This cannon fodder refuse to die early thus plan to remain in her room like a good shut in. Being a side character is not an issue at all. Even if she end becoming a passerby is of no problem too!
She plan on finding the library and squat herself there. Maybe after reading all those text she will ascend.
"Your ladyship, the palace concubines are here for the morning greatings."
Without giving her that much time to react, row upon row of woman entered and greeted her respectfully.
Wei Yi Yi felt overwhelmed. Their colorful dress partner with their accessories are offensive to the eyes. The different perfumes on the air makes her want to faint.
Wei Yi Yi: Dear brothers, where the fudge are you? come get me here you traitors!
From childhood to adulthood, Wei Yi Yi grow up with a group of boys. With varying age and personalities, they somehow click and become a family. And as if it was a rule, most activities must be done by a group of five and that's how her four brothers corrupted her to be one of them.
When they were little, she was drag to play basketball and PvP type of video games. As if to make up numbers, she was taught how to play drums. When they grow up a bit she was taken eveyday to exercise then to practice different martial arts.
It was too late when her mother realized that her only daughter grow up being a dude.
When they entered adulthood they all decided to live together until they got married. Not that any of them got married. No, It's more accurate to say that she wont know nor be there to witness it anymore.
"Empress does not seem to be in good health? I heard that imperial noble consort Ye also fell ill. Such things happening put this concubine ill at ease."
A small cocunbine with much guts start throwing pointed words to the empress. Wei Yi Yi felt her eyes twitching. This bone deep heartache is really hard to control. This feelings are not her own much more to her discomfort.
This consort Ye entered the palace the same time 'Wei Yi Yi' married as per custom. Obviously she is the emperor most beloved thus she sat on the highest rank a cocunbine could get. Above all and just below one empress.
The lady in question is the source of all the original heartbreak. Imperial noble consort Ye and the emperor are childhood friend and cousins. This is incest, I say! Twincest is the only wincest ok?!
"Who knows if she's really ill? If you allow me to say your majesty, this concubine believe that she's pretending to be ill. Empress, obviously you're the one that really ill, ah!"
Another one jumped on the fray. Wei Yi Yi felt fear for this mob of pretty girls. She's not good at accompanying them nor talking to them. Men always talk way too forward and if things cannot be resolved, they talk back with their fist. Dragging someone down to saw discord is way out of her league.
"I.." She was pinch by the side by Tang Mei so she can only cough and continue. "Bengong heard that the emperor visit imperial concubine Su last night. Therefore, bengong prepare some gifts."
Everyone is waving plot after plot on their head on how to agitate the empress to suppress Concunbine Ye but they were shock silence by Wei Yi Yi.
It's normal for the empress to reward those who served the emperor. What not normal is that the empress actually said a few words for them. Usually she would just wore an impatient expression, give the gifts then wave her hand to dismiss them. To say that the empress does not care about the inner palace is not an exaggeration.
"This..Your majesty.."
A timid cocunbine tried to answer her but was somehow shut embarrassingly by whatever reason.
"Hmp, who doesn't know that when the emperor heard that imperial noble consort Ye felt unwell, he turn around and leave Qui Yi Palace immediately without much thoughts."
Concunbine Su who reside in Qui Yi palace bow her head lower to try to hide herself. Wei Yi Yi eye her. Her figure is small and petite. with her cowering in embarrassment, she attract strong sense of wanting to protect her and shield her. Nodding her head she thought that the emperor really know his stuffs.
"Don't mind the small detials."
Waving her hand, she indicate to Tang Mei to passed the jewelries. The concubine glace at them and shock flash on their eyes. This, is the empress really giving this? Such richness! What did cocunbine Su did to receive the empress favor? You must know that although the emperor did not have his empress in his heart, he very much respect her.
Inside the tray are different hairpin and some bangles. Each beautiful than the other. their workmanship is indeed worthy of a palace jewelry. Small valuable stones are inserted in each of them to be petals for the flower. What more eye catching is the silver rabbit with bright red ruby eyes.
It's actually so cute!
Everyone give praise left and right, reciting poetry from who knows where. Envy flashing from their eyes.
They also give praise for the empress. As dignify as what. As beautiful as who knows. That she has eyes etc etc.
She does not get it ok?!
Wei Yi Yi glace at the rabbit. Her eyes smiling as she thought, 'Get it on like rabbits! So that you could match that stud horse!'
The small person inside of her hold her hand up to pray. May the emperor forever entangle with this bunch of rabbit, forget about her then get his jun jun injure from doing it too much.
Tang Mei looked side way towards the slowly smilling Wei Yi Yi. Once again, the empress thoughts flew out the window.
Wei Yi Yi thought, if she was in a different setting, stuck in a meeting with this bunch of brats, she would blankly draw her phone, zone out everyone and level up.
"Aaaahh..." A soft cry jolted the empress back from her fantasies. Wei Yi Yi unconsciously straightened her back in attention.
"Imperial cocunbine Su..You....You actually dare?!"
The Concunbine beside Concunbine Su shockingly pointed at her sleeves. Disbelief written all over her small and pretty face. As cocunbine Su is reaching to accept the empress' favor, her sleeves was for everyone to see.
Resounding gasps resound inside the hall. On cocunbine Su's sleeves and hem, they saw a lifelike embroidered peony. It was so beautiful and eye catching. The color red look so bright as if it was bleeding.
"How dare you?! If us mei mei did not witness, who would know you actually have a poisonous heart that dare to challenge the empress authority!"
Someone shouted as if she was an ally of justice.
In their Da Xian Dynasty, including the symbol of a dragon and a phoenix, the peony flower have long been the symbol of the royal family. In the entire empire only the empress could have the image of a bright red peony. This king of flower is only worthy to be wore by the mother of nation! If it is anyone else, they would be tainting this beautiful and proud poeny.
Finally seeing what's happening, Cocunbine Su felt the desire to faint. This! everyone is bullying her! Just because the emperor flip her jade table and they can't do anything to imperial noble consort Ye. They fear the powerful yet bully the weak.
"Empress..My empress, this concubine does not dare! Does not dare! This robes are bestowed by the emperor. Someone must have done something to it! Someone has to be framing this cocunbine! Empress please bestow justice!"
Everyone eye sharpening as gears running on their minds at full spead. If they could get rid of someone they must not let them off no matter what!
"Concunbine Su this words are not proper. Are you saying that the emperor has a mind to demote the empress?"
"To actually saw discord between the empress and the emperor, Concubine Su do you think you are worthy?!"
Concunbine Su started kneeling and crying and shouting and acting pitiful. The others then started throwing knives, shouting there and here. Logic flew out of the window. It is true that someone could kill without stabbing someone ah!
Was the inner palace always this chaotic? I want peace! Do you guys even want me to introduce who's peace?
The emperor collect thousand upon thousand of beauties and cage them inside to be nothing but decorative vase. If you were to ask her, this vases has long crack and have edge to them, prickling everyone till they bleed.
And all of this just for the favor of a single man.
One man! One, ok?! What the heck happened to the population? We run out of males out there? Did you not hear that those things are hard to kill? Did you send them all out to the border? I thought we are at a peaceful dynasty!
She muster all her will power to stop from vomiting. They actually pick up a stick that poke so many holes! To poke themselves too!
Bunch of idiots who run out of men!
Her mother always thought that her daughter lost all interest to the other sex because of her buddies and might be lesbian. The truth is that Wei Yi Yi is way too sensitive about third wheels.
She wanted her man to only have her in his eyes. To see her as his world. Who said that obsession and possessiveness is not love? If it not madness then it is not love!
Even in the modern world where monogamy is practice, she see many marriage end up in divorced. She sees her buddies exchange one girlfriend to another. Even though they showed her such lovely gaze in their eyes. With soft voice and a smile on their face they would tell her that love is such a great thing. That she should also find hers.
And yet they would fight because of another person. It would end up in unresolve jealousy. Finally they would start lying where they are or who they are with. It was as if they were out there to take revenge to each other.
In the end, no matter how much they claim to love each other, they will still break up. It was then that she realized that people leave.
And this is why 'Wei Yi Yi' is such a loser! Despite being similar to her, this girl did not know how to simply not give such heart! In this world where a harem exist, she dare! She have guts, ok! She'll give her that.
Seeing this chaotic harem that she left with her, no matter how much she endure, she still end up cursing! Ahhhh you should forget about reincarnating! Come back here and clean up your mess or else don't blame this brother from asking your soul from yama!
"Enough." Without giving them a chance, she continue, "Concubine Su please hand over this gifts that his majesty bestowed upon you. Bengong will investigate this matter. Those who should be punished shall be punished according to the rules and what rightfully yours shall be return. Don't make troubles for bengong. Return to your chambers."
Finishing her speach, Wei Yi Yi run away from the trouble.
writing about cocunbines is hard