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In Deyun Hall, Concubine De was trimming flowers and plants in the yard.

Concubine De didn't have any special hobbies in her daily life, she just liked to grow flowers and plants.

Moreover, she would not deliberately choose expensive varieties when growing flowers and plants.

As long as the flowers are pleasing to her eye, even if they are flowers like the sunset hibiscus, she will plant some in her garden.

She was holding a pair of scissors and carefully pruning a rhododendron.

Suddenly, a little palace maid entered the courtyard and bowed to report.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Li, Concubine Zhao, and Concubine Sun from Jiao'e Palace wish to see you."

Upon hearing this, Concubine De handed the scissors to the little palace maid who was serving her closely behind her.

Afterwards, a palace maid brought her a basin of clean water for her to wash her hands.

After Concubine De washed her hands, she took the handkerchief and slowly wiped them dry.

Then he looked at the little palace maid who came to report.

"Please invite the people to the main hall."

"Yes."

The little palace maid bowed and turned to leave.

Afterwards, Concubine De received three nobles in the main hall.

Noble Lady Li, Noble Lady Zhao, and Noble Lady Sun all walked in with small steps.

All three of them were wearing pink Shu brocade dresses, with slim figures and beautiful looks.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort."

The three of them knelt and bowed politely.

The expression on Concubine De's face was very gentle, and she raised her hand.

"Get up, everyone sit down."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager De."

The three of them moved to the chairs nearby and sat down.

The maids served tea.

Li Guiren was the first to pick up the teacup, took a sip, and then praised it repeatedly.

"The tea in the Empress's palace is different, it tastes very refreshing and fragrant.

It can be seen that His Majesty gave the best tea to Concubine De."

When Concubine De heard this, her expression remained gentle.

"Lady Li is joking, your Majesty treats all the sisters in our harem the same.

The tea here in this palace is not much different from that in Jiao'e Palace."

When Concubine De said this, she was not being polite but was speaking the truth.

She was in charge of the harem, so she naturally knew what each palace had obtained.

The emperor has accepted many new people into the palace recently.

Moreover, he went back and forth in the palace of newlyweds all day long, and was generous with his grace and kindness.

Therefore, although the newcomers’ positions were not high, many things in their palaces were similar to those of the concubines.

After hearing what Concubine De said, Concubine Li smiled awkwardly.

Her original intention was to say something nice to please Concubine De.

After all, they came today to ask Defei for a favor.

When Lady Zhao saw that Lady Li had said something wrong, she quickly said:

"We can have such good tea in our palace thanks to the generosity of Concubine De.

The entire harem knows that Concubine De is the most considerate and caring person in charge of the harem."

"Yes, those of us who are of lower status all have to rely on Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort."

Concubine Sun also smiled apologetically.

Upon hearing this, Concubine De picked up the teacup and took a sip, with a barely perceptible hint of impatience on her brow.

She had already guessed the purpose of these people coming to Yutang Palace today.

It’s simply that they have never held a palace banquet, have no experience, and are afraid of messing things up.

So I thought of coming to her to ask for advice.

Hence the compliments.

In fact, if they asked directly, she would not hesitate to give advice.

It's really tiring to listen to such roundabout way of speaking.

Concubine De gently put the teacup back on the table and asked directly:

"Are you three sure you can host His Majesty's birthday banquet?

If there is anything you don’t understand, just ask me.”

Unexpectedly, Concubine De was so straightforward that the three noble ladies were instantly overjoyed.

"My Lady Defei, you are so generous.

It is you, the concubines, who are petty-minded. "

Concubine Li was the first to stand up and bow to express her gratitude.

"Thank you, Madam Defei.

No wonder Your Majesty respects you the most on weekdays."

Noble Lady Zhao and Noble Lady Sun also stood up and bowed to express their gratitude.

Concubine De nodded in response.

Afterwards, Concubine De told the three nobles in detail about hosting court banquets, especially the emperor's birthday banquet, and the things that needed to be paid attention to.

After an hour, basically everything that needed to be explained had been explained.

De Fei drank a sip of tea to moisten her dry throat.

“These are all I can think of.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask again. "

The three of them hurriedly stood up.

"Empress Defei has explained everything clearly in detail.

We, the servants, all understand.

Madam Defei has been troubled."

Upon hearing this, Concubine De nodded.

Afterwards, the three of them exchanged a few words with Concubine De and then said goodbye.

After leaving Yutang Palace, Concubine Li couldn't help but sigh,

“Fortunately, we came to see Concubine De today.

Otherwise, who knows how many jokes will be made during the banquet?"

"That's right.

I just didn’t expect that Concubine De would be willing to teach us something so simple.”

Concubine Zhao said in some confusion.

Lady Sun disagreed.

"We are now the most favored celebrities around the emperor.

Although Concubine De is of a higher status than us, she still has to consider the Emperor's face.

If we humbly ask her for advice, she will ignore us.

If this matter gets to the emperor's ears, it will be difficult for Concubine De to explain it."

The other two did not nod in agreement when they heard Concubine Sun's words, but they did not deny it either.

The three of them are indeed the most favored ones around the emperor now.

No matter how high one's position is, it still depends on whether one is favored by the emperor.

As long as they are the most important to the emperor, no one in the entire harem dares to disrespect them.

The only thing that makes Defei better than them is her pair of children.

In other aspects, I am not as good as them.

They are young and beautiful, and the emperor must like them.

Moreover, although the emperor was in his thirties, he was extremely strong.

They receive a lot of rain and dew, so it won't be long before they become pregnant.

Once they give birth to a prince, their status in the palace will be even more unquestionable.

As the three of them thought so, they all looked at their stomachs and smiled knowingly.

After seeing the three people off, Concubine De went back to the yard and continued to trim the rhododendrons that she had trimmed halfway before.

The maidservant who served her closely saw this and said with pity:

"This isn't some delicate flower, why would you need to take care of it yourself?

Just leave it to the servants.

If there is anything I don't understand, Your Majesty will be there to guide me.

The branches are rough, be careful not to hurt your hand."

De Fei smiled when she heard this, but she didn't stop her hands.

"You don't understand, as the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

It has nothing to do with whether the flower is delicate or not.

I like the tenacity of this flower, and I also like the way it blooms brilliantly and lively.

So it is very good in my eyes.

Moreover, if you don't take care of the flowers and plants yourself, there is no point in planting them.

And the fun in it can only be experienced by doing it yourself.”

The maid seemed to understand what he said, but she nodded anyway.

“Your Highness is absolutely right.

Although I don't quite understand, what Your Majesty said must be right.

However, the queen focused her attention on the flowers and plants in the yard.

But some people in the palace are trying every possible way to win favor from His Majesty."