"Ah?" Su Yu lifted his head from the cat's fur. Why was Gui Fei looking for him?
"Gui Fei niangniang wants you to go to her palace." Thinking that Su Yu didn't understand, Yang Gonggong changed his words.
"This … isn't appropriate …" Su Yu scratched his head. Gui Fei was a woman, right? It wouldn't be good if others found out that she wanted him to meet her alone so mysteriously.
"Niangniang, it's fine if you don't want to go." Yang Gonggong looked at the seemingly tired Su Yu. Wang Gonggong had already told him to be on guard against Imperial Consort Lu making things difficult for Xian Fei. Asking Su Yu to go on the first day of entering the palace clearly didn't have good intentions.
"If that's the case, then I won't go." Su Yu didn't know the rules, but he had never heard of the rule of paying respects to Gui Fei. It was probably that Gui Fei was too curious about this rare species and wanted to see him. However, he wasn't interested in Gui Fei at all. He turned around and laid down again, using his nose to nudge the little cat that was lying down. "Sauce, have you seen Gui Fei before?"
The Emperor licked his paws, looking like he didn't understand at all.
Yu Luan Palace.
When Imperial Consort Lu heard the little eunuch's report, her long, shapely eyebrows instantly rose. "Say that again!"
"Xian Fei said that he is a man, so it isn't convenient for him to meet Gui Fei niangniang alone. She hopes that niangniang will be magnanimous." The little eunuch did his best to tactfully express Su Yu's intentions.
"This Su Yu, he's not easy to deal with." Imperial Consort Lu gritted her teeth. She wasn't the Empress yet, so the concubines in the Inner Palace naturally didn't have the obligation to pay respects to her every day. However, there was no Empress in the Inner Palace right now. As the only Gui Fei, she controlled the Phoenix Seal and managed the six palaces. She was no different from the Empress. Anyone who knew what was good for them would often come to pay respects to her.
"Reporting to niangniang, Concubine De and Consort Shu have come to pay respects to niangniang." A palace maid came in to report.
Imperial Consort Lu raised her hand to let the two concubines in. Not long after that, the Zhao Yi and talented people from each palace came to pay their respects. Yu Luan Palace's Main hall was quickly filled with people.
"The Emperor has never visited the inner palace. Now that the male fei has just entered the palace, he has been summoned … …" Shu Fei twisted the handkerchief in her hand. She was very worried. If the Emperor liked men, then wouldn't they have no chance?
The faces of the other concubines were also filled with fear. Previously, everyone was the same. No one said anything about the other. Even the Imperial Concubines, who had limitless glory, were just like that. But now that someone was favored, the balance of the harem was instantly broken.
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"Hmph, you think ben gong didn't summon him?" Imperial Consort Lu's eyes were dark, "He doesn't put ben gong in his eyes at all!"
"Pinqie just went to Ci An Palace. I heard that Xian fei hasn't gone to pay respects to the Empress Dowager," Chen Zhao Yi rolled her eyes and said with a light smile, "Niangniang, why don't you use this to punish him for disrespecting the Empress Dowager?"
The young miss of the Marquis Of Changchun stood behind Chen Zhao Yi. Hearing this, she couldn't help but bite her lip. She had been given the title of Cairen Cairen and stayed in the palace. She had suffered a lot in the past two days. Now, those above the rank of Zhao Yi could sit. She could only stand behind the Zhao Yi in her palace. She should have been the one given the title of fei. She should have been the one envied by these beautiful women. How did it become that fish seller!
"What do you know? That person has received the Emperor's favor. Naturally, they don't have to pay respects tomorrow." Imperial Consort Lu smiled coldly. These women thought she was stupid and instigated her to use the Empress Dowager's name.
"Pinqie is slow-witted." Chen Zhao Yi saw that Imperial Consort Lu wasn't happy and hurriedly knelt down to apologize. She really had forgotten about this matter. No one had ever received this kind of treatment before.
Miss Cen saw that Imperial Consort Lu's raised eyebrows made everyone tremble. She was jealous and envious. After hesitating, she couldn't help but say: "Pinqie heard that Xian fei used to be a fish seller and didn't know a single character."
Originally, she had mocked Su Yu for only being a concubine. Who would have thought that the two people's situations would be completely reversed. Now, for her to put down her face and curry favor with Su Yu, she absolutely could not do it. It was more practical to curry favor with Imperial Consort Lu.
"Oh?" Imperial Consort Lu raised her eyes to look at her. She had an idea.
After all, it was the middle of summer. It could only bask in the sun for a while in the morning. When the sun rose, Wang Gonggong would come to pick up the kitten. He said that the National Tutor needed the kitten's help and would send the kitten over after noon.
Su Yu understood. She thought that the sauce really wasn't as simple as being the Emperor's pet. In the future, she could rely on "being close to the National Tutor" to communicate with the National Tutor about transmigrating back.
Su Yu didn't have anything to do, so she took out the Su Family's recipe to research new dishes.
Ye Xiao Palace had everything. The most valuable thing was a fully equipped kitchen. She heard that every palace had a small kitchen so that the imperial concubines could cook for themselves. However, Ye Xiao Palace's kitchen clearly surpassed the category of a "small kitchen". It was as spacious as three rooms and was even equipped with two palace maids to help with the kitchen.
"If the Emperor is lucky and likes to eat food personally made by the imperial concubines, the higher the rank of the palace, the better the kitchen." This was Wang Gonggong's explanation.
Although Su Yu didn't understand the Emperor's special hobby, having a good kitchen was naturally a good thing for a cook. She excitedly took out the sea crab that she bought for the sauce. Su Yu's recipe recorded a snack made with crab meat wrapped in flour. It was quite interesting. Su Yu mischievously molded the crab into the shape of a bone and made a row of meat bones.
In the afternoon, Imperial Consort Lu had someone pass on a message again. She said that there was a flower appreciation banquet in the imperial garden and all the imperial concubines were invited to come at dusk.
The imperial garden was so open that it couldn't be considered a private meeting. Moreover, she had already said that all the imperial concubines were invited. Su Yu guessed that this was a company gathering for the new employees to meet with the supervisors. It wouldn't be good to refuse, so she agreed.
The Emperor finished dealing with important matters in the imperial study and prepared to go to Ye Xiao Palace to eat lunch.
"Your Majesty, your actions will make it difficult for Xian fei niangniang." Wang Gonggong advised with a troubled expression. Last night, she had just been summoned. At noon, she was going to accompany him for lunch. She might be summoned again at night. If this spread to the imperial court, she probably wouldn't be able to escape the crime of ruining the country.
"Zhen is just going to eat a meal. What's so difficult about it?" An Hong-chul frowned. He had spent so much effort to marry Su Yu into the palace. Why wouldn't he be allowed to eat?
Wang Gonggong thought, If you want to eat, you have to go to court on time. Just as he was about to use this as an excuse to dissuade the Emperor, he heard the imperial guards outside report that Prince Ling and Prince Su were asking for an audience.
"Greetings to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor." The two imperial uncles respectfully saluted.
"Rise," The Emperor put away the dissatisfaction on his face and waved his hand for them to rise, "How is it?"
Prince Su took a step forward and said in a clear voice, "Reporting to the Emperor, this subject has checked the Valiant Cavalry's schedule for this year. The capital's defense is really negligent. It needs to be fixed quickly."
An Hong-chul's slender fingers lightly tapped on a memorial on the table. He said in a deep voice, "Is there any progress on the previous matter?"
Prince Ling and Prince Su looked at each other and sighed, "It's more or less clear. The people who followed Su Yu were Princess Mu's people. The origin of the two people that Your Majesty killed hasn't been found yet."
"Continue to investigate," The Emperor's beautiful eyes were full of cold light, "The Valiant Cavalry's matter isn't urgent. Thirteenth Imperial Uncle should first fix the defense of the inner palace."
"This subject obeys Your Majesty." Prince Su bowed to receive the order.
"Your Majesty, this subject has one more thing to report." After they finished talking about business, Prince Ling quickly said before the Emperor could chase them away.
"What?" An Hong-chul slightly frowned. It was already lunchtime. If they didn't go to Ye Xiao Palace now, they would miss lunch.
"Other than the basket that Xian Fei got, this subject still has a lot of chili," Prince Ling shamelessly took a step forward, "Your Majesty, it's time for lunch. This subject brought a bag today. I don't know if niece-in-law can make a portion of boiled fish." Saying this, he took out an oiled paper bag from his sleeve and put it on the Emperor's table.
An Hong-chul's face instantly darkened, "Zhen's feipin, how can she cook like a cook." Saying this, he took the bag of chili in his hand and left with a flick of his sleeve.
In the end, because of the interference of the two Imperial Uncles, the Emperor didn't make it to Ye Xiao Palace for lunch. He sullenly took a nap in his bedroom.
Because it was the first gathering, Su Yu felt that he couldn't embarrass himself too much. He had Xiao Shun choose appropriate clothing for him. Xiao Shun obediently chose a sapphire blue wide-sleeved robe and a crown with silver tassels inlaid with sapphires for him to wear.
Su Yu looked at the pigeon egg-sized sapphires for a moment, "Where did this come from?"
"This is from niangniang's dowry," Xiao Shun said, "Yesterday, I was in a hurry and didn't have time to organize it. This one just casually took one."
"How many of these things were in the dowry?" Su Yu swallowed. He didn't look carefully at the Imperial Family's rewards and knew that many were very valuable.
"Yang Gonggong is already counting and will bring the detailed list in the evening," Xiao Shun answered honestly. Then he couldn't help but add, "Niangniang's reward is the only one in this palace. The other feipin's rewards probably can't compare to even one-tenth of this."
Su Yu felt that he was secretly receiving a high salary and going to the Imperial Garden to see his colleagues who were struggling. Instantly, he was filled with anticipation for this gathering.
Excitedly dressed, Su Yu took the unhappy "His Majesty the Sacred Cat" from Wang Gonggong's hands, "Sauce, what's wrong?"
"He didn't eat well at noon and is throwing a tantrum," Wang Gonggong said awkwardly, "His Majesty is still busy at court. I'll have to trouble niangniang to take care of him for a while."
"No problem." Su Yu was naturally very happy. He stuffed the furball into his lapel, took the crab sticks he made at noon, and jumped onto the carriage to head to the Imperial Garden for the banquet.
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