coobybook Chapter 134 Yongshou Palace Wedding
Chapter 134 Yongshou Palace Wedding
When his eyes fell on Concubine Ke, Concubine Ke immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
If Meiruo was truly favored, Hongli would not be willing to punish her even though she almost caused Yanwan to have a miscarriage.
He took Yanwan's hand and explained, "Yanwan, I know you feel wronged. Yingpin was wrong, but she didn't target you. Ruoshuo was wrong, and so was Concubine Jia. But Concubine Jia was helping Concubine Chun manage the six palaces. If you look closely, Concubine Jia was the one who made the first move and didn't set a good example for the other concubines in the harem. But I can't punish her for the time being. Besides, Yingpin didn't know you were pregnant, and it wasn't intentional. So don't bother with her."
Meiruo is so lucky that even Hongli speaks for her.
As for Yuyan, Hongli did not intend to punish her because of Yongsheng.
Well, Meiruo had the Balin tribe behind her, and now she was in favor. If she forced Hongli to punish Meiruo, it would probably backfire and anger Hongli. It would be better to make a big deal out of a small matter, and perhaps even leave a good impression on Hongli.
Yan Wan took Hongli's arm and said coquettishly, "It's okay for me, and the baby in my belly is fine. It's just that I feel sorry for Lan Cui. Even if Yingpin is angry, she can't ruin Lan Cui's wedding dress. Lan Cui will be twenty-six after this year, and I can't delay her any longer."
Lan Cui knelt down, wiping her tears, and said, "My lady, I am not going anywhere. I just want to stay in Yongshou Palace to accompany you."
Yan Wan: "Nonsense, what woman doesn't marry? You and Zhao Jiuxiao are in love with each other, and he treats you well. This palace has seen it all, you must seize the opportunity."
Lan Qi: "Yes, Lan Cui, but I don't know if I can make a new wedding dress within two days."
Hongli rolled his eyes. He had heard Yanwan mention the matter of Lan Cui and Zhao Jiuxiao. Since Lan Qi and Yanwan were worried about Lan Cui's wedding dress, he would reward Lan Cui with a set. As for Zhao Jiuxiao, he would promote him to a second-class sword-bearing guard and keep him to serve in front of the emperor.
Lan Cui was stunned.
She was just a palace maid, yet she was able to wear the phoenix crown and bridal robe bestowed by the emperor himself to get married.
Seeing that Lan Cui didn't thank her, Ji Tao quickly kicked her foot to remind her.
Lan Cui kowtowed, "Thank you, Master, and thank you for the Emperor's gift."
Even the noble lady Ke, whose presence had diminished, smiled and congratulated, "Congratulations, Miss Lan Cui."
Soon, the news of Yan Wan's pregnancy spread throughout the six palaces. Zeng Huan ordered Fu Jia to visit Yan Wan and sent a set of precious jewelry. Lu Jun was delighted and ordered Ke Xin to send a thousand-year-old ginseng and a pair of silver bracelets. Although Yu Yan had a grudge against Yan Wan, she still had to give her face and took out several rolls of fine silk from the storehouse and asked Li Xin to send them to Yongshou Palace. The two concubines in the harem were so concerned about Yan Wan's pregnancy, not to mention the concubines in other palaces. Some of them sincerely wished her well, while others were just flattering. But whether it was sincere or fake, Yan Wan didn't care at all. She liked this feeling. It turned out that this was the feeling of being held in someone's arms, light and airy, but it also made people feel happy.
As the wedding date approached, Qin Li, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, sent Lan Cui's wedding dress to Yongshou Palace early.
Qin Li, although a eunuch in the Imperial Household Department, was a cunning man, and was very good at observing people's words and expressions. He relied on his status in the palace, not only ordering the eunuchs and palace maids around him around, but also making even the concubines have to look at his face when they fell out of favor.
Ruyi had suffered a setback at his hands before, and not long after Yanxi became a noble lady, she also fell out of favor for a while because of the bird's nest incident. Qin Li not only deducted the salary of Yongshou Palace, but even the meals provided were leftovers.
Now that she was pregnant, she became the emperor's favorite, and he even started to curry favor with the palace maids around her.
Qin Li chuckled.
Yan Wan asked, "What happened today that brought Eunuch Qin to Yongshou Palace?"
Qin Li held the phoenix coronet and bridal robe, still with a lewd smile on his face, and said, "I heard that Miss Lan Cui is getting married tomorrow, and I wanted to come and share in her happiness."
Lan Cui rolled her eyes, took the phoenix coronet and bridal robe from his hands, smiled, and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Why? Eunuch Qin also wants to marry a wife?"
Qin Li's smile froze, and he scratched his neck, saying with a smile, "Miss, you are making fun of me. I have no roots, so how can I marry? Even if I wanted to, I should think about how to please my master."
Lan Cui's wedding was tomorrow, and Yongshou Palace couldn't afford to have any problems at this time. Therefore, Yan Wan didn't make things difficult for Qin Li and quickly asked the palace maids around her to take the items sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
But Yan Wan didn't expect that Qin Li would also make fun of himself?
Yan Wan still doesn't understand Qin Li? His mind is narrower than a pinhole. Will he let Lan Cui go so easily?
In order to prevent any impact on tomorrow's happy event, Yan Wan asked Wang Chan to go into the house and get a handful of golden melon seeds.
Yan Wan smiled and gave the golden melon seeds to Qin Li, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Qin. Tomorrow there will be a big celebration in Yongshou Palace, and we will have to rely on you."
Qin Li happily took the golden melon seeds, put them in his pocket, bowed and said, "My lord, your words are very embarrassing. If my lord has no other instructions, I will take my leave."
Yanwan nodded slightly, curled her lips and made a gesture of invitation.
Day two.
Before dawn, Yanwan dressed up and came to Lan Cui's house.
At this time, Lan Cui had already changed into her wedding dress, her hair was loose, and the nanny was dressing her up.
Seeing Yan Wan coming, the dressing nanny immediately stopped what she was doing and bowed to Yan Wan, saying, "This servant greets the Empress Ling Fei."
Lan Cui also stood up from the stool, "My lady."
Seeing Lan Cui about to bow, Yan Wan hurried forward to support her arm and said, "No need to bow, you are the boss today."
Yan Wan pulled Lan Cui to sit in front of the bronze mirror, then took the comb from the dressing nanny and slowly combed Lan Cui's long hair. "Lan Cui, I hope you will be happy. If Zhao Jiuxiao bullies you in the future, you can go back to Yongshou Palace and tell me. Yongshou Palace will always be your mother's home, understand?"
Lan Cui sat there, silent.
At that moment, her eyes were slightly red, and there seemed to be a warm current flowing in her heart, making the air around her full of warmth.
After losing her parents, Lan Cui was left to be taken care of by her uncle by relatives. Unfortunately, her uncle was henpecked and her aunt did not like Lan Cui, a money-loser, and always asked her to do this and that. If she was not careful, Lan Cui would be beaten to a pulp.
She was fed up with living under someone else's roof and was afraid that she would die at her aunt's hands one day, so when she was twelve years old, she used the palace to recruit maids, which made her aunt greedy.
For only ten taels of silver, my aunt sold Lan Cui to the palace.
Her life in the palace was not too hard. Fortunately, she had Yan Wan by her side to comfort Lan Cui, otherwise she would have given up long ago. Now that Yan Wan told her to treat Yongshou Palace as her mother's home, Lan Cui couldn't stop crying.
He turned around, hugged Yanwan's waist and started crying.
Yan Wan paused and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong? A bride shouldn't cry."