Chapter 208 Is Your Sister Busy?
Xuanyuan Jing looked at the determination in her eyes. After being married for so long, he already knew her personality.
"Then I'll listen to you. Let's gather in Yongcheng. I'll let Wen Ying escort you."
Naturally, Yao brought Liu Yue with him on this trip. Liu Yue's figure was similar to Zhuang Linan's, so perhaps that identity could be useful this time, but he would definitely be worried if Wen Ying was not brought along.
"good."
In the palace.
A side hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
After meeting the Fifth Prince and Lord Zhou, Concubine Zhou's attitude towards the Emperor became a little softer, and she personally made tea for the Emperor.
"Your Majesty, please try the tea I brewed."
A hint of surprise flashed in Emperor Xuanyuan's eyes, and then he picked up the teacup.
"After all these years, my beloved still remembers the temperature of my tea. It turns out that you still care about me."
After hearing this, Concubine Zhou smiled and spoke.
"As a concubine, I am naturally thinking about the emperor."
"Today, I have something to ask of the Emperor."
It is rare that Concubine Zhou is willing to make a request to him, Emperor Xuanyuan said with a smile.
"Just tell me what you want, my beloved concubine."
Concubine Zhou continued to smile gently.
"I've been looking around these days, and I've found that no concubine has moved into the Wangyou Palace next to the Jingsi Palace. I wonder if the Emperor would grant me the right to live there. After all, the Jingsi Palace won't be built in a short time."
It was rare for her to be so kind to him, but she was actually moving away. Emperor Xuanyuan felt that the tea in his hand didn't taste good anymore, so he put down the cup.
"But is there anything you're not used to in the Yangxin Palace?"
"Or are these servants not serving well?"
After hearing this, Concubine Zhou shook her head slightly.
"Neither. Your Majesty's Palace of Tranquil Longevity is very good, and the servants in the palace are even more considerate and caring. It's just that I'm used to a quiet place. Moreover, the Palace of Tranquil Longevity is where the Majesty lives. If I continue to live here, I'm afraid it will only attract gossip."
After hearing this, Emperor Xuanyuan frowned slightly, feeling mixed emotions.
Ever since that incident, Concubine Zhou has become indifferent and doesn't like the intrigues in the palace. He has also heard a little about her hard life in Jingsi Palace over the years.
Sighed.
"well."
"My beloved, after all these years, are you still unwilling to forgive me?"
This is the emperor. No matter how reckless she is, she knows she cannot afford to offend him. Concubine Zhou hurriedly stood up and bowed.
"I dare not."
Then he looked up.
"Your Majesty, you have said that so many years have passed. I have forgotten about that matter over the years. Your Majesty, please forget it too."
Emperor Xuanyuan spoke in confusion after hearing this.
"Since you have already forgotten, why do you..."
"Get up first and sit down to talk."
Concubine Zhou sat down.
"Your Majesty, I have been hiding in Jingsi Palace all these years because I know my own personality very well. I am really not suitable for it..."
"Your Majesty, please treat me as a concubine who loves you. I don't want to cause trouble for you, let alone for the Fifth Prince. Over the years, even as your concubine, I haven't served you well."
"As a mother, I am really bad."
"It was only during the time I left Jingsi Palace that I learned that the Fifth Prince suffered several injustices in the palace when he was young, and it was all thanks to the Empress that she cared for him. Although the Empress is the mother of all the princes and princesses, she also had the Crown Prince to take care of. The Empress was able to spare her time to take care of the Fifth Prince, but I, his biological mother, only knew how to hide away..."
Emperor Xuanyuan interrupted her.
"Since you feel you owe the Fifth Prince, why don't you make it up to him?"
"Prince Xuanyuan can come to the palace every day to pay his respects to his mother. You and your son will have plenty of time to cultivate your relationship. As for the Fifth Prince being recognized under the Queen's name, if you don't want me to, I can speak to the Queen."
After hearing this, Concubine Zhou spoke quickly.
"Your Majesty, please don't!"
He smiled bitterly.
"Your Majesty, the reason Jingsi Palace caught fire this time was because someone wanted to use me, your concubine, as an initial consonant to deal with the Fifth Prince. Given my personality, Your Majesty, do you think I am a good mother?"
"I'm afraid it will only cause trouble for the Fifth Prince! As a mother, I failed to raise him well. He has suffered a lot over the years. Now I must not cause him any more trouble."
When the fire broke out in Jingsi Palace, if the Fifth Prince had not woken up, Concubine Zhou would have died in the fire. His eyes fell on Concubine Zhou's face. Her personality was indeed not suitable for competing for favor in the harem, but he also didn't want her to live alone in the cold palace.
"As for the Jingsi Palace incident, Yao has been demoted. I will also send more people to protect you from now on."
After hearing this, Concubine Zhou reached out and held the emperor's hand.
"As long as the emperor cares about me, it seems that I am not completely useless."
"But I don't want to cause trouble to Your Majesty, so please grant my wish."
Looking at her determined eyes, Emperor Xuanyuan nodded.
"Well, let's put it this way. Mid-Autumn Festival is in two days, and the Fifth Prince's injury should be enough for him to attend the banquet. You can wait until Mid-Autumn Festival is over before moving into Wangyou Palace. I will have Wangyou Palace cleaned out and the necessary furnishings added. I won't stop you if you want some peace and quiet, but your life cannot be as hard as before."
After hearing this, Concubine Zhou smiled helplessly.
"As expected, the Emperor and the Empress are worthy of being a couple. They are saying the same thing."
"When you spoke to the Queen yesterday, she also warned me not to make myself suffer."
In this harem, Concubine Zhou was probably the only one who spoke sincerely about the Queen's virtue in front of her. She was also the only one who was not jealous and would not speak in a double-faced manner. She reached out and patted Concubine Zhou's hand.
"In this harem, you are the only one with a simple personality."
"These past few days, I came to see you after leaving court, and I actually felt that life was simple."
Fengyi Palace.
Side hall.
Xiao Fushu changed the medicine for the fifth prince and couldn't help complaining.
"Your Highness is truly a fool. Even though he was seriously injured, he didn't even send anyone to tell me. Instead, he made me find out from others."
The fifth prince reached out and took her hand, asking her to sit next to him.
"Isn't this because I'm afraid you'll worry?"
"And as you can see, my injuries are almost healed."
Xiao Fushu looked up at him.
"Your Highness, even if we are just a couple who respect each other in the future, I hope that Your Highness can tell me when there is something wrong."
The fifth prince looked at Xiao Fushu.
"Okay, this prince understands."
"I heard that the Queen Mother asked you to enter the palace with Aunt An Ning today."
Xiao Fushu nodded.
"Yes, Princess An Ning is talking to the Queen right now."
The fifth prince heard what seemed to be an unintentional opening.
"In the past, Mother always liked to invite Aunt Huang to the palace for tea and conversation. Why has she changed her mind and invited Aunt An Ning instead? Is your sister very busy lately?"
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