Chapter 366: The Concubine Who Was Buried with the Emperor VS The Ruthless and Romantic Emperor 14
Shu Meiren and others came over quickly, "Sister Qin, the Queen really loves you so much?"
Her eyes lingered on the set of jade jewelry and silk, full of envy.
Yu Yao smiled slightly and handed the tray to Feicui behind her, "It's just a token of appreciation from the Queen."
It seemed like a reward, but in fact the queen was pushing her to the forefront, and she didn't know how many people were jealous of her behind her back.
Liu Baolin moved closer and looked at the jewelry carefully. "This jade jewelry is really exquisite. It must have been carefully made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
The envy in his eyes was about to overflow.
Qian Changzai and Zhou Da Ying were also speaking flattering words with envious looks on their faces.
Yu Yao took in the expressions of several people and knew that they were not favored and could not even see the emperor. She was afraid that they would have a hard time.
She smiled slightly, "Originally, I got some good things, so I should share some with you sisters, but these things are rewards from the Queen, so I can't give them to you."
At this point, she looked at Amber beside her and said, "Amber, go to the warehouse and pick out some good materials for the sisters."
Amber glanced at Shu Meiren and the others, then stepped forward and said respectfully, "Yes, young lady."
Then, he turned around and went to the warehouse to pick out materials.
Liuli took the Queen's reward in with great tact.
Lady Shu stepped forward and said with a smile, "Sister Qin, how can you be so embarrassed? You should have kept the Queen's reward well. Sister, you still care about us so much."
Liu Baolin smiled happily, "Sister Qin, we appreciate your kindness. How can we feel embarrassed to do this?"
Qian Changzai also smiled and said, "Sister Qin is new to the harem, so you should keep some to make two more sets of clothes for yourself, and don't share them with us."
Zhou Da Ying also responded to them with a smile.
Yu Yao waved her hand: "We are all sisters, there is no need to be so formal."
These people meet each other every day, so it is necessary to build good relationships with them. It's just a few pieces of material, she really doesn't care.
After a while, Amber came back from the warehouse with a few pieces of brightly colored and soft materials in his hands.
These were materials sent by the Imperial Household Department. After she was conferred the title of noble lady, the materials were delivered and placed in the warehouse before she even arrived at the Yihe Palace.
Liu Baolin, Qian Changzai and Zhou Da Ying looked at the brightly colored and soft material with their eyes slightly lit up.
Even Miss Shu showed a look of joy.
They were not favored and could not see the emperor. Apart from some rewards on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, the rest had to be distributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs every month.
Because they were out of favor and had a low status, they never got the chance to get good, colorful materials.
When it came to them, the materials were all of poor quality, dark in color and old-fashioned.
Now everyone is very happy to see Amber coming out with good materials with bright colors.
"These materials were sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the day my sister was conferred the title of noble lady. Although they are not as good as the materials sent by the Empress, they are also a token of my love. You can choose whatever color you like."
"Sister Qin, what are you talking about? These materials are all excellent. We love them so much, how could we be dissatisfied?"
Lady Shu walked forward with a smile, looking at the material in Amber's hand, and picked out a piece of light pink first. The color was delicate and very beautiful.
The others also agreed with a smile, and then each picked a piece.
Liu Baolin picked a piece of aqua blue. The material shone softly in the sun. She couldn't let it go and stroked it lovingly. She said happily, "Thank you, Sister Qin. I like it very much."
Qian Changzai chose goose yellow, which matches her skin tone very well.
Zhou Da Ying was the last one and had no choice but to take the lavender one.
She actually wanted the light pink one in Shu Meiren's hand. It was very suitable for her age and the color was beautiful.
But she had the lowest status among the few people, so it was not her turn to choose first.
Fortunately, lavender is also beautiful and elegant.
Several of them got good things and were very happy. They said nice things as if they were free and were as affectionate as real sisters.
Just then, a young palace maid came to report that Miao Cairen had arrived.
Apparently, he heard Jin Xuan, who was beside the queen, was delivering the reward, so he hurried over.
Miao Cairen had a graceful figure as she walked into the courtyard, just like a peach blossom in bloom in spring, delicate and charming yet proud.
She was wearing a sky blue palace gown embroidered with intricate cloud patterns. Her hair was tied up high and dotted with a few delicate pearl flowers, which made her skin look whiter than snow. Her eyes were full of charm.
Unfortunately, those beautiful eyes concealed subtle jealousy and greed, which made people feel unhappy. "Oh, isn't this Concubine Qin? Congratulations, sister. Once you climb onto the dragon's bed, you will really become a phoenix."
She stared at Yu Yao's breathtakingly beautiful face, and deep jealousy flashed in her eyes.
Damn, how could this woman be so beautiful? She was so beautiful that I really wanted to destroy her or have her face replaced with mine.
Miao Cairen's eyes wandered over the fabrics in everyone's hands, with a meaningful smile on her lips, "It seems that the Queen really dotes on my sister. We normally wouldn't even dare to think about having such fabrics."
Yu Yao frowned slightly. She didn't believe that Miao Cairen didn't do it on purpose when she called her sister again and again.
She didn't indulge Miao Cairen either, and said, "If I remember correctly, the status of the noble lady seems to be higher than that of the talented lady. It's ok for Miao Cairen to not show courtesy to me, but she even calls me sister. Could it be that she has a problem with the emperor's will?"
She was being polite when she called her sister, but when others called her that, it was disrespectful.
Miao Cairen's face froze, and a hint of thought flashed in his eyes.
She is just a palace maid, but she puts on airs as if she is a noble. What kind of person is that?
But she quickly adjusted her mood, bowed unwillingly, and said with a sweet smile: "Look at my memory, my dear sister, please don't blame me, it's my fault for being impolite."
She didn't even wait for Yu Yao to call her, she stood up by herself, her eyes fell on the materials again, and said in an ambiguous tone: "Sister Noble is so generous that she even shared the reward given by the Queen with everyone."
Humph, this Concubine Qin is so bold that she even dares to share the materials bestowed by the Empress. When she goes to Fengyi Palace to file a complaint, let’s see how the Empress will punish her.
Upon hearing this, Lady Shu suddenly chuckled, "Miaocai is wrong. The materials that Sister Qin gave to the sisters were not the materials given by the Empress, but were taken from the warehouse."
"Yes, how could Sister Qin be so tactless as to give us the Queen's reward? Isn't this offending the Queen?"
Liu Baolin also echoed.
Qian Changzai and Zhou Da Ying also said that these were taken out from the warehouse and were not rewards from the Queen Mother.
Miao Cairen's face froze. She thought she had caught Concubine Qin's weakness and could trick her, but she didn't expect that it was all a misunderstanding.
But it was impossible to ask her to apologize, as Yu Yao was of higher status than her and she couldn't get angry.
Miao Cairen turned to look at Shu Meiren and the others, and said sarcastically, "Look at you all, you all seem to have never seen the world. A few pieces of material make you so happy. You are really shallow-minded."
After saying this, she snorted coldly and turned away.
No one even said hello to their host Yu Yao.
Shu Meiren and others all looked very unhappy. Miao Cairen was somewhat favored in the palace, although not much, but at least she could see the emperor, and they dared not offend her.
"Sister Qin, I feel a little unwell, so I'm going back first. I'll come and chat with you another day."
After Miao Cairen left, Shu Meiren turned to look at Yu Yao with a bad look on her face and said apologetically.
"Yes, I have some chores to do in my sister's room, so I'll go back today and come to play with Sister Qin another day."
Liu Baolin also said with a bad look on his face.
Although Qian Changzai and Zhou Da Ying didn't say anything, their faces didn't look very good and it was obvious that they wanted to go back too.
Yu Yao knew that they were not feeling well, so she did not try to stop them. "It's okay. I'll invite a few other sisters to come over and play some other day."
After she finished speaking, she said to Amber who was standing beside her: "Amber, go and see these young ladies off."
"Yes, my lord."
Amber stepped forward and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please come in."
Concubine Shu, Liu Baolin, Qian Changzai and Zhou Da Ying bowed to Yu Yao and followed Amber.
As these people left, the east hall suddenly became deserted.
She returned to the house and half leaned on the couch, looking tired.
Liuli brought a cup of hot tea at the right time, bent down slightly, frowned and said: "My lady, this Miaocairen is too much."
Yu Yao looked at Liuli, reached out to take the tea from her hand, and said nonchalantly: "She is just jealous."
Miaocai is arrogant, stupid, willful, self-righteous, jealous, and full of bad intentions, but he is not smart at all.
Such people are destined to be cannon fodder in the harem.
She doesn't even have to do anything to clean up the mess, he might just die one day without her knowing.
As for the so-called favors from Miao Cairen, they were nothing in her eyes.
If you call it favor that she only sees Emperor Jing once every one or two months, that's really funny.