C12 (2/2)
The two sisters chatted for a while longer, and Garion went back to his room.
When she reached the door, she saw Wang Jingzhi sitting there in a daze. Rong'er walked over and sat beside her, saying, ”Jing`er, I just went to see Young Master Yin. She's already a master, but her personality hasn't changed, she's still as easygoing as ever.”
”Young Master Yin is a fortunate man. In fact, I think it's a pity that His Majesty didn't choose Rong'er for his condition.” Wang Jingzhi said with a smile.
Gai Rong'er thought back to that night when they first met, both of them saying that the emperor would notice them, but now that he saw them, neither of them had been chosen by the emperor, he couldn't help but bitterly smile. ”Jing`er, we might both be unlucky people, right?”
”Fortune will come to an end, I think it's better to be more open-minded.” Wang Jingzhi muttered.
The next morning, Young Master Zhang and Young Master Yin came together to pay their respects to the empress, then followed the empress to the palace to pay their respects to the empress dowager. Rong'er accompanied the empress as well.
After the ceremony, the empress dowager turned to Yin Ruo Lan and said, ”You are the emperor's new agreement.”
”Your servant is me.” Yin Ruo Lan hurriedly replied.
”Hehe, this slave isn't what you can call yourself in the future. The emperor gave you a title, and you're now the emperor's person. You can call yourself concubine or concubine, you know?” The empress dowager said kindly.
”Chenqie understands, thank you for your guidance.” Yin Ruo'er hurriedly replied.
The empress dowager then stared at the empress and Zhang Qingrou and sighed. ”Empress, Zhang Qingrou, Yin, you two have to work hard with your stomachs. When serving the emperor, you both have to put in a bit of effort so that you can add a son to our family as soon as possible. Do you understand?”
”Chenqie understands.” Hearing the empress dowager's words, the empress, Zhang Qingrou, and Yin all hastily replied.
After returning to the Peace Palace, Gai Rong'er took care of the empress while she changed into plain clothes. The empress sat alone on the warm pit in a daze, and Rong'er couldn't help but say, ”Master, look at the new Emperor Zhang's promise and Yin's promise. Both of you are clever talkers, I think it's better if you don't say too much to the emperor, just pick up some sweet words to say.
The empress sighed with a smile and said, ”Rong'er, my Heseli family has always been blessed by the emperor. Grandfather has taught since childhood to respect the emperor, and the girls must guard the emperor strictly as well. The emperor is both a husband and a king, so Heseley will naturally follow his teachings and take care of his duties to serve his highness.”
Rong'er didn't know what to say after hearing the empress's words, but she thought to herself, the empress came from a prestigious clan, and had been taught since childhood to enter the palace to be a concubine. The influence of her thoughts is too severe, and it would be difficult to change her personality, if the empress and the emperor were still separated, the empress would only be a 'empress' and not a 'wife' in the eyes of the emperor.
The life of the harem was actually quite dull, and the days passed unknowingly. When Rong'er didn't need to wait, Yin Ruo Lan called him over to chat with her. The emperor would come to the Kunning Palace about once a month to visit the empress, and they would both call Zhang Nan and Ruo Lan over. In the words of Ruo Lan, the Emperor was not in love with women, but wholeheartedly devoted himself to the mountains of the Great Qing. Judging from the number of times the Emperor had called him, he believed that the Emperor spent most of his time studying and studying.
A person who, on the surface, coaxed everyone to be happy and had done such a cruel thing to a servant, Gai Rong'er really didn't think that she was very good. But Yin Ruo Lan didn't take it seriously and said that Zhang Ruo Lan treated her extremely well, and often sent someone to send her some fruits and tea when there was nothing else to do, treating her as a younger sister. Gayon thought that perhaps Zhang agreed to only bully the people below her, and didn't mention it because she probably didn't have any ill intent towards people of the same status as her.