Chapter 087 Chapter 87
[Chapter 87]
Shen Chongyi's eyes flickered. The sound of the little princess sobbing was heard beside her ears. The queen frowned and said, "Clean up the side hall first and let the wet nurse take care of the little princess in the side hall."
"The kitchen made some milk cake today and sent it to the little princess."
Qiyue bowed, and the wet nurse took the little princess from the emperor's hands.
Shen Chongyi couldn't help but stand up following the wet nurse's movements. She took a step forward, but saw the little princess's frightened face. She could only force herself to stop and watch the wet nurse carry the little princess away.
The Queen saw this and said gently, "Your sister is pregnant with the heir but you don't look well. The little princess is active and lively by nature, and she is not very old. I think she is particularly dependent on you, but there are always some things that you neglect. If you are relieved, why not leave the little princess here in the palace first, and when you are better, you can take her back."
Shen Chongyi's lips were trembling. She looked at the Empress, and couldn't help but look at the Emperor. Knowing that the matter had been settled and there was no chance of changing it, she could only ask:
"Your Highness, can you come and see the little princess every day?"
The queen said in a gentle voice, "It's natural, but my sister should take care of her own health."
Shen Chongyi nodded. Although he was still in the main hall, he had already moved all his attention to the side hall.
The queen got off the pillow, sat up straight and said, "Sister, go and see the little princess. You don't have to come over for a while. Go back to the palace and have a good rest."
Ran Xia personally went over and helped Shen Chongyi up. Shen Chongyi bowed hurriedly and walked out of the main hall quickly.
The queen's expression did not change until Shen Chongyi left. Then she said, "Sister Shen is also too busy to be with everyone. I think it's because she was in Consort Meng's palace and didn't see the little princess for many days. The little princess and Sister Shen are a little estranged."
Seeing the emperor resting his head on his hand, his eyes full of coldness, and his other hand knocking on his knees, the empress picked up the teacup beside her and said, "I heard that just now in Yu Garden, it was Concubine Ji who protected the little princess."
Yan Shiyu lifted the curtain slightly and said "hmm" in a neither light nor heavy voice. The Queen put down the teacup and said, "The little princess and Concubine Ji are getting along well."
He looked up at Wei Maoyuan, who immediately understood what the emperor meant and whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician is waiting outside."
Yan Shiyu moved his hand slightly, and Wei Maoyuan immediately went out and brought in the imperial physician.
The Queen's eyebrows moved slightly as she listened to the Imperial Physician talking about Concubine Ji. "Concubine Ji's hand is a little injured. Take good care of it. Don't use your hand recently and it will heal. The same goes for the injury on your waist."
The queen frowned, "If that's the case, you should go to Jipin's palace every day. She is a quiet person and doesn't like to cause trouble for others."
After the imperial physician received the order, he left. Yan Shiyu did not say a word just now. There was a deep and quiet look in his eyes. When he closed his eyes, he could still remember the image of Concubine Ji holding the little princess in her arms without caring about anything else in the Yu Garden just now.
"But since Concubine Ji is injured, I'm afraid her green card will have to be taken down, and she won't be able to serve the Emperor in the near future." The Queen stopped there and didn't continue.
Yan Shiyu nodded, "The young master has been in Fengyi Palace these days, please take good care of him."
The queen nodded and smiled sweetly, "Yes, I know."
Yan Shiyu stood up and left, leaving the empress alone in the inner hall.
Ran Xia walked in quietly, and the queen opened the account book in front of her and asked, "Have you found out? What happened?"
"I've asked Zeqin to find out everything." Ran Xia stood closer to the empress and lowered her voice, "The nanny who takes care of the little princess said that when she was still in the palace, the little princess was raised in Concubine Meng's palace. One night, for some reason, the little princess suddenly ran away and has not been close to Shen Chongyi since then."
The queen raised her eyes, her features filled with surprise. She put down the pen in her hand and pressed her hand on the account book, "How could such a thing happen?"
The wet nurses in the palace were all selected by her and then sent to different palaces. With such a big incident happening, the wet nurses would certainly not dare to hide it.
Ran Xia took the account book from the empress and asked softly, "Your Majesty, should we send someone to find out what happened in the palace that day?"
The queen smiled, her lips curled up slightly, and said, "No need, actually... I already know it."
Ran Xia didn't understand what the Queen meant, and before she could ask, the Queen continued, "Pick some medicine from the storehouse and send it to Concubine Ji. She has always been in poor health, and this time she was injured because of the little princess. She needs to recover quickly so that she can be given the green card as soon as possible."
Originally, she wanted to say that maybe Miss Ji didn't care much about these things, but thinking that she was just a servant after all, Ran Xia swallowed all the words.
Qiyue also came in from the outer hall at this time. The empress did not even blink and asked, "Is Shen Chongyi gone?"
"They've already left." Qiyue stepped forward, "Does your Majesty want to see the little princess?"
The queen opened her eyes and glanced at Qiyue, "I have a severe headache and don't want to bother with this anymore."
Qiyue nodded and stood aside waiting.
The queen listened to the noisy crying of the little princess in the side hall, and when she opened her eyes again, she sighed for no reason.
…
Xihua Palace
Concubine Ji looked at Yicui who was crying non-stop and wiped the tears from her face with a handkerchief. "What's wrong?"
Yicui put a pillow under Concubine Ji and wiped the tears from her face. "The young lady is not in good health, why bother to save the little princess? Even if..."
She suddenly raised her voice, but then she realized something and lowered her voice a lot, "My lady obviously has a better way."
Concubine Ji just smiled and said softly: "Sister Ying is right. In this deep palace, the emperor's mercy is rare. It will be gone every time it is used. How can I watch it go away and do nothing?"
Yicui asked the young lady in a gentle voice, "Does Shen Chongyi know how to use that recipe?"
Concubine Ji raised her eyes, put the medicine sent by the Imperial Medical Bureau aside, and threw it into her makeup box. "It's her choice to use it or not."
But as a current solution, I'm afraid Shen Chongyi will have no choice but to use it.
She was not afraid of Shen Chongyi's use, but she was afraid of what to do if she didn't use him.
…
Tsukiharu Palace
Shen Chongyi returned to the palace in the ceremonial procession. Wanmo supported the empress and could clearly feel that the empress had become much heavier, with beads of sweat dripping from her forehead from time to time.
Wanmo felt so distressed that she let Shen Chongyi lean on her body and immediately said, "I will go get the imperial physician."
Shen Chongyi quickly grabbed Wanmo and shook his head slowly, "No."
Looking towards the door, Wan Mo immediately understood what her majesty meant, and said to the palace servants guarding the door, "The majesty is tired and wants to take a nap. You all should go down first and do not come in without permission."
The palace maids walked out very lightly, and the palace door was closed. Wan Mo immediately put a small piece of incense in the incense burner, and then closed the lid of the incense burner.
Seeing that the queen's complexion was getting better, Wan Mo stood beside her and said, "That prescription is too dangerous. If there is any mistake, the queen and the royal heir in her belly will be in danger..."
Shen Chongyi leaned heavily on the pillow, wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, and said softly: "What can I do? Now my brother is not exiled and can stay in the capital because of the child in your belly. If it is still a princess..."
At this point, Shen Chongyi thought of the little princess who cried loudly today. "I thought the little princess would feel better when she came to my side, but she was still like this. On the way back to the palace, Xin'er was not fully awake due to the effect of the summer grass. She was half asleep and half awake without being discovered by the emperor, but now..."
Shen Chongyi's face was filled with grief. Wanmo quickly moved the incense burner towards Shen Chongyi and said, "Don't think too much, Madam. The little princess is still young. After being raised in the palace for a while, she will probably remember the good things that Madam has done for her."
Touching her belly, Shen Chongyi gritted her teeth and said, "The Emperor has seen it. Nothing I do can escape his eyes. If possible, I would never want to send the little princess to the Empress's palace."
In the past, she depended on Concubine Meng, and the Empress and Concubine Meng had always been at odds with each other. If the Empress knew about the past, Shen Chongyi sighed heavily, she didn't know what would happen.
Wan Mo didn't know what to say to comfort the queen, so she could only say, "After all, the queen is the little princess's biological mother, and no one can take her away from her."
Shen Chongyi closed her eyes and kept stroking her lower abdomen, hoping that the prescription would work. This way, she wouldn't have to worry about her brother's affairs day and night, and she could take Xin'er back and raise her by her side.
…
The night was cold and the bright moonlight was blocked by clouds. The warm yellow palace lanterns were hung high under the corridor. When the wind blew, only the swaying shadows could be seen when the lights were reflected. It was particularly lonely.
Yingning placed a palace lamp on the table and said, "Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. Now... you can go see Concubine Du."
Tingxu was holding a black food box in her hand, Ruan Jun glanced at her sideways, and there was no trace of tenderness in her almond-shaped eyes. She usually smiled at others, but now, there was not a single smile on her pretty face.
She stood up slowly, her pea green dress dragging on the ground. The palace skirt could not hide her graceful figure, her delicate forehead and high eyebrows, and her smile was as intoxicating as a joy.
"Let's go."
Ruan Jun walked out of the Linxuan Palace without any ceremonial guard, but the palace maids following her made it easy to tell what she was going to do.
In this palace, any movement cannot be hidden from others. If you can't hide it, it's better to just not hide it and meet him openly. Nothing will go wrong.
Standing at the gate of the Feiyan Palace, the guard first stopped Ruan Yun. After seeing who Ruan Yun was, he hesitantly clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to enter."
Ying Ning stepped forward and said, "My queen has the emperor's order. She will go in to see Concubine Du and will be out soon."
The palace guards naturally knew who was in front of them. They couldn't afford to offend the concubine, so they could only bite the bullet and say, "I will go and ask the emperor for instructions. Your Majesty, please wait a moment."
Ying Ning took a step forward, blocking the guards' way, and chuckled, "Why, do you think my queen would falsely convey the emperor's order?"
The guard immediately knelt down and said, "I dare not."
A few people looked at each other and finally untied the chain with the lock.
Seeing this, Ruan Yun asked calmly, "The palace gates are closed, how can the people inside eat?"
The guard said, "This iron chain is only used to prevent Consort Du from accidentally escaping. The palace maids inside can enter and exit as usual."
Perhaps she heard the sound of the iron chain, and Du Xuanshi inside shouted without caring, "Ruan Yun! You bastard! Xianfei! You stole my child, you will be punished, both of you, don't think you will have a good life in this life!"
The obscene words were unbearable to hear, but Ruan Yun's expression did not change at all. She just watched calmly as the guards opened the palace gate.
There was a sound of porcelain cracking in the hall, and the maid who had been guarding Concubine Du ran out. When she saw Ruan Yun, she was startled, "Ying Chongrong..."
Yingning stuffed a piece of silver into the nanny's hand and said, "Your Highness, I have come to see Concubine Du in accordance with the Emperor's order."
"This..." The nanny received the silver, but she really didn't want to care about Concubine Du inside, so she could only whisper: "Concubine Du's mind is sometimes clear and sometimes not. Your Majesty, stay away from her and don't let her hurt you."
Ruan Yun said in a light voice, "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you."
After hearing Ying Chongrong's advice, the nanny happily took the silver and walked out of Yinlanxuan.
Ruan Yun walked in slowly. Before she stepped into the main hall, she felt a gust of wind passing in front of her eyes, causing a slight pain in her neck. Ruan Yun frowned and looked at the person in front of her. However, Chun Qing was faster and directly pressed Lady Du to the ground.
Tingxu hurriedly wanted to use a handkerchief to wipe the blood off Ruan Yun's neck, but Ruan Yun raised her hand to stop her.
Seeing Concubine Du being pressed to the ground and struggling, Ruan Yun sat on the stool with a faint smile on her lips.
In order to prevent Du Xuanshi from hurting people, there were almost no facilities in the inner hall.
Ruan Yun glanced around and her eyes fell back on Lady Du. "I thought you were living such a good life, but I didn't expect that you would end up in such a situation."
Lady Du sneered, "Are you pleased to see a madman like this?"
Ruan Yun was not angered by Du Xuanshi's words. She just said, "At this moment... you are not very sober. What are you talking about? At least you are very different from the arrogant and condescending look you had when I first saw you."
"Now there are two of us, I am the superior and you are the inferior."
"Back then, when you gave me the bitter cold tea, did you ever think that you would end up like this?"
As he spoke, Tingxu beside him opened the food box, and a strong bitter smell wafted out from inside. I wonder how much bitter and cold tea was used to make it.
Just waiting, giving it to the person in front of you to drink.
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