Chapter 147: Unresponsive
After accepting Chen Qing's thanks, Xuanyuan Ling still had to deal with government affairs. This was something that would not change regardless of wind or rain. He was in the imperial study, and was almost done with reviewing. Just when it was time for a break, Zhao Hai came to serve him tea.
Xuanyuan Ling asked, "After she was made a concubine, what were the reactions of the various palaces?"
Zhao Hai never expected that as the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, he would have to keep an eye on the harem one day. He felt emotional and helpless. Well, things are different now. The emperor has changed his temperament. Even the busy affairs of the previous dynasty could not stop him from worrying about Concubine Xi.
When Zhao Hai first met Shen Qing, he did think that she was beautiful. She was indeed a rare beauty, the kind that amazed everyone at first sight. But he was not unfamiliar with the emperor, after all, he had served him for so many years.
After looking at her beauty for a long time, that's all. I thought it was just a novelty at the beginning, but I didn't expect her favor to last so long. It has been more than a year, and there is not even a hint of her favor fading. And judging from the current situation, how come her favor is getting stronger and stronger?
Zhao Hai naturally replied honestly: "The Queen Mother had already rewarded Concubine Xi before, and she rewarded her again after she was promoted to a concubine. Concubine Chun sent a lot of good things, and Concubine Ru heard that she scolded a few servants. The gifts sent to Concubine Yu were all done by the subordinates in accordance with the rules."
Xuanyuan Ling nodded: "Have you checked everything?"
"I dare not neglect it. All the things sent to Zhaohua Palace have been checked by people and the imperial physicians have also checked them. There is nothing wrong." Zhao Hai paused and said, "But I heard that the third princess is sick."
It can be seen that the emperor is not very willing to go to Zhongyu Palace. At this moment, the emperor is worried about Concubine Xi. If he didn't know that the emperor was still thinking about the child, he would not have reported this matter.
"The third princess is sick? Why didn't anyone report it?" Xuanyuan Ling frowned. He didn't like Concubine Yu, but the third princess was innocent. How could Concubine Yu be so timid now?
In the past, she would report everything to him. Even if she pricked her finger while embroidering, she would ask the imperial physician to report it to him. But now that the third princess is sick, he doesn't report it?
Xuanyuan Ling was not very happy.
Zhao Hai was a little terrified: "I only found out after checking."
I am really speechless about Concubine Yu's behavior. She was too domineering when she was acting like that, and now she is under house arrest and looks honest. But the Third Princess is also the Emperor's child after all, and the Emperor has always cared about the child, so how can he not report it?
Xuanyuan Ling thought for a moment and said, "I will go to see the Third Princess today. You can ask Concubine Yu to come and meet me."
Zhao Hai was stunned for a moment: "What about Zhaohua Palace..."
According to the rules, it is a great day for Shen Qing to be promoted to concubine today. Although this day cannot be compared with the bridal chamber of a couple's wedding, it also has this meaning. Being promoted to concubine is equivalent to entering the house. Today, the emperor should go to accompany Concubine Xi.
"Go to Zhaohua Palace and report it." After a pause, Xuanyuan Ling suddenly said, "Forget it, don't report it."
Zhao Hai knew that although the emperor was going to Zhongyu Palace, he still had to go to Zhaohua Palace to rest.
Yes, how can I not go on such a happy day?
Concubine Yu was feeding the third princess medicine. The third princess had fallen asleep at this moment. Before Concubine Yu could rest, she heard someone outside reporting that the emperor had arrived.
Concubine Yu was stunned for a moment, and then her face changed to an extremely ugly look.
Wan Zhao was still happy when he came to report, but now looking at Concubine Yu's expression he felt a pang in his heart. What happened?
He saw it most clearly. In Concubine Yu's heart, the emperor was really here. Even if the emperor didn't come, she looked forward to his coming every day.
He didn't know what to say to comfort her, the house arrest hadn't been lifted, but now the Emperor was here, which was a good thing. Why did Concubine Yu look so unhappy?
"Today is the day that bitch is promoted to a concubine. What is the emperor doing here? Do you want to show it to the queen? So that the queen can target me?"
When Wan Zhao heard that Concubine Yu was thinking this, it was no wonder that her face looked so bad. His face was not very good either, but Concubine Yu was still there, so how could he not comfort her: "I think the emperor must not mean this."
"If it's not this, then what does it mean?" Concubine Yu was furious. "He is just protecting that bitch. That bitch dared to insult the emperor in the past. She asked the emperor to stay at home and still served him well. The emperor was protecting that bitch. A few days ago, she asked the emperor to stay at home again. I heard that the queen sent her two maids?"
Concubine Yu sneered, "Looking at me, I don't understand? The Queen sent someone away, and the little bitch complained. The Emperor was afraid that the Queen would blame him, so he confined the little bitch again. Isn't this protecting her? If he didn't protect her, how could she be made a concubine so quickly?"
Wanzi is speechless.
All I know is that Concubine Yu fell ill after the last time the Emperor dealt with the Qin and Chen families. After she recovered, her temperament has changed a lot. If she used to get angry, she wouldn't do that now. Wan Zhao didn't know whether this change was good or not. He only knew that he felt unsure.
Now house arrest is actually a good thing. He feels that if he is not under house arrest, Concubine Yu seems to be going to do something.
After Concubine Yu finished speaking, she seemed to have vented her anger. She exhaled and said, "Forget it. There is no point in talking about this."
Xuanyuan Ling arrived soon. He saw Concubine Yu in a light green dress with no hairpins or rings on her head. Thinking that he had neglected Concubine Yu for a while, Concubine Yu felt lost for a while.
However, Xuanyuan Ling had experienced this several times. Restoring the favor to Concubine Yu would have allowed her to run rampant in the harem, so now she was not willing to give her even the slightest hope and only wanted her to think it through herself.
Today, he actually really wanted to ask her not to be so unreliable in doing things in the future. If you are under house arrest, then keep her under house arrest. In the past, you reported everything nonsense, but now that the third princess is sick, you didn't report it. Xuanyuan Ling knew that Concubine Yu was good to children, but he was really worried about what Concubine Yu did.
Besides, he had no intention of staying overnight.
Concubine Yu obviously misunderstood.
But when she saw Xuanyuan Ling coming, she felt complicated and saluted Xuanyuan Ling.
Xuanyuan Ling said "Hmm" and said directly: "I came to see the third princess."
Concubine Yu felt a little sad: "The third princess drank the medicine and fell asleep."
Xuanyuan Ling saw that she looked so dejected that she couldn't find any trace of her former self. He couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Why didn't you report that the Third Princess was ill?"
"It's not a serious illness. I didn't know the etiquette before and did something that made the emperor angry. Now I dare not do such a thing again, so I won't report it."
It was simply unacceptable. Xuanyuan Ling felt uncomfortable just listening to it. Concubine Yu was domineering in the past, but she couldn't be domineering to him. Now she was so sharp-tongued, as if her body was covered with thorns and she would stab anyone she saw.
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