Your Majesty, please do not disturb, the empress only wants to engage in business

Chen Meiren has always considered herself to be less discerning than Yao Jinse in choosing things. She is straightforward and honest, and even though she has been immersed in the inner quarters of the palace for so many years, she has only grown her body and not her brain.

But being simple-minded has its advantages. This straightforward and frank personality makes Chen Meiren's occasional quick-witted remarks quite amusing.

Although the Emperor didn't particularly like Chen Zhiluo's appearance and figure, he didn't dislike her either. Although he didn't show her much favor, there was still some affection between them.

As for the other women in the harem, naturally very few would make an enemy of Consort Chen.

Everyone here is a clever and shrewd person, so there's no need to argue with someone who's straightforward. Yao Jinse, watching from the side, also felt that Consort Chen had quite a bit of wisdom for surviving in the harem.

She poses no threat to anyone and never takes sides. Even those who are on good terms with her know her personality and won't criticize her. And there are almost no people who are not on good terms with her. You could say that she is someone who is born invincible.

"Your idea is really ingenious. If it were me, I wouldn't have been able to come up with it even if I racked my brains ten times. In that case, it's settled. I'll go back and pick out some things first. I'll have to make some myself. We can each take half, so we'll definitely have enough time."

After taking the assigned items, Consort Chen chatted with Yao Jinse for a while before leaving. It was naturally possible to produce these items before Consort Zhao's birthday. She was not a worrier, so Yao Jinse, who was capable of taking care of things, would naturally handle them for her.

"Sometimes I think, with Consort Chen's personality, she is indeed destined to enjoy a life of happiness, being carefree every day and having nothing to worry about. It's quite rare in this palace."

Watching Chen Zhiluo's figure disappear behind the screen wall at the palace gate, Yao Jinse felt a pang of emotion. After drinking half a cup of tea and tending to the flowers and plants in the courtyard for a while, trimming some weeds, Yao Jinse finally put down the shears and said:

"On the contrary, I was born with a life of toil."

Once you're in heaven, you're destined to be careful with your words and actions for the rest of your life.

In order to avoid being gossiped about or harmed by others, one must consider the pros and cons before doing anything, and be so cautious that one cannot even speak carelessly in one's sleep.

This led those who lived in the palace to increasingly prefer bright and cheerful personalities.

Bai Tao, standing behind Yao Jinse, nodded repeatedly upon hearing this: "Please don't say that, Your Highness. You are destined to enjoy a life of happiness."

Since Your Highness feels a connection with Consort Chen, why not visit her more often? If you ask me, Your Highness should try to relax. It's still quite hot. Would you like to take a nap or go see the Princess? The wet nurse already told us that the Princess is asleep, so going now won't disturb her.”

“I’m not really sleepy today, so I won’t sleep. Have Bai Shuang tell the wet nurse not to let Dongyang sleep too long. Wake the princess up around the appointed time and bring her to the main hall to play.”

Although children need more sleep, if they sleep too much during the day, they will cry at night, which is not good for their physical development. As for Yao Jinse herself, she had things to do. "Although this thing has been decided, we still need to draw up the design as soon as possible and have the craftsmen make it together with the box. This thing is exquisite, and I estimate that it will take a lot of time to make. We can't delay."

She had barely finished speaking and was about to step into the house when another commotion came from outside. The eunuch's loud voice came from afar: "His Majesty has arrived."

Why is Xie Yun'an here at this time? Doesn't he need to take a nap?
The sudden visit of a man she barely saw twice a month, especially at such an inconvenient time, left Yao Jinse completely bewildered. However, despite her confusion, she couldn't break the rules.

While kneeling and bowing, Yao Jinse calculated the time and realized that the Emperor's afternoon nap had already passed. Because of the special nature of today's lunch, she and Consort Chen had taken a little longer to eat, and it also took them a while to choose a gift. Now it was almost late afternoon, and if Xie Yun'an was still sleeping at this time, the eunuchs serving him would probably have already summoned the imperial physician.

As soon as the thought flashed through Yao Jinse's mind, the bright yellow figure strode over. The entire Yuxiu Palace was filled with kneeling figures. Xie Yun'an passed by a group of people, completely ignoring them, and walked directly to Yao Jinse's side, casually calling out for her to rise.

Then he lay down on the recliner next to Yao Jinse.

Yao Jinse, who had regained her footing, was speechless.

Okay, she can understand.

Xie Yun'an is a very emotional person. Because he had been suppressed by the old emperor for a long time, and after he was overthrown and made his own way like his mother, Empress Dowager Xu, he developed many more soft-hearted and nostalgic traits. And the way Xie Yun'an looks now, he probably has some troubles on his mind again.

Xie Yun'an usually doesn't think about Yuxiu Palace. The few times he's come here, it's either because he has some worries or because Consort Rong has pushed him here.

This has likely created a stereotype that although his Lady Lin is not particularly beautiful, she is gentle, understanding, and capable of giving advice.

With this impression in mind, when he encountered any troubles, the first person he would naturally think of was Yao Jinse.

However, Yao Jinse did not feel happy.

The things that could trouble Xie Yun'an were either matters concerning the previous dynasty or troublesome issues within the harem that were difficult to handle.

The women in the inner palace are not allowed to interfere in politics, so Xie Yun'an would not take the initiative to bring up the affairs of the previous dynasty with Yao Jinse. Yao Jinse knew that her own family's favor was not at that level, so the only people and things that could make Xie Yun'an worry were the Empress, the Imperial Concubine, and the Empress Dowager.

She is now officially Consort Rong's person, so this matter probably has nothing to do with Consort Rong. It should be a problem on the side of the Empress or the Empress Dowager.

This isn't hard to figure out. With a little thought, one can figure it out. Although the current situation in the harem is quite different from what Yao Jinse knew, some people's personalities remain the same, and their desires are unlikely to change much.

Sure enough, after sending everyone away and leaving only Yao Jinse to serve him, Xie Yun'an raised the very question about this matter.

Actually, this matter wasn't that important. It was only natural for the Empress Dowager to want some power to manage the trivial matters of the inner palace. The problem was that there was nothing wrong with the Empress managing the palace affairs, and it was the Empress Dowager who had given these things away in the first place. Now she wanted to take them back—although not all of them, it was still not reasonable on the surface.

If the Empress wanted to release him, that would be fine, but she didn't want to. Over lunch, she used the excuse of not daring to act on her own to pass the problem to Xie Yun'an.

This led to Xie Yun'an's visit to Yuxiu Palace after his afternoon nap. (End of Chapter)