Chapter 95 Cold Palace
When Chonghua Palace really became a cold palace, it was in the tenth year of Yongchang.
When a concubine hasn't seen the sage for two years, she is really disliked.
In the past two years, too much has happened.
Zhong Yuxiu gave birth to the fifth son of the emperor and was promoted to Concubine Shu. The queen gave birth to the emperor and finally got both children. Jiang Wanran and the newly promoted concubines were favored. Wanran was pregnant but unfortunately miscarried. In order to appease her, the emperor promoted to Zhaoyuan.
When Chang'an heard the news from Zhou Ruohua, he just smiled coldly.
She knew who was the one who harmed her, and she knew very well.
The only thing worth being happy is that Yun Jing from Chang'an is already three years old and can call her mother. Every time Yun Jing comes back from Mingde Palace and lie on Chang'an's lap and sleeps soundly, she vaguely feels that life seems to have a hint of hope.
With Yun Jing, there is hope. As long as he is still by his side, he will not have to be afraid of anything.
Life has been going on like this, as if it was very good. She worked from sunrise to sunset, and she no longer had to worry about her life tomorrow. Because when she opened her eyes, she was still the sky above her head, and there were still such a group of people around her. For two years, Shen Changan was in this palace and turned her life into a well.
In Chonghua Hall, there was a deserted and deserted place. Except for Zhou Ruohua, few concubines came to Chang'an to walk around. Occasionally, she would hear the sounds of Zihan and Yun Ke at the door, but for only a long time, the sound disappeared. Then, there was peace again.
Su Wanying came to Chonghua Palace on an autumn day in the tenth year of Yongchang.
With the help of her maid, she walked into the main hall. Chang'an sat in front of the couch, and only her round belly was seen in her eyes.
"Please to the Imperial Concubine." Wanying showed a perfect smile, and Wen Ran sat in front of her.
This is the first time Chang'an has seen Su Wanying since Chu Ying got married.
She is so gentle and virtuous, not like the daughter of a general, but like a lady from a scholarly family. When Chang'an saw her, he felt a little lucky. Fortunately, Chu Ying married such a woman.
Chang'an smiled appropriately and added a cup of tea to Wanying, saying warmly, "Your Majesty and the Princess, how are you doing lately?"
When Wan Ying heard this, she seemed to be slightly shocked, and then quickly replied with a gentle and humble smile, "The prince and I are both very good."
Chang'an laughed slightly, "It seems that the princess has good news."
Wanying's soft eyes fell on her lower abdomen, and a little more peaceful and peaceful appeared in her heart. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Chang'an's face turn slightly pale. Her heart suddenly jumped and she hurriedly asked, "How is the imperial concubine's life? The empress's face... looks a little bad."
Chang'an was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled and said, "I didn't sleep well yesterday, it's okay."
After speaking, she added a little hot water to her teacup. Her heart was deep, and she had no idea where she had flew to it until the teacup filled the cup and she didn't know at all.
"Empress." Seeing this, Wanying immediately pressed the movements in Chang'an's hand, and was a little confused, "There is enough water."
Chang'an took back his thoughts lightly, and she smiled quietly and put the teapot back to its original place.
There was silence in the hall again. Su Wanying hesitated for a long time, but finally opened her lips gently and said, "Prince, I'm very worried about the Empress."
Suddenly, Chang'an's heart trembled when he heard Wanying's words.
"But the Emperor does not allow us to come to the palace often. This time I went to the palace to pay homage to the queen mother, so that I could only come to see the queen. The prince always wanted to come, but..." Wan Ying was a little embarrassed and looked at Chang'an with a little timidity.
However, what Wan Ying said later, Chang'an didn't listen to a word.
A little joy turned into a slight burst of tears in my eyes in a flash. The touching in my heart was like a wave of clouds, but I don’t know where to start these little things.
Chu Ying, Chu Ying.
She woke up in her tears, but she saw a sad smile like rain.
"Empress..." Wanying called out softly, then stood up, Wen Ran said, "It's time for me to go back home."
Chang'an nodded heavily, turned his face to wipe his tears quietly. As soon as he called out "cold smoke", Su Wanying had quietly left in front of her. What was left for Chang'an was just a blurry back.
Han Yan rushed over and stood beside Chang'an, calling timidly, "Master..."
Chang'an let out a sigh of relief, reached out to hold Han Yan's hand, and suddenly smiled gently, "Han Yan, please accompany me to go out for a walk."
In an instant, Han Yan felt that he had heard it was bad.
For more than two years since she was out of favor, Chang'an has been locking herself in the Chonghua Hall, just like Chonghua Hall is a solid wall, which firmly separates the inside from the outside. Speaking of which, even she hasn't left Chonghua Hall for a long time. At this moment, when she heard Chang'an say this, Han Yan couldn't help but feel happy and quickly called other palace maids to help Chang'an dress up together.
However, as soon as he walked out of the corridor, Chang'an and Han Yan saw a group of people coming here in a mighty manner.
Following behind was a bright golden sedan chair. The sunlight hit the head, almost dazzling people's eyes.
Han Yan's eyes were sharp-eyed, and he suddenly recognized that the palace maid standing next to the sedan chair was Yingxiang from Changning Palace, so he leaned against Chang'an and whispered, "Master, it's Jiang Zhaoyuan."
Chang'an was not very familiar with the name "Jiang Zhaoyuan". She sneered slightly and stood in front of the sedan chair, never letting go. According to the rules, Chang'an is the imperial concubine and Jiang Wanran is Zhaoyuan, so she should be divided into positions. But now, depending on the position of Chang'an, she, the imperial concubine, has long lost favor and is useless. The servants in the palace are all the masters who change their responsibilities when they see the wind, so naturally the emperor turns to the other side. At this moment, Shen Chang'an blocked the way of the sedan chair, and several eunuchs carrying the sedan chair looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
"Imperial Concubine, this..."
"Down." Chang'an's tone was not soft or hesitant. She looked at Yingxiang calmly and said coldly, "Yingxiang, go and call your master down."
Yingxiang was suddenly named after her name, and she did not dare to disobey. She had to lift a corner of the curtain awkwardly and whisper a few words inside.
But for a long time, a beautifully embroidered palace shoe stepped on the ground.
"Who do I think it is? It turns out to be my sister." Jiang Wanran smiled and lifted the curtain from inside. Before she could stand firm, she was slapped by Chang'an and fell on the sedan chair.
"Empress——"
Several eunuchs and palace maids rushed forward and protected Jiang Wanran.
"Start up." Chang'an's face was cold and his voice was not high, but he was heavy. When she saw a few little eunuchs still protecting him, she added, "I am a concubine."
At this moment, the look on Chang'an's face was terrifying, which made people feel daunted, "The emperor will not abolish his concubine for a day, and this palace will still be the only imperial concubine."
Chang'an pulled a palace maid closest to Jiang Wanran, and slapped Jiang Wanran again without everyone's defense.
"Pa" another loud sound.
Jiang Wanran was slapped three times on the face and had already swollen.
She covered half of her face without saying a word, tried her best to endure the tears, and said with difficulty, "Sister..."
"I can't bear to say that to you sister." Chang'an's ears couldn't bear to hear her noisy anymore. His eyes faintly swept across her heavily made face and said word by word, "You are so disgusting to me."
After saying that, she turned around and left. Han Yan was a little confused when she watched from the side. Chang'an took a few steps before she suddenly realized and followed closely. After taking two steps, she turned her head and spat at Jiang Wanran fiercely.
Wanran fell to the ground, from her initial anger to a confused laugh. Everyone was shocked to see it and hurriedly wanted to go up and pull her up. Several people helped her back into the sedan chair with all their strength. Yingxiang leaned against Wanran's side, so anxious that she even changed her voice, "Empress, what should I do? Why don't I go to find the emperor and let the emperor decide for us..."
Wanran closed her eyes slightly and let out a sigh of relief in silence, "I will beat you if I hit you. What's the use of telling the emperor?"
"But, Empress..."
"alright."
Wanran held her energy and felt very upset. Suddenly, she looked up and saw Xiao Yu standing at the entrance of the corridor, looking at her.
Wanran lowered her head, and only then did she know that the scene just now had fallen into his eyes, and she felt more and more embarrassed. She put down the curtain and said in a deep voice, "Go back to the palace."
After staying in Changning Hall for only a quarter of an hour, Xiao Yu put on a curtain and came in.
He put the ice bag in his hand on half of Wanran's face and asked in a warm voice, "Does it still hurt?"
Wanran turned her face away and shed tears. She didn't say a word when the imperial concubine slapped heavily in the face, but when she was facing Xiao Yu, she couldn't help crying.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Yu suddenly opened his lips and said, "Why do you tell the emperor about the Jade Pendant?" He endured for a while, but only the ashes of despair were left in his eyes. "You have always been good friends with the Imperial Concubine, she treats you well. You clearly know that there is nothing between her and the prince."
The fire in Wanran's eyes was suddenly lit up. She looked at Xiao Yu, and tears condensed into a frosty cold light at the corners of her eyes. "Why do you want to protect the imperial concubine? You don't know her."
"Wanran, I just think you've done too much."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Wanran sneered coldly, "Xiao Yu, I know why you are worried about Concubine Shen. I know all of your ulterior motives."
When Xiao Yu heard this, his face suddenly changed, "What did you say?"
"The imperial concubine has been out of favor for two years. You only say now that it is because of the imperial concubine that you will never see the palace maid named Wanxiang next to her again." Wanran suddenly looked up, and there seemed to be a ball of wild fire in her eyes. "You like Wanxiang, right?"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"You dare to say you don't!" Wanran suddenly stood up, with endless depravity and despair in her eyes, "You said I have changed, but in fact you have changed. I even have the heart to abort the emperor's children, but you like other women!"
After saying that, Wanran suddenly became angry. She grabbed Xiao Yu's clothes tightly with both hands and scolded like crazy, "You killed my child, you gave the bowl of abortion medicine to me, it was you!"
Chapter completed!