Chapter 25: I am suffering from lovesickness
The fact that Concubine Wen was favored caused an uproar in the harem.
Your Majesty is a wise and benevolent ruler. He has always been indifferent to the matter of visiting concubines. Even a favored concubine like Concubine Jiang has never been in bed with him for six or seven days in a row.
At the morning meeting, the Queen was saying those old-fashioned polite words, and everyone's eyes were like knives, stabbing at Wen Yao.
Wen Yao maintained her usual indifferent expression and looked at the Queen, as if she was listening to instructions, not paying any attention to what they said.
Queen Shen said she was tired. While she was drinking tea, Concubine Xue Shu spoke softly, "Hey, why don't you see Concubine Jiang today? Are you sick again?"
No one paid much attention to this. Miao Zhaoyi and others knew the Empress's character. If she didn't want to come, then she didn't have to come. It was no big deal. Those who were hostile to Concubine Jiang were busy being jealous of Concubine Wen and didn't care.
Only Jiang Wanqing looked at the Queen.
Queen Shen put down the teacup, her face cold and unhappy: "Well, you're sick again."
Concubine Xue Shu smiled and looked at Jiang Wanqing: "Your sister must have been weak at home. She has been sick every now and then since she entered the palace, which makes me worried."
Jiang Wanqing looked bewildered. "No, my sister is very healthy at home. She was even punished by mother for climbing over the wall to the kitchen to eat cakes late at night."
Concubine Jin was tired of glaring at Concubine Wen, and just happened to hear this, so she sneered and continued, "Your sister is not really sick at all, she is just relying on the emperor's favor and is so bold as to disrespect the Empress."
"Sister, sister would never be like this..."
Jiang Wanqing looked incredulous and begged Queen Shen, who was sitting on the Phoenix Chair, "Otherwise, Queen, please send the imperial physician to take a look. Maybe my sister is really seriously ill. I am very worried."
Concubine Qian pursed her lips and smiled: "This Concubine Jiang is a little unclear about her sister's character."
"That's enough." Queen Shen frowned, "I can't control her, so you should stay away from her. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, even if I want to make the decision for you, I can't go against the will of the emperor."
Concubine Xue Shu responded "yes" first, and everyone followed suit. Feng Yiyue was indignant and wanted to refute the Queen, but Miao Zhaoyi glared at her and she turned her face away angrily.
Jiang Wanqing tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand, her eyes full of resentment.
Why, when she was demoted by His Majesty last time and felt ashamed and claimed to be sick and didn't want to come to the morning meeting, the Queen sent the imperial physician to expose her, but when it was her sister's turn, the Queen didn't care?
"Your Majesty the Queen..."
Jiang Wanqing was about to say more, but was interrupted by Queen Shen in a stern voice: "If you are worried that Concubine Jiang is seriously ill, just wait until the morning meeting is over and go to visit her yourself! Your sister is not so bad that she can't even hire an imperial physician, so you have to trouble me!"
Queen Shen is now extremely annoyed with Jiang Wanqing.
She originally thought that Jiang Wanqing had a chance of gaining favor, and wanted to win her over, but it turned out to be of no use. She was still obsessed with her sisterly relationship with Concubine Jiang, and every time someone said something bad about Concubine Jiang, she would always retort, "No way."
If you can't cook something, why bother feeding it?
Jiang Wanqing's face turned pale and red in an instant.
Concubine Jin looked at everyone's fun without distinction and laughed sarcastically.
Queen Shen immediately looked over coldly: "I have countless palace affairs to deal with every day, and you are all still worrying. Since you are idle every day, why can't you use your time to serve His Majesty? What's the point of fighting with each other!"
Everyone's faces immediately fell. They wanted to practice martial arts, but His Majesty would not come for them to serve!
Speaking of this, everyone thought of Wen Yao again and cast unfriendly glances at her again.
Queen Shen also looked over, her frown slightly relaxed, and her tone softened: "Among you, only Concubine Wen has a promising future. When she entered the palace, I thought she was too honest and could not please the emperor like Concubine Jiang. I didn't expect that she is the only one who makes me most pleased now."
Wen Yao quickly bowed her head and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, thank you for your compliment."
Queen Shen sighed again: "You are so polite and I am relieved to see you serve His Majesty for a long time, unlike Concubine Jiang... Well, let's not talk about it. You have His Majesty's heart, so you can try to persuade him."
Wen Yao's eyes moved, and she immediately agreed: "Don't worry, Madam, I understand, and I will advise Your Majesty to stay away from Madam Jiang tonight."
"Tonight?" Concubine Qian chuckled. "It seems that His Majesty has given Concubine Wen the OK. Let's not wait for the news of the Qianqing Palace's turn over tonight. Let's go to bed early."
After these words were spoken, Wen Yao felt that the gazes falling on her became sharper.
She did not take this group of ants seriously. Thinking of the fact that she had to go to the Qianqing Palace tonight to exchange poems with His Majesty, the corners of her lips could not help but rise.
After Wen Yao returned to Changle Palace, she first wrote a letter to her father. She had been doing this for the past few days. Her father had instructed her before entering the palace that she should write a letter home every day to report safety before meeting the Empress Dowager at the birthday banquet.
This letter was sent out by a traitor in the palace without Your Majesty's knowledge.
Wen Yao felt that her father's actions were unnecessary. His Majesty was gentle and kind, and it was impossible for him to do anything to her.
She even wanted to tell His Majesty about this matter. It was wrong for her father to place people in the palace. A woman should obey her father before marriage and her husband after marriage. A father is not more important than her husband.
But now they haven't really become husband and wife yet, so let's wait and see.
After finishing the letter, I flipped through some poetry books for a while. In the blink of an eye, the sun was setting and it was getting dark. It was time to turn over the cards again.
Wen Yao had already changed into a gorgeous dress, painted her eyebrows black, and put on red lipstick, waiting expectantly for the eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to come and announce the good news with a smiling face.
However, until the moon rose to the top of the sky and it became completely dark, it still did not come.
Wen Yao could no longer hold her temper and ordered the palace servants to go out and investigate.
Has Your Majesty been delayed by government affairs?
Then you should tell her...
The eunuch who went out to inquire about the news came back soon, with drooping eyebrows. He looked at Wen Yao and seemed to be unable to speak.
Wen Yao had already run out of patience, and said in a cold voice: "If you don't speak up, I will send you to the Ministry of Punishment and let you die under torture."
The eunuch just wanted his master to be prepared for bad news, but he never expected his master to say such cruel words. He was so scared that he immediately knelt on the ground and said with a sad face, "Your Majesty! I heard that after the morning court session, Your Majesty went to Zhaoyang Palace to visit Concubine Jiang who suddenly fell seriously ill. Until now, he has not returned to Qianqing Palace. Even the memorials were moved to Zhaoyang Palace by the eunuchs in front of the emperor to be approved!"
Bang!
It was the dull sound of a white jade cup with a warm luster being thrown onto the brocade carpet.
The eunuch secretly looked up and saw that Concubine Wen had a face full of hatred. She was staring at the direction of Zhaoyang Palace outside the window, and her clenched fists were shaking slightly.
At the same time, Zhaoyang Palace.
Pei Yan was flipping through memorials at a pearwood desk, while Jiang Shuyi was curled up beside him, resting her head on his legs, and playing with the dragon-patterned green jade pendant on his belt.
Pei Yan closed a memorial and put it on the right. Before taking down the next one, he touched Jiang Shuyi's head and sighed with a smile: "Is this the Concubine Jiang who is seriously ill and wants to see me for the last time?"
Jiang Shuyi snorted and laughed, rubbed his waist, and said softly, "I am seriously ill. I am suffering from lovesickness. Only Your Majesty can cure it. If Your Majesty hadn't come today, I would have really died."
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