Chapter 23 Concubine Shu is in a coma
"I heard that the Imperial Household Department has recently cultivated many rare flowers. The Empress is planning to hold a flower viewing banquet in the Imperial Garden in two days to entertain the concubines."
"This is a good excuse. Your Majesty, why don't you take this opportunity to officially come out?"
Yuling thought about her wholeheartedly.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Shen Liang immediately refused, "No."
Concubine Shen Liang took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice, "When I lost my son, my mind almost collapsed, causing resentment in the harem. Although the emperor did not blame me too much, he was still a little cold to me.
In order to survive and gain favor, I have no choice but to hide in the Yaohua Palace.
I have taken the wrong path once before, so I must be cautious in the future.
Even after a year, the time of being closed in the palace is too short. Let's wait a little longer until the emperor is sufficiently intrigued and the concubines turn their attention away from us. Then it will be a good time to leave the palace.
Yuling, believe me, this day won't be long."
Yuling stood straight and said in a firm voice: "Your Majesty, I trust you!"
Concubine Shen Liang smiled faintly, then sat behind the desk: "I want to write a letter to my family, telling them that everything is fine with me, and that the emperor's favor has not changed, so that they can rest assured."
*
Two days later, Empress Cui mentioned the idea of holding a flower-viewing banquet when the concubines from various palaces came to pay their respects.
She usually had a high prestige and was kind to the concubines. When these words came out, the concubines in the six palaces had nothing to say and they all flattered her with words of praise.
Pei Tingyue dozed off while listening.
Fortunately, before she fell asleep, Queen Cui asked the concubines to disperse.
When I returned to the palace and passed by the Imperial Garden, I saw many palace maids and eunuchs moving around and had already started to make arrangements.
Pei Tingyue stopped to admire it for a while.
Then he took Yunshu back to the palace.
In the afternoon, she asked Yunshu to go to Fenghe Palace to ask for leave. Empress Cui not only agreed, but also instructed that if she felt any more discomfort, she should summon the imperial physician to see her.
After reporting this, Yun Shu sighed, "The Queen is so easy to talk to."
Pei Tingyue remained silent.
Since she had nothing to do in the afternoon, she might as well find something to do. She thought for a while and said, "Let's go to the tea room and make some snacks."
The white jade cake tasted good last time, but it was a little sweet. This time she tried putting less sugar.
Yun Shu swallowed and said, "This servant will help the talented person!"
Pei Tingyue laughed at her, "I think you're thinking about eating."
I can't help you at all when you're busy, but I can't skip meals.
Yun Shu smirked, "Hehe."
My master is so smart.
Her little tricks were seen through!
Pei Tingyue looked at her silly face, which was hard to describe. She said helplessly, "Come here if you want to eat!"
After saying that, he turned and went towards the tea room.
The rear hall is five rooms wide. In addition to these five rooms, there are two side rooms. The west side room is a bathing area, and the east side room is a tea room.
There is a small stove in the tea room for boiling water for tea. In addition, there is a simple stove in the room. Complex meals cannot be made, but simple dishes can still be made.
Pei Tingyue makes snacks here.
White jade cake is not difficult to make, and she quickly steamed two baskets.
One basket contained one-third of the original amount of sugar, and the other contained half.
After steaming, Pei Tingyue tasted it and felt that the one with half sugar was more appetizing.
"It would be just right to make something like this for the Emperor next time."
Pei Tingyue ate one piece and stopped eating. She had eaten too much at noon and hadn't digested it yet.
She looked at the two baskets of white jade cakes and quickly divided them up: "This is too much. You can't finish it all by yourself. Let Chunqi, Xia Meng and the others come to eat too, and then fill a plate for the imperial concubine."
Yunshu has been eating since it was steamed and has no time to talk.
After hearing the instructions, he just nodded continuously.
Pei Tingyue got up early today and couldn't help yawning. She turned and walked out, "I'm going to take a nap."
After returning to the main hall, Pei Tingyue found a thin blanket to cover herself and fell asleep on the chaise longue in the outer room.
This was a good sleep.
Pei Tingyue had a beautiful dream.
In her dream, she successfully captured the emperor. She said that if the emperor went east, he would not dare to go west. If the emperor was asked to beat a dog, he would not dare to chase a chicken.
Before Pei Tingyue could laugh out loud, she was woken up by someone.
"Saito, something happened."
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Yun Shu's anxious look.
Pei Tingyue came back to her senses immediately. She lifted the blanket, sat up and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yun Shu quickly said, "Just now, when I was delivering snacks to the front hall, I heard a commotion. Curious, I followed the sound and found the commotion in the Imperial Garden."
Pei Tingyue's eyes glared, and he slowly uttered three words, "Flower Appreciation Banquet."
Yun Shu nodded vigorously, "I stopped a palace maid who was running around, and after asking her carefully, I found out that something went wrong at the flower viewing banquet. For some reason, Concubine Shu suddenly had a stomachache and eventually fainted.
I heard that Consort Shu has moved back to Changxin Palace, and all the masters at the flower viewing banquet have gone with her, only we..."
Pei Tingyue stood up decisively and sat in front of the dressing table, "Let's go too, put on my makeup."
"yes."
After dressing up simply, Pei Tingyue took Yun Shu to Changxin Palace.
*
There was a gloomy atmosphere in Changxin Palace.
Pei Tingyue adjusted his expression and stepped into the main hall.
In the main room, Queen Cui sat on the main seat with a bad look on her face. The other concubines sat below in order of their rank, with different expressions on their faces, some worried and some sighing.
Pei Tingyue quickly scanned the hall and lowered her head. She stepped forward and saluted Queen Cui.
"This concubine pays her respects to Her Majesty the Queen."
Empress Cui looked at her and said, "Why is Consort Pei here? If you're not feeling well, just rest in the palace."
Pei Tingyue shook her head. "It's just a little discomfort, I can bear it, it's nothing serious. But how is the health of the Concubine Shu? When I heard about it, I was so worried that I hurried over."
"You're so thoughtful. Please sit down." Empress Cui frowned. "The imperial physician hasn't given a diagnosis yet for Concubine Shu."
The atmosphere was so serious that Pei Tingyue didn't ask any more questions. After finding a seat and sitting down, he quietly lowered his presence.
Empress Cui was concerned about her menstrual period and even had someone serve her a cup of tea.
Pei Tingyue held the teacup and sipped it in small sips, and the pain in his waist was relieved a lot.
Soon, the young eunuch at the door announced loudly.
"The Emperor has arrived."
A tall figure slowly appeared at the entrance of the palace. He quickly passed by the concubines and sat directly on the main seat.
It was Xie Chen without a doubt.
His expression was cold, and his aura was terribly cold.
Empress Cui led the other concubines in paying their respects. He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, stand up."
After everyone was seated, Xie Chen looked at the Queen on the other side and asked, "How is Concubine Shu?"
Empress Cui blamed herself a little. "It's all my fault for organizing this flower viewing banquet. Otherwise, Concubine Shu wouldn't have been so exhausted. Xia Yuanpan from the Imperial Hospital and Doctor Hu, Concubine Shu's regular physician, are both inside to diagnose her. Her condition is currently unclear."
"It's none of your business, Queen." Xie Chen's voice was chilling. "Shufei is already three months pregnant, and the fetus is stable. She usually travels in a sedan chair, so she wouldn't faint just because she attended a flower viewing banquet."
Empress Cui understood his implication, and her eyes rippled suddenly: "Your Majesty, do you mean that someone wants to harm Concubine Shu?"
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