Chapter 2096 Why did the emperor behave out of character?
He frowned and shouted again: "Someone come! Someone come!"
The entire Chengqian Palace was so silent that there was no sound of human voice.
Zhu Chengxuan was stunned for a long time before he suddenly remembered that his father had sealed off the entire Chengqian Palace, and even Xinping had been sent to Yiku Palace.
The palace gate is locked and now there is no one guarding it.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt cold all over, as if something was taken away from him, and he leaned against the window frame.
At this moment, Yun Jian, the young palace maid who served him, ran over from the other side of the room and asked softly, "What does Your Highness want?"
“…”
Zhu Chengxuan looked up at her with empty eyes.
Yun Jian couldn't help but worry.
Ever since the Queen ordered him to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors, the Prince of Wei has been very quiet. After the Emperor ordered the closure of Chengqian Palace, he no longer allowed them to serve him personally and locked himself in the room for several days at a time.
This situation is worrying.
She took a step forward and asked softly, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
Zhu Chengxuan was stunned for a long time before he asked in a voice so calm that it lacked even a trace of emotion, "What's going on outside?"
"……ah?"
"How's Qiqing?"
“…”
Yun Jian looked at him in embarrassment and said softly, "Your Highness, I don't know either."
“…”
"The Emperor has ordered the Chengqian Palace to be sealed off. We servants and I are not allowed to leave. No news from outside can get in."
Hearing her say this, Zhu Chengxuan suddenly smiled.
Said: "Yeah, how could I forget."
“…”
"You're all locked up like me, so why would I even think of asking you?"
"Your Highness."
"Okay, go down."
"Your Highness, what do you want me to do?"
"No need for anything, just go down."
"……yes."
Yun Jian could only retreat cautiously.
After she left, Zhu Chengxuan leaned against the window and looked at the scorching scene outside. That heat seemed to burn in his heart as well.
His appearance remained calm.
But inside, I feel a faint heat and boiling.
Qiqing... Qiqing... What happened to you? Will we really never see each other again in the future? Will you and I really not be able to...
No, I can't, I can't...
In such a quiet Chengqian Palace, some things began to grow faintly in Zhu Chengxuan's heart.
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On the other side, in Chonghua Palace, the atmosphere was not only tense, but also a hint of anger was spreading in the air.
When Concubine Chen Lianxiang came in, she saw Wu Wan's angry face.
Because of what happened before, concubines from all the palaces came to visit her in the past two days.
Some came to comfort her, but some were not so "kind-hearted", especially Li Pan'er and the others. They came to visit her in name, but their words were full of sarcasm towards her, which made her so angry that she was fuming.
At this time, he grabbed the teacup beside him and threw it hard to the ground.
With a "clang", the harsh sound echoed in Chonghua Palace.
The palace maid Qiao Yun He Xiang hurried forward to clean up, but Chen Lian Xiang took a step forward and just waved her hand, asking the two of them to go down first.
Seeing this, the two men had no choice but to retreat.
And closed the door.
Wu Wan raised her head, glared at her, and said, "Concubine Shen, you, you still know how to come?"
Chen Lianxiang stepped forward and kowtowed to her: "Empress Hui."
"snort!"
"Why is the Queen so angry? Is it because of the Gao family?"
“…”
When talking about Gao Yurong, Wu Wan's face showed anger and a little regret - not because of her as a person, but because she had always been by her side, and now suddenly such a person was gone, it was indeed like losing an arm.
Besides, Gao Yurong's rank is concubine, and she is more capable than Xu Jieyu and others.
Now Gao Yurong has been sacrificed by her, but the emperor has not sentenced her to death. Although she can threaten her with the lives of all the old and young members of the Gao family to make her shut up, the longer the night, the more trouble she will have.
She urged Zhu Feng countless times, hoping that he would kill Gao Yurong as soon as possible.
But for some reason, the emperor, who usually killed people without mercy, did not take any action this time. He just said that it was not the right time yet and that the execution would take place in the autumn.
This point has always been like a thorn in her heart.
But now, the people around her only know how to flatter and praise her. They can't even think of any practical solutions. They are all useless.
And this Chen Lianxiang——
She looked up at the other person coldly, snorted and said, "I just thought that Concubine Shen would not come to my Chonghua Palace."
Chen Lianxiang stepped forward and said softly, "Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand."
“…”
"This time, it was the Empress who chose me to enter the palace. For the sake of face, I still have to do it for the Empress."
“…”
"In recent days, people have been coming and going in Your Majesty's Chonghua Palace. If I come here and word gets to the Empress, I'm afraid she'll become suspicious of me. This is for the long-term benefit of both Your Majesty and me. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
"snort!"
Wu Wan said nothing more, but she was still angry.
The empress helps the emperor choose concubines. Although this is to enrich the emperor's harem and continue his lineage, she must still make some selections behind the scenes. She will naturally not choose those who are not favorable to her into the palace. Those who can enter the harem are either those who have close ties with their Xu family, or the daughters of officials who are completely neutral in the court, so that at least they will not have an impact on her.
Chen Lianxiang is one of them.
However, no matter how powerful the queen was, she didn't know that Chen Lianxiang's family had already established contact with the Duke in secret.
Therefore, this time, Chen Lianxiang was able to pass the selection of concubines to enter the palace and was successfully canonized as a concubine, all thanks to the secret support of the people left in the court by the Duke, and even the Queen did not notice it; but her actions in the palace were still very cautious.
Chen Lianxiang came forward and calmly picked up a few large pieces of debris on the ground and placed them on the table. Then she walked to Wu Wan's side and said softly, "Is your Majesty still unhappy about Gao's matter?"
Wu Wan gritted her teeth and said, "Why did the emperor go against his usual behavior and not execute her?"
“…”
"Is there anything else we should stay for?"
Chen Lianxiang thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, before I entered the palace, I heard that the Emperor is decisive and will never reduce the punishment of anyone who can be executed."
"Of course!"
“…”
"The Emperor has always been like this!"
"But after entering the palace, I heard some people say that since someone came to the emperor's side, the emperor has not been so harsh in his punishments... Who is it?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Wan's heart skipped a beat.
Her face suddenly darkened, her eyes were filled with viciousness, and she said coldly: "I know who is behind this."
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