Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 202: Legend of Zhen Huan 72

Ye Da Ying was aloof to everyone in the harem and maintained the same attitude in front of the emperor. The emperor was still new to her at this time and could of course tolerate her disrespect. But once the emperor had no patience with her, Ye Da Ying's life would probably be worse than when she was at the horse farm.

Concubine Hui was the first to realize that behind Ye Da Ying's cold attitude was her helplessness and disgust at becoming the emperor's concubine, so when she met her when she went out, she couldn't help but want to give her some advice.

Concubine Hui stopped pretentious and first told Ye that she had donated clothes, food, pens, ink, paper, and other practical items to places like the Charity Bureau in the city. She also said that many girls and wives outside could now make a lot of money by knitting sweaters, and that with money in their hands, their status in the family had improved a lot.

Ye Da Ying was quite curious why Concubine Hui ignored her bad attitude and came to talk to her about these things outside, but she really wanted to listen and liked to listen, and she admired Concubine Hui for what she did even more.

Therefore, Ye Da Ying also talked about her life experience: "I lost both my parents when I was young, and was raised by my relatives. Later, due to a disaster, I lost contact with my relatives. I went to the capital by myself. With the help of Prince Guo, I was able to live in the Old Summer Palace with my ability to train and raise horses. I never thought of becoming a concubine in the harem..."

Ye Da Ying smiled, but looking at her helpless smile, Concubine Hui just felt sad.

But Concubine Hui still cheered up and said with a smile: "You see, no matter whether you are a man or a woman, you must master a skill that can support yourself. Only then can you be considered free."

Ye Da Ying looked in the direction of Yi Xin, Lou Yue and Kai Yun and said with a little respect: "It seems that when the Queen came up with the idea of ​​weaving wool into clothes, she really saved a lot of people!"

Concubine Hui also echoed with a tone of admiration: "Yes, the Queen always does things differently. I am now trying to get the Emperor to issue an imperial decree to allow all women to unbind their feet and ban foot binding, but I haven't found the right time yet."

Ye Da Ying couldn't help but show respect to Concubine Hui: "Your Majesty, you are also a person with a truly compassionate heart."

Concubine Hui was a little embarrassed by the praise: "This thing has not been done yet, how can it be worthy of such praise? The Queen is really amazing. My family has used wool felt to block the wind before, and my embroidery skills are not bad, but I never thought that wool could be made into clothes, and the effect of keeping out the cold is so outstanding."

Ye Da Ying felt that Concubine Hui did not need to belittle herself: "Your Majesty's actions are of great merit, and we should respect you very much. But Your Majesty has also been busy and worried about the poor women in the world. You are a hundred times, ten thousand times better than those stupid people who only care about vying for favor and power all day long!"

Concubine Hui understood. Everyone knew that Ye Yingying was given the title of Yingying because the emperor saw her heroic appearance on horseback. Now it seemed that Ye Yingying really did not volunteer to become a concubine in the harem, so Concubine Xi, who was present at the time and attracted the emperor, was hated by her.

Concubine Hui had nothing to say about this. The relationship between her and Concubine Xi had been estranged a long time ago. Although she couldn't bear to see Concubine Xi ruining the future of an innocent person, after all, she and Concubine Xi had a deep relationship that could not be exhausted in a short time.

Concubine Hui said sternly, "After listening to your words today, I feel that I have a good relationship with you. I understand your reluctance, but I also want to advise you not to blindly make fun of the emperor, because the emperor's favor is too ethereal, and it may disappear at any time like the morning dew when the sun comes out."

"I guess you have learned a little about the experiences of the concubines in the harem over the past few days. For example, I was first named a noble lady, then promoted to a concubine because of pregnancy, and demoted to a concubine because of fake pregnancy. Later, I was demoted to a commoner and sent to the cold palace because of involvement. Then, I was restored to a noble lady because I cleared the suspicion of fake pregnancy, and then promoted to concubine all the way to the current Huifei."

"It is precisely because of my own experiences that I want to advise you. If the emperor still has some pity for you, try to make that pity last a little longer. In addition, it is also good to have someone in the harem who can talk, just like the queen understands that I want to do something for the suffering women outside."

Ye Da Ying was deeply touched and almost told the emperor that she loved Prince Guo. However, she was worried that if she spoke out, it might be leaked. Besides, Prince Guo had already married a legitimate wife, and she didn't want to cause trouble for the couple.

The emperor had just got Ye Yingying, and because Ye Yingying's temperament was similar to that of Concubine Dunsu when she was young, the emperor was a little obsessed with her for a while and was more tolerant of Ye Yingying.

Concubine Xi was lucky because Ye Da Ying was recommended by her, so she was in a safe position.

But after serving the emperor for a long time, Liu, who was replaced by a concubine, refused to do it.

As the only one in the same batch brought out by the emperor, she should have been the most favored one. Why did she fall out of favor when this Ye Da Ying showed up?

This matter would be unacceptable for most of the concubines in the harem, so Liu Da Ying secretly caused a lot of trouble for Ye Da Ying. However, Ye Da Ying was very direct in her actions. She never kept her grudges overnight and took revenge on the spot, causing Liu Da Ying to completely fall out of favor with the emperor. This also achieved Concubine Xi's purpose of pushing her out.

Ye Da Ying used to be a little confused as to why Concubine Xi, a favorite concubine, would suddenly push her out. After seeing the fate of Liu Da Ying being demoted to a government woman and sent back to the palace, Ye Da Ying finally realized that she might have become a knife to Concubine Xi.

Ye Da Ying was no pushover, and she directly exposed the fact in front of the emperor that the emperor had chosen Concubine Xi as soon as she entered the Old Summer Palace. She also took advantage of the fact that the emperor still favored her and expressed her previous wish of just living a peaceful life in the horse farm.

The emperor could sense that Ye Yingying's attitude towards him had softened, and he was now in a good mood with her. He just felt that Ye Yingying was too straightforward and inflexible. Compared with her, Concubine Xi naturally became a person with ulterior motives.

Ye Da Ying leaned on the emperor's shoulder, and remembered what Concubine Hui had said before about freeing feet and prohibiting foot binding. She couldn't help but probe, "Your Majesty, people nail horseshoes on horses to protect the horseshoes and allow the horses to run farther. But I know that many families outside bind their girls' feet from a young age. How can a person's flesh feet compare to horse hooves? And I heard that foot binding breaks people's foot bones, which is really too cruel..."

The emperor was suddenly annoyed when he heard about foot binding again. He asked Ye Ying coldly, "Why, are you very close to Concubine Hui?"

Ye Da Ying was not afraid of the emperor's cold face. Instead, she felt that the emperor also took the ban on foot binding to heart and perhaps the emperor himself was waiting for the right opportunity.

So she raised her head and smiled, "Empress Hui is a rare virtuous person in this palace. Seeing that I was cold to the other ladies, she advised me to get along with everyone."

The emperor's doubts disappeared after hearing this. Thinking of Concubine Hui, he couldn't help but sigh, "Mei'er is a virtuous woman, but it's a pity that she only understands some truths now. She has wasted a lot of time."

Considering what Concubine Hui had said that day about the ups and downs she had experienced since entering the palace, Ye Da Ying didn't know how to react. She just felt that Concubine Hui was right. As long as it didn't involve the emperor's favoritism, she was a good person.