Mo Rongzhan's imperial edict had just been passed down in the harem, and all kinds of discussions in the palace were already lively. They all guessed that the Empress would definitely fall out of favor, and the newly appointed Shu Fei would be the second lucky one to be favored. It was said that many people were rushing to flatter her.
These discussions could not affect Ye Zhen, but they affected Hu Yue 'er.
She knew best what the scene in the Imperial Garden was like at that time. She could feel the Emperor's slightest interest in her. However, in the waterside pavilion, the Emperor did not even look at her. She would always remember the change in the Emperor's cold and indifferent eyes when he saw the Empress. It seemed that he suddenly became warm and hot, as if he had changed from a cold statue to a person. Although it was an exaggeration, she did have such a feeling.
It was said that the Empress was going to fall out of favor all morning. Haha, she didn't think so. The Empress was not so easy to get out of the Emperor's heart.
However, why did the Emperor only give her the title of Shu Fei?
Could it be that the emperor really … … planned to favor her … …
Hu Yue 'er could hardly control the extravagant hope in her heart. She really hoped that the rumor would come true and the Emperor really intended to favor her.
She didn't know what the Empress would think. The Empress was jealous. This time, the Emperor desperately bestowed the title of all the women in the palace. What would she do? Hu Yue 'er sat more and more uneasy in her own palace, but her palace maids were packing things happily. The Emperor gave her Xiuhe Palace, which was bigger than the Chuxiu Palace where she lived now. Her palace maids were very happy.
"Xiang Qiao, go to Yongshou Palace and see if the Empress … Did the Empress go to see the Emperor today?" Hu Yue 'er summoned her personal palace maid and whispered.
"Niang, I heard that the Empress's eldest brother entered the palace today. The Empress should not have time to see the Emperor yet," Xiang Qiao whispered.
Hu Yue 'er's heart jumped, "Who is the Empress's eldest brother?"
Did Ye Chunnan come back?
"It's Lu Xiangzhi," Xiang Qiao said.
Hu Yue 'er breathed a sigh of relief. She was not afraid of the Lu family, but she felt pressure from the Ye family.
"Niang, you are now Shu Fei. You don't have to be as careful as before. The Emperor really puts you in his heart," Xiang Qiao comforted Hu Yue 'er.
"Hmm …" Hu Yue 'er nodded with a frown.
The little palace maid came in from the outside and said with a smile, "Shu Fei, Fei, An Guiren asked to see you."
Xiang Qiao corrected her, "Xiang Fei's name."
"Xiang Qiao," the little palace maid smiled.
Anyway, today was a joyous occasion. Even An Guiren had become An Huipin!
Normally, Hu Yue 'er wouldn't want to see An Xiuzhen. But today, she was upset and wanted to find someone to talk to. She asked the little palace maid to invite An Xiuzhen in.
An Xiuzhen walked in with a face full of smiles. "Congratulations, Big Sister. Big Sister's hardships are finally over!"
Hu Yue 'er smiled faintly at his insincere words. "If you congratulate me, shouldn't you congratulate yourself, An Huipin?"
"That's right, today is everyone's joyous day. However, who can compare to jiejie? In all these years, you are the only imperial concubine that the emperor has made," An Xiuzhen said sourly. It was hard for her not to be jealous of Hu Yue 'er. They were clearly the same year that they entered the palace, so how could her luck be so good?
"I just don't know how the Empress is doing …" Hu Yue 'er said in a low voice.
An Xiuzhen laughed lightly, "This is the Emperor's decree. No matter how unwilling she is, she still has to accept it. Don't tell me that when you receive the Emperor's favor in the future, you still have to worry every day about whether the Empress is happy or not? When the Emperor dotes on her, can you feel good? Everyone is a woman. Don't you understand this? The Emperor is our sky. He can have whoever he wants. The more the Empress acts like this, the easier it is for the Emperor to tire of her. We, ah, the one we have to serve isn't her, but the Emperor!"
Hu Yue 'er nodded. She felt that An Xiu Zhen was right. If the Emperor really wanted to favor her, the Empress would be unhappy. Was she going to stop serving the Emperor just because the Empress was unhappy?
No matter what, she just had to listen to the Emperor's decree!
"What do you think the Emperor means? Why did he suddenly seal the hougong?" Hu Yue 'er still couldn't understand today's matter.
An Xiu Zhen smiled, "Why can't you understand? Previously, the people outside said that … her, do you think the Emperor didn't feel anything when he heard it? The women in the palace, sometimes, fall out of favor is just for a moment. No matter how high the position is, it's the same!"
Hu Yue 'er sighed inside. She still didn't believe that the Empress would fall out of favor because of this. The Emperor definitely had other intentions. "No matter what, she is still the Empress. Today, we have just been titled. According to the rules, we have to go and thank her!"
Even if she didn't understand, Hu Yue 'er didn't dare to be complacent just because she had become a Shu Fei. She didn't think that it was different in front of the Emperor!
As long as the Empress was in the palace, nothing would change!
"The Empress may not see us!" An Xiu Zhen said.
"She sees us is one thing, whether we have the heart to go thank her is another!" Hu Yue 'er said. She had already had Xiang Qiao come over to help her change her clothes!
An Xiu Zhen glanced at Hu Yue 'er. She had always wanted to learn from Hu Yue' er. They were clearly of the same age, how could she become a Shu Fei?
"Then jiejie, wait a moment. I'm also going to change clothes to pay my respects to the Empress!" An Xiu Zhen said with a smile.
It wasn't known where the others had gotten the news. When Hu Yue 'er came to the gates of Yong Shou Palace, they also appeared!
Standing at the bottom of the stone steps, Hu Yue 'er didn't have the heart to pay attention to those who wanted to curry favor with her. She only wanted to know what the Empress' attitude was. Would she be able to calmly accept these newly titled feipin?
If the Empress knew where she had gone wrong, would the Emperor start … to treat her equally?
"Niangniang, please return. The Empress is tired and cannot see you. Your intentions have been received by niangniang!" Hong Ying walked out and bowed. She smiled as she spoke to Hu Yue 'er and the others.
An Xiu Zhen furrowed her brows. Just as she wanted to complain, Hu Yue 'er had already docilely opened her mouth, "This qie doesn't dare disturb the Empress' rest. I will come pay my respects to niangniang in the future!"
Leaving Yong Shou Palace, Hu Yue 'er heard people ridiculing the Empress for being in a fit of pique, "… Almost falling out of favor, you don't even know it!"
Ha ha, these people were really stupid! Even if the Empress wasn't as favored as before, she was still the only person in the palace who had the Emperor's bone. Just based on this, no one in the entire hougong could compare to her!
(Nine-Headed Bird Academy)
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