Chapter 242 Concubine Shen Arrives
The roads were slippery on snowy days and ice was everywhere.
In the long and narrow alley, only the young eunuchs were bending over and sweeping the snow on the ground. The bluestone slab had just been swept clean, and in the blink of an eye a thin layer of sand was laid on it again.
Zhou Shuyun's status was too low to ride in a sedan chair. In addition, she had been suffering from major and minor illnesses for some time, and her body had not recovered at all.
It took nearly half an hour to walk from Chuxiu Palace to Qianqing Palace.
When I arrived at the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, I felt my knees were frozen.
She had never walked like this in her dreams. Almost every time she traveled, she rode in a sedan chair.
"After all, my position is too low." Zhou Shuyun shook her head and placed her palms on her knees, but her palms were red from the cold.
"My lady." Hong Xiu noticed Lady Zhou's movements and said with a worried look on her face, "My lady, are you okay?"
"Nothing."
Zhou Shuyun gently rubbed her knees with her palms for a long time. When her knees were no longer so stiff, she raised her hand and waved: "I'm fine, don't worry."
Zhou Shuyun stopped moving her waist, straightened her body, then raised her head and looked forward.
This was not her first time coming to the Qianqing Palace.
But never before has my heart been so excited.
Zhou Shuyun's hand fell on the package in her arms, and her palm went down to stroke it gently.
"Go and report it. Tell him that I have something to ask the Emperor."
Zhou Shuyun looked at Hongxiu's figure and felt a little uneasy.
I don’t know whether His Majesty would be willing to see me?
Zhou Shuyun's heart was trembling, and her fingertips couldn't help but stroke the package in her hand.
Hongxiu was also feeling uneasy.
The young lady is not favored, and I don’t know whether the Emperor would be willing to see her.
Hong Xiu was feeling uneasy. When she saw the eunuch from the Palace of Heavenly Purity, she lowered her voice and said, "Eunuch, we are from the Palace of Embroidery. Our young lady wants to see His Majesty. Please go in and tell him."
"Go! Go! Go."
The eunuch in the Palace of Heavenly Purity waved his hands and said, "What Chuxiu Palace? How can you just ask him to see you?"
"Your Majesty is busy now and won't see anyone."
As the year draws to a close, His Majesty is so busy that he doesn’t even have time to eat.
Why would he come to see an unknown concubine?
No one has ever heard of who lives in this Chuxiu Palace.
"Eunuch, Eunuch, please be kind and go in and tell them."
Hongxiu stood there begging, but the young eunuch became impatient and waved his hand to send her away.
"Go, go, go!" The young eunuch looked impatient and was about to reach out to push Hongxiu away.
The noise was noticed by Lin An, who was dozing off at the door.
"Who is that?" Lin An sat on the chair, squinting his eyes and looking forward.
"Grandpa." The eunuch on the side was full of flattery. He half bent over and looked at him for a while before replying, "He is a servant from Chuxiu Palace. I guess he wants to see His Majesty."
"Chuxiu Palace?" Lin An murmured, and suddenly remembered it.
Isn’t it the Concubine Zhou who lives in the Chuxiu Palace?
Lin An muttered a few words. His Majesty has always had a different attitude towards this Lady Zhou.
Although he was not sure what His Majesty meant, just because of this special nature, Lin An could not afford to offend him.
"Let's go." Lin An thought for a while, then stood up with his hands on the handrails: "Let's go down and take a look."
The young eunuch didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly followed behind.
"Eunuch, please go in and tell our young master."
The red sleeves were still pushing and shoving at the door, and the young eunuch started to get impatient.
"Go, go, go! If you don't leave, I'll call for help!" The young eunuch placed his palm on Hongxiu's body and was about to exert force when he heard a noise behind him.
With a "slap", the young eunuch slapped him on the head before he could even use any strength.
"Who?" The young eunuch covered his head with his hands. When he turned around and saw the person coming, his knees went weak: "Eunuch Li... Why are you here, Eunuch Lin?"
The young eunuch knelt on the ground in shock. Lin An ignored him and walked towards Hong Xiu instead: "Are you from Concubine Zhou's palace?"
Lin An spoke frankly, and Hongxiu naturally knew who the person in front of her was.
She raised her right hand and glanced at Lin An, then nodded tremblingly: "Yes, I am here to serve Lady Zhou."
"Miss Zhou asked you to come here, what's the matter?"
When Lin An asked, Hong Xiu said hurriedly, "I am here to pass on a message for the young lady. The young lady has something she wants to give to the Emperor first, so she asked me to ask you to pass it on."
Lin An immediately thought of the Emperor's cloak.
After thinking for a long time, he went in and reported.
Zhou Shuyun waited at the door for a long time, and just when she thought she had no hope.
From a distance, Lin An and his men came over: "Lady Zhou."
Lin An smiled. When he saw Zhou Shuyun, he bowed his head and knelt down to salute:
"Lady Zhou, His Majesty wants you to come over."
His Majesty is indeed willing to see me!
Zhou Shuyun's palms trembled slightly as she followed Lin An inside and stopped at the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
"My lord, please wait at the door. I will go in and report."
Zhou Shuyun nodded: "Thank you, Eunuch Lin."
Lin An pushed the door open and entered the room, where Xiao Yu was reviewing memorials. As the year draws to a close, there are many things, big and small, to deal with.
He had just met with Zhou Hengzhi from the Ministry of Rites and had not yet had time to review a batch of memorials that had accumulated yesterday.
Xiao Yu was reviewing documents with his head down. He didn't even raise his head when he heard the noise. He whispered, "Bring tea."
Lin An came forward with a teacup in his hand, and the moment he served the tea, he whispered, "Your Majesty, Lady Zhou is at the door and wants to see you."
"Zhou Shuyun?" Xiao Yu paused as he held the pen. "What is she doing here?"
"I don't know." Lin An shook his head. "It's just that I saw Miss Zhou waiting at the door for a long time. She said she had something to present to His Majesty."
When Lin An said this, he was actually thinking of testing the Emperor's attitude towards Concubine Zhou.
He hesitated and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to see me or not?"
"She has something to give me?"
Xiao Yu immediately thought of the cloak that was put on Concubine Zhou that day.
cloak?
The hand holding the brush loosened and Xiao Yu leaned back straight.
"Let someone in."
Lin An forced a smile and immediately bent over to go out: "Miss Zhou, the Emperor wants you to come in."
His Majesty really wants to see me...
Zhou Shuyun couldn't stop smiling, and even her facial expression changed.
She didn't even care about Lin An sitting opposite her, she hurriedly pushed Lin An aside and walked inside.
Before Lin An stood up straight, he saw Zhou Shuyun's hurried back.
"This week, my lady..."
Lin An shook his head and chuckled a few times: "This young lady Zhou is too anxious."
"After all, I have caught His Majesty's eye..."
Before he finished speaking, there was the sound of footsteps at the door.
The young eunuch hurried over and said, "Grandpa Lin... Grandpa Lin, has Lady Zhou entered the room?"
"How dare you!" Lin An slapped the young eunuch in the face without hesitation.
"Who the Emperor wants to meet is not something we can worry about."
The young eunuch covered his head and stammered, "No, I'm not a slave."
He pointed at the door and said tremblingly, "Yes, Concubine Shen is here."
"What?" Lin An's eyes went dark, and he felt like he didn't hear clearly.
The young eunuch pointed at the door and repeated tremblingly, "Eunuch Lin, Concubine Shen is here."
"He is at the door right now, asking to see His Majesty."
"broken!"
Lin An slapped his knee and jumped up from the ground.
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