Chapter 243 Some Things from the Past
Chen Qing hurried back to Zhaohua Palace right after the palace banquet. She was probably the last one to return to her own palace. After all, Zhaohua Palace was indeed far away. When she arrived at the gate of Zhaohua Palace, she suddenly noticed something white falling.
Shen Qing looked up at the sky: "It's snowing."
Chunhua came over to hold an umbrella for her, Chen Qing smiled and followed her in. It was actually late at this time, but it was New Year's Day, so they had to have some fun. Chen Qing asked Chunhua to call all the servants of Zhaohua Palace and give them red envelopes.
After the red envelopes were distributed, everyone said a lot of auspicious words before letting them leave.
Until everyone went out and Shen Qing was left alone, she leaned against the window and watched the snow for a while.
Before I knew it, it was New Year again. It had been three years. It turned out that she had been here for so long.
After the prosperity, there is usually some loneliness. Whenever Chen Qing encounters such a festival, she is always reluctant to stay alone. She doesn't even want to celebrate her birthday, but this situation is unavoidable. She has not forgotten her parents. The longer the time goes by, the longer she stays in this palace, the greater the regret in her heart.
This is the third year that she has been away from her parents. Are they doing well?
At this moment, Wang Lu came to report again.
"Eunuch Xiao Xiazi is here."
Shen Qing blinked twice: "No way?"
At this hour, even if Xuanyuan Ling didn't go to the Queen, he wouldn't come to her. Xuanyuan Ling was a man who really knew his limits. He wouldn't come on days like the first and fifteenth of the month. Even if he didn't go to see the Queen, he wouldn't come because it would really cause hatred.
On a day like the New Year, he should accompany the empress. Even if he doesn't, he will stay alone in Qianyuan Palace to tell everyone that although she is the most beloved, she is not so obsessed with the emperor that he will ignore the rules.
Since she is the most beloved, everyone is cautious and dares not jump around in front of her. But if they ignore the major rules, that would be a handle.
Wang Lu said: "It's not the one who reported it, the emperor is sending something."
Shen Qing understood that it was her own fault for thinking in the wrong way.
Usually there would be rewards during the Chinese New Year, but these were given out before the Chinese New Year. Now that this thing was given away, it was a matter between her and Xuanyuan Ling.
During the first Chinese New Year, Chen Qing asked Xuanyuan Ling for a red envelope. In the second year, because Chu Linglong was going to enter the palace, Chen Qing put the Chinese New Year on the back of his mind, but he still gave her a red envelope. This year is the third year, and he gave her something again.
"Go and have a look."
Xiao Xiazi came alone, which showed that he didn't want to alarm other people. Now he was holding a small box in his hand. When he saw Shen Qing coming, he immediately saluted and then gave the small box to Wang Lu next to him.
"Happy New Year to Concubine Xi."
Chen Qing had given out red envelopes before, and now he saw that Xiao Xiazi had also given out one: "It's auspicious New Year, let's give Xiao Xiazi grandpa some happiness."
Xiao Xia Zi also received a lot of purses from Chen Qing. He also reported it when Chen Qing asked Qin Pin to be dragged out for a beating. Since that incident, Shen Qing has been kind to him. As the purses were given more and more, they gradually developed a good relationship. Moreover, Shen Qing never made things difficult for the servants. Xiao Xia Zi really admired this lady.
Now he was even more respectful: "Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty. The Emperor has something to tell you." He paused: "It's not a daily decree."
According to the daily decree, Shen Qing should kneel, but Xiao Xiazi specifically said that it was not a daily decree.
Shen Qing smiled and said, "Go ahead, sir."
Xiao Xiazi cleared her throat and said, "The Emperor said that I am one year older now and I should not act as mischievously as before."
Shen Qing: “…”
Xiao Xia Zi was also embarrassed after she finished speaking. You said you were sending a gift, so why did you have to convey such a message? If someone didn't know, they would think it was not for the concubine, but for the princess.
It's like admonishing a child.
However, Xiao Xiazi also sighed in his heart, she really doted on him. As soon as he left Fengyi Palace and arrived at Qianyuan Palace, he asked him to send something. The things were prepared long ago. Wasn't it that he had been thinking about it for a long time? It's not surprising that what he wanted was available to everyone. But what no one in the harem had, only Zhaohua Palace had, and it was fine if it had, but it was prepared in advance.
Doesn't this mean that the Emperor is always thinking about Concubine Xi?
Now, Concubine Xi is the most favored woman in the palace, and other women are almost just decorations. The emperor may not stop favoring other women in the future, but these servants have seen it. For someone like Shen Qing, there will be no problem at all to remain in favor for a few more years.
Shen Qing didn't feel spoiled at all. It was fine to just talk about it in the room, but asking someone to spread such words was so embarrassing, wasn't it?
She chuckled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Please tell your Majesty a message, too."
Xiao Xia Zi had no objection at all. Concubine Xi had always been able to please the Emperor. It was a good thing for her to receive a reward and say a few auspicious words.
Then he heard Shen Qing say: "Eunuch, you must tell the emperor that he will be one year older in a year and will soon be thirty years old. He should rest well at night to avoid being exhausted." After a pause, he added: "You still have to deal with state affairs, right?"
It sounds so caring. It's just for your health.
But Xiao Xiazi remained silent.
Your pause is very ambiguous. What does lack of energy mean? It doesn't just refer to handling court affairs, right?
No, no, no, Xiao Xiazi didn’t dare to think further, it would be extremely rebellious.
Shen Qing smiled at Xiao Xiazi: "Just tell the truth."
Xiao Xia Zi didn't think that the Emperor would punish someone for just saying this to Concubine Xi. However, she felt a little funny in her heart. Only Concubine Xi would dare to do this. If she felt embarrassed and asked the Emperor to tell her, she could fight back.
Well, it looks interesting, doesn't it?
Shen Qing also fooled around for a while, but his mood improved instead: "Go to bed."
Shen Qing was in a better mood at the moment, and he also went back with more trouble in his heart.
This was exactly what happened to Concubine Qin. There was still a New Year atmosphere in Zhongyu Palace, after all, they were happy for the Third Princess. But after coaxing the Third Princess to sleep, Concubine Qin just sat there alone.
Wan Zhao was serving on the side and muttering to himself. He had met a lot of people today and was afraid that Concubine Qin would bring back some memories of the past. Staying in Zhongyu Palace these days was not really a good way to cultivate his body and mind.
When a person is in a bad mood, he or she can't get out of it no matter where he or she stays. This is the case with Concubine Qin. She was under house arrest, and she could do nothing about the matter of the Third Princess's nanny. Now, she cares about the slightest disturbance.
Today, she only thought about Shen Qing. Now it was late at night and everyone was asleep. She suddenly asked Wan Zhao, "Do you think that the contraceptive medicine was really given by Shen Guiren?"
She now thinks that there is something wrong with Shen Qing and thinks it is strange that she does not want to have children, so she feels that everything related to her is strange.
Wan Zhao's heart skipped a beat: "Didn't we find out about it at the beginning?"
Yes, it was found out at the beginning.
But at that time, Concubine Qin was deeply distressed by the death of the Second Prince, and hated Concubine Shen. Because of the Second Prince's matter, the contraceptive medicine was just a trivial matter, because it was the Queen who had been investigating it before, and afterwards the Queen just reported for duty. Since everyone around her died, the matter naturally passed.
At the beginning, she thought that Concubine Shen was just a scapegoat for the Second Prince's incident, or that she was just taking advantage of Concubine Shen's hatred for her. Concubine Shen naturally had no reason to give Shen Qing contraceptives, and it would be even more impossible if the Queen instructed her to do so, as the Queen clearly wanted Shen Qing's child.
So it wasn't the Queen, it wasn't Concubine Shen, she couldn't think of anyone else, but didn't she realize that Shen Qing didn't want a child at all? So why couldn't Shen Qing have done it herself? What if she knew that the Queen wanted her child, and she did it herself?
Concubine Qin felt that she had thought of the key.
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