It was obviously the first time she met him, but she actually felt a sense of intimacy with this young man.
Gong Yanyun's heart began to become inexplicably nervous.
If her son hadn't been taken away by his sister, he would probably be this old now!
Gong Yanyun suppressed her curiosity and bowed to Emperor Yan: "I have met your Majesty."
"My beloved concubine is exempt from gifts."
Emperor Yan personally stepped forward to help Concubine Yun Gui up, then held her hand affectionately, and the two intertwined their fingers.
Yan Yiyi heard as early as when she was in Jintao County that Concubine Yun was deeply favored by Emperor Yan, and she had been favored by Emperor Yan for twenty years.
It's not that there are no newcomers in the palace, it's just that Concubine Yun seems to be a special being.
The old man who entered the palace with her has stopped sleeping with her long ago, but Concubine Yun, who is thirty-five years old, still sleeps with her four or five times a month.
It's a pity that Concubine Yun Gui has never been pregnant again since the third prince died in infancy.
Concubine Yun Guifei gave birth to two princes before, but neither of them survived.
She doesn't seem to be keen on having children, and has never sought medical treatment to recuperate her as a prince. She eats and drinks every day, raises cats and dogs, and is content with herself.
There are some rumors circulating in the palace, saying that Concubine Yun is pitiful. Without a prince by her side, who will she rely on when she gets old?
Not to mention not having a daughter, even if she is constantly favored, she still has to have a child.
The lady in charge of Yunxiu Palace, Xiang Xiang, was very angry after hearing this, but Concubine Yun Gui didn't care at all.
"They said they can just go as they please, can you stop their mouths and stop them from thinking that way?
Is it possible that you can still tear out their hearts?
It doesn’t matter what they think, as long as I live a happy life, doesn’t it matter?”
Hearing this, Vanilla said nothing more.
At that time, the second and third princes died one after another, and the imperial concubine was heartbroken for a time.
After two years, the imperial concubine finally had a smile on her face.
Although she is sometimes in a daze, she is happy most of the time.
Although the empress has no children, as long as the empress is happy, isn’t it enough?
Vanilla gradually accepted Gong Yanyun's ideas and began to no longer care about the gossip of others.
As a noble concubine, the empress has a rank in the palace second only to the empress in the middle palace.
The treatment and favor in the palace are absolutely unique. Who dares to be disrespectful to the empress?
"Your Majesty, how is the eldest princess?" Gong Yanyun asked.
When Gong Yanyun heard that Emperor Yan said that Helianxing was fine and even the queen was well, she was surprised and happy!
Helianxing is seventeen this year, and she regards Helianxing as her daughter.
The Queen and Gong Yanyun had the same illness. The Queen's eldest prince died of asthma when he was three years old, and her two princes also died one after another.
The two entered the palace at about the same time, so they had a good relationship and often sat together and talked.
But the queen suddenly fell seriously ill. Gong Yanyun was worried that the queen would also go, and she felt very uncomfortable.
However, she didn't expect that the fifth prince would go first!!
"Empress, the eldest princess is fine! Who are these two?"
As he said this, Gong Yanyun looked at Yan Yiyi and Shen Ming.
"He returned to the palace with the stars." Emperor Yan said.
Gong Yanyun couldn't help but cast her eyes on Shen Ming, and suddenly asked curiously: "Where are you from?"
Emperor Yan was confused as to why Gong Yanyun asked this?
"Jintao County."
Yan Yiyi stared at Gong Yanyun and said.
This imperial concubine is really similar to Shen Mingniang.
Although the imperial concubine is older than Shen Mingniang, she looks younger than Shen Mingniang. There is an air of detachment between her brows and eyes, unlike Shen Mingniang's frowning and frightened appearance.
Jintao County...
Gong Yanyun carefully savored the three words Yan Yiyi said. Even Emperor Yan's eyes stayed on Yan Yiyi for two breaths after hearing Yan Yiyi's words.
Emperor Yan recalled what Gong Yanyun said in thirteen years and asked: "Are you from Jintao County?"
"So, we later moved to Jintao County, but we had been living in Anfeng Town before."
After Yan Yiyi finished speaking, he immediately noticed something was wrong with the expressions of Emperor Yan and Concubine Yun.
Shen Ming also noticed that Emperor Yan and Concubine Yun's expressions changed after hearing the words "Anfeng Town".
A question suddenly arose in Shen Ming's heart?
Before he could speak, Concubine Yun said: "Your Majesty, I have a good rapport with these two people and would like to invite them to sit in Yunxiu Palace."
Emperor Yan naturally knew Concubine Yun's thoughts and immediately agreed.
Maybe I suddenly heard that these two people were from Anfeng Town, and wanted to know about the child's current situation, right?
However, when Yan Yiyi and Shen Ming arrived at Yunxiu Palace, Concubine Yun immediately dismissed everyone, leaving only the three of them in the room.
"..."
Instantly, her anger turned to embarrassment. Gong Yanyun clenched her hands, feeling annoyed that she had been reckless just now.
Even if the two of them were from Anfeng Town, how could he tell them his secrets when asked?
A secret she had guarded for thirteen years.
In order to protect the child, she never inquired, visited, or even wrote a letter to her sister for thirteen years.
Even though her sister had already told her the address and new name where they settled.
It's as if she never had that child and never had a sister.
Just when Gong Yanyun was annoyed, Shen Ming suddenly spoke:
"Do you recognize my father and mother, Shen Lihai and Xu Lingli?"