Chapter 29: Chapter 28 Consort Yun Lodges a Complaint 1
"Lady Xia! Just you wait and see!"
Consort Yun stord off in a fury!
Xia Ruqing also lost her interest and, with a heavy heart, instructed Xiao Xizi to clean up the ss on the ground before heading back to Zhaohua Pavilion.
Zi Yue looked sowhat worried.
"My lady, by angering Consort Yun, could it be that we will..."
"When have I ever angered her!" retorted Xia Ruqing with a pout.
She felt so wronged!
What had she done wrong? The flowers she had carefully picked had been smashed to the ground by soone!
Don’t even ntion that nonsense about ’taking a step back for a boundless future.’
In the palace, a step back is a cliff.
When others are already defecating and urinating on your head, and you’re still retreating, when will enough be enough?
"That may be true, but when all is said and done, we’re still the ones at a loss!"
"Even if Consort Yun can’t do anything to us for now, she will certainly not let the matter rest!"
Xia Ruqing wasn’t that worried, however.
The Emperor wasn’t feebleminded, and the Empress was in charge of the Harem. There was no way a Consort could have the final say over everything!
After thinking it over, she waved her hand dismissively.
"Forget it, forget it! I’m not going to think about it!"
Thinking too much was useless! At most, they’d make things difficult for her, but there wasn’t much they could do.
"I want to drink so lamb soup for lunch. I got all worked up; I might as well warm up my stomach!"
Zi Yue: "..."
Xiao Xizi: "..."
For their mistress to still have the appetite to eat at such a ti was quite a feat!
Seeing that it was no use to argue, both of them went about their own business.
The midday al was served, consisting of scallion pancakes, lamb soup, a stead bass, a charcoal-grilled pig’s trotter, and two kinds of vegetarian dishes.
It was a proper balance of at and vegetables.
However, Xia Ruqing was one who couldn’t be happy without at and was sowhat indifferent to vegetables.
She had her reasoning: I’m too thin; I need to fatten up to look good!
Of course, to gain weight, one must eat more at.
Zi Yue agreed with this point entirely; being too thin really wasn’t attractive. But she also advised,
"My lady, you should also eat so vegetables. Too much at can cause heat in the body!"
Actually, Xia Ruqing knew that a at and vegetable combination was better; after all, vitamins and such were indispensable!
So, although sowhat reluctantly, she did eat so in the end!
As the afternoon arrived, the sky turned overcast.
"It looks like it’s going to snow again tonight!" said Zi Yue.
"With such weather, the best thing to do is sleep," Xia Ruqing stretched and yawned.
Full and satisfied, it was easy to feel sleepy!
She then ordered Zi Yue to make the bed and dove into the covers to sleep!
No need to worry about rent, no fear of being fired by a boss, no concerns about being late for work!
Life was simply... too aweso!
「...」
Consort Yun returned to her quarters from the Imperial Garden, fuming, and unleashed a great tirade.
Cups, bowls, and dishes were shattered aplenty!
"Since I entered the palace, when have I ever been subjected to such humiliation!" exclaid Consort Yun, still fuming.
"Your Highness! She’s just a re Honored Lady! Why let yourself be so angered by her!" Cai Die hurriedly consoled her.
"A re Honored Lady, and yet she dares to disrespect not only
but even the Noble Consort! Where’s the justice in that?"
Cai Die felt sowhat helpless. But she really didn’t do much; it was you who insulted her first!
Of course, these words she would never dare to voice out loud.
For the mont, all she could do was continue to try to console her, "Your Highness, just look at Lady Xia. I’m afraid she’d fall over even before you lay a hand on her!"
She was so thin and brittle; it seed a strong gust of wind could blow her away.
"The Lunar New Year is almost upon us; let’s not dabble with such misfortune!"
"That won’t do!"
Swallowing her pride was sothing she simply couldn’t tolerate!
If I don’t teach that shaless Lady Xia a lesson, how am I to command respect in front of the Servants!
"But, Your Highness, what can we do?" Cai Die was sowhat worried. Her Highness mustn’t do anything foolish!
Wasn’t the Noble Consort’s own example a sufficient warning?
Consort Yun was also at a loss for words.
"To punish the Palace Consorts! It’s a right that only the Empress possesses, and she certainly won’t stand up for !"
"So then..." Consort Yun mused aloud. Suddenly, an idea struck her, and she hurriedly ordered Cai Die!
"Go order the Imperial Kitchen to stew a bowl of Ginseng chicken soup!"
Cai Die repeated, puzzled, "Ginseng chicken soup?" What is Her Highness planning to do?
"Go quickly!"
"Yes!"
Cai Die dared not ask further and had to leave!
「...」
Zhao Junyao had finished his lunch and taken a short rest!
Just as he was about to start working on morials, he heard so commotion outside.
It was Consort Yun!
She had changed into a light blue embroidered palace attire. Two cloisonné hairpins, adorned with twisted silk and intricate floral designs, were in her hair, and a pair of icy blue Cat’s Eye Stone earrings dangled from her ears.
Her makeup was freshly and ticulously applied.
At that mont, she stood outside the Imperial Study Room, leading a Palace Maid.
"The weather is cold, and I have personally stewed a bowl of Ginseng soup for the Emperor. Please let Eunuch Li announce my presence!"
Li Shengan was guarding the door, bowed slightly, a troubled expression on his face.
"Consort Yun, the Emperor is reviewing morials. Perhaps you could... perhaps give the soup to this servant, and I will surely relay it!"
Consort Yun was slightly annoyed, but rembering this was the Imperial Study Room, she dared not make a scene and said with patience,
"I personally stewed this chicken soup! It contains nourishing herbs and is excellent for the health. I must personally deliver it to the Emperor!"
As long as I see the Emperor, I’ll cry a little, make a fuss, and perhaps act playfully.
The Emperor will surely take my side!
A re Honored Lady dares to defy ?
I will make sure that woman clearly understands her place and rembers this lesson!
Li Shengan found the situation even more awkward. He appeared respectful on the surface, but inside, he was sowhat contemptuous.
What is a proper imperial consort doing here? The Imperial Study Room is no place for a woman!
Even the Empress, without a summons, absolutely cannot co here!
Consort Yun is perhaps... acting quite improperly!
"Eunuch Li, please go in and announce my presence!" Consort Yun was growing impatient.
The eunuchs in the Emperor’s presence are still just eunuchs, after all!
Li Shengan was worried about how to dissuade her when Zhao Junyao spoke from inside.
"Let her in!"
Consort Yun glanced triumphantly at Li Shengan and led the Palace Maid inside.
"Greetings to the Emperor!"
Consort Yun curtsied softly and gently.
"Rise!"
Zhao Junyao’s voice was very calm, devoid of any emotion. He was holding a morial, without even lifting his eyelids.
"Your Majesty, I have stewed a bowl of Ginseng chicken soup for you. The weather has turned cold, and you should nourish your body!"
Saying this, Consort Yun quickly had Cai Die bring over the food container.
She took out an exquisitely crafted white porcelain soup bowl and presented it to Zhao Junyao.
"Your Majesty, I stewed this myself! Won’t you try it?"
Zhao Junyao’s lips curled up slightly as he finally looked up.
"Oh? Since when did my consort begin to cook!"
She had nearly burned down the small kitchen in Zhaochen Palace once; that incident was still vivid in his mind!
Consort Yun was sowhat embarrassed, coyly saying, "Naturally, the head chef from the Imperial Kitchen taught . If it’s not good, you must not tease ."
Many of the won in the palace ca from official families, their delicate hands untouched by worldly chores.
The task of cooking was sothing they could hardly do; naturally, it was delegated to the Imperial Kitchen.
But it wouldn’t sound good to admit it! So... they had all reached a tacit understanding!
Whatever they personally ordered, they claid as their own handiwork!
And so they all lied, their faces not blushing, their hearts not pounding!
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