Chapter 152 The Concubine's Thoughts
Today is the first day of the twelfth lunar month.
The funeral of Concubine Shunzhen was over and the New Year was approaching, so the concubines got up early and went to Fenghe Palace to pay their respects.
Unexpectedly, before he arrived, a young eunuch came in in a hurry and bumped into Qin Baolin.
Qin Baolin fell hard in the snow. She got up angrily and cursed, "You little dog slave, don't you have eyes when you walk?"
The young eunuch burst into tears and said, "It is my fault for being blind. I beg Baolin to forgive me."
Seeing how frightened he was, Qin Baolin couldn't help but sneer, "I haven't punished you yet, and you're already so scared? You're so timid, which palace are you from?"
The young eunuch kowtowed and said, "I am from Yichun Palace. I really had an urgent matter to report to the Empress, so I accidentally bumped into Baolin."
Qin Baolin looked around and indeed did not see Concubine Xie.
She and Concubine Xie often had arguments, but now that the real culprit was not around, the gloating expression on her face was exposed. "What? Is the Second Prince's fever getting worse?"
The young eunuch shook his head: "It's not the Second Prince, it's our Queen who's in trouble!"
Qin Baolin's face became even more smug. He was about to ask a question when Concubine Jiang Shu interrupted him. She sensed something was wrong and asked, "Let me ask you, what happened to Concubine Xian?"
The young eunuch cried, "Our queen...our queen..."
"Dead!"
The concubines were horrified.
Even Qin Baolin stopped smiling and took two steps back.
Concubine Jiang Shu took a breath and took a step forward. "Do you know what you are talking about?"
The young eunuch cried, "I know."
Concubine Jiang Shu's face was extremely solemn: "Please tell me in detail what is going on."
"I know. Yesterday, our Empress was fine. She held our Second Prince and coaxed him to sleep. After seeing his fever subside, she returned to the main hall to rest. Today, it was almost time to pay respects to the Empress, but our Empress hadn't woken up yet. Sister Huaying from the palace went to call her, but when she lifted the bed curtain, she couldn't wake up. She stretched out her hand and sighed, she was already dead!"
The virtuous concubine is dead!
After the concubines confirmed it, there was an uproar!
How could it be so sudden!
I haven't heard that Concubine Xian is feeling unwell on weekdays.
Concubine Jiang Shu was the first to react and ordered the eunuch: "Hurry and tell the Emperor and the Empress about this!"
The young eunuch got up and ran quickly towards Fenghe Palace.
Concubine Jiang Shu turned around, looked at the concubines dressed up, and sighed, "Let's go back to the palace and change clothes so we can go to Yichun Palace."
"Yes." The concubines agreed and hurried back to their respective palaces.
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The palace became busy again.
Everyone soon arrived at Yichun Palace.
Xie Chen looked at Yuchuan crying in the arms of the nanny and sighed, "The virtuous concubine passed away due to heart disease. Yuchuan will be taken care of by the queen for the time being. When he gets better, I will choose a foster mother for him."
After hearing this, Qin Baolin asked in confusion, "Are you also choosing a foster mother for the Second Prince? Could it be that the Emperor has already chosen a foster mother for the First Prince?"
Empress Cui said calmly, "I've chosen Wen Zhaoyuan. I was going to tell you the news this morning, but I didn't expect something to happen to Concubine Xian."
The concubines were moved and turned their heads to look at Wen Zhaoyuan.
Is it her?
Even though her position is not very high, her family background is not good, and she is not favored, she can still be promoted to become the mother of the prince?
Does that mean that I can do it too?
This is a prince.
The concubines remained calm on the surface, but were restless in their hearts.
After a while, Queen Mother Qin arrived with several concubines.
Concubine Xie was a daughter of the imperial clan, of noble status, and one of the four concubines. She suddenly passed away, so we must ask about her.
"Your Majesty, what is going on?"
Xie Chen lowered his eyes and recounted the story calmly.
After hearing this, Queen Mother Qin sighed deeply, "Rong'er had such a bad fate. She passed away from a heart disease at such a young age, leaving behind a child like Yuchuan. It's really pitiful."
Upon seeing this, Empress Cui hurriedly comforted the Queen Mother.
Because of the previous funeral ceremony of Concubine Shunzhen, the process was already very clear.
Xie Chen stayed for a while and was about to leave.
This time he didn't let Liang Yao call Pei Tingyue, but went over and took her hand himself.
"Follow me."
Pei Tingyue wanted to leave.
But if I leave like this, wouldn’t it be too indulgent?
It would be fine if only the concubines were here, the empress dowager and these concubines are still here!
She was a little hesitant.
Xie Chen whispered, "Don't let me carry you away."
Pei Tingyue looked at him eagerly and shook her head pleadingly.
Hearing the faint noise here, Queen Mother Qin looked over.
"What's going on?"
These words attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.
Xie Chen held Pei Tingyue behind him, and said in a light tone,
"Pei Zhaoyi was overworked the past two days and had a stomachache. This morning, it was even more painful. I thought about letting her go back and have a good rest, but Pei Zhaoyi didn't want to lose her manners."
"So that's how it is." Queen Mother Qin came over and patted the back of Pei Tingyue's hand. "You are too honest, child. If you feel unwell, you should go and rest. If something happens, it will be too late to regret it."
Pei Tingyue bowed slightly: "I am grateful for your advice."
"Yes." Queen Mother Qin's face was very kind. "Don't tire yourself out. Go back with the Emperor. You don't have to come for the next few days."
"Thank you, Queen Mother."
After Queen Mother Qin finished speaking to her, she looked at Xie Chen again and said, "Emperor, please have the imperial physician take a good look at Pei Zhaoyi's pregnancy! If anything goes wrong, I will not tolerate it!"
On the surface, it was an instruction to the emperor, but in fact it was another warning to the concubines!
Don’t set your sights on Pei Zhaoyi!
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