Chapter 153 154: Hurt each other
"Then get ready, greet the empress dowager for the first time tomorrow, don't be rude." Song Yunzhao was impatient with these etiquettes, but this is unavoidable in the harem.
The Empress Dowager's return to the palace really gave people a chance to mess things up.
Feng Yi didn't go back to the harem tonight, and the lights in the Tai Chi Palace stayed on until the hour of Hai.
The next morning, Song Yunzhao was woken up early. In the past, there was no one in the harem to greet her. She always slept until she woke up naturally. Of course, sometimes she would pretend to be virtuous to send the emperor to the emperor's court, but not many times.
After thinking about it, it is not easy to get up early every day with your head down, and feel that you have returned to the era of social animals.
Wangyou Palace got busy early on. The most important thing for Zhang Maoquan in the morning was to go to the imperial dining room to watch Song Zhaoyi’s breakfast.
On the contrary, Zhang Maoquan ordered the meals more tightly, and specially asked the imperial physician to write a list of meals for the imperial chef to use at his discretion.
Both the imperial physician and the imperial chef were made cautious by Zhang Maoquan's actions. Now Song Yunzhao's reputation in the imperial hospital and the imperial dining room has been completely established. Everyone knows how much the emperor likes and values Song Zhaoyi. The meal list makes Director Zhang so cautious.
Song Yunzhao didn't know this, but felt that the chef Feng Yi chose for her was not only good at cooking, but also had a variety of dishes, taking into account the nutritional intake of pregnant women, he was a talent.
After breakfast, Zhang Maoquan knew that Song Zhaoyi was going to Shouci Palace to pay his respects, so he had already ordered a soft sedan chair and waited for him. Seeing Song Zhaoyi coming out, he immediately went forward, helped him onto the soft sedan chair with his own hands, and accompanied him to the side.
Song Yunzhao looked at Zhang Maoquan, then looked at Anshun, and felt that Anshun still needed to learn compared with Zhang Maoquan. Looking at the general manager Zhang, it was really not easy for someone who could sit next to the emperor to be the general manager.
Anshun was also very obedient, and followed Zhang Mao all day long, yelling at Mr. Zhang one by one, obviously trying to steal his teacher.
Zhang Maoquan didn't push anyone away. Looking at Song Zhaoyi's face, he was willing to give some pointers when he had time. After all, he would have to return to Taiji Palace after Song Zhaoyi gave birth. Building a good relationship with the people in Wangyou Palace now is beneficial for future contacts.
Nurse Yu didn't follow this time, Xiangxue and Shi Zhu followed, and the palace servants who followed behind seemed rather imposing.
When passing Roufu Palace, there was no movement in Roufu Palace, and the palace gate was closed. Song Yunzhao took a glance, then looked away, and passed quickly.
Passing Changle Palace is Concubine Zhuang's Zhaoyang Palace. The gate of Zhaoyang Palace is wide open, and the palace guards who guard the gate have gone somewhere. Judging from this, Concubine Zhuang should have gone out.
It was the same when they arrived at Huayang Palace, Song Yunzhao reckoned that Concubine Zhuang might leave with Qin Xiyue.
Passing through Huayang Palace, one enters the territory of Shouci Palace. Speaking of which, Qin Xiyue’s Huayang Palace is really close to the Empress Dowager’s Shouci Palace, not only Huayang Palace, Qingyun Palace behind Huayang Palace, and Linhua Palace behind Qingyun Palace are all very close to Shouci Palace.
Qingyun Palace lost Chen Miaohui, and the beauties in Linhua Palace were also sluggish. The rest were the insignificant Dong Guiren and Xi Xuanshi, and the only one with higher status was Fan Qingru.
Speaking of which, Fan Qingru doesn't know if it's bad or not living in this kind of place, and there is no one to worry about around.
Song Yunzhao's impression of Fan Qingru is still good, but the two of them basically have no intersection, so they just sigh.
The soft sedan stopped outside the Shouci Palace, Song Yunzhao supported Xiangxue's hands to get off the sedan chair, and walked into the gate of the Shouci Palace.
The palace guards at the gate didn't care much when they saw it, but when they saw Zhang Maoquan's face changed, they immediately stepped forward to salute, "My maidservant pays homage to Song Zhaoyi."
How could Song Yunzhao not have seen that chameleon's face, thinking that someone was trying to give her a bad shot, but she never expected that Zhang Maoquan was following her.
She nodded slightly, and walked in without saying a word.
Joke!
The complexion of the gatekeeper changed slightly, but he didn't dare to say anything because he was worried about Zhang Maoquan.
Song Yunzhao walked all the way into the Shouci Palace, and the palace attendants bowed their knees to salute, Song Yunzhao stepped up the steps, only then did he see Mu Qing who was beside the Empress Dowager came out.
"Slave Mu Qing pays respects to Song Zhaoyi."
Song Yunzhao said calmly, "Don't be too polite, get up."
Mu Qing got up, didn't seem to care about Song Zhaoyi's indifference, and said, "Your servant leads Zhaoyi into the palace."
"Thank you."
Mu Qing led the way with a smile, her eyes quickly swept across Zhang Mao's body, and the smile on her face became more appropriate.
Someone has already arrived in Shouci Palace at this time, as expected, Concubine Zhuang and Qin Xiyue are there, Han Jinyi, Feng Yunjin, and Lu Zhixue are also here, Song Yunzhao is a little surprised that An Fangyi is also there.
This person's status is indeed quite high, but she seldom gets involved in matters in the palace. I didn't expect that she would be willing to go out this time to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.
Her eyes swept across An Fangyi's body calmly, and then quickly glanced at Qin Xiyue. Both of them were from the third rank, but Wanyi was the leader of the third rank. Although An Fangyi was also from the third rank, her ranking was lower than Qin Xiyue.
"I didn't expect Concubine Zhuang to come here so early. After all, I'm a step late. Don't take offense, empress." Song Yunzhao's status is a little lower than Concubine Zhuang's, so it's rude for her to be late.
In the palace, low-ranking concubines always arrive before high-ranking concubines and make a gesture of greeting.
However, Concubine Shu and Concubine Wan have not yet arrived, and Concubine Zhuang arrived first, so it may not mean that she has no intention of suppressing Song Yunzhao.
So Song Yunzhao didn't wait for Concubine Zhuang to pretend to say something magnanimous as soon as the words fell to the ground, and then said, "Huh? Why didn't you see Concubine Shu and Concubine Wan?"
Concubine Zhuang: …
This Song Yunzhao!
Under the guidance of Mu Qing, Song Yunzhao sat down in his seat, and then he heard Concubine Zhuang say slowly: "Song Zhaoyi is pregnant, so it doesn't matter if she comes later, how can I blame you, you are overthinking."
"The empress is generous, but the concubine must not be rude." Song Yunzhao replied neither softly nor hard, and when he turned his head, he saw Lu Zhixue's calm face. It seemed that something must have happened before he came.
Just thinking about it, she heard Concubine Zhuang ask with concern: "I heard that Lord Song hurt his leg, I wonder if he is better now?"
Song Yunzhao's face turned a little cold. Concubine Zhuang has no secret of her malice towards her now. She just came here to embarrass her?
Song Yunzhao turned his head to look at Concubine Zhuang, and said meaningfully, "Concubine Zhuang is concerned, my father's body is only slightly injured and he needs to recuperate for a while. I heard that the elder brother of the empress is fighting for the post of quartermaster, and I will congratulate the empress first. With the help of Wang Fu, I think I will be able to get what I want."
After Song Yunzhao finished speaking, he got his wish and saw Concubine Zhuang's black face, who is afraid of anyone.
Come on, hurt each other.
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