Chapter 3623 Finally fell out of favor?
"Your Highness,"
She looked at Zhu Chengxuan with a complicated expression, and after hesitating for a long time, she said, "Your Highness, please don't go."
Zhu Chengxuan was originally a little impulsive and wanted to go into the palace, but his wife stopped him. When he opened the door and a cool breeze blew in from outside, he calmed down a little. He stood at the door and stopped, holding the door frame with one hand.
But then, he looked down at Gu Qiqing in confusion.
Although he was a little impulsive just now, Gu Qiqing's action of stopping him was a bit strange.
With her personality, she should calm herself down and think long-term, instead of saying, "Don't go."
Thinking of this, Zhu Chengxuan showed a puzzled expression on his face. He looked down at Gu Qiqing and said, "Qiqing, why did you ask me not to go?"
Gu Qiqing glanced outside. Fortunately, no one was outside. The maids and attendants serving the two of them were also standing outside the gate. So she pulled Zhu Chengxuan back, closed the door again, and turned to look at him: "Your Highness, Your Highness should calm down and think about the meaning of the Royal Concubine's actions."
Zhu Chengxuan looked at her, then turned back to look at the potted plant.
Gu Qiqing said, "The Imperial Concubine has been with the Emperor the longest, and is the one who best understands his thoughts. Since she sent this, it means she has seen through the Emperor's thoughts. Since she has seen through them, then—given her character, shouldn't she be the first to advise the Emperor?"
Zhu Chengxuan's heart suddenly moved.
Gu Qiqing continued, "But she didn't."
“…”
"Instead of admonishing the Emperor, she sent this potted plant to Your Highness. So, what is her intention? Does Your Highness understand?"
Zhu Chengxuan frowned and thought for a while before saying, "She let me know all this, but she didn't want me to advise my father."
Gu Qiqing said: "Yes."
“…”
"If the first thing Her Majesty did was to persuade His Majesty and then sent this potted plant, then her intention was to hope that Your Highness would work with her to stop the Emperor. But she did not persuade His Majesty, and then sent this potted plant, also hoping that Your Highness would work with her, but not to persuade."
Zhu Chengxuan's brows furrowed even tighter.
He slowly walked back to the table, looking solemnly at the neatly trimmed potted plant. He slowly sat down on the edge of the table and said in a deep voice, "She knows what my father is thinking. She knows that my father is going to the war regardless of his health, and she has already made plans for the worst, but she didn't try to dissuade him..."
“…”
"Why didn't she persuade him?"
Gu Qiqing also slowly walked back to his side, thought for a while, and then said: "Maybe, he doesn't want to persuade him, or maybe he knows that it's useless to persuade him."
“…”
"Perhaps, only the Queen herself knows."
As everyone was in hesitation and anxiety, the sky gradually darkened. After the last ray of sunlight was taken away from outside the red wall, Delu also led people to light the lanterns under the eaves.
The lights soon illuminated the quiet courtyard of Yiku Palace.
Compared to the bustling crowds during the day, it seemed too quiet at this time. Not only had all the ladies left, but even the Emperor, who usually came here to spend the night, did not come tonight.
After lighting the lanterns, Aunt Tongyun came out of the house and said to Delu, "Go and have someone close the palace gate."
Delu looked back at her, then looked around the room.
There were still candles lit in the room, and the imperial concubine was used to going to bed so early.
He whispered, "Not waiting for the emperor?"
Aunt Tongyun said, "The Queen said that the Emperor will not come tonight."
"……oh."
Delu obediently led his men to close the gate of Yikun Palace. When he returned, he happened to see Aunt Tongyun and two young palace maids taking out the used basin and towel from the room. He walked over, gently pulled Aunt Tongyun's sleeve, and said, "What's going on, Your Majesty?"
Aunt Tongyun glanced at him, then looked back, then whispered, "I'm not angry."
De Lu said puzzledly: "Strange, he was fine two days ago."
Aunt Tongyun was also a little puzzled.
If the Emperor decided to send troops to the Kingdom of Dan, based on their understanding, shouldn't the Imperial Concubine be the first to object? But this time, she said nothing, simply sending a mysterious potted plant to the Crown Prince's residence. At the very least, this was merely a reflection of the Imperial Concubine's deep friendship with the Crown Prince. At the most serious level, it was a tacit exchange between the Imperial Concubine and the Crown Prince. They believed the Emperor would be able to see through it, and it was all a matter of seeing how he would react and how he would handle it.
Then, the emperor suddenly turned cold towards this side.
Normally, even if the emperor does not have time to spend the night here, he will come to visit at night. If he really cannot come, he will ask someone to send some things over, or the empress will send some things over.
What's going on this time?
In the harem, who the emperor favors and who he doesn't favor is naturally the focus of everyone's attention.
Although over the years, both the old palace elders and the new concubines have become accustomed to the fact that the imperial concubine is the only one favored by the emperor, and even after witnessing the imperial concubine and the emperor quarreling and ignoring each other several times, and then inexplicably reconciling, they have almost given up the desire to compete for favor. But after all, they are in the harem, and they cannot help but be sensitive to some things.
Therefore, at first, everyone did not care much about the fact that the imperial concubine's uncle was dealt with by His Majesty the Emperor and put on the shelf, but they talked about it while eating melon seeds after dinner.
Later they discovered that His Majesty the Emperor had not set foot in the Yiku Palace for several days.
Some people's minds began to become active.
But, after all, they have lived in the harem for so long, and they dare not act rashly. They are afraid that this time will be like every time before, and the two of them will make a fuss for two or three days, and before everyone can come to their senses, they will get together affectionately again, making other people's efforts in vain, and in the end they will get nothing.
So everyone still didn't dare to say or do anything, and just watched from afar.
But as the days passed, autumn came in a blink of an eye. During these days, Gu Tingqiu had been ordered by the emperor to recuperate at home and was not even allowed to step out of the door. His Majesty the Emperor also never set foot in the Yiku Palace again.
This time, everyone was not shocked, but a little scared.
The imperial concubine who has been favored for more than ten years has finally fallen out of favor?
Seeing that some concubines who were unwilling to be neglected began to make moves, Nan Yan was not in a hurry. She still sat in the Yiku Palace every day. When she had nothing to do, she even directed a few palace maids to take out the things in the warehouse to dry them and tidy them up.
Her actions are even more confusing.
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