Empress De Fei glanced at Ye Jinchao reproachfully and said softly: "You know I didn't mean this, concubine."
Ye Jinchao stood up and said, "Concubine, I feel very bored. I will go out for a walk first and come back to accompany my concubine later."
After saying that, Ye Jinchao left.
Concubine De looked at the two girls beside her and hinted: "The flowers in the imperial garden are blooming well, you should go out for a walk."
The two people understood immediately and said with a smile: "Thank you, Madam."
After everyone in the room had left, only Yun Wanyue was left.
Only then did Concubine De look at Yun Wanyue: "How come you have time to come to the palace to see me?"
Yun Wanyue smiled and said: "It is only natural that my daughter-in-law comes to pay her respects to my mother and concubine."
While we were talking, people from outside came to announce: "Mother, Miss Ding is here."
After Yun Wanyue heard this, she lowered her eyes slightly. She had been thinking about how to get close to the two people, but she didn't expect that she was really dozing off, so someone gave her a pillow.
This beauty Ding is here.
Concubine De frowned: "Let her come in."
At this moment, Ding Meiren slowly walked in.
Ding Meiren is not young yet, but she only received the title of beauty in the palace, which shows how unpopular she is. Of course, with her appearance, she is also a middle-aged woman.
If it were placed outside the palace, it would be regarded as Xiaojiabiyu.
But the most indispensable thing in this palace is beauty.
For example, a concubine of virtue was beautiful when she was young. She gave birth to a son when she was middle-aged, and her family supported her, so she became a concubine of virtue.
A concubine like Ding Meiren, who has no family background, is not pretty, and is not young now, will not have an easy life in the palace.
Therefore, before this, Yun Wanyue did not even know that there was such a powerful figure in the palace.
After Ding Meiren saluted Concubine De, she continued: "I have met Princess Lan."
Yun Wanyue raised her head and glanced at Ding Meiren, then asked with a smile: "Has Ding Meiren seen me?"
Before Yun Wanyue got married, she rarely went to the palace. Even if she attended a palace banquet... someone with a status like Ding Meiren would not have the chance to go.
So Ding Meiren probably doesn't know her.
Ding Meiren immediately said: "I have long heard that Princess Wenlan is a beautiful girl, and now you appear at Empress De Fei's house in a fancy dress, so I guessed that you are Princess Lan."
Concubine De coughed lightly, looked at Ding Meiren and asked, "Why did you come to see me today?"
Ding Meiren said seriously: "That's it, the side palace where I live leaked when it rained. Thinking of your kindness, can you give me another palace for my concubine?"
Concubine De frowned and said, "I will talk to the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Yun Wanyue thought to herself, it was really strange. How could Ding Meiren come to see Concubine De when she wanted to change her residence? It seemed that the two of them had become very good friends at this time.
No wonder later on, this beauty Ding became a powerful assistant to Concubine De.
Ding Meiren quickly knelt down and thanked her: "Thank you so much, Madam."
"Since your Majesty has something to say with Princess Lan, I won't interrupt you here." Ding Meiren said and withdrew.
Yun Wanyue had a strange feeling in her heart.
Ding Meiren left. As for Concubine De, she didn't particularly like to see Yun Wanyue. She quickly said that she wanted to take a rest and let Yun Wanyue walk around the palace by herself. It would be best to pay a visit to the Queen Mother.
When Yun Wanyue left the Concubine Palace, she walked to the door and asked the little eunuch who was guarding there: "When Miss Ding came just now, could you ask who was in the house?"
The little eunuch didn't know why, so he subconsciously replied: "Asked."
"How did you answer?" Yun Wanyue asked again.
The little eunuch said: "I told you that both the princess and the empress are here."
Yun Wanyue's expression remained calm and she said with a smile, "It's okay, I'll just ask."
The little eunuch felt a little uneasy in his heart. He was afraid that if he said something wrong, he might offend someone in the palace.
He decided that he would hold this matter tightly in his heart and just pretend that Yun Wanyue had never asked him such a question. If Ding Meiren really offended the daughter-in-law of Empress Dowager De, it would be Ding Meiren's own fault.
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Yes, in the little eunuch's mind, the reason Yun Wanyue asked this was probably because of Miss Ding's lack of etiquette.
Yun Wanyue had already left at this time.
She already figured out what was wrong.
Ding Meiren clearly knew that she was in the hall. When she asked Ding Meiren if she had seen her, how did Ding Meiren explain?
Ding Meiren said that she guessed that she was Princess Lan.
Why didn't Meiren Ding just say it? Someone told her before she came in?
This isn't something shady either.
Why does Ding Meiren have to cover up?
Then, there is a possibility that Ding Meiren is afraid of letting her know that Ding Meiren has met her, so she subconsciously denies knowing her and deliberately covers it up.
This is called self-defeating.
The person who harmed her in the first place must have been someone who had seen her.
Put it this way...
Ding Meiren also became a big suspect.
Yun Wanyue felt a little dizzy for a moment. She really couldn't figure out why Ding Meiren did this, and she couldn't conclude that it was Ding Meiren who did it just because of such clues.
Besides, Mei Concubine...
She hasn't met Mei Concubine yet.
You have to meet Mei Concubine first.
Yun Wanyue thought this and her heart became heavy. Fortunately, she was a female family member. Whether she was admiring flowers or walking around in the harem, as long as she did not hinder others, no one would stop her.
Before entering the palace, Yun Wanyue inquired from Ye Beilan about the residence of Mei Bin and Ding Meiren.
Now Yun Wanyue went directly to Mei Bin's residence.
The place where Mei Concubine lives is very remote, called Hongmei Garden.
Of course, the place where such a low-ranking concubine lives is not a formal palace, and most of the places are not big.
But this place, Mei Bin, is particularly quiet and spacious because it is remote and there is an open space next to it filled with large plum blossom trees.
It is midsummer now, not the season for plum blossoms to bloom.
The plum trees in the plum garden are also luxuriant in this season.
Yun Wanyue walked slowly. She wanted to stay here for a while, so she went directly to Hongmei Garden on the excuse that she was thirsty.
But unexpectedly, just after walking around in the Plum Garden, I met the plum concubine.
Because Ye Beilan did nothing, not only gave her a place to live, but also gave her a portrait, so Yun Wanyue easily recognized Mei Bin.
At this time, Mei Bin was sitting at the stone table in the plum garden, drinking tea alone, looking worried.
Yun Wanyue walked over gently, and then said, "Can I ask for a sip of tea?"
Mei Bin raised her head, her eyes a little dazed, but she quickly said: "Of course it's okay."
Concubine Mei asked doubtfully: "Did this sister just enter the palace?"