Chapter 278 Don’t be angry
Concubine Xiang wanted to win back the third prince and find fault with Concubine Rong, so naturally she went to Changchun Palace more frequently.
She left before dawn and returned after dark.
For three or four days in a row, he stayed by the Third Prince's bed every day.
She lost a lot of weight, but unexpectedly, no fault of Concubine Rong was found, and the Third Prince was taken better care of.
In a short time, the news that the third prince had recovered from his illness spread throughout the harem.
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"You said the third prince is better?" In Chuxiu Palace, Zhou Shuyun stopped holding the medicine bowl after hearing the news.
She raised her eyes, her face full of surprise. Directly opposite, Hongxiu had just returned from outside, soaked to the skin.
It was raining outside and Hongxiu was almost soaked by the rain. She raised her hand to wipe the rain that was about to slide down her cheeks and nodded at Zhou Shuyun.
"The Third Prince is really better now. I heard that he could even... even speak in the early morning."
With a 'dong' sound, the spoon in Zhou Shuyun's hand fell back into the bowl.
She turned around and casually put the half-drunk medicine back on the table.
Although his expression was calm, his eyes were full of hostility and confusion:
"Noble Concubine Rong is reluctant to touch the Third Prince?"
This was something Zhou Shuyun never expected.
In her memory, Concubine Rong should have disliked the Third Prince very much.
Moreover, the Third Prince is now being raised in Changchun Palace, constantly reminding Concubine Rong of her humiliating past.
Such an eyesore can be removed with just a little effort, so why keep it?
Zhou Shuyun closed her eyes tightly.
She couldn't understand this sudden change no matter how hard she tried. It had only been a short time since Wang Ruer's death.
She didn't know whether His Majesty believed it or not.
But Zhou Shuyun didn't dare to gamble.
She originally thought that as long as the third prince died, she would attract everyone's attention.
As time went by, she naturally no longer became a suspect.
But now... once the third prince is well, all her plans have gone to waste.
The atmosphere around her turned cold and Hongxiu shrank her neck. Some of them dare not go to see their own mistress.
No matter how dumb she was, she could see that the young lady seemed different from before.
The young master before would never be like this.
Although Hongxiu didn't understand why the young lady had changed so much, she changed her mind and realized that the young lady was still her young lady no matter what.
Thinking of this, Hongxiu didn't want to ask too much.
"My lady, don't think about it." Hongxiu withdrew her thoughts, bent down and walked forward to hand over the food box in her hand.
"I just got it from the imperial kitchen. It will get cold if I don't eat it now."
The lunch box fell last time and got a crack. After running all the way back, the food had already gone cold due to the wind we blew along the way.
Hongxiu carefully opened the lunch box and took out the food inside.
A plate of boiled cabbage and a small plate of tender tofu. There was a bowl of soup left with two pieces of fat in it, with some oil floating on top.
Even though Zhou Shuyun knew that the food would not be good, she couldn't help but change her expression when she saw this.
The cabbages are dry and yellow, and they are all cabbage stalks. A few small pieces of tender tofu smell delicious. Especially that bowl of soup, when it got cold, there were oil droplets floating on it, which made people feel nauseous at the sight of it.
Zhou Shuyun couldn't help but turned her head and retched.
It was obvious that someone had deliberately prepared this meal.
"You didn't take the silver?" Zhou Shuyun covered her nose with a handkerchief.
She does not have a high status, and has been in the palace for such a long time and has never served the Emperor.
Everyone in the palace knew that her treatment was naturally not very good.
Fortunately, the Zhou family was doing well, and Zhou Shuyun had been relying on family support. Ever since the people in the imperial kitchen started to wink at each other, Zhou Shuyun started to use money. Although her life was not luxurious, she had no worries about food and drink.
Although Zhou Shuyun had seen the things on the table that even pigs and dogs wouldn't eat, she had never really eaten them.
"I have it." Hongxiu spread out her hands, revealing a silver ingot.
She put the silver back on the table: "The people in the imperial kitchen said that they dare not accept silver now."
"You must eat according to your status, young master."
The silver fell on the table, Zhou Shuyun withdrew her gaze and closed her eyes.
"Don't dare to accept it?" Everything will go smoothly in this palace only if we have money.
But if the money cannot be spent, it will be like a lame man with a broken leg, unable to move an inch.
"Is there any reason why you dare not accept money?"
"Those dogs in the imperial kitchen keep saying that they got orders from above!" Hongxiu just begged for mercy but nothing happened.
Thinking about what happened just now, and looking at the food on the table, "Young Master, there is an order from above. Who do you think wants to harm us?"
Zhou Shuyun closed her eyes tightly, but her right hand was placed tightly on her lower abdomen. She has been staying indoors for some time, not only because she is worried that she might be implicated in Wang Ruer's death.
More importantly, he was afraid that the wound in his abdomen would be discovered.
On New Year's Eve, His Majesty's kick was not light
"Who else could it be other than Concubine Rong and Shen Fu?" She thought of New Year's Eve, her eyes fierce.
It’s all because of Shen Fu. If it weren’t for her, how would the Emperor have discovered him? Zhou Shuyun still can't help shivering all over when she thinks of the Emperor's eyes.
The kick from His Majesty almost took half her life.
The only reason he managed to survive was because Wang Ruer was stupid. But if it weren't for Wang Ruer, she would have died without a doubt.
"Noble Concubine Rong?" Hongxiu murmured Noble Concubine Rong, but she felt it was impossible.
Concubine Rong is currently preoccupied with the Third Prince's affairs, so how could she have the time to find fault with the young lady?
But Concubine Shen asked: "My lady, do you think this matter has anything to do with Concubine Shen?"
Little did she know that the word "noble concubine" hurt Zhou Shuyun.
Seeing that Shen Fu’s status was getting higher and higher, and her identity was becoming more and more noble.
Zhou Shuyun felt like there were countless ants crawling in her heart.
The bite made her whole body itchy.
"Who else could it be except her?" Zhou Shuyun's face twisted for a moment, then she said in a decisive tone.
"Concubine Shen is a very nice person." Hongxiu still didn't believe it. She boldly asked, "Why did Concubine Shen want to harm you, young lady?"
"Of course she's jealous!"
Zhou Shuyun trembled all over and roared.
Chen Fu took away my opportunity and helped me reach my current position step by step.
In the previous life, there was no such thing as Chen Fu, all of this was mine.
But in this life, I have lived such a dark life.
Everything she has, grace, status, identity, and honor.
All of these became Chen Fu's.
It was Shen Fu who took away her opportunity and replaced herself!
These thoughts flashed through Zhou Shuyun's mind every moment.
So much so that now, whenever she sees or hears anything from Shen Fu, she feels as if she is stimulated.
It feels like someone has taken away your things.
"It must be Chen Fu." Zhou Shuyun turned her head and looked at the inedible food on the table.
It must be Shen Fu who is targeting me.
She waved her hand and the food fell to pieces in an instant. Zhou Shuyun's face was distorted.
Since I can't replace Chen Fu, then just let her die.
When she dies, everything will belong to me.
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The news that the third prince had recovered from his illness spread throughout the harem in an instant.
Naturally, Hehuan Palace also heard the news early on.
“I heard that the Third Prince was in a coma, and when he opened his eyes he saw Concubine Xiang who was tending to him.
She murmured "Mother" and Xiang Guipin was so frightened that she loosened her hand holding the medicine bowl. ”
"Xiang Guipin was so surprised and happy that she hugged the Third Prince and cried non-stop, and finally fainted."
Xiao Guizi and Zi Su heard the news from somewhere.
One played the third prince, and the other played Concubine Xiang. The two hugged each other and acted vividly.
Shen Fu was so amused that she lay on the armchair and couldn't help laughing.
“You two!”
She stretched out her hand, pointed at the two of them, and jokingly asked, "What happened next? Xiang Guipin fainted, but did His Majesty pass away?"
Hearing this, Zi Su's expression changed slightly.
She waved away the hand holding Xiao Guizi, and walked to Chen Fu with an embarrassed look: "My lady, the emperor has gone to Changchun Palace."
Hearing this, Shen Fu's originally joking expression turned stiff.
She had only said it casually, but she had not expected that the Emperor had actually gone to Changchun Palace.
"Really?" Chen Fu said in a light tone: "It seems that His Majesty is not not coming, but deliberately not coming to Hehuan Palace."
Chen Fu originally thought that the Emperor had not appeared for some time because he had some important business.
Now it seems that he deliberately did not come to the Hehuan Palace.
Zi Su noticed something was wrong and immediately came out to comfort her: "My lady, don't be sad. It's not that His Majesty won't come to see you."
"Look, this Chu orange was delivered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs early in the morning." Zi Su quickly peeled an orange from the plate beside her and handed it to Chen Fu.
“I heard that it was newly sent from Qianzhou, and the servants from the Internal Affairs Department delivered it to us as soon as possible.
If His Majesty deliberately didn't see the young lady, those servants in the Imperial Household Department would have changed their minds long ago. Why would they be so eager to send us fruits? ”
Zi Su stuffed the fruit into Chen Fu's hand. Chen Fu lowered her head and drooped her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.
Since that day, His Majesty has not made any movement since he left the Hehuan Palace. Chen Fu went from being anxious and worried at the beginning to being calm now.
She didn't know whether the Emperor was angry with her because of what happened that day.
But Shen Fu's eyes fell on her bulging belly.
The baby is about to be born, and His Majesty will not be angry with me over such a small matter.
As for why His Majesty didn’t come to see me?
Shen Fu thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.
The house was silent for a moment, with only the occasional sound of rain hitting the window.
Chen Fu closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. Zi Su and Xiao Guizi were about to leave when a group of people suddenly came to the door.
When Zi Su saw the person coming, she was stunned at first, but after seeing who it was, she hurried to greet him despite the rain: "Eunuch Lin? Why are you here?"
As she spoke, she stood on tiptoe to look at the imperial cannon behind Lin An: "Is His Majesty in there?"
Lin An ignored Zi Su's rude words and continued with a smile on his face: "Is the noble concubine here?"
The wind and rain were strong, and Lin An inevitably got a little wet as he walked along. He stood in the center of the hall, water dripping from the hem of his navy blue eunuch uniform: "Madam Noble Concubine, does His Majesty want you to come over?"
Chen Fu looked at the top of Lin An's head, and her eyes fell on his wet boots.
"Where does His Majesty want me to go?"
Zi Su had just said that His Majesty was in Changchun Palace, but Chen Fu didn't believe that His Majesty would ask her to go to the Palace of Purity at this time.
"Concubine Xiang was frightened and is recuperating in Changchun Palace. His Majesty has ordered everyone in the harem to go there." Lin An said, then raised his head and glanced at Chen Fu:
"Your Majesty has specifically ordered me to come and fetch the Empress."
As the year passed, spring arrived. It has rained a lot these past few days. It was a fine day just now, but it started raining in the blink of an eye.
Chen Fu sat in the imperial carriage, and Lin An said nothing along the way.
It was not until the imperial sedan chair arrived at Changchun Palace and stopped that Lin An leaned in front of Shen Fu and whispered:
"Your Majesty has told you to take good care of yourself. Please don't get angry later."
Don't be angry?
Shen Fu raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but put her hand on her lower abdomen.
She was about to give birth, and she had suffered a lot from this kind of pettiness since she became pregnant.
Why would His Majesty deliberately mention this?
Besides, the matter between the Third Prince and Concubine Xiang was not her fault.
What was she angry about?
Shen Fu looked at Lin An in front of her suspiciously, but in the end she said nothing.
She raised her hand and gently placed it on his arm, then followed Lin An's hand and walked towards Changchun Palace.
There was crying and shouting in the house.
Chen Fu had just approached and before she entered the room she heard Concubine Xiang crying inside.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."
Xiang Guipin's crying seemed to be more real today, and there was even a hint of joy in it?
When Shen Fu heard this, she just felt that she was overthinking. But before she had time to think about it, the door in front of her was pushed open with a creaky sound.
Lin An extended his hand and said to Shen Fu, "My Lady, please."
As soon as Shen Fu stepped into the house, the noise in the house seemed to stop for a moment.
She sensed a pair of eyes staring at her in the dark.
Having been in the palace for so long, Shen Fu has long been accustomed to these looks. She walked forward without changing her expression and faced the person in the main seat.
On the high platform was the Emperor who had not been seen for a long time.
It was too far away, so Shen Fu didn't see the Emperor's expression.
She just walked forward and gently knelt down to the visitor: "Your Highness, may your Highness live forever and be blessed with good health."
Shen Fu was pregnant and her belly was growing bigger.
Zi Su, who was beside her, held her arm and watched her without blinking.
My knees were bent for a while before a faint voice came from above my head: "Get up."
Zi Su was quick to help Chen Fu up.
After she stood firm, Shen Fu couldn't help but shake her knees.
She looked at the person sitting in the main seat, a trace of trance flashing across her eyes.
To say something extremely treasonous, I have been serving His Majesty since I started.
The number of times she actually performed the ceremony was very rare.
Almost every time she bent her knees, His Majesty would raise his hand and pull her up.
Sometimes, you hardly even have to bend down when you meet the Emperor.
Like today, it was the first time that he actually bowed and deliberately left her alone for a while.
Shen Fu blinked slightly and stayed where she was.
Before I could even open my mouth to say "Thank you, Your Majesty", I heard a light cough from the front.
Xiao Yu raised his hand to cover the corner of his lips, glanced at Chen Fu with his phoenix eyes, lowered his eyes and reminded:
"Why don't you come forward and pay your respects to the Queen Mother?!"
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