"Eldest sister, Jia Wanrong is truly the lucky star of Yonghua Palace!"
After the morning and evening visits that day, Noble Lady Wen specially caught up with Noble Lady Jin's sedan chair and expressed her feelings to her with a smile.
"Then what?"
"Eldest sister, don't be so upset! Think about it carefully. With the exception of that pig-brained Zhang, everyone who was on good terms with Jia Wanrong, without exception, rose steadily in the ranks and had a say in the Emperor's presence. But those who followed my eldest sister, like Concubine Xu... are said to have been trapped in Yonghe Palace and have become emaciated beyond recognition!"
Concubine Jin glanced over and said, "So what do you want to say? Others are lucky stars, but I am a disaster star?"
"How dare I! I just want to advise you, elder sister. All the information about fate is just random fabrications made up by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory. Especially when it comes to having a child, you should not be impatient. Elder sister, we are sisters. Once my child is safely born, won't it be your child? Why bother chasing those unrealistic astrological signs?"
"Qu Yuexi, I've been in a bad mood lately. You'd better not say anything irritating in front of me! Otherwise, I might kill you and leave you dead before the emperor can save you!"
After hearing this, Concubine Wen finally stopped talking and stopped ridiculing.
When they returned to Chengqian Palace, Concubine Jin was so angry that she smashed the dishes again!
"Is there no capable person left in the Imperial Hospital?! They always use such bitter medicine to treat me. I've had enough of this kind of life!"
Qian Wei squatted there, picking up the broken pieces one by one. "But, Imperial Concubine, even if a god descended to earth, he would give you a magical elixir to solve your predicament! Those imperial doctors are carefully selected, and their medical skills must be better than those of ordinary doctors. The medicine may taste bitter, but it is good for your health!"
"Get out." "Your Majesty?" "I tell you to get out!"
Qian Wei was good at observing people's expressions. After picking up the fragments, she left the inner room, leaving Concubine Jin alone.
She walked closer to the curtain and knocked on the wall. "Perhaps, I should have listened to you, instead of having my hopes dashed time and time again. If you're not disappointed in me yet, then please help me, okay?"
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"Everything I have now is due to your contributions. I will never forget it! Now, the imperial heir has become a hurdle. I want to continue to climb up, but relying on the emperor's favor is obviously no longer feasible. I need a child to get closer to the throne. Do you understand?"
Still no one responded.
She suddenly burst into tears, holding onto the wall and slowly sitting on the ground. "Compared to the helplessness in the mansion, at this moment, I wish I could start over. These bowls of medicine, the ridicule of those around me, and the emperor's actions are really unbearable! You, don't you want to pay attention to me anymore?"
After vaguely realizing the fact that she was isolated and helpless, she hugged her knees, buried her face in them and cried loudly, not even noticing that the golden hairpin had slipped to the ground.
"You're so particular about your appearance that no matter how hard or tired you were, you never allowed tears to stay on your face for too long, lest they damage your skin. Why don't you care about that today?"
Someone picked up the hairpin and leaned over to hand it to her.
She finally stopped crying, waved away her golden hairpin, grabbed his sleeve and whispered, "I thought you wouldn't show up! If I really lost you in this palace, I wouldn't be able to move forward! I'm scared!"
"Yao'er, I told you, no matter when or where, I will never give up on you. Because we are meant to be one."
Even if he kept repeating words she had never understood, even if his expression was always unrelated to love, it could not shake her determination in the slightest.
"Okay, then help me."
Concubine Jin stood up with the help of his arm and moved closer to his arms. Her long black hair, which was originally held up by a golden hairpin, fell down and fluttered between the two of them.
"How can I help you?"
"Don't you know better than anyone what I want most?"
He lifted the curtain and led her into the secret passage step by step without hesitation.
The furnishings inside were quite simple, with only a few candles and a bed.
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After Shu Shunyi was promoted, she was summoned by Xie Yanci one after another, surpassing everyone else in the palace and becoming extremely popular for a while.
Consort Xin sat in the Sangyu Pavilion, immersed in studying the talisman paper: "What Senior Brother taught me is really becoming more and more profound! I studied it for several nights, but I still made a few mistakes."
"Alas, now I finally understand why the young master didn't send you to the dragon bed."
Jingning had long been familiar with everyone in Lin'an Palace. Sometimes, without the concerns between master and servant, he would naturally say whatever he wanted.
Xin Xuanshi asked without even looking up: "Why?"
"Because compared to promotion and building a good relationship with the Emperor, you still prefer to draw talismans! I heard that when you first slept with the Emperor, you pasted a lot of talismans on him..."
"Oh! That's all old news! Don't mention it anymore!"
When the others saw Concubine Xin blushing, they smiled in tacit understanding.
Wei Shuyi leaned on the corridor and heard the laughter coming from the house. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but it disappeared in an instant.
She is not yet qualified to be happy. Before she can personally avenge her daughter, she must always be vigilant to prevent being ambushed.
"Miss, here's this month's allowance." Wen Yu approached from outside and reminded quietly, "When I passed by the Imperial Hospital, I saw Xiao Zhuozi."
"Oh? What happened?"
"I've made some inquiries and heard that the Emperor is in poor health. Dean Jiang even prescribed a tonic. Miss, do you think this will affect Shu Shunyi?"
Wei Shuyi put down the scroll in his hand and asked: "In the past few days, besides attending court and handling state affairs, has the emperor met with anyone else?"
"I remember that the Emperor, in order to dissuade Concubine Jin from getting any more suspicious, even went to her palace twice for lunch. Apart from that, the only thing left was to summon Shu Shunyi to sleep with him."
"That's definitely not going to be easy. If I'm not careful, those people in the astrology department will accuse me of being a seducer."
The same incident, when it reached Chengqian Palace, became a different version.
"Your Highness, the Emperor seemed to have vomited blood while reviewing memorials. It was quite serious! Almost all the experts from the Imperial Hospital have gone to the Palace of Eternal Life. Will the Emperor be alright?"
Concubine Jin was sitting in the pavilion with a gloomy face, lost in thought. When she heard this, she lost her grip on her handkerchief and it fell to the ground. The wind blew it all the way and it fell into the sewage in an instant.
"How is this possible?! The Emperor is in good health and rarely gets sick before, so why is he suddenly vomiting blood?!"
Qian Wei shook her head: "This servant also heard it from the people in front of the emperor. What is the specific situation? Would you like to see it yourself?"
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? The Queen hasn't gone yet, has she? With her around, I might not be able to get in. Hurry!"
She had some resentment towards Xie Yanci, but it did not develop into deep hatred.
What's more, in Yonghua Palace, the emperor is everything to the concubines.
If something went wrong and the emperor passed away, she would become an unfavored concubine and live a boring life. She definitely didn't want to become like this!
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