Chapter 26: How Can You Be Emotional To The Eunuch?
Zhao Yurou looked at her in disbelief. This age was completely different from the empress she knew. When this empress had no expression on her face, she usually made a very big decision.
"No killing, I want to borrow a costume this time. Anyway, it may take a long time to investigate this matter. There is nothing to do in winter, so why not find something new to do?"
After Feng Lingyu gave her a meaningful look, she turned around and left. It was a long night with heavy snowfall.
This was the heaviest snowfall since the beginning of winter in Fengcheng. It almost blocked all the doors. The north wind howled all night, and even with a charcoal fire burning, there was no way to feel the warmth in the palace at night.
Feng Lingyu woke up from the cold. She wrapped her clothes around herself and went to get out of bed to light the charcoal fire. She vaguely heard the sound of crying in the next room.
She hurriedly put on her shoes and ran to the next door. The sleeping Concubine Yu was frightened awake by the sound of the wind and hid in a corner crying silently.
"What's wrong? Does your hand still hurt?"
Concubine Yu raised her eyes slightly, and after seeing her, she hurriedly threw herself into her arms, "Your Majesty, someone wants to kill me... Your Majesty, I really didn't see anything, why did they want to kill me!"
"No one will dare to kill you while I'm here. Don't be afraid. Tell me who wants to harm you?"
Feng Lingyu gently rubbed her back, and her light tone echoed in the girl's ears.
Concubine Yu lay in her arms and cried bitterly. She didn't seem to hear what she was saying. She kept muttering, "I really didn't see anything. I don't know how she died. Please let me go."
Bar!"
This whole night, she kept narrating the same words, and Feng Lingyu just stayed with her, listening to her nonsense, until the next morning, the woman in her arms finally fell asleep from exhaustion.
Feng Lingyu gently placed her on the pillow, covered her with the quilt, and pulled out her numb arms.
Concubine Yu must have been stimulated by something to become what she is now, just as she expected.
"Building a snowman?"
Zhao Yurou saw her walking out of Concubine Yu's room, looked at her with a smile and asked while holding up tools.
"OK!"
In order to sober herself up, Feng Lingyu also came over to build a snowman with them.
Several people swept the snow in the yard to the side of the tree, and in a short time they built several snowmen. The snow was heavy on the branches, snowflakes were flying, and the snow in the sky was dancing like fireflies.
The snowflakes were only on people's shoulders and did not disappear, which showed how cold the weather was.
A few people were laughing and playing in the snow, as if all the unhappy things had passed, but they knew clearly in their hearts that it had just begun.
Wuji Palace
Baili Qingchen was busy with official duties and could not find the girl. Seeing that it was snowing so heavily outside, he ordered the people around him to send more charcoal fire to the concubines in the cold palace.
He did not dare to ask these people by name to send the charcoal fire to the Queen. If he really said this, someone would definitely torture the Queen.
"Your Majesty... this is against the rules. The carbon is limited each year. Each empress does not distribute too much. If it is given to the empresses in the cold palace, I am afraid these chats will not be happy!"
Xiao Liuzi didn't know what had happened to the emperor recently. He seemed to particularly like to inquire about Leng Gong. The treatment in Leng Gong was also better than before. Before, all he was given were scraps, but now the food was the same as that of ordinary concubines.
The ladies who live in the cold palace seem to enjoy more happiness than the ladies who live in the harem.
"If anyone is dissatisfied, let them move to the cold palace. There are 72 courtyards in the cold palace. How many concubines are there in the harem?"
Baili Qingchen asked while reading the memorial.
"There are only 12 left after returning to the Emperor. Two days ago, Mr. Wang wanted to send over a few show girls, but the Empress Dowager said that winter is not suitable for the draft, and she will not be able to select for the Emperor until the beginning of spring next year!"
Xiao Liuzi lowered his head, not daring to look directly at his master. Even if the emperor married 100 concubines, it would be useless. He never found any concubines to sleep with, and he didn't even bother to look at them.
Just like boiling eagles, if you put them in the harem, those who can't stand it will automatically quit. Some die, some are sent to the cold palace, and some are still persisting.
"I know this, I will do it now!"
After hearing this, Xiao Liuzi was very frightened and nodded lightly. The emperor has already said this. Who dares to be jealous? Isn't that just asking for death?
"The concubines in the harem should also be prioritized. Don't mess with the rules. If you mess with the rules, you will be beaten to death with sticks!"
Baili Qingchen suddenly stopped Xiao Liuzi and gave another instruction. The implication was that the queen in the cold palace was the biggest, and she had to choose everything first.
"Slave, let's do it now!"
Xiao Liuzi didn't think much about it at the spiritual meeting. The emperor was always very fair. If two people quarreled, no matter who was right or wrong, they would all be sent to the cold palace.
If you contradict your elders, you will be sent to the cold palace immediately. If you make irresponsible remarks behind other people's back and are overheard, you will still be sent to the cold palace.
The concubines who were sent to the cold palace could not stand it, so they hung themselves, drank poisonous wine, and jumped into wells. Most of the concubines who could stand it eventually became insane.
However, Baili Qingchen also gave them a chance. They could also choose to leave the palace and go to ordinary people anonymously from then on, but no one chose this option.
The women in the palace seem to have placed themselves in a box. It is absolutely impossible to look back unless they reach the highest position.
Even though they live in the cold palace, they still have a little fantasy in their hearts, thinking that one day the emperor will remember them, and that one day they will be able to prosper and revitalize their family.
But these women never realize how difficult it is to leave that hellish place.
Baili Qingchen actually doesn't want to deal with political affairs at all. She doesn't know what's going on these days. If she doesn't see her for a day, she feels uncomfortable in her heart.
She is obviously his queen, but he can't take another look at her, or even see her with her true face.
After he realized this strange emotion, he also wanted to stop it. He could not let himself sink like this. As an emperor, if he was controlled by his emotions, he would not be a good emperor.
Baili Qingchen had just ascended the throne, and many of the ministers in the court were now confidants of the Queen Mother. It was not good at all to be attacked from both sides. He had to break free as soon as possible so that he could do what he wanted to do.
To protect the person I should protect, I looked at the snow outside the window that didn't want to stop, and I didn't know what she was doing, whether she missed myself as much as I missed her.
But I thought it was really ridiculous. How could the Queen be in love with a young eunuch? If she was really in love, would that be considered betraying herself?