I'm afraid that before the emperor returns, no one knows why he left Concubine De in the Qianqing Palace in the middle of the night. She was clearly going to Xianfu Palace tonight to stay there for one night. However, the Xianfu Palace was brightly lit at the moment, so why did the imperial concubine not do it? Unexpectedly, the emperor would arrive tonight. Everyone knows that Lantern Festival is the night of love between the emperor and his concubine.
In the dining hall of Xianfu Palace, there were more than ten exquisite side dishes on the table. The emperor had a bowl of millet porridge in his hand, but he only took a few bites of the food in front of him and did not look at other dishes. He ate it happily and said: "Big banquet" I'm always busy, and where can I get a few mouthfuls of rice, but a bowl of porridge is more satisfying."
Concubine Wen was full of smiles. She took two honey-soaked ginkgo fruits in front of her and gave them to the emperor. She said softly: "The emperor has many things to do every day, so he must not be careless in his daily life. I heard that the emperor always eats simply. I think that although light is good, it should be rich." Nutrition is the key, but now, Eunuch Li, doesn't he pay much attention to it?"
Eunuch Li was waiting on the side and smiled hurriedly: "What the empress said is that I was negligent."
Xuan Ye did not touch the honey-soaked ginkgo, but smiled and said: "You are always good at food, and the people in the palace are in good health. Why don't you see noble Juechan at the banquet today? I heard that she is sick?"
Concubine Wen's heart trembled when she heard this, and she felt vaguely uneasy, but she managed to maintain a calm look and said with a smile: "Concubine Juechan has never been in good health. The emperor probably doesn't know that the concubine asked her to be given to the fourth brother a few days ago. I have been working late at night to make clothes for a few days, and my body has become weak. I just hope that I can recover in these days, and I will attend my eldest brother's wedding on the 19th." After that, he smiled sweetly: "I am not serious yet. Congratulations to the Emperor."
As she said this, she left her seat and stood up, as if she wanted to give a big salute to congratulate the emperor, but Xuan Ye stood up and said, "On that day, there will be a lot of excitement, so there is no need to be formal now. Since Lord Jue Chan is ill, I will go and see her."
The emperor said and walked out the door. Concubine Wen's half-crouched body froze in place. Dongyun called her from the side, and she suddenly woke up. She rushed over to stop Xuan Ye and said, "Your Majesty, please take care of your dragon body. Zen nobleman is suffering from the cold. What if it is transmitted to the emperor? Even the tenth elder brother is not allowed to play with him these days. The emperor is tired today, so he had better let me wait for you to rest earlier."
"It's not too late. I just drank porridge and couldn't lie down." Xuan Ye smiled faintly and walked out, "It's nothing important. I took a look at her from a distance. She felt happy and her illness was better." You have to hurry up. After all, she is the eighth prince's biological mother. If I neglect her too much, it will make people look down on the eighth prince, right?"
"Yes." Concubine Wen responded helplessly, but seeing the emperor going to Jue Chan's side hall again, she felt anxious. There was no one there, and Jue Chan was thrown into the room where the utensils were piled up by her. , she had been busy all day, and she didn’t know whether the people inside were dead or alive.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me go and take a look first? If Lord Jue Chan is still awake, you can just go over and say a few words. If he is asleep, Your Majesty, please stay away." Concubine Wen grabbed the Emperor's arm with both hands. , showed a charming and gentle expression, and said softly, "It is rare for the emperor to come to Xianfu Palace, do you still want to see the noble Lord Chuechen? I feel very uncomfortable, so I don't want to go tonight, okay?"
Xuan Ye smiled and said, "You are under the same roof. I thought you wouldn't care. It was my negligence. I shouldn't have ignored your feelings." As soon as he turned around and was about to go to the imperial concubine's bedroom, Concubine Wen followed happily. But the emperor's next words stunned her.
While holding her hand, the emperor told Eunuch Li: "Go and take a look at Mr. Jue Chan. If she is seriously ill, let Dr. Xuan take a look at her."
"emperor……"
"Let's talk. I don't want to sleep very much. I haven't had a chance to talk to you recently, and I don't care much about your family affairs. Your new sister-in-law just lost her child. Are you going to care about her?" the emperor said calmly.
He held Concubine Wen's hand and walked forward. In the past, Concubine Wen would have been moved to tears by this gesture of holding hands. But why did she feel today that the emperor was just afraid that she would run away or stop Eunuch Li?
Back in the dormitory, Eunuch Liang came and asked if he wanted to serve the emperor by soaking his feet to warm his body from the alcohol. Xuan Ye nodded in agreement. Concubine Wen stood there dumbfounded and didn't know how to serve him. Then a palace maid and eunuch quickly brought a bucket of hot water.
Water is an ordinary thing, but Eunuch Liang took out the paper bag from his arms like a magic trick, raised his hand and sprinkled the saffron stamens covering the water surface, and said to the emperor with a smile: "The imperial doctor said that saffron promotes blood circulation, Your Majesty
It’s great for your body to soak your feet.”
As Eunuch Liang spoke, he took off the emperor's boots. Xuan Ye raised his head and smiled at Concubine Wen: "Although women should use this with caution, it is an excellent medicinal material. Your hands and feet are cold in winter. If you think you are afraid of harming yourself if you eat it, bring it here."
It would be good to soak your feet and take a bath, I will ask the hospital to send you some tomorrow."
But Concubine Wen shook her head and stepped back step by step. Seeing that the hot water in the barrel was soaked with saffron and turned bloody, Concubine Wen's eyes seemed to bleed. She shook her head and said, "I don't need it."
Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Xuan Ye smiled calmly and said: "Yes, you have many of these things in the palace, and they are probably better than what I use, so naturally I don't need to worry about them."
"emperor?"
"Maybe you have good intentions and have done bad things with good intentions. You have the intention to let your family take a supplement to warm up the body in the winter, right? It's a pity that your sister-in-law is pregnant and cannot withstand such strong medicine.
I'm sorry for your nephew who has never seen the light of day." Xuan Ye said calmly, even smiling at the imperial concubine, "Don't blame yourself too much, she is still young, and she will have the opportunity to give birth to children for your Niu Hulu family in the future.
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"No, Your Majesty, I, I, I don't understand what you are talking about, Your Majesty..." Concubine Wen's feet softened and she fell to the ground. She seemed not to understand, but she seemed to understand, and her mouth was half-opened to say something.
I couldn't say it, but tears fell involuntarily.
But at this moment, Eunuch Li came from outside, bowed and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, nobleman Juechan wants to pay you respects, and I have brought you here."
"Let her come in." Xuan Ye said, and asked Eunuch Liang to wipe his feet and put on his shoes and socks. Waiting for him to tidy up here, he saw several eunuchs carrying the woman who was breathing like silk, but it seemed that
It was the warmth in the room that revived her frozen body. The weak person opened her eyes slightly, but because the light was too dazzling, she quickly closed them in pain.
Eunuch Li had a cold face and lowered his head and said, "I just went to pay my respects to the nobleman. When I passed by a room, I heard something moving inside. I thought it was a little eunuch who had unclean hands or feet, or some palace maid was doing something sloppy, so I took him with me.
When people go in and take a look, they don't know that the noble man is lying on the ground dying. Speaking of which, several of the maids around the noble man are also missing."
Concubine Wen sat slumped aside, her eyes full of despair. She was too naive. It had been so long since the emperor came to her Xianfu Palace, and she almost forgot about it. It was such a good day to come here, and it happened that she was in the palace.
These things have happened in the past few days, and she asked Dongyun to keep it secret. Why would anyone know about it, and why would the emperor know about it?
Was it Wu Yalanqi who complained, or her? How many spy agents did she arrange here? Could it be that every move she made was under her nose?
"Your Majesty, noble Jue Chan's body is covered with scars. It seems that he has been beaten, and there are signs of frostbite on his body. I thought that if he did not seek treatment from the imperial doctor in time, he might lose his life. At the moment, in the first month of the year, the wedding of the eldest brother is also held.
It is really inappropriate for something like this to happen now." Eunuch Li said, asking the emperor for instructions.
Xuan Ye came prepared and knew everything, and he responded to Eunuch Li's words: "Someone happened to be cleaning Yanxi Palace a few days ago, so he sent noble Jue Chan to the east side hall there, and let her live there from now on.
, the 10th prince in Xianfu Palace is getting older, it is inevitable that it is not spacious enough, and it is time to make room."
Eunuch Li received the order and quickly asked people to lift the noble Jue Chan. At the same time, he sent people to search out the Xianghe people who were under house arrest from other houses, and asked them to pack up the valuables of the noble Jue Chan and follow him quickly.
It was noisy outside, but the dormitory was deathly silent. The candles in the room were almost burned out. Eunuch Liang brought someone to replace them, but Xuan Ye waved them away. He walked over and lit the candles one by one.
The lamp was blown out, and the room, which was as bright as day, gradually fell into darkness. In the end, the outside of the door seemed brighter. The emperor could not see Concubine Wen who was slumped on the ground, and Concubine Wen could only vaguely see his tall figure.
"Ignorance is not a crime. I don't blame you for unintentionally harming your sister-in-law. You are young yourself and there are indeed many things you don't understand. I have no intention of pursuing them." The emperor said calmly, "But abusing a concubine is not a crime.
No, I just said that Lord Jue Chan is the eighth elder brother’s biological mother. I cannot let the eighth elder brother be looked down upon because of his biological mother. All children are the same in my eyes, and the same is true for our tenth elder brother.
Raise our son well. If you are unable to bear this responsibility, you can also send the child to my brother's home, and someone will raise it for you."
"What is your Majesty going to do?" Concubine Wen finally managed to squeeze out a word from despair.
"I don't want people to know that Noble Jue Chan was abused by you, and I don't want her to embarrass the Eighth Prince. I won't publicize this matter, but you must reflect on your own mistakes, and the incident of unintentionally harming your sister-in-law.
You have to reflect on yourself." Xuan Ye sighed slightly at this moment, "It's a pity that you can't attend the eldest brother's wedding. When I think you can reflect on it, I will let my eldest brother Fujin come to pay your respects. There will be no one from me in the future.
Order, stay well in Xianfu Palace."
"Does the emperor want to turn this concubine into a cold palace?" In the darkness, Concubine Wen seemed to be able to see a pair of eyes flashing with ferocious light. She cried and asked with hatred, "The emperor is so partial to Wu Yashi, she
It's that good, for her sake, are you going to put the noble concubine into the cold palace?"
Xuan Ye had already walked to the door. When he heard this sentence, he turned around and looked at the vaguely discernible figure in the darkness and said, "So what?"