84 Chapter 25: Imperial Dr. Yen, Tea Parties and Honey (1/2)

Tea parties are a legitimate job for consorts. Consort Gina also performed her role as she did every day. There were times she held it at the Jade Palace, other times she was summoned to another consort's place.

Yen wasn't very fond of tea parties. All they did was talk about the latest clothing fads and cosmetics. They probe each other as they conversed about trifling things. No doubt, the miniature of the inner palace extends from there.

A middle-ranking consort from the west was talking to Consort Gina. Though she didn't know the specifics, it seemed that Consort Gina's family was an important place no matter what relation it will become after this. It was common for many of the other consorts to inadvertently spill out information when they chat with the cheerful Consort, Gina.

The emperor frequently visits the Consort Gina's place every three days. He comes to see his daughter who started to walk with help, but well, it goes without saying that's not the only reason he comes to visit. He asks about various lively topics to not neglect the afternoon job too.

At the end of the tea party, she received a huge amount of tea snacks from Yao. She was going to eat them, but there were just too much. So, she sent them forward to Ran one of her fellow maids.

Ran loved to gossip which is something Yen often deters so she never spent much time with the younger maid.

She talked about the most recent rumors and news like About the maidservant who committed suicide — her relation to the poisoning incident. And, for some reason, about the Consort Yahui.

”Consort Gina is nineteen. Consort Jie was twenty-three. Consort Hui was twelve. And Consort Yahui is

Thirty-five, only a year younger than the emperor,” Ran said. ”Consort Yahui may still able to give birth, but based on the inner palace system, she would have no choice but to be turned away from bedroom activities due to her age in other words, it was impossible for her to become the empress dowager hereafter.” Ran signed, Yen looked at the young girl as she had spoken that out loud without any fear. ”It seems that the talks of her stepping down for a new high-ranking consort had come up. It was something that had come up quite a while ago. She had been a consort since the time the emperor was the crown prince and had been the mother of a male infant once, so she had a considerably strong start.”

At this rate, would Consort Jie end up the same way, having fallen pregnant with the emperor's child too? Not just that. It can't be declared that Consort Gina will always continue to receive his favor.

After all, beautiful flowers too will someday become withered.

Yen brushed off the crumbs of the mooncake she ate and looked up to the heavy clouds that covered the sky. The disposition of today's tea party companion had changed a little. The companion was Consort Hui, it was rare to have a tea party with a consort with the same rank, especially so for high ranking consorts. The youthful Consort Hui looked nervous. She had brought along four maids with her.

That food taster was also there. It seems that she didn't receive punishment, as far as Yen's worry was concerned. As it was cold outside, the tea party was taken inside. The eunuchs were used to prepare a couch for the maids in the parlor. There was a roundtable inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The curtains were exchanged with a new embroidered one.