Chapter 159 Slapping Lady Wang
The concubine had an elegant posture, her long flowing skirt, and her delicate figure as she stood in the heavy rain, falling down in front of His Majesty in a delicate and slender manner.
"Empress Shufei!"
Seeing this scene, the scene suddenly became very chaotic. The moment Concubine Shu fell towards His Majesty, I was so frightened that my face turned pale.
Lin An rushed forward without hesitation and stretched out his hand as if to support Concubine Shu. But somehow, Concubine Shu fell directly into the arms of His Majesty.
"Shufei..."
When Concubine Shu fell, she seemed to know where she was and fell directly on him.
Xiao Yu frowned slightly, and seeing Concubine Shu falling on him, he still reached out his hand to catch her.
"Shufei——"
The rain poured down in torrents, making crackling sounds on the oil-paper umbrellas.
Concubine Shu leaned tightly in the arms of His Majesty, shivering from the cold in the wind and rain.
Her eyes were tightly closed, but she couldn't stop her body from trembling. She was shivering to varying degrees and reached out to grab the Emperor's sleeve.
He shouted incoherently: "Long live the Lord, long live the Lord..."
The appearance of Concubine Shu is really pitiful. This normally proud man now looked completely embarrassed.
Her forehead was soaked by the mist, and when Concubine Shu raised her head, her face was flushed red.
When Xiao Yu saw Concubine Shu like this, he was obviously frightened. He stretched out his hand and tentatively touched Concubine Shu's forehead, then his expression suddenly changed.
Under the palm of his hand, Concubine Shu's forehead felt hot.
In the heavy rain, His Majesty held Concubine Shu tightly and never let go. Lin An stood aside holding an oil-paper umbrella, looked up at His Majesty, and then glanced at Chen Fu behind him.
I couldn't help but take a step forward: "Your Highness."
"It's raining so hard. If Madam Shufei is ill, we should go in and find the imperial physician immediately."
"Go and call the imperial physician." Xiao Yu hugged Shufei's frail body, frowned slightly, and held Shufei in his arms sideways.
When His Majesty made this move, people immediately gasped behind him.
I just heard a few days ago that Concubine Shu was under house arrest.
How long had it been since Concubine Shu had just used a little trick and she fell into the arms of His Majesty?
Seeing His Majesty holding Concubine Shu tightly in his arms, the envious eyes that had just fallen on Shen Fu suddenly became somewhat intriguing.
His Majesty had just been holding Concubine Shen's hand affectionately, as if he wanted to show his exclusive love to her.
I didn't expect it's only been this long?
As soon as Concubine Shu arrived, His Majesty instantly forgot about Concubine Shen?
This reversal came too quickly.
There was a loud thunder and the rain fell heavier, with a crackling sound as if the moisture was rising.
At this time, Concubine Rong came out from behind.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu fainted for no reason. I don't know why. It would be better to send her back to Yuqing Palace for the imperial physician to examine her."
The dinner was closest to His Majesty’s Jade Purity Palace, and since it was raining heavily, it was natural to take everyone to the Jade Purity Palace.
Lin An was holding an umbrella, and Xiao Yu was about to leave with Concubine Shu in his arms. But when he stood up, he remembered Chen Fu behind him.
"I..." His Majesty's footsteps suddenly stopped, he turned to look at Chen Fu, and his expression, which had just shown a little anxiety, changed instantly the moment he saw Chen Fu.
"Your Majesty, go ahead." Shen Fu saw the hesitation in His Majesty's eyes and her eyes flashed slightly.
His face remained calm as he chuckled and said, "The Concubine Shu is not feeling well. Your Highness should take care of her first."
Chen Fu looked indifferent, with a smile on her face as she faced His Majesty.
Xiao Yu still looked hesitant.
At this time, the concubine in his arms grabbed his clothes and kept saying, "Cold..."
"Cold... Your Majesty, I'm cold..."
The concubine sounded extremely pitiful, and her teeth could not help but chatter the moment she opened her mouth.
"Your Highness..." The servants beside Concubine Shu knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged: "Your Highness, please save our queen."
"Save our queen."
The servants were kowtowing on the ground, making loud noises. In the heavy rain, Lin An came forward holding an oil-paper umbrella and said, "Your Majesty, the sedan chair has arrived."
The rain is falling so heavily that even an umbrella can't stop it. If this continues, if the Emperor falls ill, I'm afraid they will be in danger of losing their lives.
Chen Fu held the umbrella and still looked at His Majesty with a smile, without a trace of displeasure on her face.
"The storm is severe. Your Majesty should make sure that Concubine Shu is well settled."
When His Majesty saw her like this, he took a deep breath, and finally carried Concubine Shu towards the sedan chair.
A group of people followed behind the two of them, escorting His Majesty and Empress Shufei away in a grand manner.
Until the sedan chair stood up and disappeared from the two people's sight. The concubines then rushed to sit in the sedan chair and leave one after another.
Chen Fu stood in the corridor, waiting for Concubine Xiang to leave.
The lantern above my head was crackling in the wind, and at this moment, there was a burst of sneer behind me.
"It's Concubine Shu after all." Concubine Wang squeezed forward at some point, and her eyes looked at Chen Fu, with a naked little smile in them.
"Some people thought they had won the heart of His Majesty, but in the end, the Concubine Shu only needed to use a little trick to win His Majesty's heart."
Concubine Wang was extremely proud. She had just looked at Chen Fu and thought that she would be favored by the Emperor alone, but she did not expect that she would be sent to hell so soon.
She envied Concubine Shu's favor, but she couldn't bear to see Shen Fu being favored by His Majesty.
To her, Concubine Shu was high above her. After all, as soon as she entered the palace, she heard how Concubine Shu was favored by the Emperor.
And what about Shen Fu?
A newcomer, clearly starting from the same point as them. Why does she deserve such treatment from His Majesty in such a short period of time?
The fact that Chen Fu was favored made her a hundred times more uncomfortable than the fact that Concubine Shu was favored by His Majesty.
Chen Fu was standing under the eaves of the corridor. Xiang Guipin had just left and it was her turn next.
Just listening to Lady Wang's voice, Shen Fu lowered her eyes, but in the end she couldn't help but frowned slightly.
"What did Lady Wang say? I didn't hear it clearly."
The heavy rain was still falling, and the sound of the rain made the voices seem much quieter.
Concubine Wang stood in the crowd, her proud eyes turned around, and then looked at Shen Fu: "I said Concubine Shen is daydreaming."
"It's only been a short time since I had the beautiful dream of becoming a phoenix. Less than half an hour later, His Majesty has already carried Consort Shu into the Jade Palace."
"Tonight, the Concubine Shu and His Majesty will surely be in love and affection..." Lady Wang smiled faintly:
"Shen Jieyu's dream is shattered. If not daydreaming, what else could it be?"
Lady Wang had a sneer on her face, and she looked even more smug towards Chen Fu. She had sneered and mocked Shen Fu so many times that she had gotten used to it.
After all, she and Shen Fu had lived in the same room since before, so she could talk to Shen Fu however she wanted.
Even though Shen Fu's status and position are now very different from hers, Concubine Wang still has no respect for Shen Fu in her heart.
Chen Fu held Xiao Songzi's hand and turned around. She looked at Concubine Wang and lowered her voice, full of ridicule.
He said to Lady Wang calmly:
"Come forward now."
"Could it be that Concubine Shen didn't hear clearly?" Concubine Wang twisted her slender waist and walked towards Shen Fu gracefully while saying:
"I told you that you are dreaming in broad daylight..." Before the word "dream" even came out, Shen Fu raised her hand and slapped Lady Wang's smug face without saying a word.
With a loud "bang", Concubine Wang was completely stunned.
She was completely unresponsive until the pain on her face hit her. She stretched out her hand stiffly and covered her aching face.
"you!"
"You dare to hit me!" Concubine Wang felt a burning pain on her face. She looked at Chen Fu's indifferent face, her face full of disbelief.
She raised her hand, aimed it at Shen Fu's face and was about to fight back. But before her palm landed, Shen Fu slapped her hard on the right cheek again.
After being slapped twice in succession, Lady Wang almost felt dizzy.
She was in so much pain that her nose and tears kept running down: "You bitch!"
The beauty of the party rushed towards Chen Fu desperately, but before she got close, Xiao Songzi stepped forward and stopped her.
Xiao Songzi raised his arm to block Lady Wang's hand and stepped forward to block Chen Fu.
"presumptuous!"
"Lady Wang, are you trying to commit treason?" Little Songzi pinched Lady Wang's wrist and shook her finger violently.
Concubine Wang lost her balance and took a few steps back in embarrassment, stumbling over and over.
Zhou Shuyun was standing behind her and reached out to help her.
But Lady Wang was obviously very angry. She slapped Zhou Shuyun's hand away that was holding her palm. She turned back angrily, and the golden hairpin on her head slipped off, her black hair scattered, and Concubine Wang looked in a disarray.
Her whole body was shaking, and she pointed her finger angrily at Shen Fu.
"You! You! You!" Lady Wang pointed at Chen Fu tremblingly, her expression changed with anger.
"I'm going to tell His Majesty!"
"Go ahead and sue, Lady Wang." The rain kept falling, which was really annoying.
Chen Fu shook her hurt hand and raised her chin, with obvious impatience on her face: "Then I will know what the crime of this is."
Shen Fu was a concubine, but she was just a little beauty.
If Shen Fu wanted to touch her, it would only take a flick of her finger.
Shen Fu sneered at Lady Wang, her eyes full of disdain. She looked at Lady Wang's speechless eyes and was too lazy to continue arguing with her.
With her narrow eyes drooping, Shen Fu looked at Lady Wang with contempt.
Then he took Zi Su's hand, raised his chin slightly, and got into the sedan chair.
"Bitch!"
Wang Meiren was so angry that her whole body was shaking, and her carefully applied makeup looked even more disheveled.
She just watched Shen Fu's figure disappear from her sight, then she gritted her teeth and uttered two words coldly.
"Let's go." Behind me were voices of people watching a good show.
Zhou Shuyun stood in the corner, watching Chen Fu's back disappear, then she stepped forward to support Lady Wang.
"You don't have to pretend to be kind." Lady Wang was furious and slapped Zhou Shuyun's hand away with her palm.
Her gaze fell on the front. Amid the lightning and thunder, there was endless hatred in Lady Wang's eyes.
One day, one day she will also experience the pain that Shen Fu is going through today.
*******
Chen Fu rode in a sedan chair all the way back to Yong'an Palace.
Only after getting off the sedan chair and returning to the Yong'an Palace did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
"The rain is too heavy." Zi Su squatted on the ground and helped Chen Fu take off her boots.
After she changed out of her dance costume, she hurriedly helped her change into new clothes.
"My young master, you have been caught in such a heavy rain. I wonder if you will get sick."
"How can it be so fragile?"
The climate in the mountains is humid, and it was raining so hard that it was really chilly. Shen Fu held the teacup to warm her hands, and couldn't help but smile after hearing this.
"This person is not made of tofu. Will he get sick if he gets caught in the rain?"
"I'm just afraid." Little Songzi was very smart and immediately went to the kitchen to get some ginger soup.
Zi Su held the ginger soup and handed it to Shen Fu, and then poured a bowl for herself: “The young master’s body is already delicate, if she gets sick, wouldn’t it make many people happy?”
Chen Fu was obviously a little surprised when she heard this. She chuckled and said to Zi Su: "You have improved a lot. You can see the current situation."
After being in the palace for so long, Zi Su has obviously become more prudent.
"My lady, life in the harem is so difficult. Even if I am stupid, I can see something."
Zi Su looked at Chen Fu helplessly. At this time, the young lady still had the mind to make a joke.
She bit her lip and looked at Shen Fu hesitantly: "My lady, you shouldn't have let the Emperor take the Concubine Shu away today."
It was obvious that Concubine Shu's attitude was intentional. She was obviously trying to use a self-torture tactic to win the Emperor's sympathy and regain his favor.
"The Emperor is clearly deeply moved by the young lady's dance today. If it weren't for Concubine Shu, who knows how the young lady's favor would be in the future with this dance today..."
Zi Su looked helpless when she said this. The Emperor was supposed to come tonight, but someone intercepted him just before he got on the sedan chair.
Not only is this grace gone, but the young lady's jump today was also in vain.
Zi Su couldn't help but sighed deeply: "It just so happens that Concubine Shu came at the right time..."
It's only been a short while since he was locked up, and he can't bear it anymore.
Zi Su's face was full of anger, Chen Fu lowered her head and sipped the ginger soup in her mouth.
She has never liked the taste of ginger, and her brows are always furrowed when she drinks it.
After hearing what Zi Su said, his eyebrows relaxed a little: "Is it a coincidence?"
Shen Fu smiled: "I think it's a coincidence."
How could there be such a coincidence in this world? The concubine was under house arrest, and the guards guarding her disappeared?
What's more, the sedan chair had just arrived, and the concubine had not arrived earlier or later. As soon as the dragon sedan chair arrived, the concubine ran over, soaking wet.
She fell right into the arms of His Majesty, and happened to have a high fever.
All these things are linked together.
His Majesty has doted on Concubine Shu for so many years and has always held her in his heart. How can he just let go of her favor after such a long time?
Ever since Concubine Shu was confined to her house, Chen Fu knew that Concubine Shu would find a way to get out sooner or later.
After seeing this great show today, I’m not that surprised.
"My lady, you said it was an unfortunate coincidence, could it be man-made?" Zi Su's mind turned and she gradually figured it out.
Gnashing his teeth in anger, he said, "The young lady also asked His Majesty to carry the Concubine Shu away?"
Everyone knows that Concubine Shu is pretending, so why not find a way to get His Majesty to stay?
"Why not?" Shen Fu shook her head and chuckled.
"The more His Majesty favors me, the more dangerous my situation becomes."
She was promoted too quickly. She had no children and no foundation, but she was promoted to Jieyu in less than half a year.
This made everyone in the harem jealous, and Chen Fu was not unaware of this.
Just like Concubine Wang and Hu Wanyi. Chen Fu's position was obviously much higher than theirs, but it was obvious that the two of them dared to commit treason.
Why is this?
Isn't it because she is young and has no foundation?
"Shufei is not so easy to deal with." Shufei has been favored in the harem for many years. It is definitely not as simple as just relying on her face and raising her hand to whip her.
"The Concubine Shu is not easy to deal with. Do you want to suffer the injustice yourself?"
Zi Su muttered, "The young lady even asked His Majesty to leave with a smile." If His Majesty stayed with them tonight, how could Concubine Wang be so bold?
"It's not that I want His Majesty to leave." After finishing the ginger soup, Shen Fu's eyes were filled with disgust.
She quickly put down the soup bowl in her hand and put a plum in her mouth.
The plums are sweet with a slight sour taste. Chen Fu's eyebrows relaxed in comfort: "The Concubine Shu was in such a pitiful state at that time, her whole body was wet and she had a high fever. She was so humble that any servant would feel pity for her, let alone the Emperor who had doted on her for many years?"
The emperor's heart is not made of stone. Even a servant would feel pity for Concubine Shu when seeing her like this, let alone the Emperor who has doted on her for many years?
"Besides, His Majesty himself is hesitant."
There was no trace of strangeness on Shen Fu's face when she said this. Zi Su watched from the side, even though she had long known that the young lady's attitude towards His Majesty was all an illusion.
But when I saw it in real life, I still couldn't believe it. His Majesty is so good to me, how come I don't seem jealous at all?
Could it be that you are not interested at all?
Shisu was confused, but Chen Fu turned around and picked a plum, eating it with a happy look on her face:
"Your Majesty has doted on Concubine Shu for many years, so his feelings towards her are naturally different. Concubine Shu has not committed any crime, so Your Majesty will naturally not dislike her so easily."
It is true that His Majesty has neglected Concubine Shu during this period, but if it is just because of her, His Majesty will dislike Concubine Shu from now on.
Then Chen Fu should worry about her future.
After all, no one is good forever, and no flower is red forever. If His Majesty forgets the friendship of several years for no reason, if Chen Fu does something wrong in the future, His Majesty can still treat her the same way he treats Concubine Shu today.
After all, an emperor can be heartless, but he cannot be ruthless.
Furthermore, Shen Fu smiled slightly and said, “If His Majesty comes to my place tonight and shows me favor for a while, then what is the difference between the path I take and the path that Concubine Shu took back then?”
It was after a dance that Concubine Shu gained the emperor's favor. Chen Fu's dance tonight was intended to impress the emperor, but she was unwilling to follow Concubine Shu's old path.
"Instead of keeping His Majesty here, it would be better to let him go."
"It seems calm now, but you can think carefully. Concubine Rong is high up in the sky, and she's going to be the queen."
"Shufei is spoiled and domineering, but she still has feelings for the old man." Xiang Guipin is also eyeing her covetously. Although she is not favored by the Emperor, she has the Third Prince by her side.
His Majesty has only one son, the Third Prince, who is raised in the palace. No matter how badly Concubine Xiang behaves, His Majesty will not do anything to her because the Third Prince is there.
After Chen Fu made this calculation, Zi Su also sighed: "My lady, don't forget, there is still a pregnant woman..."
Now, except Shen Qingru, no one in the harem is pregnant. The person Zi Su was talking about was naturally Shen Qingru.
She hasn't come out since that day, and she was not even seen at the dinner party.
Apart from hearing that the baby in her belly was saved, no other information was leaked from her.
When Shen Fu heard this, she raised her hand and yawned, then stood up holding Zi Su’s hand: “Yes, there is this one too.”
The family visit will start tomorrow, and she will finally meet the Shen family members whom she has never seen since her previous life.
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