Chapter 260 Cloud Embroidered Dance Costume
Concubine Rong knew very well that it was no fluke that she could escape as easily as she did today.
Most of it is what Lady Zhou said.
Although Concubine Rong did not think that Concubine Zhou, who had never served His Majesty before, could truly analyze His Majesty's thoughts.
But it is undeniable that what happened today was because of her.
"Do you really understand it, or is it just a coincidence?" Concubine Rong sat on the chair, lowered her head and carefully stroked the armor.
No matter whether Lady Zhou really had the ability this time or she just guessed it by chance.
Now that this matter has begun, no mistakes are allowed.
Concubine Rong closed her eyes and said, "Go and call Lady Zhou to me."
The little palace maid behind him immediately went out after receiving the order.
After everyone left, Nanny Qin came forward with a teacup in her hand and said, "Madam, the Third Prince is frightened and crying. Would you like to go and take a look?"
Although the matter was resolved satisfactorily today, the third prince is the only difficult one to deal with.
Although His Majesty had placed the Third Prince in Changchun Palace a long time ago, Concubine Rong ignored him for such a long time.
Now that something has happened to the Third Prince, if it continues like in the past, it will be difficult to explain to His Majesty.
When Concubine Rong thought of the Third Prince, her expression turned grim.
"Let the imperial physician take good care of it." Her hand fell on her belly. "It didn't crawl out of my belly. What's the point of me taking good care of it?"
Nanny Qin knew the queen's temper.
She never interrupted before, but today she couldn't help but persuade him: "My lady, please forgive me for being so nosy. You should go today."
"From His Majesty's attitude today, it seems that His Majesty still cares about the Third Prince. Now that the Third Prince is frightened, you are not going to go."
"If His Majesty knew, I'm afraid he would have something against you..."
Nanny Qin's words became quieter and quieter, but Concubine Rong heard it clearly in her heart.
She sat on the chair, rubbing her brows and said slowly: "Mammy, it's not that I don't want to."
"But when I saw the Third Prince's face, I couldn't help but think of his biological mother."
When Nanny Qin thought of this, she couldn't help but fall silent.
The third prince's face does look somewhat like that of Imperial Noble Consort Dunhe back then.
Noble Consort Dunhe was of noble birth and her rank was always higher than that of Noble Consort Rong.
Back then, Concubine Rong suffered a lot at the hands of Concubine Dunhe.
Now looking at the Third Prince's similar face, new and old grudges came together, and naturally she couldn't stand to look at the Third Prince.
"My lady, if I were to say it, it's been a long time since those days and we should forget about it."
"Besides, the Third Prince is the Third Prince. Even if Your Majesty hates Concubine Dunhe, you shouldn't confuse Concubine Dunhe with the Third Prince."
Nanny Qin said this and continued, "If His Majesty knew about this, I'm afraid he wouldn't feel comfortable about it."
When Concubine Rong heard this, she frowned and sighed deeply.
She was about to stand up with her palms on the armrests when the maid who had gone out came back and said, "Your Majesty, Lady Zhou said she is not feeling well and can't come."
"What did you say?" Concubine Rong sneered, "What do you mean you can't come?"
An hour ago, Zhou Shuyun appeared in front of him alive and kicking.
During this period of time, he said that he was not feeling well and could not come.
"She is leaving to make trouble with me!" Concubine Rong sneered.
With a wave of his palm, the teacup on the table immediately shattered: "Send someone over, even if you have to kidnap them, bring them to me."
The palace maid was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground: "Concubine Zhou...Concubine Zhou said that the queen would be angry if she heard this."
"But she said she had no choice. She knew what you were thinking, so she left a message for you."
The little palace maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and spoke tremblingly.
Nanny Qin could see that Concubine Rong was full of anger at the moment. He hurriedly asked, "What else did Lady Zhou say? Tell me now."
The little palace maid raised her head and stammered, "Concubine Zhou...Concubine Zhou said that if Your Majesty wants this to go smoothly, you must first promise to give her something."
"What does she want?" Concubine Rong clenched her palms and sneered.
She knew that Lady Zhou would not be so obedient. It’s just that she has been in a high position for so many years, and the concubines under her have always obeyed her orders.
I have never met anyone who dares to make conditions for me.
Concubine Rong had an extremely cold expression on her face. If Zhou Shuyun were here, she would probably want to tear her apart with her bare hands.
The little palace maid, however, seemed unaware of it as she knelt on the ground.
He only stammered, "Lady Zhou... Lady Zhou said she wanted a dance costume embroidered with black gold and cloud patterns."
"Dancing costume?" Concubine Rong was puzzled, and even Nanny Qin turned her head.
"What dance costume?"
The little maid knelt on the ground, racking her brains and trying to think: "The one that Concubine Shen wore when she danced at the Yuquan Mountain dinner."
After the palace maid said this, Concubine Rong seemed to have some impression.
After all, Shen Fu's beautiful dance in Yuquan Mountain was truly unforgettable.
But she didn't understand: "What does Zhou Shuyun want that dance costume for?"
"I don't know either." The little maid shook her head: "It's just that Lady Zhou said she wanted the same one as Concubine Shen's."
"And...she kept muttering that it was originally hers."
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There are only two dancing costumes embroidered with black gold clouds in the world.
One is in Shen Fu's hands, and the other is in the warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Concubine Rong sent someone to the Imperial Household Department, and Nanny Qin went there personally to get it back.
The dance costume embroidered with black gold and cloud patterns was delivered to Zhou Shuyun.
When she came back, Nanny Qin brought back a medicine bag.
"Concubine Zhou said that if we add this to the Third Prince's meal, everything will go as she said."
Nanny Qin presented the medicine.
Concubine Rong took the medicine bag with her armored hand but did not open it.
But his face was a little suspicious: "What is this? So effective?"
She neither believed Lady Zhou nor doubted whether the medicine would be effective.
To put it bluntly, for her, Wu Yi was just a matter of talking, but if she drugged the prince, she would be beheaded if she was not careful.
"Your Majesty, do you want me to send someone to investigate?" asked Nanny Qin.
"We can't alert the enemy." Concubine Rong looked out the window carefully.
Then he put it down again and said: "Whether it's useful or not, I'll give it to the Third Prince to eat later."
The people around the Third Prince have changed, but in the final analysis, his food and drink are still provided by the people in Changchun Palace.
It is not difficult to put a small packet of medicine into the third prince's diet.
After hearing this, Nanny Qin stopped trying to persuade her.
Concubine Rong has no feelings for the third prince at all. If she said another word, she would be talking too much.
That night, the servant in the third prince's room came to report that the third prince was not feeling well.
"He was fine at noon, but started vomiting non-stop at night.
The medicine prescribed by the imperial physician was of no use. He vomited it out almost as soon as he fed it to him. "The servant who came to report was the one newly sent by His Majesty to serve the Third Prince.
These servants had only been serving the Third Prince for half a day when they fell seriously ill.
Naturally, I was anxious.
This frightened Concubine Rong.
Concubine Rong thought of the medicine Zhou Shuyun had given her during the day.
"What has the imperial physician found out?" Concubine Rong was full of worry, but Nanny Qin shook her head.
"Don't worry, madam. The imperial physician checked and found nothing."
Only then did Concubine Rong feel slightly relieved.
But she was afraid that the Third Prince would die that night, so when she heard that something had happened, she rushed over and asked, "What happened? He was fine during the day, why is he not okay at night?"
She had just taken off her makeup and came over from the bed, her face still showing fatigue.
She was completely different from the gentle, noble and respectable Concubine Rong in the daytime.
Wearing a cloak over her white nightgown, Concubine Rong looked anxious: "What's going on?"
The palace maid was shocked when she saw Concubine Rong. He knelt down hurriedly: "The Third Prince has been having nightmares, and he can't take any medicine."
"Waste." Concubine Rong frowned and snatched the medicine from the palace maid.
"You can't even feed the medicine, it's better for me to come in person."
If the third prince were to die, her role as a royal concubine would be over.
Concubine Rong took off her armor, and her fingertips were trembling.
She signaled to Nanny Qin with her eyes to clean up the things, took a deep breath, and walked to the Third Prince's bedside holding the medicine bowl.
But just as he walked over, he saw the third prince lying on the bed, closing his eyes and shaking his head.
She kept shouting, "Mother, Mother..."
Concubine Rong was standing in front of the bed. When she heard the noises, she could hardly hide the expression on her face.
The hands holding the medicine bowl couldn't help but tremble.
Concubine Rong clenched her palms and looked towards the bed. The third prince was still in a coma, obviously unaware of what had happened.
His pale little face was completely bloodless, and he kept calling out "mother" from his mouth, looking extremely pitiful.
Concubine Rong looked unhappy. The Third Prince's face looked very much like his biological mother, Concubine Dun and Imperial Concubine Huang.
Now he was lying on the bed again, calling out the names of Dunhe Imperial Concubine.
Concubine Rong immediately recalled every detail of her past and almost dropped the bowl of medicine in her hand.
At this time, Nanny Qin came over quickly and said, "Your Majesty has arrived."
"Why is His Majesty here?" Concubine Rong paused and looked behind her.
"It was the servant who served the Third Prince who went over to report the news." Nanny Qin said, "It must be that His Majesty specifically instructed him to do so."
"Your Majesty, are you worried about me?" Concubine Rong immediately stepped forward with the bowl of medicine in her hand.
When Xiao Yu came in, his eyes were filled with anxiety.
He strode hurriedly into the hall with Lin An. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Concubine Rong half-kneeling beside the bed.
Concubine Rong looked like she had just gotten up from bed, her face looking tired. His thin body was leaning against the bed, and he was lowering his head and gently feeding medicine to the seriously ill Third Prince.
"Rui'er, Rui'er, drink some more." Concubine Rong looked worried. She lowered her head and leaned over to feed another spoonful to the person on the bed.
The third prince was obviously unwilling and shook his head and refused to open his mouth.
The warm medicine dripped down her wrist into her palm, but Concubine Rong didn't care at all.
He wiped the handkerchief and continued to feed medicine to the third prince.
Xiao Yu saw this scene and lowered his eyes. After a while, he walked over gently and said, "Come on."
Rong Guifei seemed to be startled. She turned around and saw His Majesty with surprise: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"
"I heard that Rui'er is ill." Xiao Yu took the medicine bowl and was feeding the third prince the medicine.
At this time, the third prince opened his eyes. His face was hazy and he seemed a little confused.
His eyes moved around the table, and then he shouted to Concubine Rong: "Mother, Mother..."
Concubine Rong was stunned, and immediately agreed: "Mother is here, Mother is here."
Xiao Yu closed his eyes and tightened his grip around the medicine bowl.
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The third prince was ill, and everyone in the palace, except Chen Fu, went to visit him.
It’s not that Shen Fu was unwilling to go, but His Majesty had ordered her not to go.
"You are pregnant, so it's better not to go." Xiao Yu looked extremely tired these days.
There was a sense of fatigue between his eyebrows and eyes: "If the Third Prince infects you with his illness, what will you do then?"
His Majesty's words are full of concern.
But Shen Fu felt uncomfortable because of what happened last time.
The more His Majesty worries about herself, the more it shows that he cares about the baby in her belly.
However, Shen Fu looked at the Emperor in front of her without revealing anything: "I know."
Shen Fu looked at her belly and nodded obediently: "I will stay in the room well and won't let Your Majesty worry."
"I am relieved only when you are safe."
Xiao Yu reached out and squeezed Shen Fu's palm. First
He seemed to have something to say, his face was hesitant and had a complicated expression.
Chen Fu saw His Majesty like this and understood in her heart.
She said sensibly, "Your Majesty, do you have anything to tell me?"
Chen Fu had a smile on her face, looking well-behaved and sensible: "If Your Majesty has anything to say, just tell me."
"I will certainly listen to Your Majesty."
Seeing Chen Fu being so sensible, Xiao Yu felt relieved a little.
He held Shen Fu's hand and said to her, "I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you these few days."
The third prince is seriously ill, and the Queen Mother will soon arrive in the capital. He has been too busy these days, and coming to Shen Fu again might be bad for her.
However, Xiao Yu didn't want to say these things too clearly to Shen Fu, for fear that she would have too many wild thoughts.
He just held Chen Fu's hand and promised: "You believe me..."
Before His Majesty could say anything else, Shen Fu suddenly started laughing.
"I know."
Chen Fu curled her lips and smiled: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will be fine. Even if Your Majesty doesn't have time to accompany me, I will take good care of myself."
There was a smile between Shen Fu's eyebrows, and her lips were slightly curled up with a smile.
It seems like he is not happy at all.
Xiao Yu was very relieved, raised his hand and rubbed Shen Fu's head, Xiao Yu said: "I feel relieved when you say that."
He patted Shen Fu's head gently with his palm, his face full of pampering: "I will come to see you another day."
His Majesty left after saying this.
After Shen Fu saw the Emperor's back disappear, the smile on her face faded a little bit.
She reached out and stroked her belly.
The baby in her belly was getting bigger day by day. Sometimes Shen Fu could even feel some of the baby's movements in her belly.
This subtle and magical feeling gradually calmed Shen Fu's originally uneasy heart.
She placed her palm on her belly and said, "My child, my greatest wish now is that you can be born safely."
Shen Fu was talking to the baby in her belly when Xiao Guizi pushed the door open and walked in:
"My lady, Lady Zhou wants to see you."
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