71 71. Empress Dowager tea party. Part one. (1/2)
Empress Dowager Palace has been a quiet place for a long time since the present Emperor who ascended the throne to replace his father who died from the illness. Since the death of her husband, Empress Dowager closed her palace from visits or social events of the Palace which should have been ongoing. Empress Dowager took her hands off all the affairs of the Inner Palace since her son became Emperor and handed over all the authority of the Inner Palace to her son's wife through her head maid. The quarrel that occurred between Empress Dowager and the Emperor also made the Emperor not care about his mother's choice to close her palace's door from the visit of the inhabitants of the Inner Palace.
”My Imperial Mother wants to make a tea party at her Palace?” The Emperor reaffirmed the news given by the head eunuch in the Emperor's office.
”Yes, Your Majesty. This eunuch got this news directly from head maid Cu who was asked by Empress Dowager to deliver this news to you.”
”Why did my Imperial Mother do this and invite my Empress to attend this tea party? The Empress needs more rest now.”
The Emperor furrowed his brow, thinking in his Imperial Mother's reasons for holding this tea party. His Imperial mother not only invited Empress and the concubines, but she also invited the wives of the officials and other royal families' wives.
”This Emperor needs to meet her now!”
The Emperor rose from his seat and walked out of the study to the Dowager Empress Palace which was quite far away. The Emperor sat on a luxurious and comfortable palanquin accompanied by a group of Imperial guards and eunuchs. The movements of the servants who carried the palanquin looked swiftly and agile, they all placed the handle of the palanquin on their shoulders stably, showing that they were all experienced martial artists with internal energy.
It is not easy for the palanquin's eunuchs to be able to handle the palanquin that is ridden by the Emperor, they must be martial artists who can use movement skills and have stable internal energy so that they are not easily tired of carrying the Emperor's palanquin that the Emperor often uses to move towards to another palace which is quite far away.
”Emperor, we arrived.”
Looking at the gates of the Empress Dowager Palace whose paint had begun to fade a little, the Emperor looked gloomy and sad. He had not paid attention to His Imperial Mother Palace for a long time after their big fight. When he came last time, it was already late at night so he didn't pay much attention to the Imperial Mother Palace's condition. Now coming in the daytime, allowing the Emperor to pay more attention to the situation of this old Palace.
”Send people to paint the Dowager Empress Palace again with plant paint. Ask the Head maid Cu about some repairs that can be helped for this palace.”
The head eunuch who followed behind the Emperor issued some response to the orders given by the Emperor. The eunuch notice how the Emperor feels guilty looking at the old Palace where Empress Dowager stays look a little abandoned.
”Empress Dowager, the Emperor is coming to see you.”
Cu Yanmi's voice; Empress Dowager head maid was heard outside the bedroom of Empress Dowager who was still sleeping. Jing Yuanmeng; The Empress Dowager opened her eyes quickly when she heard that her first son had come to visit.
”The Emperor's visiting this Dowager?!”