Chapter 195 The Pain of Losing a Child
The next day, Yun Wan was awakened by the noise outside. She opened her eyes and pulled herself up, her brows slightly furrowed. Her tone revealed a hint of displeasure at being woken up: "Who's making a noise outside?"
The palace attendant glanced outside and whispered, "It seems to be the imperial concubine."
Now there is only one imperial concubine in this palace, and that is Li.
"During the few days you were recuperating, she came every day, saying she wanted to see His Majesty."
However, the emperor never met Concubine Li.
Outside the Purple Palace, at the foot of the bluestone steps, the plainly dressed Concubine Li harshly rebuked the young eunuch who was blocking her way: "Get out of the way! I want to see His Majesty!"
The young eunuch refused to budge: "Your Highness, it's not that I'm deliberately making things difficult for you, but this is a very important place before the Emperor. Without His Majesty's order, I wouldn't dare let you in."
Concubine Li didn't believe a word of this. She was arrogant and disgusted. "You are deliberately deceiving me. You have been saying the same thing to me these past few days. It's obvious that you don't want me to see His Majesty!"
Since the incident happened to the Li family, she wanted to see Emperor Jingxuan every day, but she was unable to see him and was even stopped by the palace servants. Concubine Li had never suffered such humiliation, but for the sake of her brother's family, she had to work hard.
She made up her mind, pushed the eunuch away and went upstairs.
Seeing this, the young eunuch's patience ran out, and he winked at the palace servants beside him to get ready.
"If you take another step forward, you will be trespassing before the Emperor. I will have to call for help!" he warned.
Concubine Li sneered, "You can shout, but it's best to call His Majesty. Don't forget that I am still His Majesty's personal concubine and the Crown Prince's biological mother!"
Just as the palace maid was about to step forward, a faint voice came from the stairs: "Let her go."
The young eunuch looked back and bowed quickly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I can't stop the Imperial Concubine no matter how hard I try."
Yun Wan stood in front of the hall, looking down at Concubine Li who was being held by the palace servants below, with a calm gaze.
She wore no makeup, her face was plain, with a thin outer garment draped over her shoulders, and her long black hair hung down in front of her chest like silk.
Meeting her almost contemptuous gaze, Concubine Li stood there in a daze, feeling even more humiliated.
She thought it was Emperor Jingxuan in the palace who just didn't want to see her, but she didn't expect it to be Yun Wan. Didn't that mean she had seen everything she did just now?
Ignoring her unfriendly expression, Yun Wan calmly ordered, "Let her come up."
After saying this, she turned and walked into the hall, waving away the others.
With Yun Wan's instructions, the young eunuch took the initiative to release the person.
Concubine Li cursed the eunuch inwardly and entered the Purple Palace.
When she saw Yun Wan, her expression was complicated.
Before she could say anything, Fuling, who was staying by the side, reminded her coldly, "The Empress is here, won't the Imperial Concubine kneel down and pay her respects?"
When Fuling thought about how her master and the little prince almost lost their lives a few days ago, she was filled with resentment towards the Li family, including Concubine Li.
Anger flashed in Concubine Li's eyes, but when she thought of the purpose of her visit, she lowered her eyes and said calmly, "Your humble servant Li pays respects to the Empress."
The word "greetings" sounded like gnashing of teeth and full of reluctance.
Yun Wan sat quietly, holding a teacup in her hand. She didn't even look at the other party when she heard the words, but said lightly: "Since the imperial concubine is not willing to pay her respects to this palace, then forget it."
This means they are going to kick people out.
No matter how unwilling Concubine Li was, she dared not show it, and bowed again to greet: "Your humble servant Li pays respects to the Empress, may the Empress be blessed with good health."
Yun Wan finally raised his eyes to look at her: "Your Majesty is not here, what do you want to see His Majesty?"
Concubine Li had a blank expression: "It's about my brother."
Yun Wan paused, then became interested: "Master Li? What happened to him?"
"What?" Concubine Li's expression was icy and mocking. "Your Majesty, don't you know that my brother has been imprisoned for plotting to murder the heir to the throne and the consort, and will be executed in three days. The rest of my Li family has been exiled to a bitterly cold land three thousand miles away?"
Yun Wan really didn't know. She had been concentrating on recuperating these days and had not paid attention to what was happening in the outside world. She had not deliberately inquired about anything related to the Li family.
Beheading and exile.
Her expression was calm and composed as she retorted, "You also said that your brother was plotting to murder the heir to the throne and the imperial consort. Isn't that just self-inflicted trouble?"
She felt no sympathy, only that he deserved it.
"My brother is not such a reckless person who would not consider the consequences. Someone must have deliberately framed him and put him on the spot!"
Concubine Li was very emotional and stared at Yun Wan. "Besides, aren't the Queen and the Little Prince fine?"
Yun Wan was so irritated by her shamelessness that she laughed, "Are you blaming me and Asui for being lucky?"
"The lives of your Li family are lives, but the lives of us mother and son are not lives?"
She put down the cup in her hand, stepped closer, and looked at the other person with her clear eyes, extremely cold.
Concubine Li stepped back subconsciously, feeling a little timid.
She fell on the cold floor without paying attention.
Yun Wan squatted down, leaned closer to her, and curled his lips slightly. His black and white eyes were cold:
"I'm afraid the Imperial Concubine has never experienced the pain of losing a child, right?"
This sentence chilled Concubine Li to the bone. Her expression changed drastically: "What do you want to do?"
Yun Wan just stared at her quietly without saying a word.
Because of this, Concubine Li became even more terrified. "What do you want to do to my son? He's the Crown Prince! His Majesty will not let you go if you touch him!"
"Prince?"
Yun Wan chuckled softly and whispered in her ear, "Your Majesty doesn't have only one son, and the position of Crown Prince doesn't have to be his. If your son were to fall off his horse accidentally..."
She paused and smiled in an ambiguous manner.
And this smile that did not reach his eyes was no different from a ghost in Concubine Li's eyes.
She took a sharp breath, "You! You're threatening me? Don't touch him! Come to me if you have any problem!"
Yun Wan stared at her admiringly.
Concubine Li's fear grew even more intense. She had to admit that with Yun Wan's current status, she didn't need to say a word. There were many people willing to be the knives in her hands, and they would go through fire and water for her.
On the other hand, without my mother's family as spies in the court, it is hard to say whether I can maintain my future glory.
After thinking it through, she put away her hateful expression and quickly changed her face: "Yun Wan, no, Queen, it was wrong for my brother to attack you, but he has already paid the price. This matter has nothing to do with us mother and son."
"If you have anything to do, go to them, don't hurt my son!"
Yun Wan remained silent.
When Concubine Li was about to lose her temper, she calmly said, "I can leave him alone, but you must tell me why you sent someone to place contraceptive musk beads in my room."
Concubine Li was stunned. "What nonsense are you talking about? What musk beads?"
Yun Wan said nothing, just stared at her quietly, trying to find any clues of guilt or lying on her face.
But it didn't.
A light flashed in her eyes, and she murmured softly: "If it's not you, then she is definitely lying."
Concubine Li: "What on earth are you——"
She wanted to ask more, but Emperor Jingxuan, who had rushed over after hearing the news, rebuked her displeasedly:
"What are you doing here?"
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