Chapter 837: Imitating the Ugly
The Empress Dowager was very angry at the emperor's arrogant attitude.
But she had no choice.
The military token is the biggest trump card in her hand.
Now that trump card has been handed over.
She was unable to suppress the emperor any longer and could only force herself to swallow her anger and spoke through gritted teeth.
"Okay, you can do whatever you want in the future. I promise I won't say another word. Now you can at least let the Lu family go, right?"
Luo Qinghan said, "Grandmother, you don't look very well. You probably haven't recovered from your illness yet. It's been so long, and you still haven't recovered. I guess there are too many troubles in the palace, which is why your body can't recover completely. Why don't you go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to rest for a while? The Imperial Ancestral Temple enshrines the tablets of our ancestors. With the blessing of our ancestors, you will surely recover smoothly."
The Empress Dowager almost fainted from anger.
She raised her finger and pointed at Luo Qinghan, her voice trembling with anger.
"You, you actually want to kick me out of the palace?!"
Luo Qinghan: "Grandmother, you misunderstood. I just want you to go to a quiet environment to recuperate. If you don't want to go, it's okay. I will never force you."
After saying that, he turned and left, quite decisively and without any hesitation.
The next day, more news about the Lu family reached the palace.
After hearing the news, Lu Xinyao was almost scared to death.
She ran to the Empress Dowager in panic, crying and begging.
"My father broke his leg while quarrying. The doctor said he would most likely become a cripple, but he still has to go to work. He can't leave for less than a month. Wuuwuwu, please save me, he really can't stay in the quarry anymore!"
The Empress Dowager looked sullen and said nothing.
In the next few days, news about the Lu family was reported into the palace almost every day.
Without exception, all of them were news about members of the Lu family being injured or sick.
If this continues, I'm afraid all the men in the Lu family will die in the quarry.
If all the male offspring are useless, who will be able to take over the family in the future? How will the old and young of the Lu family live in the future? !
Amid Lu Xinyao's crying, the Empress Dowager finally could not sit still anymore.
She sent someone to send a message to the emperor, expressing her willingness to go to the Taimiao to recuperate.
Luo Qinghan was not surprised by this result.
The reason why he only killed Duke Hong and did not touch other people in the Lu family was to contain the Empress Dowager.
The Lu family is the weak spot of the Empress Dowager.
If she could make the first concession for the Lu family, she would make it the second and third time...
After doing it many times, she naturally learned her lesson.
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During this period, the concubines in the harem were all ready to make some moves.
They wanted to take advantage of the imperial concubine's house arrest to have the emperor summon them to sleep with him, and they tried every possible means to achieve their goal.
Some people deliberately waited at the places where the emperor had to pass on his way to the Imperial Study/Weiyang Palace/Council Hall, pretending to meet him by chance in order to attract the emperor's attention.
Some people tried their best to send food, drink and clothes to the emperor in order to win his favor.
There were also people who caused trouble such as being bullied and oppressed and wanted the emperor to help them.
The most amazing thing is that someone actually found out that Concubine Xiao was good at playing the suona, and wanted to imitate Concubine Xiao's suona playing to get the emperor to look at her more.
The person who came up with this idea was Chen Wanyi.
Chen Wanyi felt that the reason why the imperial concubine was favored was because she looked like Concubine Xiao. In the final analysis, the emperor really liked Concubine Xiao.
If she could learn a little bit of Concubine Xiao's charm, perhaps she could win the emperor's favor.
So Chen Wanyi recently started to learn to wear the same clothes as Concubine Xiao, put on the same jewelry, and put on the same makeup, trying her best to dress herself like Concubine Xiao.
In addition to appearance, there are also personality and specialties.
Concubine Xiao's character is actually very simple, she is lazy, gluttonous and shameless.
As for his special skills, apart from eating and sleeping, the only one he could do was probably playing the suona.
To this day, Chen Wanyi still remembers the scene when Concubine Xiao and Concubine Jing played "Guanshan Yue" together during the Mid-Autumn family dinner that year.
It was called an ensemble, but in the end it became Concubine Xiao's personal performance show.
She was the first woman who dared to play the suona at a palace banquet.
Probably the last one.
Chen Wanyi is preparing to learn to play the suona. Once she learns it, she will become the second woman in the palace who can play the suona after Concubine Xiao. She will definitely be able to attract the emperor's attention with this!
However, suona is not that easy to play.
Chen Wanyi tried her best and her face turned red, but she couldn't make any sound.
Finally, under the guidance of the musician, she was able to make some sound.
At first glance, the sound sounded like a fart, which was very embarrassing.
When Chen Wanyi heard the voice, her face turned red.
The musician pretended not to hear anything, and the servants around him also lowered their heads, trying to reduce their presence.
Just when Chen Wanyi was practicing suona hard, she was suddenly surprised to hear the news that the Empress Dowager was going to the Taimiao to recuperate.
"If you want to recuperate, it's best to do it in the palace. Why do you have to go to a place like the Imperial Ancestral Temple?"
She didn't say it, but her tone revealed her disdain for the Taimiao.
Although the Taimiao was built in a magnificent manner, the living conditions there were far inferior to those in the Imperial Palace. Life in the Taimiao would definitely not be as comfortable as living in the palace!
She felt that the Grand Empress Dowager was probably sick and confused, which was why she gave up the good life in the palace and went to a place like the Taimiao to suffer.
Not only Chen Wanyi, many people in the palace could not understand the Empress Dowager's actions.
Only Concubine Lao had a slight guess as to the inside story.
She guessed that the sudden departure of the Empress Dowager was probably related to her punishment of the Imperial Concubine.
Just as the Grand Empress Dowager punished the Imperial Concubine, the men of the Lu family were ordered to perform corvée labor. Then the Grand Empress Dowager had to go to the Imperial Temple to recuperate.
It was such a coincidence.
Concubine Lao felt that the emperor was most likely responsible for this.
The more she thought about it, the more jealous she felt, jealous of the emperor's protection of the imperial concubine.
Such deep affection was all focused on the imperial concubine, but she couldn't get any of it.
The bitterness in her heart surged violently, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.
Liu Xu walked in and said half-jokingly.
"I heard that Chen Wanyi has been practicing suona recently in order to attract the emperor's attention."
The concubine was stunned: "Playing the suona?"
Liu Xu: "Because Concubine Xiao is good at this, Chen Wanyi wants to learn this, but she is just imitating others."
The concubine was moved: "Although it's ridiculous, it's still a solution."
Liu Xu was very surprised: "Does the Queen really think Chen Wanyi can succeed?"
The tuberculosis concubine said meaningfully.
"I don't know whether she can succeed or not. I just want to know what the emperor's attitude will be towards this matter?"
(End of this chapter)
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