Chapter 68 Xue Ning's Dream
Fu Wanquan walked out of the hall and smiled gently at Su Qingrong.
"Jieyu, please get up quickly. His Majesty loves you so much that he has exempted you from the morning prayers for the next few days. You no longer need to go to Roufu Palace to be punished."
Su Qingrong's sadness was finally eased a little. It seemed that even though His Majesty was angry, he still cared about her.
But she pressed on, unwillingly: "What about Concubine Song and Concubine Zhao Chongyi? Has His Majesty said how to punish them?"
Fu Wanquan pouted, "Oh, my lady, please stop being so hard on yourself. Have you forgotten that His Majesty is still angry? He only gave a few instructions because he couldn't bear to see you suffer. How could he care less about others?"
Although Su Qingrong was unwilling, she had no choice but to give up after hearing what Fu Wanquan said. She murmured, "Your Majesty, are you still angry with me?"
Seeing this, Fu Wanquan whispered, "My lord, please forgive me for being so nosy. You have truly wronged His Majesty this time, which is why His Majesty has been feeling awkward for so long."
Upon hearing this, Su Qingrong hurriedly asked, "What does Eunuch Fu mean by this? What injustice?"
"You don't know, His Majesty also wanted you to take power in the palace, but the Empress Dowager said that this was inappropriate and recommended Concubine Song to His Majesty. The successive emperors of Daye have always adhered to the principles of benevolence and filial piety, so His Majesty naturally couldn't go against the Empress Dowager's wishes. His Majesty felt that he owed her and wanted to compensate her, but she was too busy getting angry. His Majesty is so sad and disappointed."
These words made Su Qingrong feel like she was struck by lightning.
Song Wanyan got the power of the palace because of the recommendation of the Empress Dowager?
Your Majesty originally wanted to choose her?
It’s actually like this!
No wonder His Majesty looked so lost that day. It turned out that she didn't understand his helplessness as a king.
Su Qingrong suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable and angry.
As expected, this alliance of aristocratic families, sharing honor and disgrace, is ridiculous. If you are not a family, there will always be dissenting intentions.
The Empress Dowager did this simply because she was afraid that if she ascended to the throne, the Su family would become stronger and suppress the Xue family.
She could have obtained the power of the palace, avoided being humiliated by Song Wanyan, and could have punished Jiang Yingli with good reason. But thanks to the Queen Mother, all of these were gone, and she had to endure humiliation!
This is simply outrageous!
At the mid-year palace banquet, she must explain to her father that the Xue family is too greedy and is not worthy of being the head of the aristocratic family. Why should the Su family continue to support the Xue family?
And Song Wanyan, she has already discovered the clues in her palace. Once she finds any evidence, she will make sure to humiliate her.
Something like an extramarital affair is enough to make a concubine fall from the top of the world and fall into eternal damnation.
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The Fen River flood issue had been dealt with in an orderly manner, and the court, which had been busy all the time, finally had a break. It was the end of July, and the mid-year palace banquet was held, and the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves together.
Song Wanyan was the busiest person at this palace banquet. After half a month, she finally arranged all the matters, big and small.
Ministers and their families have been preparing to enter the palace one after another.
At this moment, in Xue Mansion.
Under the eaves, the wind blew the curtains slightly, and in an elegant boudoir, sat a very beautiful woman.
The morning sun shines through the window onto the woman's fair face, making her feel extremely beautiful.
However, the woman's expression was no longer as calm as before, and her tightly furrowed brows showed that she was very worried at the moment.
Xue Ning walked to the window and looked at the elegant view outside the boudoir. She could still clearly recall the strange dream she had last night.
In her dream, it was a sunny day like this morning. She was invited by her aunt to attend a palace banquet with her father and mother.
According to her aunt's plan, she played a piece of music on the piano at the palace banquet, and was praised by His Majesty for her heavenly voice. Then, she was naturally invited into the palace with courtesy and became the imperial concubine, and she became the most popular person for a while.
After entering the palace, she maintained a dignified and generous image, never competing for favor, and only served as the emperor's confidant.
She offered advice and suggestions to His Majesty, and exchanged poems with him. They could discuss statecraft and the classics, as well as the mundane world.
She successfully became a pair of perfectly compatible soul mates with the emperor.
In order to become the queen, she poisoned everyone who might stand in her way and then put the blame on others.
One plot led to two deaths, yet no one could trace it back to her. From beginning to end, she was the dignified and graceful emperor's confidant.
Song Wanyan, Chen Zhuxin, Liu Qingqing, Su Qingrong, Xu Nianya... all of them were eliminated by her, and she reached the position of Imperial Noble Consort.
She thought that the blood of these people would welcome her to the throne, but she didn't expect that in the end, His Majesty would end her life with his own hands.
The emperor who had treated him gently seemed to have suddenly become a different person. He mercilessly stabbed her chest with a knife, twisted it cruelly, and watched her bleed coldly.
She did not die, so she was locked up in a dark place, where she was cut with a blunt knife and suffered all kinds of torture every day. When she was no longer in human form, His Majesty appeared again.
He looked at her as if she were a dead person.
Before she died, she seemed to hear him say something to her.
Such a heart-wrenching death made her heartbroken even in her dream, so much so that she could not hear clearly what those words were.
Now, she woke up, but the pain of having her flesh cut by a blunt knife and being tortured seemed to have not yet disappeared.
This dream was so real that it made her feel as if she had actually experienced three years.
Under the eaves, a group of maids walked by, carrying exquisite and gorgeous clothes, making neat and dull footsteps.
Xue Ning came back to her senses when she heard the footsteps. She quickly retreated back into the house, took out some red makeup powder from the dressing table, and put some on her face.
"Miss Third, the servants will help you wash and dress."
Xue Ning walked to the door and whispered, "Go to the main courtyard and tell my mother that I can't enter the palace today."
The maids waiting outside the door looked at each other, feeling a little panicked.
In order for the Third Young Lady to shine at the palace banquet today, they have been making careful preparations since His Majesty ascended the throne.
I bathe the young lady with goat's milk every day and prepare her food carefully, all for this day.
But why did the lady suddenly stop going...
"Young lady, are you saying this because you haven't had enough rest? I will inform the mistress that you can enter the palace later."
Xue Ning knew their worries, so he opened the door considerately and showed them his red-spotted face.
"I woke up this morning with a rash and cannot enter the palace. Please report this to the master and his wife truthfully."
The maids outside the door all turned pale, and the clothes and accessories they were holding fell to the ground. Some of them even fell to their knees when their legs went weak.
Xue Ning looked at them calmly and said gently, "Go and answer them."
The maids all retreated with pale faces.
Xue Ning stood at the door, looking at the scenery in the courtyard, and his mood finally calmed down a little.
She didn't want to enter the palace today no matter what.
What was going on with that strange dream? Why did the emperor in the dream turn against me?
Is it because he is afraid of the Xue family, or something else?
If she had followed the path in her dream, would her ending really be like that?
Xue Ning forced herself to stop thinking about it. She stroked her face. The most urgent thing was to find some longan to which she was allergic and eat it, so that people wouldn't notice anything on her face painted with makeup powder.
As for entering the palace, she should reconsider it carefully.
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