Chapter 244
Concubine An An Yuesheng did not miss this good opportunity.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I came to the capital from the border and saw the prosperity of the capital. I am very satisfied. As for the official appointment, I am afraid that I am still a little incompetent for the time being. It is not too late to wait and learn for a while. It all depends on Your Majesty!"
The emperor was very satisfied with what Concubine An and An Yuesheng said.
The two of them knew the limits and knew how to advance and retreat. The emperor wanted to test Concubine An by asking this question, but Concubine An's answer was very pleasing to the emperor.
In fact, the emperor did not like Concubine An very much at the beginning.
The last time Qin Xixi entered the palace, Concubine An was still Concubine An, and he had said in front of Qin Xixi that he did not like Concubine An.
The emperor could not help but think of the incident that changed his opinion.
It was on the night when Qin Xixi came to the palace that the emperor had a rare dream.
You know, the emperor always had a good sleep and seldom had dreams, but this time, not only did he have a dream, he also dreamed of Qin Xixi.
Qin Xixi looked the same as she did during the day, but as soon as she started talking, the emperor felt something was wrong.
Xixi's speech was not so fluent, she was clearly babbling and it took a long time to understand a word.
This was not the strangest thing, the strangest thing was what Xixi said.
The emperor was shocked after hearing it.
In Qin Xixi's mouth, Concubine An was restless in the harem, looking for men outside, and even the child she gave birth to was not his!
The emperor was furious and could hardly believe it. He saw the concubine who was always competing for his favor, but was actually having an affair with another man behind his back. This was simply a great shame and humiliation.
Although he thought it was a bit strange to see Xiao Xixi in his dream, he thought about how the eldest princess had seen Xiao Xixi's spirit when she gave birth, so he began to believe the dream.
But he calmed down and thought carefully. Anpin had not done anything inappropriate. If he convicted Anpin because of a dream, it would probably chill people's hearts. And maybe this was not Xiao Xixi's dream, but a coincidence.
For various reasons, the emperor did not believe that Anpin had really cheated on him, but he still had some doubts in his heart.
Later, he heard rumors in the harem that a man from outside the palace was seen leaving Concubine An's palace. He immediately remembered Xixi's dream and was furious. He sent Concubine An to the cold palace to reflect on her actions. Then
again, why did the rumors spread in the harem by such a coincidence?
In fact, the little grandson of the emperor also contributed a little. When
he heard Xixi's thoughts that day, he couldn't help but feel that there was a grassland on his head.
As the emperor's grandson, Pei Xuanyi couldn't tell the emperor that he could hear little Xixi's thoughts, so he had to order people to spread rumors in the harem and tell the emperor about this matter in a vague way.
However, he did not expect that Xixi had already told the emperor in his dreams, so the whereabouts of Concubine An was so tragic that the emperor sent her to the cold palace before he even found out the truth. This was something Pei Xuanyi had not expected.
The matter was not over yet. What was even more coincidental was that an assassin had sneaked into the palace from somewhere.
Strangely enough, the assassin cleverly avoided all the guards and came to the emperor's bedroom specifically, and saw the opportunity to strike.
As a result, Concubine An, who came to plead for mercy, saw it and immediately rushed forward to save the emperor from this disaster.
The guards reacted immediately and came forward to capture the assassin. Concubine An's blood covered the emperor's body, and the emperor immediately summoned the imperial physician to treat her.
Fortunately, the wound was not fatal. After a period of treatment, Concubine An finally recovered.
The emperor either suspected that the assassin was arranged by Concubine An, or he wanted to create a sad drama so that the emperor would withdraw the punishment of Concubine An.
However, the people sent by the emperor did not find any evidence of collusion between Concubine An and the assassin.
Now the emperor wronged Concubine An, and she risked her life to protect the emperor from harm. Even if the emperor had a heart of stone, he couldn't help but soften his heart.
But this could not eliminate the emperor's doubts. So the emperor only favored Concubine An for one night after her injury recovered, and pardoned her from the cold palace, but did not restore Concubine An's original position.
At this point, Concubine An should have no chance of survival, but she was pregnant.
The emperor immediately thought of what Qin Xixi said in her dream, and he was furious again. He believed that Concubine An was pregnant with a bastard and wanted to abort the child of impure blood.
But Concubine An was very determined, and even knelt down with tears, begging the emperor to let the child go.
The emperor remembered that Concubine An had saved his life, but it was very difficult for him to accept that Concubine An would cheat on him, so he left angrily. Although he did not force Concubine An to drink the soup, he never came to her bedroom again during her pregnancy.
Because of the emperor's attitude, everyone in the harem was laughing at Concubine An.
As a result, Concubine An gave birth to the child smoothly without being framed by anyone.
Knowing that Concubine An had used some tricks to make the emperor believe that the child was indeed his, everyone in the harem was shocked and began to be jealous. Some even began to regret why they did not get rid of the child when he was still in her belly.
It is conceivable that the emperor felt very guilty after knowing this.
Concubine An just told the emperor very calmly that she had never let the emperor down, which made the emperor feel sorry for her.
So many things happened, Concubine An also suffered a lot of grievances, and gave birth to a little grandson. She finally got her reward after all the hard work. The emperor not only restored her position, but also promoted her to the position of concubine. He has been doting on her all these days, and even brought the An family brothers and sisters to the capital for her.
Originally, even if the An brothers and sisters came to the capital, they would not be able to see Concubine An very often, but the emperor still felt guilty about Concubine An, so there was such a special honor.
The emperor fulfilled Concubine An's wish and tried his best to be nice to her.
However, if Xiao Xixi was here, she would definitely laugh at the emperor loudly, because Concubine An's child was really not his, and he was still stupidly raising a child for someone else, haha!
A lot of things flashed through the emperor's mind, and finally he decided to wait and observe An Yuesheng for a while, and for Concubine An's sake, he would arrange a good official position for An Yuesheng. It was
not easy for the An brothers and sisters to talk about family affairs while he was here, and the emperor knew it himself.
Seeing that it was getting late, he stood up.
Concubine An originally wanted to keep the emperor sleeping with her, so she hurriedly acted coquettishly.
"Your Majesty, are you leaving so soon?"
The emperor nodded.
"I still have some government affairs to deal with. You stay here and let your brothers and sisters accompany you and chat with you."