has forgotten you and planned to remind him. However, he mentioned about you just now, saying that you should come back.” Empress Ji probably just came back from the outside because she still wore Diyi, with a piece of jewelry on which a red phoenix held the beads in the mouth. But she looked quite tired and much thinner than before.With a weak voice, she pointed to the embroidered stool not far away, “Sit down.”“Your Highness, what’s going on?” After Yun Fenghuang thanked Empress Ji and sat down, she couldn’t wait
Yun Fenghuang was startled, and blurted, “Your Highness, do you suspect that His Majesty...”“Officials of the Ministry of Punishments, the Highest Judiciary, and Imperial City Division also participated in the summer banquet.” Empress Ji pinched her forehead and said tiredly, “They thoroughly inspected the scene and the vicinity under the watchful eyes of the people, and concluded that someone shot my grandmother with a 3 dan bow (dan: a unit of weight, 1 dan ≈ 120kg) from a hundred steps away, but this murderer has not been found yet.”A female from an ordinary family would not know what the 3 dan bow meant.However, people in the north were good at horseback riding and shooting, and even women knew about it. Yun Fenghuang, guided by her father and brothers, practiced horseback riding and shooting when she was only about seven years old. At the age of ten, she could take a small bow and drove falcons and hounds to participate in hunting. Alth
The situation was different from the past. When Emperor Chunjia did not take over the reins of government, most people in the Imperial Haram, except for those who were born in humble families and had no patron, would look down on him. Yun Fenghuang was not the only one who sat in the imperial carriage with him.Even after sitting down, some people would not think that this was a special gift from the Emperor...Perhaps they would murmur that without the support of their families, Emperor Chunjia would be a nobody. Therefore, the treatment of sitting in the imperial carriage with him did not deserve mentioning...However, now the Emperor took over the reins of government. Even the road to Hu Zhu Palace had been repaired. Therefore, it could be seen that the current situation...Yun Fenghuang thought she could take temporary setbacks, so she readily thanked Emperor Chunjia and sat on the imperial carriage.“You have been
How to award her?This was a good question.The circumstances had changed. Emperor Chunjia had initially taken the authority of an emperor.At this time, if she priced up terribly, the Emperor might not be able to give her what she wanted. Moreover, if he managed to give her what she wanted, he would ask her for more in the future, not to mention liquidating in the future. On the contrary, if she charged a low price, it didn’t make much sense for her current situation. Moreover, regarding Yun Fenghuang’s previous performance, the Emperor would not believe that she was a kind person who asked for no return.The most important thing was that the Emperor must have other intentions when he asked the question.Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and finally said, “My adoptive father intends to serve the Imperial Court, but his official position is low...”“I thought you would take the opportunity to ask for a pro
In the evening, when Yun Fenghuang was yawning, Emperor Chunjia came late.“My Majesty, is the dessert made by Aunt Zhu delicious?” When she heard a maid’s report, she put on silk shoes and went out to greet him with her long hair falling down. “If it’s delicious, I will go to the Imperial Kitchen to ask for similar ones.”The Emperor glanced at her, frowning slightly, “Look at you now.”“What’s the matter?” Yun Fenghuang took a strand of long hair around her fingertip, and looked innocent. She said, “My Majesty, do you mean that I do not bind my hair? This is because it’s so late. I thought that you would not come. Hearing the report of your coming, I am so happy and excited that I couldn’t wait for tidying up my appearance.”She was beautiful, with fair and smooth skin. Her black long hair was falling down to her knees. Perhaps because she just washed her hair, the Emperor could smell her freshness when she got close.
Yun Fenghuang did not know the ulterior motive of the title given by Emperor Chunjia, but she guessed that he would not have good intentions. However, it did not matter!Anyway, other people did not know that. It was enough for her to enjoy the convenience of this title.Empress Ji finalized Yun Fenghuang’s promotion, and after a few words, led this group of people to Mian Fu Palace.“Jie Yu Yun, you look slimmer.” Apparently, Queen Mother Ji had received Empress Ji’s report. Seeing that Yun Fenghuang was among those concubines, she was not surprised, and said with concern, “Although you look energetic, it’s better for you to ask an imperial doctor to prescribe some prescriptions for strengthening your body.”Empress Ji smiled and reminded, “Mother, His Majesty just sent someone to inform that he gave Jie Yu Yun a title of “Mao”. Now she is Jie Yu Mao.”“Really?” Queen Mother Ji frowned. Apparently, she didn’t support
After field investigation, Yun Fenghuang finally decided to choose Xuan Qing Palace.Although this was mainly because she preferred Xuan Qing Palace, she did not say it to Wei Hengyan directly. She said, “I have observed these two palaces closely. I find that although Xuan Qing Palace and Han Su Palace are adjacent to Yi Jia Palace, Xuan Qing Palace is closer to Yi Jia Palace. We joined the Imperial Harem together and we should work together. You and I are very different from the others. You had no hostess before, and now you are the hostess of Yi Jia Palace. I had a hostess before, but it’s better for me not to have one. We are in the same boat. It is difficult for us to make the current achievements. How can we not get close to each other?”Wei Hengyan, “...”It wasn’t long before the summer banquet that she used to draw Yun Fenghuang over to her side with similar reasons.As a result, Yun Fenghuang gained the initiative to draw
It was more distant and complicated moving from Zi Quan Palace to Xuan Qing Palace than that from Xi Xing Building to Zi Quan Hall.However, they moved faster this time.The reason was that not only the Empress sent enough manpower to help, but people in the harem offered their help.Even Yuan Lianniang had been staying in Ning Bi Hall, without any intention of finding fault with her.“You must have heard of me. I will not tolerate unreasonable and unfair things.” It just took six or seven days that the repaired and cleaned Huan Hua Hall had been completely new. Yun Fenghuang was in light bluish green clothes and with white-jade head ornaments. Although she wore an informal dress, when she looked at those servants who were kneeling down on the ground, they dared not look up at her and just lowered their heads deferentially, “I’m not going to maltreat you if you do things well. If you are double-dealing, I can forgive you, but the p