Chapter 211 Conversation in the Buddhist Hall

Shen Fu was not excited when she said this, her tone was calm and her expression was casual.

Apart from the tear in the corner of her eye, she was even more indifferent than usual.

But it was just like that, a drop of Shen Fu's eyes was like boiling hot iron, dripping on Xiao Yu's chest.

It made him extremely uncomfortable and burned him so hard that he wished he was dying.

Concubine Rong knelt on the ground and clearly saw the pain in His Majesty's eyes. Her already trembling heart was now in turmoil.

She had never seen such an expression on His Majesty's face...

There are so many concubines in the harem, and naturally some are favored while others are out of favor. But the situation in the harem has changed over time, and the Emperor has been moving back and forth among so many concubines.

But it is like passing through a field of flowers without getting a single leaf on you.

His Majesty dotes on so many concubines, but he has never been interested in any of them.

But...

"Your Majesty." Concubine Rong was completely panicked at this moment. She took a deep breath and stood up from the ground.

Just as she uttered a word, the Emperor above her head said coldly to her:

"Shut up!"

All the courage that Concubine Rong had mustered and all the words in her heart disappeared completely when His Majesty shouted "Shut up".

Her cheeks instantly felt hot and she froze in place, at a loss as to what to do.

His Majesty had never been so disrespectful to her in front of so many people.

Normally, no matter how big a mistake she made, the Emperor would always give her some face no matter how he treated her.

Like today, scolding her openly in front of everyone was something that had never happened before.

Concubine Rong felt as if she had been slapped hard in the face in public.

Standing in the center of the hall, I felt that all my clothes had disappeared completely at this moment.

Concubine Rong froze in place, unable to move, feeling that the honor she had maintained in the harem for so many years was crushed to pieces by His Majesty at this moment.

Concubine Rong froze in the distance, unable to move, while His Majesty walked past her towards Shen Fu.

Seeing His Majesty approaching, Shen Fu pretended to be frightened, gritted her teeth and deliberately stepped back.

"Your Majesty, don't come over." Compared to Shen Fu's calmness just now, her face was full of panic at this moment, and even her steps back were a little hurried.

"Don't..." Xiao Yu looked at Chen Fu retreating repeatedly, and was so scared that he immediately stretched out his hand to stop her.

"Don't go, I'm standing still." The ground was a little messy, and Chen Fu stepped back in a hurry. Xiao Yu was afraid that she would fall, so he hurriedly said:

"I'm standing right here, don't step back."

His Majesty's tone was so urgent, and even worry was in his voice.

Compared with the extremely cold tone he had just used when speaking to Concubine Rong, he was like a completely different person.

Shen Fu looked at His Majesty's worried and concerned expression at this moment, but her heart was not disturbed at all.

She knew very well that the Emperor did this only because she was pregnant with a child.

If she had not been prepared in advance today, how could she have avoided these successive conspiracies?

What is His Majesty’s attitude at this time?

Men have been untrustworthy since ancient times, and emperors in the harem are even less so.

"Your Majesty, now that you know that the child in my belly is real, you come to comfort me again, right?"

"I..." Xiao Yu was speechless for a moment when he saw Chen Fu like this.

My throat was rolling back and forth, but I didn't know how to explain it.

"If Your Majesty believes in me, He will hold me in His hands. If Your Majesty does not believe in me, He will abandon me like a floating duckweed."

Chen Fu shook her head, smiled miserably, held Zi Su's hand, turned around and walked out.

"Then what am I?"

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Such a big thing happened at Shu Guipin's birthday banquet, and it had already spread throughout the harem.

Similarly, the person that everyone was talking about was Concubine Shu Guipin, whose birthday banquet was disrupted and she lost all her glory and face.

The other person that everyone was talking about was naturally Shen Fu.

Hehuan Palace is usually the most lively place in the harem. The emperor's favor for Concubine Shen is something that would make anyone jealous.

What's more, Shen Fu's family background and appearance are both first-class. She has a beautiful face and the Emperor is very fond of her.

Everyone in the palace knew about the Hehuan Palace. Shen Fu was already the envy of everyone on a normal day, and now she was pregnant again.

He had both grace and offspring.

As long as the dragonborn in her belly is born safely, her future will be guaranteed.

Chen Fu has gained a firm foothold in the harem and has a place of her own in it.

Buddhist Hall

The sandalwood scent is long-lasting, and fragrant mist is rising from the bronze furnace behind the nanmu long table in the lower right corner.

Concubine Rong knelt in front of the Buddha, holding a wooden fish in her hand with a pious look on her face.

"What else?" Concubine Rong faced the Buddha, but her words were addressed to the person behind her.

The nanny stood behind Concubine Rong, stepped forward, and handed over the letter in her hand: "There are others that I dare not say, for fear of dirtying your ears."

"I have been kneeling here for three days and three nights now. Is there anything I cannot listen to?"

Concubine Rong knelt on the futon and spoke calmly.

When I first saw her, I could only see that Concubine Rong had a cold expression, which was a little more solemn than usual. But if you look closely, you can see the embarrassment.

The royal blue dress she was wearing was the same one she had worn on Concubine Shu's birthday, and she hadn't changed it for three or four days.

The material of the clothes looked extremely luxurious, but when you looked closer you could see the mess and filth left behind that day.

The same thing happened to the hairpins on her head. All the pearls and jade had been taken off, leaving only a single emerald green hairpin that lightly held her hair up.

Concubine Rong knelt on the futon with her back straight. She had not eaten for a long time and her face was still sallow.

But even so, Concubine Rong still stood straight and looked forward: "Read it, what else can I be afraid of at this time?"

"Now I am about to become a discarded concubine."

"Your Highness, don't talk nonsense!" The nanny said quickly, "Your Highness still has feelings for you."

Such a big thing happened that day, but His Majesty only scolded Concubine Rong and did not embarrass Concubine Rong in person.

"Actually, Madam, the Emperor has not really said that he will punish you. Why do you have to kneel here and suffer?"

Nanny kept persuading her, but Concubine Rong shook her head after hearing it: "You only saw that His Majesty didn't punish me, but did you see that His Majesty asked me to get up?"

"I have been kneeling here for three days and three nights, but no one has come to tell me to get up and go back." No news from the whole palace escapes the eyes of His Majesty.

There is no way His Majesty didn't know that she was kneeling here.

Sometimes not speaking is actually giving her the last bit of face. But if she doesn't even understand this, then all those years as a royal concubine would have been in vain.

"I know the Emperor's temper very well. Just because I didn't punish you doesn't mean I don't forgive you."

"I have to accept the punishment here myself, and only when His Majesty is satisfied can this matter be considered over."

Otherwise, there will always be a thorn in His Majesty's heart, and no matter what she does in the future, this matter will always be in His Majesty's heart and will not disappear for a long time.

Nanny felt pain in her heart when she saw Concubine Rong like this, but she didn't know how to comfort her. She could only take a deep breath and look down at the paper in her hand:

"It is said that Concubine Shen is favored. She is favored by His Majesty and has the guarantee of the offspring in her belly. She may be promoted to a concubine in the future."

"A concubine or a consort?" Rong Guifei couldn't help shaking her head when she heard this: "With the favor that His Majesty has shown her today, isn't it just a small concubine title?"

"If it weren't for the falling out between Chen Fu and His Majesty that day, I'm afraid that Chen Fu would have already been a noble concubine."

"Then..." If someone else had said this, the nanny would naturally not believe it, but these words came from the imperial concubine's mouth.

The nanny took a deep breath, extremely shocked: "This...it's only been half a year..."

"Yes, it's been less than a year." How amazing is it that he has reached this position today in less than a year?

"Concubine Shen is favored, and now she has a child..." Nanny couldn't help but say, "If this child is born safely, then no one will be able to surpass her in the future, right?"

"The favor of His Majesty is the most important thing in the harem, and the second is offspring. She has both. Who else can compete with her?"

Concubine Rong knocked on the wooden fish with a calm expression: "The only thing I lack is that I don't have a prince, otherwise I wouldn't be in this situation today."

"Your Highness, in fact, His Majesty has never punished you." Upon hearing this, the nanny couldn't help but say, "His Highness just spoke to you in a harsh tone, but he didn't mean to punish you."

But Concubine Rong has been kneeling in the Buddhist temple since that day, refusing to eat or drink, and always kneeling and begging Buddha for forgiveness.

The nanny saw it all and was anxious, but even with so many concubines, the imperial concubine still refused to get up.

"Besides, even if this is the case, you still have the third prince." Concubine Rong has been in the palace for so many years, but she has no children.

There is only one third prince in the palace.

His Majesty placed the Third Prince on Concubine Rong's lap, treating him as his own child.

"Just an adopted son." However, when Concubine Rong heard the third prince mentioned by the nanny, she sneered.

Ever since the third prince entered the palace, Concubine Rong never met the third prince alone again except to save face when necessary.

To her, someone else's child is still someone else's child after all. It is different if it doesn't come out of her belly.

Even though she had no children, Concubine Rong was still displeased with the Third Prince.

"An adopted son is an adopted son. It is difficult for him to shoulder the heavy responsibility."

Nanny sighed, and seeing her master like this, she couldn't help but want to persuade him: "But I think the Third Prince is actually a good person."

"I am still young and don't remember anything. I heard that the Third Prince heard from somewhere that you were in the Buddhist temple, and he came every day and asked the nurse to come and see you. He was very filial:"

"Your Highness has been treating her well for many years. The Third Prince will definitely treat you as his own mother from now on. Besides, the Third Prince's biological mother died early, and she is the Imperial Concubine Dunhe whom His Majesty respects. His Majesty will definitely feel more pity for the Third Prince."

"Your Majesty, just take good care of the Third Prince for a few years, and I guarantee he will forget everything in the future!"

The nanny tried her best to persuade her, but when Concubine Rong heard this, her heart frowned deeply.

She obviously didn't want to hear anything the Third Prince said.

"Is there anything else going on in the Hehuan Palace? Has His Majesty never been in there since that day?"

The nanny had a lot to say, but when she saw Concubine Rong like this, she swallowed it back and said, "No."

Since that day, Chen Fu returned to Hehuan Palace and has never come out since then.

His Majesty wanted Shen Fu to leave, and even more wanted to go into the Hehuan Palace to explain to Shen Fu.

However, Chen Fu ignored him and even had the door of the Hehuan Palace closed.

His Majesty couldn't get in, and the people inside refused to come out.

He had thought of every possible way, but Shen Fu ignored all his words.

I heard that he had been getting angry in the Qianqing Palace every day in the past few days, and Lin An was so anxious that a big blister appeared on his mouth.

“There’s nothing wrong with Hehuan Palace…” Nanny didn’t dare to say it in detail. Her Majesty had put a lot of thought into His Majesty, but His Majesty was obviously devoted to only Concubine Shen at this moment.

Saying such words would obviously hurt the imperial concubine's feelings.

"There's nothing else, except for the fact that He Cairen from the cold palace has made some movements..."

As soon as the sound of the wooden fish stopped, Concubine Rong's hand holding the gavel pause.

"Isn't it settled already?"

He Cai's family background was not low, but he was certainly not considered noble in Kyoto.

Concubine Rong promised her that she would find a way to get her out of the cold palace in the future, and would also take good care of her family members.

That's why He Cairen didn't reveal her name in the hall at that time.

Otherwise... the consequences will be disastrous...

"I don't know either." Nanny sighed, "It takes us much longer to know the news about the cold palace."

After all, he was contaminated by He Cairen. In order to avoid the emperor's suspicion, others naturally stayed as far away as possible.

As for the other side...

"I guess the environment in the cold palace is harsh and He Cairen can't stand it anymore."

“But don’t worry, Madam. I sent someone to listen. I heard that He Cairen kept cursing Concubine Shen, but you didn’t reveal a single word, Madam.”

"Scold Chen Fu?" Concubine Rong seemed to be interested: "How do you curse?"

When Mammy heard this, her face turned a little ugly. She lowered her head and was silent for a long time before she spoke:

"I really don't dare to tell you this, my lady. I just said some unpleasant words, such as family members and nine clans, and even...even insulting words like foxy woman."

"He Cairen climbed on the wall of the harem every day, cursing at everyone he saw, and sometimes... sometimes he even spat at the palace maids and eunuchs who passed by."

"The servants in the harem hate her so much, but because she once served His Majesty, they... they..."

Needless to say, what comes next is...

He Cairen did such a disgusting thing. If she had not been a lady who had served His Majesty, she would have been dead by now.

"It's almost winter now." Concubine Rong knelt on the ground and continued to beat the wooden fish and said lightly:

"The cold palace is lonely and the food is not rich at all. It is really pitiful for He Cairen to stay there. I will allocate some from my royal rules and have someone send it to her secretly. This can be regarded as giving her face."

"Your Majesty." Upon hearing this, the nanny was hesitant to speak and stood there trying to persuade her.

But before he could open his mouth, Concubine Rong lowered her eyes and said, "Go."