Chapter 239 Blocking People
"What a coincidence! Lady Zhou has been waiting at the door for a long time."
As soon as Concubine Rong finished speaking, the nanny replied.
"Lady Zhou has been waiting at the gate of Changchun Palace these days just to see you, Your Majesty."
"You said Concubine Zhou comes here every day?" Concubine Rong put down the hand that was rubbing her brow.
She used to think that Lady Zhou was a calm person, but now it seems that she is getting anxious.
That's right, His Majesty has always doted on Concubine Shen, and he doesn't even see anyone in the harem.
If this goes on, His Majesty will really fall in love with Concubine Shen.
Who in the palace would not be anxious?
Lady Zhou seemed indifferent, but as a concubine in the harem, she watched Concubine Shen, who entered the palace with her, rise step by step.
But I have been ignored by His Majesty for such a long time, how can I be willing to accept this?
"Let someone in." Concubine Rong waved her hand.
The concubines in the harem are all competing for the same position. Concubine Rong is never afraid of them getting anxious. Instead, she is afraid of their not getting anxious.
The more you ask for, the easier it is to grasp.
Nanny Wang immediately turned around and went out.
Occasionally, cold wind blows in on snowy days, and the sound of sharp cold wind can be heard from time to time.
Concubine Zhou stood at the gate of Changchun Palace.
Besides her, there were only two eunuchs sweeping the snow. After waiting for a long time, Zhou Shuyun felt that her whole body was frozen stiff, and then she saw someone walking towards her.
"Mammy."
After Lady Zhou saw the person coming, she finally felt relieved.
If she were to stand in this icy and snowy place for a while longer, she would probably faint.
Fortunately, the wait was not in vain.
"Lady Zhou, please follow me."
Zhou Shuyun clenched her palms, and when she saw the nanny speak, she took a few deep breaths.
She lowered her head to hide the expression in her eyes. He followed the nanny obediently into the inner room.
The nanny opened the door, and as Zhou Shuyun stepped into the room, she felt a gust of warm wind blowing towards her.
My icy cold hands and feet gradually returned to temperature.
It was snowing heavily and it was extremely cold everywhere, but Concubine Rong was burning the charcoal basin very diligently, so naturally she didn't feel cold at all.
Zhou Shuyun could feel the warmth coming towards her even when she was standing at the door. She pinched her cold palms and felt that even the inside of her cloak seemed to be warming up.
It was the first time she felt the warmth in the house since she woke up.
Her room was as cold as an ice cellar. Even if she lit a lot of charcoal fire, it felt like there was wind in it.
Zhou Shuyun stayed in that cold house for too long, so long that she almost forgot that a house with a charcoal brazier lit could be so warm.
She couldn't help but look straight ahead.
The Changchun Palace was renovated magnificently, but the inner hall has a different flavor.
The interior of the house is extremely elegant, with an enamel stove with animal ears in the center of the main hall with smoke rising from it, and agarwood carved ornaments in the corners.
The coral fleece carpet covers the entire room, revealing the valuable continuous-pattern bricks inside.
It all seemed awfully familiar.
Zhou Shuyun followed behind the nanny and looked at the familiar ornaments beside her, which were almost exactly the same as the scene in her dream.
She even knew every blade of grass and every move here, but this was clearly her first time here.
Zhou Shuyun remained expressionless as she stared at the gilded standing screen with magnolia and mandarin duck patterns in front of her. As far as she could remember, there was a pear wood chair with slanting patterns behind the screen.
She often sat on it and looked at the account books given by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Zhou Shuyun walked over calmly and saw the familiar gilded standing screen with magnolia and mandarin duck patterns.
He closed his eyes and slowly took back his steps.
This was clearly her first time coming to Concubine Rong's inner palace.
But everything before her eyes was exactly the same as what she saw in her dream.
All the blood in Zhou Shuyun's body drained away. She stopped where she was and didn't move for a long time.
"Coming?"
Concubine Rong was sitting on the beauty couch. Seeing Concubine Zhou standing there in a daze, her long brows furrowed slightly.
"Why are you standing there stupidly now that you're here?" Before, she thought Lady Zhou was smart. Although she wasn't the most beautiful, she was a calm person after all.
When I looked at him today, why did he look so dull and stupid?
Concubine Rong frowned slightly and looked down. Zhou Shuyun came to her senses and saw Concubine Rong's gaze and quickly lowered her head.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Your Highness."
Concubine Rong looked back and forth at Zhou Shuyun several times.
I looked at her crawling on the ground, kneeling with her body slightly bent, her posture revealing obvious respect.
She then retracted her gaze and said, "Do you know why I asked you to come here today?"
Zhou Shuyun lowered her head. Although her posture was extremely respectful, her expression was extremely indifferent: "I know."
"You know?" Concubine Rong looked at the armor on her palm.
His eyebrows were drooped, and he looked nonchalant: "If you know, come and tell me."
How could Zhou Shuyun not know?
If she had been a little dull and ignorant before, she would have been dreaming for so long.
The scene in the dream was so clear, it was like she was living her life again. How could she still be as stupid as before?
"It is not what the Empress wants to see that His Majesty stays in the Hehuan Palace for a long time." Zhou Shuyun said as she knelt on the ground.
The most feared thing in the harem is the emperor's favoritism.
His Majesty’s favor is a double-edged sword.
It was enough to make Concubine Shen glorious, but it could also make Concubine Rong lose her dignity.
Just like before with Concubine Shu, when His Majesty was in great favor with her, even Concubine Rong had to avoid her.
"Your Majesty will not allow His Majesty to continue to favor Concubine Shen. In the long run, those rumors will only be detrimental to Your Majesty."
Zhou Shuyun knelt on the ground, looking fearless.
But when he mentioned the three words "Chen Jieyu", he couldn't help but show confusion on his face.
She had been dreaming for several days in a row, but she couldn't find the face of Concubine Shen.
Everyone in the dream matched up with her, except Concubine Shen, who could never appear in my dreams.
It seemed as if this person did not appear in the dream.
"You are quite smart." Concubine Rong then looked at Zhou Shuyun's face.
His narrow eyes were slightly lowered, and his gaze lightly fell on her back.
"I asked you to come here because I am placing my hopes on you. Come and tell me what you have planned."
Concubine Rong's eyes were light and vague, as if asking a question, but more of it was filled with disdain and almsgiving.
Zhou Shuyun didn't like the look of Concubine Rong.
Her bent body slowly straightened up, and even her half-bent body seemed straight.
"I am stupid."
Zhou Shuyun knew what Concubine Rong wanted her to do.
But he didn't say anything in the end. Instead, he pretended to be innocent and obedient and spoke to Concubine Rong.
"I don't know what the Imperial Concubine is going to do, but I will definitely listen to her. I will do whatever she says."
Concubine Rong was obviously very satisfied with her answer.
He sat on the beauty couch, looked deeply for a long time, and after waiting for a moment, he got up from the beauty couch.
She bent down, her armored fingers fell on Zhou Shuyun's face, and gently raised her chin: "Do you know why I am looking for you?"
Zhou Shuyun raised her chin and opened her eyes, only to see Concubine Rong lowering her eyes and looking at her with a chuckle: "Your face is more delicate than delicate."
Zhou Shuyun's face is naturally not very beautiful.
If this face were placed in an ordinary person, it would certainly be good-looking. But now this is in the harem, it is really not something I can show off.
Zhou Shuyun knew since she was a child that her face was not an advantage in terms of appearance.
The eyebrows and eyes are all beautiful, but only when they are combined together do they appear delicate.
This face looks outstanding enough when placed in a crowd of people, but if it is in the empty harem, Zhou Shuyun's appearance would seem really ordinary.
"You have an ordinary face. Why do you think I am looking for you?"
Zhou Shuyun knows what her shortcomings are.
But after hearing what Concubine Rong said, Zhou Shuyun felt like she was slapped in the face, and the blood color on her face disappeared instantly.
"Empress?" Zhou Shuyun murmured with her mouth open, and a hint of coldness flashed in her drooping eyelids.
Concubine Rong really doesn't take me seriously.
Zhou Shuyun couldn't help but clench her palms. His Majesty had now removed Concubine Rong's authority to manage the harem, but Concubine Rong was still acting like a concubine.
Without me, how could Concubine Rong ever make a comeback in the future?
Zhou Shuyun was full of confidence in this. Given Concubine Rong's current situation, she was the only one who could help her turn things around.
They were clearly working together, so why did they treat me so condescendingly?
If he didn't know what his current advantages were, Concubine Rong would have really kept the secret.
"Didn't the Imperial Concubine play a game of chess before?" Zhou Shuyun reminded.
"Your Majesty has allowed me to show my face in front of His Majesty."
"Do you think I asked you to come here because of your ability?" Concubine Rong asked back.
"What else?" Zhou Shuyun raised her head. The Emperor was not so easy to seduce.
Apart from her, where could there be another Concubine Rong in the entire harem?
Concubine Rong looked at her face and couldn't help laughing out loud.
The only sound in the hall was Concubine Rong's laughter. After waiting for a long time, Concubine Rong stopped.
She looked at the confusion in Zhou Shuyun's eyes, her eyes full of amusement.
"You think too highly of yourself." The armored hand gently hooked her chin, his tone full of contempt.
Just one sentence crushed Zhou Shuyun's pride and sent her into hell:
"If you weren't the only one in the palace who had the best relationship with Shen Fu, how could such an opportunity have come to you?"
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It was not known whether His Majesty felt guilty or wanted to make amends, so he stayed in the Hehuan Palace for nearly half a month.
Even when going to court early in the morning, people would go through the Hehuan Hall.
Every day after the court session, he would come to have meals with Chen Fu.
After that, as soon as it gets dark, the Emperor will come over after finishing his government affairs in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. This went on for nearly half a month, without a single day of interruption.
This kind of favor has never been shown to any other queen before.
The concubines in the nearby palaces were all lifeless. Only the servants in Hehuan Palace can be said to be in high spirits recently.
His Majesty punished Concubine Rong, but favored them.
Their mistress is favored and has a child in her belly.
In time, the power to manage the harem will probably be handed over to Concubine Shen.
The rumors kept spreading, and even Zi Su heard them a few times after hearing them so many times.
That day, he even told Chen Fu about it.
"What are you thinking about?"
The weather was just right; it had been snowing for several days and it was a rare sunny day.
All the trees in front of the Hehuan Hall were frozen to death, except for a plum blossom that quietly bloomed outside the window in the southwest corner.
Against the backdrop of the white snow, the red plum blossoms bloom particularly brilliantly.
Chen Fu asked someone to move her beauty couch to the window.
Hearing this, my mind suddenly became clear. He opened his eyes instantly: "Who said that?"
"It's spreading throughout the harem." Zi Su was massaging Chen Fu's shoulders when she froze in fear.
Seeing the young lady like this, he asked cautiously, "Young lady, but, but is there something wrong?"
"Of course not."
Shen Fu straightened up from her chair and couldn’t help but glare at Zi Su.
No matter what, His Majesty would never hand over the power of managing the harem to her.
No matter how few concubines there are in the harem, the people who manage it are still crucial.
His Majesty would definitely not let just anyone manage the harem so easily.
Even if Shen Fu has the favor of His Majesty.
I’m afraid your Majesty has never thought of this.
What's more, some time ago, His Majesty specifically asked her what she thought about how to deal with Concubine Rong.
Shen Fu also pleaded for Concubine Rong.
Nowadays, there are rumors in the harem that she is going to manage the harem. If these words were to reach His Majesty's ears, Shen Fu's efforts that day would not only be in vain.
I'm afraid His Majesty might have some doubts in his heart.
Shen Fu didn't need to think too much and instantly guessed who spread these rumors.
She placed her fingertips on the armrest and tapped it a few times. "Pass the message down. No matter what is spread outside, the servants of Hehuan Palace are not allowed to discuss this."
"Anyone who disobeys orders will be expelled from the Hehuan Palace immediately."
When the masters are bent on climbing up the ladder, the servants will naturally do the same.
After all, people go to high places and water flows to low places.
Everyone in the palace knew how favored Chen Fu was.
Everyone outside is trying their best to squeeze into the Hehuan Palace.
No one wants to offend the young lady and be driven out.
When Zi Su heard this, she knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately bowed:
"I will go out and pass on the message right away. I will definitely not let those gossips reach your ears."
Zi Su strode out in a hurry, but just as she walked out the door, she bumped into Xiao Guizi who was walking towards her.
"Ouch."
Xiao Guizi has grown a lot taller in the past six months. She used to look like a little kid. Now his back has gradually straightened up, and when he stands up, he is a head taller than others.
Zi Su hit Xiao Guizi's jaw directly, causing her eyes to flash with pain.
"Why are you in such a panic?" Zi Su covered her aching forehead and blamed.
"I..." Xiao Guizi covered her chin and couldn't utter a word for a long time. It was obvious that she was not feeling well either.
He rubbed his aching jaw with a grin, and looked at Shen Fu opposite him with a distorted face: “Little… little master, His Majesty has been blocked by Lady Zhou.”
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