After dinner, Ye Zhen was now very energetic because she had slept in the afternoon. Mo Rongzhan had not returned yet, so she went to visit Ming Yu. Who knew that the little girl was too tired today and had already fallen asleep.
She went to the prince's residence to find Ming Xi. Ming Xi said a few words to her and then followed Yan Xiaoliu to practice.
Unexpectedly, she, the Empress, was the most idle person in the palace.
"Go and see Hu Yue 'er." Ye Zhen suddenly said, scaring the faces of the palace maids behind her.
"Niang, it's already dark. The cold palace is very desolate. Why don't you go tomorrow?" Hong Ling advised. What's there to see about Hu Yue 'er? The emperor's magnanimity is that she is not dead.
Ye Zhen sighed, "In fact, Hu Yue 'er … is also pitiful."
Mo Rongzhan promoted her in the first place in order to use her. People's hearts will grow bigger and bigger. Hu Yue 'er did not understand Mo Rongzhan's intentions and mistakenly thought that it was natural for him to fall in love with her. In fact, she did not do anything that really hurt herself.
She remembered what Mo Rongzhan said last night. He could deal with the women in the palace at will. Even if he sent away the concubines in the palace, he did not care.
Now, she would no longer worry about Mo Rongzhan doting on other women. However, over the years, there have been many beauties and concubines selected by the palace maids. Although they were still virgins, they were the emperor's women. Even if they could not sleep with the emperor for the rest of their lives, they could not marry others.
Since Mo Rongzhan has spoken, Ye Zhen felt that if these people were willing to leave the palace, they could have another kind of life and would not have to die in the palace.
Hong Ying and Hong Ling, walking behind her, looked at each other. They did not feel that Hu Yue 'er was pitiful at all. When they went to Chengde Villa, Hu Yue' er did not have good intentions at all.
"Are there any new beauties in the palace in recent years?" Ye Zhen asked as she walked.
Dai Mei said, "Niang, there was a draft last year, but only some palace maids were added. The emperor did not reward any of them."
"It's time to add a few more palace maids to the Yong Shou Palace. When Hong Ying and Shen Yi get married, there will be one less person to serve me." Ye Zhen looked at Hong Ying with a smile.
"Niang …" Hong Ying's face turned red.
Hong Ling said, "What does Empress think of Green Sprout and Red Sprout?"
These two servant girls were brought over from Yuan Country. Hong Ling had personally trained them for a few days. However, with the lesson from the little palace maid previously, Hong Ling did not dare to rush to let them serve in the bedroom. The Emperor was in the prime of his life and was tall and handsome. Furthermore, he was deeply in love with Her Ladyship. There was no guarantee that some of the little palace maids would fall in love with him. In the future, she would have the opportunity to become someone like Her Ladyship.
"If you think they can do it, then let them enter the main hall to serve you." Ye Rou said softly, "In the next few days, I have to pick out a few little palace maids and aunts who will teach her the rules."
Hong Ying smiled and said, "Niangniang, do you still remember Auntie He?"
Ye Zhen thought about it carefully before realizing who Aunt He was. She had taught her the rules of the palace before. "Is Aunt He still in the palace?"
According to Aunt He's age, she should have left the palace immediately.
"He Gugu only has one nephew outside the palace. She felt that it was better to stay in the palace than rely on her nephew," Hong Ying said in a low voice.
"Let her come to see me tomorrow." Ye Zhen nodded. Ming Yu was getting older and needed to be taught the rules. She did not necessarily want Ming Yu to follow the rules, but the proper etiquette was still necessary.
The more they walked, the more desolate it became. It was already winter, but now that they came to the most remote place in the palace, it felt even colder.
"Niangniang, here we are." Hong Ying said in a low voice. This was the cold palace.
Ye Zhen looked up at the lonely and desolate palace. She was no stranger to this place. As Lu Yaoyao, she had never been here, but when her soul was trapped in the palace, this was the place where she felt the most secure. Ye Zhen's eyes widened.
Hong Ling felt a little scared. "Niangniang, let's go. Maybe Hu Yue 'er is already dead."
Just as she finished speaking, she heard a strange cry coming from inside, causing the palace maids to tremble in fear.
"What is that sound?" Ye Zhen asked doubtfully, wanting to push the door into the cold palace.
"What are you doing here?" A big hand appeared from behind, grasping Ye Zhen's wrist and holding her in his arms. His deep and mellow voice sounded a little displeased.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The palace maids behind him knelt down and saluted.
Mo Rongzhan looked at them coldly. "Why did you let the Empress come here?"
"I came on my own." Ye Zhen patted his chest. "It has nothing to do with them."
"It's gloomy here. What are you doing here?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a deep voice. "Go back."
Ye Zhen knew that he was angry. She leaned on him. "I can't walk anymore. Hold me."
Mo Rongzhan tapped the tip of her nose helplessly and angrily, then carried her in his arms and strode away from here.
Several palace maids breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other with some lingering fear.
Especially Dai Mei and the others, they had seen Mo Rongzhan's dark and violent temper in the past few years. Only the Empress could make the emperor's anger disappear so quickly.
"Keep up." Eunuch Fu reminded in front.
Ye Zhen was comfortably held in Mo Rongzhan's arms. She put her arms around his neck and said with a smile, "I just want to see Hu Yue 'er. Didn't you say that you would arrange the concubines in the palace with me? Hu Yue 'er is not bad by nature. I want her to leave the palace … "
"I had her tongue pulled out." Mo Rongzhan looked down at her, his thin lips slightly pursed. He didn't want her to know about this. He was not a kind person, and some cruel means were not what she wanted to know.
"What?" Ye Zhen was stunned.
"She is just a waste now." He was not interested in knowing how they survived in the Cold Palace without being able to move their hands and feet. If they died, someone would take care of them.
Ye Zhen's clear eyes trembled as she looked at Mo Rongzhan. "Why … Is it because of me?"
"She knew very well why I made her a concubine. I have given her the glory and wealth that she should have. She should not have asked for anything else. If she had not gone to Chengde Villa, you would not have been affected. Even if what happened later had nothing to do with her, it was indirectly caused by her." Mo Rongzhan said coldly, "Do you think I am too cruel?"
Was it because he lost her at the beginning and his heart was too painful?
"If she is still alive, let her leave the palace." Ye Zhen hugged his neck tightly. His cruelty was because of her. How could she bear to say a word of blame?
"Mmm." Mo Rongzhan responded faintly. He didn't care where the other women went.
Ye Zhen continued to whisper in his arms, "There are other concubines. If you are willing, I will ask them for their opinion in the next few days. If they want to stay in the palace, they can stay. If they want to leave, I can also arrange for them."
Mo Rongzhan raised his eyebrows lightly. "If I am reluctant, will you arrange for me to pamper them?"
"Then don't even think about it." Ye Zhen immediately cried, hugging him tightly.
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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