Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 278 Jin Cairen Visits

Cining Palace.

"Empress Dowager, the Queen and the concubines in the harem are sitting in the front hall, waiting to pay their respects to you." Yingchun said cautiously to the gloomy-faced Queen Dowager. There was no other way, the Queen and the others had been waiting for a while.

The Queen Mother stood up and walked towards the front hall. That man was dead, and his family was also dead. She really couldn't sleep at night these past few days. As soon as she closed her eyes, she could see that whole family coming to settle accounts with her. Those people... lost their lives for a sewing room. If she could start over again, she would never implicate them, but it was too late to say anything now.

She didn't think about anything else now, just revenge for that family. She and that person were childhood sweethearts, and the two families often visited each other. She also had feelings for that family. Now because of her selfishness... she would not let the culprit of this matter go, not to mention Huangpin, the Queen...

The queen felt that she was innocent and acted as if it had nothing to do with her. So, well, she would not expose her now and let her be proud for a while. This way, if she asked her to do something in the future, she would have this handle and she believed that the queen would cooperate obediently.

The Queen Mother walked into the hall and sat down on the chair in the middle. The Queen and all the concubines stood up and bowed to pay their respects to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother raised her hand, and Yingchun quickly asked everyone to sit down. The Queen Mother did not look at Huang Ye, for she was afraid that she would not be able to control the hatred in her heart and lose her composure. She was going to kill Concubine Huang, but not now, as she was under house arrest. If someone died again, she believed that her son, the emperor, would not let her go.

The Queen Mother's eyes searched below: "That must be Shi Cairen, come here and let me take a look."

Shi Yaoyao stepped forward and saluted obediently: "Greetings, Her Majesty the Queen Mother."

"Well, that's good, a good child." The Queen Mother praised him, "Come with Rou'er when you have nothing to do in the future and accompany me, an old woman. The days in the palace..." She didn't say anything else, and her meaning was very clear, that is, life in the palace was difficult.

Shi Yaoyao agreed respectfully: "As long as the Queen Mother doesn't mind my stupidity."

The Queen Mother lovingly took her hand and patted it: "Good child..."

Huang Ye felt it was unreal until she came out of the Cining Palace. She had already prepared herself to be harassed by the empress dowager, but she didn't expect that the empress dowager didn't even look at her. She didn't think that the empress dowager had let go of her prejudice against her. Maybe she was showing kindness to Shi Yaoyao today in order to join forces with Shi Yaoyao to do something bad to her.

"Sister Huang." Lin Jieyu stopped and waited for her: "Sister, can you walk with me?"

"Since my sister has invited me, there is no reason for me not to go with you." Huang Ye replied with a smile.

"Sister, what do you think about what happened in the Cining Palace this time?" Concubine Lin asked straight to the point.

"I know, it was that Xuan Chengzi who wanted to harm me." Huang Ye replied immediately.

"You..." Concubine Lin looked at her angrily, "Think about it carefully, why did it happen to you instead of someone else? Why did the emperor take the sewing room from the queen and give it to Concubine Du?"

"Why?" Huang Ye asked confusedly.

"Of course it's because..." Concubine Lin suddenly lowered her voice: "This matter must be the Queen and the Queen Mother teamed up to target you. Think about it, why did she insist on you moving out of Ningyuxuan... It just so happens that the Queen Mother doesn't like you very much. Sister guessed that the incident in the Cining Palace that day must have been instigated by the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother..."

Huang Ye's eyes widened in fear: "No way? For Ning Yuxuan, the Queen wants to kill me?"

"This matter is almost certain. Your life... hehe, is worthless in the eyes of the Queen. That's all I have to say. For the rest, you better open your eyes and take a good look." After saying this, Concubine Lin walked away without even looking at Huang Ye's expression.

Qingyue Palace.

Concubine Lin walked into the dining room and the housekeeper Aunt Yan helped her take off her cloak: "Your Majesty, this time, the Queen has lost both her wife and her soldiers. Not only did she lose her needlework room, but she was also disliked by the Emperor. Judging from today's situation, the Empress Dowager is very resentful of her." She had accompanied Concubine Lin to pay her respects today, so she saw the Empress Dowager's attitude towards the Queen very clearly.

"The Queen's good days are almost over." Concubine Lin sneered and said, "Aunt, what do you think of Concubine Huang? Can she be used by us?"

“That Huangpin…” Somehow, Aunt Yan felt that Huangpin was not as simple as she appeared to be: “Your Majesty, Huangpin is not simple. Just like this time, it was clearly a dead end, but she escaped. Moreover, she did not appear to be afraid at all, but rather seemed to be confident.”

"That's ignorance and fearlessness. Concubine Huang should feel that she is innocent and believe that the emperor will clear her name. Also, with her appearance, how could the emperor remain indifferent? Didn't you see that the emperor, the third prince, and Princess An Ning were all protecting her?" This is the situation he wanted.

Concubine Lin felt that her good days were coming. As long as Concubine Huang was capable, the Queen would be defeated sooner or later. Let them fight, and then she would be the one who would benefit.

Ningyuxuan.

After sending away An Ning who was eating for free, Huang Ye was about to give acupuncture to the retired emperor when Juan'er came in to report that a guest was visiting. Huang Ye went out to greet him and saw that it was Jin Cairen, who lived closest to her. This was also the first time that a concubine had come to her Ningyuxuan since Huang Ye entered the palace.

"Sister greets elder sister." When Jin Cairen saw Huang Ye, she hurriedly bowed. Huang Ye helped her up. This harem was really interesting. No matter the age, only the position was recognized. Those with lower positions had to call those with higher positions "sisters."

Huang Ye led her to the living room and sat her down. Hong Dou brought her tea. Jin Cairen quickly signaled the senior palace maid Fen'er behind her to present the gift she had brought. "I am sorry to have come to see you today. These are snacks that I made myself. I hope you won't dislike them."

Fener unwrapped the snack and saw pieces of white rice cake. Huang Ye picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. The rice cake was chewy and soft, and had a sweet taste in her mouth. It was obvious that the person who made the snack put a lot of effort into it.

"Yes, it's very delicious. Take Red Bean over and let Green Bean try it to see if the same flavor can be made." Huang Ye ordered.

Red Bean picked up a piece and put it in his mouth: "It's delicious. Green Bean will definitely like it." After saying that, he went out.

Hearing others praising her cooking, Jin Cairen narrowed her eyes in a smile. The trepidation she had just felt when she came here was swept away. The atmosphere in Ningyuxuan was really good. She didn't feel looked down upon at all. "I heard that the food made in Ningyuxuan's small kitchen is delicious. I don't have any other hobbies but I like to tinker with food, so I thought of coming over to see what my sister's small kitchen is like."