The Queen Mother was satisfied, Chu Yunfei agreed simply, and the two parties had a pleasant conversation and reached a consensus.
After the conversation, the natural next step was to enter the East Palace.
However, before going to the East Palace, Chu Yunfei still asked one more question thoughtfully: "May I ask the Queen Mother, are the two sisters Jinyi and Linxue going to the East Palace like this?"
The Queen Mother nodded subconsciously: "Let's go see the Prince tonight. How about you and the Prince take care of the wedding matters in the future?"
Chu Yunfei nodded: "Yes."
After bidding farewell to the Queen Mother, she quickly returned to the East Palace with the Chen sisters and ordered people to call Gu Jieyu and Gu Yaorao.
Chu Yunfei walked to the main seat and sat down.
There are two chairs on the left and right sides of the main seat. The twelve maids in the palace are respectfully lined up on the side, just like the array of wives preparing concubines for their husbands. The leading maid is holding a tray with tea on it. The palace maid also brought two soft cushions.
Gu Jieyu and Gu Yaorao entered the palace and greeted Chu Yunfei respectfully. After receiving Chu Yunfei's signal, they stood up and walked to the first seats on the left and right to sit down.
Chen Jinyi and Chen Linxue were confused and looked at each other calmly, then looked at Chu Yunfei: "Crown Princess, this is..."
"This is the rule for concubines entering the house." Chu Yunfei looked at the two of them in surprise, "You don't understand?"
Chen Jinyi's face darkened: "Princess, I came here on the order of the Queen Mother to marry the prince as a concubine. According to the royal rules, there should be a wedding ceremony, not such a hasty concubine——"
"Wedding ceremony?" Gu Jieyu frowned and turned to look at her dissatisfied, "Are the girls from the Chen family so ignorant of the rules? Where did the concubine get her wedding?"
Sheng Xia, who was standing next to Chu Yunfei, said coldly: "Only the main concubine has a wedding, and the concubine just has to pay a visit, and the prince's consent is required for the visit."
Gu Jieyu sneered: "Sister, I've been here for so long and I still haven't gotten the title of the crown prince's concubine. You want to be the concubine when you first come here? Haven't you woken up from the dream?"
Chen Jinyi listened to the two singing in harmony, looked at the battle in front of her that was not what she expected, and looked at Gu Jieyu displeased: "We are the concubines granted by the Queen Mother, not concubines, so don't talk nonsense!"
Regardless of whether the prince is a prince or a prince who has been granted the title of prince, the royal family has the quota of one main concubine and two concubines. This is the status of the concubine who can be recorded on the royal family's jade plate, and cannot be compared with the concubine who is a servant.
What's more, even a concubine should have a corresponding title as long as she is in the East Palace, instead of such a hasty "concubine ceremony".
This is the greatest humiliation and contempt for them.
"The Crown Princess cannot humiliate us like this." Chen Linxue looked at Chu Yunfei coldly, "We are girls from a Jingxi aristocratic family, upright ladies from a famous family. We have received strict teachings since childhood, and every word and deed conforms to the standards of the aristocratic family. We are not relying on A prostitute who sells jokes."
"You are a daughter of an aristocratic family, did we just jump out of a grass patch?" Gu Jieyu frowned, "I am also a daughter of an aristocratic family. You are from the Chen family in Jingxi, and my sister and I are from the Gu family in Jizhou. If we really talk about aristocratic families, The Chen family may not be as good as the Gu family, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Jinyi and Chen Linxue both changed their expressions.
They stared at Gu Jieyu in disbelief: "You are from the Gu family? This is impossible!"
"They are indeed the daughters of the Gu family. They lived in Prince Zhan's Mansion before the prince took over the East Palace." Chu Yunfei sat on the main seat with an upright posture and a calm and threatening look. "Their family background is higher than yours, so they are better than you." It's earlier than you, and I still haven't got a definite title, just because the prince has never let go. You have served tea to me today, and you will be the same people in the East Palace from now on. If you want to get the title of concubine, you have to see if you can win it. The prince loves you."
Chen Jinyi and Chen Linxue stood motionless, their expressions extremely ugly.
It was the first time they heard that the position of concubine given by the Queen Mother had to be won by the Prince's favor.
How is this different from the concubines who served people in Israel?
I thought that after entering the East Palace, I would be the official concubine of the Crown Prince. With the support of the Queen Mother in the palace, even the Crown Princess would have to give them some respect.
As long as the sisters work together, Chu Yunfei, the crown princess, will be deposed sooner or later. No matter who of them takes the position of princess, it will be the Chen family's benefit.
But right now...
"Since she is not a concubine, I cannot enter the East Palace." Chen Linxue turned around to leave, "Let's go back to Shou'an Palace first and wait until we ask the Queen Mother for permission."
"In the land of the East Palace, you can come and leave whenever you want?" Chu Yunfei smiled coldly, "Come here."
Mo Xue and Mo Yu appeared at the same time, blocking their way.
Chen Linxue turned her head and looked angry: "Princess, I am a member of the Queen Mother, how dare you——"
"You are moving out the Queen Mother now?" Chu Yunfei's eyebrows were cold and cold, and his expression was calm and intimidating. "You probably don't know who is in charge of the East Palace, but now that you have entered the East Palace, you don't have to visit the Queen Mother often in the future. went."
After that, he waved his hand: "Take the two Miss Chens to Changding Hall and Changqiu Hall respectively, and serve them well. From now on, just treat them like girls."
"yes!"
Chen Linxue stood motionless, clenching her hands tightly.
Chen Jinyi looked at Mo Yu and Mo Xue warily, with an unkind expression on his face.
The air seemed to be condensing little by little, and the temperature in the hall was slowly dropping.
Neither Mo Yu nor Mo Xue made a sound or made any move. They just stood like this, making it impossible for the Chen sisters to leave the East Palace.
After a long stalemate, Chen Jinyi finally compromised: "As a new arrival, it is appropriate to serve tea to the Crown Princess and two sisters."
Chen Linxue looked at her in shock: "Sister?"
"Now that we have entered the East Palace, we are the people of the East Palace." Chen Jinyi gave her a look, "The Crown Princess is the wife, and we are concubines. We cannot distinguish between superiority and inferiority."
After saying that, he walked directly to the main seat and knelt down.
Chen Linxue gritted her teeth, suppressed her unwillingness, walked over and knelt down with her, her lowered eyes full of humiliation.
Chen Jinyi took the tea from the tea tray held by the maid and handed it to Chu Yunfei with both hands: "Invite the Crown Princess to tea."
Chu Yunfei took it, opened the lid of the tea, took a sip, and put the tea aside.
Chen Jinyi turned slightly on her knees, took out the second cup of tea, and presented it to Gu Jieyu: "Sister Gu, please have tea."
Gu Jieyu did not move: "Both me and Yaorao are named Gu, please call me Sister Jieyu."
Chen Jinyi took a deep breath and raised her glass again: "Sister Jieyu, please have tea."
Gu Jieyu then took the cup of tea and took a slow sip: "When you enter the East Palace from now on, your duty is to serve the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. Remember the rules of honor and inferiority, and do not go beyond the rules. Otherwise, it is the law of the East Palace family. I can’t spare you.”
Chen Jinyi was filled with anger, but she could only lower her head and respond: "Yes. Sister Jieyu's lesson has been remembered."
After the second toast, there is a third.
Chen Jinyi used the greatest forbearance in her life, turned to Gu Yaorao and knelt down, and offered the third cup of tea: "Please drink tea, sister Yaorao."
