readx(); Concubine Yuan was frightened and could no longer stay in Prince Sheng's mansion, so she fled in a hurry. While she was escaping, she could still hear Xuan Tianming's heart-wrenching screams, which made her heartbroken.
After all, he was her son! And he was her only son in all these years! She had once regarded this son as her only hope in life, and had placed her greatest hopes and fantasies on this son. She had once loved her son so much. But now, she had a goal that she had to achieve, a path that she had to take. She finally understood that if she wanted to stop being controlled by others and to sit in a high position, she could only rely on herself. So, no matter what, she couldn't lose. Even if Xuan Tianmo couldn't do it, she would help another one who could.
Concubine Yuan left Prince Sheng's mansion and took the imperial carriage back to the palace. But when she finally calmed down and came to Zhaohe Palace to tell Emperor Tianwu about the good news instead of the bad news, the eunuch who went in to tell her the message came out and said to her in great embarrassment: "Concubine, I don't know what happened to the emperor today. He insisted on not seeing you and asked you to go back to your own palace and not come over for the next few days."
"What?" Concubine Yuan almost suspected that there was something wrong with her ears. "The emperor doesn't want to see me? How is this possible?"
The eunuch who delivered the message was also very puzzled. It was said that Concubine Yuan was in the emperor's favor and the emperor was very obedient to her. How could she not see him? But the emperor said that he would not see her, which made him very embarrassed.
At this time, Concubine Yuan's question rang out again. She asked: "While I was away today, where did the emperor go? Who did he meet?"
The eunuch replied, "After the queen left, the emperor said he wanted to go out for a walk, so we followed her all the way. We just walked around the garden. We saw the queen and the former eunuch Yuan, and they talked for a few words. Then the queen took the eunuch Yuan away. After that, the emperor didn't let us follow him anymore. He insisted on walking around by himself, so we didn't dare to follow him anymore. Later, we heard... we heard that the emperor walked to Yuehan Palace without knowing it, and knocked on the door, but the people in Yuehan Palace didn't let the emperor in."
"You said the emperor went to Yuehan Palace?" Concubine Yuan felt a chill in her heart and began to panic. She stopped asking questions and turned to leave Zhaohe Palace, hurriedly heading to Cunshan Palace with her servants.
After returning to Cunshan Palace and sending all the servants away from the main palace, she entered the dark room and asked the Gu Master the first question she asked: "What should I do? The old man has been to Yuehan Palace. He must have remembered something. Now he refuses to see me. I went to Zhaohe Palace but was blocked outside the palace."
As soon as the Gu Master saw Concubine Yuan, he could not wait to come forward and make some moves on her. However, Concubine Yuan was worried today and was not very cooperative. After pushing her a few times, he still could not get his hands on her. The Gu Master had to stop and said to her, "The old emperor has a stubborn temper and always gets stuck in a rut. But don't worry, he can't leave you now! I can guarantee it."
"You promise?" Concubine Yuan's eyes showed doubt, "Last time you also promised that Feng Yuheng would be poisoned if she drank your Gu tea, and would be controlled by us. But what is the truth? Nothing happened to him. Now you promise again, how can I believe you?"
Concubine Yuan's questioning made the Gu Master very embarrassed. He snorted coldly and walked away a few steps. When he turned back, his eyes were filled with warning. He said, "Your Highness, you are in a high position now, so you think I am dispensable, right? Very well, you don't have to believe me, then there is no need for me to stay in this dark and damp little room any longer. From now on, I will not interfere in your affairs, you can fend for yourself!"
"You" Concubine Yuan did not expect this man to use this as a threat. She secretly hated him and wanted to chop him to death. But she could only think about this emotion in her heart and did not dare to show it on her face. The reason why the other party dared to threaten her was because he knew that she could not live without him. She had no way out at this point. She had no choice but to beg him to continue to help.
Concubine Yuan took a few deep breaths and changed her expression immediately. She took the initiative to walk forward, put her hand on the man's chest, and said softly: "Why are we still saying such polite words to each other? I was too anxious before. It's my fault. Calm down, okay!" After that, she put her hand into the man's collar and began to stroke his chest back and forth.
The man still had a cold face, and even took a step back to avoid Concubine Yuan's hand, and asked again: "My Lady Concubine, are you really ready to continue cooperating with me? Do you really regard me as your own?"
"Of course." Concubine Yuan quickly expressed her feelings, "We have been friends since childhood, how could I have ever lied to you? Letting you live here is only temporary, it's a stopgap measure. Once I take the position of empress dowager one day, you can live anywhere you want in the palace!" As she spoke, she strode forward and untied her belt without hesitation, from outer robe to inner clothes, and then to chest binding, until her entire upper body was exposed, then she threw herself on the man and said coquettishly, "It's all my fault, please don't be angry with me!"
The man pinched her round upper body without any courtesy. Concubine Yuan screamed in pain. She was extremely angry in her heart, but she endured it on the surface and hugged her tighter.
The man pushed her to the edge of the pool, stood behind Concubine Yuan, and said to her with a lewd look on his face: "That's right, be good, and I will be willing to help you. The control over the old emperor cannot be increased again in the short term, otherwise he will easily collapse and die early. And you don't have a suitable child to inherit the throne." His malicious laughter came again, and his body pressed forward. The two of them were tightly pressed together, and then he heard the man say: "The old emperor is a waste, you have to get pregnant with my child as soon as possible. Only in this way, this palace, and even the whole Dashun, will be ours. Only with our own children can they tolerate us being together openly, do you understand?"
After saying that, he straightened up, and Concubine Yuan yelled in cooperation, but her head exploded.
This man wanted his child to be the emperor. Could it be that the disease Xuan Tianmo had was related to him? The more she thought about it, the more frightened she felt. Especially when she thought about the state of Xuan Tianmo's lower body she saw today, she felt that it must be related to the witchcraft. Could it be that she had harmed her son? Concubine Yuan wanted to cry but had no tears.
Just as the Gu Master said, Emperor Tianwu couldn't leave Concubine Yuan, and he tried to stop seeing her in order to quit his addiction. But that night he couldn't bear it anymore, so he sent Wu Ying to invite Concubine Yuan to Zhaohe Palace.
Concubine Yuan was helpless. Today, the Gu Master had gone crazy and tortured her to death. Her key parts were still aching. How could she serve Emperor Tianwu? Could she not go? The Emperor had sent someone to invite her. Moreover, she really wanted to see what state Emperor Tianwu was in now, and why he could bear not to see her in the afternoon.
So, she went anyway, secretly applied the recovery ointment given by the Gu Master, and sat in a sedan chair carried by palace servants into the Zhaohe Palace.
Emperor Tianwu had a headache this afternoon. Although it was not a severe pain, the dull pain was even more terrible. On the one hand, he wanted to get rid of Concubine Yuan's addiction, but on the other hand, he was very eager to see Concubine Yuan. After struggling with this, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and sent someone to call Concubine Yuan over.
As soon as he saw Concubine Yuan, his headache was instantly cured. A feeling of warmth and caring instantly came over him, and Emperor Tianwu felt as if a spring breeze was blowing in the winter, and his whole body felt comfortable.
This night was still sweet, but Concubine Yuan endured the pain to serve him. Besides the pain, the conflict in her heart never faded. She thought that if she got pregnant with the Gu Master's child, she would no longer be able to control the Gu Master. She would probably be devoured by him in various ways, and then he would support the palace alone, and she would be dead. But she couldn't get rid of him now. She still had to use him and rely on him for many things. No matter what, she had to think of a perfect solution for this matter.
Concubine Yuan secretly decided that once she successfully became pregnant and gave birth to a son, no matter who the child was, as soon as Emperor Tianwu passed away, the Gu Master must die!
After the first month, the second month, and the third month, Emperor Tianwu had been in a state of sometimes half-consciousness and sometimes complete confusion. Because Xuan Tianmo was ill, the court had not been in turmoil for the past two months, and Concubine Yuan was also quietly waiting, not waiting for anything else, just waiting for her belly to swell.
Unfortunately, just as Feng Yuheng said, it was very difficult for her to get pregnant. Every time the imperial physician came to feel her pulse, he shook his head. No matter how hard she tried, neither Emperor Tianwu nor the Gu Master showed any signs of pregnancy.
One day in early March, the Dashun court received a letter from the king of ancient Shu. The old king passed away, and the new king took the throne. He decided to visit Dashun in person to express his sincerity to Dashun. 》≠》≠》≠》≠,
Emperor Tianwu was very happy about this, but the Gu Master was not happy at all, and was even very angry. He asked Concubine Yuan: "Do you know what the real purpose of the new king of Gu Shu coming to Dashun is? What is his position?"
At that time, Concubine Yuan was hugging him in the pool, and there was an ambiguous atmosphere around them. She said: "What real intention could there be? It's just state affairs, which should have nothing to do with us, right? The new king has come to the throne, and as a vassal state of Dashun, it is normal for us to come here to pay tribute. As for our stance, we will definitely not be friends, but we can't turn against each other right away, after all, they can't beat Dashun."
"I hope so!" The ancient Gu was still a little cautious, "But you have to make preparations in advance. You'd better quietly send people to the south to welcome him and test the new king's background first."
"Why?" Concubine Yuan was puzzled. "Although you are from ancient Shu, you don't show up on weekdays. So, let alone not knowing you, it wouldn't matter if the new monarch knew you, right?"
The Gu Master shook his head, "That's not what I meant. Anyway, just do as I say."
People calculated that it would take at least three months for the king of ancient Shu to travel to the capital of Dashun. Considering that he was already on the way when the letter was written, it would still take another two months for him to arrive.
One night a month later, in Prince Wenxuan's mansion, Princess Wuyang Xuan Tiange felt her whole body go cold while she was sleeping. A cold and gloomy feeling came over her...
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