Chapter 54 Affection

Author: Qing Yunmo

Chapter 54 Affection

Concubine Hui didn't know this. In the past, concubines would come to talk to her from morning to night.

Naturally, no one would come over now. Only the two princesses under Concubine Hui's knees were sitting next to Concubine Hui, one on the left and one on the right, comforting her.

"Father has not yet made a final decision on the eldest brother's matter, so he may not be severely punished. Mother and concubine, please be at ease and don't be too upset." Xiao Fangyi said first.

"... I have never seen my father love the prince so much before. This time, I guess the thunder is loud and the rain is light." Xiao Fangrong hesitated and continued, "My mother and concubine have been by my father's side for many years. Even if the eldest brother makes a mistake, for the sake of my mother,

For the sake of my concubine’s face, I won’t be punished severely.”

Although the two of them looked anxious on their faces, they were actually not too worried in their hearts.

Especially Xiao Fangyi, she knew very well that neither she nor her sister knew about the murder of the prince, and her father sent someone to investigate and they could be cleared away.

But on the surface, the two of them still had to look anxious.

Concubine Hui raised her head, looked at her two daughters, and smiled sarcastically, "What do you know?"

The two of them didn't speak, just looked at each other and lowered their heads.

At this moment, Shou'an led people to the entrance of Jinsi Hall.

The palace attendant at the door reported this, and Concubine Hui raised her head to look.

Shou'an walked up to Concubine Hui with a wooden tray and said respectfully, "Your Majesty knows that Concubine Hui has been troubled recently, so he specifically asked the imperial physician to prescribe a prescription to soothe her nerves."

Concubine Hui's expression changed, and even the two princesses looked surprised.

Xiao Fangyi forced a smile and said, "Although my mother-in-law has been worried recently, she is much better with my sister and me by her side. She doesn't need to drink these medicines anymore."

No matter how timid Xiao Fangrong was, she stood up and whispered, "Mr. Shou'an, my mother and concubine don't need to take medicine."

The imperial doctor didn't even come to check my pulse, so how could I get any soothing medicine?

Xiao Fangyi felt upset. Shou'an was the most valued servant around his father, and his every move represented his father's thoughts.

Is this bowl of tranquilizing medicine what your father meant?

Xiao Fangyi felt it was impossible from the bottom of her heart. The mother-in-law had been with her father for more than 20 years, and she had worked hard without any merit. She would never kill her mother-in-law just because her eldest brother failed to murder the prince.

Is she the queen? The queen wants the life of her mother and concubine?

This idea circulated in my mind for a few moments, and then Xiao Fangyi was denied permission to go out. The person who came was Shou'an, not someone close to the Queen, so it could only be the father...

Xiao Fangyi felt a chill in her heart. She raised the corner of her mouth and smiled, "There is no need to drink this medicine. I will go to the emperor later and tell him that there is nothing wrong with the health of my mother and concubine."

Shou'an didn't move, but looked at Concubine Hui calmly, "Mother, you are not feeling well and should not work hard. This is what Your Majesty meant."

Concubine Hui slowly closed her eyes, not knowing what she was feeling.

"Bring it here."

"No, concubine!" Xiao Fangyi said quickly, pursed her lips and looked at Shou An, "I'm going to find my father."

Concubine Hui took her hand and shook her head.

Shou'an was not very interested in the deep love between mother and daughter in front of him. The medicine in the bowl was still warm, so he handed the medicine to Concubine Hui.

Concubine Hui drank the medicine in one gulp and then broke the empty bowl.

"Excuse me, Eunuch Shou'an. I would like to ask Your Majesty on my behalf if Your Majesty can meet with me."

Shou'an hesitated. Although he couldn't guess 100% of His Majesty's thoughts, he could guess 50% to 60%.

Your Majesty now clearly wants to severely punish the eldest prince, and Concubine Hui will do the same.

And this is different from the previous petty quarrels. Concubine Hui and the eldest prince will not have a chance to get up if they go down.

After hesitating for a long time, Shou'an finally responded, "I will bring your Majesty's words to your Majesty word for word."

He saluted and left slowly.

Behind her, Concubine Hui's body went limp and she couldn't help but collapse on the ground. Both princesses were sobbing softly.

Even if they think they will not be implicated, Concubine Hui is their mother after all. If something happens to their mother, how can they not be sad?

In addition, their father has never doted on them too much. If the status of the mother and concubine changes, their future life will become difficult.

The news about Concubine Hui soon reached Concubine Zheng.

After returning to the palace from Xishan, Concubine Zheng never saw the emperor.

It's not that she didn't go to see the emperor, but that the emperor didn't come to see her. Concubine Zheng was angry. When the emperor didn't come to see her, she also refused to see the emperor as if she was angry.

Just because she doesn't go to see him doesn't mean she doesn't pay attention to the emperor's movements.

After learning that Shou'an brought a bowl of medicine into the Jinsi Hall, a subtle feeling suddenly flashed in his heart.

Seeing that Concubine Zheng had been silent after listening to her words, Shi Zhu said with some concern, "Your Majesty, this is a matter between the Crown Prince and the First Prince and has nothing to do with our Seventh Highness. You only listen to these things as amusement. Qian

Don’t take it to heart.”

Concubine Zheng glanced at Shi Zhu, "Is it Zi Jin who told you again?"

Shi Zhu: "Your Majesty the Seventh Prince also cares about your empress."

Concubine Zheng waved her hand and motioned for them all to go down, "If I don't want to go to Concubine Hui, that's it. You all go down and let me rest for a while."

…

Shouan returned to the emperor and told Concubine Hui what she wanted.

The emperor had been reading the book for a long time, and when he felt his eyes were a little sore, he walked towards the window.

He held a piece of fine warm jade in his hand and rubbed it carefully.

Shou'an originally thought that the emperor was going to see Concubine Hui, so he stepped aside and planned to follow the emperor there.

Unexpectedly, the emperor seemed to have not heard what he said, or did not take it to heart, and asked another question, "How about this piece of jade?"

The whole body of jade looks smooth, delicate, oily and shiny. It cools first and then warms up when placed in the hand, so it is called warm jade.

Shouan couldn't figure out what the emperor meant, but he still nodded, "I think this jade is very good, and it must be worth a fortune."

The emperor seemed to find Shouan's words interesting, so he laughed, "Do you think this jade pendant is worthy of the queen?"

"..." Shou'an actually felt that it was hard to explain. If this jade pendant was sent to Yongning Palace, it would probably be smashed out.

Although he couldn't offend His Majesty, he couldn't watch His Majesty send this piece of jade to him. If the Queen didn't want it, it would still be their slaves who would suffer the consequences.

"In my opinion, this jade pendant is not worthy of the Queen."

The smile on the emperor's face faded, and he looked at Shou An with squinted eyes, making cold sweat break out on his back.

He quickly said, "How can your Majesty's love for the Queen be measured by a jade pendant."

The emperor looked at him for a long time, as if he was trying to discern whether his words came from the bottom of his heart. After a while, he said, "What you said is absolutely true. These vulgar things are not worthy of the queen, and they cannot measure the affection between me and the queen."

.”

If Shou'an hadn't already had the ability to endure for many years, he would have spit it out right now.

Affection... these two words came from His Majesty's mouth, and he was speaking to the Queen. He even began to doubt the meaning of the word affection.
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