85 Chapter 26: Imperial Dr. Yen, Garnet Palace (1/2)

Appearing in the evening was the usual beautiful eunuch. Following along at the back of the celestial maiden's smile was Yijun. Recently, she thought the wrinkles on his brows have increased, but perhaps it increased no matter what worries he had.

Consort Gina was sleeping peacefully after a gentle massage. While Yen, Mao, and Ran keeping watching. As Yen looked at Ren who wanted to talk to her, she signaled her hand to meet outside the room.

”You had the tea party with Consort Hui, didn't you?” Ren asked.

”Indeed. It was fun,” Yen said. Today's tea party gathering was somehow strange, but it seemed that this guy was involved with it.

”Did you hear that the perpetrator of the poisoning incident the other day was the maid who committed suicide?” Ren asked.

”Did the perpetrator commit suicide?” Yen asked as she knew it was a stupid question.

”The one who decided that wasn't me,” Ren replied. She knew something was what Ren thought, he wanted to press for more, but he knows he wouldn't get an answer. ”Will you come assist me at the Garnet Palace from tomorrow?”

It can be said that the residences are painted in the styles of their owners.

There was the cozy Consort Gina's Jade Palace. There was the refined nobility of Consort Jie's Crystal Palace. And the Garnet Palace, where Consort Yahui resided in, was practical. It was a simple structure, lacking in excessive decoration. In a way, it brought about another type of refinement.

Its owner, Consort Yahui, was precisely that type of person. Her appearance was stripped bare of needless things. She wasn't gorgeous, voluptuous, nor charming. However, this resulted in giving her a majestic androgynous beauty.

She could be mistaken for a young civil official if she wore official robes. Just how much envy does she get from the palace ladies in this inner palace that only has palace ladies and eunuchs? Ren's charm seems fake in comparison to hers. Yen didn't see what outfit the consort wore at the banquet, but a barbarian's horse-riding gear would be more fitting than the long sleeves and shirt she was wearing today.

Yen looked between Ren and Consort Yahui with a sad expression, before it returned to being emotionless.

The head maid, Fong, a mild-mannered plump beauty, promptly described the interior of the residence. It turns out the reason they were called was that they didn't have enough hands for their end of year spring cleaning. Her left arm had bandages, and she was injured.

The day ended with her only airing out the furniture and books. The manual labor had been left to the eunuchs. As this residence had been lived in the longest in the inner palace, it had more things than the Jade Palace. Yen immersed herself in just cleaning up as the head maid had instructed her. A good wife would be the sort of woman who has fun from working. Fong was that kind of maid or at least to everyone else but Yen

She didn't return to the Jade Palace and slept huddled together with the remaining two maidservants in the Garnet Palace's ample room. She reluctantly thought about Princess Wuying and hoped she wasn't going to cause the maid trouble while she was gone.

The maids of the Jade Palace were hard workers, but she had to admit that the maids of the Garnet Palace were capable as well. Everyone adored Consort Yahui, and that showed through the care they took to perform their jobs.

Consort Jie just wasn't lucky with her maids. It can be said that the reason why she was surrounded by lots of useless maids was that each of their workloads is little. And despite this, they were good-for-nothings as they were only good at talking. Well, being one who can be single-handedly responsible for all these maids, you can say that she has the talent of the one who stands on top though.

However, their strong loyalty was also related to their reasons for the poisoning as well.

If Consort Yahui were made to step down, a high official's daughter would take the Consort's place, but what would happen if the other high-ranking consort seats become vacated?

Leaving Consort Gina and Consort Jie aside, it was also likely that the emperor doesn't go to Consort Hui's place, due to him wanting to avoid his father's tastes.