Chapter 211 Mother and Daughter Conspiracy
In the imperial study, the emperor was leisurely holding up a smooth porcelain tea bowl with gold edges. In front of him, knelt a young eunuch who looked very ordinary.
"Did you miss anything in what you said?" The emperor's majestic voice sounded, and it was impossible to tell what emotion he expressed.
"In reply to the emperor, after receiving the reward, Concubine Yi did go to the laundry department and punished a palace maid."
The young eunuch repeated what he had just said, then lowered his head and waited for the emperor's instructions.
"Very good, keep watching."
After the emperor finished speaking, he signaled the eunuch to retreat. Then the emperor stood up and walked to a hidden corner. He pulled open the gauze curtain, and a portrait of a girl with a face similar to the third prince appeared before his eyes.
The girl's eyes were indifferent, as if she didn't care about anything in the world.
This is the portrait that the Emperor drew from memory when he first met Concubine Xian.
The emperor met the girl's indifferent eyes, and his thoughts seemed to travel through time and space as he looked into the eyes of the woman he loved most.
"Oh..." The emperor suddenly sighed and reached out his hand to touch the face of the girl in the portrait. However, he hesitated for a moment and finally did not put his hand on it.
Then he gently lowered the gauze curtain and muttered something.
As for the Queen, she got the news as soon as Su Xin was conferred the title.
These days she has been reading books, writing poems and painting. To outsiders, it seems as if the queen has really turned over a new leaf.
"She was promoted directly from a maid to a concubine. This face is indeed useful. However, the position of a concubine is not up to my requirements. Please continue to watch her."
The queen said this with a slightly sour tone, and ignored the palace maid who delivered the message. Instead, she turned her head and began to carefully copy the early spring scenery in front of her.
"Yes." The palace maid lowered her head and retreated quietly, as if she had never been there.
The palace hasn't seen the smile of a new person for many years. There are more than just the emperor and the empress who are paying attention to Su Xin's every move.
"In a few days, let Concubine Qi go and meet Concubine Yi."
This is the news coming from Concubine Hui's palace.
"She is just a concubine. She can't threaten me. Leave her alone for now. She is just lucky to have a pretty face."
This was Concubine Yu's signal to her servants.
As for Su Xin, after punishing Ruoyu, she couldn't wait to ask the emperor for permission to leave the palace.
The emperor agreed without hesitation, without even asking where she was going.
Su Xin was overjoyed. Although she and the emperor had not yet consummated their marriage, this level of favor already made her feel a little overwhelmed.
After leaving the palace, where else could Su Xin go? Of course, the Prime Minister's Mansion.
She came to thank Aunt Liu for helping her to settle the punishment from the nanny last time, but she did not see her adoptive father. After asking carefully, she found out that Su Yue was missing!
"Aunt, is Su Yue really missing?" Su Xin has been trying hard to hold back her smile since she got the news, but the corners of her mouth kept twitching intentionally or unintentionally. She really couldn't help feeling so happy.
So when she saw Aunt Liu and sent the servants away, she smiled broadly.
From the emperor appointing her as a concubine to Su Yue's disappearance, it seemed as if God had heard her complaints and began to satisfy her wishes.
"That's right. The Gu family was extremely anxious. General Gu took the Prime Minister away early in the morning, saying that he was going to search the mountain."
Aunt Liu took the exquisite little plate handed to her by Xiaoxue, which contained small pieces of cantaloupe that Xiaoxue had removed the seeds, peeled and peeled.
Cantaloupe is rarely seen in this season, but Aunt Liu's taste is getting more and more sophisticated, and she has been talking about wanting to eat cantaloupe for a long time.
This was sent by the Prime Minister from thousands of miles away, so it is really rare.
"Oh, it would be best if we could just follow a corpse." After Su Xin heard that Su Yue was missing, some people actually went to search the mountain to look for her.
Thinking of the Second Prince's cold expression when she was dying, she even hated the Second Prince himself.
If the Second Prince had been able to lend a hand and save me, I wouldn't have ended up serving an old man.
The second prince's mother seems to be Concubine Hui, right? When I gain power, Concubine Hui will not have an easy life except Su Yue.
Thinking of this, a calculating look flashed across Su Xin's eyes.
"By the way, aunt, I came here this time because I want you to do me a favor." At this time, Su Xin got to the point.
"Xin'er, no matter what it is, I will definitely help you as long as I can do it." Seeing Su Xin's serious expression, Aunt Liu also stopped smiling.
"Aunt, actually the emperor hasn't favored me yet." Su Xin looked into Aunt Liu's eyes seriously.
"What? You were made a concubine just because I didn't favor you?" Aunt Liu was stunned and exclaimed softly.
When Su Xin saw this reaction, a hint of pride flashed across her face.
"It is because of this face that my daughter has now been classified as a concubine. It is only a matter of time before she becomes a consort or queen.
But now I have a biggest problem. My aunt also knows that I was insulted by bad guys before and lost my innocence.
The day before yesterday, I used the excuse of feeling unwell, and the emperor actually didn't touch me. But I can't keep feeling unwell, what if the emperor notices me... So I want my aunt to think of a solution. ”
After Su Xin finished speaking in one breath, she looked at Aunt Liu nervously.
After all, the person who arranged for her to enter the palace has not appeared yet. Now the situation is critical, and she can only seek help from her aunt.
"This isn't difficult. I've seen women in brothels pretending to be virgins to cheat people out of money. I've never seen that method fail."
Aunt Liu ate the last piece of cantaloupe and rubbed her round belly with satisfaction. Her belly had grown so big that it looked like she was about to give birth any moment.
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