Chapter 241 Fanning the flames
"If that's the case, go to bed early." Qi Yixiu said, holding her up: "My beloved concubine has worked hard today, I will serve you."
Shen Chuliu hooked her arm around the emperor's neck and said, "How dare I?"
Qi Yixiu just raised his eyebrows and smiled, then carried her into the inner room without commenting.
Soon, there was a sound that made the not-so-bright stars outside the window feel shy.
It wasn't until late at night that things finally quieted down.
The next day, when Shen Chuliu opened her eyes, Qi Yixiu was changing clothes.
Zizhu and Zirui served her.
"Your Majesty is up?" Shen Chuliu rubbed her eyes: "I am lazy again."
"It's okay. If you haven't woken up yet, just continue. Just ask someone to tell the queen." Qi Yixiu stretched out his hand and asked Zizhu to adjust his belt for him.
"It's okay. I can go back to sleep now." Shen Chuliu covered his mouth with his hands as he yawned.
Qi Yixiu laughed at her: "You can't bear to watch a play for a day?"
Shen Chuliu had just woken up and her mind was still confused. She was stunned for a moment before she smiled and said, "How could that be possible? There are only a few of us here. I am a little sleepy, but it's not a big deal. It would be rude not to go and pay my respects."
Qi Yixiu said nothing, just nodded.
When Shen Chuliu went down to the field, Zhemei came in to serve him.
Qi Yixiu also recovered: "I will leave first. It is still early. You can leave after breakfast."
"Yes, thank you Your Majesty for your concern for me." Shen Chuliu smiled.
Qi Yixiu pinched her cheek and said, "How can I not care about my beloved concubine?"
Then he left.
Shen Chuliu rolled his eyes openly and said, "Farewell, Your Majesty."
When Shen Chuliu arrived at Heqing Palace, he was indeed the last one.
Lady Zhen lived the farthest away, but she arrived one step ahead of her.
But nowadays, people here are not the type to grab on to something that makes them unhappy.
That is, Li Chongrong asked with a smile: "Sister Jing, are you late in serving the emperor this morning?"
Shen Chuliu smiled: "The emperor left early, it was my own fault that he delayed her. Fortunately, the queen hasn't come yet, otherwise I would have to apologize."
Li Chongrong smiled and the matter was over.
Soon, the queen came out.
After everyone greeted each other, they sat down.
"I sent someone to check on Meng Baolin early this morning. He finally woke up, but he was not in good spirits. According to the imperial physician, he needs to rest for at least three months." The queen started talking directly about this. No one needed to prepare her.
"It's a blessing that I managed to save my life." Ning Chongyi shook his head: "It's too dangerous."
"It is indeed dangerous. If the imperial physician had acted a little later..." Li Chongrong shook her head.
"After all, he is a lucky person." Shen Chuliu also said.
"Zhang Baolin has been executed for plotting to murder the crown prince, and has been demoted to a commoner. The Zhang family is honest, and the emperor means that you will not pursue your mother's family. You should take this as a warning in the future. It's okay to fight at ordinary times, but you still have to be careful about the matter of the crown prince." The queen warned again.
Everyone quickly responded.
"I got news from the palace, everything is fine. Now it's the temporary palace that's causing trouble." The queen waved her hand and said, "I'm fine here too, if you're fine, you can go."
Everyone said everything was fine and left.
"If Sister Jing is not busy, how about we go for a walk?" Li Chongrong said with a smile.
Shen Chuliu knew that she wanted to tell him what happened yesterday, so it was necessary for them to ask each other about it.
"I heard that there is a peony pavilion in this palace. Although the peonies are about to wither now, we can still go and take a look." Shen Chuliu said.
"Okay, let's go and take a look." Li Chongrong smiled and got on the sedan chair.
Soon, the two carriages arrived at the Peony Pavilion.
Someone came early to serve tea.
The two of them went up to the pavilion, and Shen Chuliu said, "If we come here when the peonies are in bloom, we can see the sea of peony flowers standing here."
"Now it looks all green, which is nice and refreshing."
"My sister is the one who appreciates these the most, but I am a vulgar person." Li Chongrong said.
"Sister, you don't know that some time ago, Ning Chongyi laughed at me for not knowing how to write. How come you have become a vulgar person? I am the vulgar person." Shen Shen left with a smile.
"Haha, as for her, whoever envies her knows it in their heart. She always wears clothes at home as if she is attending a funeral. The furnishings in her room are like a snow cave. But she knows what is precious? We are all in the palace, how come everyone doesn't have good things in their room?" Li Chongrong also looked down on Ning Chongyi's arrogance.
"Well, the reason why she has been favored for so many years is because of this difference." Shen Chuliu dared to conclude that if Ning Chongyi became the same as them, then the favor would definitely be divided in the future.
"Well, let's not talk about her. I asked my sister, and she will know it in her heart, right? I think what happened yesterday was very strange." Li Chongrong didn't beat around the bush.
"It's indeed strange, but since Zhang Baolin is gone, it's hard to say."
Li Chongrong sighed, "I don't really need to know, but I always feel that Zhang Baolin's brain is like someone plotting against her. But the consequences for Meng Baolin are so serious. If she plotted, wouldn't it be more trouble than it is worth? So, it may not be her. She knew she was pregnant for only a few days and something went wrong."
"I feel the same way, but I can't tell who it is for the moment. If it's not me or you, Ning Chongyi would not do this. The Queen would certainly not do this. Who else has this ability?" Shen Chuliu said.
"Could it be the one from Baihua Pavilion?" Li Chongrong asked.
Shen Chuliu shook her head: "I don't know, why would that be necessary? It's not like the emperor has no children."
Even if you want to have children yourself and not allow others to have children, there is no need to do that.
Unless Qi Yixiu doesn't have a son, then it would make sense for him to fight for the first son.
This is not acceptable now.
"Maybe it's for favor?" Li Chongrong said, "That person, although his status is not ordinary, but this favor..." She shook her head.
Indeed, Zhen Meiren had the status of a beautiful lady and her background was different, but she did not receive much favor.
"It's unknown. We can only guess. Unless the emperor goes to check on the butterfly again, but it is said that the butterfly was hit hard. Now he is recovering from his injuries. I'm afraid he won't be able to return to the palace in the future."
"Oh, it's really complicated. Fortunately, you and I came to the fore early. This group of newcomers is really amazing." Li Chongrong's words were quite truthful.
After all, they already have a prince, and they are among the nine concubines. No matter what the newcomer does, it will not directly affect them.
After talking for a long time, they still had no clue, so the two of them ate some snacks here for a while.
Then they went their separate ways.
When they were going back, Shen Chuliu asked Ni to go first, and she walked back with Zizhu and Chisu.
"Do you think Wen Xiaoyi did this?" Shen Chuliu suddenly asked.
Zizhu pondered: "That's possible. I wondered before why Zhang Baolin insisted on going to the pomegranate tree."
"Yes, with her personality, she can't stand any instigation." Chi Su also said.
(End of this chapter)
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