Chapter 255 Shuyun's Advice

Chen Fu got the news and was packing up and heading towards Concubine Rong's palace.

Changchun Palace

Concubine Rong was standing next to a long table, and on the rosewood carved table in front of her was a thick stack of account books from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

His Majesty had previously deprived her of the authority to manage the harem, so the account books of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were naturally taken back.

Now there is no order to return the authority to manage the harem to myself, but the His Majesty has been here for only a few days, and the servants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs have been sent here again without any changes.

Concubine Rong flipped it lightly with her fingertips.

There was no expression of joy or anger on her face, she just looked down and said, "I have already sent someone to invite Chen Fu here as you said, what's next?"

Concubine Rong raised her phoenix eyes slightly and looked down with a narrow gaze.

At the bottom of the hall, Concubine Zhou was sitting upright.

It was clearly just a simple mahogany armchair, but Zhou Shuyun looked exceptionally calm when sitting on it.

This Miss Zhou seems to have a better temperament.

Concubine Rong narrowed her eyes slightly, but the expression only flashed by for a moment: "You said you had something to report to me, can you tell me now?"

Zhou Shuyun was sitting on a chair and only raised her head when she heard this.

She lost weight again.

There was no trace of excess fat on the face, which was originally the size of a palm.

Her originally pretty face displayed a hint of inappropriate charm.

There is no flesh on his thin face, so his facial features appear particularly delicate. At a glance, coupled with her figure and temperament, she exudes a bit of the gracefulness of a Jiangnan woman.

Zhou Shuyun's chin just lifted up, then dropped down again in an instant.

It seemed as if the beauty that just flashed by was just a flash in the pan.

Zhou Shuyun did not answer Concubine Rong's words, but asked something else: "May I ask whether Your Majesty truly believes in me?"

She seemed to be testing, but also seemed to be warning: "Your Highness, you must know that there is no trivial matter in the harem. If anything goes wrong, you will be beheaded. If Your Highness does not trust me, there are some things I dare not say."

This week, the beauty was quite cautious.

Concubine Rong looked down at Lady Zhou's face, which was neither humble nor arrogant.

She could tell at a glance that Zhou Shuyun had changed.

It's become different from before.

But it doesn’t matter. In a place like the deep palace where people can be eaten, how many people won’t change?

Concubine Rong's eyes narrowed slightly as she stared at Zhou Shuyun.

She chuckled and leaned back on the armchair: "Since I believe in you, I will not doubt you anymore."

Trust the people you employ; if you don’t trust them, don’t employ them.

Concubine Rong has been in the harem for many years, how could she not know this truth?

Moreover, Zhou Shuyun's news about the Queen Mother returning to the palace...

Although Concubine Rong didn't know where she heard the news from. But judging from His Majesty’s reaction and attitude yesterday.

This is almost certain.

His Majesty came to the Empress Dowager's palace in a pretentious manner just because the Empress Dowager was going back to the palace, to put on a show for others to see.

Concubine Rong's hand fell on the armrest of the armchair. The Empress Dowager had returned to Beijing, and the world of the harem would eventually change from now on.

She took a deep breath, and her face still showed some fatigue after not sleeping all night.

"Since I said I would trust you, I will not go back on my word." Concubine Rong's eyes were indifferent, but the aura of oppression emanating from her body could not be ignored:

"You can tell me now what you want to report to me, and why I must ask Concubine Shen to come over."

His Majesty did this for the purpose of openly doting on her, but secretly it was for Shen Fu.

"You know, there are some people that I just can't stand." Concubine Rong's eyes were cold.

Zhou Shuyun put down the teacup in her hand, sat on the chair, and looked around:

"What I want to report happens to be related to Concubine Shen, so I want the Imperial Concubine to invite Concubine Shen over."

When Zhou Shuyun mentioned the three words "Chen Jieyu" again, she couldn't help but frowned subconsciously.

Shen Fu took over the emperor's favor and snatched away his grace. She was already being polite by not saying that she hated Shen Fu to the core.

Zhou Shuyun sneered and said calmly: "Don't you want Concubine Shen to lose the favor of Your Majesty?"

Concubine Rong obviously didn't expect Zhou Shuyun to be so straightforward.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and slapped her palm on the long table in front of her: "How outrageous!"

"Who told you to guess what I mean?"

Zhou Shuyun sat in the chair, listening to the anger above her head, but her face showed no expression.

There was not even a look of panic.

She was not afraid of Concubine Rong.

Chen Fu took her favor, and Concubine Rong took her glory.

Everything in front of her should have belonged to her.

However, Zhou Shuyun did not dare to show much dissatisfaction with Concubine Rong, but lowered her head to hide the hatred in her eyes: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted, but it is not a good thing to see that Your Majesty always favors Concubine Shen alone."

Zhou Shuyun spoke indifferently, holding the teacup in her hand and taking a sip: "There are so many concubines in the harem. If His Majesty only favors Concubine Shen for a long time, after a long time, and they are together day and night, I am afraid that His Majesty will be sincere with her."

When Zhou Shuyun said the last few words, she couldn't help but look nostalgic in her eyes.

His Majesty grew up in an imperial family. He seems ruthless, but he is actually extremely affectionate.

As long as he has identified the person and the matter, he will completely protect that person under his wings and will not let her get hurt in the slightest.

It was obvious, it was me who made His Majesty fall in love with me before.

But in this life, it is someone else who accompanies the Emperor instead of me!

How could she be willing to accept this? How not to hate?

"As the head of the harem, your majesty naturally hopes for the well-being of His Majesty and for harmony in the harem. But you are kind-hearted and have forgotten that His Majesty is a man of long-lasting affection."

"Concubine Shen is now pregnant with a child, and His Majesty loves her to the bone. Even though she cannot sleep with him during her pregnancy, His Majesty still willingly goes to the Hehuan Palace."

"It may seem like nothing in one or two days, but over time. If His Majesty is really interested, with Concubine Shen's intention to occupy His Majesty, I'm afraid this harem will be nothingness over time."

What Zhou Shuyun said was exactly what Concubine Rong was thinking.

She had never seen His Majesty act like this, and she had never thought that His Majesty would be so devoted in doting on a woman.

If this continues for a long time, Shen Fu will win the heart of the emperor day and night. I'm afraid this harem is only in name only.

By that time, the entire harem will belong to the surname Chen.

As for her, she had been accompanying His Majesty since she was a teenager, and it took her so many years to finally climb to the position of a noble concubine.

This harem should belong to you, and must belong to you.

When Concubine Rong thought of this, she clenched her palms.

There was no sound in the room for a long time, and Zhou Shuyun, who had said all this, kept her head down. There was no sound after she finished speaking.

Concubine Rong's mind was in turmoil, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses.

She swore in her heart that no one in the palace could see the secrets behind these things.

I never told anyone about it except her. How did Zhou Shuyun know this?

Concubine Rong had a suspicious look in her eyes, but she never showed it.

He just looked at Zhou Shuyun who was sitting below him and said, "I have seen you several times before. I have helped you without any effort in front of His Majesty. It's a pity that you are not up to the task..."

"I naturally remember everything your majesty has done for me before."

"Thank you very much for your cultivation in the past." Zhou Shuyun stood up, bowed, and a hint of gratitude appeared on her face.

"It's just that I'm not very capable. Everything I've done before is thanks to your guidance."

"You know it yourself." Concubine Rong was obviously unwilling to talk to Zhou Shuyun: "But Lady Zhou, you should know that I am not a patient person."

"You've gone through so much trouble, isn't your purpose just to tell me how favored Concubine Shen is?"

Concubine Rong had obviously lost her patience, and the delicate phoenix hairpin dangled slightly at her temple.

She stroked the armor with her fingers, and the peony inlaid with rubies shone brightly. "I have listened to you for so long here. You should know that what I want to hear is not these empty talk."

Didn't she know that His Majesty doted on Chen Fu too much?

But the Emperor was protecting her, and Shen Fu was pregnant.

If she dared to touch Shen Fu in the slightest, given His Majesty's temper, she would definitely suffer the consequences.

"Since you have gone to great lengths to come and see me, I would like to hear your opinions."

It was obvious that Concubine Rong had lost all her patience.

Zhou Shuyun sat on a mahogany armchair, her eyes flickering over the hourglass in the hall: "My lady, Concubine Shen should be on her way in a sedan chair."

Hehuan Palace is located in a remote area, and Concubine Shen always gets up late.

It took about half an hour from receiving the message to getting ready to come over. By this time, I'm afraid he had already left the Hehuan Palace in a sedan chair.

"You mean Concubine Shen?" Concubine Rong understood instantly: "Even if she leaves in a sedan chair, so what? The baby in her belly is so big, you want me to do something? Your Majesty will know once he investigates!"

After saying so much, the person in front of me didn't say a single useful word.

Concubine Rong looked at Zhou Shuyun in front of her and regretted meeting her.

"I must be crazy to listen to you telling stories here so early in the morning!"

Concubine Rong was so angry that she stood up and was about to leave, but Zhou Shuyun sat on the chair and walked slowly.

"Your Majesty, I haven't told you yet." Zhou Shuyun had been fishing for Concubine Rong all morning, and only now did she vaguely reveal a little bit of the truth.

"Your Highness believes that the reason His Majesty favors Chen Fu so much now is not only because she is already favored by His Majesty, but also because of the child in her belly."

His Majesty has very few children. The third prince is five years old, and the fourth prince has been raised outside the palace.

Apart from the third prince, there was not even a princess in the palace.

"How could His Majesty be so worried about Concubine Shen, if it wasn't because she's pregnant?"

"So what if it is?"

Concubine Rong sneered: "Go and ask, who in the entire harem doesn't want to deal with Chen Fu? But do you think anyone dares to do so? You want to kill someone with a borrowed knife and let me deal with Chen Fu, is this your bad idea?"

If she dares to attack Shen Fu, His Majesty will put a knife to her neck!

Concubine Rong flicked her sleeves without saying a word to see the guest off.

The next moment, Zhou Shuyun asked, "How could your Majesty think that I would let you do it?"

Zhou Shuyun sat on the chair from beginning to end. This simple armchair made her look more calm and composed than Concubine Rong who was sitting on the armchair.

"Offspring, offspring, the most important thing for Your Highness is offspring. Concubine Shen is pregnant with Your Highness's dragon offspring, but don't you also have Your Highness's dragon offspring?"

The anger on Concubine Rong's face suddenly froze.

"Your Majesty, is the Third Prince still in your room?" Zhou Shuyun remembered the Third Prince.

In her previous life, Concubine Xiang relied on the third prince to ascend to the throne of consort.

It’s a pity that she repeatedly used the third prince to win favor. Moreover, he did not know how hard to strike, and as time went on, the Third Prince's health deteriorated.

After that one time he never woke up again.

Xiang Guipin also became crazy from then on, but at that time...

When Zhou Shuyun thought about her past life, her eyes were still a little dazed.

It was because of the death of the third prince that His Majesty fell seriously ill, and that was when she found out about it.

His Majesty seems to never care about the Third Prince on a daily basis and almost never mentions him.

But the more this happened, the more important the Third Prince became in His Majesty's heart.

Concubine Rong froze in her tracks: "You mean, let the Third Prince harm Chen Fu?"

What is the use of the third prince?

Since His Majesty sent him here, he has never met the Third Prince alone. Concubine Rong also dislikes the third prince.

It didn't crawl out of your own stomach, there is always a layer of separation. Concubine Rong hardly cared about the life or death of the third prince.

Let the third prince harm Shen Fu at this time?

Concubine Rong was looking down, pondering the feasibility of this matter. But Zhou Shuyun shook her head: "It should be Concubine Shen who framed the third prince."

"Concubine Shen is pregnant and wants to give birth to a prince. Naturally, she will be wary of the third prince..."

Zhou Shuyun opened the teacup.

The cold tea had lost its fragrance. She lowered her head and took a sip, her expression unchanged: "Who would have thought that today, on her way from Hehuan Palace to Changchun Palace, Concubine Shen happened to run into the sedan chair of the Third Prince. The two teams collided and Concubine Shen was frightened, and she almost hurt her fetus..."

Concubine Rong looked out the window and saw a thick layer of snow.

The Hehuan Palace was far away, so Chen Fu, who was pregnant, naturally had to ride in a sedan chair. The roads were slippery on snowy days. If a young eunuch carrying a sedan chair slipped and fell, it would be inevitable that the fetus would be injured. "This little trick can't hurt her. Your Majesty is protecting her tightly. Even if the fetus is injured, at most she will suffer more."

"The Third Prince made an unintentional mistake. Concubine Shen has so many people protecting her, she can't be hurt at all."

Zhou Shuyun nodded, tapped the teacup with her fingertips, and uttered word by word from her thin lips: "But if this goes on for a long time, the Third Prince will often disturb Concubine Shen's pregnancy. After a long time, Concubine Shen will feel resentful and hurt the Third Prince.

If the Third Prince happened to die suddenly at this time, Your Majesty, who do you think would be the murderer? ”

This is really killing someone with a borrowed knife!

Concubine Rong looked at the people sitting below her and borrowed the Third Prince's orders to get rid of Chen Fu.

If what Zhou Shuyun said is true, Shen Fu cannot escape the blame for the death of the Third Prince.

"Are you so sure that once the Third Prince dies, His Majesty will take action against Shen Fu?"

Zhou Shuyun laughed out loud when she heard this: "You are confused, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is reluctant to part with the Empress Dowager."

"I will use the life of a child who is not my own to exchange for peace in the harem." Zhou Shuyun looked at the hourglass in front of her:

"Your Majesty, Shen Fu is almost here. It depends on you, Your Majesty, whether the people around the Third Prince can bump into Shen Jieyu's sedan chair or not."