Chapter 24: Palace News
Yuan Yao hated such a concubine, but Concubine Rong insisted on running into him.
[This woman is as vicious as a snake! ]
Yun Zhuan felt Yuan Yao's palms getting cold, and he must be angry. The Queen Mother would definitely fall for it, and the worst way would be to just confront her head-on:
"Your Highness, Concubine Rong must have meant it unintentionally. I am overthinking it. The Queen Mother likes quietness. Please, Your Highness, Princess and Concubine Rong, please consider the Queen Mother and stop arguing."
As he spoke, he rubbed Yuan Yao's palm with his little finger, telling her not to be impulsive.
The words were spoken quietly, but the Queen Mother had become very shrewd over the years, so of course she heard them. She admired Yun Zhuan's foresight.
He was sensible enough not to take advantage of the chaos to sow discord between his good granddaughter and his stepmother.
It was a rare opportunity for Yuan Yao to hear Yun Zhuan's soft and comforting voice, and for a moment the anger in his heart did not become so intense.
[Stop it, it’s all just a verbal dispute.]
Yun Zhuan smiled secretly in his heart. As expected, the easiest and most innocent person to appease is Princess Blue Lantern.
"Okay, Yaoyao, Rong Fei is your stepmother after all, you must not be disrespectful!" The Queen Mother said lightly, using both kindness and force, "Rong Fei, you have been sitting here for quite some time, and I won't invite you to have lunch, so just do what you need to do!"
Rong Fei knew that the Queen Mother was unhappy, so she stopped making trouble and said, "I'll take my leave."
Before leaving, he carried the empress dowager on his back and couldn't help but glare at Yun Zhuan.
Yun Ju'an didn't care. It was still unknown who would outlast whom!
This woman will die of her own fault sooner or later!
After Concubine Rong left, Yuan Yao began to perform.
The Queen Mother had a certain say in the harem. She disliked Concubine Rong, so she couldn't allow any barriers between her grandmother and Yun Zhen'an, otherwise it would easily lead to chaos.
"Grandmother, Jiaojiao also made a lucky charm for you!" Yuan Yao said with a smile, "Even my mother and I don't have one. She made it for you first! It took her several nights!"
The Queen Mother had seen everything in her daily life, and the thing she had the most was gold, silver, and jewelry. But at the same time, she also lacked others' care and concern.
Otherwise, Concubine Rong would not have been able to take advantage of this opportunity and smoothly sit on the throne of the concubine.
"It's just a golden bag. Present it to me and let me see it!" The Queen Mother appeared to be indifferent, but she felt a little bit of anticipation in her heart.
Yun Zhuan generously handed the things to Lan Yin's wooden tray with both hands.
The beautiful brocade is embroidered with a longevity pine tree and the Chinese character "Fu" embroidered in various fonts using gold and silver threads.
It is indeed exquisite, and you can tell at first glance that a lot of thought went into its design.
The amulet in the brocade bag was also obtained from Xishan Temple.
I just asked for this amulet casually, but I felt that the one from Xishan Temple was not very auspicious, so I decided to go to Daxiangguo Temple to ask for one for my grandfather and my family in the future.
The Queen Mother looked at the amulet and couldn't let it go. She heard that Xishan Temple was very popular, so her prejudice against Yun Zhuan'an faded a little.
On the contrary, it had a worse impact on Shen Jue, the young master of the Shen family.
When the Queen Mother was young, she had no intention of entering the palace. Instead, she had a friend and companion from her childhood. She thought that he would marry her, but without her knowledge, he married another woman.
Those vows seemed to have become a joke.
After entering the palace, fortunately the emperor was quite good to her, which satisfied his heart. The empress dowager also gradually fell in love with the late emperor, and thus the present empress dowager came into being.
Looking at the innocent and lovely Yun Zhuan, she seemed to see her younger self.
"That's enough, your kindness has been conveyed." The Queen Mother appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly she had a different opinion of Yun Zhuan.
A very sensible girl, she is careful, thoughtful and considerate in her work and polite and well-mannered in her behavior.
I used to think that most military families were rough, but now it seems that I was too one-sided.
The rumors in the capital city really need to be rectified!
In the end, as long as you don't commit a crime in front of her, there is room for negotiation on other matters.
After the order to expel them was issued, it was not appropriate for the two to stay here. It was afternoon, and Yun Yao had to go see her fourth brother and then pay respects to Emperor Yuan, so she could not stay with Yun Zhuan.
He then sent Yun Ju'an back to Youfenglaiyi and left.
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The spring sunshine has been bright these days, and Yun Zhuan felt that he was in good health recently, so he got up early and prepared to pay his respects to Empress Yuan.
As soon as she walked out of her palace, she smelled a strange fragrance, which made Yun Ju'an feel very confused.
The palace was a sensitive area, and even though she had not lived here for a long time, she could detect anything that was slightly wrong in an instant.
However, in this situation, even though she had doubts in her heart, she still asked Lu'e to wait alone at the gate of Guanju Palace. If she did not return after an hour, she would report to the Queen!
The source of the smell seems to be deep in the palace.
The house was covered with red bricks and yellow tiles. Yun Zhuan was walking quickly and there were no eunuchs sweeping the floor.
No one came to stop her.
It seemed that no one except her could smell it.
It was not until Yun Zhuan realized that he was about to enter the cold palace that he reacted.
How could she forget that this was in the palace, not at home?
If seen by someone with ulterior motives, they would inevitably criticize themselves or even say that the Marquis of Wu'an has no family education!
Besides, the Cold Palace has always been a place to imprison concubines who have suffered punishments.
These concubines are either dead or crazy. It is really not a good place to be.
When she arrived at this place, there was only a faint scent of orchids. The strange fragrance she smelled before seemed to be just to guide her.
Yun Zhuan pretended to be calm and stepped half way into the palace.
The name was written on the plaque - Wulian Hall. It was hard to tell whether it was good or bad. There were only some overgrown weeds inside, but there was a large courtyard with a grape trellis and vines entwined around it, like a platform.
There were unknown small wild flowers scattered everywhere, making it look like a secret place in the palace, making her feel she could relax a little.
There is also a swing, which looks a bit out of place in this quiet palace. Perhaps only little girls would like swings, right?
A gust of wind blew by, and the weeds and vines seemed to make a sound as if something else was colliding with each other.
Yun Zhuan felt a chill down his spine.
What on earth is this place?!
There's something weird everywhere!
Yun Zhuan walked slowly inside, but a dark shadow seemed to pass by behind him.
She turned around and saw nothing.
The bricks on the ground seemed to be quite old, covered with moss and dirt, and their order was disrupted by the scattered sunlight.
Yun Zhuan was frantically thinking in his mind whether he had ever been to this place in his previous life.
Where exactly is this place?
"Meow~~" A delicate, soft and cute cat's meow brought Yun Ju'an back to his senses from his deep thoughts!
Is it a cat?
Woohoo, this world is rotten, why don't you add more collections? Why not just kill me?
(End of this chapter)