Chapter 385 She Dare Not
"What does Concubine Qian want to say? Are you saying that I deliberately didn't come to pay my respects? Are you saying that I shouldn't have recovered from my illness?" Shen Chuliu's face was not good, and she said indifferently: "If Concubine Qian thinks that I am faking illness, why not call the imperial physician to ask?"
Having said that, if Concubine Qian really called the imperial physician, it would be too arrogant.
She didn't dare.
"Zhaoyi Jing has such a bad temper that she can't stop talking. Oh, I dare not say anything more." Concubine Qian snorted.
"I see, the queen has said a lot." Shen Chuliu also snorted.
Concubine Qian tried to hold back, but finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Zhaoyi Jing, you are too presumptuous. This is Fengzao Palace! Do you still think this is your Cuiyun Pavilion?"
"Empress Qian also knows that this is Fengzao Palace, and she starts disciplining me as soon as she comes in? Are you treating me like the Empress and not taking care of things?" Shen Chuliu looked over with eyes spitting fire.
For some reason, Concubine Qian felt a little scared. At this time, the last person to arrive was Concubine Miao.
Concubine Qian immediately turned her gun around and said, "These beauties have no rules nowadays! They don't even take greetings seriously."
Concubine Jin covered her lips and said, "These words remind me of what happened when Concubine Qian first entered the palace."
When Concubine Qian first entered the palace, there were many times when she failed to come to pay her respects for no reason. Now that she is talking about this, she feels like she is contradicting herself.
Even though Zhen Chongyi and Wen Chongrong had no intention of paying attention to her, they couldn't help but give her a sarcastic smile.
The Queen came out at this moment: "Princess Qian, if you have anything to say, you may as well talk to me."
"What else can I say? I was just asking about Concubine Jing's illness, which is really not allowed to be asked. Your Majesty, you also know that Concubine Jing is famous for her power. How dare I mess with her?" Concubine Qian snorted.
Shen Chuliu was too lazy to say more, so he just paid his respects to the Queen and sat down.
The Queen ignored Concubine Qian and just asked, "Is Concubine Jing okay?"
"To reply to your Majesty, I am much better now. I have been lazy for some time, please forgive me."
"You have no control over your illness. It's more important to take care of yourself." The queen waved her hand, obviously not caring whether the people were in awe of her or not, and it was not just about paying respects.
"How are the eighth and ninth princes?" the queen asked again.
Zhen Chongyi answered first: "The Ninth Prince is still the same. He has taken the medicine and is a little better. But he still can't sleep well at night."
"Well, children are easily frightened, so just take care of them slowly," said the queen.
"The Eighth Prince is getting better and a scab has formed on his head. The imperial physician said that if he takes care of it for a year or so, there won't be a scar. I don't care. The scar is in the hair and it's not noticeable." Wen Chongrong said with a smile.
The queen nodded and gave a few words of encouragement.
Shen Chuliu didn't believe that the queen knew nothing.
However, Wen Chongrong is an expert at covering up the truth.
He avoided the main point and only talked about the injuries but not the results.
Therefore, it is not optimistic whether the Eighth Prince can recover.
After paying her respects, Concubine Rong invited Shen Chuliu to sit in the imperial garden.
"It's not too sunny today, let's go to the lake." It's already the end of July. This year has been a really turbulent year. Before anything happens, most of the summer has passed.
Soon, Concubine Rong, Shen Chuliu and Yao Baolin sat in the pavilion of Luming Lake.
"This year has been so chaotic that I didn't even feel how hot it was, and half of the summer has already passed." Shen Chuliu picked up the green tea brewed by the servants and took a sip.
"It's really chaotic, but the queen didn't notice it. Where isn't hot? It's very hot this year." Rong Jieyu smiled and said, "But the queen has no shortage of ice and things to cool down. That's it, I don't think. But I heard that Yi Chongyuan had a lot of trouble because of the lack of ice. Now she is sick, and I don't know how she will be."
Shen Chuliu looked at the lake. Not far away there was a circle of lotus flowers. There were still lotus flowers blooming, most of them were lotus pods.
"In winter, she makes charcoal, and in summer, she makes ice. She owns a pavilion, but her life is worse than those below her." Yao Baolin shook his head.
"She has lost the emperor's favor and offended people, so this is the outcome. She was so arrogant back then, and now she has committed so many sins. If one day I end up like her, I will be the same as her, or maybe even worse than her." Shen Chuliu said.
"How is that possible? Your Majesty is not that kind of person." Rong Jieyu didn't believe it at all: "Your Majesty, look at me. I have fallen out of favor, but my life is not necessarily that difficult. As for her...she knows what she has done."
These words were referring to Yi Chongyuan, but it also seemed as if they were talking about someone else through Yi Chongyuan.
Shen Chuliu and Yao Baolin both understood.
Yao Baolin smiled and said, "I don't know what happened to the Eighth Prince."
"Who knows? Wen Chongrong is a calm person and you can't tell anything from her face. But the Ninth Prince, it shouldn't take so long for him to recover from the fright?" Concubine Rong was curious.
"No matter what, he is the prince, and the imperial physician will not dare to neglect him."
The two looked at each other and nodded.
"Are the three new beauties all very well behaved?" Shen Chuliu was more curious about this.
"Tsk, you know what, the three people who came in this time can all sit still. The palace has been in chaos during this period, but they did nothing." Concubine Rong also admired them.
"The one who can sit still the most is Concubine Lu. She said that she plays chess, talks and appreciates flowers with Concubine Shun every day. She is very comfortable." Yao Baolin said with a smile: "Just judging from her appearance, Concubine Lu has the same personality as Concubine Shun."
"They have just entered the palace not long ago, so we can't see much, but it is true that they are very stable." Concubine Rong said.
The three of them chatted casually like this.
They are at leisure, but some people are not.
In Changqiu Pavilion, Wen Chongrong looked at the Eighth Prince with a pale face.
The eighth prince had been able to get out of bed a long time ago, but he used to be able to run very fast, but now he walked unsteadily.
It was clearly his head that was injured, but he seemed to have injured his legs and could not walk steadily.
Even the whole child looks silly.
But you can't say that he is completely stupid. He still recognizes people, but his reaction is slow.
He didn't even cry or make a fuss, even though he was very noisy before.
He slowly and stumblingly walked up to the wet nurse, raised his head and stretched out his hands, asking for a hug.
Like before.
But the wet nurse looked at Wen Chongrong's expression and did not dare to move.
The eighth prince didn't even know how to make a fuss. He just looked up and waited.
Wen Chongrong tightened and loosened his hold on the door frame, not knowing what to say for a long time.
Finally ran away.
She couldn't face it.
She worked hard for many years before she finally climbed up from the bottom and reached the tail of the Nine Concubines.
She soon gave birth to a prince, and the prince was born at a good time and in a good life.
Seeing that her prince was intelligent and healthy... the emperor liked him very much too.
Even if she gave birth to a prince, he would not be favored much. It would be enough if the emperor liked the eighth prince.
(End of this chapter)
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