In the bustling palace, A Ruo's voice echoed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.She accused the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of once giving crudely made sachets to Concubine Xian, and her words were full of dissatisfaction.She even showed off the plaque inscribed by the emperor himself and presented it to Ruyi, in order to ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs not to underestimate Yanxi Palace.These words happened to be heard by Su Lian, who was beside the queen, and then he reported it to the queen.
In the Queen's Palace, the imperial concubine came to visit. Seeing that the imperial concubine was afraid of the cold, she gave the imperial concubine her treasured black fox skin, placing high hopes on her to give birth to her first brother since the emperor ascended the throne.The imperial concubine burst into tears of gratitude and could not thank the queen enough for her generous gift.However, when the imperial concubine heard about Ruyi being awarded the plaque in the Queen's Palace, she felt dissatisfied and hurriedly left.
The emperor was enjoying pipa music. The imperial concubine was good at pipa, so she played a piece of music in front of the emperor. The emperor was fascinated by it.The imperial concubine took the opportunity to mention the plaque given to Yanxi Palace by the emperor, and begged the emperor to reward herself and the queen with a share.The emperor readily agreed, and then wrote eleven plaques with a splash of ink and sent them to each palace.
When turning over the cards, the emperor remembered Bai Ruiji, a pipa prostitute from Nanfu, and ordered her to be brought here.In the palace, identity and status are always unpredictable, so Bai Ruiji became Mei Yao and became the emperor's new favorite.
Hai Changzai accompanied Ruyi to chant sutras for his aunt, but Ruyi found that Hai Changzai's stove was not hot.After questioning, it was learned that Hai Changzai's charcoal fire had been seized by the imperial concubine, and his life was very difficult.The queen announced in front of the concubines that the emperor had newly appointed a Nanfu musician, Wei Mei, and asked everyone to make peace in the six palaces.
The imperial concubine learned that Haichang Zai had accompanied Concubine Xian in chanting sutras and praying for blessings, so she asked Haichang Zai to make some five-color prayer flags for her.Hai often worked until late at night in the cold winter, and there was no charcoal fire in her palace, making her life difficult.
Mei's promised promotion attracted the attention of the court, and all the concubines sent her gifts.Mei agreed to ask the emperor why the imperial concubine was more skillful, but the emperor liked to play the pipa himself.The skills that the emperor Chengmei agreed to have improved a lot after he requested them, and he also feels like a good teacher.
The next day, Mei agreed to come to pay her respects to the queen, and her dress attracted everyone's attention.The noble concubine saw that the clothes Mei promised to wear were from Jiangnan when she entered the palace. The concubine accused Mei promised of being too luxurious on the grounds that the queen advocated simplicity in the harem.However, Mei agreed because the emperor liked her to dress like this, so the queen could not say anything more.
Concubine Xian and Mei agreed to enjoy the snow together in the palace, and they met the concubine by chance in the garden.During the dispute, Mei agreed that the emperor favored her more simply because she was a few years younger, implying that the imperial concubine was old.The imperial concubine was furious and slapped her mouth with double happiness.At this time, the queen came to calm the dispute between the two parties, and ordered Ruyi to send Mei and promised to return to the palace.
In the palace, power and favor are always the focus of competition.Mei's promised promotion undoubtedly cast a pebble into the calm waters, causing ripples.And in this ripple, everyone is planning for their own status and future.