The Enchanting Imperial Concubine (Book 2)

Chapter 375 - Feeling Sorry for Oneself

After a morning of kneeling at the ancestral temple and following various rituals, it was finally time for the concubines to meet their family members.

Since the Empress passed away, this time of year had become awkward. In the past, the wives with nowhere to go could sit in the Empress's palace, but now that was gone, and the Empress Dowager was also recuperating. Suddenly, there was nowhere to go.

They had to choose a concubine's place to gather, which inevitably created a sense of factionalism.

Ye Yun had always been favored, and although in recent days she had been somewhat overshadowed by Qian Xiuyi, that didn't stop most people from trying to curry favor with her.

Yi Zhaorong's family was a new power in the court, so they naturally had quite a few guests.

Shu Fei and Jing De Fei still had their rank, so there were people who visited them, but not many.

No one went to visit Wan Xiuyuan, as her family was from a distant place and wouldn't come to the capital. The Eldest Prince also didn't have much to offer.

Other concubines didn't have anyone visiting them either; it was just family seeing each other.

At present, it seemed that the supporting ministers were evenly split between the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince.

These wives wouldn't just show up randomly; it was all arranged by their families.

Meeting with the wives had its downsides, such as not having time to speak intimately with their own family members.

With a whole room of people sitting around, it wouldn't be polite to chase them away.

Fortunately, this group of people had some sense and left early, giving Ye Yun and her family nearly half an hour to talk.

"When I heard that you left the palace, I was extremely anxious. Fortunately, the emperor was with you. Why is the Fourth Prince... Never mind, are you and the Fourth Prince okay?"

Lady Chu held her daughter's hand, her eyes full of concern.

Ye Yun quickly smiled to reassure her, "Don't worry, Mother. I'm fine, and Jing'er is fine too. The Emperor still protects us mother and son. Why didn't you bring Ran'er in?"

She was asking about Ye Zhe's daughter, Ye Shuran, who was already three and a half years old.

"Ran'er is still young and loves to sleep in. Since she got up late, I didn't bring her," Lady Chu explained.

Ye Yun nodded, "That's good. Coming to the palace isn't necessarily a good thing."

After saying that, she waved to Nan Zhi, "Go and bring the things I prepared for the family over here and check them. We'll take them back for you and Aunt."

"Your Highness is always giving gifts; you should keep some nice things for yourself," Lady Yang interjected.

Ye Yun smiled lightly, "Aunt, you don't have to worry about me. I have plenty of things here, and there are also gifts for my sister and brother."

Hearing this, Lady Yang was naturally grateful.

Afterward, she called the Fourth Prince over to meet for a bit, and soon it was time to leave.

During this time, Lady Chu presented a small jade ornament to the Fourth Prince, a pendant shaped like a lion rolling a brocade ball, exquisitely carved, and the brocade ball was even hollowed out, making it quite valuable.

The Fourth Prince was extremely pleased and immediately asked Bai Zhu to tie it around his waist.

Of course, Lady Chu also didn't forget to discreetly give her daughter a little silver, which included fifty thousand taels of silver notes and a box of gold leaves.