Chapter 540 Concubine Rong
Dong Lanxin and Qin Yuwei arrived outside Li Yao's bedroom, where Yan Xiuyun and a group of imperial doctors were already waiting.
In the yard, the palace maids and eunuchs were kneeling on the ground.
From the room came the sounds of a woman giving birth in pain.
Xiao Yuan’s death was a big blow to Dong Lanxin, and she was still a little distraught at this time.
It was Qin Yuwei who stepped forward to divert Yan Xiuyun's attention and asked about Li Yao's situation.
In this era, medical standards are limited and childbirth for women is a near-death experience, not to mention that Li Yao had a miscarriage.
Yan Xiuyun patted the back of her hand, turned around and asked the palace servants kneeling on the ground, with an angry tone:
“Although I confined Concubine Rong before I left the capital, I ordered her not to deduct money from her palace expenses.
What happened? Why did Concubine Rong have a miscarriage? "
The palace maids were crawling on the ground, trembling. One young palace maid subconsciously glanced at Qin Yuwei, but saw that she was also looking at her quietly with a faint smile on her lips. She suddenly felt guilty and dared not speak.
They didn't dare to say it, but Qin Yuwei knew it very well in her heart.
During the time Yan Xiuyun was in the northwest, he assisted the queen in managing the affairs of the six palaces.
After all, Li Yao was pregnant with the royal heir. If anything went wrong during this period, the queen and herself would be to blame.
It was said that Li Yao was depressed during her confinement, and she always complained that the things sent to her were not good enough and that the queen was too harsh on her.
So Qin Yuwei suggested lifting her house arrest and allowing her to do whatever she wants in the harem, and all her requests would be met.
He came to Dong Lanxin every day to talk and play chess, and was exempted from paying respects to the other palaces. Whenever Li Yao asked to see him, he would make excuses to not see her, and he did not allow his subordinates to have any contact with the palace people around Li Yao.
Li Yao was released from house arrest and acted even more recklessly due to her pregnancy.
It happened that a batch of rare varieties of azaleas arrived at the Imperial Garden, which were particularly beautiful. Before the other concubines had time to appreciate them, Li Yao ordered people to move them all to her own palace.
Who would have thought that she was severely allergic to azalea pollen. She developed a high fever within a few days and almost lost her life.
In the end, her life was saved, but the imperial physician said that this high fever might affect the fetus and might even cause miscarriage. Li Yao was completely panicked.
But things had come to this point and there was no point in regretting, so she tried her best to pin the matter on Qin Yuwei and drag her into the water.
Who would have thought that after checking Qin Yuwei's whereabouts and the people around her, they couldn't find any flaws at all, and there was no chance to make any move.
Li Yao even asked her maid to bring a handkerchief stained with pollen and wait with her on the road Qin Yuwei had to take to find the queen, wanting to say a few words to her.
In this way, he would have the opportunity to put the blame on others and say that the handkerchief was given to him by Qin Yuwei.
Who could have thought that when she finally met Qin Yuwei that day, she would see her from afar and turn around and go back to her Changyu Palace.
And asked someone to close the door.
When we asked, we were told that the imperial concubine was not feeling well and was not suitable to meet guests.
Li Yao tried many times but to no avail, and finally had to swallow her anger.
The palace maids around Li Yao naturally knew about these things, but who would dare to say it in front of Yan Xiuyun?
Seeing no one responded, Yan Xiuyun was about to get angry.
At this time, the door was opened and the midwife came out with a baby wrapped in a gold-embroidered quilt in her arms.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Concubine Rong has successfully given birth to a little prince!"
Yan Xiuyun breathed a sigh of relief, his face showing joy, and he no longer bothered to blame the palace servants.
He took the child from the midwife and played with him for a while, then went in to visit Li Yao.
But Qin Yuwei in the yard felt a slight sinking in her heart.
It seems that Li Yao's return to favor is inevitable.
She walked over to Dong Lanxin and reminded her softly, and the two of them went into the house and said some caring words.
Li Yao gave birth to a prince, and both mother and child were safe, so Yan Xiuyun naturally had to stay and accompany them.
Dong Lanxin settled many domestic affairs before leaving with Qin Yuwei.
The two returned to Fengyi Palace again.
Qin Yuwei smiled bitterly and said, "There is still a vacant position of imperial concubine in the harem, and Concubine Rong has coveted it for a long time. It seems that this time, she will get what she wants."
Dong Lanxin sat down, her face unable to hide her fatigue. She did not respond to Qin Yuwei's words and seemed a little absent-minded.
Qin Yuwei looked at her expression and knew that she was still thinking about Xiao Yuan.
At this time, Qin Yuwei's eyes fell on the ground next to the couch, where a piece of black cloth was scattered and there was a sword, which she had not noticed before.
She picked up the sword and thought for a moment, "This is... Commander Xiao's sword? Did His Majesty give it to you?"
Dong Lanxin looked at the sword with sadness in her eyes.
Qin Yuwei wanted to say that Yan Xiuyun specially brought the sword to her to show her, he must be trying to test her attitude.
She wanted to ask Dong Lanxin if she had behaved in any way unusually in front of Yan Xiuyun.
But seeing Dong Lanxin's expression at this moment, Qin Yuwei already had the answer in her heart and knew there was no need to ask any more questions.
"It seems that Concubine Rong is about to be restored to favor. If His Majesty and you develop a rift at this time, Commander Xiao will have sacrificed himself in vain."
Qin Yuwei sighed and wrapped the sword with the black cloth again.
She said to Dong Lan:
"I know you are reluctant to let go, but you cannot keep this thing. I will take care of it."
…
Seven days later, Changyu Palace.
Biyu was dressing Qin Yuwei, and said with a somewhat indignant tone:
"Your Majesty, Concubine Rong is usually arrogant and domineering, but now His Majesty has issued an edict to promote her position, so that she will be on equal footing with us from now on.
"My heart... is really upset."
Qin Yuwei smiled faintly and said to the mirror:
“She was originally His Majesty’s concubine when he was in the Eastern Palace. She has accompanied the Emperor for many years and has a lot of experience in the harem. She is also a member of the Li clan.
Now that she has given birth to a prince and made great contributions to the country, His Majesty is very pleased, and for the sake of her family, he has given her the title of Imperial Concubine, which is reasonable."
"If it was just a promotion, it would be fine, but Your Majesty even agreed to build a palace for her. This favor is beyond my comprehension!"
Qin Yuwei didn't say anything, but the smile on her lips faded a little unconsciously.
Yan Xiuyun was not a lavish person, but this time he built a large-scale project for Li Yao, which was indeed a bit unusual.
Two days ago, Li Yao instructed his servants to indirectly mention the matter of Xiao Yuan and the Queen in front of Yan Xiuyun. Yan Xiuyun immediately ordered the man to be beaten to death, and since then no one dared to mention the rumors.
As expected, Yan Xiuyun did not send anyone to Longyou to investigate the past of the two.
It can be seen that Xiao Yuan’s death did play a role.
However--
Although she had not seen Yan Xiuyun many times in the past few days, she could feel that although Yan Xiuyun no longer pursued the rumors, there was still a grudge between him and the queen, otherwise he would not have not visited Fengyi Palace for several days.
As a noble concubine, she was on good terms with the queen, and everyone in the palace knew about it.
The way Yan Xiuyun treats Li Yao now makes it hard to tell whether he wants to use her to check and balance the Queen, or even himself.
Qin Yuwei's deep gaze passed through the bronze mirror and fell on the corner of black cloth that was exposed behind the cabinet on the wall.
"Biyu, go find Manager Zhao and ask him for help.
After the court session today, please ask your Majesty to come to Changyu Palace."
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