Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Palace Maid's Fifty-three Days (inverted v into v...
In February of the fifth year of Jingming, the fourteen-year-old Princess Yongfu Ji Xian showed her talent for being knowledgeable and having a good memory. The emperor was very pleased and allowed her to leave the palace to study and gave her a hundred guards to accompany her.
Princess Yongfu Jixian kept a very low profile when she left the palace. When the concubines in the harem finally remembered to visit the princess, they found her empty-handed. Upon further inquiry, they found out that she had packed up her things and left for study that same day.
The emperor's brothers are in a mess. Seeing that Princess Yongfu is favored by the emperor and seems to be a new royal family member, she may be able to speak to the emperor in the future.
But before they could try to please her, Princess Yongfu disappeared, which made them depressed.
I can't help feeling angry, but is it really necessary to leave in such a hurry?
Yihe Hall of Yonghe Palace.
Xing Luo saw that his girl had been quiet for a few days, her face was haggard, and the charm at the end of her eyes was not as moving as before, so he became worried: "Girl, are you still thinking about that thing?"
Yan Jieyu glanced at the palace servants who were wiping utensils in the palace and said, "From now on, call me Jieyu or Master. You should change this habit you had since childhood. The palace is different from home after all."
Xing Luo realized that he had spoken out of turn and nodded in agreement.
“But…” You haven’t answered this slave’s question yet.
Concubine Yan raised her eyebrows with a hint of impatience and interrupted what Xing Luo was about to say.
After the New Year's Eve, she learned that Concubine Li was pregnant. She originally thought that with her favor, it was only a matter of time for her to get pregnant, so she never felt any rush. However, the children in the harem kept appearing one after another, and she finally lost her patience.
In addition, until February, the emperor came to the harem two or three times, but did not call her name, which made her think that the emperor cared about her and Ji Yu's affairs. Even if she was loyal and innocent, he was the emperor, and his mind was hard to guess. What's more, the Zhou Concubine and the Zhou family behind Ji Yu were involved in that incident, and the possibility that Ji Yu was not involved was very small. Maybe he was implicated and even had a grudge against her.
If she had known that Ji Yu would fall so quickly, she wouldn't have had to go to so much trouble to eliminate the hidden danger.
Only half a month difference.
Fortune is not on her side, so how can she let go so easily?
Xing Luo felt distressed when he saw his master's appearance, and couldn't help but console him: "The emperor hasn't been coming to the harem often recently. It may not be because of you, master. Maybe he was held up by something."
Once this person's past favors were too great, it would subtly change his temperament. In the past, the master was very calm regardless of whether the emperor came or not, but now he seems a little impatient.
Concubine Yan stroked her eyebrows and couldn't help thinking about the meaning of Xing Luo's words: "There was no major event in the previous dynasty. The Lantern Festival has been over for more than half a month. The emperor even had time to examine Princess Yongfu's studies. What could have held him back?"
Concubine Yan and Xing Luo looked at each other.
Xing Luo knew that his master didn't like to hear the word "foxie", so he said: "It may not be a thing, maybe it's someone, a woman?"
"If that's the case, how come there's no news in the palace?" Concubine Yan said depressedly, "If the emperor likes someone, how can he hold back from taking her into the harem? Besides, even if the emperor can hold back, how can that woman not show off?"
Xing Luo thought that Jieyu was right, but if it wasn’t like this, then what was it?
It's not like the emperor is becoming more and more indifferent to desires...
Xing Luo had another idea: "Master, do you think that the emperor may think that there are too many children in the harem and he doesn't need him to enter the harem anymore?"
It is the emperor's duty to make the concubines in the harem pregnant. If the emperor is infertile, that is another matter. But if the emperor can give birth but has no children, the ministers of the previous dynasty will always submit memorials to urge him to have a baby for the sake of the country.
But now there are two unborn heirs in the palace, and the emperor has preliminarily completed his mission.
As for their emperor, although he was greedy for beauty, he did not indulge in it. Although he had his preferences, he did not require that all his concubines in the harem were cast in the same mold.
Concubine Chu's appearance should have pleased the emperor, but the emperor was not in a hurry to promote her. Moreover, although Concubine Chu's favor was stable, it was not at the top.
Yan Jieyu paused and felt more and more that Xing Luo was right.
Favor in this palace is only temporary, and children are the support for the rest of your life: "Give me one of the pills we brought from outside the palace." Pregnancy cannot be postponed.
"If there is really another woman around the emperor, we must be on guard. Xingluo, you should be more careful when you go before the emperor."
Xing Luo wanted to say something, but Concubine Yan said the next sentence right after that, so she could only nod in agreement.
The pills brought from home were made from the prescription left by Lu Yunmei's mother. If the prescription was not studied carefully, even the most skilled doctor would only think it was a folk remedy for cough.
Concubine Yan brought it into the palace, using the excuse that she had been having a slight cough recently. This was the pill she had been taking since she was a child, and it was very effective for coughing. After the eunuch asked the imperial physician to check it, he confirmed it and returned it to her.
But in fact, this thing is used to aid pregnancy, but everything has risks. My aunt lost her life because of something going wrong during childbirth.
Facing Xing Luo's worried gaze, Yan Jieyu said, "I know what to do."
Will never put yourself in danger.
Xing Luo lowered his eyes and pondered what Jieyu meant by this sentence.
As the weather gradually warmed up, the eldest prince became more lively. The most obvious thing was that he recognized people less often. Once someone close to him left the house, he would start crying loudly, knowing that the person was leaving.
Although Shen Qing seldom hugged the eldest prince, there was not much fun in the palace, so she would often tease the eldest prince with a smile, and as a result, the eldest prince became attached to her.
In addition, the eldest prince had a noble status, so he naturally could not be treated like an ordinary child. When Shen Qing turned around to leave, the eldest prince began to pout, and after taking two steps, he could be heard crying. After taking two more steps, he began to cry.
Ji Can was a delicate and pretty girl, and her aggrieved look was heartbreaking, so Shen Qing had no choice but to stay.
Children are generally smart and once they know this method works, they often do it.
Now he has gone from staying alone obediently to reaching out for a hug, and will pout if I don’t hug him.
Okay, consider it as exercise.
Shen Qing was too busy with the eldest prince to spare, let alone deal with the emperor. Even if Qian Ji had some hidden meaning when he sent her something, she could still use the eldest prince as an excuse.
If you spend any time with the eldest prince, you will know that what she said is true.
However, compared to dealing with the emperor, she prefers to stay with the eldest prince. After all, Ji Can is a cute baby, and he is very well behaved when he is not making trouble. He is just a little clingy, but clinging is a child's nature, so how can she be blamed?
In the Qianqing Palace, Ji Chen's temper became worse and worse after being rejected again and again by Shen Qing. However, he was unwilling to show his emotions directly, which made people guess that the atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace was becoming more and more tense.
In mid-February, Ji Chen could no longer bear it and went to Kunning Palace in person to bring the eldest prince to Qianqing Palace.
Shen Qing naturally followed him to the Qianqing Palace.
The eldest prince must be safe in the emperor's territory, so she had nothing to worry about, so she leaned back on the couch and took a light nap for a while.
Ji Can knew that she must not mess with this imposing man, so she lay in Ji Chen's arms with a pout, but she didn't dare to cry directly. She looked at the wet nurse with expectation in her eyes.
Naturally, the wet nurse didn't dare to ask the emperor to be gentler, and she felt embarrassed about giving the eldest prince some of the remaining light.
Ji Chen held Ji Can for a moment before handing the eldest prince to the wet nurse. Ji Can couldn't wait to reach out and lay on the wet nurse's body full of attachment. He turned his face away and didn't even want to look at Ji Chen.
At this time, the little head could no longer remember Shen Qing.
The wet nurse took the eldest prince away to coax him, and Ji Chen walked inside to the soft couch. He remembered that Shen Qing was just here, so he deliberately carried Ji Can and walked in the opposite direction.
When Ji Chen approached, he saw Shen Qing's peaceful sleeping face.
I was originally very angry, but I didn't expect that as I watched, my mood calmed down.
He reached out and picked up Shen Qing, walked towards the dragon bed, and heard the delicate woman in his arms mutter, "Sleepy."
"I'll let you sleep. Go to bed. It's more comfortable to sleep on bed." Ji Chen coaxed.
After getting the promise, Shen Qing let himself fall asleep.
When he woke up again, there was already a dim candlelight in the hall. Shen Qing was surprised as his memories before sleeping came back little by little.
Ji Chen actually didn't do anything to her. She just said she was sleepy, and he let her fall asleep, and even deliberately didn't let anyone disturb her.
Shen Qing couldn't help feeling guilty when she thought that the emperor couldn't do anything to her and had been using the excuse of the eldest prince to refuse for a month.
Her hair was untied and let down, and the hairpin was placed on the wooden table beside the bed. Her outer garment was taken off, but her inner clothes were still on, with not a single button undone and not a single tie undone.
The shoes were placed at the foot of the bed, but the snow-white stockings on the feet were still there.
The most taboo thing in this dynasty was for women to have their feet looked at by others, as if seeing them meant they would have to give themselves to the man.
Although Shen Qing scoffed at this idea, when he saw that Ji Chen's feet were not exposed, he realized that he was a gentleman.
When she packed up and walked out, she found Ji Chen still sitting in front of the imperial desk so late, so she asked, "Your Majesty, are you still awake so late because I'm occupying your bed?"
She was confused at first, then spoke in a panic, as if blaming herself.
Ji Chen asked Shen Qing to come closer. Shen Qing was particularly obedient after having a good sleep. He walked to his side and was hugged tightly in his arms.
He placed his chin on Shen Qing's shoulder and put one hand on Shen Qing's waist, pressing him into his arms.
Ji Chen's strength was too great for Shen Qing. His arms were like iron and so strong that no one could break free.
Shen Qing's nose was filled with the scent of woody agarwood, which was very penetrating and particularly overbearing, wrapping her tightly and making her impossible to ignore.
If Ji Chen was willing to hug her, then he would hug her. Maybe it was because the scent of agarwood made her feel calm and at peace, Shen Qing felt that this force that almost rubbed her into her bones and blood was not so unbearable, at least it would not deprive her of the air in her chest.
Ji Chen loved holding Shen Qing like this. His possessiveness was greatly satisfied. The person in his arms was so petite and warm, and she fit so well in his arms.
The young lady was so obedient that Ji Chen couldn't help but kiss Shen Qing's hair with pleasure.
"I was just looking through the archives and found that after Taizu unified the country, he would go hunting once or twice a year. At that time, the royal bloodline was so excellent that it was willing to kill each other. However, the next few emperors did not like hunting in the wild, so they abolished it and replaced it with shooting ceremonies at the shooting range. It became a place for the children of nobles to show off, but it lacked some bloodiness after all."
"I think it would be better to pick up hunting and hold a summer hunting, then spend the hot summer in the Mountain Resort, and then conduct autumn hunting to train these lazy sons of noble officials. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory has calculated that the palace will be extremely hot during the hottest day of the year, so it is better to make a decision early to avoid making people restless."
He wants to pick up the tradition of hunting once or twice a year, starting this year.
Shen Qing was a little confused. Why did the emperor tell her all this in advance?
Although this rarely involves court affairs, once the decree is issued, those who are good at riding and shooting are bound to be appreciated. If you understand the emperor's attitude in advance, you can seize the initiative.
Now, the emperor revealed his attitude towards the world to her, and he revealed a lot of meaning.
Shen Qing thought blankly that the emperor seemed to really regard her as his own and did not think that she would leave him in the future, so he was not reluctant to tell her everything.
But can a man and a woman who only see each other a few times a month and are intimate once or twice have such deep feelings?
Could it be that her skills in playing tricks on the occasion have become so sophisticated that she has made the emperor increasingly obsessed with her?
I was so obsessed with her that my interest in her has not diminished at all until now, and has even tended to increase.
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