(Moyuan Literature Network) For more, please log in to Moyuan Literature Network's only website, mobile login: , welcome your visit The palace servants who served the emperor were all scared and knelt down, Yao Fusheng trembled forward, squatted on the ground and picked up the pen: "Back to the Emperor, it is Ning Ji Xiao Zhu..."
"What's she making such a fuss about!" Touba Hong shouted in anger.
Yao Fu Sheng felt that his face must have turned white with fear. He didn't know what was going on, but the emperor's mood today was like he had seen a ghost... turbulent and stormy. Was it because of the Left Chancellor?
That's not right! The Left Chancellor was in a mess half a month ago, but after the birth of the Fifth Prince, he has been much more subdued. These past few days' morning court sessions have been quite calm. And as for the drought in Shaanxi and the Xiongnu rebellion... it doesn't seem too severe either. Besides, no matter how many worries there are, isn't there still the precious Fifth Prince? Every time the Emperor sees the Fifth Prince, he is always overjoyed.
This time it doesn't seem quite right...
In the imperial court, serving the emperor was different from elsewhere. Yao Fu Sheng's most important task every day was to guess the emperor's mind, and he couldn't let the emperor see that he was guessing something. At this moment, all the palace people were trembling with fear. Yao Fu Sheng licked his dry lips and carefully approached the emperor, holding out a vermilion pen: "Your humble servant will persuade Ning Ji back..."
The emperor was enraged, and Yao Fu Sheng did not dare to speak casually, but he could not do nothing, watching his master get angry.
However, Emperor Taizong of Northern Wei's heart was not as simple as he thought. The emperor threw the vermilion brush again and scolded: "One by one is so careless! What did Lady Ren come to see me for?"
"It's... it's because of Concubine Hui..." Yao Fu Sheng was at a loss for words, and his speech was not smooth: "Young Master Ren spoke incorrectly in front of Concubine Hui, saying that Concubine Hui was of humble origin and not worthy of giving birth to children for the imperial family. Concubine Hui said she had spoken evil words and ordered the palace maid by her side to beat Young Master Ren. Young Master Ren harbored resentment and came to request an audience with Your Majesty..."
This was told to him by one of Lin Wan's palace attendants.
"Did Ren say that?" Tuoba Hong's face turned somewhat ferocious: "She actually dared to insult the imperial heir?"
"This... the slave didn't know, but heard from the person reporting to Concubine Hui that Master Ren was just muttering to himself at the time, speaking in a low voice that couldn't be clearly heard. But Concubine Hui happened to hear it..." Yao Fu Sheng dared not conceal nor dare to be partial, and told the truth about what had happened, one sentence at a time.
Taizong swept the memorials off his desk: "Since it's a low voice, there's no need to be polite. In my opinion, this Ren Shi must not have said anything good! It's also possible that she scolded Hui Bin for being unworthy of giving birth to children! She spoke ill words, but she didn't even know what wrongs she had done, and came to me seeking justice! This is simply a joke!"
Yao Fu Sheng did not dare speak, his voice trembling with fear.
Tuoba Hong's anger grew, and he waved his hand: "Pass the edict, Ning Ji Ren Shi is demoted to Guiren! Let her roll back, if she dares to come to Jianzhang Palace again, continue to demote her rank!"
***
Soon, Ren Ningji offended the emperor and was demoted to a noblewoman, news of which spread again, shocking all the palace concubines.
Lin Yuen, who was chatting idly in the Ziyuan Huagong Palace, also heard it and was shocked on the spot, dropping a pastry.
Qī Róng Huá stretched out his hand to pick it up, saying with great regret: "This is actually fried with butter...". He looked at Lín Yuàn and said: "How did Concubine Huì become like this? Wasn't the downfall of the Hé family something that Your Ladyship had anticipated and contributed to?"
Qī Róng Huá had known for a long time that Lín Yuàn was not a simple character. This time, everyone stretched their necks to see Lín Yuàn and the new concubine confront each other, Qī Róng Huá just curled her lip, thinking that Rén Níng Jī was too arrogant. But what she didn't expect was that because of this small dispute, Rén Níng Jī was actually demoted to a noblewoman.
It's just a small matter, why such severe punishment? The emperor has always been biased towards the six new concubines, but this time he didn't consider their feelings at all!
Zi Ronghua thought Lin Yuan was just messing around in there. Now looking at Lin Yuan, she is even more confused and ignorant than her.
It's strange, how did Ren's matter end up with such a result?
Lin Yan stood up. Qi Ronghua pulled her and said, "So soon to leave? Ren Shi was demoted, Princess Hui should be happy instead. Come, the Kunqu singer we invited will arrive soon, if Princess Hui leaves, I'll be listening alone?"
Lin Wan didn't have the heart to play with her anymore. She forced a smile and said to Qi Ronghua, "Cheng Yu, your days are happy, no matter what happens in this palace, it won't affect you. But I'm different. I'm leaving."
Zi Chengyu reluctantly sent her out the door and said as they parted: "Come back tomorrow to play again!"
Lin Wan returned to the Hongyan Building and immediately called a eunuch named De Cai, asking him: "What happened to the Emperor today? Why was Ren suddenly demoted?"
There were many attendants around Lin Yu, and before she gave birth, they all had to condescend to serve her in the small Hongyan Building. Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei treated Lin Yu with great favor, but there was one drawback: there were too many outsiders around him, making it inconvenient for him to do things.
But one good thing is being able to get in touch with the emperor more quickly.
De Cai is a second-class eunuch in the imperial court, considered to be quite favored. It's common for concubines to ask him about the emperor's situation on ordinary days, so Lin Yu asking isn't unusual.
His master was the emperor, not Lin Wan. But since he came to Hongyan Building, he found that Queen Hui was a good master - one would never bully her subordinates, and two was generous with rewards, giving more money than other masters.
Lin Wan asked this, and casually picked up a jade pendant from the jewelry box to reward De Cai. De Cai happily accepted: "Replying to Your Majesty, I heard that it was because Ren Xiao Zhu angered the Emperor that he was demoted."
"Is that so?" Lin Wan's eyebrows furrowed slightly. She had framed Ren Shi, saying she insulted her for being unworthy of giving birth to the imperial family. Given Tuoba Hong's temperament, it was likely he suspected something, but not necessarily believed it. Even if Tuoba Hong truly believed it, this matter wasn't that big of a deal, and he would also have to consider Ren Shi's noble background and the implications at court. Most likely, he would only confine her as punishment.
But Tuoba Hong was ruthless and suddenly demoted her to Guiren. Jiang Shi, who had a dispute with Lin Yuan a year ago, was also directly demoted to Guiren by Hui Ji, but the main reason was that his father was corrupt in office and was not tolerated by the emperor, which led to such severe punishment.
Furthermore, compared with Jiang who is no longer young and has an ordinary appearance, Ren is a beautiful woman as lovely as a flower.
After a moment of silence, Lin Wan ordered in a low voice: "Prepare the carriage, let's go to Chang Le Palace."
In Lin Wan's heart, Ren Shi had never been a concern, nor was she worth worrying about. What she really cared about was Tuoba Hong.
She already felt that something was off about this emperor.
What's going on? Ren Shi offended the emperor, that's for sure, but I'm afraid Emperor Tuoba Hong was just momentarily angry, and Ren Shi happened to pick the worst timing to ask for an audience with the emperor, only to be met with a hail of bullets and vented his anger. The one who really angered Emperor Tuoba Hong wouldn't have been Ren Shi.
At the moment, even Lin Wan, who had always been favored, did not dare to go to Jianzhang Palace to inquire about the news. She thought for a while and decided to go to Changle Palace first to test the waters.
***
When Lin Wan arrived at Chang Le Palace, the Empress Dowager was not there. Zhen Ning told her that the Empress Dowager had gone to Da Jue Temple to burn incense.
Lin Wan felt uneasy in her heart and turned around wanting to leave, but ran into Wang Shu Rong and Shan Yu Emperor's two daughters in the front courtyard's side hall.
Wang Shurong was sitting and knitting, while Shan Yu sat beside her learning. Lin Yuan walked forward, looking at Wang Shurong's fingers that were not particularly slender or beautiful as they flew up and down, and smiled faintly: "It turns out that Princess Shu is not only good at brewing flower dew, but also so skilled at knitting."
Wang Shurong lowered her head and worked hastily, her tone calm: "It's just a pastime to pass the time, coincidentally, the empress dowager's new summer clothes need some beautiful accessories, I have nothing better to do, so I'll make some for the empress dowager myself." As she spoke, she looked up at Lin Yuan steadily: "I'm not clever or skilled, no matter what I do, if I've been doing it for many years like a fool, even an idiot can do it perfectly and exquisitely."
"Shu Rong said so." Lin Yan said softly, looking at Fan Yu beside her, who was learning very seriously.
"When I learn it, I'll make a pair for Princess Hui and the young prince later." Fan Yu smiled at her.
"So I'll thank you first, Princess." Lin said this and didn't stay much longer. After bidding farewell to Wang Shu Rong, she turned around and left.
No matter what happened in the palace, Wang Shurong was always the best at taking care of herself. Lin Wan knew this, but she couldn't do it like Wang Shurong did.
She was too greedy, she wanted more than Wang Shu-rong. At this time of impending doom, she also wanted to seek refuge in the Chang Le Palace of the Empress Dowager, but she couldn't.
She still has many things to do.
"The Empress Dowager has gone to burn incense, the Emperor will see no one." Lin Yu sat in the pavilion in front of the Huayang Palace gate, muttering to herself.
It seems that the Empress Dowager is no longer of use this time.
"Where's Jingfei?! What is she doing?!" Lin Yuan asked the person beside her with some annoyance.
De Cai had been sent to the Shang Gong Bureau by Lin Yuan early, and it was Xiao Chengzi who replied: "The Empress Dowager has summoned Zhao Shuyuan and Tian Bin, two concubines, to check the accounts in the Hehuan Hall." Smiling again, he said: "Next month's monthly allowance will be issued. The Empress Dowager is generous to the concubines and even sent someone to ask which tributes they prefer, from the Western Regions or Xia Guo. The Bi Luo Chun tea from Jiangnan will arrive soon, and according to the Empress Dowager's intention, each palace above the rank of Bin will receive five taels. The Empress Dowager also said that if you like it, Concubine Hui, you can go to the Hehuan Hall and mention it, and the Empress Dowager will give you an additional five taels..."
Lin Wan listened, her face not showing a smile: "She is indeed calm as water and still as a mountain." The emperor's abnormality might not be felt by ordinary concubines, who would think it was just due to some trouble in the imperial court. But someone like Jing Fei was naturally different.
Although she knew something was off, she continued to live her life as usual... and even took care of the harem affairs more diligently than before. "No matter what happens, Jing Fei's attitude is always correct." Lin Yuan's voice was low and calm: "The emperor sees that she is diligent and hardworking, and the people in the harem all praise her for being generous and capable. Although she may not be as outstanding as Empress Xiao in managing palace affairs, she has not caused any trouble either. In the emperor's eyes, she is a competent and trustworthy person.
More please log in Mo Yuan literary network the only address on the whole network, mobile phone login: , welcome your visit (Mo Yuan literary network) More please log in Mo Yuan literary network the only address on the whole network, mobile phone login: , welcome your visit The palace servants who were serving the emperor all knelt down in fear, Yao Fu Sheng trembled and went forward, squatting on the ground to pick up the pen: "Your Majesty, it is Ning Ji Xiao Zhu..."
"What's she making such a fuss about!" Touba Hong shouted in anger.
Yao Fu Sheng felt that his face must have turned white with fear. He didn't know what was going on, but the Emperor's mood today was like he had seen a ghost... turbulent and stormy. Was it because of the Left Chancellor?
That's not right! The Left Chancellor was in a mess half a month ago, but after the birth of the Fifth Prince, he has been much more subdued. These past few days' morning court sessions have been quite calm. And as for the drought in Shaanxi and the Xiongnu rebellion... it doesn't seem too severe either. Besides, no matter how many worries there are, isn't there still the precious Fifth Prince? Every time the Emperor sees the Fifth Prince, he is overjoyed.
This time it doesn't seem quite right...
In the imperial court, serving the emperor was different from elsewhere. Yao Fu Sheng's most important task every day was to guess the emperor's mind, and he couldn't let the emperor see that he was guessing something. At this moment, all the palace people were trembling with fear. Yao Fu Sheng licked his dry lips and carefully approached the emperor, holding out a vermilion pen: "Your humble servant will persuade Ning Ji back..."
The emperor was enraged, and Yao Fu Sheng did not dare to speak casually, but he could not do nothing, watching his master get angry.
However, Emperor Taizong of Northern Wei's heart was not as simple as he thought. The emperor threw the vermilion brush again and scolded: "One by one is so careless! What did Lady Ren come to see me for?"
"It's... it's because of Concubine Hui... " Yao Fu Sheng was at a loss for words, and his speech was not smooth: "Young Master Ren spoke incorrectly in front of Concubine Hui, saying that Concubine Hui was of humble origin and not worthy of giving birth to children for the imperial family. Concubine Hui said she had spoken evil words and ordered the palace maid by her side to beat Young Master Ren. Young Master Ren harbored resentment and came to request an audience with Your Majesty..."
This was told to him by one of Lin Wan's palace attendants.
"Did Ren say that?" Tuoba Hong's face turned somewhat ferocious: "She actually dared to insult the imperial heir?"
"This... the slave didn't know, but heard from the person reporting to Concubine Hui that Master Ren was just muttering to himself at the time, speaking in a low voice that couldn't be clearly heard. But Concubine Hui happened to hear it..." Yao Fusheng dared not conceal nor dare to be partial, and told the truth about what had happened, one sentence at a time.
Taizong swept the memorials off the table with a wave of his hand: "Since it's just muttering to oneself, without any restraint, in my opinion this Ren Shi must not have said anything good! It's also possible that she scolded Hui Bin for being unworthy of giving birth to sons and daughters! She spoke ill words, but what's more, she did wrong things without knowing herself, and came to me to ask for justice! It's simply a joke!"
Yao Fu Sheng did not dare to speak, and remained silent.
Tuoba Hong's anger grew, and he waved his hand: "Pass the edict, Ning Ji Ren Shi is demoted to Guiren! Let her roll back, if she dares to come to Jianzhang Palace again, continue to demote her rank!"
***
Soon, Ren Ningji offended the emperor and was demoted to a noblewoman, causing great shock among the palace concubines.
Lin Yuen, who was chatting with Qi Ronghua in the palace, also dropped a pastry in shock upon hearing this.
Qī Róng Huá stretched out his hand to pick it up, saying with great regret: "This is actually fried with butter...". He looked at Lín Yuàn and said: "How did Concubine Huì become like this? Wasn't the downfall of the Hé family something that Your Ladyship had anticipated and contributed to?"
Qī Róng Huá had known for a long time that Lín Yuàn was not a simple character. This time, everyone stretched their necks to see Lín Yuàn and the new concubine confront each other, Qī Róng Huá just curled her lip, thinking that Rén Níng Jī was too arrogant. But what she didn't expect was that because of this small dispute, Rén Níng Jī was actually demoted to a noblewoman.
It's just a small matter, why such severe punishment? The emperor has always been biased towards the six new concubines, but this time he didn't consider their feelings at all!
Zi Ronghua thought Lin Yuan was just messing around in there. Now looking at Lin Yuan, she is even more confused and ignorant than her.
It's strange, how did Ren's matter end up with such a result?
Lin Yan stood up. Qi Ronghua pulled her and said, "So soon to leave? Ren Shi was demoted, Princess Hui should be happy instead. Come, the Kunqu singer we invited will arrive soon, if Princess Hui leaves, I'll be listening alone?"
Lin Wan didn't have the heart to play with her anymore. She forced a smile and said to Qi Ronghua, "Cheng Yu, your days are happy, no matter what happens in this palace, it won't affect you. But I'm different. I'm leaving."
Zi Chengyu reluctantly sent her out the door and said as they parted: "Come back tomorrow to play again!"
Lin Wan returned to the Hongyan Building and immediately called a eunuch named De Cai, asking him: "What happened to the Emperor today? Why was Ren suddenly demoted?"
There were many attendants around Lin Wan, and before she gave birth, they all had to condescend to serve her in the small Hongyan Building. Emperor Taizong of Northern Wei treated Lin Wan with great favor, but there was one drawback: there were too many outsiders around him, making it inconvenient for him to do things.
But one good thing is being able to get in touch with the emperor more quickly.
De Cai is a second-class eunuch in the imperial court, considered to be quite favored. It's common for concubines to ask him about the emperor's situation on ordinary days, so Lin Yu asking isn't unusual.
His master was the emperor, not Lin Wan. But since he came to Hongyan Building, he found that Queen Hui was a good master - one would never bully her subordinates, and two was generous with rewards, giving more money than other masters.
Lin Wan asked this, and casually picked up a jade pendant from the jewelry box to reward De Cai. De Cai happily accepted: "Replying to Your Majesty, I heard that it was because Ren Xiao Zhu angered the Emperor that he was demoted."
"Is that so?" Lin Wan's eyebrows furrowed slightly. She had framed Ren Shi, saying she insulted her for being unworthy of giving birth to the imperial family. Given Tuoba Hong's temperament, it was likely he would suspect something, but not necessarily believe it. Even if Tuoba Hong truly believed it, this matter wasn't that big of a deal, and he would also have to consider Ren Shi's influential family background and the implications at court. Most likely, he would only confine her as punishment.
But Tuoba Hong was ruthless and suddenly demoted her to Guiren. Jiang Shi, who had a dispute with Lin Yuan a year ago, was also directly demoted to Guiren by Empress He, but the main reason was that his father was corrupt in office and was not tolerated by the emperor, which led to such severe punishment.
Furthermore, compared with Jiang who is no longer young and has an ordinary appearance, Ren is a beautiful woman as lovely as a flower.
After a moment of silence, Lin Wan ordered in a low voice: "Prepare the carriage, we're going to Changle Palace."
In Lin Wan's heart, Ren Shi had never been a concern, nor was she worth worrying about. What she really cared about was Tuoba Hong.
She already felt that something was off about this emperor.
What's going on? Ren Shi offended the emperor, that's for sure, but I'm afraid Emperor Tuoba Hong was just momentarily angry, and Ren Shi happened to pick the worst timing to ask for an audience with the emperor, only to be met with a hail of bullets and vented his anger. The one who really angered Emperor Tuoba Hong wouldn't have been Ren Shi.
At the moment, even Lin Wan, who had always been favored, did not dare to go to Jianzhang Palace to inquire about the news. She thought for a while and decided to go to Changle Palace first to test the waters.
***
When Lin Wan arrived at Chang Le Palace, the Empress Dowager was not there. Zhen Ning told her that the Empress Dowager had gone to Da Jue Temple to burn incense.
Lin Wan felt uneasy in her heart and turned around wanting to leave, but ran into Wang Shu Rong and Shan Yu Emperor's two daughters in the front courtyard's side hall.
Wang Shurong was sitting and knitting, while Shan Yu sat beside her learning. Lin Yuan walked forward, looking at Wang Shurong's fingers that were not particularly slender or beautiful as they flew up and down, and smiled faintly: "It turns out that Princess Shu is not only good at brewing flower dew, but also so skilled at knitting."
Wang Shurong lowered her head and worked hastily, her tone calm: "It's just something to pass the time, anyway. The empress dowager's new summer clothes need a few nice accessories, so I'm making some for her in my free time." As she spoke, she looked up at Lin Yuan steadily: "I'm not clever or skilled, but no matter what I do, if I keep doing it year after year, even a fool can do it perfectly and exquisitely."
"Shu Rong said so." Lin Yuan said softly, looking at Fan Yu beside her, who was learning very seriously.
"When I've learned it, I'll make a pair for Consort Hui and the young prince later." Fan Yu smiled at her.
"So I'll thank you first, Princess." Lin said this and didn't stay much longer. After bidding farewell to Wang Shu Rong, she turned around and left.
No matter what happens in the palace, Wang Shurong is always the best at taking care of herself. Lin Wan knows this, but she can't do it like Wang Shurong does.
She was too greedy, she wanted more than Wang Shu-rong. At this time of impending doom, she also wanted to seek refuge in the Chang Le Palace of the Empress Dowager, but she couldn't.
She still has many things to do.
"The Empress Dowager has gone to burn incense, the Emperor will see no one." Lin Yu sat in the pavilion in front of the Huayang Palace gate, muttering to herself.
It seems that the Empress Dowager is no longer of use this time.
"Where's Jingfei?! What is she doing?!" Lin Wan asked the person beside her with some annoyance.
De Cai had been sent to the Shang Gong Bureau by Lin Yuan early, and it was Xiao Chengzi who replied: "The Empress Dowager has summoned Zhao Shuyuan and Tian Bin, two concubines, to check the accounts in the Hehuan Hall." Smiling again, he said: "Next month's monthly allowance will be issued. The Empress Dowager is generous to the concubines and even sent someone to ask which tributes they prefer, from the Western Regions or Xia Guo. The Bi Luo Chun tea from Jiangnan will arrive soon, and according to the Empress Dowager's intention, each palace above the rank of Bin will receive five taels. The Empress Dowager also said that if you like it, Concubine Hui, you can go to the Hehuan Hall and mention it, and the Empress Dowager will give you an additional five taels..."
Lin Wan listened, her face not showing a smile: "She is indeed calm as water and still as a mountain." The emperor's abnormality might not be felt by ordinary concubines, who would think it was just because of some trouble in the imperial court. But someone like Jing Fei was naturally different.
Although she knew something was off, she continued to live her life as usual... and even took care of the harem affairs more diligently than before. "No matter what happens, Jing Fei's attitude is always correct." Lin Yuan's voice was low and calm: "The emperor sees that she is diligent and hardworking, and the people in the harem all praise her for being generous and capable. Although she may not be as outstanding as Empress Xiao in managing palace affairs, she has never caused any trouble. In the emperor's eyes, she is a competent and trustworthy person.
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