She knelt down in a panic and stuttered: "Your Majesty, Concubine... Concubine was also anxious, seeing Lin's mistake couldn't help but scold her for two sentences..."

  The queen sat down on the phoenix throne, looked at Jiang Huier, and shook her head slightly: "Jiang's age is not small when she entered the palace, how can she still be so frivolous? Forget it, you go back to the palace, copy the female training a hundred times to cultivate your temperament."

  The queen finished speaking, Jiang Huiji hastily knocked her head twice and repeatedly said "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness", and retreated out of the room.

  Lin Wan couldn't help but laugh in her heart, the Empress was indeed lenient. What Jiang Huiji said was so foolish, what "rebuke"? Rebuking someone within the palace's boundaries? Where did she put this sole ruler?

  So, the queen let her off lightly after all.

  It's also true that seeing Jiang Huaji like this, the empress dowager took the opportunity to severely punish her, which was somewhat like killing a chicken with a bull knife. It would be better to show off one's own generosity and leniency.

  The queen looked at Lin Yuen who was still kneeling and said: "Lin beauty, get up, you didn't do anything wrong."

  Lin Yanxie got up and thanked him.

  Many of the concubines around looked at this matter lightly, and all showed a look of regret on their faces. Alas, the days are boring, still waiting to watch the excitement and have fun, unfortunately, the empress came early.

  The queen and concubines chatted for a while before asking Eunuch Dong, who was standing beside them: "How is Her Majesty the Empress Dowager today?"

  "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager has risen early today and should have finished her morning prayers by now, so she can receive visitors."

  In the palace, paying respects at Chongxian Palace is a daily necessity, but Changle Palace also has an empress dowager. On the first and fifteenth of each month, one must go to pay respects to the empress dowager.

  The imperial rules say so, but this Empress Dowager is extremely fond of quietness and is not willing to see the consorts easily. Every month when the day arrives, the Empress would ask as usual, if the Empress Dowager is unwilling to meet, there will naturally be palace staff coming early to inform Zhenfei Palace. Only after getting permission can the Empress lead the crowd over.

  Ordinarily, only imperial princes and princesses can often receive summons, while most concubines have only a few impressions of the empress dowager.

  Today is April Fool's Day.

  The empress nodded after hearing the reply and ordered to set off for Chang Le Palace. The palace staff outside had already prepared the imperial carriage, and they helped the empress aboard. The consorts and concubines followed in jade carriages, while the rest could only follow on foot.

  Chang Le Palace and Jian Zhang, Chang Xin were built on the central axis of the imperial palace, but the palaces in that area of Chang Le Palace were all inhabited by the women of the previous emperor, a little distance from the East and West Six Palaces.

  Arriving at Chang Le Palace, Lin Wan caught a whiff of faint sandalwood incense. It was the small Buddhist temple that had been burning it all year round, filling the entire palace.

  The Empress Dowager has been devoted to Buddhism since the death of the previous emperor, and her heart is not distracted by anything else. She was the empress of the previous emperor and the birth mother of the current emperor, making her the most respected woman in the land. She is deeply revered by the emperor and the imperial consorts, yet she never interferes with the emperor's governance or the domestic affairs of the palace.

  Lin Yan felt that this old lady was filled with a sense of loneliness everywhere.

  An elderly palace maid came out of the grand hall, bowed and led Empress Dowager and her entourage in. Lin Yin was visiting Chang Le Palace for the first time, so she was being extremely cautious, keeping her head down as she walked at the back, and after entering the hall, she didn't dare to look around, only standing quietly with bated breath by the wall.

  Before long, a eunuch announced in a loud voice: "The Empress Dowager has arrived." All the people in front knelt down, except for the Empress who stood with her knees bent.

  The queen does not kneel to anyone, including the emperor.

  Lin Wan let out a soft sigh. No wonder the women in this palace all wanted to be empresses. The dignity of being a legitimate wife was vastly different from that of a concubine.