Chapter 90 Goodbye
After lunch, Xie Chen's aura was unnaturally cold.
Most of the time, his eyes were looking at the palace entrance, and the time spent reviewing memorials accounted for a small part.
Liang Yao waited tremblingly on the side, looking forward to Concubine Pei's arrival.
But he didn't get what he wanted. When he went to sleep, the person still hadn't come.
Xie Chen's face couldn't be any darker. If he was not satisfied, he would give him a look that would scare people so much that they trembled inside.
Liang Yao felt bitter, but he didn't dare to say it, so he could only serve more carefully.
*
The second day.
Xie Chen looked unhappy and went to court in anger.
Fenghe Palace was in a bustling bustle.
The concubines' eyes fell on Pei Tingyue and Shen Liangfei, and they whispered to each other.
Pei Tingyue lowered his head and said nothing.
It seems that the fire she asked Liang An to start was quite successful. In just one day, all the concubines in the six palaces knew about it.
It’s better to burn it, so that she can act better.
Concubine Shen Liang, who was standing by, had no idea what kind of gourds these people were selling. She gently stroked Qingyan's face and said, "Why are you all looking at me?
Concubine Xie said without any context, "It does look a bit like it."
Concubine Shen Liang noticed the difference in these words and was about to ask a question, but Empress Cui happened to come, so she suppressed her doubts in her heart.
Wait for the greetings to disperse.
Empress Cui took a sip of her tea and asked Zhiwu, "Why are they staring at Concubine Pei and Concubine Shen Liang? Is there something wrong?"
As a maid-in-chief of Fenghe Palace, Zhiwu naturally knew about the rumors that had been circulating recently, so she explained them in detail to Queen Cui.
Empress Cui put down her teacup and straightened her face: "Substitute?"
"yes."
"Have you checked? Who spread it?"
Zhi Wu said: "This matter only involves the people around Concubine Shen Liang, and no one else can be found."
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of light flashed across Queen Cui's eyes.
She has held power in the six palaces for many years and can be said to know everything about them. There are very few situations that she cannot figure out.
It seemed that the water was even muddier than she had imagined.
But what does it matter how muddy the water is, she just needs to do what she wants.
Zhi Wu asked cautiously, "Now is a good time to punish Concubine Liang. Your Majesty, won't you take action?"
"If I punish her, will she accept it? She'll have a hundred reasons to refute me, and she might even go to the Emperor to plead for mercy." Empress Cui said calmly, "It's better to just let the matter be resolved directly."
"Niangniang means..."
The other side.
After leaving the Fenghe Palace, Concubine Shen Liang sat on the sedan chair, leaning her head and giving instructions to Yuling.
"The virtuous concubine was a little unusual today. She said some strange things. Go check if they are similar to hers."
Yuling gritted her teeth, looked at Yun'er who was walking on the other side, and glared at her fiercely.
She and Yun'er were both brought into the palace by the Empress. Yun'er was smart and obedient, but she had one bad point: she could easily become complacent and lose control of her mouth.
Therefore, many things were discussed between her and the Empress. As for Yun'er, she took care of the Empress's food, clothing, housing, transportation and other trivial matters.
Ever since the Empress left the palace, seeing that the Emperor's favor towards her remained unchanged, Yun'er became more and more arrogant and dared to say anything.
Two days ago, she was even tricked into saying things she shouldn't have. If she hadn't promised her yesterday, she wouldn't have helped Yun'er hide it from the Empress.
After returning to Zhaoyuan Palace, Yuling took Yun'er to a deserted place and asked, "Did you find it?"
"Good sister, please give me two more days." Yun'er was so anxious that she was about to cry. "That person clearly works in the imperial kitchen, but I can't find him no matter how hard I look."
The person she was looking for was the eunuch who seduced her.
After the incident became a big deal, Yun'er realized that someone had set her up, so she wanted to follow the eunuch and find the person behind it to redeem herself. However, the eunuch seemed to have vanished without a trace in the palace. She had been searching for two days but had no clue.
Yuling's face was sullen. "I can only keep it a secret for one more day. After that day, no matter what happens, I will tell the Empress everything in full. You can handle it on your own."
*
After Xie Chen left the court, he had some breakfast and started to deal with state affairs.
This time he didn't rest or look around, and he didn't feel the same restlessness as yesterday.
As the sky gradually darkened, all the memorials on the table had been reviewed.
Liang Yao brought up tea and said, "Your Majesty, are you hungry? How about I have dinner served?"
Xie Chen waved his hand: "I'm not hungry, I'm going out for a walk."
The emperor arrived at the imperial garden.
The flowers and trees in the garden are in full bloom, lush and green, with a faint fragrance that is refreshing.
But Xie Chen was not interested.
Liang Yao sighed and offered the stairs, "This place is very close to Changle Palace. How about Your Majesty go up and sit for a while?"
Xie Chen thought for a moment and said, "Alright, I haven't seen the imperial concubine for a long time."
Liang Yao: “…”
Why is the emperor so stubborn?
Half a minute later, Xie Chen arrived at the main hall of Changle Palace.
Concubine Song was having a meal and was a little stunned when she saw him. This lady would never come to visit you for no reason. Why did she come today?
Xie Chen saw Concubine Song's confusion and explained, "I haven't seen Concubine Song for a long time, so I came to visit."
Concubine Song looked at him with a look that said, "Are you crazy?" But since he had come, she couldn't chase him away, so she had to ask, "Your Majesty, would you like to have dinner?"
Xie Chen refused.
"Since the imperial concubine is having a meal, I won't disturb her. I'll go somewhere else for a walk."
Concubine Song looked at his departing figure and felt puzzled as to what this man was doing.
You came here just to ask her to pay her respects?
The government can’t be so idle, right?
Concubine Song couldn't figure it out, and was too lazy to think about it, so she went to have her meal.
Xie Chen left the main hall and told Liang Yao, "Go to the back hall and announce that I'm here."
Liang Yao was silent for a while.
In order to meet Concubine Pei, he had to go through a lot of twists and turns. First he went to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers, then pretended to visit the Imperial Concubine, and finally got to the point.
After receiving the order, he turned and walked towards the back hall.
Xie Chen waited for a while, and seeing that Liang Yao had not returned for a long time, he walked towards the back hall.
Seeing Liang Yao talking to the palace maid in the corridor, he frowned and walked forward, "What's going on?"
Upon seeing him, Yun Shu hurriedly bowed and replied in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, our Concubine has already gone to bed. She just told this servant to tell you that she will come to pay her respects to you another day."
Xie Chen's eyes were filled with deep emotions, and the aura he exuded was extremely terrifying.
I was clearly very happy when I left that day, and I promised him this and that.
He didn't blame her for not doing it, and even lowered his face to look at her, but she turned a blind eye and made excuses in a very perfunctory manner. What was going on?
Xie Chen felt that he must have spoiled her.
He looked at the tightly closed hall and sneered in his heart.
Okay, if you don’t want to see him, then don’t see him this month. That’s it.
He turned and left, telling Liang Yao, "Return to Chengming Palace."
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