Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 183

Chapter 183 Imperial Concubine Ya Is in Charge
At this moment, all the women were still looking forward to it. When the eunuch saw it, he said in a strange tone, “Come on, everyone, there’s no need for you to wait. No one will come to watch the ceremony today. Seeing that this auspicious time is about to pass, we should hurry up and finish this business so that the servants can return to the Emperor as soon as possible to resume their orders.”

Seeing his snobbish face, The girls immediately had a bad premonition, and they couldn’t help but lose their composure. Especially Mu Lian, the Great General’s Mansion had just been removed. She could now be said to be still wearing a sinner’s body. If something happened again, her future would be even more dim. Thus, she couldn’t wait to ask, “How did she get back?” “Eunuch, let’s be frank. There’s no need to fight with us.”

Hearing her question, The eunuch turned to look at her. Then, he said unhurriedly, “It’s not a big deal. It’s just that this morning, Prince Youxian brought all the family members of the Empress and intruded into Yikun Palace. He was stopped by Prince Bingjian. There was a quarrel between them. Later on, he didn’t know what Prince Bingjian said to everyone. Then Prince Youxian left Yikun Palace with everyone.”

Originally, everyone’s family had come all the way to the West Palace. However, as soon as they stepped into the gate of the West Palace, they left one after another and went back to the manor. Therefore, everyone did not have to wait any longer. No one should be coming today.

Let’s get down to business, “This servant should return early to reply to the decree. The Emperor has already issued a decree. In the future, only palace maids and granny will be able to serve in the West Palace. This servant is not allowed to stay here without permission. Therefore, this servant must leave the West Palace immediately after reading the imperial decree to prevent the Emperor from blaming me. This servant cannot afford to do so. Please forgive me.”

As he spoke, the eunuch walked to the center of the hall, opened the brocade box on the table, took out the imperial edict, and said to everyone, “Ladies and gentlemen, please receive the edict.”

Hearing this, all the women immediately stopped arguing. They respectfully knelt down and answered in unison, “This concubine accepts the decree.”

Seeing everyone kneel down, the eunuch cleared his throat and read, “Fengtian Chengyun, the emperor has just ascended to the throne, and the harem is truly empty. Today, he admires the sacred will of Father of the Emperor and recruits concubines to fill the harem.”

However, because the Mu Clan’s army has helped me pacify the world, there is no reward, now the original Great General Mu Feng’s daughter Mu Lian is sealed as a noble imperial concubine, in the first grade, given to the main hall of the West Palace.

Xiao Ya, daughter of Prince Youxian, Originally my cousin, And because the Youxian Palace has given me and my son a lot of support over the years, Today, Xiao Ya was removed from the title of imperial daughter. Conferred the title of Ya Fei, Second Stage Inner Residence, bestowed the east side hall of the West Palace. The rest of them are all madams. In the future, all matters in the West Palace will be presided over by Ya Fei, and the residences of the madams will also be allocated by Ya Fei. I hope that everyone will guard their duty in the future. Don’t cause any more trouble. Otherwise, all of them will be sent to the cold palace and will not be spared.

In addition, because of the palace rules, our country of Ye Lan has always advocated frugality. In order to avoid the phenomenon of comparing with each other, all the luggage brought by the concubines will be handed over to the Internal Affairs Department. In the future, all expenses will be paid on a monthly basis. ”

“Thank you for your kindness, Lord Long. I will obey the Sacred Will. Long live our Emperor.” After saying that, the girls all stood up and said, At this moment, Mu Lian’s heart couldn’t help but feel a wave of desolation. This imperial edict was truly cold and heartless. From the beginning to the end, it only talked about merit awards, not mentioning anything else. This was clearly telling everyone in the world that their entry into the palace was only a kind of reward given by the Imperial Court to meritorious officials, and it had nothing to do with their love for their children.

The others were also shocked, As for Huyan Mingshuo’s arrangements, They were disappointed, This was far from what they had expected, But the Emperor’s fate was difficult, They had to obey, Originally, they had always believed that, As the only imperial concubine in the palace, Mu Lian was personally accepted by the current Emperor. She was the highest ranked woman to enter the palace this time. In the future, everything in the Western Palace should be decided by her alone. Therefore, they had been secretly currying favor with Mu Lian, hoping that they could live a more comfortable life in the Western Palace in the future.

But now, the Emperor directly passed Mu Lian, who was the noble imperial concubine, and let Xiao Ya preside over the affairs of the West Palace alone. This caught everyone off guard once again. Back then, they knew that Xiao Ya’s position was inferior to Mu Lian’s. Everyone even openly and secretly ridiculed her, saying that she was still the Emperor’s cousin in in vain. Her position was actually inferior to an outsider.

The Emperor must have accepted her as his imperial concubine because of the relationship between the Right Virtuous King and the Emperor. The Emperor should not like her as a cousin. On the contrary, as an outsider, the Emperor should treat Mu Lian differently since she was actually able to give her such a high position.

Therefore, during this period of time, they had been desperately trampling on Xiao Ya to raise Mu Lian. But now, the Emperor had pointed out that in the future, it was her Xiao Ya who had the final say in the West Palace. Everyone was completely panicked and did not know what to do. They could only look at Xiao Ya with fear, hoping that she would forget about the past and not deliberately make things difficult for them.

However, Xiao Ya’s expression was expressionless. She walked over calmly and took the golden book and palace dress that represented a Second Grade Imperial Concubine. Then, she left the main hall for the east side hall under the gaze of everyone. During that time, she did not even say a word to everyone.

When Xiao Ya reached the door, she turned around and glanced at everyone. Then, she continued to walk out. She was not an idiot. She would never do anything good for evil. She just wanted to deliberately leave these people alone, leaving them nowhere to go, forcing them to personally come and beg her.

Since his cousin had already given him this right, If she wanted to treat these people properly for him, then she had to make good use of this right, so that no one in the West Palace dared to provoke her. She also let these women know that the palace was easy to enter and hard to leave. If it weren’t for the encouragement of these people, Father wouldn’t have completely ignored his wishes and forcefully sent him into the palace.

Now that she’s having a hard time, then no one will be able to live with it, If it weren’t for this absurd ceremony, How could she, Xiao Ya, end up in such a state? Although the Consort Sealing Ceremony was organized by her father, Youxian Wang, if it weren’t for these vanity-loving people interfering, the matter wouldn’t have been so big. Even the Emperor’s cousin couldn’t stop it. He could only watch helplessly as it happened. Since his cousin wasn’t willing to step forward, then she would have acted on his behalf.

Actually, this was precisely Huyan Mingshuo’s idea. He knew that Xiao Ya was angry about this matter, so he deliberately let Xiao Ya take charge of the West Palace. The purpose was to let her properly treat these women who were greedy for vanity, let them know how deep the heavens were, and let her know that not everything could be calculated. This imperial palace was not so easy to enter.

Based on his Huyan Mingshuo’s sources, what did he not know about the recent events in the imperial capital? Huyan Mingshuo had heard of these women’s high praise and low trample. He also knew that Xiao Ya was innocent about this matter. No matter what, she was always her cousin. And how could anyone trample on Huyan Mingshuo’s cousin?

Therefore, he gave Xiao Ya such a chance so that she could look down on all the heroes in the West Palace. This was also the only thing he could give her.

Fortunately, Xiao Ya, and did not disappoint him, Everyone was speechless when they saw her leave without saying a word. They could only watch Mu Lian eagerly, hoping that she could stand up and speak for them. After all, she was the highest ranked woman in the Western Palace. Imperial Concubine Ya should have taken care of her.

At this moment, Mu Lian was also unconvinced. Seeing that everyone was looking at her with pleading eyes, this also gave her an excuse to play on the spot. Thus, she shouted sternly, “Imperial Concubine Ya, wait a moment. Shouldn’t you say something before leaving?” The emperor left you in charge of this grand Xi Palace alone and gave you full authority to arrange the residences of the sisters. Shouldn’t you just leave after you’ve arranged everything? Besides, this palace’s position is above yours, shouldn’t Ya Fei bow to this palace? “If they are all like you, what kind of distinction will there be between superiority and inferiority in the West Palace in the future?”

Hearing this, Xiao Ya couldn’t help but look back at her and walk out without saying a word. Just as her cousin said, she didn’t have the time to play with these women! Since she, Mu Lian, was willing to put on an act with the noble imperial concubines there, then let her act alone with these women. She raised her head to look at the sky and saw that the sun was about to set. When night came, she wanted to see if these people’s plays could continue?

Seeing her disdainful attitude, Mu Lian’s suppressed anger finally erupted. This young miss’ temper immediately rose. She immediately scolded coldly, “Stop, before I let you leave, you have to stay for me. Someone, stop Ya Fei. Without my permission, you are not allowed to leave for half a step.”

However, no matter how furious she was and how fierce her voice was, the palace maids and the eunuchs who had yet to leave the palace only lifted their heads to look at her. There was actually no movement, and no one obeyed her orders.

What a joke! The imperial edict just now was very clear. In the future, everything in the West Palace will be decided by Imperial Concubine Ya alone. If anyone dares to offend her at this time, how will they live in the West Palace in the future?

Besides, this Ya Fei is the current Emperor’s cousin, Now that she was given full control of the affairs of the West Palace, it could be seen that the Emperor treated her differently. Looking at Consort Lian, she had originally been able to enter the palace thanks to Mu Army’s merits over the years. Now that Mu Army had been disbanded, the Great General had also been dismissed. Even though the newly appointed Great General, Mu Hai, was also her elder brother.

However, Mu Hai had already left the Mu Clan early in the morning and was also separated from the Mu Clan. Thus, the current Imperial Consort Lian could be said to be a paper tiger. In comparison, it was clear who was taller and who was lower. Since they were able to survive in the palace until now, how could they not even have such eyesight? Therefore, they chose to stand on Ya Fei’s side without hesitation.

Seeing that no one was willing to move, Mu Lian’s face couldn’t help but turn red with anger. She said angrily, “Are you going to rebel? This palace is now a noble imperial concubine. Among the Western Palace, this palace is the largest. How dare you not listen to this palace’s orders? Are you tired of living?”

Seeing that her performance was getting better and better, Xiao Ya couldn’t help but shake her head and sigh, “Your Highness Consort, right?” Let me remind you, Within the West Palace, “We are all the same people. No one is much better than us without seeing our cousin. As for position, it is just another name for us in the future. Why do you care so much? Also, in the future, everything in the West Palace will be decided by me alone. Only I am qualified to call myself this palace. Please pay attention to me in the future.”

As she spoke, she raised her eyes to look at the palace maids and granny in the hall. Seeing that they were all trembling with fear from this rebellion, Only then did she continue, “As for rebellion, I feel that anyone sitting here is qualified to say such words. Only Imperial Concubine Lian is not qualified to say such words. After all, everyone in the imperial capital knows why the Mu Manor has fallen into such a situation. Therefore, I advise Imperial Concubine Lian to keep a low profile so as to avoid being pulled into a painful situation.”