Chapter 50 Greatest Interests
Yaohua Palace.
Listening to the report from her trusted palace maid Yuling, Concubine Shen Liang frowned, showing no sign of indifference as she did last time.
"You mean, Ah Chen personally went to the Cining Palace to pick up this Pei...Pei beauty?"
Yuling's face turned pale. "Yes, the people we placed in front of the emperor also said that the emperor even let Concubine Pei ride on the dragon chariot."
"What on earth is Ah Chen thinking?" Concubine Shen Liang became more and more anxious the more she thought about it, and she couldn't suppress her irritation.
Something is wrong.
Everything is wrong.
Wasn't this Concubine Pei just a shield? Why did Ah Chen want her to recuperate in Chengming Palace? And why did he let her ride the dragon chariot?
Even if we want to praise her, there are countless ways to do it, but we have to make an exception for her.
You know, even when Ah Chen doted on her the most, he never broke the rules.
Could it be that Ah Chen was truly attracted to this beautiful lady Pei? Or was he moved by her sincerity?
A trace of panic flashed across Concubine Shen Liang's watery eyes.
No, neither of those were allowed. Ah Chen's heart belonged to her alone, and there could only be her there, and she would never allow anyone else to set foot there.
Yuling observed the change in her queen's expression and carefully suggested, "Queen, why don't we go out?"
Concubine Shen Liang closed her eyes and said nothing.
As her closest relative, Yuling could immediately see that her madam was wavering and continued to persuade her, "Madam, before the new concubine enters the palace, let's go out early and win the emperor's heart. If the new concubine enters the palace, the emperor will have to take them into consideration. How will the madam then return to the harem as the one who is powerful and favored?"
Concubine Shen Liang only felt a tightness in her heart.
Her well-planned plans were disrupted.
She gritted her teeth: "It's too early now..."
Yuling was anxious: "My Queen!"
Concubine Shen Liang showed hesitation on her face: "Let me think about it carefully..."
*
It was almost the Dragon Boat Festival, and Pei Tingyue was already in good shape, with a rosy complexion and full of energy.
Only after the imperial physician repeatedly reported that she was fine did Xie Chen let her return to Changle Palace.
After returning to the back hall, Pei Tingyue was filled with longing and rested for a while. Then he led his men to the main hall.
Concubine Song was reading a storybook in the corridor. When she saw Pei Tingyue, she smiled and said, "You're back."
Somehow, Pei Tingyue found these words very warm, as if her family was waiting for her. She smiled and nodded: "I'm back.
Concubine Song pointed to the rose chair next to her and said simply, "Sit down."
Pei Tingyue sat down with a resentful look on her face: "Your Highness, you must explain this to me!"
Concubine Song didn't react for a moment: "Ah? What do you want to explain?"
Pei Tingyue said, "On the evening of the first day of the Spring Hunt, the Emperor said that the Empress had sprained her ankle while dismounting and was returning to the palace. I was very worried for a while, and then I saw the Empress again that day. What on earth is going on..."
"Wait, wait." Concubine Song hurriedly stopped them. She pointed at herself in disbelief and said, "I sprained my ankle while dismounting."
Pei Tingyue nodded seriously: "Yes, the emperor said it himself. I believed it at the time and couldn't even enjoy my meal."
Concubine Song was so angry that her face turned ashen.
She really wanted to say that no one in the world would sprain their ankle after getting off a horse, but she, Song Lingyun, would never do that!
What a joke, she grew up on horseback, right?
Why not find a better reason? This reason is purely an insult to her and not sincere at all!
Seeing her distracted, Pei Tingyue complained even more: "My Lady!"
Concubine Song suddenly came back to her senses, suppressed her resentment, and said, "I will tell you slowly."
She talked about the past events of the previous dynasty and explained that she had set up a trap to catch all the thieves in one fell swoop.
Pei Tingyue thought thoughtfully after hearing this: "So that's how it is."
From what the assassin said, she vaguely sensed something. It turned out to be such a secret of the royal family.
Concubine Song laughed happily and said, "Was I handsome that day?"
"Handsome!" Pei Tingyue praised without hesitation, gesturing with her hands as she spoke, "Your Majesty's arrow deflected the thief's arrow in an instant. The moment I saw Your Majesty, I had no worries at all!"
She praised it vividly, and Concubine Song enjoyed it very much and laughed heartily.
After laughing, she asked again, "Have you read the notebook I gave you?"
Pei Tingyue nodded: "I've finished reading it all."
Concubine Song was very generous and put a few more books in her arms, and instructed: "If there are not enough, ask me for more."
Pei Tingyue felt a little ashamed when looking at those storybooks.
She wanted to ask, how many books were brought out from outside the palace?
Pei Tingyue gladly accepted Concubine Song's kindness and returned to the back hall with a stack of storybooks.
*
From the second day after returning, Pei Tingyue resumed paying respects to Queen Cui.
The greetings were quite harmonious and no one dared to say anything to her face.
As for private matters, she has no control over what others say, so just don't do it in front of her.
The emperor came to see her every evening and took her for a walk in the imperial garden.
Finally, on the night before the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor flipped the card and summoned Pei Tingyue for the first time since Concubine Shu's miscarriage.
The two spent the night together.
The second day is Dragon Boat Festival.
After paying her respects, Pei Tingyue returned to the palace.
According to the palace custom, today they have to make sachets, weave colorful ropes, hang mugwort and calamus in front of the hall, etc. Yun Shu directed the four palace maids, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, to do the work early in the morning.
Seeing Pei Tingyue coming back, she was about to show off the colorful rope she had woven, but Yun Zheng quietly shook her head at her.
The smile on Yun Shu's face faded. He dismissed a few palace maids and closed the palace door.
She asked with concern: "Beauty, what's wrong?"
Yun Zheng's face showed some reluctance: "I'm afraid the beauty is sad."
After entering the hall, Pei Tingyue sat down behind the desk, closed his eyes and remained silent.
Yun Shu looked anxious and pulled Yun Zheng aside and asked in a low voice, "You were the one who accompanied the beauty to Chengming Palace last night. What happened?"
Yun Zheng's face was filled with fatigue. "Last night, I found a drug in the water the beauty was bathing in that could make women infertile."
Yun Shu was surprised: "What did you say?!"
Her mind went blank for a moment, not understanding how anyone could dare to do such a dirty thing to His Highness Chengming.
But after thinking about it seriously, her whole body started shaking.
Someone dared to take action in Chengming Palace.
The emperor dares.
For a moment, Yun Shu felt dizzy.
Fortunately, Yun Zheng supported her in time. After she came to her senses and looked at the desk, she knew that her master loved the emperor so much. She couldn't imagine how sad her master must be at this moment.
Yun Shu held back her tears and slowly moved over: "My beauty, please don't be sad. This may be a misunderstanding..."
Pei Tingyue suddenly opened her eyes, and her red lips slowly curled up: "I'm not sad, I'm just thinking about how to get the most benefit from it."
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