PNB Chapter 274 Sending Yu Sujin to Be Favored
Chapter 274 Sending Yu Sujin to Be Favored
It was late at night and the world was quiet. It was already 9pm.
If the emperor wants to sleep with someone, it is time to arrange for them.
Recently, most of the people who accompanied him at night were people who were good friends with Fei Wan, and the emperor had not appointed any other concubines, or he slept alone.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has not ordered any cards tonight." As expected, Xiaohui reported.
Fei Wan ordered: "Go and call Consort Yu to come to Chunxi Palace to see me."
Xiaohui immediately sent a young palace maid with the fastest legs to do it.
When Fei Wan returned to Chunxi Palace, Yu Sujin was already waiting there.
And he didn't wait in the house, but stood in the yard.
As soon as he saw Fei Wan's sedan chair stopped at the door, he immediately went to greet her.
He bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings to the Empress Zhao, may your elder sister be blessed with good health."
The moonlight pours down.
Her dark green palace skirt with a lotus pattern made her look like a slender bamboo swaying in the moonlight. Her hair was simply tied up in a bun, with two pearl and silver hairpins inserted diagonally. A few strands of hair fell by her ears, making her look elegant and graceful, yet charming.
Fei Wan looked at it and nodded, praising it with a smile: "Not bad, the second sister has become more and more beautiful."
Yu Sujin lowered her head and smiled shyly.
She stepped forward and helped Fei Wan into the palace gate instead of the maid.
"Do you know why I called you here tonight?"
Yu Sujin's face showed a bit of embarrassment, pretending to be confused, but her eyes were filled with uncontrollable joy: "I don't know, please tell me clearly, elder sister."
Fei Wan glanced sideways and raised her eyebrows slightly.
"If you really don't know, then you are too stupid. Why don't you just go back to sleep?"
So he let go of her hand and walked forward.
Yu Sujin was stunned for a moment, then quickly took a few steps to catch up.
"Sister..."
Fei Wan raised her hand and asked the other palace attendants to disperse and stop to look at her.
Yu Sujin bit her lip lightly.
Her voice was as soft as a mosquito's, and her face was red as she said, "I dare to guess... I heard that there was no one serving in Chenqian Palace tonight. My eldest sister asked me to come here. I guess... she wanted to show me some respect."
She squatted down and bowed, bowing her head deeply to apologize: "If this concubine is wrong, please punish me, Your Majesty. I am willing to go back and reflect on my mistakes, concentrate on copying scriptures and meditating."
The moonlight enveloped her like a silver veil, making her delicate and trembling figure even more endearing. Fei Wan couldn't help but conjure up another figure before her eyes: that of herself when she first received the emperor's favor.
Let me ask myself, who is more charming, myself back then or Miss Yu now?
Each is delicate in its own way, just like the spring orchid and the autumn chrysanthemum each have their own charm.
"Get up."
"Thank you, empress."
Yu Sujin stood up carefully, raised her eyelids slightly, and tentatively glanced at Fei Wan.
The moment he met Fei Wan's gaze again, he lowered his eyes in panic.
Fei Wan smiled at the girl's helpless look.
Very good.
Very beautiful.
This is the right flavor.
The emperor likes fresh food.
Having been accustomed to her previous humble, timid and delicate appearance, he would surely be satisfied if she gave him another kind of delicate appearance.
"Come with me."
Fei Wan brought Yu Sujin into the palace and carefully examined her clothes and attire in the bright light of candles.
"You put a lot of thought into it, and 90% of your outfit is well-dressed. The remaining 10% is because it's a little too deliberate, and it loses its naturalness."
Fei Wan noticed that Yu Sujin was going for a simple and elegant look tonight.
She wore light makeup, simple jewelry, and a dress of a cool, azure blue. It seemed she had already observed that the emperor preferred this style.
When summoned at night, she was able to quickly determine her elder sister's intentions and dress up in advance to increase her chances of success. This effort made Fei Wan feel more at ease.
But Yu Sujin herself is not pretty, and dressing like this makes her lose her original charm.
So she opened the dressing box, and Fei Wan added a long hairpin with emerald tassels and a thin pearl chain to hang around her neck. The silk belt around her waist was replaced with a brocade waist belt with a green background and dark lotus pattern.
Therefore, the overall simplicity has a sense of nobility, without losing the identity of an official lady.
Not too flashy.
The pearl pink lip balm was a little too light, so I changed it to rose cherry color.
A pretty, elegant, dignified and charming young girl appeared before my eyes.
"Eldest sister...this..."
Yu Sujin looked in the mirror and was amazed by herself.
Only then did I understand that my elder sister’s favor was the result of her careful consideration, and I still have a lot to learn!
"Thank you, elder sister, for the finishing touch!" She bowed again with joy.
Fei Wan smiled: "Then you have to really become Jackie Chan."
Yu Sujin realized that she had said something wrong and quickly covered her mouth.
The slender fingers and the astonished face are another scene.
"My younger sister was just...just comparing my elder sister's makeup technique to that of a truly exquisite one. I didn't dare to overstep my bounds."
She explained tremblingly.
Fei Wan said, "Remember your current state of mind. You're filled with excitement and anticipation, yet also filled with fear. This is the correct way to serve the Emperor when we arrive. Be careful not to get too excited, nor too dull and boring. You must strike the right balance."
"...Yes. Thank you for your guidance, elder sister."
Yu Sujin collected herself, humbly accepting the advice. After a pause, she finally mustered the courage to ask, "It's just that my sister was plotted against by the virtuous concubine last time, and she misbehaved in Chenqian Palace. His Majesty reprimanded her, and she became the laughing stock of the entire palace... I wonder if His Majesty will allow my sister to enter this time..."
In other words, no matter how well I dress up, if the emperor doesn't give me a chance, how can you help me?
Fei Wan understood: "I'm sure you don't care about the ridicule in the palace. You know that once you ascend to heaven, those who laughed at you in the past will bow down to you. You're just worried that I'm not strong enough to support you. Being disliked by His Majesty once is fine, but if it happens again, you're afraid you'll never recover and it will be difficult to get another chance."
"...I dare not."
"Do you know why I have repeatedly promoted Concubine Chen and Concubine Liu, but never promoted you?"
"What do you mean, empress?"
"I'm just waiting for His Majesty to forget your previous indiscretion."
Fei Wan spoke earnestly and gently, encouraging him, "When you lose face once, it's an unprecedented humiliation, and you can't even hold your head up in front of others. But for His Majesty, who is so busy with affairs every day and has so many beauties in the harem, reprimanding one today and disliking another tomorrow are all trivial matters. Over time, they will be forgotten. As long as you can correct your past mistakes and serve with a new attitude, His Majesty will be magnanimous and will naturally not hold grudges against the past."
Yu Sujin listened in a daze until she heard, "Even Concubine Si was able to retain favor after being deposed. Could it be that your fault is worse than hers?" She took a deep breath and rekindled her courage.
"Thank you for your guidance, Madam. I am deeply grateful and cannot repay you enough!"
Fei Wan smiled, took out the secret ointment herself, and gently applied it on her cheeks and neck. She lifted her collar and even applied it on her chest twice.
"If you truly wish to repay me, then serve His Majesty well. If you can rise in rank and help me share more of the burden, that would be the greatest help to me. Go. If His Majesty asks why, just say I sent you here."
Yu Sujin bowed politely and left Chunxi Palace.
Fei Wan asked Xiang Yi to send it off.
And let Yu Sujin ride in the sedan chair prescribed for her concubine.
Xiangyi came back half an hour later.
"Your Majesty, Miss Yu has been settled in His Majesty's bedroom."
The next morning, an imperial decree was issued.
Yu Xuanshi was both virtuous and talented, and was elegant and beautiful, so she was promoted to the fifth rank noble lady.
Even Xiang Yi, who had been prepared, was amazed: "From selected concubine to noble lady, she has been promoted three levels in a row, and she has caught up with the Empress's original level! Your Majesty, why is it..."