Chapter 31 Heartbreak
At the same time, in Changxin Palace.
Concubine Jiang Shu slowly opened her eyelids.
"water…"
Tan Zhi, who was watching nearby, immediately poured tea over.
"My lady, drink slowly."
Concubine Jiang Shu drank a whole cup of tea, and the dryness in her throat finally eased. She ignored the dull pain in her lower abdomen and asked impatiently, "How did the emperor deal with the queen?"
Tan Zhi looked at her expectant eyes and was speechless for a moment.
Concubine Jiang Shu asked anxiously: "Speak!"
Tan Zhi knelt down and said with difficulty: "Manager Liang didn't find anything in Fenghe Palace."
"What's going on?!" Concubine Jiang was a little excited. "The people we planted in Fenghe Palace clearly took action! How come they didn't find anything?"
She felt a little uneasy.
There was no way to hide this matter, so Tan Zhi had no choice but to say, "Not only did they not find anything in Fenghe Palace, but something went wrong..."
Concubine Jiang Shu's eyelids twitched. She half sat up and tried to steady her voice, "What happened?"
Tan Zhi cried, "Butler Liang found something dirty in Tan Wu's room!"
Concubine Jiang was so shocked that she couldn't speak. Looking around the palace, she realized that she had not seen Tan Wu since she woke up.
She said with difficulty: "This is impossible. All the remaining dirty things have been handed over. How could they be in Tan Wu's room!"
Tan Zhi continued, "Not only that...Tan Wu actually admitted the crime alone..."
“…”
"The Emperor was furious, but only calmed down after the Empress's persuasion, and only allowed Her Majesty to rest in seclusion for six months."
Tan Zhi recounted in detail what had happened during the day.
Concubine Jiang Shu, who was sitting on the couch, had already frozen, and her face was pale.
She put so much effort into it.
First, she brought medicine into the palace and framed Concubine Pei, then she pretended to faint at the flower-viewing banquet and used Concubine Huang and Xu Baolin to lure out the Queen.
This is clearly a foolproof plan that kills two birds with one stone!
But in the end, not only did she lose her child, but she was also plotted against!
This game is a complete defeat!
Concubine Jiang Shu's beautiful face gradually distorted, and she could hardly suppress the bloody smell rising from her throat.
She pounded the bed angrily and uttered something through gritted teeth.
"Queen!"
After she vented her anger, she widened her eyes as if she remembered something. "Could it be that the Queen knows something? She's taking revenge on me today!"
She then denied it herself.
"impossible!"
"If the Queen knew that I was responsible for what happened back then, I'm afraid I wouldn't have taken aconite, but a heartbreaking poison!"
In the silent dark night, Concubine Jiang Shu sat there for a long time.
*
Inside Fenghe Palace.
Queen Cui took off her hairpins and makeup and knelt in front of the Buddha statue with a pious look on her face.
Zhiwu quietly entered the hall and knelt down behind her. "The ointment to invigorate blood circulation and reduce swelling has been sent to Pei Cairen."
Queen Cui said calmly, "Yes."
Zhiwu then asked in a low voice, "What will Your Majesty do with the people that Concubine Shu has planted in our palace?"
Queen Cui's tone remained unchanged, as if she were discussing a trivial matter. "Kill him."
"Yes." Zhiwu stood up and went out to give an order, then knelt back down. She asked in confusion, "The situation has come to that point today, why did Her Majesty let Concubine Shu go?"
In her opinion, since Concubine Shu had done such a thing, even if the Empress killed her, it would not make the Emperor angry.
Empress Cui looked up at the compassionate Buddha. She whispered, "Letting Concubine Shu die so easily would be too easy for her. Zhiwu, do you know the phrase 'heart-breaking'? I will haunt Concubine Shu like a demon, crushing her hopes and nibbling away at her, leaving her to live in eternal fear."
"Today, it's just the first round."
"There are more good shows waiting for her here in this palace."
"And Concubine Liang, I really can't wait for her to come out."
"It was my fault," Zhiwu agreed, "I will stay with you until that day."
*
Pei Tingyue was unaware of the undercurrent surging in the deepest part of his body.
She was applying medicine in the hall at this time.
The originally smooth and white knees were now swollen and purple, looking extremely scary.
Yun Shu was about to cry.
She picked out the ointment but didn't dare to start.
Pei Tingyue comforted her: "Don't cry, my knee looks scary, but it doesn't hurt that much."
It would be deceptive to say that it doesn't hurt at all, at least it's not as painful as it looks.
Yun Shu felt extremely distressed: "How could it not hurt? This person is lying..."
The sooner she applies it, the more comfortable she will feel.
Thinking this way, Yun Shu managed to suppress her tears. She carefully spread the ointment and applied it gently.
After applying the medicine, the hot and painful feeling subsided, leaving only a cool feeling.
Pei Tingyue sighed comfortably.
There was also a small wound on her face, but she did not let Yunshu apply medicine because she planned to leave the wound for the emperor to see. Seeing the wound would remind her of the past, and she would be able to implement her plan well.
A day later.
Pei Tingyue took advantage of the good afternoon sun and went to Chengming Palace.
She still did not ask to see the emperor, but only presented a plate of white jade cake, talked with Liang Yao for a while, and then left.
Liang Yao carried the plate of white jade cake into the imperial study. When he was hesitating about how to start, a clear voice came from behind the desk.
"The imperial kitchen only made one cake and sent it to you today?"
Hearing the voice, Liang Yao smiled immediately, "This wasn't sent by the imperial kitchen, it was sent by Pei Cairen."
Xie Chen put down his brush, looked up and asked doubtfully, "Didn't she beg to see me?"
Liang Yao placed the white jade cake in front of him and said, "No, but this time Pei Cairen said a lot to me."
Xie Chen paused holding the cake and looked at Liang Yao: "What did you say?"
"Ms. Pei is worried that the Emperor, having lost his child, will be depressed and lose his appetite, so I advise you to be less angry and eat more."
"I am a slow-witted person. The talented person said a lot, but I only remember these."
Xie Chen had just finished his meal and wasn't hungry, but he still ate two pieces out of courtesy.
"Did you say a lot?"
Liang Yao laughed and said, "The talented man has been talking on and on for about half an hour."
Xie was silent.
He thought for a moment and said, "I will go to visit the imperial concubine later, so it's a good opportunity to go see her."
The other side.
After returning to Changle Palace, Pei Tingyue felt a little sleepy and went into the palace to take a nap.
In a trance, she heard a slight sound, and then her face felt a little itchy. She wanted to grab it uncontrollably, but someone grabbed her wrist.
Pei Tingyue opened her eyes in a daze, and what came into her sight was a noble and handsome face.
As if in disbelief, she blinked and opened her eyes again, but the face was still there.
Pei Tingyue's eyes suddenly turned red, and she threw herself into his arms, hugging his waist tightly.
Her voice trembled, "Your Majesty...you are here..."
Xie Chen hugged her, clearly feeling the person in his arms trembling. He slowly patted the woman's back and coaxed her softly, "I'm here."
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