Chapter 54 You are so concerned about my sex life
After hearing the report, Lu Haozhi's expression darkened slightly.
Although he was the emperor and the ruler of the Great Zhou, Concubine Xuanhe was his elder after all. Moreover, she had worked side by side with the empress dowager to overcome difficulties and was caring for him.
Even for the Queen Mother's sake, he couldn't avoid seeing her.
"allow."
As soon as he said this, Lu Haozhi felt even more unhappy.
Lin had just entered the palace, and she had already moved Concubine Xuanhe out. Was the Prince of Nanping's Mansion so impatient?
It seems that the surrender of the Prince of Nanping's Mansion over the years was just a temporary wait for the right opportunity.
His thin lips curled slightly, and a sneer appeared on the emperor's handsome face.
After the report was passed down, only a moment later, a middle-aged lady came in leisurely.
The woman had a round face, peach-shaped eyes, a fair, delicate complexion, and a certain charm. Although she was in her forties, her figure remained graceful, thanks to her careful maintenance. She hadn't gained weight or lost her shape, looking no different from a woman in her thirties. However, when she smiled, a few fine lines appeared at the corners of her eyes, still revealing the traces of time.
Perhaps because the spring nights were still chilly, she wore a honey-colored silk jacket with a swastika pattern and a lilac-purple cotton skirt with a floor-length pattern. She wore a jade bracelet on each wrist. Her hair was neatly combed into a sleek bun, adorned with a single golden hairpin, adorned with a peony and kingfisher feathers.
When he saw the hairpin, Lu Haozhi couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
Back then, when he was still the crown prince, Concubine Xuanhe was just an inconspicuous noble among the beauties in his father's harem.
The royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty established their country through military force, and the previous emperor was also fond of riding and shooting. There was even a shooting range in the imperial palace and gardens.
One day, while practicing in the Imperial Garden, the mechanism of a nearby crossbow failed, and an arrow hurtled toward him. Just as he was about to strike, Consort Lin leaped forward, shielding him from the impact. The arrow lodged itself squarely in her shoulder, drawing blood.
Although Lu Haozhi was the crown prince and was safe and sound, this false alarm still shook the inner court.
After investigation, it was found that the crossbow had been tampered with by someone, and the mastermind was the eldest prince Lu Chengyuan.
The late emperor was furious and confiscated the jade disc from the eldest prince. He demoted him to a commoner and placed him under house arrest in Bao'en Temple on the outskirts of the capital, where he was not allowed to leave for the rest of his life.
However, this noble lady Lin became the prince's savior. She transformed herself from an unknown noble lady into a favorite of the emperor and empress. Her father was very kind to her, and her mother was also very fond of her. She rose to prominence step by step.
However, no matter how favored she was, she had always been respectful and cautious in front of her mother, and had gone through many storms in the harem with her mother until now.
This golden hairpin was given to me by my mother personally after that incident.
Tonight, she dug out this old item again and put it on her head. The meaning behind it was self-evident.
But Lu Haozhi was a little puzzled. Concubine Xuanhe had been cautious all her life, so why could she not control herself when Lin Yanrong entered the palace?
Could it be that her feelings for caring for her children and nephews were so strong that she lost her mind?
Wasn't it enough that Liang Chengbi sent Lin Yanrong to the dragon bed on his own initiative? He also wanted this old concubine to come forward and force him to favor her?!
Lu Haozhi sized up the Concubine Dowager twice, then withdrew his gaze and smiled faintly. "It's late at night and the dew is heavy. Your Majesty Dowager, why are you so careless about your body and why are you not resting up? Why are you here in the Yangxin Palace? I wonder what brings you here?"
Concubine Xuanhe lowered her eyes slightly, wanting to smile but unable to, a bitter look formed instead. "I know that the Emperor is busy with many things and the affairs of state are heavy, so I shouldn't interfere. But the harem is in turmoil. When the Empress Dowager left the palace, she told me to do my best to regulate the six palaces. Now that the harem is in such a state, I feel guilty about her instructions and feel uneasy. Moreover, if the six palaces are not peaceful, the Emperor will also be uneasy. However, as a concubine, it is not appropriate for me to interfere in the affairs of the six palaces. That is why I have come to see the Emperor. I only hope that the Emperor can take some time out of his busy schedule to deal with a few things."
Now that you're here, why are you still saying these things?
Lu Haozhi had been watching these tricks of the harem women since he was a child, and he was really fed up with it.
I didn't want to come, but I had to, and it's for your own good.
There is not a single new word, it's always the same.
Lu Haozhi was busy in his heart, but his face remained calm. He smiled and said, "I wonder what could be going on in my harem that would make the Concubine Dowager unable to sleep peacefully."
This ambiguous remark made Concubine Xuanhe's face turn red and white. Fortunately, she was a woman who had been immersed in the palace for a long time, so she was naturally thick-skinned.
"Your Majesty, I heard that you turned over Concubine Lin's card tonight?"
Lu Haozhi raised his eyelids and glanced at her, "I never thought that the Concubine Dowager would be so concerned about my bed affairs."
He remained silent, but his simple words hinted that Long was unhappy.
He is the emperor, and these people have no right to say anything about who he invites to sleep with him!
Concubine Xuanhe's old face turned red, and some cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
The man she watched grow up is now the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, holding the life and death, honor and disgrace of all people in the world in his hands, naturally including her, the concubine dowager.
Even though she had taken care of him, could she still control the situation now?
A new emperor appoints new ministers, and she is, after all, from the previous generation.
"I was about to retire when I suddenly heard that Concubine Lin was murdered by someone unknown just as she was about to serve him in the emperor's bed. Her entire body is swollen and red, and she's too sick to leave her bed. Since the time of the previous emperor, the concubines in the harem have committed countless vicious acts out of jealousy, leading to the subsequent struggle for the throne. Now, while the emperor still has no children and the Great Zhou still has no crown prince, this sinister trend has already begun. If it's not stopped soon, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the succession of our country."
Concubine Xuanhe said with gritted teeth.
No matter how much he despised Lin Yanrong's methods and actions, she was, after all, a girl from the Nanping County Prince's Mansion, and from the same lineage as himself. At this juncture, he had no choice but to come out.
"Murdered?"
Lu Haozhi frowned, and for some reason, a name suddenly popped up in his mind.
Meng Yan.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Lu Haozhi felt something was strange.
How could he suddenly think of her? There is no evidence at the moment to show that this matter has anything to do with her.
But it seemed as if someone was whispering her name in his heart.
He raised his head and stared at Concubine Xuanhe. "Concubine, the murder of a concubine is no small matter. Without evidence, you cannot speak nonsense."
Concubine Xuanhe gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, with the emperor's bed imminent, Concubine Lin must be extremely careful with her food and clothing, and would never come into contact with anything dirty. How could she have suddenly developed a skin disease? She is the first of the newly selected concubines to serve the emperor, and she has also seen the emperor in the palace before. There is no guarantee that there won't be those in the harem who are jealous and hot-tempered, and who could lose control and take action. There is no precedent for this kind of attack on a concubine serving the emperor's bed."
She was just about to say directly that it was Meng Yan who did it.
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