Chapter 212 After Drinking
Concubine Rong knelt in the Buddhist temple for several days until she was so weak that she fainted.
His Majesty then gave the order to bring Concubine Rong back to the palace to recuperate.
"It's only a matter of time." In the Hehuan Palace, Chen Fu was not surprised at all to hear this.
"My lady, then...Did Concubine Rong escape so easily?"
Zi Su was still a little indignant when she heard this: "Empress Rong has done so many bad things, and she also framed you for a fake pregnancy. She is so vicious and has done so many harmful things. Are you going to let her off so easily?"
When Zi Su said this, he was so angry that his whole body was shaking. Thinking of what happened that day, Concubine Rong devised all kinds of schemes and tried every means to trap their lady.
She wanted to rush out and ask Concubine Rong for an explanation.
"What are you so excited about?" Shen Fu couldn't help but turned her head away: "It's been so many days, and you're still so excited."
"I just feel that it's too unfair." Zi Su's face was full of grievance when she said this.
"Why does Your Majesty treat you like this?" Zi Su's voice was so excited that she even sounded like she was crying.
"It was clear that Concubine Rong was behind all this, but she was not punished at all. After she knelt in the temple for a few days, His Majesty actually sent someone to take her back."
Zi Su was crying there with tears and snot, while Chen Fu was listening beside her with a calm expression.
She had known for a long time that His Majesty would not deal with Concubine Rong so easily.
There are only a few high-ranking concubines left now, and Concubine Rong is still a concubine, managing the harem.
If His Majesty really punishes Concubine Rong, the harem will be leaderless and chaos will inevitably break out.
Secondly, He Cairen did not give out the identity of Concubine Rong in the end.
The charges against Concubine Rong had not yet been established. Even though she knelt in the Buddhist temple, she was beaten for not managing the harem well.
For various reasons, His Majesty will naturally not touch her now.
"There is no evidence after all. Besides, Concubine Rong has been in the harem for many years. Can she be brought down so easily?"
Everything Chen Fu said made sense. Zi Su looked at the young lady like this and didn't dare to say anything more.
"But... Young Master, you have suffered such a great injustice, are you just going to let it go like this?"
Zi Zi walked forward and poured a cup of hot tea into Shen Fu's palm.
"So what if we don't remember it?" Chen Fu lowered her head, took the teacup and took a sip.
"I am a concubine and she is a noble concubine. Unless she frames me and slanders me for a fake pregnancy and lets He Cairen expose it, how can I eat Noble Concubine Rong?"
There was a look of loss on Zi Su's face.
Concubine Rong's position was too high, and she was in charge of the power in the harem. Even if the Emperor had doubts about her, he could not do anything to her until the facts were confirmed.
As for He Cairen...
"He Cairen hates you to the core, how could he easily expose this matter?"
When Shen Fu heard this, she couldn't help but raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows.
Thinking of He Cairen, Shen Fu was quite speechless.
"He Cairen is still scolding me everywhere in the cold palace?"
After He Cairen was imprisoned in the cold palace, she went crazy in the cold palace that night. Xiao Guizi had already reported this to her.
But what I didn't expect was that after the beating, He Cairen not only didn't restrain himself, but his curses became more and more unpleasant day by day.
Xiao Guizi learned a few words and told them to Chen Fu, which were simply unbearable to listen to.
"I haven't heard about this in the past few days." Zi Su thought about it and shook her head: "Maybe he scolded me too harshly. It's cold today and He Cairen doesn't even have a winter coat. He must be shivering from the cold now. How can he have time to scold the young lady?"
When Zi Su said this, she covered her mouth and smiled secretly.
Shen Fu just felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what it was.
She was rubbing her brows with her head down when she heard footsteps at the door. Xiao Guizi walked in with her back bent: "My lady, the Emperor is here again. Are you…"
"No!" Before Xiao Guizi could finish her words, Chen Fu said coldly.
"Your Majesty, please go back."
Xiao Guizi had known that this would be the answer. The Emperor had been coming every day these days, and the young lady had given the same answer every day.
The young master is not afraid of offending His Majesty, but as a servant...
When Xiao Guizi thought of this, she broke out in a cold sweat on her forehead. He raised his eyes and looked at Zi Su for help: "My lady, the emperor has been here for six or seven days. Wouldn't it be bad if we push him away again?"
When masters fight, servants suffer.
When Xiao Guizi thought about going out later and seeing the Emperor's eyes, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling.
"My young master has already said that he will not see you, why don't you leave quickly!"
Before Shen Fu could speak, Zi Su glanced over.
Xiao Guizi didn't dare to offend him and went out with a bitter face.
The door of the Hehuan Palace was closed tightly. It had rained today and the cold wind blew on my body, making my neck turn white.
Xiao Guizi shrank her neck and rushed out in the heavy rain without even opening an umbrella.
At the door, Xiao Yu was sitting on the sedan chair. The cold wind blew open a corner of the curtain, and he sat in the dragon chariot with his hand raised holding a memorial paper.
But for a long time, no page was turned.
Lin An stood guard outside the dragon chariot until the vermilion door in front of him opened from the inside. When the Emperor heard the sound, he hurried over to look.
Well...Your Majesty is quite absent-minded.
When Lin An saw this scene, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart. But when she lowered her eyes and saw that only Xiao Guizi came out, she couldn't help but shed a few drops of cold sweat: "Is Concubine Shen still not feeling well?"
Xiao Guizi came out and heard Lin An's words. She didn't even dare to look at the Emperor and stammered.
"My little...my little master is still feeling a little uncomfortable. Your Majesty, please come back in two days."
Xiao Guizi stuttered and didn't dare to raise her head after she finished speaking.
Lin An beside him was not much better.
Ever since Concubine Shen said those last words to His Majesty on Concubine Shu's birthday, she has refused to see His Majesty again.
His Majesty came here every day, but Concubine Shen said she didn't want to see him at all.
When Lin An thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
His Majesty has been sitting on a high throne for so many years, and he has always been self-centered. When the concubines in the harem saw the Emperor, which one of them did not serve him diligently? Only Concubine Shen has such a bad temper.
She said that if she didn't see His Majesty, she would really not see His Majesty, and even the door of Hehuan Palace was not opened for the past few days.
No matter who comes, it will be useless, even if His Majesty comes every day. Miss Shen Fu said she would not open the door, and she just refused to open it.
"She is still angry with me." Xiao Yu was sitting in the dragon chariot and couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.
Shen Fu still blames him.
He knew that Shen Fu had a bad temper, but he didn't expect it to be so fierce. If you say you don’t want to see me, then you don’t want to see me.
Even if he is an emperor, it is useless. Chen Fu said she would not see him and closed the door tightly.
Xiao Yu sat in the sedan chair, looking at the tightly closed door in front of him. As an emperor, he felt powerless for the first time.
"Your Majesty." Seeing His Majesty like this, Lin An racked his brains to think of a way out.
"Ms. Shen Fu is probably still thinking about what happened that day. It's normal that she can't think it through for a while."
Lin An felt guilty when he said this. He said this to the Emperor several times every time he came.
He really couldn't keep going on any longer!
Lin An gritted his teeth and tried every possible means to persuade the Emperor to leave.
Xiao Yu sat in the dragon chariot, looking down at the closed door in front of him. The darkness in his drooping eyes was as dark as a ball of ink.
After waiting for a long time, he leaned back, placed his fingertips on his forehead, and sighed deeply: "Let's go."
After His Majesty came to the Hehuan Palace, he was met with a cold shoulder. On the way back, Lin An stood beside the sedan chair and dared not breathe.
The dragon sedan passed through the purple bamboo forest and then passed the Chongming Gate. When it just reached the corridor and entered the door, it ran into Concubine Zhou who was coming towards it.
The Chongming Palace is built far away and is remote on weekdays. Except for the Emperor who often passes by here when he goes to the Hehuan Palace, most people don't come here.
The young eunuch who was carrying the dragon chariot did not expect to bump into someone head-on and was visibly shocked.
The entire dragon chariot shook with it. Lin An, who was already nervous, was so frightened when he saw this: "How dare you!"
Lin An shouted loudly, and the dragon sedan chair stopped instantly: "Which blind servant dared to disturb His Majesty's posture..."
Lin An walked in while talking, and his voice was instantly interrupted when he saw the person coming.
"Ms. Zhou?"
Zhou Shuyun stood in front of the dragon chariot, her face extremely pale. Not only did she bump into the dragon sedan just now, but the young eunuch who was carrying the sedan also scared her.
At this moment, she stood there, her expression terrified and as if she was extremely surprised. It was not until Lin An spoke that she came back to her senses.
"Eunuch Lin?" Zhou Shuyun looked frightened and looked up at Lin An and asked.
Then she thought of something, looked forward hastily, and knelt down stumblingly: "I...I pay my respects to His Majesty."
Well, this is another blind young master.
Lin An sighed, walked to the dragon chariot and reported: "Your Majesty, it's Miss Zhou."
There were concubines who came here to block His Majesty in the past few days. His Majesty goes to the Hehuan Palace all day long. Is there any concubine in the harem who doesn't know about this?
After all, there are some brave ones who want to try their luck.
But His Majesty didn't even look at it, and even the dragon chariot never stopped.
It is not known whether Lady Zhou did it intentionally or unintentionally today, but she was lucky and successfully stopped the Emperor's dragon chariot.
But His Majesty is not interested in this. Miss Chen Fu refuses to see him, and His Majesty is having a headache because of this matter.
At this time, no matter who is blocking the way. I’m afraid even His Majesty wouldn’t be interested at all.
Lin Anli was muttering in front of the dragon sedan chair, but when the Emperor sitting in the sedan chair heard this, he stopped rubbing his eyebrows.
"Miss Zhou?"
He remembered that he had seen this beautiful lady Zhou many times at Shen Fu's place before. I guess the relationship between these two people should be good.
Chen Fu has a delicate personality, and because of his favor, many people in the harem don't get close to her. However, this beautiful Zhou often appears at Shen Fu's place, and her relationship with her should be closer than that with others.
When Xiao Yu thought of this, he put down the hand that was rubbing his brow and said, "Call Lady Zhou over."
Lin An swallowed all the words he had in mind after hearing this. He looked in the direction of the dragon chariot in astonishment, then immediately knelt on the ground and said, "I obey your command."
"Has His Majesty changed his temper?" Lin An walked over with unsteady steps and saw Concubine Zhou kneeling on the ground, still in a daze.
He didn't dare to delay and immediately forced a smile on his face: "Lady Zhou, the Emperor wants you to come over."
"Thank you, eunuch." Zhou Shuyun followed Lin An to the dragon chariot. Before she knelt down, a voice came from inside: "Get up. I remember you were not feeling well."
The bright yellow curtain opened a crack, and His Majesty looked down from inside: "Are you feeling better?"
His Majesty was talking about the last time when Zhou Shuyun was punished to kneel in the rain. After she returned, she fell ill and had a high fever all night.
No imperial physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau came to see her. Later, after the Emperor learned about the situation and gave the order himself, an imperial physician came to see her.
When Lady Zhou thought of this, her heart numbed for a moment: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I am almost well now."
She didn't go to Shu Guipin's birthday because she wasn't fully recovered yet. She didn't expect such a big thing to happen.
"I didn't realize it was Your Majesty just now, and I startled Your Majesty. Please forgive me!"
Zhou Shuyun said this and was about to kneel down to salute again. But before he could even bend his knees, His Majesty waved his hand and said, "I already said it's not necessary."
As he spoke, Xiao Yu lowered his eyes and glanced at Zhou Shuyun: "Where are you going?"
His Majesty's eyes were filled with expectation. Zhou Shuyun met His Majesty's gaze and paused.
Then she forced a smile towards His Majesty: "This road leads to the Hehuan Palace. I heard that Concubine Shen is pregnant, so I want to go and see her."
"It's time to go and take a look." He also wanted to go and take a look, but the Hehuan Palace refused to let him in.
Xiao Yu sighed slightly: "You should spend more time with Concubine Shen and talk to her. Now that she is pregnant, you two can also relieve boredom together."
"Yes." Zhou Shuyun knelt down and said, "I will definitely persuade Sister Shen well, Your Majesty, don't worry."
The dragon sedan rose up again. Zhou Shuyun stood there and turned around only after she saw the dragon sedan disappear.
It was not until His Majesty left that the maid beside him asked curiously, "My lady, we are clearly not going to the Hehuan Palace, so why did we tell His Majesty that we were going to the Hehuan Palace?"
“You don’t understand.” Zhou Shuyun held the maid’s hand and shook her head: “Whoever pleases Concubine Shen at this time is trying to please His Majesty.”
Zhou Shuyun said this, lowering her head and smiling slightly.
********
“Open the door!!”
It was late at night and a drizzle had just begun to fall. Raindrops were dripping down the bluestone platform.
The Hehuan Hall was pitch black and silent, with only two paper lanterns above the heads swaying slightly in the cold wind.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door: "Open the door, I want to come in!"
It is autumn now and the night wind is extremely cold.
Lin An supported the Emperor and felt a headache as he heard the knocking on the door above his head.
He came for six or seven days in a row, and the Emperor would stand at the door and watch for a while before leaving. But for some reason today, His Majesty had just had some wine later in the evening and he insisted on coming to the Hehuan Palace.
Lin An supported the Emperor, fearing that his master would fall. Smelling the alcohol coming from above my head, I felt dizzy.
He seemed fine during the day, but he came to Hehuan Palace to make trouble in the middle of the night.
Miss Chen Fu must have fallen asleep a long time ago!
There were knocks on the door one after another. Lin An's heart was about to jump out of his chest as he listened to the continuous knocking sounds.
"Who is it?" The vermilion door creaked open from the inside. The eunuch guarding the door was wearing clothes and rubbing his eyelids: "Who is it in the middle of the night..."
The young eunuch had just fallen asleep and was woken up by the knock on the door. Naturally, he was full of complaints, but before he could say a single curse word, he saw someone at the door and his face turned pale with fright.
His knees softened and he knelt on the ground: "Wan Wan Wan, Wan, Your Majesty?"
The young eunuch was so frightened that his spine went weak and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Let...let go, I want to go in!"
"Come over quickly and support the Emperor." Lin An yelled at the young eunuch, and the two of them just managed to support him with their limp limbs.
But he was pushed hard by His Majesty.
Xiao Yu walked into the palace with unsteady steps and reeking of alcohol: "I...I want to see her..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
