Chapter 30: Delicate Palace Maid VS Cold-blooded Emperor 30
On that day, the entire palace and even the court received this decree.
There was a lot of discussion in the court, but in comparison, the harem accepted this fact very calmly.
When they first entered the palace, they also thought of various tricks to gain Shen Qi's favor, but most of the time, their status was too low and they couldn't even see the emperor. Now, Su Zhiruan, who gave birth to a prince, and now Concubine Yue, suddenly appeared beside Shen Qi. Given the relationship between the two of them, most of the concubines in the harem felt that it was impossible for them to interfere.
Instead of spending the rest of her life in boredom in the harem, it is better to leave the palace as a female official, take the reward and live a free and easy life. If she meets a better person, she can spend her life with him/her.
After Su Zhiruan woke up from her nap, she heard a lot of noise outside. At this time, the palace maid came to help her get up.
"Have you been woken up? Let me ask them to go away." The palace maid saw Su Zhiruan looking out the window frequently and thought she was woken up.
Su Zhiruan waved her hand. She was just curious about what he was doing. She said jokingly, "I'm not going to eat anyone. Let's go out and take a look."
The two of them walked out of the bedroom one after the other, and then Su Zhiruan stood at the gate of Kunning Palace.
What caught the eye was a row of horse-drawn carriages carrying large and small bags of luggage, lined up to go out of the palace. Some of the concubines had smiles on their faces, while others looked sad.
A woman who passed by and saw Su Zhiruan immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Her Majesty the Concubine."
"Get up, what are you doing today?" Su Zhiruan had been sleeping until now, and was too sleepy to open her eyes even during lunch time. Shen Qi persuaded her to eat a few bites, and then she went back to sleep. When she woke up, the harem was almost gone.
"Your Highness, you don't know?" The woman who was performing the ceremony was a noble lady before. When she heard Su Zhiruan asking her, she was surprised. Then she explained the reason, "The Emperor and the Queen Mother issued an order that concubines below the rank of concubine will be sent out of the palace as female officials with twice the corresponding reward for leaving the palace. The concubines have already received the reward, and now they have to leave the palace!"
Su Zhiruan really didn't expect this. When she heard this, she looked up into the distance - the procession leaving the palace had already formed a long dragon.
"My Lady Concubine!!"
Just as Su Zhiruan was looking at the queue heading out of the palace on the left, a shout suddenly came from not far away. The voice was crisp and the tone was full of joy. Su Zhiruan turned around and found that it was a familiar face.
The woman who was shouting loudly was accompanied by a quieter woman. The two of them were inseparable and had happy smiles on their faces.
"Noble Lady Wang, Noble Lady Song?" Su Zhiruan took two steps in their direction. Seeing their happy expressions, she knew that they were very satisfied with leaving the palace. She smiled and said, "It's good that we can see each other again before you leave the palace."
"Oh, who said it wasn't?" Concubine Wang was so happy that her mouth was almost stretched to her ears. Concubine Song gently pulled her sleeve, and she finally reacted and became more serious. "At that time, the three of us were punished to kneel at the same time by the Imperial Concubine, oh no, she is now a noble lady. No one thought it would be like this now."
Concubine Song blinked gently, "I didn't expect that you and I, the three of us back then, are now so different. The emperor loves you and has also shown favor to us. Rather than dying of old age and loneliness in the palace, it is better to leave the palace. The sea is wide for fish to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly. The emperor let us go, and he is really good to you. He really loves you, Concubine."
"What are your plans after leaving the palace?" Su Zhiruan nodded slightly and asked softly.
When Lady Wang mentioned this, she took the initiative to interrupt again. She spoke faster, perhaps because she was talking about something she liked. "Our hometown is very far away. We definitely can't go back home. We are planning to open a pharmacy. It just so happens that she has medical skills. I will be responsible for protecting her and getting medicine. As for the future, if we meet someone we like, we can get married. Anyway, our future life will definitely get better and better."
"My Lady, you and the Emperor must be well too," Concubine Song lifted her skirt and saluted, a court ceremony. After saluting, she smiled, "This may be the last time I will perform a court ceremony in my life. Ruan Ruan, I wish you happiness."
"I wish you happiness." Concubine Wang also bowed.
"You should also be happy. See you tomorrow." Su Zhiruan returned the gift and said goodbye.
She looked at the two people who were gradually walking away, laughing and talking about something, and suddenly felt a little emotional.
She was just an outsider on a mission, yet she was still being remembered by others.
This feeling is very good.
* After some time, the harem became busy again.
In the previous dynasty, there was a flood disaster in the south of the Yangtze River, and a large number of concubines were dismissed from the harem, so both sides were very busy.
In a blink of an eye, the little prince Xingzhi was already a hundred days old. The empress dowager, along with Su Zhiruan, happily ordered the servants to prepare for the banquet.
This was considered a family dinner, and there were not many people from the harem. It was just Su Zhiruan, Shen Qi, the Queen Mother, and the royal family members who had a good relationship with them who had a meal together, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
The days that followed were much more dull, but Shen Qi, Su Zhiruan and the Queen Mother were all very satisfied.
The Queen Mother lived the life she wanted, enjoying the company of her grandchildren, so she asked Shen Qi and Su Zhiruan to give little Shen Xingzhi a few more brothers and sisters. Whenever this topic came up, Su Zhiruan knew that she would not need to prepare breakfast for herself the next day.
One month later.
Shen Qi looked at Su Zhiruan who was sleeping on the desk in the imperial study. He put down the pen in his hand worriedly, walked closer and touched her forehead.
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Recently, the little girl seemed very sleepy every day, whether it was day or night. Seeing how sleepy she was, he didn't even have the heart to continue to tormenting her at night.
He originally thought that he was too much at night, which caused her not to get enough sleep, but now, she fell asleep while reading at the table during the day...
The more Shen Qi thought about it, the more worried he became. He walked out of the imperial study and saw Xiao Fuzi standing aside chatting. He lowered his voice and called him, "Xiao Fuzi, go get the imperial physician for me!"
Xiao Fuzi was originally chatting with his apprentice when he suddenly saw Shen Qi walking out by himself. He was so scared that he wanted to kneel down, but Shen Qi stopped him directly.
"If you dare to speak out today, I will fine you three months' salary," Shen Qi said calmly, stopping Xiao Fuzi's knees from bending, "Go find me a royal doctor."
"Your Majesty...how do you find the imperial physician?" Xiao Fuzi looked at Shen Qi carefully, fearing that he was injured somewhere.
"Try asking a few more questions." Shen Qi's calm eyes fell on him. Although they were very indifferent, Xiao Fuzi, who had followed him for more than ten years, knew that if he asked any more questions, he might really be in danger of losing his life, so she hurried out to find the imperial physician.
Shen Qi returned to the imperial study and did not continue reviewing memorials. Instead, he sat next to Su Zhiruan and carefully picked her up so that she could sleep more comfortably.
Soon, the imperial physician hurriedly followed Xiao Fuzi into the imperial study with a medicine box in his hand.
As soon as he came in, the imperial physician did not even look up, but shouted: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"
In an instant, Shen Qi's eyes as sharp as a knife fell on the imperial physician, and Su Zhiruan was also awakened at this time.
(End of this chapter)