Chapter 380 How many people can be sincere?
Wang Decai had always had a very good impression of Bai Wutong, and he felt that she was the only person who treated the emperor sincerely, so he was unconsciously biased in his words.
Zhang Chengyan showed a gratified smile on his face, "As expected, Wutong is still sincere to me. Present those letters to me, I want to see what they wrote."
Wang Decai hurriedly presented the letter.
The first letter Zhang Chengyan opened was written by Jin Weige.
As he read, his face turned extremely cold. He slammed the letter to the ground and shouted angrily, "How can this be! I have known Concubine Jin for many years, and I thought she loved me deeply. I didn't expect that at the critical moment, she would be so selfish!"
Wang Decai stood aside, not daring to breathe. He secretly glanced at the contents of the letter and was shocked.
In the letter, Jin Weige asked Jin Zhi to take her out of the palace as soon as possible, no matter what means he used! If I continue to stay in this harem, my life will be in danger!
Zhang Chengyan snorted coldly, his face full of disappointment, "She is usually arrogant and domineering, and has made countless enemies in the palace. Now she is afraid of being purged, and she actually came up with this method. I am really disappointed!"
Wang Decai nodded slightly, secretly agreeing in his heart.
Jin Weige used to act recklessly and arrogantly in the harem. It was not until Bai Wutong entered the palace that she began to restrain herself.
No, it should be said that they are not restrained, but they are forced to be more honest.
Now it seems that in this harem, there really is always something that can defeat something else.
As for the other two letters, their contents were roughly similar.
The beauty and the imperial concubine who wrote the letter had some connections in the palace and the support of their maternal family, so they tried to find a way to leave the palace.
In comparison, the other concubines seemed to be still waiting and watching, planning to wait and see.
Zhang Chengyan was extremely disappointed with what Concubine Jin did, but he still wanted to test her again. He just didn't believe that the other party really had no feelings for him.
"Well, you personally bring the items I prepared earlier and deliver them to Yaoguang Palace to see how she reacts."
"Yes, Your Majesty." After receiving the order, Wang Decai hurried to get something and quickly went to Yaoguang Palace with two palace servants.
Jin Weige had not yet gone to bed. When she heard that Wang Decai had come to visit, she hurriedly stood up to greet him, "Eunuch Wang, I am sorry to see you so late at night. Has the emperor's condition improved?"
Wang Decai bowed slightly, "Reporting to the queen, it is not the case. When I was sorting today, I suddenly remembered that the emperor had left something for you as a New Year's gift. If I hadn't thought of it today, I would have almost forgotten it. I hope the queen will forgive me."
After saying this, he signaled the palace servants to present the items.
It was an exquisite hairpin, carved with Jin Weige's favorite patterns in the past.
However, she had no time to appreciate the hairpin at the moment. She just took it absentmindedly and said perfunctorily, "Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Wang."
After saying this, he pretended to wipe the corners of his eyes, but in fact not a single tear fell.
Wang Decai secretly remembered this scene in his heart, then said goodbye and left.
After returning to the Yangxin Palace, he reported to Zhang Chengyan everything he had seen and heard.
"You mean, Concubine Jin is not moved at all by this?"
"That's right. Concubine Jin seemed to be thinking about other important things at that time. In my opinion, if she had deep feelings for Your Majesty, she should have been very sad and cried bitterly when she saw things related to you, but she didn't show even a trace of sadness. So it seems that her previous claims of liking you were probably mostly false."
Seeing that Zhang Chengyan looked unhappy, Wang Decai hurriedly comforted him, "Your Majesty, in the harem, Concubine Zhao is very sincere to you. How about I also give Concubine Zhao a gift to see her reaction?"
Zhang Chengyan nodded slightly, "Well, go ahead and do it."
He planned to give some gifts to the concubines with higher positions so as to observe their respective performances and test their true feelings.
The next day, Wang Decai came to Tishun Hall with gifts.
"Empress Zhao, this is the New Year gift that the Emperor prepared for you a long time ago. It was only because of a sudden change that I forgot about it. The Emperor spent a lot of time and effort to prepare this gift."
As he spoke, he carefully took out a hairpin.
Bai Wutong took it, looked at it carefully, and tried to recall the past times he had spent with Zhang Chengyan. Only then did he feel sad, his eyes became hot, and tears welled up in his eyes.
But considering Wang Decai was present, she quickly raised her hand to wipe away her tears, "Thank you, Eunuch Wang. I'm sorry, I lost my composure."
Wang Decai said quickly, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. You have a deep affection for the Emperor. It is normal for you to shed tears when you see something that reminds you of him. I completely understand."
"That's good. I'm feeling a little unwell right now, so please go back first, eunuch."
Wang Decai thought that Bai Wutong wanted to be alone and calm down to vent his emotions, so he tactfully led his men to retreat.
As soon as he left, Bai Wutong returned to the inner room, put the hairpin aside, and the sadness on her face faded away instantly.
In fact, she noticed yesterday that Wang Decai went to Concubine Jin's palace to deliver a hairpin.
From this, it can be inferred that Zhang Chengyan is most likely fine.
Wang Decai has always been dedicated to serving the emperor and would never send gifts to the concubines in the palace for no reason. He must have been acting on orders, and the only person who could drive him to do this could be Zhang Chengyan himself!
Immediately afterwards, Wang Decai went to the palaces of Concubine De and Concubine Hui to give gifts.
After that, he rushed back to the Yangxin Palace without stopping to report the reactions of the three concubines to Zhang Chengyan.
"After receiving the gifts, Concubine Hui and Concubine De also showed sadness on the surface, and Concubine Hui even shed a few tears."
But he saw that they were just pretending and not sincere.
These two ladies have never fought for positions in the harem and never cared much about whether they were favored or not.
If she was really in love with the emperor, how could she be so indifferent and calm?
Looking at all the concubines, the one who performed most sincerely this time was still Concubine Zhao Bai Wutong.
Zhang Chengyan couldn't help but sigh, looking lonely, "I am the emperor, with beautiful women in my harem, but it seems that I am a failure as an emperor! Among all the concubines, only Concubine Zhao is devoted to me, while the others only think about themselves."
During this trip to the canal, Zhang Chengyan witnessed a touching act of a couple.
When they were in trouble and their lives were at stake, the husband hoped that his wife could survive, and the wife also hoped that her husband would be safe. The two pushed each other and neither of them wanted to survive alone.
In the end, they hugged each other tightly and jumped off the cliff resolutely!
Seeing this, Zhang Chengyan hurriedly ordered the guards to stop them, but it was too late.
Before they died, the couple made a passionate vow to each other, hoping to be together again in the next life.
This kind of feeling of dependence on life and death deeply touched Zhang Chengyan!
After returning, he came up with this life-and-death test to test the sincerity of the concubines in the harem.
I want to see how these women who accompany me will handle life and death, and how many of them can be sincere?
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