Chapter 002: Morning and Dusk
readx;? Since Rong Ya began to take care of the internal affairs of the six palaces, there has been an extra rule in this palace, that is, to ask the queen mother for peace in the morning and evening, just like asking the queen mother for peace in the past. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Rong Ya got up early every morning, accompanied by Yun Yao, first went to greet the Queen Mother, and then went to the Huan Hall for breakfast, waiting for all the concubines to go to the Queen Mother Sheng'an, and then came to the Hehuan Hall to greet her.
After it lasted for a while, the Queen Mother made a decree, saying that all the concubines should be exempted from going to Jianzhang Palace every day to ask for peace, and only once on the first and fifteenth days of each month, so Rong Ya was also happy that she didn't have to get up early in the morning, and she could secretly sleep for a while.
Early this morning, Rong Ya got up a little late, and when she finished washing, the concubines were already waiting in the front hall.
"Sister Yun Yao, otherwise, let's go see those concubines first, and then have breakfast. Rong Ya said, "I'm up late today, they should be in a hurry." β
"Queen Mother, you have to remember that you are the most noble woman in this harem except for the Queen Mother. The palace has always been respectful and orderly, and since they call you the queen, then you should wait. Yun Yao said, then turned her head and ordered, "Mama Qi, ask the people in the dining room to bring Niangniang's breakfast in." β
"Yes. Mama Qi answered and took the order.
But Rong Ya didn't understand, she asked suspiciously: "But Sister Yun Yao, when I was at home, my father once taught me not to let others wait for a long time, otherwise it would be rude." β
When Yun Yao heard this, there was silence in her heart.
In fact, this truth is completely reasonable in ordinary people's homes, Xuanyang Hou's teaching is not wrong, and Rong Ya's behavior is not wrong, it is a kind of politeness not to make people wait for a long time.
Can ...... now It's in the palace.
In the cold court, all the rules and regulations of the outside world can be exceptional, the elders and the young are respectful and orderly, and there is absolutely no reason for the queen to go hungry to see the concubines in this palace!
"Niangniang, maybe you don't understand it now, but you must understand one thing, you are the queen, and your status is much more noble than theirs. Yun Yao said, "Noble status is used to be respected, but if you want them to respect you and you, you must first make your behavior impeccable, and there is something for them to respect." And facing up to who you are is what you have to do now. β
"I see. Rong Ya nodded and said, "This is what the book says, right? If I don't even eat breakfast today, I go to see those concubines, if it is known, they will not think that I am polite, but think that I am a bully, and I will only become more and more arrogant in the future." Isn't that the truth?"
"Yes, the Queen Mother is so smart. A smile flashed on Yun Yao's face, and she nodded and said.
She didn't expect that Rong Ya would be so smart and transparent at such a young age, although she didn't understand the deceit and treacherous people in this palace, but she still knew these basic truths very clearly.
The little eunuch in the imperial dining room quickly brought breakfast to him.
Rong Ya is the time to grow her body, so after Yun Yao arrived at the Hehuan Palace, she paid special attention to Rong Ya's food every day, requiring a combination of meat and vegetables, balanced nutrition, and a very good taste, so that Rong Ya could eat it.
Today's breakfast is a sweet and delicious shredded chicken porridge with shiitake mushrooms, sprinkled with a little crushed leaves of green vegetables, which is beautiful and delicious, and accompanied by a soft-boiled egg, plus a small plate of crispy diced sour radish appetizing, which makes Rong Ya very satisfied.
By the time Rong Ya finished eating two large bowls of porridge, it was already half an hour later.
Yun Yao ordered people to remove these plates, took mouthwash for Rong Ya to rinse her mouth, and after tidying up her appearance, she waited for Rong Ya to go to the front hall.
Rong Ya walked in front, Yun Yao stood on her right hand side and supported her, followed by Mama Qi, with the other two first-class palace maids of the Hehuan Palace.
When I arrived at the front hall, I saw that everyone had arrived, Yang Meiren, Jiang Meiren, Zhou Meiren, Du Liang and Xu Liangren, five young and beautiful women, standing in the hall with different colors and different costumes, but they had one thing in common.
They were all standing.
Why? Because Yang Meiren and Jiang Meiren are competing for who will sit in the first chair on the left-hand side.
Since ancient times, the left has been respected, and a dynasty like Xiang Daning, which emphasizes literature and light on martial arts, is also a civil official standing on the left and a military general standing on the right in the court, not to mention this harem?
Therefore, below the queen's throne, the first chair on the left has become a symbol of status and status, and it is also a symbol of who is the most favored in this palace.
The morning and dusk provinces are all seated according to their grades, but Yang Meiren and Jiang Meiren have the same status, and they enter the palace at the same time, it is really difficult to deal with who is respectful and who is inferior, as for the beauty of that week, she entered the palace a few months later than the previous two, although the position is also a beauty, but she still does not participate in the competition.
Mrs. Li did not appear, and the two people with the highest status refused to give in to each other, and did not sit down, and the other people naturally did not dare to sit down, so the five of them stood like this, stalemate.
And Rong Ya and Yun Yao had already been standing at the entrance of the hall for a while, seeing such a situation, Rong Ya's head was big for a while, and she hurriedly turned around and asked Yun Yao: "It's just a chair, is it so important?
"It's not about chairs, it's about identity and status. Yun Yao said, then looked at Rong Ya, and said with a straight look, "Actually, what they want to sit in most is your position, which is supreme." β
"It's a nuisance. Rong Ya said.
"Don't worry about it, this kind of thing will happen many times in the future, this time it's a fight for chairs, and next time I don't know what the conflict is. As the queen, Niangniang takes care of the six palaces, and it is her responsibility to adjust the conflicts between concubines. Yun Yao thought for a while and said.
"How can I solve it? I have seen Sister Yang and Sister Jiang quarrel more than once, and the quarrel is so fierce that I don't know who to let sit in that chair. Rong Ya said honestly.
"Slaves and maids have a way. Yun Yao said, then bent down and said something in Rong Ya's ear, but saw Rong Ya laugh out loud and gave Yun Yao a thumbs up.
"You're still smart. Rong Ya said, "Then let's go in." β
After speaking, Rong Ya took Yun Yao into the main hall.
"The queen mother has arrivedβ" Grandpa Sun, who was guarding the door of the hall, made a report, disturbing the five women in the room.
"The concubine sees the queen mother, and greets the queen mother. When the palace concubines saw Rong Ya, they immediately turned around to say goodbye, and welcomed Rong Ya to the upper seat in a proper manner.
"Let's all be flat. Rong Ya sat up straight and excused herself from everyone's courtesy.
"Queen Xie. They thanked them and got up, but no one wanted to sit down.
"Why are you all standing, sisters? Do you think that the chairs in my Hehuan Hall are sitting on the diaphragm? In that case, then everyone should not sit, just stand. After Rong Ya sat down, she spoke according to what Yun Yao had taught.
This move took the lead, blocking all the words of Yang Meiren and Jiang Meiren, and they couldn't say anything.
Originally, the two wanted to ask the queen to decide who could sit on the first chair on the left, but they didn't expect that as soon as the queen appeared, they were directly deprived of their qualifications to sit down.
Xu Liang and Du Liangren, who were in the lowest rank, glanced at each other, and they both saw a touch of helplessness in each other's eyes. What is the fire at the city gate and the fish in the pond, they can be considered to have experienced it this time.
Originally, they had to arrive early because of their low status, lest the high-ranking concubines say that they didn't know how to be respectful and rude, but before they could sit hot, Yang Meiren and Jiang Meiren began to argue and stood until now.
Now that the queen has given the order to let them all stand, what can they say? Even though the other party is only a ten-year-old child, no matter how they are, they are still high queens, even if they don't want to stand, they have to stand.
"Follow the Queen's orders. Everyone was blessed and responded, although they were reluctant in their hearts, but there was no other way.
"By the way, please An has already been invited, I don't know if you have anything else?" Rong Ya seemed to remember and asked.
"Queen Qiyu, the concubine came today and brought a little gift. Yang Meiren opened her mouth and said, "It was given to Young Envoy Yun, there was some misunderstanding between Young Envoy Yun and Young Envoy Yun in the past, these days I have been trying to find Young Envoy Yun to explain clearly, but Young Envoy Yun has never given the concubine a chance." So today, in front of the queen mother and all the sisters, the palace gave Yun Shao Envoy a compensation, and asked Yun Shao Envoy not to be surprised. β
After speaking, Yang Meiren glanced at Ying'er behind her, and asked her to pick up the things she had prepared first and present them to Yun Yao.
In fact, it is not an uncommon thing, it is two jade bracelets, but for Yun Yao, these things are not as rare as a grass that can detoxify and cure diseases.
Yun Yao looked at Yang Meiren and seemed to have understood her intentions.
Yang Meiren apologized to her in front of so many people, just to pull her into the water. The more she wanted to protect herself, the more Yang Meiren wanted to make it difficult for her.
If she accepted Yang Meiren's apology today and accepted this gift, she would have to face the fawning and stammering of countless concubines present in the future, some people may ask her for Rong Ya's information, and some people may use her to disadvantage Rong Ya.
But if she doesn't accept it today, people will say that Yun Yao is pampered and arrogant, and she will commit the following crimes, and she will not even take Yang Meiren in her eyes. Yang Meiren had already put down her body and apologized to her, but she didn't know what to do.
Either way, it will make it difficult for her to move an inch in the days to come.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Yun Yao's mind, and after analyzing the pros and cons, she said something like this:
The slave maid didn't remember any misunderstanding between herself and Yang Meiren, so how could Yang Meiren apologize? Since there was no need to apologize, the slave and maid had no reason to accept this gift. β
These words, first showed his attitude, not remembering the misunderstanding with Yang Meiren, that is, denying the existence of the misunderstanding, that is, when the past things have not happened, if Yang Meiren is persistent and entangled, he will only be said to be careful.
Immediately afterwards, he rejected Yang Meiren's gift on the grounds that he did not need to apologize, which was justified, and even cut off the thoughts of these concubines who wanted to give gifts and make friends in the future.