Chapter 407 She’s just a general’s wife, is it necessary for you to worry so much?
Chu Ruohan's expression did not change at all, she just gently put down the jade pendant in her hand.
"Madam!" Yuling said angrily, "This Yingyue is really not one to stay content! If we keep her in the mansion, she'll be a nuisance sooner or later! We'd better find a reason to get rid of her!"
Chu Ruohan raised her head, a faint smile appearing on her face.
"If she had always kept to herself, I would have been worried. Now that she has come out on her own, it's a good opportunity to see what the people behind her are planning to do."
She motioned Yuling to come closer, her voice soft but revealing an unquestionable firmness: "Let her deliver this letter."
"But ma'am—"
Chu Ruohan raised her hand to stop Yu Ling's words: "Let's see how Concubine Shu plans to use these two pawns to disturb the peace of the General's Mansion."
Her gaze fell on the night outside the window, her eyes sharp as a knife: "Sometimes, even if you know it's a trap, you have to jump into it actively to lure the snake out of its hole."
Although Yuling had some concerns, she trusted the lady's judgment and had to nod in agreement.
Chu Ruohan gently stroked her bulging belly, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes: "Shu Fei, Shu Fei, is this what the emperor wants, or do you have other thoughts?"
The next morning, the sky began to brighten.
Concubine Shu was leaning on the chaise longue, gently twisting a grape with her fingertips, while the palace maid beside her was carefully massaging her legs.
The emperor had just left and a faint smell of ambergris still lingered in the palace.
"Your Majesty, there is a letter for you." A young eunuch came in bowing, holding a letter in both hands.
Concubine Shu didn't even raise her eyelids, but just made a "hmm" sound through her nose.
The palace maid took the letter and presented it to Concubine Shu.
There was no signature on the envelope, only the four words "From Your Majesty" written in beautiful small characters.
Only then did Concubine Shu raise her eyebrows slightly, take the letter and open it.
At first, she looked calm, but there was a hint of impatience in her eyes.
However, as her eyes swept down word by word, her expression became increasingly gloomy, and the letter paper was wrinkled as she pinched it.
"How can this be!" Concubine Shu slammed the letter on the table, her chest heaving violently.
The teacup on the table was shaken and the tea almost spilled out.
"What a Chu Ruohan! What a wife of the general who defends the country!" She gritted her teeth, her voice tinged with ice.
"How dare she treat the person I rewarded like this so carelessly! She abandoned him in a remote courtyard and ignored him. Who is she slapping in the face?"
"You ungrateful thing!" Concubine Shu laughed in anger, and her face looked a little distorted.
In her opinion, Chu Ruohan was clearly challenging her authority and did not take her, the Concubine Shu, seriously.
The maid who was beating her legs was frightened and stopped, saying cautiously, "Your Majesty, please calm down. She's just a general's wife. Is it really necessary for you to worry so much?"
Concubine Shu snorted coldly, her eyes sinister: "What do you know? Gu Junze is a new noble, and he has a large army under his command. Our Pingnan Palace is no longer what it used to be..."
She sighed heavily, her tone filled with deep fatigue and resentment. "My family is said to be far away in the Southern Province, but my brothers are too useless. When my father passes away, whether I can still keep the title is still a matter of debate!"
"If not, why would father go to so much trouble to send me to this deep palace?"
"We have no roots in the capital, so naturally I have to work hard to win over some of the powerful officials in the court. But Gu Junze is a stubborn guy. I have tried to show my goodwill to him many times, but he just pretended not to see it."
"That's why I thought of sending two women over there. At least they can whisper in my ear and get some information."
She became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She picked up the letter again and said bitterly, "In the end, the person was sent in, but he couldn't even see Gu Junze!"
Seeing this, the palace maid quickly advised: "From what I can see, the Emperor is very fond of you, Your Majesty..."
"Favor?" Concubine Shu sneered, her laughter filled with irony and sadness, "That's just an appearance!"
She was even too embarrassed to tell anyone that although the emperor gave her the power to assist in managing the six palaces and stayed in her Fengluan Palace almost every night, he simply slept under the quilt and never touched her at all.
I don’t know if it’s because I stayed in the temple for too long that I became so indifferent.
Even...even the dragon body is not working well.
It's ridiculous that her father frequently sent letters from Nanzhou, urging her to firmly grasp the emperor's heart, give birth to the emperor's eldest son as soon as possible, and consolidate her position.
Giving birth to the eldest prince? How did she do it?
Concubine Shu took a deep breath, suppressed the humiliation and anger in her heart, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes.
"Madam Liu!" Concubine Shu called out sternly.
A plump, shrewd-looking old woman walked out of the inner hall quickly and bowed, "What are your wishes, Madam?"
This Madam Liu is Concubine Shu's confidante. She has been with her for many years and has always known how to guess her thoughts. She has also done many "decent" things for her.
Concubine Shu glanced at her coldly and said, "Leave the palace immediately and go to the general's residence."
"Give that general's wife a good lesson, let her understand what rules and etiquette are!"
"Tell her that the person I gave her as a reward is not for her to use as a decoration, nor is it for her to abuse at will!"
"Yes, your Majesty." Madam Liu lowered her eyelids and responded respectfully, but a hint of pride curved up at the corner of her mouth imperceptibly.
She knew that the Empress was going to teach that ignorant general's wife a lesson.
Concubine Shu looked at Madam Liu with a cold glint in her eyes: "She must know the consequences of disobeying me!"
Nanny Liu received the imperial edict from Concubine Shu, brought four strong and sturdy palace servants, and rode in the palace's specially authorized carriage to the General's Mansion.
The carriage stopped in front of the general's mansion. Without even waiting for the doorman to inform her, Nanny Liu walked into the mansion with her head held high, surrounded by eunuchs.
She acted as if she was the owner of this mansion.
"Where is Madam Gu? Her Majesty, the Concubine Shu, has shown her compassion and sent this old servant to visit Miss Yingyue and Miss Qinghe and to speak with Madam Gu."
The housekeeper rushed over upon hearing the news. Seeing this scene, he was startled, but he did not dare to neglect his words. He said respectfully, "Madam, please wait a moment. I will go and inform the Madam right away."
Chu Ruohan had already received the news and was sitting in the main hall at this moment.
Soon, Nanny Liu was brought in.
As soon as she entered the room, her eyes were like two awls, sizing up and down Chu Ruohan, as if she wanted to poke a hole into her.
Chu Ruohan was wearing a simple and elegant lake blue long dress today. Her hair was simply tied up in a bun and inserted with a jade hairpin.
Her belly is already bulging, her face is rosy, and she is well-nourished.
Nanny Liu sat down in the guest seat next to the main seat, picked up the tea served by the maid, and without even opening the lid, put it heavily on the table, making a harsh sound.
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