Chapter 280 Sedan in the Rain
Every word the magpie said was tinged with tears; this passage was truly moving.
Concubine Rong beside him raised her arm high, and blood was still dripping from her wound.
Blood dripped down his arms, and several timid concubines turned their faces away in fear.
Xiao Yu looked at the injured arm, rubbing the jade ring with his fingertips, and the expression on his face was unfathomable.
"My Lady, when did you injure your arm?"
When Concubine Rong heard the Emperor's voice, her tense heartstrings instantly relaxed.
She knew that her plan of self-torture had at least succeeded halfway.
His Majesty has few children, and he doesn't pay much attention to the Third Prince on a daily basis.
But in fact, she was still very concerned about the safety of the third prince.
During the time when the Third Prince was ill, His Majesty saw all of my behavior. Now, cutting off one's own flesh to save one's son seems ridiculous, but considering her previous performance in front of the Emperor.
His Majesty would naturally listen to her explanation.
It just so happened that she didn't ask for much, and as long as the Emperor was willing to listen to her explanation, there would still be room for maneuver in this matter.
Concubine Rong knelt on the ground and looked up at His Majesty in front of her: "Injured the day before yesterday."
There are deep scars on the white jade-like arms. After a careful inspection, it was discovered that there was more than one wound.
He had slashed downwards with a knife several times, and the wound had become hideous.
After the imperial physician examined the patient, he nodded imperceptibly towards His Majesty.
The wound was caused by several cuts in a row, and it was impossible to tell when it was caused. But if it happened on the same day, the Imperial Concubine would be too cruel to me.
But this imperial concubine's background, family pedigree, etc. are so noble.
I'm afraid I can't bear such great suffering.
Of course, the imperial physician kept silent about this and did not say any more.
Concubine Xiang's expression changed as soon as Concubine Rong revealed her wound.
After hearing Concubine Rong's explanation, Concubine Xiang's face twisted: "How is it possible?"
Concubine Xiang knew exactly how Concubine Rong treated Rui'er.
How could she believe such poor performances?
"Yesterday I saw with my own eyes the palace maid beside you adding something to the medicine." Xiang Guipin rushed to the imperial physician and said, "Please check carefully to see if there is anything harmful to the Third Prince's health!"
The two imperial doctors were sweating profusely as this matter had so many implications. It concerns both the Third Prince and Concubine Rong.
Both of them did not dare to be careless. The Third Prince's health was theirs to look after, and if anything happened to him, they would be in great danger.
After a careful inspection, he dared to step forward and said, "Your Majesty, there is indeed no poison in this medicine."
"You're talking nonsense!" Xiang Guipin still didn't believe it: "I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Just now you said that something was added to the medicine, why are you regretting it now?!"
The two doctors were speechless, and then Doctor Li stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, there is indeed no poison added to this medicine."
"As for what I just said, it's because the medicine was added with fresh... blood, which changed the medicinal properties." Doctor Li knelt on the ground:
"It is because my medical skills are not good enough. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Doctor Li knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"If you want to save the third prince, why do you have to do it in secret?" Xiang Guipin asked.
She saw all this with her own eyes, how could she believe it?
"At that time, Rui'er's condition was getting worse day by day, and I was really worried. But I couldn't find the emperor, so I thought about it and decided to think of a solution myself."
During the time that Concubine Rong mentioned, Xiao Yu was with the Queen Mother. He did not go to the harem during that period, so naturally he cared less about the third prince.
"I know that cutting one's own flesh to save one's son may sound absurd at first, but Rui'er's body couldn't bear it at that time." Without waiting for everyone's reaction, Concubine Rong began to speak.
"I have no other choice. Instead of watching Rui'er suffer in the hospital bed, it is better to transfer the suffering to me. I am willing to suffer for Rui'er." She tilted her head slightly, put down her sleeves without changing her expression, and covered the wound tightly.
lie! lie! All of this is a lie!
Concubine Xiang was so angry that her face turned red and her whole body was shaking. She pointed her trembling fingertips at Concubine Rong on the ground, wishing she could tear her to pieces!
"Rui'er isn't your biological daughter, how could you possibly treat her like this?!"
"Aren't you Rui'er's biological mother too?" But before she said this, Concubine Rong was waiting for her there.
Concubine Rong turned her head and said, "Sister Xiang is not the biological mother of the Third Prince. Could it be that everything she did to the Third Prince before was fake?"
"I..." Xiang Guipin didn't expect that she would be blocked on the spot by these words.
Her lips trembled and her chest rose and fell. Seeing that Concubine Rong had an extremely ugly expression on her face, he wanted to rush over, but he didn't dare to.
"I don't believe it!" After holding it in for a long time, Concubine Xiang finally uttered these words with gritted teeth.
"Good boy." The Queen Mother, who had been silent, spoke up. She gently stroked the Buddhist beads on her wrist and looked at Concubine Rong who was kneeling on the ground: "The Ai family knows what you have done for the Third Prince."
"Your Majesty has entrusted the Third Prince to my care. Everything I have done is my duty." Concubine Rong was helped up by Madam Hu.
In just a few words, she describes herself as a selfless mother.
"Your Majesty!" However, at this time, Concubine Xiang was kneeling on the ground crying.
She lay on the ground, crawled in front of Xiao Yu, and hugged the Emperor's legs with both hands. Tears flowed from her eyes, and her face was wet in an instant: "Your Majesty, please save Rui'er, please save Rui'er."
Xiang Guipin cried sadly, her tears dripping like rain, soaking Xiao Yu's boots: "If Rui'er continues to be kept in Changchun Palace, he will definitely die."
"I was just wondering why Concubine Xiang did all this today?" Before His Majesty could speak, Concubine Rong, who had just stood up, spoke first.
She looked at Concubine Xiang lying on the ground and said, "So you did all this just to get Rui'er back."
Concubine Xiang wanted to take back the third prince.
She raised the Third Prince from childhood to adulthood, how could she not have any feelings for him in her heart?
Concubine Rong is so meticulous, yet she has a vicious heart. Before, Xiang Guipin just wanted to bring the third prince back if she was able, but now she has to bring him back.
If there is any further delay, with Concubine Rong's ability to turn black into white, the Third Prince will die sooner or later.
"Your Majesty, please save Rui'er, please save Rui'er."
"Rui'er is your only child. If anything happens to him, you will regret it then, Your Majesty."
Concubine Xiang begged again and again. Xiao Yu lifted his boots and broke free from Xiang Guipin's hand: "Lin An! Send Xiang Guipin back!"
Lin An bent over and said, "Your Highness, let me take you back." He bent over and placed his palm on Noble Concubine Xiang's shoulder.
Just as they were about to take Concubine Xiang away, Concubine Rong at the side spoke up.
“Wait!”
"Your Majesty, I have something to say." Concubine Rong was supported by a nanny and looked extremely weak.
But she still opened her eyes and looked at Xiang Guipin who was kneeling on the ground: "Do you really want to take the third prince back?"
Concubine Xiang was kneeling on the ground, her eyes red from crying. When she heard this, she looked at Concubine Rong in confusion, not knowing what Concubine Rong meant by this question.
"I have raised Rui'er since he was a child. Even if I am not his biological mother, I am still his biological aunt. How could I harm her?!"
"Then I dare to ask His Majesty to order Rui'er to return to Changqiu Palace!"
As Concubine Rong finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.
Everyone looked at Concubine Rong in disbelief.
It seemed as if he didn't believe that these words came from the imperial concubine's mouth.
That's the prince.
Among all the concubines in the palace, who doesn’t want to have a prince by her side? Even if he is not a biological child, having a prince by your side will provide you with support in your old age.
How could Concubine Rong be willing to let go of such a matter that could be solved once and for all?
Is she crazy?
Everyone's eyes were on Concubine Rong, as if they didn't know her.
However, Rong Guifei stared at everyone's gaze, but still faced His Majesty: "I beg Your Majesty to issue an order!"
Concubine Rong knelt on the ground with her head bowed.
Xiao Yu looked at Concubine Rong with a half-smiling look in his eyes: "Concubine, are you sincere in what you said?"
"I am sincere in my words." Concubine Rong bowed her head and kowtowed deeply to the ground.
"Firstly, I have never given birth, and I couldn't take good care of the Third Prince, so Xiao Rui suffered so much at such a young age. It was my fault."
"Secondly, it's Concubine Xiang. Concubine Xiang raised the Third Prince since he was young. Your Majesty sent the Third Prince to my palace at this time. Even if Concubine Xiang didn't say anything, she would inevitably feel sad and upset."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have done what happened today..." Concubine Rong mentioned it briefly, and then spoke again lightly.
"In order to prevent such a thing from happening again in the future, and for the sake of the Third Prince, I, the concubine, would like to ask His Majesty to issue an order to send the Third Prince back to Changqiu Palace and give him to Xiang Guipin to raise."
Concubine Rong's words made her appear extremely magnanimous.
It was both for the consideration of the Third Prince and to relieve the Emperor's worries.
Such magnanimity can be described as a virtuous person.
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes and looked deeply for a few times, then turned to look at the Queen Mother beside him: "Mother, what do you think?"
The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes slightly and looked down, her deep eyes were unfathomable: "In that case, then I will listen to the Imperial Concubine."
As soon as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Concubine Xiang's eyes widened immediately. There was a look of disbelief and surprise in his eyes.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Your Majesty the Queen Mother." Concubine Xiang kowtowed happily on the ground.
There was no trace of the sadness on that face, and the eyes were filled with joy.
"I will definitely take good care of the Third Prince and will not disappoint His Majesty and the Queen Mother."
"Thank you, Queen Mother. Thank you, Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother had been sitting for so long that her face showed obvious fatigue.
She stood up with the help of her hands, and seeing this, Aunt Hu behind her immediately stepped forward to support her.
"I'm tired too, I'll go back first." The Queen Mother stood up and left, and the nanny behind her immediately followed.
After the Queen Mother's back disappeared, Xiao Yu withdrew his indifferent gaze from below: "Let's end today's matter here. I don't want the same thing to happen again in the future!"
There was anger in His Majesty's tone, and everyone was so scared that they lowered their heads one after another after hearing it.
"I and the others will obey the order of Your Majesty."
Xiao Yu walked past the crowd until the Emperor left.
Concubine Rong stood up, looked at everyone and said calmly: "Everyone, go away!"
The concubines left one after another. Chen Fu glanced at Concubine Rong and then followed everyone out the door.
After everyone left, Concubine Rong collapsed backwards. Nanny Qin quickly stepped forward to support her: "Your Majesty!"
"Today's incident is finally over." Concubine Rong closed her eyes, held Nanny Qin's hand, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty has been wronged." Nanny Qin held Concubine Rong's hand, looking at the injured arm with eyes full of heartache.
"Concubine Xiang should be going to pick up the Third Prince by now."
"Let her answer!" Concubine Rong rubbed her forehead with her fingertips: "I can't wait to get rid of this burden."
How could she let a dying prince die in her hands?
Concubine Xiang thought she had picked up a treasure.
She really didn't know that the Third Prince would give her a surprise soon!
******
It started raining heavily outside without me noticing.
Everyone was standing at the gate of Changchun Palace waiting for the sedan chair to pick them up. There were too many concubines at the gate, and Chen Fu was pregnant and didn't want to squeeze with the crowd.
So he deliberately stood in the corridor.
The wind was too strong, so she raised her hand and gently gathered her cloak. Glancing sideways, he saw Concubine Xiang Guipin, with a beaming face, standing at the door of the side hall.
She looked like she was going with the palace maids to pick up the Third Prince. She had a smile on her face and walked briskly, not at all like the woman who had just been crying heart-wrenchingly in the palace.
"Idiot!" Chen Fu's eyes moved away from Xiang Guipin's face and she muttered in a low voice.
Zi Su, who was standing by, didn't hear clearly, so she asked with an oil-paper umbrella, "Young Master, what are you talking about?"
Chen Fu raised her hand and pointed at Xiang Guipin's face, which was smiling like a flower.
"I said she was too stupid."
Chen Fu watched such a good show today. Although she didn't know why Concubine Rong made such a big fuss, she let the third prince go in the end.
But she knew clearly that although it seemed that Concubine Rong lost today, in fact, it was Concubine Xiang who lost.
In front of His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, Concubine Xiang was completely defeated.
"The Third Prince." Zi Su had obviously seen it too, and couldn't help but complain, "It's raining so hard, and the Third Prince hasn't recovered yet, why is she so impatient to take him away?"
"Of course she couldn't wait to pick someone up."
How much effort did Concubine Xiang put in to bring the third prince here?
The duck in hand is afraid to fly away: "lest there be more trouble in the future."
Chen Fu watched as Concubine Xiang braved the heavy rain and escorted the Third Prince's wet nurses to the sedan chair one after another. She was so attentive that it seemed as if she didn't take the heavy rain seriously at all.
"Now that the emperor has just left, she has done such a thing. Once this matter reaches the ears of the emperor..."
Thinking of the look in His Majesty's eyes before he left, Shen Fu couldn't help but shook her head.
I hope Concubine Xiang will be blessed.
The sedan chair from the Hehuan Palace arrived, and Chen Fu retracted her gaze and got on it.
It was raining very heavily, and the sound of raindrops hitting the roof of the sedan chair made people feel upset.
Chen Fu had just closed her eyes and was about to take a nap when the sedan chair suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Chen Fu opened her eyes. Outside the sedan, there was the sound of raindrops.
Zi Su held up an oil-paper umbrella and stammered, "Mother...Mother, please look for yourself."
Chen Fu looked puzzled, lifted the curtain, and half-leaned out to look outside.
However, the empty corridor was surrounded by guards.
In the heavy rain, His Majesty's dragon chariot was parked in the center.
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