Chapter 27: Matters in the Harem
Li Qujun's brisk piano music echoed in the imperial study room for an entire afternoon. People inside and outside the room listened to the brisk piano music quietly, but everyone had different thoughts. While everyone was thinking, it was time for dinner. Please remember me.
Feng Ying walked in quietly, wanting to ask the Emperor where he would be staying that night, but she couldn't bear to disturb Concubine Li's piano playing, so she just stood quietly aside, saying that she had something to report.
Li Qujun also sensed Feng Ying's presence. He paused and gently stopped playing the zither, looking at the emperor, while the emperor looked at Feng Ying.
"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner."
"Please serve the meal here. I still have some things to deal with. The two nobles will also dine here together."
"yes."
During dinner, Luo Xingchen and Li Qujun sat on either side of Qianhe Liyou. Qianhe Liyou picked up the chopsticks first, signaling everyone to eat, and then the dinner began. But after a while, Qianhe Liyou discovered that Li Qujun was different.
"Eat." Qian He Liyou picked up some dishes and put them on Li Qujun's plate. After playing the piano for an entire afternoon, Li Qujun's hands must have been overworked. He couldn't even hold the chopsticks steadily while eating. He just awkwardly drank the soup in front of him with a spoon.
"Thank you." Li Qujun was feeling embarrassed when he saw Qianhe Liyou picking up food for him. He was moved and gave Qianhe Liyou a bright smile. Although his wife was different from others and was the supreme queen, no matter what her identity was, she was his wife after all, and she would take care of herself.
Qianhe Liyou nodded without saying much. His hand shaking was because of her, so it was her duty to take care of him.
Luo Xingchen watched from the side, his hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly, his eyes were dark, and he felt even more sad in his heart, as if he was redundant everywhere.
"You guys go back." After dinner, she had already gotten to know these two people and there was no need to keep them any longer.
Li Qujun and Luo Xingchen looked up in surprise at the same time, but only saw Qianhe Liyou's cold expression. They didn't dare to say anything more and left as ordered.
After the two left, Feng Ying, who had been waiting outside the door, came in and asked softly, "Your Majesty, do you need someone to serve you tonight?" She thought that the emperor liked Concubine Li very much and would keep her, but she didn't expect that the two ladies left just after dinner.
"Feng Ying, is there anyone else in the palace that I have favored?" There are still some fragmented fragments in the memory, but they are blurry and I can't even remember the appearance of the people close to me.
“This should be gone.”
Feng Ying looked a little hesitant when she replied. Qian Heliyou glanced at her coldly and she immediately told him the reason: "When the Demon Concubine was here, she was very strict about this. Except for a few queens with titles, all other attendants would be dealt with by the Demon Concubine if they were favored by the emperor."
Alas, she watched so many innocent lives disappear before her eyes. Thinking about it now, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful. But what's the point of it being regret? What happened has passed and cannot be changed.
"Feng Ying, the Demon Concubine, please take proper care of him. At least let him give birth to the child safely." Thinking of the Demon Concubine, she thought of Luo Weiqing, Yun Tailing, and Luo Yu. These people did not get along very harmoniously, but in some ways they had surprising similarities. It seemed that they were paying attention to each other, and the axis of this attention revolved around her.
"Yes, I obey your order." It seems that the emperor still has feelings for the concubine. She should also ask the servants to be more careful. In the past, she was afraid that the emperor would not like it, so she did not dare to do much. She could only let the servants cause trouble. The concubine has not had a good time recently. But the concubine is not the only one who has a hard time. The queen does not seem to be well either. The servants came to report that the queen is sick. Although it is not very serious, she has not been feeling well and is not in a good mood. She doesn't know whether to report it to the emperor. The emperor's thoughts are becoming more and more difficult to guess. She doesn't know what the emperor is thinking.
After sending everyone away, Qianhe Liyou suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and this feeling made her feel even more strange. She had been alone for tens of thousands of years and had never felt lonely. Why did she feel this way at this moment? It was really strange.
Qian He Liyou shook his head, not wanting to let himself fall into such strange thoughts. He looked at the night sky outside the window and decided to go out for a walk alone. He decided to go to the tallest tree. The moonlight there was very beautiful.
"Have you heard? The Queen is very ill and has been bedridden. I don't know what the Emperor has done to her this time. I thought she was favored, but it turned out to be..."
Qian Heliyou stood on the tree and suddenly felt a little less anxious. Why did she always run into people every time she came here, and the words she heard would affect her mood?
"Yes, but this is actually not difficult to guess. Your Majesty, he is the emperor. Isn't it said that it is difficult to change one's nature even though it is easy to change the country? Think about the emperor's previous style, and we don't have to feel strange about it," another attendant echoed.
These two palace servants were responsible for cleaning the imperial garden. It was already night time and they just sneaked out for a walk.
"That's right. The power of the emperor is unpredictable. Recently, the emperor has been summoning the concubines in the harem one by one. I heard that this afternoon, he even asked Concubine Li to play the piano for the whole afternoon. But I don't know why he didn't let Concubine Li sleep with him. Everyone finds it strange."
"Xiao Yu, which lady will be favored? There is a lot of discussion in the palace now. Some people say that the emperor is waiting for the selection in seven days. There will definitely be many beauties entering the palace. Then the palace will be even more lively."
"Silly boy, the excitement is for the Emperor, and we servants are lucky not to be unlucky. The concubines in the palace are all very good-tempered, and the bad concubines have been banished to the cold palace. But who knows what the tempers of the new beauties in the palace are like? If we are unlucky enough to be assigned to serve a master with a bad temper, we will be miserable."
"That's right. It would be terrible if another demon concubine appeared."
"yes"
Qianhe Liyou didn't want to listen any more, and she left the Imperial Garden in a flash. Along the way, she saw several rounds of guards passing by quietly. She came to the Queen's bedroom, Fengqing Palace, and standing outside the window, she heard the worried voices of the servants in the room.
"Empress, you should rest early after taking the medicine. Don't catch a cold. The imperial physician said that if you don't rest well, your condition will get worse."
"Leng'er, cough, cough, go and rest." The gentle voice became weak with a cough. Qianhe Liyou frowned as he listened outside the window.
The servant did not dare to disobey the order and retreated obediently. Luo Weiqing was the only one left in the room. After a deep sigh, there was no sound anymore.
Qian Heliyou thought about it, and appeared in front of Luo Weiqing's bed in a flash.
End of this chapter
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