"Congratulations, Imperial Concubine. Congratulations, Imperial Concubine."
After His Majesty left, the atmosphere in the entire Hehuan Palace could best be described as joyous.
After all, no one had expected that Shen Changshan's fuss not only did not cause any trouble, but also aroused the emperor's sympathy.
Not only did he promote the Empress's position, but he also promoted her two levels in a row.
She became the imperial concubine in one fell swoop.
"Imperial Concubine." Zi Su felt happy just by repeating these words.
Your Majesty will no longer have to be afraid of anyone in the future.
"I just went out, and the whole harem is talking about it."
When Zi Su came in holding the teacup, her eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles: "It is said that the Queen Mother heard it and smashed the medicine bowl in anger."
"The Queen Mother is awake?" Shen Fu was a little surprised.
She thought that with His Majesty's methods, the Queen Mother would never wake up again.
"Sometimes he's clear-headed, sometimes he's confused." Zi Su whispered, "It's said that he's in a coma most of the time, and only wakes up occasionally."
"I don't know if it was intentional today, but I heard that the Queen Mother was furious after hearing about it. She went crazy and now she's clamoring to see His Majesty."
At first, Chen Fuchu didn't understand why His Majesty treated the Queen Mother like this.
But after waiting, I guessed a little more.
If the Queen Mother continues to control the affairs of the court as she did in the past, then the Rong family, the Queen Mother's cousin, will have unnecessary concerns.
But if the Queen Mother was gone, the Rong family would not act rashly.
Therefore, the Queen Mother cannot stay. For the sake of the stability of the country, the Emperor will not keep the Queen Mother for too long.
I just don't know how long it will take...
"Don't worry about the Queen Mother." His Majesty was on her side, and the Queen Mother's words no longer posed any threat to her.
"Of course not." Zi Su said with a smile.
"Besides, your Majesty has been promoted to Imperial Noble Consort. I'm afraid that in the future, even the position of Queen will belong to you."
When Zi Su said the second half of the sentence, her voice was noticeably lower.
But he still couldn't hide the smile in his tone.
Shen Fu took the teacup, lowered her head and took a sip.
It was rare that I didn't scold her.
After all, even Shen Fu herself did not expect the position of Imperial Noble Consort.
His Majesty would actually do such a thing for her.
After all, Chen Fu just wanted to be a royal concubine at the beginning.
But His Majesty was promoted two levels in succession.
"Imperial Noble Consort." Above that is the Queen.
Thinking of something, Shen Fu clenched her palms in her sleeves.
"Have you found out the good news I asked you to find out?"
Hearing the serious matter, Zi Su restrained her smile and said seriously: "This servant and Xiao Guizi just went to inquire, and Shen Changshan was not detained in the Dali Temple."
After a pause, Zi Su said, "The person is now in the Heavenly Prison."
From the cold words of His Majesty and the look on his face as if he was about to seek revenge, Shen Fu knew in her heart that His Majesty would not let Shen Changshan go.
But Shen Fu didn't know what would happen exactly.
His Majesty will kill Shen Changshan.
Or will he be imprisoned for life?
There are some things that Shen Fu doesn't even dare to think about. To her, Shen Changshan was a stranger, a stranger with the same blood as her.
Life or death, what does it have to do with her?
Thinking of this, Shen Fu took a deep breath.
"The kitchen has cooked some ginseng soup." Chen Fu put down her hand that was rubbing her forehead and said calmly, "Send it to the Qianqing Palace for His Majesty."
Your Majesty has not been sleeping well these days, so he should have some ginseng soup to replenish his body.
Shen Fu was really afraid that His Majesty would not be able to resist.
"Your Majesty's heart is with Your Majesty, and Your Majesty's heart is with Your Majesty."
Zi Su quickly bowed and said, "Don't worry, Madam. I will go right away."
After she finished speaking, she immediately ran towards the door without waiting for Shen Fu to speak.
Shen Fu was left alone, sighing helplessly.
She couldn't help but doubt whether this person with such a lively personality could stay in the palace.
Or, find someone to marry her?
Shen Fu looked hesitant, and finally rubbed her brows, undecided.
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At this moment, Zi Su had already arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity with a food box.
It was rare for His Majesty not to approve any memorials at this time.
When Xiao Baozi came over with the food box, he saw the Emperor staring at something on the table with a lost look on his face.
This thing was delivered early in the morning.
One was to investigate Shen Changshan's spies.
The other one was from Suzhou, Noble Consort Zhao’s hometown.
Little Baozi didn't understand what was written on it, so the Emperor had to look at it for so long.
He took a glance and immediately moved away: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine sent someone to bring some ginseng soup."
Xiao Baozi carefully placed the ginseng soup on the table: "The Imperial Concubine really cares about Your Majesty. She knows that Your Majesty has been unable to sleep for several days, so she sent someone to deliver the ginseng soup."
"I think the Imperial Concubine really cares about Your Majesty."
Little Baozi said all the nice things, and if it were in the past, the Emperor would definitely have spoken.
But now.
But the Emperor's hand was tightly holding the envelope. After hearing this, he just opened his eyes and glanced at the table, then said, "You go down first."
What happened to His Majesty?
After going out, the little treasure realized that something was wrong.
It seems that since His Majesty read those two pieces of paper, there seems to be something wrong with his attitude.
But before he could figure it out, he was interrupted by Zi Su: "Xiaobao, have you delivered the things to His Majesty?"
"Sister Zisu, please don't embarrass me." Xiao Baozi hurriedly laughed, "You are following the Imperial Concubine, so there is no need for you to call me that."
In front of other people, Xiao Baozi dared to show off, but in front of the servants in Hehuan Palace, no matter how brave he was, he didn't dare to do it.
"The stuff has been delivered, don't worry, Miss Zisu."
But there was something wrong with His Majesty's expression.
Xiao Baozi hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't say it.
"Don't worry, Miss Shiso."
After hearing what Xiao Baozi said, Zi Su felt relieved and left.
The little treasure heaved a sigh of relief and just raised his hand to wipe his forehead.
There was a sound from behind him.
"Someone come!"
Little Baozi felt his legs tremble and he walked in immediately.
Inside the hall, His Majesty smashed an inkstone at some point.
Little Baozi looked at the heavy inkstone smashed into pieces on the ground, and his knees subconsciously became weak.
But he still bent down and walked over: "Your Majesty, what's going on?"
As Xiao Baozi spoke, he subconsciously opened his eyes and looked at the bookcase, where the two pieces of paper were still placed.
He knew that His Majesty was so angry because of this thing.
I just don’t know what was written in it that made His Majesty so angry.
"Come forward." Xiao Yu's eyes were bloodshot. He hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time.
Even the voice is hoarse.
Xiao Baozi's knees trembled, and he bent his waist even deeper: "Your Highness, I am here."
Xiao Yu closed his eyes slightly and lowered his eyes to look at the table.
His fingers were rubbing vigorously with distinct joints. Xiao Yu was silent for a moment before he finally spoke: "Do you know what a child marriage means?"
The little boy waited anxiously for a long time, and had thought of all the bad premonitions.
But I didn't expect that His Majesty would ask this.
He raised his head in confusion, opened his eyes and looked towards His Majesty's side, and couldn't help shouting, "Ah?"
"Let me ask you, about child marriage!" Xiao Yu let out a hint of impatience, and his eyes and brows became irritated.
The little treasure didn't dare to act cute anymore.
Hurrying, he said, "A child marriage is a marriage that is arranged from childhood."
"Generally, it is because the two families have been similar since childhood and know each other well, so they arrange a marriage between them as children..." Although Xiao Baozi did not have a childhood marriage, his neighbor's elder brother had a childhood marriage since he was a child.
He had been envious since he was young, and couldn't help but express envy when he spoke: "People who have childhood marriages usually have good character and upbringing..."
With every word that little treasure uttered, Xiao Yu's heart trembled.
"When we reach a certain age, we will naturally become husband and wife..."
Only when he heard the last part did he slam his palm on the table: "Enough!"
"I deserve to die!" Xiao Baozi was so scared that he immediately knelt on the ground: "I deserve to die, I shouldn't have said that."
He deserves it!
Little Baozi knelt on the ground, his face pale with fear, raised his hand and slapped himself on the face several times in succession: "It's my fault that I'm so talkative."
Look what he just said.
The reason His Majesty asked this must be related to the Imperial Concubine. He was also crazy, mumbling nonsense, saying something else: "My slave deserves to die, Your Majesty, please don't take it to heart."
"Enough!" He didn't want to listen anymore!
Xiao Yu placed his fingertips on the center of the eyebrows and pinched them tightly.
He glanced at the piece of paper in his hand, and the words "child marriage" on it made him feel as if his heart was being cut by a knife.
It contained news about the Gu family, including all the details about Shen Fu since her childhood.
Since Xiao Yu decided to punish the Shen family, the first family he contacted was naturally the Gu family.
He knew that Chen Fu grew up in the Gu family since she was a child, so their friendship was naturally much deeper than that between them and other families.
Therefore, before making a decision, he first had to check the background of the Gu family.
But he didn't expect that the things he found out would make him unforgettable to this day.
Xiao Yu took a deep breath and closed his eyes tightly.
On this piece of paper, next to Shen Fu's line it was written that she had been engaged since she was a child.
fraud!
She already had a childhood marriage, and suddenly she dared to be with me
She was almost another man's wife.
If not, if I hadn’t been one step quicker.
Xiao Yu wanted to crush the thing in his hand into pieces.
He almost didn’t meet Shen Fu.
Almost, she was the wife of another man.
When Xiao Yu thought of this, he took it and clenched his palms, almost wanting to tear everything in front of him into pieces.
But in the end, I still held it in, suppressing it bit by bit.
"Tell me, what should I do with her?" His Majesty's tone was so cold that no one dared to look at him.
Xiao Baozi raised his head in confusion.
I have a rough answer in my mind.
It goes without saying that the reason why His Majesty was so upset must be related to the Imperial Concubine.
I just don't know when this thing started.
Imperial Concubine, does she know...
Xiao Baozi pursed his lips, raised his head and glanced at His Majesty in front of him: "Your Majesty, I think that the Imperial Concubine may not know."
After these words were spoken, Xiao Yu looked over there.
Little Baozi noticed the look in His Majesty's eyes.
Knowing that His Majesty was looking at him, he still said with a stiff upper lip: "Your Majesty, think about it, this marriage has been arranged since childhood."
"It's usually said by the elders, or it might be mentioned in conversation."
Xiao Baozi actually didn’t know what was going on with the Imperial Concubine.
But these were all his wild guesses.
After all, I'm just picking up nice words to say to His Majesty.
Can’t you see that His Majesty is going crazy?
Xiao Baozi lowered his voice and continued, "I have also heard that some of these childhood marriages are made from the moment the baby is born."
"They have never met each other, but they have already recognized each other as children. What kind of marriage is this? Your Majesty, don't you think so?"
As Xiao Baozi spoke, he sighed, and looked at His Majesty deliberately with a leisurely gaze.
Xiao Yu looked expressionless, but in fact his expression had eased a little.
Yes, what the little eunuch said is quite right.
Child marriage is nothing more than an arrangement of marriages arranged by the elders since childhood.
Maybe Shen Fu and that man had never met since childhood.
It's nothing at all.
Besides, Shen Fu is now his wife, and his Royal Consort!
Xiao Yu's fingers gently rubbed the jade ring on his fingertips.
No matter who it is, no one can take Shen Fu away.
The most important thing for him now is to go and ask in person whether Shen Fu knows about this matter.
"I am going to talk to you today, and you are not allowed to say a word!"
Xiao Yu paused while stroking the jade ring, then raised his hand and pointed at Xiao Baozi.
"If I knew you had let it slip, I would have skinned you alive!"
Little Baozi's soul felt as if it trembled.
He lowered his head, suppressed the shock at the corner of his mouth, and hurriedly lowered his head to reply: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this servant will definitely not say a word more!"
Only then did Xiao Yu feel relieved and stood up.
He lowered his head to glance at the ginseng soup on the table, then drank it in one gulp.
Then he walked towards the Hehuan Palace.
*****
Xiao Yu's mind never stopped along the way.
He was thinking all the way, holding the letter paper tightly in his sleeve.
Should I show this thing to Shen Fu?
As an emperor, Xiao Yu rarely feels so hesitant.
But every time he encountered something serious, he would think it over again and again.
Hesitate and think again and again.
Xiao Yu still hadn't figured it out by the time he arrived at the Hehuan Palace. He sighed and stuffed the thing in his arms into his sleeves.
In the Hehuan Palace, Chen Fu rarely saw her son and daughter absent.
All the servants in the Hehuan Palace, including Chen Fu's personal maid Zi Su, were in front of him, but Chen Fu was not there.
Xiao Yu frowned, and before he knew it, his face had darkened: "Where is your queen?"
Zi Su secretly took a deep breath in her heart, looked at the emperor in front of her timidly, and then stepped forward cautiously to reply: "Your Majesty, the queen has gone to the kitchen."
The small kitchen of Hehuan Hall is at the back, a little far from the front yard.
No one expected His Majesty to come, and no one went anywhere to call the Empress.
"The Imperial Concubine is in the kitchen." Zi Su mustered up her courage and said, "How about I go and call her over?"
Xiao Yu frowned quickly.
"What are you doing as slaves, instead of serving your master, asking your master to go to the small kitchen?"
Zi Su was so frightened that she wanted to kneel on the ground, hesitating: "The Queen said that Your Highness has not been sleeping well these past few days."
"I go to the kitchen all day to make ginseng soup for you, Your Majesty."
When Xiao Yu heard this, the coldness on his lips eased a little.
Shen Fu was making ginseng soup for him.
It seems she is making soup for him.
The hot paper in his sleeve seemed to become much softer, and Xiao Yu's anger subsided a little after hearing this.
It turned out that he was making soup for her.
With a slight smile on his lips, Xiao Yu lowered his head, covered his lips and coughed softly: "Where is the place?"
"Take me over to have a look."
How come His Majesty changes his expression so quickly?
Zi Su murmured inwardly, but had to stand up, bent over and led His Majesty towards the small kitchen.
There were only two maids in the small kitchen.
As Xiao Yu approached, he saw Chen Fu's slender figure standing in the crowd.
She was wearing a Suzhou embroidery brocade skirt. Perhaps she had grown better in the past few days and her figure became more graceful and charming.
Standing by the door with her body slightly bent, Xiao Yu couldn't help but sigh at the sight of her.
It is really beautiful.
Compared to the immature look when we first met, Chen Fu now seems to have matured, exuding an alluring charm.
The slender waist rises up, and the figure becomes more charming and attractive.
Now she is standing in the kitchen wearing an apron, looking extremely graceful.
Xiao Yu didn't even dare to make any noise, for fear of startling her.
He looked up and down for a long time, until Chen Fu turned her head, Xiao Yu lowered his footsteps and slowly walked forward.
"Mammy, do you need to add so much water?"
As Xiao Yu approached, he heard Chen Fu asking the nanny beside her. There was a soup pot for boiling soup on the table next to her.
There was also a fragrant smell coming from the stove behind him.
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