Chapter 149 Chapter 149
[Chapter 149]
After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Concubine De glanced at Aunt Jing Qiao, bowed to the Emperor and the Empress, and then walked out of the inner hall.
The Queen waited for Consort De to leave before she bowed and said, "Relax, mother."
I wouldn’t feel much joy looking at someone I disliked before now.
The Queen Mother waved her hand, and the Empress retreated in silence.
Yan Shiyu lifted up his dragon robe and sat opposite the Queen Mother. Seeing her haggard face, he silently turned the white jade ring on his finger bones and said, "Even if you are angry with your son again, you can't ignore your own health."
The Queen Mother was choked by Yan Shiyu's words, "This is how I look in the eyes of my son."
Yan Shiyu lowered his eyes, but did not stop his movements and said a word.
The Queen Mother coughed violently for a long time before she stopped. Yan Shiyu personally placed the teacup next to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother just looked at it without taking it. Her throat was very hoarse:
"Everyone in the Ming family has been dismissed from their posts. I know you have been resentful over the years, but I only ask you to let your uncle and his family go and just give them a vacant job."
Yan Shiyu's drooping eyebrows flashed with sarcasm, "In the heart of the queen mother, the late emperor ranks first, followed by the Ming family, and the last one is the son."
The Queen Mother opened her mouth, wanting to refute Yan Shiyu's words, but she didn't know how to refute, "I came from the Ming family. If you want me to leave the Ming family alone, how can I do it?"
Yan Shiyu was annoyed as he listened to the Queen Mother's words.
"My son never fails to see the talent in a person because of other things."
"The court never keeps idle people."
Yan Shiyu stood up and turned around. The Queen Mother immediately tried to keep Yan Shiyu, but he said in a calm voice:
"This is the last time my son will say these words to his mother. I will never say them again."
After saying this, Yan Shiyu left directly, leaving the Queen Mother alone sitting on the bed, thinking about the words Yan Shiyu left behind.
Her son wanted to say that there was no talented person among the children of the Ming family.
How could she not know? But there was no such thing. Even if it was an honorary position, it was much better than letting the Ming family leave the capital and take off their official robes.
The Queen Mother lay on the bed and coughed non-stop. As she watched Yan Shiyu walk faster and faster, tears welled up in her eyes.
She and the prince could never go back to the way things were before.
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Aunt Jingqiao accompanied Concubine De to the gate of Chaoxi Palace. Looking at the familiar gate, it must have been so magnificent when the Empress Dowager lived there. Now, it has completely changed.
"I'm sure Your Majesty has also heard about Concubine Xian's affairs." Aunt Jingqiao stood beside Concubine De, her voice calm.
Concubine De smiled and said, "I did hear some of it, but I thought it was just a small matter, so I thought, I can persuade my sister more, it is better to stay in the palace than to leave."
Seeing that Concubine De understood what she meant, Aunt Jingqiao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "With Her Majesty here, I'm sure Concubine Xian will be able to leave soon. I'll be here..."
As she spoke, Aunt Jingqiao was about to kneel down to greet him. Wangyi, who was beside Concubine De, hurriedly supported Aunt Jingqiao.
Concubine De smiled gently, "Aunt is an old lady who has been serving the Queen Mother. How can I be worthy of your respect? I am a concubine like Concubine Xian, and we both have princes. Although I am not as favored as Concubine Ying, I am still much better than other concubines. I will persuade Concubine Xian, and she will definitely understand."
Aunt Jingqiao's eyes rolled around, and when she looked up again, she could no longer tell what other emotions she had. "Then, here comes Madam Lao."
Concubine De stood at one side, looking extremely graceful and elegant. "It's okay. The Queen Mother is not feeling well. Aunt, please go back quickly."
Aunt Jingqiao took the order and left, but before leaving, she turned back to take a look at Chaoxi Palace.
It seemed as if she was recalling the time when the Empress Dowager was a noble concubine and enjoyed immense glory.
A palace maid had gone in earlier to report that Concubine Xian was leaning on the pillow in misery. From the side hall came the sound of the Second Prince crying. If it were in the past, Concubine Xian might have met Concubine De, but now she didn't even have the heart to care about the Second Prince, so how could she be willing to meet Concubine De.
Concubine Xian's voice was hoarse, and there was no light in her eyes. "Let her go back."
She and Concubine De had no friendship at all, and the two of them seldom met in the palace, except for the last time when Concubine De came to Chaoxi Palace and said some vague words to her.
The palace maid trembled as she told Concubine Xian's words to Concubine De. Concubine De was not angry after hearing them, but stood up and walked inside.
The people in Chaoxi Palace wanted to stop it, but considering Concubine De's status, they could only let her go.
There were footsteps coming from behind the screen. Concubine Xian held her forehead with her hands and said impatiently, "I want you all to get out, you bunch of dogs and slaves!"
Defei paused, Wang Yi glanced at her calmly, and soon Defei returned to her usual self and walked in with a smile, "I thought my sister was ill, but now it seems that my sister is fine, so I am relieved."
Concubine Xian looked towards the screen, and the sudden light caused her to close her eyes tightly.
She said uncomfortably, "Sister has been in the palace for a long time, and she hasn't learned the palace rules very well."
Pretending not to hear the mockery in Concubine Xian's tone, Concubine De said to herself, "The Queen Mother is very ill today. I just came out of Shoukang Palace. The Queen Mother is particularly worried about my sister, so she asked me to come and see her."
Concubine Xian's armored hand suddenly grasped the corner of the table, then slowly released it.
Concubine De did not miss Concubine Xian's action, and took a sip from the teacup, "The tea in my sister's palace is really good."
Concubine Xian finally had the heart to look at Concubine De. "Sister Defei is the biological mother of the eldest prince, and she is also a concubine. What good things does she want?"
Concubine De chuckled and put down the teacup in her hand. "Even though I have reached the position of a concubine, I am still not as good as others, let alone my sister, who is the apple of the Queen Mother's eye and the one she is worried about."
Concubine Xian opened and closed her hands. How could she not know that the Queen Mother was ill? Yinli had told her about the Queen Mother early in the morning, but she could not make up her mind to go see her.
She hated the Queen Mother for bringing her into the palace but failing to truly protect her, and even because of the Ming family's identity, she was implicated.
What's more, she hated that the second prince's biological mother was Concubine Du. It didn't matter who it was, but why did it have to be Concubine Du?
As long as Concubine Ying is around, the Emperor will never like the Second Prince in this life.
She was so stupid that she only realized the twists and turns of the matter after returning to the palace, and learned about the grudge between Concubine Ying and Concubine Du. She was really wrong.
"What exactly do you want to say?" Concubine Xian interrupted Concubine De, not having time to listen to her hypocritical words.
Although she had little contact with Concubine De, it was not difficult to see that she was a scheming person. She should stay as far away from such a person as possible.
At this moment, Concubine Xian just wanted to get rid of Concubine De as soon as possible.
De Fei was not angry when she heard this, and then said: "Sister, you should think carefully about who has caused you to be in this situation."
Concubine Xian glanced at Concubine De and said, "This seems to have nothing to do with you."
Concubine De smiled and stood up. "It really has nothing to do with me. I just want to say that before my sister returned to the palace, it was the Empress who raised the Second Prince. However, the identity of the Second Prince's biological mother was awkward. She was also Concubine Ying's former master. The Empress was particularly good to Concubine Ying, so naturally she was unwilling to raise the Second Prince. This... I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for my sister. It fell on my sister."
"The emperor is angry with my sister, and it is also because of the Second Prince. As long as she is here and the Third Prince is here, the Second Prince will live..." Concubine De paused for a moment, raised her eyes and looked at Concubine Xian with a smile:
"And the Second Prince's mother - sister, I'm afraid you won't be able to turn things around in this lifetime."
Defei's hand was placed on Xianfei's hand. The warm touch made Xianfei stand up and shake off Defei's hand. "If you want to deal with Concubine Yinggui, go ahead and deal with her. There's no need to provoke me here."
There was a hint of surprise in Concubine De's eyes. She didn't expect that Concubine Xian could hear other meanings in her words.
Not a fool either.
Concubine Xian looked at Concubine De with disgust, "Before, you told me that Concubine Ying Gui was investigating the affair between the former Empress Xiaochan and Concubine Shu. I was wondering what this had to do with me. Now that I think about it, you were just paving the way for today."
The rest of the words were already on the tip of her tongue, but Concubine Xian swallowed them back, buried her hands in her palms, and closed her eyes.
She was not very clear about Concubine De's past and had some guesses in her mind. If she spoke out loud now, wouldn't it be giving Concubine De a big handle?
Even though Concubine De's thoughts were exposed by Concubine Xian, she was not at all panicked.
He slowly stood up and walked behind Concubine Xian.
"Although the Emperor has ordered people to take care of everything, and Putuo Mountain has everything it needs, I have never been to Putuo Mountain, so I imagine it is very different from the palace."
She slowly walked to Concubine Xian, looked at her pretty face, and said regretfully, "Sister is still young. If you spend your best years in Mount Putuo, I will be very reluctant to let you go. I will be very sad."
"When my sister leaves, others may not be as kind as I am. I'm afraid they will laugh out loud in the palace. My sister took away her enemy's child, paving the way for her own son. When my sister is in Putuo Mountain, she will experience the sufferings of the world. She is the emperor's favorite concubine, the noble concubine who is high above everyone else. In the future, who knows, she may be supported by the people of the world."
Seeing that Concubine Xian had a forbearing look on her face, Concubine De left a final word, and that was all that needed to be done today.
"Maybe you think that the Third Prince is still an infant and not a big deal, but you might as well think about it. If the Emperor wants the Third Prince to be the Crown Prince, and the Third Prince knows about the past grudges, I don't know if you can still stay in Putuo Mountain."
Concubine Xian suddenly shook off Concubine De's hand, her expression becoming fierce, "Who told you that I was going to Mount Putuo?"
She pointed at the tip of Concubine De's nose and said viciously, "You want me to get rid of the Third Prince so that I can pave the way for your First Prince. Your dream is really well fulfilled!"
When Concubine De heard Concubine Xian's words, she was startled at first, then she covered her lips and laughed, which was quite different from her usual self:
"Sister, you are joking. There is no grudge between me and Concubine Ying. If Concubine Ying and her son really do something in the future, they will be condemned by the world. My sister and I seem to be quite different."
Defei turned and left, but as she walked around the screen, she said, "The Queen Mother will definitely take me back to Mount Putuo this time. I will just wait and see whether what I said will come true one by one..."
"All of this has happened to my sister."
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