Late at night, while Xuan Ling carried Sheng Xiyan quietly back to the Yangxin Palace, the other two palaces in the imperial palace were shrouded in tension and anxiety.
Concubine Jia paced back and forth in the Kun Palace, and the silk handkerchief in her hand was wrinkled.
He looked towards the palace gate from time to time, anxiously waiting for news from Su Yu.
"My Lady, Master Su hasn't sent back a message yet."
Concubine Jia frowned and murmured in a low voice:
"If this useless little brother can't even steal a prescription, what else can I expect from him?"
She was very nervous. If Su Yu failed, not only would her plan fail, but she might also be implicated.
At the same time, in Jingren Palace,
Queen Duan did not sleep all night, and the white jade Buddhist beads in her hand were almost broken by her grasp.
Qingdai hurried in and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the place where the Sheng family lived in Hanyu Temple has been burned to ruins."
Empress Duan suddenly looked up, a glimmer of anticipation in her eyes: "Is she dead?"
Qing Dai shook her head. "The rocket was launched by the strong wind. Originally, the Sheng family was doomed. But unexpectedly, the fire was extinguished."
Empress Duan's expression suddenly changed, and the Buddhist beads in her hand fell to the ground with a "clack". "So she's not dead?"
Qingdai hesitated for a moment, then added, "Also... the emperor went to Hanyu Temple last night."
Empress Duan was struck by lightning, her face instantly pale: "Did the emperor save her? Is the emperor injured? Has he returned to the palace?"
Qing Dai quickly supported her: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Emperor is fine, and... he has returned to the palace in the middle of the night, and... he has brought Sheng back with him."
Empress Duan fell down on the Fengluan couch and said with a wry smile:
"I guessed that the emperor brought her back."
She covered her chest, as if her heart was torn apart, and began to cough violently.
Qingdai quickly handed over hot tea:
"Don't worry, Madam. The person who fired the rocket last night has already left the capital overnight. There won't be any trace of him."
Queen Duan took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in her heart:
"The Empress Dowager must intervene regarding Sheng's return to the palace. I shouldn't anger the Emperor at this critical moment.
Help me change my clothes and ask the four concubines to go to the Cining Palace together."
Qingdai nodded: "Yes, my lady."
The morning sun shines through the window lattice into the Yangxin Palace.
Xuan Ling hugged Sheng Xiyan and rested until noon, when he got up and went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to handle government affairs.
Jiang Jiang took a small ball of fox fur and gently brushed it against Sheng Xiyan's nose.
Sheng Xiyan was awakened by the tickling. She smiled and hugged the little boy, kissing his little face.
"Baby, do you miss your mother?"
Jiang Jiang chuckled: "I thought so! Father really didn't lie to me, mother really has returned to the palace!"
The mother and son were playing when Aunt Mingyue came in:
"Madam, the servants will serve you after you wash and change your clothes, and then have dinner. The emperor has instructed that if you wake up and are hungry, you can eat first."
Sheng Xiyan touched her stomach and said with a smile, "I'm really hungry. Let's have some bird's nest porridge first."
As soon as Aunt Mingyue turned around, she saw the Empress Dowager, the Queen and others appear in a menacing manner.
She quickly ordered a palace maid:
"Go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to find the Emperor, quickly!"
As soon as the Empress Dowager entered the room, she asked sternly:
"Sheng, you are so bold! The deposed concubine returned to the palace without permission. This is a serious crime!"
Concubine De quickly advised, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, please calm down. This must be a misunderstanding."
Sheng Xiyan said calmly, "It was the Emperor who brought me back last night. If the Empress Dowager has any questions, please ask the Emperor."
The Queen Mother was furious: "How dare you talk back!"
Concubine Liang sneered: "You are a troublemaker, why can't the Queen Mother punish you?"
The Queen Mother sternly said, "Teach this evildoer a lesson for me!"
Several palace maids stepped forward and overwhelmed Sheng Xiyan.
Suddenly, Hong Hou's voice was heard from outside the hall, "Stop!"
Xuan Ling came in like lightning, kicked the palace maid away, helped Sheng Xiyan up, and said coldly:
"Mother, I brought her back to the palace last night."
Empress Duan and the four concubines knelt down to advise:
"Your Majesty, there is no precedent for a deposed concubine to return to the palace after leaving it. If this matter gets out, it will damage your reputation. Please think twice."
The Empress Dowager said in a deep voice: "Emperor, this is absolutely unacceptable!"
Xuan Ling helped Sheng Xiyan sit on the soft chair, his eyes were majestic and unyielding:
"Sheng Xiyan was praised by the people for saving the people affected by the disaster at Hanyu Temple. This is one of the reasons.
Secondly, she is already pregnant with the royal heir. Does the Queen Mother say she is qualified to return to the palace?
Everyone was shocked!
The Empress Dowager questioned: "Sheng is indeed pregnant with the dragon fetus, the royal bloodline must not be mixed."
Empress Duan said, "Your Majesty, why don't you let a few imperial physicians come and diagnose the condition so that you can feel at ease?"
Xuan Ling patted Sheng Xiyan's hand and said, Yanyan, you must not return to the palace in a disgraceful state. Let our prince be the auspicious reason.
"Come here, summon Judge Wu, Judge Zhang, and Judge Liu."
Sheng Xiyan touched her belly and suddenly remembered that she had not told Xuan Ling that she was pregnant with three babies. She turned around and grabbed the emperor's ear.
"Xuan Lang, I have something to tell you."
Xuan Ling said, "I'll tell you later."
"No, tell me now."
Xuan Ling stood up and led her to the inner hall.
Concubine Liang looked at Concubine Jia, who seemed to have lost her soul. She smiled and said, "Aunt, what does Sheng's behavior resemble?"
Don’t you just want to say - there is no doubt that she is a demon concubine?
The empress dowager swept her eyes over the emperor's figure. She had been raising Emperor Xuanwu since he was five years old and thought she understood him well, but she never expected that the dignified and cold emperor would be so intimate with a woman.
A person suddenly appeared in her mind. There was once a man who cared for her like this, but the time they spent together was too short.
Late Emperor, I miss you very much.
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