mesbooks Chapter 106 Education
Chapter 106 Education
"After all, I couldn't hide it from the Queen Mother. She guessed my thoughts at a glance. I thought that if I sent someone, the Queen Mother would think I was suppressing the newcomer. Besides, the nurses in this palace are no match for the nurses around the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother ordered someone to go, it would show the royal family's attention to the Balin tribe, and the Queen Mother would not be able to find fault with it. That's why I came to ask the Queen Mother..."
As Yan Wan spoke, her eyes sparkled and she had a malicious smile on her face. The empress dowager knew at a glance that she had no good intentions, but she still agreed to her words.
The Queen Mother once said that she would stand on Yan Wan's side unconditionally. These are just some trivial matters, so just let her handle them.
"In that case, Fu Jia, you pick two maids and send them to Balin. Let them teach her the palace rules and not bring her country-style habits into the palace." After hearing this, she turned around and instructed Fu Jia.
"Yes."
After the Queen Mother finished giving her instructions, she turned her head and looked at Yan Wan again: "Are you satisfied now?"
"It is because the Empress Dowager loves me that I am blessed. I would like to thank the Empress Dowager on behalf of Balin." Seeing that she readily agreed, Yan Wan smiled and immediately stood up to express her gratitude.
After leaving the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Chunchan spoke with some concern: "My dear, if you target Concubine Ying like this, it would not be good if the Empress finds you and reports you to the Emperor..."
"Don't worry, the Empress is as calm as a chrysanthemum, so she won't pay attention to such trivial matters. Besides, the order was given by the Empress Dowager, so what does it have to do with me? Can the Empress be more powerful than the Empress Dowager?"
Yan Wan replied with a smile, looking at the towering palace walls in the distance, her heart filled with joy. It was truly wonderful to live without having to rely on others.
Ruyi's personality, to put it nicely, is like she remains calm even when faced with a catastrophe. To put it bluntly, she only cares about herself. When惢心 was taken to the Ministry of Punishment, she didn't even bother to ask about it. She still hasn't noticed that Rong Pei was beaten because of her. Whoever follows her is truly unlucky.
This matter soon reached Ruyi's ears. When she heard Rong Pei say that the Queen Mother personally sent someone to discipline Ying Guiren, a hint of surprise flashed across her face.
"The Queen Mother hasn't asked about the affairs of the harem for a long time. Why is she suddenly concerned about the upbringing of the concubines?"
Her face was full of confusion, and the huge gem inlaid on her headband sparkled with her movements.
"Before the Empress Dowager gave the order, Concubine Ling went there once..." Rong Pei said in a low voice after looking around.
It's her again!
Ruyi was a little impatient. If it were Concubine Ling, all this would make sense.
Now that she is in favor, the Empress Dowager sent a nanny to her probably because she is afraid that the newcomer will share her favor. After all, she is the most favored concubine in front of the Emperor.
"Since it's the Empress Dowager's order, I can't say much. I can only inconvenience Concubine Ying for a while..." Ruyi lowered her head and sighed slightly, feeling powerless.
The fifth princess was born with heart disease. She is still in confinement and can hardly take care of herself, so how can she help others?
Rong Pei was about to agree, but suddenly a good idea flashed through her mind.
"I have a good idea. The Emperor will go hunting in Mulan Paddock soon. Your Majesty, why don't you let Concubine Ke and Concubine Ying serve by his side? This way, you can rescue Concubine Ying and allow the Emperor to get closer to the Mongolian concubines. Because of the trouble caused by the Jin family, the Emperor has always been indifferent to the Mongolian concubines. This may help ease the Emperor's attitude towards the Mongolian concubines..."
What Rong Pei said made sense. If an ordinary person was favored, it would be fine, but Concubine Ling has always been restless. If the two Mongolian concubines shared her favor, there would be fewer troubles and she would not have to seducing the emperor all day long.
Ruyi nodded and said, "Let's do it this way. Let the princes and concubines go together. Since Concubine Ling is not good at riding or shooting, forget it."
"Yes."
The list of people that the Queen arranged for Mulan Hunting Ground to go hunting soon reached the Qinzheng Palace.
"Your Majesty, this is the roster of the accompanying personnel for the Mulan Hunting Grounds hunting trip sent by the Empress. Please review it."
The emperor looked at the list in his hand and searched for a long time but couldn't find Yan Wan's name. He frowned slightly and turned to look at Li Yu: "Why is Concubine Ling's name not here?"
"Above are all the young princes and the concubines who gave birth to them, as well as the Mongolian noble ladies Ke and Ying. The Empress probably thought that Concubine Ling wasn't good at riding or shooting, and wouldn't be able to serve the Emperor, so... she wasn't included."
Hearing the emperor mention Concubine Ling, Li Yu had a bad feeling in his heart and carefully looked up to see the emperor's expression before doing anything.
As expected, the Emperor personally wrote down Yan Wan's name after hearing this. "That's all right. Since Concubine Ling is not good at riding and shooting, I will teach her myself. Tell the Empress that I will take Concubine Ling with me on this Mulan hunting trip. She will soon be out of confinement. The Six Palaces will be left to the Empress to take care of. Go down and prepare everything according to this list."
"Yes."
Li Yu lowered his eyes and agreed, but he was sighing secretly.
The emperor is really becoming more and more fond of Concubine Ling, and she is so favored that no one in the six palaces can compare with her.
In this palace, her family is the only one in power, and it is not clear whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.
The first thing Li Yu did after leaving the Qinzheng Palace was to go to the Queen Mother and inform her of the matter.
"Empress, the Emperor personally added Concubine Ling's name to the list, and said that he would personally teach riding and archery..." Li Yu said as he bowed, feeling a little worried.
Ruyi could only shake her head and sigh upon hearing this: "Forget it, since the Emperor likes Concubine Ling, let her go with you! You are the most prudent person, so you must stay by the Emperor's side. Concubine Ling is full of tricks, so please help me keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't cause any trouble."
She suffered a heavy loss last time with the deer blood wine incident. Concubine Ling is a thoughtful person, so she has to be careful.
"Yes, I will keep the Empress's teachings in mind. The Emperor is still waiting for me to return and serve him. I will take my leave first." Li Yu naturally agreed and turned around and left Ruyi's bedroom.
"We really underestimated her. I don't know what method Concubine Ling used to make the emperor treat her so specially." Rong Pei was listening to the conversation between the two people. She waited until Li Yu walked away before she spoke.
Ruyi sighed deeply and looked at the mottled shadows cast through the window, feeling very melancholy.
She was stunned for a moment and replied, "She climbed up from a little palace maid to where she is today thanks to the emperor. Everything she has now is due to the emperor's teachings. Everything she knows was taught by the emperor or learned for the emperor. It's like a satisfactory painting painted by the emperor himself. The feeling she gives to the emperor is something that no other concubine can give..."