Chapter 749: The Story of Rong Zhixiao
Rong Zhixiao's mother was brought in from outside the palace by the emperor and had no background.
In this harem full of wolves and tigers, if you have no background and are weak in character, there is only one outcome.
That means being bullied to the point of being completely beaten.
Even if you give birth to a dragon son, you can't escape the fate of being plotted against.
When Rong Zhixiao's mother gave birth to him, the emperor was seriously ill.
The late emperor’s most beloved concubine was Rong Zhihan’s mother.
She colluded with the people from the Imperial Observatory and said that Rong Zhixiao's birth was ominous.
The late emperor believed it. Perhaps people in high positions value their lives and will believe anything that may threaten their lives.
As a result, Rong Zhixiao and his mother were abandoned by the emperor and sent to the cold palace.
As a prince, Rong Zhixiao did not have a good life and basically survived by eating leftovers.
Later, the late emperor suddenly appointed Rong Zhixiao as the crown prince.
In fact, this was just a shield that the late emperor found to allow Rong Zhihan to ascend the throne smoothly.
At that time, Rong Zhixiao was only eleven or twelve years old and had never learned anything. He suddenly became the crown prince. One can imagine what his situation was like.
Although Rong Zhihan's mother understood the meaning, she still couldn't swallow the fact that someone else had taken her son's position as crown prince.
So they made things difficult for him in every way, and even worse, they instructed the palace maids and eunuchs to abuse and beat Rong Zhixiao severely.
At that time, no one extended a helping hand to Rong Zhixiao.
Rong Zhihan's mother felt that it was not enough, so one night, she brought Rong Zhixiao's mother to him and gave her some unknown medicine.
Rong Zhixiao had to watch helplessly as his mother peeled off his skin.
From then on, every time Rong Zhixiao fell asleep, he could hear Rong Zhihan's mother's wild laughter and his mother's screams.
Later, Rong Zhixiao ascended the throne by cruel means and did not give the emperor any chance to pass the throne to Rong Zhihan.
When Rong Zhixiao ascended the throne, he killed many people, from palace maids and eunuchs to princes and princesses, he spared no one.
Only Rong Zhihan was left.
However, every time when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he still couldn't fall asleep peacefully.
The plot also says that Rong Zhihan feels guilty about what his mother did to Rong Zhixiao, so he endures all the difficulties Rong Zhixiao makes.
There is no intention of competing for the throne.
Rong Zhixiao went too far. In order to vent his hatred, he disregarded the country and the people, so he had to seize the throne.
Tsk, that sounds quite high-sounding.
Perhaps Shen Hanqing had been thinking for a long time, Rong Zhixiao's voice softened, "Every day in court, it's just those trivial matters over and over again, nothing important."
There have been more and more things about Chen Hanqing recently, but Rong Zhixiao doesn't want to pay attention to them.
Shen Hanqing moved a bit and turned over, leaving a large space.
Rong Zhixiao lay down and tentatively put his hand around Chen Hanqing's waist.
Shen Hanqing didn't respond, so Rong Zhixiao moved closer to Shen Hanqing again and held her in his arms.
He didn't know why, but he was addicted to this feeling.
It was as if Shen Hanqing could bring him joy and satisfaction from the depths of his soul.
So, Rong Zhixiao really didn't go to court.
As the emperor did not attend court and stayed in Shen Hanqing's palace, all the concubines and ministers knew about it in just half a day.
Shen Hanqing really became a beauty who brings disaster.
The other concubines in the palace could no longer sit still.
All of them have been in the palace for three or two years, and it is a blessing for the emperor to come to the palace for a meal.
Even if they stayed overnight, it was not what they imagined.
There is no chance of you sleeping with the emperor in bed. You are either asked to play music all night or dance all night, which is simply torture.
But for the sake of face, he could only tell others that he had received favor for one night.
But it was not to the extent that the emperor could not attend the morning court.
No, I have to go and explore.
So the concubines from various palaces met outside Shen Hanqing's palace by chance.
At this time, Rong Zhixiao was asking the imperial physician to treat Shen Hanqing's body.
The reason was that Shen Hanqing was too thin, and it was uncomfortable to hug her because she was just bones.
The result of saying this was that he was thrown out by Shen Hanqing without any hesitation.
But Rong Zhixiao was very shameless and came back with a thick face.
However, the imperial physician was so afraid of Rong Zhixiao that his hands were shaking while taking his pulse.
The smile on Rong Zhixiao's face faded a little, "It seems that the staff of the Imperial Hospital should be replaced."
The imperial physician was so frightened that he fell to his knees, "Your Majesty, spare my life!"
Shen Hanqing said, “Let Su Qingcheng come over.”
After all, Su Qingcheng is the direct disciple of the King of Medicine.
Rong Zhixiao replied, "I heard that Prime Minister Su's daughter was attacked last night and was a little frightened."
333 quickly told Shen Hanqing that it was Rong Zhihan who did it.
He wanted to take Su Qingcheng back by force, but didn't want others to know, so he sent someone there at night.
After all, Su Qingcheng is the daughter of the Prime Minister. If she acts openly, the reputation of Prince Chen will be damaged.
Now Rong Zhihan's external reputation is much better than Rong Zhixiao's.
Shen Hanqing stretched out her hand, “Give me paper and pen.”
At Rong Zhixiao's instruction, the palace maid brought paper and pen.
Shen Hanqing picked up the pen and wrote out a prescription in a smooth and flowing manner, "Get the medicine according to this."
Rong Zhixiao reached out and picked up the prescription written by Shen Hanqing. Her handwriting was very sharp and powerful, which was very similar to her personality.
But, "My beloved concubine also knows medicine?"
Shen Hanqing replied indifferently: “A little bit.”
Rong Zhixiao gave the prescription to the imperial physician and asked him to leave.
Then Shen Hanqing told the palace maid that she could let those people outside the hall in.
It has to be dealt with, otherwise it will be too annoying.
After a while, the concubines came over in groups of three or four.
Because they happened to see the imperial physician leaving, their excuse for coming all became: they heard that Concubine Shen was unwell, so they came to see her.
Before Shen Hanqing could speak, Rong Zhixiao praised her, "You are truly kind-hearted. I wonder what gifts you brought for my beloved concubine?"
The few people who came empty-handed looked at each other.
Then someone quickly pulled a bracelet from his sleeve and said, "This is a small gift from me, Concubine Shen. I hope you won't dislike it."
Rong Zhixiao took a look and said in a long voice, "Although the quality is a little poor, it is still a thoughtful gesture."
"What are the others'?"
Rong Zhixiao didn't seem to have any intention of blaming anyone, but it made these concubines sweat profusely.
Some people even said that they were worried about Shen Hanqing and came in a hurry, so they forgot to bring gifts and made up for it later.
She knew very well that the emperor was extremely fond of Concubine Shen, so she was less likely to be blamed if she said this.
Rong Zhixiao said with great satisfaction, "That's thoughtful of you. Remember to make it up to me later."
From beginning to end, Shen Hanqing didn't say a word, and Rong Zhixiao had already asked for a circle of gifts.
These concubines saw Shen Hanqing, but because Rong Zhixiao was there, they didn't dare to say anything blatantly.
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