"Then I'll be relieved." Mrs. Juechan smiled bitterly, thought for a while and then asked, "Empress, there are some things I shouldn't say, but in your heart, you understand it, right?"
Concubine Wen's eyes flickered, and she remained still for a moment. Something crystal clear gradually appeared in her eyes, but then she smiled brightly, letting her tears fall, and nodded and said: "I know, I just want the emperor to come and see me, I don't want to say goodbye."
Don't worry, I won't let you teach me how to harm others. You can live in Xianfu Palace with peace of mind, and I will repay you well."
Master Juechan shook his head and said: "I don't want any repayment, as long as the empress is happy. As for what you said to harm others, don't say that I don't dare to think of you like this. Even if you really speak, I won't."
"I only served the emperor for a few days last year, and I know that the emperor cares about the princes. As for how to make the emperor like you, I don't know."
Concubine Wen didn't take it seriously, and said with great satisfaction: "It's enough for the Emperor to come, I know." She paused, her face full of frustration, swallowed the sourness in her chest, and then said, "Your Majesty.
I like the concubine, I know my own weight, but it’s right that I like the emperor, right?”
Jue Chan saw it with sadness. A woman who is deeply in love is so stupid and infatuated. She once made herself covered with bruises. In contrast, Concubine Wen was still struggling for a dream that could be realized, and she was like a walking corpse at that time.
, it is of no help to myself or anyone else. Thinking about what Concubine De pointed at her that day and said how her and Rongruo's love was so humble, although I was unwilling and even hated her for being so contemptuous of other people's feelings, I had to
Admit it, what Debin said makes sense.
After pulling the emperor out of the Yonghe Palace last night, Jue Chan didn't take revenge on the concubine De. She just wanted to help a bunch of concubines Wen and see how pitiful she was. As for taking revenge on anyone, even Guo Guiren did that.
She was just trying to find a way to escape. As for the retribution she suffered, it was all her own fault, not to mention that she had tricked her into trapping her just because of her past words.
"My queen, please go back quickly. There may be other queens who come to see Brother Eighth. If you stay here for a long time, people will be worried." Mrs. Juechan advised and sent Concubine Wen to the door. Concubine Wen was no longer there.
No matter how sad he was, he said happily, "I will treat my eighth brother well, don't worry."
Jue Chan felt cold in her heart and did not make a move. She only waited for Concubine Wen to leave before she showed her indifferent eyes. She really didn't care about the eighth prince at all. He was the emperor's child, not the child she wanted. Last night, she listened to Eighth Prince.
Her brother cried so miserably that even Xianghe couldn't help it, but she didn't even feel like forcing herself to feel distressed. She also reflected on whether she was too cold and heartless, but she felt that pretending to love that child would be even more heartless.
For several days in a row, the emperor stayed with Concubine Wen in the Xianfu Palace, euphemistically saying that she was taking care of the eighth prince. Although no one in the palace knew that the eighth prince had not really fallen, they still had the same intelligence.
Or you are a cunning person, look at the favor the emperor has shown to Concubine Wen these days, and look at the inexplicable cold reception the emperor gave to Xianfu Palace a few days ago, there are many rumors coming out, just like Concubine Wen passed away from the noble family on the way.
The emperor was taken away by his side, and this time Concubine Wen even pulled him away from the bed in the middle of the night.
On this day, in order to entertain several Mongolian princesses, Concubine Tong set up a stage in Chengqian Palace, and naturally invited all the concubines to gather together. Some of them came earlier, and Concubine Tong was still talking to several princesses inside, so the women gathered
Waiting outside. Concubine Rong and others had arrived a long time ago. Concubine De was taking care of her sixth brother and only waited for the child to stop making trouble before coming, so she was a few steps late. When she arrived, everyone was already gathering together chatting, and she happened to hear one sentence, "
Concubine Wen will definitely not come today, it will be so hard to have sex with the Emperor every night."
Lan Qi sat down next to Duan Concubine and heard An Guiren say: "Empress De Concubine is indeed here, otherwise someone will accuse you and say that you are angry because the emperor left Yonghe Palace in the middle of the night."
"It's nothing. Why don't you go and take a look at the emperor's death when Eighth Prince hurts you?" Lan Qi said perfunctorily, but she was already bored in her heart. Don't these women live by eating and drinking water? If they don't fabricate other people's lies, they will die.
As they chatted, Hui concubine mentioned it with a smile: "On his way back from Changrui Mountain, Long Live Lord, he left the team and went to the military camp. A few days ago, he hired a new riding and archery master for the eldest brother and the prince. I heard that it was that time
My son chose it.”
When Lan Qi heard the mention of the events of those days, she felt a little guilty. She happened to say that the beads on the back of her bun were loose and dangling, so she turned around to help her. As soon as her eyes left the women in front of her, she heard someone say:
"I heard that the emperor was blessed with a palace maid there, but the emperor has been back for so long, and he hasn't seen any of the palace maids promoted to women. Could it be a woman from outside that Long live the Lord did not bring back? What if the dragon seed is left behind?
, it will become a treasure in the ocean, the emperor can really let it go."
Lan Qi's heart was full of anger. She knew that others had guessed about her departure from the palace. At this moment, these words must be pretending to be stupid and humiliating her, but no matter how angry she was, she had to endure it. They said it so unpleasantly, not just to make herself
Is it embarrassing? Why should I fulfill their wishes?
After finishing the beaded flowers behind the concubine's bun, Lan Qi put her hands away and sat upright. When she turned around, she heard Hui concubine ask her: "Speaking of what happened in those few days, sister, you were hiding in Yonghe Palace to recuperate, how could we still treat you as such?
It's because you're happy and it's not convenient to tell others. If you really want to have good news, you can't hide it. We're waiting to send you gifts."
Someone on the side laughed and said: "Isn't that right? Empress De is the most favored. We are always looking forward to sending gifts to congratulate the empress on her happiness."
An Guiren immediately smiled and said: "Now I have to prepare one more gift for Concubine Wen. It can be seen that the emperor is in Xianfu Palace."
The women laughed for a while, as if they were breathing freely. Lan Qi's face was indifferent, and the concubine beside her secretly shook her hand. She turned her face and smiled slightly. Just at this moment, Concubine Tong and several Mongolian princesses
When he came out, he didn't know the joke here, so he just asked everyone to sit separately and watch the show. When the gongs and drums sounded on the stage, the humiliation and ridicule just now were suppressed.
Duanbi then leaned into Lan Qi's ear and said, "If they don't say these words, they will probably go crazy. You just treat them as charity and give them a way to survive."
Lan Qi felt a little relieved, but she didn't say anything she shouldn't have said, and she wouldn't rush to admit that she was a palace maid. Instead, she smiled and said, "Although sister loves me, those words they said were not directed at me.
Don’t worry, sister, I won’t be overly concerned about it, we will only be able to clean ourselves up.”
"It's good that you understand." Duanbi saw that her heart was open and she didn't say anything more. After that, she just watched the show. It was the first time for the princesses from Mongolia to see these big painted faces and see Wu Dan's vigorous skills. They all danced with joy. Lan Qi said
I heard someone say from behind, "I'm really uneducated. How could I stay in the palace?"
She sneered in her heart, is it called uneducated to cheer at a play? Do you, those gossipy women, think you are educated? I'm afraid you can't even write the word "educated", and you are still here pointing fingers at others. It's really ridiculous.
Extremely.
At this time, there was a slight movement in front of the Chengqian Palace. Not long after, Qinglian came over and said that Concubine Wen and Jue Chan had arrived. Concubine Tong was disdainful and said proudly: "You are really noble. I treat guests to the theater and they are so late.
Is Concubine Wen the only one in the palace now?"
While she was talking, Concubine Wen walked in with a smile on her face, and the Jue Chan family who followed her had never left the house since her postpartum confinement period. People rarely saw her when they went to Xianfu Palace. When they saw her today, she was dressed in an apricot-colored palace.
The dress complemented her even more charming and beautiful appearance after giving birth, which made people's eyes fall down when they saw her. The women were whispering to each other, not knowing what to say.
As Concubine Wen and Concubine Juechan saluted Concubine Tong, several Mongolian princesses also started talking in Mongolian. Concubine Tong couldn't understand a word they said, so she asked them with a smile what they were talking about. One of them spoke broken Chinese,
Pointing at Mrs. Juechan, she said, "This empress is the most beautiful."
Everyone was stunned and lamented that these princesses dared to say that Jue Chan was the most beautiful in front of Concubine Tong. Isn't this the same as putting a knife on Jue Chan's neck?
Concubine Tong's face is really not good-looking. In terms of beauty in this palace, if it weren't for the Jue Chan family, she would be the best, but there happens to be a lowly woman who is more beautiful than all the other beauties. She is even inferior to her. It's okay if she doesn't show up on weekdays.
, she was embarrassed as soon as she showed her face today. After that, no matter how exciting the drama on the stage was, the imperial concubine never smiled again. Soon after, Master Jue Chan seemed to realize that something was wrong and left quietly.
Concubine Hui was one of the people who saw Jue Chan leave. Afterwards, they passed out snacks and tea, and when the maids came to help everyone wash their hands, she took advantage of the crowd and left.
Originally she said she was going to touch up her makeup, but she said she felt uncomfortable halfway and asked Bao Yun to go back to the concubine and tell her to say goodbye. Bao Yun couldn't shirk it, but she just walked away, and Hui Bin left alone with the others before waiting.
When Baoyun came back, his master was nowhere to be found. He went out and walked around the Chengqian Palace for a few times without seeing any trace, so he had to go back to Changchun Palace and wait.
Concubine Hui left Bao Yun behind and headed all the way to Xianfu Palace. Fortunately, she walked fast and didn't let Bao Yun catch up, so she could talk to Jue Chan. Besides, the people from Xianfu Palace saw it in front of them.
Jue Chan came back from Chang Zai, and not long after he saw Empress Hui Bin coming again. They all felt strange, but Hui Bin smiled generously: "The imperial concubine was worried that Jue Chan Chang Zai was not feeling well, so she sent me to have a look."
When the ladies in the palace ushered Concubine Hui into the side hall, Juechan saw Concubine Hui suddenly visiting, and seeing that the people behind her were familiar faces from before, she guessed that she must have deliberately thrown away those people arranged by the Empress Dowager, and couldn't help but secretly
Sneer and despise how tired these women are.
"Is Eighth Brother okay?" Hui Bin sat down and asked kindly, seeming to be very concerned, "Do you still have that wet nurse? She's so careless, so I'd better choose another one in the future."
Jue Chan Qianqian sat aside, bowed his head and replied: "Concubine Wen will make the decision, it is not my concubine's turn to interrupt."
Concubine Hui said, "Sister, what you said doesn't make sense. Brother Eight is the meat that falls off your body. Concubine Wen is so unsatisfied, don't you feel bad for her?"