Chapter 112 A Dying Man
"A dying man, why would he care? He just wants to suppress me. If you want, you can be like her."
Concubine Xian's tone was calm, but the calmness and coldness in her eyes made Yin Danying tense up.
She could feel the bloodthirstiness in Concubine Xian, who wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible, as if Murong Hua was just trying to survive.
She was subconsciously afraid and knelt down quickly: "I respect your majesty, how could I do this."
Concubine Xian looked at her with a heavy look in her eyes: "I said you are obedient, Yin Danying, do your job well, there will be benefits for you in the future."
Yin Danying raised her eyes, her eyes were full of hope and light, and she was full of desire for power.
Having lived in the capital since childhood, she knows better than anyone how important power is. If one day she climbs to the position of Shugui Consort, she will definitely be able to call the shots in the future.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your promotion. I am very grateful."
At noon.
The snow was melting.
Outside, Nanny Yu entered Jingren Palace, knelt down and nodded: "Your Majesty, the small kitchen has already prepared the dishes."
Shugui Consort stood up as if she had just been enlightened: "Look at me, I have been staying here for so long, I forgot that it is time for dinner. Then, Your Majesty, you eat first, and I will go back to the palace first."
The Queen then stood up: "Shugui Consort, stay in Jingren Palace to eat, I am bored alone in the palace."
Hearing this, Shugui Consort knelt down and responded: "The Queen has invited you so kindly, I have no choice but to obey your order."
The Queen and Nanny Yu looked at each other.
The two of them lowered their eyes in a subtle way.
Nanny Yu smiled and said, "Madam Shuguifei has a really good mentality. If the empress had your mentality, she wouldn't have to take medicine every day."
As soon as these words came out, the face of Shuguifei changed immediately.
Nanny Yu's words clearly meant that she didn't care about Ying'an's life or death.
Ying'an's life or death was uncertain, but she stayed in the empress's palace to eat. She was really unworthy of being the mother of the princess.
The empress also looked at Nanny Yu and said solemnly: "Don't be rude to Concubine Shugui!"
Nanny Yu immediately lowered her head and said: "Madam Shugui, I spoke without thinking, I hope you don't blame me."
Concubine Shugui looked at her and curled her lips: "It's okay, Nanny is right, the most important thing for a concubine in the palace is a good attitude, otherwise, without the emperor's favor, living in this palace every day, sooner or later there will be problems with your body, the empress should really pay attention to it."
After saying that, she glanced at the empress meaningfully.
The empress's face froze.
Concubine Shugui is now extremely favored and can call the shots in this harem. Even with such a clear and implicit sarcasm, as the empress, she must respond carefully and cannot open her mouth to refute.
She smiled with a stiff face: "My sister is right, it is true."
Outside, Mi Chun walked in and knelt down to pay her respects.
"I have met the Empress."
After saying that, she looked at Concubine Shu Gui and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor just went to Guangling Palace to look for you, but he didn't find you, so he came to Jingren Palace now."
When she said this, she looked at the Empress vaguely.
The Empress' eyes flickered and she remained silent.
Concubine Shu Gui looked at the Empress: "I wonder if the Empress's palace has prepared the Emperor's favorite food? The Emperor came to look for me, but I am afraid he hasn't eaten yet."
Nanny Yu lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
After a while, she walked towards the Queen, turned her back to Concubine Shu Gui, winked at her, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't be angry, the Emperor is here, this is an opportunity."
Concubine Shu Gui was showing off like this, I'm afraid she wanted to come over and step on them after seeing Prince Heng imprisoned and Wu Ya suffer.
The Queen raised her eyes and glanced at Nanny Yu, took a deep breath and said: "I have always prepared Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, which the Emperor likes to eat, in the palace. I was afraid that the Emperor would not come. Now, thanks to my sister, I can also see the Emperor. Speaking of it, it is my sister who is loved by the Emperor."
Her hypocritical smile surprised Concubine Shu Gui.
The Queen has always been straightforward in the palace. When has she ever been so forbearing as today.
Seeing that Prince Heng's imprisonment was a big blow to her, she has now calmed down.
As the Empress of the Central Palace, she does not have the dignity of the Empress of the Central Palace. In the future, I am afraid that anyone in this palace will come and step on her.
Concubine Shugui was in deep thought, but she did a good job of saving face.
"No, the Empress is the master of the six palaces. No one in the harem can surpass you in favor. Besides, you have a distinguished family background and are one of the best in the harem. Who can surpass the Empress?"
It would have been better if she didn't say this. After she said this, the Empress's face became even darker.
"Here comes the Emperor--" Wei Weiran's voice rang out.
The two reacted immediately, stood up and knelt down to greet him.
"I have seen the emperor. May the emperor be blessed with good health."
The queen knelt on the ground and looked up at the emperor. He was cold and reserved. He had lived in her heart since she was a teenager and had never left.
But in all the years she had been married to him, she had never lived in his heart.
Now, she wished that he could look at her for a moment.
But from beginning to end, he was looking at Concubine Shu Gui. He
even condescended to help Concubine Shu Gui up.
The affectionate and deep love between the two made her heartbroken.
Emperor Qingling looked at Consort Shu Gui and said, "Yaohe, I told you to have a good rest in the palace, why did you come out again? You are so disobedient. If Ying'an comes back and you are exhausted, Ying'an will be so worried about her mother." Consort
Shu Gui took Emperor Qingling's hand and said with lowered eyes, "Your Majesty has entrusted such an important matter as the Winter Poetry Festival to me. I must do it beautifully to live up to His Majesty's expectations. Otherwise, there will be so much gossip in the court and the harem. Gossip."
Emperor Qingling looked at her and raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Someone dared to say that about me?"
Concubine Shugui nodded seriously: "Of course, they said that Your Majesty was obsessed with beauty, that I was extremely beautiful, as beautiful as a flower and the moon, and that I used sweet words to persuade Your Majesty to promote me, and that Your Majesty only wanted beauties and not the royal majesty. If it comes to this, then I am really Your Majesty's eternal sinner."
Her voice was very soft, and it became softer and softer as she spoke, making people's hearts itch.
Emperor Qingling laughed heartily at her coaxing. He raised his hand and scratched the tip of Concubine Shugui's nose: "Little liar with sweet words, when did I not want the majesty of the royal family? You can't say this outside. If outsiders hear it, I'm afraid they will make a fuss." Concubine
Shugui covered her mouth as if unintentionally, and looked at the Empress behind her: "I don't know, is the Empress considered an outsider?"
Her words made Emperor Qingling pay attention to the Empress behind him.
Emperor Qingling frowned and opened his lips: "The Empress is here too, get up quickly, the ground is cold."
The Empress looked up at him with affectionate eyes.
Because of his words "the ground is cold", her heart was warm, like a midsummer night in June, not a snowy winter day.
She opened her lips and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
With the Empress present, Emperor Qingling released Concubine Shugui's hand and opened his lips, "Let's go, let's have dinner first."
Concubine Shugui looked at Emperor Qingling as if to take credit, "Your Majesty, I just asked, the Empress prepared your favorite Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. The Empress really loves you deeply!"