Chapter 179 Harem
Mei told Qin Boqing what happened in Xu's house. Because she didn't want to live in the Hou Mansion, she disobeyed Old Madam Xu, which led to the imperial decree of divorce. The imperial decree also came, changing her name and summoning her to the palace to accompany the queen during her confinement. She used to do business outside, but she didn't tell her family about it because she was afraid that her mother would be unhappy. Now she is honest about it. She has a restaurant, a music hall, and some other businesses started by Lu Xiangfeng. There is no problem in supporting herself, her son, and even her family. She only asks for one thing: leaving Xu's house may bring shame to her family, and they may look down on her or even laugh at her. She hopes that her family can understand.
Qin Boqing pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time. When he finally opened his mouth, the first thing he asked was: "Did you get the divorce letter?"
Meimei said: "No, Xu Hou has gone somewhere and is not at home."
Qin Boqing nodded: "Since you are determined to leave his family, you must really can't live anymore. There is nothing wrong with my sister, it's just that his family doesn't know how to cherish her. Wait for Xu Hou to come back, write a divorce letter, and your brother will come to take you home. You don't have to worry about your mother and the clan members. "
With the support of Qin Boqing, Meimei finally felt confident. It turned out that what was invincible in the world was not power, but family affection. With the support of her brother, she was determined to fight.
The next day, the palace guards came to take Meimei to the palace, and on the way they went to the Lin residence to pick up Lin Runan. Heng'er hadn't seen Lin Runan for two days, and he seemed very happy to see her. He kissed Lin Runan on the face twice. Lin Runan said:
"How did you teach your son to be so obedient?"
Meimei joked: "He only kisses me and those young and beautiful girls, he never kisses old women or men"
Lin Runan hit her, and Meimei said: "This is true, I just realized it too"
The two good friends, along with Cuisi who was holding Heng'er, were laughing so hard in the car.
The weather was fine and sunny. In the imperial garden, flowers were in full bloom, colorful and beautiful. The queen was finally moved. She asked Meimei and Lin Runan to help her get out of bed and dress up carefully. Meimei did not allow the maids to put blush on the queen's face. Cosmetics always contain some harmful substances. The queen is a woman in the puerperium and will come back to hold the prince. It is best not to use that. She went to the cupboard and picked out a pink satin jacket with soft and dense tassels to help the queen put it on. There was sunshine outside, and the satin naturally shone, which would add spring color to her face. The phoenix chariot had stopped outside, and they were going to take a walk in the garden to enjoy the flowers, the scenery and the sun. The maids did not dare to stop them because they heard from the miracle doctor that the wife of Weiyuan Hou's method was feasible. Occasionally getting out of bed to walk and bask in the sun would help the queen recover. However, they also took out warm hats and cloaks as if they were facing a great enemy and wrapped her tightly. Meimei shook her head when she saw it:
"Why are you still basking in the sun? There's not even a breath of wind today, and we're only in the Phoenix Chariot, so there's no need to wear so much."
When the concubines who had come to pay their respects heard that the empress was going to the garden to admire the flowers, they began to chatter and request to go along and serve her. The empress smiled and nodded in agreement. Meimei secretly admired the empress, wondering how broad her mind must be to accommodate so many beautiful girls.
The ones walking closer to the Empress's phoenix sedan were Concubine Xian and Concubine Li. Concubine Xian was still young, probably only twelve or thirteen years old, and still childish, but she acted very arrogantly and never looked down at her feet. Meimei was very afraid that she would accidentally step on air and fall. Concubine Li was the Empress's cousin and lived near Kunning Palace. After the Empress became pregnant, she was the one who slept with the Empress the most, because the Emperor was worried about the Empress, so he went to Kunning Palace to take care of her morning and evening. It was more convenient for her to live there.
But she had not yet conceived the dragon fetus. Instead, it was Concubine Meng, who lived far away, who diagnosed her with pregnancy two days ago. Meimei looked around but did not see Concubine Meng. It seemed that she did not come today.
The sun was warm and the Imperial Garden was filled with endless sunlight. Thousands of precious flowers competed with each other in splendor and were full of beauty. Meimei was dazzled and had a feast for the eyes. Some flowers were so beautiful that she had never seen them in her life. The Queen was sitting in the Phoenix Sedan, and even though she was separated by two layers of gauze, she was still pleasing to the eyes and was very happy. Some of the concubines could not help picking fresh flowers to wear in their hairpins. Under the sunlight, they looked delicate and beautiful, with a unique elegance.
After strolling in the Imperial Garden for half an hour, the maids asked the Queen to return to the palace. The concubines were still reluctant to leave, so the Queen smiled and said, "I am not feeling well yet, so I will go back first. If you want to play more, you can stay. This spring scenery is really beautiful."
"Queen, please walk slowly and accompany me to enjoy the spring scenery."
The emperor, accompanied by Ji Qing and other followers, came out from behind the fake rock mountain with a smile on his face. He was still wearing the dragon robe he wore to court, and it seemed that he had just returned from court.
In the blink of an eye, the concubines gathered around and knelt before the emperor to welcome him. The emperor said "stand up". The concubines stood up, looked up and talked to the emperor with a smile. In the sunlight, every woman's face was like a peach blossom, bright and beautiful, the spring scenery was boundless. The emperor looked at this one and that one, smiled and answered questions with the concubines, and the empress's phoenix sedan stopped quietly behind the concubines.
Meimei and Lin Runan were leaning on the phoenix chariot, one on each side. Meimei asked the queen, "Queen, do you feel hot?"
The Queen said: "The sun is very strong and it feels hot."
"Then take off your cloak."
The nanny next to her jumped out to stop her: "No..."
Meimei grabbed her shoulders from behind and used a fighting move to quickly and lightly turn her around and pull her back to her original position without letting her fall:
"It's none of your business. I'll take care of what happens to the Queen."
The emperor turned around and saw Meimei's actions. He pushed aside the concubines who were blocking his way and walked over:
"Qin Meimei, what are you doing?"
Meimei pretended to brush the dust off the maid's clothes and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't do anything. I was just talking to the maid."
The emperor pointed at her with a smile in his eyes, "Don't think my eyesight is bad. Who taught you to practice kick boxing? Xu Junying?"
Meimei was silent: Is Xu Junying so great? Maybe she is not even as good as her master.
"Your Majesty: Lord Xu did not teach me anything. I only learned two tricks from Lin Runan."
The emperor looked at Lin Runan, who lowered her head. The emperor snorted, "Just keep it a secret. The more I see you these days, the more I feel you are cunning. If I ask you about the crime of deceiving the emperor, you will cry foul. Forget it."
He pulled aside the veil of the Phoenix Chariot and saw the queen with a gentle and charming face, sitting on a brocade couch. He couldn't help but smile and climbed onto the Phoenix Chariot:
"I will sit with the Queen for a while. The sun is getting hotter and the canopy can't block it. Let's go back to the palace."
The phoenix chariot was pushed by four eunuchs, with palace maids walking on both sides and the concubines following behind. The phoenix chariot was covered with two layers of gauze, but one could still clearly see the two people sitting in each other's arms, sweetly and warmly. One could also vaguely hear the emperor and the empress whispering. Meimei and Lin Runan walked side by side, watching the concubines next to them staring at the phoenix chariot, some even stumbling as they walked. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly: The empress's life in the palace is not easy. How long can this seemingly glorious life last?
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