dognovel Chapter 622: Becoming the Ally of Concubine Xian
Chapter 622: Becoming the Ally of Concubine Xian
Forget it, he is the emperor, whatever he says is right.
Shen Zhinian was too lazy to argue with Nangong Xuanyu anymore and chose to enjoy the beauty of the moment.
After a long time, a long time...
After the second round, Nangong Xuanyu stopped bothering Shen Zhinian. He cleaned her up and carried her back to bed.
He kissed her cheek and said gently, "Go to sleep."
Shen Zhinian was really sleepy, he yawned and said "hmm".
In a daze, she thought inappropriately that it was almost dawn and the man was about to go to the morning court again.
There are so many political affairs to deal with during the day that I can't sleep for a long time.
That is to say, Nangong Xuanyu is still young, and his health is still so good. When he gets older...
No wonder there are few emperors in the past dynasties who live long lives...
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Yanxi Palace.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: We have the Snow Concubine Yuchi, who is virtuous and prudent, has been in the palace for a long time, and has made contributions in raising the royal heir. From today on, she is promoted to the Snow Concubine. I decree this!"
Li Changde looked at Concubine Xue with a smile and handed the imperial edict to her: "Empress Xue, please accept the edict!"
Concubine Xue received the imperial edict, and her cold eyes could hardly hide her surprise: "I thank the Lord for his grace. Long live His Majesty!"
Although she did not value her position in the harem, she was happy at this moment.
Because she is no longer alone, she also has a daughter.
When choosing a consort for the second princess in the future, the daughter of a concubine and the daughter of a imperial concubine will naturally be different.
The higher her position, the better the second princess' future marriage will be!
Yu Mei's face was filled with joy as she helped Xue Fei up from the ground.
No one could have imagined that such a big happy event would suddenly happen in the Yanxi Palace!
Even Concubine Xue thought that she was no longer able to bear children and could not be promoted by giving birth to an imperial heir. She would have to at least wait until the second princess got married before she could be promoted to the position of consort.
I never thought that this day would come so soon...
Concubine Xue had served the emperor for many years and didn't believe that the man had suddenly thought of her and promoted her.
She gestured to Yu Mei to stuff a heavy purse into Li Changde's hand, and asked calmly, "Eunuch Li, why did His Majesty suddenly issue this imperial decree?"
This is no secret and there is nothing to hide.
Li Changde accepted the purse and said with a smile, "Replying to Empress Xuefei, Empress Xianfei saw that Your Majesty was promoted to Empress Dunpin, and specifically mentioned that you have served Your Majesty for many years and raised the Second Princess personally."
"His Majesty is grateful for your hard work, so he issued this decree."
"I am here to congratulate Queen Xuefei!"
There was a gleam of understanding in Xue Fei's eyes, and she asked Yu Mei to reward the eunuch who came with Li Changde to convey the imperial edict.
Everyone had a happy look on their face and kept saying auspicious words.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Changde said, "I still have to go back and report. If Empress Xuefei has no other instructions, I will take my leave first."
Concubine Xue nodded slightly: "Eunuch Li, take care."
After the imperial attendants left, everyone in the Yanxi Palace gathered around and bowed to Concubine Xue, saying with great joy, "Congratulations to Concubine Xue! Congratulations to Concubine Xue!"
The palace maids who can stay in the Yanx Palace for a long time to serve have similar personalities to Concubine Xue. They don't like to fight for things and just do their own job well every day.
They understood the Empress's character and never thought of asking her to compete for favor and rise to prominence with the palace maids in the Yanx Palace.
Unexpectedly, a pie really fell from the sky, and their queen was promoted to a concubine!
Xue Fei showed a rare faint smile on her face and said calmly, "Everyone, get up."
"Yu Mei, all the palace maids in Yanxi Palace will be given three months' salary so that everyone can share in the joy."
Yu Mei smiled and bowed: "Yes."
The others were all smiles, spouting auspicious words one after another as if they were free.
Because the second princess was weak, the imperial physician had advised that it would be best for her to have little contact with the outside world before she turned one year old.
Xue Fei washed her hands, changed into new clothes, and then picked her up from the cradle.
The second princess was born on July 5th in the second year of Jingtai, and it has been more than seven months now.
Although her figure looks smaller than a normal baby of this month, her face is rosy and she seems to be in good spirits.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was well taken care of in the Yanxi Palace.
Concubine Xue touched the slightly wet diaper, asked Yu Mei to bring a clean one, and skillfully changed it for the second princess.
This was originally a job for palace servants.
But regarding everything concerning the Second Princess, except for her inability to breastfeed, Concubine Xue did everything herself, and everyone had become accustomed to it.
After packing everything up, Concubine Xue held the second princess in her arms and coaxed her gently.
The second princess stretched out her little hand, grabbed her fingers, and a smile appeared on her delicate little face.
Concubine Xue was pleasantly surprised and said, "Yu Mei, look, Nannan is smiling at me again!"
Nannan was the nickname she gave to the second princess.
Only things related to the Second Princess could make the naturally cold and aloof Concubine Xue so excited.
Yu Mei came over to take a look and said with a smile: "When our second princess grows up, she will definitely be a beauty!"
The wet nurse said, "Although the second princess is young, she knows who is the best person for her. Empress Xuefei loves the second princess so much, the second princess will definitely smile when she sees her."
Princess Xue hugged the second princess, and her heart was about to melt: "My dear, my dear..."
After coaxing her for a while, the second princess fell asleep, and Concubine Xue put her in the cradle.
Yu Mei said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have not yet determined the date for your ceremony to be crowned as a consort, but we should start preparing for it."
Concubine Xue nodded slightly: "You do the work, I am at ease, I will leave these matters to you."
Yu Mei nodded: "Yes!"
Concubine Xue knew very well that she was able to be promoted to a concubine so quickly because of Concubine Xian's blessing.
Of course, she also understood that there is no free lunch in the world. She owed Concubine Xian such a big favor, and if Concubine Xian encountered danger in the future, she would definitely help her within her ability.
As a result, their relationship became closer than before.
Although she had never thought of forming cliques in the harem, after this incident, perhaps in the eyes of many people, she and Concubine Xian were already in the same party.
This is what it's like to be in the harem and have no control over your own affairs.
She didn't fight or compete in the past because she was alone. Now that she has a second princess, she must make plans for her.
Concubine Xue originally wanted the Second Princess and the Fourth Prince to be on good terms, so she didn't mind this.
She looked at Yu Mei and ordered, "Prepare a gift. Tomorrow, I will visit Zhongcui Palace."
"The servant understands."
The next day.
After lunch, Concubine Xue sat on a sedan chair and went to Zhongcui Palace.
All the palace servants they met along the way stopped and saluted respectfully.
When they were halfway there, Concubine Xue's procession encountered a beautiful lady surrounded by palace servants.
When they saw her, they immediately stopped laughing and saluted in unison.