Chapter 154 The Prince Wastes
The news that Xue Ning entered the palace as a concubine quickly spread throughout the court and shocked officials of all ranks.
However, this edict of Your Majesty was written so perfectly that it is impossible to find any mistakes.
When you are undecided, leave it to metaphysics.
It is said that Xue Ning is a lucky star and cannot enter the harem, otherwise it will be detrimental to the war and the destiny of Daye. The Queen Mother insists on seeing her for her condition to improve, so let her enter the palace as a concubine.
It's such a ridiculous thing. I want to give some advice, but I don't know where to start.
What's more, during the morning court session, everyone saw that Xue Shide looked normal.
If they themselves are not in a hurry, why should it concern them?
The other noble families now also have complaints about the Xue family. They think that the Xue family is targeting the Su family, which is frightening. Whoever tries to compete for the position of the Su family will probably be abandoned by them in the future. Instead of rushing to please the Xue family, it is better to protect themselves first.
Therefore, whether the daughter of the Xue family entered the palace as a concubine or a dowager imperial concubine had nothing to do with them.
The humiliation suffered by the Xue family today may not be a retribution for their cruel treatment of the Su family.
So, Xue Ning entered the palace as a concubine and succeeded without any danger.
On the first day of entering the palace, Xue Ning knew that Empress Dowager Xue had become ill due to anger.
I heard that he was bedridden and couldn't even sit up.
So Xue Ning went to visit the Queen Mother first.
When Empress Dowager Xue saw Xue Ning, she almost couldn't breathe.
"Ning'er, you're wasting your prime years like this! The late emperor's body is still warm, and yet the emperor is being so filial! How absurd!"
"Aunt, please calm down. This matter has been decided. It's useless to be angry. It will only make you sick."
Empress Dowager Xue pushed away the medicine that Nanny Xia offered to her lips and said anxiously, "I even cruelly eliminated Su Qingrong just so you could enter the palace and become empress. You are so calm and composed today, aren't you worried about yourself at all? The empress is such a noble position, while the concubine dowager can only be ridiculed by the world!"
Xue Ning looked at Empress Dowager Xue and chuckled, "Aunt, if you hadn't set your sights on the Su family, our families would still be united, and the position of empress would be profitable. But now that the Su family has fallen, you've clearly seen that His Majesty has no intention of supporting the Xue family. He wants to eliminate all the aristocratic families, so what's the point of seizing the position of empress? Sooner or later, it will be nothing but a mirage."
The more Xue Ning spoke, the fiercer his eyes became.
Empress Dowager Xue frowned: "You mean..."
"Aunt, there's no turning back. It doesn't matter if you're a concubine and get ridiculed by others. What matters is that the Xue family outlasts the Jiaqi era. From now on, aunt, you'll listen to me."
Empress Dowager Xue's sickly and haggard face was filled with deep thought.
Yes, at this point, it is no longer useful to fight for the position of queen.
"Ning'er, whatever you want to do, your aunt will cooperate with you."
Xue Ning looked at Empress Dowager Xue, smiled faintly, and said leisurely, "There's something I need my aunt to do right now."
"What is it?"
"My aunt claimed she was ill and that none of the imperial physicians' prescriptions were effective. Only that foreign medical skill could make you feel better. She wanted to get Dr. Yuelin to visit you more often. She'd be useful to me, but due to my age, it's not convenient for me to call him directly, so I had to use my aunt's hand."
Empress Dowager Xue immediately understood what was going on and nodded in agreement.
At the end of March, it happened to be the Fengtian Festival. The people of Daye had a rare three-day holiday. Xiao Chenglan took Jiang Yingli back to the Prince Su's Mansion.
The carriage drove out of the main gate of the palace, passed through alleys, and finally stopped in front of Prince Su's Mansion.
Ever since Jiang Yingli moved out, this residence has become a forbidden area. Except for the servants who come in and out for daily cleaning and the painters who take care of the flowers and plants in the house, no one else is allowed to approach.
The Prince Su's Mansion is still the same as before, the only difference is that it is much colder.
After the carriage stopped, Lian Qiao, Qiu Xia, and Eunuch Fu and his group got off from the back and came forward to help Xiao Chenglan and Jiang Yingli get off the carriage.
Jiang Yingli couldn't sleep the whole night because she was thinking about going back to Prince Su's Mansion. She was so excited that she rolled around on Xiao Chenglan. Xiao Chenglan held her back and she exhausted a lot of energy before she fell asleep.
Xiao Chenglan got off the carriage first, stood still, and then turned around to hug Jiang Yingli.
After she was carried down, as soon as her feet touched the ground, she couldn't wait to run back to the mansion.
Xiao Chenglan and his group followed her at a leisurely pace.
Jiang Yingli first went to the two enclosed nurseries on the left and right. All the flowers were growing well, not a single one was missing, which showed that the gardener who took care of them was very attentive.
As soon as Qiuxia got off the carriage, she began to chatter to Lianqiao, telling her which way led to the study, which way led to the back garden, and which way led to the kitchen.
Lian Qiao was amazed: "As expected of the palace you've been talking about for so long, you've become more talkative now that you're back."
Qiuxia couldn't hide her excitement and took her arm: "Wait, I'll tell you something fun later."
Lian Qiao was very curious and wanted to go and see immediately. Qiuxia glanced at the emperor and his concubine who were holding hands in the distance, and after confirming that they did not need to be served, she pulled Lian Qiao to the back garden.
Qiuxia smiled as she recalled the past, pointing to the pavilion in the distance. "You don't know, His Majesty once wanted to feed the Empress some snacks, but because the Empress wasn't familiar with him, he would call me over every day, saying he didn't like snacks and asked me to take them down and share them with the gardener in the mansion."
Lian Qiao was immediately excited when she heard such an interesting thing: "Really? So Your Majesty used to be so reserved."
"Your Majesty was afraid of scaring the Empress, after all, she was just a little girl at the time. But I didn't understand your Majesty's intentions at the time. I thought your Majesty was competing with me, not liking snacks but asking the kitchen to prepare snacks every day."
Lian Qiao laughed heartily: "Why are you so clueless? Where's the Empress?"
"The queen is even more clueless. She said, 'Your prince is really wasteful. Fortunately, we are here, otherwise the snacks would have been thrown away.'"
Lian Qiao was so happy that she slapped her thigh with laughter.
"Later, His Majesty disliked more and more food. My wife and I would laze under the shade of the tree in the back garden every day, and we would gain weight every month..."
Lian Qiao loved listening to these trivial old stories. She had never worked in the Prince Su's Mansion before, so she didn't know what the emperor and the queen were like in the past.
Whenever she heard Qiuxia talk about it, she felt very warm.
The furnishings of Prince Su's Mansion have never changed. Although Jiang Yingli was just a concubine before, she has always lived in the main courtyard with Xiao Chenglan.
After lunch, Jiang Yingli wanted to take a nap as usual. The wicker rocking chair under the window frame, which could just accommodate two people, was still in its original position.
Jiang Yingli lay down on the chair with ease and stretched out her body. The rocking chair rocked slightly, making a slight sound.
She lay in the rocking chair and could see the bright spring scenery outside.
Thinking back to when she first entered the palace, she always missed Prince Su's Mansion, where all the memories of her and His Majesty from their acquaintance to their understanding and love were kept.
Now that she is really back, she feels relieved, but if she is asked to leave here immediately and return to the palace, she will no longer feel sad.
Because she doesn't have to rely on the memories of Prince Su's Mansion to lick her wounds. His Majesty always loves her as always, and she also loves His Majesty as always.
She will love His Majesty for the rest of her life, until death.
No matter where she is or what she encounters, she will no longer be timid or afraid.
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