The next morning, Xi Xian went out early to greet Li Zhaoyuan. It is the rule of the palace to greet the empress in the palace every morning, just like the emperor has to go to court every day. Although they are in the same palace, the Jiangguo Palace is huge.
Her Sumeng Pavilion is still some distance from the main hall.
Entering the main hall, she walked around a jade screen and arrived at the inner room of the back hall. Xi Qian thought she would be the first to arrive, but she didn't expect someone to come earlier.
On the soft couch, a woman with serene eyebrows sat next to Li Zhaoyuan. Although the woman was plain-looking, she gave people a gentle, calm and comfortable feeling. She was dressed in plain gray clothes, which was lighter than the furnishings in Wanyun Palace. She wore a
Wearing a bracelet made of clams and lotus flowers, and holding a sandalwood rosary in the other hand, you can tell at a glance that he is a Buddhist believer.
Because she didn't know her status, Xi Qian leaned down and saluted, "I've met Empress Zhaoyuan, and I've met my elder sister."
"No need to be polite," Li Zhaoyuan took the woman's hand and said to her, "This is Chengxintang Mu Jieyu."
Mu Jieyu stepped forward and grabbed Xi Dao, who was about to bow, "I heard yesterday that a beauty came to our palace, and it turned out to be quite impressive when I saw her today."
"Sister is so complimentary. There are many beautiful people in the palace, but my sister is nothing among them." Xi Qian lowered her head in embarrassment.
"My sister is so beautiful, why do you need to denigrate yourself? You have just entered the palace and there is still a long time to come. There will be a day when you fly to the branches."
After listening to Mu Jieyu's words, she immediately understood that the news about being robbed of favor by Wang Zhaoyi last night had probably spread throughout the harem. Although she didn't feel anything, she still smiled gratefully in response to Xi Qian's sincere consolation.
"Wang Baoluo will make these little tricks, you don't have to pay too much attention, the emperor knows it well!" Compared to Mu Jieyu's tact, Li Zhaoyuan pointed out this matter straightforwardly.
"My queen, don't worry, I don't care." Xi Qian felt warm in her heart to have someone who could fight for her injustice.
"That's good. Come and sit with me more often in the future. There are few people in my palace. Don't get bored as the days get longer."
The three parents chatted briefly, but the little palace maid next to Li Zhaoyuan seemed a little anxious, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, it's time to go pay your respects to the Imperial Concubine."
Li Zhaoyuan glared at the little palace maid and said, "I'm not feeling well, so I won't go today."
"But my dear, you haven't been there for five days." Although the little palace maid was scared, she still had the courage to remind her.
"There are so many words. If you say you won't go, you won't go!" Li Zhaoyuan suddenly raised her voice, scaring the little palace maid to the point where she knelt down and trembled.
Seeing Li Zhaoyuan's anger, Xi Qian stood up and persuaded, "It's better for you to go. If the imperial concubine blames her and tells the emperor, it won't ruin the relationship between the empress and the emperor."
"Don't worry, sister, the emperor won't care about these things. If you want me to listen to their nonsense all day long, I might as well stay in the house and sleep!"
Xi Qian wanted to persuade her again, but was interrupted by a palace maid who hurriedly ran in.
"Mother??? Mother, Wu Meiren is in trouble again!" The palace maid knelt down and threw herself on the ground, running out of breath.
Li Zhaoyuan and Mu Jieyu suddenly became nervous and hurried out of the palace. As they walked, they ordered the palace people to invite the emperor and the imperial physician.
She had never heard of Wu Meiren, and she didn't know what the palace maid meant when she said "it's not good." But the nervous look on everyone's face was enough to make her feel bad.
Following the others, they arrived at a remote residence in Wanyun Palace. Before they even stepped into the courtyard, they heard a sputtering sound inside, mixed with bursts of wailing.
Entering the courtyard and just walking outside the door, a huge vase was smashed out. The vase fell to the ground and splashed with countless fragments. Xi Xian couldn't avoid it and was hit several times.
Seeing this situation, no one dared to go in rashly. Only Li Zhaoyuan rushed into the house desperately to catch the person who threw the things. Xi Qian calmed down from the panic and rushed in regardless of Xuechun's pull.
The palace man shouted, "What are you doing here? Why don't you come to help me!"
With the concerted efforts of the palace officials, the person who threw the object was finally held down, but the person was still struggling and shouting. Mu Jieyu turned her head aside and couldn't bear to look at the person's miserable condition.
After asking the person next to her, Xi Xuan, she realized that this was Wu Meiren. Upon closer inspection, Wu Meiren's clothes and headdress were messy, but she still couldn't hide her charming face. It was obvious that she was once a beauty, but she didn't know why she became like this.
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"Your Majesty has arrived!" the eunuch's voice came from afar. Wu Meiren, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly went crazy again and kept shouting, "Your Majesty, save me! Save me! Someone wants to harm my concubine.
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Several palace residents were unable to react in time and were pushed away by Wu Meiren who had a sudden attack. The room instantly became panicked and people were running away and hiding. Xi Qian was closest to Wu Meiren and became Wu Meiren's preferred target of attack.
Unable to retreat in time, Xi Qian was grabbed by the throat by Wu Meiren who was flying over. Xuechun desperately tried to pull Wu Meiren's arm away, but it had no effect at all.
Xi Qian felt that she was about to suffocate, but Wu Meiren became stronger and stronger, and she kept mumbling, "I want you to harm me, kill you! Kill you!"
The strong hatred in Wu Meiren's eyes made Xi Qian feel cold to the bone.
Just when Xi Qian felt that her consciousness was gradually blurring and she was unable to struggle, the hands holding her throat suddenly relaxed.
Yuwen Haoxuan came over and picked up Wu Meiren and whispered something softly in her ear. Wu Meiren's fierce eyes gradually calmed down, and she snuggled into Yuwen Haoxuan's arms like a bird.
There is no sign of the madness just now.
Yuwen Hao
In this touching scene.
Xi Qian had never seen Yu Wen Haoxuan look so gentle. It was completely different from the rough and ruthless way he treated her that day. Maybe he was not a ruthless person originally, Xi Qian thought in her heart, her impression of Yu Wen Haoxuan
There have also been some changes.
Not long after, several imperial doctors hurried over. Yuwen Haoxuan motioned for them to wait aside and helped Wu Meiren in his arms back to the inner room.
After a while, Yu Wen Haoxuan came out with a heavy face and let the waiting imperial doctor enter.
"What's going on?" Yuwen Haoxuan asked coldly to the palace man standing aside.
Wu Meiren's maid in charge was so frightened that her legs and feet became weak, and she knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty, I forgive you, it's because the maids are ignorant. They talked about Empress Zhaoyi in private and let the beauty listen. This is???
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The maid in charge was too frightened to say any more, but Yuwen Haoxuan still looked cold, showing no emotion or anger.
"Drag the troubled palace maids to the rape chamber. Since you can't control the people under your command, your maids in charge don't have to do it anymore. Let's go to the rape chamber with them." Yu Wen Haoxuan's understatement had already made the girl
The maid in charge was so frightened that she fainted and was dragged away.
The violent chamber was a punishment worse than death for those who made mistakes. There, they had to work day and night, and were whipped every day. No matter in spring, summer, autumn or winter, they only had a single piece of clothing to cover their bodies. No one could survive.
Come out inside.
Such a harsh punishment instantly shattered the good impression Xi Xian had towards Yu Wen Haoxuan. In her opinion, although the palace officials were wrong, they were not guilty enough.
After dealing with the erring palace servant, Yuwen Haoxuan walked up to her, with concern in his eyes, but Xi Qian lowered her head indifferently. She wanted to comfort Yuwen Haoxuan but could only swallow her words and gave Li Zhaoyuan a few words.
Turn around and leave.
Seeing his lonely figure leaving, Xiqian felt an unknown emotion in her heart, which seemed like she couldn't bear it, but also seemed like she was reluctant to leave. She pinched the back of her hand hard and forced herself not to think about it anymore.