Chapter 281 The Emperor is Protecting You

The Emperor’s favor to Concubine Gao Guifei was not simply because he could not forget his old love for her.

Concubine Gao Guifei had been singing this little song for two years, but the Emperor was unmoved. But at this moment, he began to cherish her.

There must be other reasons, for example, Su Bowen had made great military achievements in the Western Territory this time.

According to the news from Shadow Guard, the 500 elite soldiers he brought and the subsequent reinforcements all followed Su Bowen’s lead, and they even called themselves the Su Family Army.

In addition, the people in the Western Territory also loved Su Bowen very much. It was said that some people called him the King of the Western Territory.

Each piece of news made the Emperor feel very nervous. It was a taboo to be too successful and shock the emperor.

Su Bowen has military power and prestige, and he is also Su Xiaoxiao's father. The emperor dared not think too much about it and has begun to lose sleep at night.

Concubine Zhou's father, General Zhou, has guarded the southern border for many years. Now that the four directions are stable, it is time to let him come back.

After the emperor took Concubine Zhou out of the cold palace, he turned over Concubine Zhou's name card for five consecutive days.

The concubines in the palace who have been neglected for a long time are also ready to move. If the emperor can forgive Concubine Zhou, do they have a chance too? Huipin

went to bring soup to the emperor, and Concubine Zhou happened to be there, so the emperor gave the soup to Concubine Zhou.

Concubine Zhou took a sip and just said it was hot, and the emperor put her under house arrest.

Huipin still hasn't figured out how things turned out like this.

She never wanted to compete for favor with anyone. If she had known that Concubine Zhou was there, she would definitely not have gone to deliver soup.

Huipin suddenly felt like a joke. The emperor treated the empress with respect and a little fear. He was most blatant in his favor to Concubine Zhou.

She was just a substitute when both of them were away, dispensable.

But the emperor was the person Huipin admired the most. He ascended the throne in troubled times, worked hard to govern the country, and made Dashuo a little better.

Huipin originally thought that she could only watch the emperor from afar.

But the emperor suddenly saw her, giving her the opportunity to serve him. She was excited and terrified, worried that the emperor's favor would be fleeting and that the queen would say she was overestimating her abilities.

But the emperor has been doting on her for two years, and the empress has been treating her more and more kindly. She thought that she had finally entered the emperor's heart. It turned out that a substitute was just a substitute after all.

The emperor has been doting on her for the past two years because the empress disdained the emperor's favor and the emperor was still angry with Concubine Zhou.

Now, with Concubine Zhou's words "so hot", she has become a good-for-nothing discarded child again.

The palace maid beside her advised: "Your Majesty, the emperor is just interested in you for a while. After this period of time, he will remember your kindness."

Huipin said nothing. She would rather the emperor's eyes never fall on her, so that if she never got it, it would not matter if she lost it.

Now, she is asked to go back to the way she was before. How can she be willing!

Huipin thought of this and clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly. Her fingers were bleeding from the armor.

"Madam, what are you doing?" the maid asked.

Before Huipin could answer, she heard someone outside bowing: "You are here to see the Empress!"

Huipin stood up and went to pay her respects to the Empress.

The Empress helped her up and scanned the wound on her hand, but pretended not to see it.

She said in surprise, "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

The Queen smiled and said, "I came to see you. Are you sulking here alone?"

Huipin blushed and said embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, you are making fun of me again!" The Queen

smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. Why are you still angry with the Emperor?"

"I dare not!" Although Huipin said so, her tone and expression were dissatisfied.

The Queen took Huipin's hand, sat down with her, and said gently, "Don't blame the Emperor, he is protecting you!"

"Protect?" Huipin was shocked. Concubine Zhou was confined to her house for a month for a sentence that had nothing to do with itching. What kind of protection is this?

The Queen looked at Huipin with a helpless look on her face: "If you continue to be like this, who will protect you if you stay in this palace alone in the future?"

Huipin raised her head and said with a smile: "I am a fool but I am lucky. The Queen protects me."

A strange look flashed in the Queen's eyes, but it soon disappeared. She said jokingly: "Who will protect you, a little fool? You have been with the Emperor for two years, but you don't understand him at all.

I want to ask you, how did Concubine Gao deal with those favored concubines?"

Huipin shuddered at the thought. Those people were either dead or crazy, or they had lost their children and could no longer have children.

The Queen asked her, "Do you know why the Emperor has not promoted you?"

Huipin shook her head and said, "I don't know, but the Queen knows. I don't want any position. I just want to stay by the Emperor and the Queen's side and serve him."

Seeing her panic, the Queen couldn't help but laugh, "I know you are a good person, and the Emperor knows it too.

The Emperor didn't promote you because he didn't want you to become a target of criticism. The same is true for Concubine Zhou. The Emperor punished you in front of her to make Concubine Zhou feel that you are not that important and she won't make things too difficult for you."

Huipin felt that she understood, but it seemed that she didn't understand.

In this way, the Emperor really wanted to protect herself.

"But..." Huipin hesitated.

"But since the emperor knows Concubine Zhou's character, why does he want to let her out, right?"

Huipin nodded like a garlic: "Yes, yes, that's what I mean."

The queen sighed: "He is the emperor. What he has in mind is not only the country and the people, but also the stability of the imperial power. Naturally, he has his own plans and calculations.

However, it's good that you don't understand, so that the emperor can rest assured."

Huipin's face was full of sincerity: "The emperor is also assured of the queen!"

The queen shook her head helplessly: "Forget it, you don't need to know so much, just remember that the emperor is doing this for your own good.

Don't compete with Concubine Zhou, just stay in your own palace, study recipes, plant flowers, and if you are really bored, come to me to chat."

"Will the emperor come again?" Huipin endured for a long time, and finally asked this transgressive question.

"No, you can't go to the Qinzheng Hall to find the emperor, and don't send the emperor's favorite dishes." The queen answered without hesitation.

Huipin's only thought was gone, and she was listless: "I know!" The queen

comforted her: "Didn't you come here all these years before? Now as long as you stay at home and be quiet like before, you will be safe. Huipin, as long as you can keep calm, your blessings are in the future!" Huipin

was confused, but she was sure that the queen would not lie to her. If the queen said so, she must have her reasons.