in2ebook Chapter 196 I Want to Enter the Palace
Chapter 196 I Want to Enter the Palace
After that day, Song Qinghong wandered around Kyoto for a long time and picked out a cart full of gifts to give to Chao Yan.
Early in the morning, she was waiting for Shen Jiayu to arrive at the Prime Minister's Residence. Luqi was beside Song Qinghong as they counted the gifts in the car over and over again.
I was afraid that if I forgot to bring one thing, I would be treating Asagao unfairly.
While taking inventory, he was still muttering why Shen Jiayu hadn't come yet.
"Miss, please stop nagging. If you keep on nagging, my ears will get calluses." Luqi joked.
"I'm anxious and worried. I always feel that I'm not as thoughtful as Jiayu. You should quickly look at it again and don't miss anything." Song Qinghong scolded her.
Seeing this, Luqi no longer dared to joke and started to take inventory again.
"So many things!" Shen Jiayu walked in from outside the courtyard. The things in front of her were piled up like a mountain. She couldn't take it all in. "Sister, you bought too much. Can you bring it into the palace?"
She was very suspicious. They were able to see Chao Yan in the palace only with Qi Binwei's consent, but the guards would also check the gifts.
If you want to bring in so many things, you have to wait until the inspection is completed.
She walked forward and picked up a few pieces of glittering jewelry, her eyes sparkling. "These pieces are very beautiful and very suitable for the Queen. Sister really has good taste."
Seeing her coming, Song Qinghong walked out from the pile of gifts and said, "It's not as good as yours. After looking at it for a long time, I still think that the silver hairpin you picked from Qiu Zhuangxie is the best."
Shen Jiayu: "They all look great, shall we go?"
I don’t know if I can leave right away. With so many things, it will probably take the servants a long time to move them.
Song Qinghong turned to Luqi and ordered, "Send someone to move it out. Move it to the largest carriage. Jiayu and I will have a separate carriage."
Luqi nodded and immediately asked people to move the things out. She had already thought about the procedures and was just waiting for Song Qinghong's instructions.
It took some time to move things and enter the palace, but it didn't matter.
There was only Chao Yan in the harem. No one would come to pay her respects, and there would not be anything that would require her to worry about. Every day, Nanny Zidai would call her later, and only on some special days would she be required to get up early.
They entered the palace at this time and just caught up with Chao Yan who was waiting after breakfast.
When the three of them met, they performed the etiquette according to the palace rules and did all the superficial work. Then Chao Yan slowly spoke, "I want to have some private words with them. You all can go down. You don't have to serve me personally."
The palace maids in Yikun Palace naturally obeyed, and they left one after another and closed the palace door, just to give them some time alone.
As soon as they walked out, the hall was immediately filled with the sound of chattering.
They were nothing more than some words of concern and care, and there were some other things in between.
Chaoyan was the first person to notice that Shen Jiayu was a little different. She took a sip of tea and asked directly.
"Jia Yu, are you hiding something from us? I see that you look much better than before. Before, I asked you to come and talk to me because you spent more time persuading me. But I can see that you actually have something on your mind, but you have never been willing to say it. Can you tell us now? We can all help you."
"Ah?" Shen Jiayu felt that he had hidden well, so how come he was discovered?
"Don't say that. The Queen Mother has seen it all. I have seen it too. I just wanted to wait for the day when you would speak up. Now that the Queen Mother has brought it up, you should think about how to tell us." Song Qinghong smiled slightly.
It was not a good idea to talk about her affairs too early. Perhaps she could use Shen Jiayu to talk about other things first, and then she could bring up the matter of entering the palace a little later. Perhaps Chaoyan would be able to accept it.
Shen Jiayu gave an awkward smile. She had been hiding a lot of things. She had promised Song Qinghong that she would not hide anything if she asked.
Since she asked this time, I could only answer. Fortunately, Song Qinghong didn't ask about anything specific, so I couldn't say anything else. I might as well talk about her and Wen Xiangzhu.
Shen Jiayu beautified the story between her and Wen Xiangzhu and embellished it a little bit, but there is no need to mention some small details.
However, even with this, Song Qinghong and Chao Yan were very satisfied.
Chao Yan raised the corner of her mouth and said proudly: "My guess is correct. There must be feelings between you and him. This is good. I feel relieved."
Then she seemed to have thought of something and explained, "Do you think it's strange that I keep calling myself 'this palace' when talking to you? Actually, this is not my intention. There are too many rules in this palace, and His Majesty has just registered. He needs the respect of the people in this palace. He must have prestige. This is all I can do."
They were all stunned, obviously not expecting Chao Yan to suddenly say this.
Shen Jiayu comforted her, "It's no big deal. The Queen is the head of the harem, and she should have told us this."
Zhao Yan finally learned the rules of the palace. Will she get deeper and deeper into this deep palace? Then Sister Song...
Thinking of this, she turned and glanced at Song Qinghong.
Song Qinghong also comforted her, "Empress, we believe that you still love us the same as before. You are doing the right thing now, so you don't have to feel guilty."
It's just a title. You don't want me to chase you and call you mom. It doesn't matter.
The two of them smiled comfortingly on their faces, but they had different thoughts in their hearts.
They didn't mind, and Chaoyan's awkward feeling disappeared without a trace. She continued, "As long as you don't mind, we are still the same as before. Well, let's not talk about my affairs. Jiayu has found a place to stay, what about you, Qinghong?"
Song Qinghong was stunned when her name was mentioned.
"I……"
She didn't want to talk about this so soon, but Chaoyan brought it up on her own initiative, and she really hadn't figured out how to start the conversation.
Shen Jiayu knew her plan, and it was really difficult for her to speak up about this matter. According to the plot, Song Qinghong should be together with a young man of similar family background in the near future, but now she is thinking about becoming a concubine in Qi Binwei's harem.
I don’t know if it’s because she has changed, or if someone has awakened and disrupted the plot.
She couldn't figure it out.
"What's wrong? Is it that you have a plan but it's difficult to carry it out?" Chao Yan asked worriedly when she saw that she was in trouble.
Song Qinghong lowered her eyes, made up her mind, and said directly: "I want to enter the palace!"
Chao Yan didn't understand what she meant and laughed, "Qinghong is stupid. You are already in the palace, how can you enter the palace? Are you thinking..."
When she heard the second half of the conversation, she realized what Song Qinghong meant by those four words.
Chao Yan raised her eyes and looked at Song Qinghong's face, asking her for confirmation.
"Do you want to be his concubine?"