Chapter 45 Why
Imperial Garden, Moon-Watching Pavilion.
Chu Yunzhou raised his eyes slightly and looked at the night sky, his expression dazed.
Three months ago, he suddenly started having that dream. In the dream, the woman in white was standing on the cliff of Lingyun Mountain, smiling at him.
At first, he was just stunned by the extraordinary beauty of the person in his dream, but as the dream progressed every day, he got closer and closer, and their eyes met. As his emotions grew, he became more and more melancholy and lost.
The dream seemed too real, so he went to a temple and asked a high monk for advice.
The monk only told him that the love in this life was over in this life and Yidong could solve his doubts.
To the east of the Great Jin Dynasty is the emperor's city of Zhuojing.
The day he returned to Beijing was the day the fourth daughter of the Su family entered the palace.
The fourth lady's family background was very simple. She was born as a concubine and rarely went out. Rumors only mentioned that she was not good at writing or poetry, and she enjoyed planting flowers and trees in her boudoir all day. Later, because Su Yan made meritorious contributions during the imperial tour in the south, His Majesty showed her favor and the fourth lady was honored to enter the palace as a concubine.
But why would a woman who had nothing to do with him suddenly appear in his dream?
Where does the love in this life mentioned by the eminent monk come from?
Dada...
Hearing light footsteps, Chu Yunzhou came back to his senses, turned around, paused slightly, and dodged behind the stone pillar.
The three of them walked up the stone steps and entered the pavilion.
Su Ci frowned slightly and pulled her hand back, her expression indifferent: "Mother, if you have anything to say, just say it here."
Zhao Yu looked at Hua Guang, a concubine's daughter, suppressed his resentment and put on a flattering smile.
"Does your Majesty still remember what you said before entering the palace?"
Su Ci supported his heavy head, walked slowly to the stone chair next to him and sat down, then took the small hand warmer handed to him by Guyu.
"Of course I remember. My stepmother tried every possible way to harm me in order to get my third sister to enter the palace in my place. If I hadn't said those words, I probably wouldn't have been able to enter the palace smoothly, let alone become the Concubine Shu today, right?"
Chu Yunzhou raised his eyes and pursed his lips slightly.
So the one who was originally going to enter the palace as a concubine was the third daughter of the Su family.
"Uh, Madam, you're joking..."
Zhao Yu didn't expect Su Ci to be so straightforward, and felt quite restrained: "Your Majesty, no matter what, you are already His Majesty's Consort, and you are in the emperor's favor. The Su family now has a bright future."
"But you should understand that you also need the support of your family in the harem. Your eldest sister is the second wife of the Earl's Mansion. If she gains power, it will be beneficial to you. And if your third sister can marry into a wealthy family, wouldn't that be of great benefit to you and the Su family?"
Su Ci raised her eyebrows and chuckled softly.
"So, what does my mother-in-law want me to do?"
"Your Highness is truly a perceptive person."
Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly waved to his mother and maid who were waiting not far away.
"Fourth sister!"
Su Rong, wearing a maid's clothes, walked in happily and was about to sit next to Su Ci, but Gu Yu blocked her with her hand.
"Miss Su, this is the imperial palace. You must not be rude to the Concubine Shu."
“…”
Su Rong looked at Su Ci, who looked calm, gritted her teeth, and bent her knees slightly: "I have overstepped the bounds, I hope that the Concubine Shu will forgive me."
"No need to be polite."
Su Ci raised her hand calmly. "I was just wondering why the Countess wasn't accompanied by my elder sister. Why are you dressed like this?"
Su Rong pursed her lips and stared at the elegantly dressed palace concubine. Apart from a familiar face, there was no trace of the humble concubine anymore.
"…Your Majesty, I have been wrongfully confined to my home by my husband's family, unable to attend the year-end palace banquet. I took the risk of sneaking into the palace to see you, hoping to ask for your help."
"Alas, big sister, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you beat your husband in public on the street, and the news has spread even throughout the palace. It's a blessing that Daddy is now a third-rank official, otherwise the Earl's Mansion could easily find a few of the seven offenses to divorce you."
Su Ci said, shaking her head helplessly: "I have naturally heard a little about this, and for the sake of the Su family's reputation, I also wanted to speak up for you. Unfortunately, as soon as I mentioned it to His Majesty, he refused, saying that the husband is the head of the wife. You are already a member of the Zhang family, and it is the Zhang family that should decide how to deal with you. No one in the Su family can interfere, let alone me, a daughter who married out."
“…Empress Shufei.”
Su Rong gritted her teeth and narrowed her eyes slightly: "You said at the beginning that as long as you entered the palace, you would help me. I would also persuade my mother and treat your aunt well."
Oh, and even threatened.
Su Ci's eyes curved slightly. "Big sister, you haven't changed at all. In that case, I promise you that I'll go in and talk to your mother-in-law. I think no one will dare to restrict your feet again in the future."
Su Rong was delighted.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! If you want to do something in the future that is not convenient for your own people to come forward, just summon me to the palace. I will do my best to help you!"
Su Ci lowered her eyes to hide the coldness in them and waved her hand casually.
"Okay."
"Your Majesty is truly open-minded!"
Zhao Yu was delighted to see that things were going smoothly. He quickly waved to his mother and stepped forward, bowing slightly. "My Queen, there's one more thing. Your third sister has been imprisoned at the farm for many days. She feels guilty and has been wanting to come and apologize to you..."
"Mother, why are you mentioning Su Yin again? Now..."
Su Rong frowned and pulled her mother, but before she could finish her words, she saw Su Yin, who was also dressed as a maid, walk into the pavilion. She widened her eyes in surprise.
"You, why are you here?"
Su Ci also pretended to be surprised and blinked: "Third sister?"
“…”
Su Yin had lost a lot of weight, and her face looked a little harsh, with a pair of deep eyes staring straight at Su Ci.
"Yin'er, don't just stand there, quickly pay your respects to the Concubine Shu!"
Zhao Yu hurriedly pushed her daughter and said, "The Queen is so kind and has already promised to help your elder sister. You should apologize and ask for mercy. From now on, we will be good sisters who support each other!"
"…Shu, Empress Shu."
Su Yin dug her nails into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain at all, only resentment and jealousy that broke through her rationality.
Why?
Why should she ask for mercy and apologize?
The favorite concubine who sat at the royal table to dine, receiving everyone's admiring gazes, and whispering with His Majesty, turned out to be her!
Everything originally belonged to her!
It was Su Ci who took away everything from her!
Guyu frowned and stared at the trembling man. He moved to stand in front of his master, but saw Su Yin suddenly raise her hand with a cold light flashing!
"Master, be careful!"
"Yin'er!"
"Su Yin, what are you doing!"
Several exclamations were heard in succession, and a moon-white figure flashed by!
"What's going on?"
“Who is it?”
The noise attracted the attention of the guards and eunuchs, and they rushed over quickly!
“…”
"Prince Chu!"
"Blood! There's an assassin!"
"There's an assassin! Protect the Concubine Shu!"
**
There was constant sound of stringed instruments in the hall, and no one noticed the movement outside.
Xuan Yi frowned slightly and looked at the palace door frequently, and the hand holding the wine glass unconsciously tightened.
Why haven't you come back for so long?
The next moment, a young eunuch staggered into the palace with a look of panic on his face.
"There's an assassin in the Imperial Garden!"
"The Concubine Shu is injured!"
Bang!
Before everyone could react, the cup in the king's hand fell, and he jumped out of the palace in a flash!
“…What assassin?”
"Is there an assassin?"
"Is Consort Shu injured?"
"What?"
Everyone finally reacted and cried out in surprise, causing the table to become a complete mess.
At the clan member's seat, Xuanchen slowly put down his wine glass, his narrow eyes staring at the palace door.
Your Majesty, you know martial arts?
…
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