"It's been a while since the palace has rained this hard. I wonder if it would be convenient for His Majesty to come over?"
Concubine Jin had been waiting in the main hall for a long time, and she would walk to the door and look out from time to time, for fear of missing the emperor.
The palace maid gently comforted her, "The Emperor has many servants around him, so he won't get wet in the rain. This shows how important your Majesty is to the Emperor! Even in this storm, the Emperor insisted on coming to see you."
The newly promoted girl was named Qianwei. She had a little mouth smeared with honey, and she made her very happy all day long.
The same is true now.
"Alas, the roads are slippery in the rain. If I had known that Heaven would suddenly change its mood, I would have let me suffer this punishment." Imperial Concubine Jin reached out to catch some raindrops. "I heard that Concubine Xu fell into the lotus pond?"
"Yes, the news has spread among the palace people. It is said that the scene was very embarrassing."
"I sent people to investigate, but she remained tight-lipped. No matter how hard we tried, she refused to reveal anything. What kind of errand could the Emperor assign her? She went out in the scorching sun and accidentally fell into that stinking puddle."
Qian Wei took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the rain from her palms. "I have a reasonable suspicion that Concubine Xu is deliberately pretending to be mysterious and profound, just to show off! If it was truly an important matter, the Emperor would definitely consult with you first, so why would she have a turn? However, if it was just a tough job..."
"Pfft!" Imperial Concubine Jin suddenly understood. "You mean, the Emperor is playing tricks on Concubine Xu?"
"Besides this, I can't find any other reason."
Xie Yanci is a gentle and refined person who rarely tells jokes. When communicating with her privately, he is mostly gentle.
She couldn't help laughing when she thought that the emperor would play tricks on others in this way.
Seeing that she was in a better mood, Qian Wei deliberately teased Concubine Xu again, "Your Majesty, I wonder what she did wrong in the Imperial Garden to make the Emperor so unhappy? I even suspect that the person who dragged her into this was also arranged by the Emperor in advance."
"What did you do wrong?"
Concubine Jin, who was originally smiling, suddenly felt something in her heart!
Imperial Garden, Lotus Pond, Dispute, Kneeling as Punishment.
Everything that happened that day flashed back to her mind. Although she didn't want to admit it, the emperor's punishment was too coincidental, as if he was deliberately venting his anger on that woman.
"Has the Emperor not come yet?" Concubine Jin refused to think about it and hurriedly stood at the door of Chengqian Palace again, "Qianwei, send two young eunuchs over to take a look."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
Qianwei didn't understand why her queen suddenly became anxious and restless, so she could only rush into the rain with an oil-paper umbrella.
However, after taking a few steps, he saw someone from the imperial court coming to deliver a message.
"Aunt, is the Imperial Concubine in there?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"Ouch!" The man strode to the eaves and kowtowed to Concubine Jin, "Your Majesty, I am Xiao Zhuozi, the servant of the Emperor, and I have come to deliver the Emperor's oral instructions."
In fact, the moment Concubine Jin saw someone coming alone, her heart sank.
But she still maintained her elegance on the surface: "You say."
"The Emperor was halfway through his journey when he suddenly remembered that there were important memorials in the Hall of Eternal Life that he had not reviewed in time, so he sent a servant to tell the Imperial Concubine. Please enjoy dinner tonight alone."
"Is the Emperor in the Hall of Eternal Life? Then I'll take the food box and go over to take a look!"
"Uh, Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Xiao Zhuozi smiled awkwardly, hinting, "The Emperor needs to discuss state affairs with someone. If Your Majesty goes there now, you will definitely not be able to see him."
Things have come to this point. If she continues to pester me, it means she doesn't understand my intentions.
After sending Xiao Zhuozi away, Concubine Jin sat depressed at the table, having lost all appetite.
Qianwei served carefully and said something to the person guarding the outer room. After a while, she received a reply.
"Your Highness, I took the initiative to inquire about the Emperor's affairs. Do you want to hear it? If you feel uncomfortable, then I can treat it as..."
"Speak! I'd like to know what kind of important memorial has tripped up the Emperor!"
Qian Wei took a deep breath and said, "When the Emperor passed by Yonghe Palace, he met Yu Meiren. He then took her to Changsheng Palace. Apart from that, he didn't meet anyone else."
Is it her?!
The doubts that had been lingering in Concubine Jin's heart were confirmed at this moment.
What about fishing for jewelry in the lotus pond and the emperor's order being difficult to disobey? They were all just a pretense to protect her!
"Take everything away, I don't want to eat tonight!"
Qian Wei did not stop it, but winked at the people around her and did as they were told before Concubine Jin got angry.
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Wei Shuyi changed into clean clothes, but there were no special dresses for women in the Changsheng Palace, so she could only wear the emperor's pajamas as a substitute temporarily.
At Eunuch Yang's repeated request, Xie Yanci went to bathe in the hot spring to prevent a cold. She was the only one who stayed near the incense burner, staring at the wound in a trance.
"Zhaohua, mother did it. It turns out it's not that difficult to suppress all the inappropriate resistance in your heart."
She stood up with the help of the steps and walked to the bronze mirror: this was the first time she saw herself in a dragon robe. The usual plain color was stained with bright yellow, which gave her a sense of majesty that looked down on the world.
"Yao'er."
Hearing the sound behind him, Wei Shuyi adjusted his facial expression in time, hurriedly walked to the corner and sat down, tightly protecting the dragon pattern on his chest.
"Why are you sitting here?" Xie Yanci extended his hand to her, "Come, follow me to the inner room."
“Your Majesty…” “Hmm?”
"I have something to say, otherwise, I just want to stay here."
He reluctantly sat down with her and put his arm around her shoulders: "Go ahead, I'm listening."
"What happened in the past was due to my impulsiveness, and I didn't care about the overall situation at all. I was spoiled by the emperor, and I almost forgot that in the harem, if I made a mistake, I would be doomed. Zhaohua's death is a thorn that sticks hard in my heart. Anyone who touches it will make me lose my mind."
At this point, Wei Shuyi intentionally stretched out her scarred hand: "To this day, I always feel the warmth of Zhaohua lingering in my arms. She has not left me. One night, I dreamed of Zhaohua, and she was blaming me..."
"What?!"
"She said she missed her father very much and knew he loved her. But as her mother, she embarrassed him in front of everyone, creating an irreparable situation." Wei Shuyi looked at him with regret and guilt. "Your Majesty, I was wrong. I shouldn't have taken my pain out on others, let alone you..."
"Don't mention it again!" Xie Yanci thought of his beloved daughter, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions. He held her in his arms and comforted her softly, "I was also wrong. You and I both lost control, so don't mention it again."
She smelled the scent of ambergris again, her eyes passed over the curling green smoke, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
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