Under the Empress Dowager, all members will be King

Chapter 86 The Empress Dowager Returns to the Palace
A group of three people left the Sanshengyuan, turned around and got into the carriage.

The emperor rode his horse first, and there were guards clearing the way along the way. When entering the city, there was quite a commotion. Many civilians gathered to watch the excitement. The emperor took the initiative to return to the carriage and sit down in order not to cause congestion.

After three years, Gu Yinwei finally returned to the palace after a long absence.

The emperor personally led the way, and talked eloquently: "The Palace of Compassion and Ning has already been repaired, and the empress can live in peace of mind."

"I'm sorry for your trouble, the Emperor."

"A son should do all these things."

Concubine Zhen asked, "Where does this palace live?"

"Changning Palace has a completely new look, I believe Concubine Zhen will definitely like it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I don't like extravagance. The late emperor often said that success comes from frugality and failure comes from extravagance."

The emperor bent over, looking very educated.

"The newcomers are about to enter the palace. Let the Changning Palace be for the newcomers to live in. I will live in the side hall of the Compassionate Palace."

Gu Yingxia said: "I also live in the side hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace. There are many mosquitoes in the Hefeng Hall in summer, and I am most afraid of mosquitoes."

Concubine Xian smiled and said, "It's not that you're afraid of mosquitoes, you simply can't sleep without the empress dowager."

"It's better for the two of you to live in the side hall, so as not to save the newcomers from going back and forth." Gu Yin gave Gu Yingxia a slight push, "Let's choose a house."

Concubine Zhen ran away first, "The west side hall is for me to live in."

"Why should I let you?" Gu Yingxia refused to be outdone.

Gu Yinwei strolled in the courtyard with the emperor.

"Aijia heard from Shuangxi that you often study late into the night, and you still don't forget to practice swordsmanship in the cold winter months. Every time it is rainy, your legs hurt unbearably."

"Lie down today, Aijia will give you the needle."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

"National affairs are important, but your body and bones are equally important. Fame is like floating clouds. The Ai family does not want you to sacrifice your health for a good name."

"The son is taught."

The emperor was lying on the wooden window, Gu Yinwei brought him a cup of hot tea, the tea was lightly fragrant, taking a sip made one feel refreshed, the back was no longer sore, and the eyes were no longer dry.

Seeing this, Chu Chu explained the origin of this tea with satisfaction: "Your Majesty likes to drink truffle tea, so I will send it to Your Majesty tomorrow by my servants. The recipe of truffle tea is hard-won. It was given by a wandering Taoist priest on the sea."

"Taoists say that regular drinking can keep you young forever and prolong your life."

Gu Yinwei joked: "Don't talk nonsense, there is no tea in the world that can prolong life, and there is no sea that can keep youth forever."

Zhu Beifeng fell into deep thought, the authenticity of Fenglu tea will not be investigated for now, but the taste is very good.

Gu Yin applied the needles slightly, but Zhu Beifeng didn't feel any pain at all. With just a cup of tea, his legs were no longer sore, and he walked steadily and powerfully.

Chu Chu personally packed a bag of tea and handed it to Shuangxi, who quickly thanked, "Thank you, Aunt Chu Chu."

"The tea leaves are picked by the empress herself, and also fried by the empress herself, if you want some, please thank our empress.

Shuangxi thanked her again and again, and walked out slowly with the tea leaves.

After the emperor left the Compassionate Ning Palace, he didn't say where he was going, and walked aimlessly.

"Double Happiness, can someone send something to Xiaoyao Wang's fief?"

"Return to Your Majesty, no."

"What about the letters?"

"nor."

"Forget it, take the tea and go back to the imperial study."

After the emperor left, Gu Yingxia came to talk to her.

"Queen Mother, the new concubines who will enter the palace tomorrow will come to greet us, what gift will I give them then?"

"It's nothing more than jewelry, clothes, decorations, etc. You can look at it yourself."

Gu Yingxia pondered over Gu Yinwei's words carefully, and looked at it, there were a lot of ornaments in her warehouse, some ugly and useless, she took this opportunity to tidy them up and give them to the younger generation.

Zhu Beifeng did not establish a queen, nor did he establish a noble concubine, there were four people above the rank, and the others were all below the rank of concubine.

In the evening of the next day, the concubines finished packing up their residences and came to pay their respects at dusk.

Concubine Chen is the daughter-in-law of the Great General Protecting the Nation. She maintains her noble status and walks ahead of everyone with her waist twisted.

The decoration of the Palace of Compassion and Peace is elegant, the two concubines and concubines look very kind, besides, the empress dowager is not the emperor's own, concubine Chen is just putting on a show, respectful on the surface, but a little neglected in her heart.

"The concubine, Chen Minjun, has seen the queen mother and the two concubines."

"Good boy, take a look."

Before the Empress Dowager could speak, Concubine Xian hurriedly ordered someone to bring up a bogus shelf. The shelf was made of high-quality golden nanmu, with excellent workmanship, and it was hard to find on the black market.

Chen Minjun only saw him in his grandfather's study when he was young, and Concubine Xian was as generous as the rumors said.

"Thank you, Concubine Xian."

Gu Yingxia gently raised her hand: "Concubine Chen, please stand up."

It can be considered as a gift, the Bogu rack really takes up too much space, and many of her treasures have accumulated dust in order to put this rack.

Fade Chen got the bogu stand, stepped back to his seat with confident steps, and glanced at the other concubines proudly.

Qi Yu'er stepped forward to salute: "Auspicious for the concubine, and for the two concubines."

Gu Yingxia's eyes lit up, and another one came, presenting her with a statue of Avalokitesvara.

"Concubine Qi, come forward, I will give you a meeting gift."

Concubine Zhen gave Concubine Qi a set of enamel tableware, Concubine Qi was overjoyed, "Thank you, Concubine Zhen."

"After all, you should call me aunt. From now on, you will often come to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to accompany me to talk."

"Yes, Empress Dowager."

The Avalokitesvara statue in Gu Yingxia's hand could not be sent out, she was very anxious.

Xi Jiaorong stepped forward to salute: "All blessings to the Empress Dowager, and best wishes to the two concubines."

"Come, I will send you a statue of Guanyin." Gu Yingxia beckoned.

Xi Jiaorong stepped forward to take it with a smile, "Thank you, Concubine Xian."

Gu Yinwei saw a cloud of black air coming out of Xixi's Jiaorong's head, and felt that something bad would happen if she took it off, so she gave her a pouch with blessings and told her to wear it close to her body.

"My concubine, I would like to thank the Queen Mother for the reward."

Others also received different rewards, Wei Weixi Jiaorong got two gifts alone.

Chen Minjun was not fair, and so was Sun Shurong.

The two stared at Xi Jiaorong with hatred, Mei Qingqing didn't want to stay in the crowd and stage a false sisterhood with them, so she got up and left first.

"I still have something to do, so I will leave first."

Qi Yu'er didn't have enough for lunch, so she also took leave: "It's getting dark, I'm going back to my bedroom, everyone, please excuse me."

Everyone else found an excuse to leave, only Xi Jiaorong was standing in the octagonal hall, Concubine Chen and Sun Shurong were talking to her one after another.

"Concubine Xi, have you ever talked about camellia under the moon?"

"I've seen camellias after the rain. There are raindrops hanging on the camellias. They are so bright and beautiful."

Sun Shurong and Chen Minjun didn't expect her to be so simple. Ask one question, she will answer ten sentences, and she will not be defensive towards people who are not familiar with Bu.

"Concubine Xi, let's go see Camellia together."

"It's dark, I can't see the road clearly, I'm worried about falling."

"Bengong and Sun Shurong will accompany you, let's go."

The two harboring evil intentions walked further and further away with Xi Jiaorong, Xi Jiaorong gradually realized that something was wrong.

"Sister Concubine Chen, did you go the wrong way? To go to the Royal Garden is not to the east."

"There are many small roads in the harem. Let's go through the small roads, which can save a lot of time."

Xi Jiaorong is dubious.

Sun Shurong ordered: "The patrolling guards will come out later, and it may be inconvenient to follow the maids behind. The maids will wait here, and the three of us will come out after we finish watching the camellia."

(End of this chapter)