Chapter 202 Transition
On the way to the palace, Yihuan already knew about the farce that had taken place in the palace.
There were many speculations in previous lives about the claim that Emperor Yongzheng's throne was not obtained in a legitimate way. However, at that time, the Fourteenth Prince was already a glorious general with military merits and unique favor from the emperor, which was indeed easy to arouse people's imagination.
Now, Yinzhen ascended the throne many years earlier than recorded in previous historical books. The Fourteenth Prince has just taken root and has no time to sprout. In terms of the emperor's favor, he is not outstanding among the princes, after all, there is the deposed crown prince.
Under such circumstances, Concubine De still stood up, leaving Yinzhen's political enemies with a permanent point of criticism.
Look, even your own mother doesn’t support you. Not to mention being an emperor, you are a failure as a son.
Yihuan could imagine Yinzhen's anger, especially since Defei's words also implicated Honghui.
After they actually met, Yihuan discovered that Yinzhen was very calm. He even had the mood to ask her what she had for breakfast, just like every ordinary morning before.
Hearing Yinzhen's voice, Yihuan stood up immediately. She suddenly realized that she should salute, and knelt down quickly.
"What are you doing?" Yinzhen's voice was full of laughter. He bent down and helped Yihuan up. "It seems that I scared you."
"My Lord... Your Majesty, this feels so unreal to me." It had been more than a month since they last met. Yihuan looked at Yinzhen wearing the yellow robe and for the first time she felt that her husband was the emperor.
Yinzhen smiled, stretched out his hand and pinched Yihuan's face hard: "Does it hurt?"
"It hurts." Yihuan subconsciously dodged back, her face almost turning red from being pinched.
"That's true. Yihuan, Tangtang, I did it. From now on, we are the masters of the Forbidden City, and no one will bully you anymore." Yinzhen's eyes lit up and he was in a state of extreme excitement.
Yihuan smiled. She suddenly understood Fan Jin. When one suddenly gets what he has always dreamed of, he will easily experience extreme sorrow or joy.
Yinzhen held Yihuan in his arms and said, "I have been sleeping alone for a while, and I always feel like something is missing. It's almost lunchtime, let's take a rest first."
After saying this, Yihuan felt a weight on her shoulders. Yinzhen had fallen asleep.
Although it was not comfortable to lie in bed fully dressed and being hugged tightly, Yihuan did not move. She tried to relax her body and carefully looked at the sleeping face so close to her. She hadn't noticed it just now, but now it seemed that the dark circles under his eyes were clearly visible. With his temper, she didn't know how many hours he had rested during this period.
Yihuan reached out to brush away the strands of hair by Yinzhen's ears, slowly closed her eyes, and gradually fell asleep.
At the entrance of the Yangxin Palace, Su Peisheng stopped a beautiful lady dressed as a palace maid and said, "Miss Feifei, the masters are inside. You cannot go in without being summoned."
This Feifei was an old resident of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. After Yinzhen moved in, all the older ones were released, a few were brought in from Prince Yong's Mansion, a few were sent in from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and a few of the old residents were also left behind.
Feifei is the most beautiful one among these palace maids. Su Peisheng can see what she is planning at a glance. If it were yesterday, he would not have stopped her. But today, the princess came with him, and he can't let these blind people in.
"The Emperor ordered this morning that we should have old duck soup for lunch. When it gets cold, should you go and explain to the Emperor?" Feifei was unwilling to accept this. It was a rare opportunity for her to be alone with the Emperor.
Su Peisheng's face darkened. He knew that the personnel composition of the Yangxin Palace was complicated now, and the old people would have to be cleared out sooner or later, but it would take time. However, Feifei was the first person who dared to directly contradict him.
"Miss Feifei has lofty ambitions, but be careful not to climb too high and fall badly. Please go back. I can't save you if you disturb the masters." Su Peisheng was determined to be the door god. Feifei had no choice but to walk away, looking back every few steps.
Su Peisheng's apprentice came over and said, "Master, this girl has been showing off in the Yangxin Palace recently. Why are you so kind as to stop her?"
"You little brat, you are making fun of your master. The two masters have met again after a long time. If you really let her in, I, your master, will lose my head." Su Peisheng rolled his eyes. "Ah... No way, I am still in mourning." The little eunuch opened his mouth wide.
"Shut up now." Su Peisheng lowered his voice, kicked him and drove him away.
Yihuan was awakened by hunger. She didn't eat much in the morning and slept too long at noon. She rubbed her eyes and found that Yinzhen had woken up and was leaning on the bed reading a memorial.
Hearing the noise, Yinzhen put down the memorial and said, "You're awake, you must be hungry. Su Peisheng, serve the meal!"
The imperial kitchen had been waiting for a long time, and in the time it took to wash one's face, the table was filled with delicious meals.
Yihuan counted silently in her mind. There were at least ten dishes. Seeing that the eunuchs' pace was still increasing, the two of them couldn't finish them even if they had a pig's stomach.
This is too extravagant.
Fortunately, these were not all what they were going to eat. Yinzhen randomly pointed to a few dishes and wanted to reward them to his beloved brothers and hard-working ministers. So Yihuan watched the dishes being taken away intact.
It's really like taking off your pants to fart. Yihuan thought of this and couldn't help laughing.
Yinzhen also smiled and served Yihuan a bowl of soup: "You are not used to it, right? I am just getting used to it too. It is better for our family to eat together."
Yihuan took it and took a sip, her eyes lit up: "It tastes good."
This is completely different from what she used in Yonghe Palace before.
"How are the children?" Yinzhen asked.
"I sent Xiaolang and Liuliu to Ulanala's house a long time ago. Now the palace is in a mess, so I didn't go to pick them up. I will send them directly to the palace in a few days."
"Honghui took Hongyun to study together, and I heard that he was so angry that he even hit his hands."
"I told the eldest princess to prepare her dowry with peace of mind."
"It's just that I don't know how Honghui found out what happened that day, and I felt a little sad seeing him." Yihuan hesitated for a moment, but still mentioned the matter.
Yinzhen sneered: "Your Highness not only wants to be the Queen Mother, but also wants to be a Queen Mother with real power, to fulfill her dream!"
Yihuan found that Yinzhen became much more unrestrained after becoming the emperor, and even said such indecent words.
"Master, I'm not saying this to make you angry, it's just that Honghui didn't tell me, and it's not good if he keeps it in his heart and it becomes a mental illness. Please try to enlighten him when you have time." Yihuan picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs for Yinzhen. It seems that the imperial kitchen has already grasped Yinzhen's preferences very accurately.
Yinzhen agreed because he felt sorry for his own child.
"You live here first. The palaces in the harem are still being renovated. Although no one lives in Changchun Palace, it is a bad omen." Yinzhen had obviously thought about it a long time ago.
"This is against the rules." Yihuan hesitated.
Yinzhen raised his eyebrows: "What I say is the rule!"