Chapter 232 Let her go!
Hearing this, Sikong Yan guessed that she was waiting for him here on purpose.
So, he said to the people behind him, "Li Heguang, you and them all leave."
"Yes!"
After Li Heguang led a group of palace maids and eunuchs to leave, Sikong Yan spoke again, "What do you want to say?"
Concubine Hui kowtowed three times in the direction of Sikong Yan, and then said, "Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to allow me to take Mingyang out of the harem."
Since the newcomers entered the harem last year, her daughter has been poisoned three times.
To be honest, she lived in fear every day in the harem.
As long as Princess Mingyang left her sight, she was worried and anxious.
Such days were really too hard to bear.
Before, she took the initiative to find Sikong Yan after she found out she was pregnant.
They also had an agreement that she and Princess Mingyang would stay in the palace, and Princess Mingyang would be Sikong Yan's daughter.
Sikong Yan was responsible for protecting the safety of the mother and daughter and giving them a legitimate status.
But now, Sikong Yan has his own flesh and blood, and no longer needs the mother and daughter as a shield.
She herself didn't want to stay in the palace anymore, and wanted to take her daughter to a place where no one knew them and live a life that belonged to them.
Sikong Yan could understand the reason why she made this decision, "I'm sorry, I didn't protect you and your daughter well."
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. Mingyang and I have no worries about food and clothing in the palace and we live a good life. But no matter how good this place is, it is like a huge cage. I have lived like a walking corpse in the past few years, and I also want to go out and find my own life. Please allow me, Your Majesty."
Hui Fei said, and kowtowed to Sikong Yan three times again.
Sikong Yan looked at her, pondered for a long time, and finally said, "Let me think about how to settle you and Mingyang."
Hui Fei said again, "Your Majesty, you have done enough for us mother and daughter in the past few years. After leaving the palace, I just want to find a beautiful place to live a good life."
The implication is that she doesn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.
Sikong Yan thought for a moment and replied, "I'm sorry for inconvenience you and Mingyang these years. I will arrange for you to leave the palace as soon as possible."
She had stayed in the harem all these years, and she had already fulfilled her promise to him.
Now it was time to let her go.
Jiangnan was rich and peaceful, suitable for them and their daughter.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Sikong Yan returned to Fengqi Palace, he told Shen Chaoyan that Concubine Hui was going to leave the palace.
"Before Xiao Yi died, he entrusted her to me, but I didn't take good care of them. Especially Mingyang, who has suffered a lot since she was born."
Shen Chaoyan reached out and held the man's hand, and comforted him, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, the harem has not been a peaceful place. It may not be a bad thing for Concubine Hui to leave. When we left the palace and went to Jiangnan before, I saw that the scenery in Jiangnan was very beautiful. You can discuss with Concubine Hui to see where she wants to go and arrange it for her as soon as possible."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Sikong Yanhui held her hand, and another idea emerged in his mind.
After talking with Shen Chaoyan, he discussed it with Concubine Hui again, and then sent people to Jiangnan to inquire about several cities there.
According to Concubine Hui's request, he selected two cities suitable for them to live in.
That day, he took the initiative to come to Changle Palace.
Yuzhu, the maidservant of Concubine Hui, was very excited when she saw Sikong Yan, "My queen, the emperor is here!"
Since Shen Chaoyan entered the palace, Sikong Yan had not come to Changle Palace alone for a long time, except to visit the little princess.
Concubine Hui came out to greet him immediately, "Your Highness!"
Yuzhu saw that they had something to say, and took the initiative to leave the hall.
"Before, the queen and I went on a private visit and passed by Sucheng and Jiangcheng. These two places have pleasant scenery and mild climate. They are very suitable for you and Mingyang to live. You can take a look."
Sikong Yan said, handing her a detailed topographic map in his hand.
Concubine Hui took the topographic map and carefully compared the two places, "Sucheng has mountains and water, I want to go to Sucheng."
"Okay, I will arrange for you to go there next month."
"Your Majesty, I want to leave tomorrow."
Concubine Hui knew that Sikong Yan was going to send them to Sucheng after he finished Shen Chaoyan's canonization ceremony.
However, she wanted to go by herself.
Without waiting for Sikong Yan's reply, Concubine Hui said, "Mingyang grew up in the palace since she was a child. She has never left the capital. I want to take her for a walk." Sikong Yan did
not insist, "Okay, I will send a few guards to escort you all the way. Announce to the outside world that you want to pray for Mingyang and temporarily live in Fahua Temple."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Concubine Hui had already made up her mind to leave, and her luggage was quickly packed.
In fact, in the past few years, Sikong Yan sent a lot of gifts to Changle Palace. Except for the banknotes, she did not take any other gold, silver and jewelry. She only took away the urn containing Xiao Yi's ashes.
Huifei was very low-key in the harem. Although she and Princess Mingyang left, the other concubines in the harem did not feel much.
Yes, life is like this. Everyone is just a passing guest on the life path of others.
On this day, Shen Chaoyan just woke up from a nap, and heard Lugua running into the bedroom excitedly, "My queen, look who's here?"
Shen Chaoyan raised her head and looked at Lu Qiyun who was walking towards her, her eyes full of surprise, "Mom, why are you here?"
"I heard that your queen gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, and I was so happy! I came to see your queen specially!"
Lugua knew that the mother and daughter must have a lot to talk about, and immediately said, "I'll go and bring the little prince and princess over!"
"Mom, you don't know, these two little guys are so naughty, I have to coax them before going to bed at night, otherwise they will make a fuss and refuse to sleep." Shen Chaoyan said, with a bit of tenderness in her eyes, "Mom, please sit down and wait, Lugua will bring them over right away."
Lu Qiyun stretched out her hand and touched Shen Chaoyan, "Silly girl, mom is here to see you."
There were no outsiders here, so she looked at her beloved little daughter with a face full of pity, "Look, you've lost weight! Your second brother wanted to come, but mother thought that he was a man after all, and it would be inconvenient for him to come to the harem. Anyway, your enthronement ceremony will be in a few days, and he will naturally be able to see the two children then."
"By the way, mother, the emperor wanted to promote my father and eldest brother this time, but I refused. I didn't discuss this with you in advance, will you blame me?"
Lu Qiyun smiled and replied, "You did the right thing. A tall tree attracts the wind. Now you are the queen of a country. If your father and your eldest brother are too high in the court, they will be easily envied. Your eldest brother is a general. Whether he will be promoted or not should wait until he has made meritorious deeds on the battlefield in the future."
"Mom, you're right. I thought so too!"
After the two chatted for a while, Lugua brought the two little babies over.
They were carefully taken care of by a wet nurse every day and were fed until they were plump and white.
Lu Qiyun looked at the two cute little guys and her heart was almost melted, "Oh! They look exactly like you when you were a child! They are so adorable!"
Shen Chaoyan couldn't help laughing, "Mom, you said exactly the same thing as the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother said that the two children look like the Emperor."
Lu Qiyun also laughed, "Anyway, they are your children, so naturally they look like you two. The Emperor is so handsome, it's good to look like him."
Shen Chaoyan pouted jealously and hugged her arm and acted coquettishly, "Mom, I look good too, okay?"