Chapter 1079 - 1081: When I Catch You (1)
After the meal, Cai Wei gathered everything left into Space, treating Brother Ying and Chang Mei to a feast of leftovers. The remainder, she instructed to be distributed among the palace maids and eunuchs at Chengqian Palace as a gesture of goodwill.
In the palace, the rule was that any food left over from the Emperor, Empress, or even the Princes and Princesses must be buried, and they had to start anew for the next meal; the servants were not allowed to have even a trifling bit of it. However, Cai Wei felt it was such a pity to bury all these good things. It would be better to let the palace maids and eunuchs have them to improve their meals a bit and put things to good use, rather than wasting them.
The palace maids and eunuchs at Chengqian Palace, upon receiving the Empress’ gracious decree, began to eat heartily, indulging in the unexpected feast...
Within the Jade Palace
Consort Li, Consort Yao, Consort Huo, and other high concubines were keeping Empress Dowager Mo company, chattering and joking. Although Empress Dowager Mo seemed to be engaging cheerfully on the surface, she was already seething with rage inside.
When the Emperor and Empress went to Qixia Palace to see the Retired Emperor just now, the high concubines had already been waiting at her place, eager to meet the new Empress. But then they heard from the eunuch that after the royal couple left Qixia Palace, they went straight back to their own Chengqian Palace.
They actually didn’t come to the Jade Palace to pay their respects but went back to Chengqian Palace and stayed there for an hour. They absolutely disregarded her presence, which was infuriating!