Chapter 39 Never Let the Little One Be Sad
Emperor Decheng was full of concern. He walked quickly to Concubine Chen and held her arm:
"My beloved concubine, I will send someone to summon the best doctors from the Imperial Hospital. You can rest in Qinghe Palace. Once the doctors have finished their diagnosis, I will send someone to take you back to Baoluan Palace."
Empress Xiao had a gentle smile on her face, but she was filled with jealousy.
The voice was gentle, but there was a hint of gnashing of teeth:
"Sister, what are you talking about? We are all family, how can you be rude? You are not feeling well, that's serious. The bed and other things in my palace are all excellent. Sister, just rest here and wait for the imperial physician to come so that he can treat you as soon as possible."
"I thank the Emperor and my sister. I have not had a good appetite these past two days and have not eaten much. I am just feeling weak, but it should be nothing serious. I will...go back to the palace first and not disturb the Emperor and my sister."
"In that case, I will personally send my beloved concubine back."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Chen said softly, "I thank the emperor, but the emperor is very busy, so how can I trouble you with such a small matter?"
Concubine Chen took two steps and suddenly seemed to remember something. She paused and turned slightly to look at Emperor Decheng in a dignified and gentle manner:
"Your Majesty, I dare to make a request. Rui'er keeps talking about the Second Prince every day. Why don't you ask him to send me back to the palace first? This will give the two brothers a chance to talk."
Concubine Chen was gentle and docile by nature. After entering the palace for many years, she had never participated in any competition for favor or profit.
Even though she suffered a lot of grievances in the palace, she always swallowed it silently and never argued with others.
Emperor Decheng admired her non-confrontational nature very much, and would basically agree to any request she made.
At this moment, Emperor Decheng couldn't help but fall into deep thought when he heard what Concubine Chen said.
Thinking of Jing Siye's words and actions just now, he was really angry, but when he turned around and saw Concubine Chen's earnest look, it was really hard to refuse.
After all, Concubine Chen rarely took the initiative to make requests. After hesitating for a moment, Emperor Decheng nodded slightly, waved his hand, and said helplessly and lovingly:
"Forget it, since it is the Imperial Concubine's request, then I will do as you say. Let Ye'er accompany you and chat with Rui'er at the same time."
After receiving Emperor Decheng's approval, Concubine Chen smiled, bowed gracefully, and said softly:
"I thank the emperor for his grace."
Then, she walked towards Jing Siye with graceful steps and said softly:
"Second Prince, Rui'er has been thinking about you all the time. Let's go together."
Jing Siye was eager to leave here and responded respectfully:
"I will follow the orders of the Imperial Concubine."
In this way, Concubine Chen led Rui'er and Jing Siye, surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs, and walked towards Baoluan Palace.
Wang Zhiyan, who was left aside, felt like she was in an ice cellar, with embarrassment and helplessness on her face.
Her hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes, her lips trembled slightly, but she didn't know what to say.
Just as Wang Zhiyan was in agony, the Queen spoke to the eunuch beside her:
"Xiao Anzi, arrange a quiet place for Miss Wang to stay and let her have a good rest."
Xiao Anzi quickly responded respectfully with a "yeah".
Wang Zhiyan seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, with a glimmer of gratitude in her eyes. She bowed hastily, her voice trembling and anxious:
"Thank you very much, Queen, for your grace."
After saying that, she kowtowed several times before retreating under the guidance of Xiao Anzi.
"I suddenly remembered that there are still some government affairs that have not been dealt with. Queen, I will go ahead."
After saying this, Emperor Decheng strode out of Qinghe Palace in a hurry, surrounded by a group of eunuchs.
After everyone left, Empress Xiao, who had been sitting on the phoenix chair with a dignified manner, instantly lost all the gentleness on her face, and was replaced by twisted anger.
She stood up suddenly, waved her hand, and swept all the tea sets on the coffee table beside her to the ground. With a crisp "crash" sound, the exquisite tea set fell to the ground and shattered, with tea splashing everywhere.
Empress Xiao gritted her teeth and thought bitterly:
"How dare a bitch who doesn't know her place compete with me for my favor? And that second prince actually wanted to threaten the crown prince's position. Humph, neither of these two people can be left alive, they must be eliminated!"
After everyone left, Crown Prince Jing Sixuan also came.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw his mother, Empress Xiao, with a furious look on her face.
He hurried forward and asked, "Mother, what happened? Who made you so angry?"
When Empress Xiao saw that it was her son coming, the anger in her eyes subsided a little, but she still could not hide her resentment.
Her voice was filled with resentment and resentment: "I had originally intended to use the marriage to intensify the conflict between the father and son, so that the emperor and the second prince would have a rift, and thus consolidate your position as the crown prince. But I didn't expect that bitch Concubine Chen to come out and ruin my plans at the critical moment! I failed at the last minute, and I'm so angry!"
Jing Sixuan frowned, a sinister look flashed in his eyes, and after a moment, a meaningful smile appeared on his face.
He took a step forward, held Empress Xiao's hand, and lowered his voice:
"Mother, let's keep Wang Zhiyan. She is just a chess piece in our hands."
As he spoke, the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a faint sneer, his eyes full of calculations.
"As long as she is here, are you still worried about not finding the right opportunity?"
Empress Xiao nodded thoughtfully, "But Xuan'er, you have to be more motivated. Your father is also very afraid of Jing Siye. If Li Xiao's matter is not handled properly, he will cause public outrage and it will be difficult to stabilize the army. At that time, he may have to hand over his military power."
Jing Sixuan: "Mother, what you said is absolutely right. I will follow your instructions."
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Concubine Chen leaned lazily on the sedan chair, with a look of tiredness still lingering on her face.
Halfway through the journey, she raised her jade hand and waved to the accompanying maid:
"Go to Qinghua Palace."
When the maids heard this, they immediately understood and adjusted the direction skillfully.
Jing Siye, who was accompanying him, bowed and said:
"Thank you, Concubine Chen, for helping me out. If it weren't for you, I would have had a hard time getting out of this situation today. I will never forget this kindness."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Chen nodded slightly, sighed softly, looked at Jing Siye gently, and said earnestly:
"No need to be polite, Second Prince. Your courage and insight in the court today are admirable. However, the palace is full of twists and turns, and undercurrents are surging. Don't fall into someone else's trap because of a momentary impulse."
Jing Siye naturally understood the deeper meaning of Concubine Chen's words, but he just pursed his lips slightly and remained silent.
Under the circumstances at that time, he had no choice. The aggrieved look of the little guy appeared in his mind. Even if he had to give up the throne of prince, he would never want to let the little guy be sad at all.
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