Everyone in my harem is talented
Chapter 10: Spring Palace
After the beginning of spring, rain, awakening of insects, spring equinox and Qingming Festival in the four years of Jingzheng,
By the time of Grain Rain, it was late spring.
It was a sunny day with neither wind nor rain. The green bamboos were standing tall, a few new leaves were rustling, and the new tea was wafting in the air.
After leaving Roupin's Lanlin Palace, Qin Zhi returned to Zhaozheng Palace to diligently review memorials.
"What the hell is this? It's nonsense!" Qin Zhi threw the memorial in his hand aside and rubbed his forehead.
The eunuchs and palace maids saw this and gently rubbed his forehead. After Qin Zhi dismissed everyone,
Zhang Deli handed the freshly poured tea to Qin Zhi. Qin Zhi reached out to take the tea, smelled the fragrance of the tea, and quietly looked at the greenery outside the window.
"Is this year's new tea? Guzhu Zisun?" Qin Zhi raised the teacup and asked puzzledly.
It was indeed the orchid fragrance of Guzhu Zisun, and his intuition told him that this was a good thing.
Qin Zhi took a closer look at the tea soup. It was bright green, the tea buds were slightly purple, and the young leaves were curled like bamboo shoots. It was indeed Guzhu Purple Bamboo Shoots.
"Or is there something refreshing added to the tea?"
"This is Guzhu Zisun, brewed by a palace maid named Lu Lingyu in the tea and catering room. Nothing is added. Just like in previous years, this is the tribute tea of Wucheng County this year. There is nothing special about the tea leaves.
The tea brewed by Lu Lingyu in the tea room is particularly fragrant, and its refreshing and fatigue-relieving effects are very prominent compared to the tea brewed by others. No one else can brew the same feeling as hers." Zhang Deli said respectfully standing by.
Qin Zhi narrowed his eyes coldly and stared at Zhang Deli for a long while.
"Your Majesty, we have tried this tea. We also asked the imperial physician to check it. We also caught young mice, rabbits from the imperial garden, and chickens and ducks from the kitchen and tried it for more than a month. These animals looked healthier. I was afraid that they only looked healthy, so I asked the veterinarian from the imperial garden to check these animals that were fed tea. There was no problem."
"When the maid was making tea, I brought people to watch her make it. The tea that was later used to feed young mice, rabbits, chickens and ducks for experiments was also watched by people the whole time."
"If there's nothing wrong with the tea, then there's something wrong with the people." Qin Zhi smiled softly, not knowing who he was talking about.
Zhang Deli took the teacup from Qin Zhi's hand with both hands: "I just feel that this Lu Lingyu probably has some spiritual energy and talent, but I also kept a trick. I didn't alarm her when I tested her. I also arranged a few people to keep an eye on her."
Qin Zhi nodded and said, "Let's promote her to be the head chef of the Imperial Tea and Food Room."
"I understand." Zhang Deli replied.
"Your Majesty, please meet the maid who made the tea."
"No need, maybe next time." He picked up the memorial again.
Soon, the sun set in the west and the candles in the hall were lit. The bright candlelight illuminated the palace in its golden splendor.
"Your Majesty, would you like to flip the cards?" The palace servants knelt in front of the imperial desk, holding a plate with green cards.
"Take it away and go to Yingchun Palace." Qin Zhi shook his wrist, and the eunuch holding the green card retreated.
Qin Zhi didn't like to flip the cards to ask concubines to sleep with him, not because of the rules of sleeping with him, but simply because of habit.
There is no sense of superiority without comparison. Compared with other dynasties, the concubines of Dayong were very humane in serving the emperor.
The rules for concubines serving the emperor in the Yong Dynasty were not the same as those in a certain dynasty, where concubines who were chosen to serve the emperor were stripped naked, washed, and then wrapped in quilts like spring rolls. They were then sent to the emperor's bedroom on the Fengluan Chun'en carriage like goods, and the eunuchs from the Jingshifang had to supervise the entire process from outside the window. After the service was completed, the concubines were sent away immediately and were not allowed to stay overnight.
Even the emperor's dog wouldn't do this.
It is not like in a certain dynasty, where the emperor had to ask the empress dowager for permission to sleep with the empress or invite concubines to sleep with him. After the empress dowager approved someone to sleep with him, all the concubines and main eunuchs had to come to the emperor's bedroom to kneel down and pay respects. After the ceremony, everyone enjoyed the music ceremony, singing and dancing performances together. When the emperor was not in the mood, the irrelevant people left and the emperor was left to sleep with him.
Anyone who wants to be this kind of emperor can do it.
The sleeping arrangements in Dayong were freer and less restrictive.
It was simple. The concubines would dress up in their own palaces, and then go to the back hall of the emperor's bedroom. They would wait in the back hall for the emperor to finish reviewing the memorials, have dinner with the emperor, and then sleep with the emperor in the bedroom until dawn. There was no need to leave in the middle of the night.
"Go to Yingchun Palace."
Living in Yingchun Palace was Yan Shuer, who had become a selected concubine.
The name of Yingchun Palace has nothing to do with forsythia. As to why it is called Yingchun Palace, it is no longer possible to verify because the name was given by Emperor Taizu. Qin Zhi had never asked before, and even if he wanted to ask now, he couldn't.
The moon was at its zenith, its silver light casting a shadow on the lake.
Qin Zhi saw from afar that Yan Shuer had long black hair like a waterfall, with a pair of white jade hairpins slanting on her head. She was wearing a white dress with silver silk cloud pattern and a flowing gauze shawl with gold and silver powder flowers. She was gazing at the moon with her clothes fluttering, like a banished immortal, and seemed a little lonely.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully wish you good health." The palace servants and eunuchs all knelt on the ground.
Yan Shu'er seemed to be frightened by the sound of the palace servants greeting each other, and her beautiful eyes turned back to look at Qin Zhi.
For a moment, Qin Zhiyou was stunned.
"Shu'er pays her respects to His Majesty. May His Majesty be well." Yan Shu'er lowered her eyes, her expression seeming somewhat sad.
"I'm fine, get up." Qin Zhi raised his hand and called people up.
"System, this bastard emperor, he didn't even help me up, I was so close to him. When I was a maid beside him, I saw that every time Concubine Yi saluted him, he would reach out to help her up. Where is his thoughtfulness? Where is his gentlemanly demeanor? What's wrong with this bastard emperor!"
Yan Shuer had a slightly sad look on her face, and she looked pitiful, but she was frantically communicating with the system in her heart.
system:"......"
"You are speechless too, aren't you? How can he treat me differently? There is nothing wrong with favoritism, but if he doesn't favor me but favors others, then that would be a big problem."
"'That year, when the apricot blossoms were blooming and the rain was drizzling, you said you were a civet cat. The love and time I have spent over the past few years (not these few months) have all been wasted!'"
Yan Shuer sang, recited, acted and performed in her heart, showing her true acting qualities.
System: "Yeah. Very good."
"System, I suspect you are just trying to fool me, and I have evidence. I will kill you on behalf of the Moon, biubiubiu! Fuck you!"
System: "Yes. OK."
"Okay, system, can you check Qin Zhi's favorability towards other people? I think his favorability towards me is definitely not as high as that of Concubine Yi Meng Wuyue, Concubine Rou Liu Yiren, and Concubine Ying Li Sisi. This is nothing, after all, they have been together for so many years, but I am afraid that he and Meng Wuyue are really in love with each other after being an old couple for a long time."
Yan Shuer straightened her face in her heart and asked the system seriously.
"Host, it is possible, but it is not cost-effective. To check the favorability of the capture target towards other people, two points of love are required for each person."
Any action taken by the system against the target will consume love points, including querying the target's favorability towards the host. Therefore, when attacking, the system should try not to intervene, and it is most beneficial to let the host carry out the attack in a way that is allowed by the world.
"Money is tight!"
"System, do you think I should check Qin Zhi's current favorability towards me?"
"Host, it's up to you."
"Scrap!"
Yan Shuer held Qin Zhi's arm, with her face against his arm, and the two of them walked into the Yingchun Palace together.
"Shu'er, why are you staring at the moon in front of the palace? Is there something troubling you?"
Qin Zhi asked casually.
Yan Shu'er looked at Qin Zhi, tears welling up in her eyes: "Today, His Majesty is selecting concubines. The beauties are so beautiful that they can make fish sink to the bottom of the water, geese fall to the ground, and the moon hide in shame. I feel a little ashamed of myself."
"Shu'er is worried that His Majesty will forget about Shu'er completely after seeing his new sister."
Qin Zhi didn't buy her trick at all.
"Am I such a lustful, heartless, and unkind person in your eyes?" Qin Zhi's voice turned cold.
Yes, that's me.
"Your Majesty, Shu'er didn't. How could Shu'er possibly think like that?" Yan Shu'er's voice was choked with sobs. She was brewing tears, planning to store them in her eye sockets, let them roll down as big drops, and then blow some rainbow farts, describing how great and upright the image of Qin Zhi was in her heart.
Qin Zhi's sudden turn caused him to sprain his waist.
"So beautiful that fishes can be submerged and geese can be fallen, and the moon can be hidden and the flowers can be ashamed. Is this used to describe the beauty of the concubines? Yes, but is there any allusion to it?" Qin Zhi pondered for a moment and asked.
"Ah, this? Ah, this! The topic has changed so quickly. I haven't explained yet, I haven't flattered you yet, and is this the point? The point is not me, Yan Shuer. Are you feeling inferior? Are you jealous?"
Yan Shuer complained crazily to the system in her mind.
"System, look at this person. What's wrong with him? He's so annoying."
"Does this man have no heart?"
"When I was working as a flower maid in the Imperial Garden, I vaguely heard people say this and secretly wrote it down." Yan Shu'er answered cautiously.
"Although you haven't read much and are not as knowledgeable as the other ladies, you are smart and don't need to underestimate yourself." Qin Zhi's eyes were full of sincerity and his tone was earnest.
However, this does not prevent him from doing it on purpose, and he will do it when he wants to.
"Look at him, is he saying I'm uneducated? Damn, I'm angry."
Yan Shuer yelled in her heart, feeling a little exasperated.
"Host, your current personality really shouldn't have any culture. Stay calm, stay calm."
"Didn't you plan to go for the silly beauty route? You're posing here today, looking at the moon and feeling sad. Your character is ruined."
"You don't understand. This is called contrast. This means I have all the looks you like."
"I feel like this dog emperor won't fall in love with a simple woman who can be seen through at a glance. So I want to be complicated, multifaceted, and layered. I want to be like an onion, leading him to peel me off layer by layer, with tears in his eyes, humph!"
"Okay, host, please start your performance."
"First of all, I want him to change the name of the palace, Yingchun Palace, which is so tacky. There is no forsythia, so why call it Yingchun Palace? Concubine Yi's Luanyi Palace, Concubine Rou's Lanlin Palace, and Concubine Ying's Yuntai Palace, which name doesn't sound better than Yingchun Palace?"
The system was somewhat speechless: "All these are useless."
Yan Shuer gritted her teeth and said, "System."
System: "Sorry, please continue."
"Your Majesty, how can you say this to Shu'er? Shu'er will be sad. Shu'er can't stand hearing this." Yan Shu'er pulled the corner of Qin Zhi's clothes, shook it, and said coquettishly.
"Sure enough, being sad about the passing of time doesn't suit you. You're so cute being so frank and straightforward." Qin Zhi held Yan Shuer's hand that was holding the corner of his clothes, inserted his five fingers into Yan Shuer's fingers, and interlocked their fingers. His voice was low and magnetic.
"Ahhh! System, I got goosebumps. No matter how many times I hear it, I always think his voice is so nice. I feel like my ears are getting pregnant."
System: "Shut up."
Qin Zhi: "Tell me what's bothering you, I'll see if I can help you solve it."
"Your Majesty~" Yan Shu'er held Qin Zhi's hand and shook it left and right.
"Say it!"
"Shu'er wants to change the name of Yingchun Palace."
"Is there anything wrong with the name of the palace, Yingchun Palace?"
"Shu'er just wants to change it, will you give it to her?"
"You can change it. Reason."
"Shu'er feels that there are no forsythia flowers in the Yingchun Palace. Spring is almost over and summer is coming. Shu'er doesn't want to sit in this palace and wait for spring to come."
"Are you saying something else? Did someone say something?"
Zhu Qiu, Yan Shu'er's maid, was very anxious and looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Qin Zhi looked at Zhu Qiu and said, "Tell me."
Zhu Qiu: "Your Majesty, it was Concubine Rou and Concubine Ying who said, they said the master, they said the master got close to Your Majesty in the spring, and became a concubine from a palace maid, and dominated Your Majesty for more than a month, which means she is lucky. When the beautiful girl enters the palace, the master will become yesterday's yellow flower. The name Yingchun Palace is very suitable for the master. She is lucky in spring, but summer is coming."
Yan Shuer lowered her eyelashes to hide her doubts.
"Ah, what's wrong with this Takeaki? Why is he so proactive? How can he be so self-motivated? This is weird. System, what do you think?"
System: "I don't know. I'm stupid. I'm artificially retarded."
"Your Majesty, Shu'er just wants to change to a more elegant name. Can you help me choose one? I also want your calligraphy to be made into a plaque and hung at the entrance of the palace."
"The plum powder is light and even, the breeze is warm, and the fragrant path is dust-free. The Phoenix Pavilion is high in the sky, the Dragon Pool is clear and blue, and the fragrance is everywhere. In the Qing Dynasty, it was the wine saint and the flower god. Facing the inner garden, the scenery is new. A fairy music, nine layers of phoenixes, and eternal spring in the sky. Let's call it 'Eternal Spring Palace'."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Shu'er likes this name very much." Yan Shu'er looked at Qin Zhi straight, hooked Qin Zhi's palm with her fingers, her eyes were misty, and the atmosphere began to become ambiguous.
Yan Shuer seems to have become more beautiful.
Qin Zhi and Yan Shuer were having dinner.
A palace servant suddenly came to report, "Your Majesty, Concubine Ying is outside the palace asking to see you."
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