Chapter 439 Hiding from the Queen
Emperor Chengde fell asleep without any burden, but Concubine Xian in Tongxin Palace was gritting her teeth in hatred.
Beside her, Chu Pan'er was leaning on the table and crying miserably, her heart was overwhelmed by grievances.
"Who is Ji Chong to dare to dream of marrying Pan'er?" Concubine Xian's eyes were bloodshot as she said hatefully.
Ji Benyang relied on the Pingliang Marquis Mansion to become the Minister of the Imperial Household, but he has no ability at all. His children are all mediocre. Since the separation of the family, his elder and second brothers seldom interact with him. Also, because her eldest brother's thundering means shocked Ji Benyang, he dared not rely on the Pingliang Marquis Mansion to bully others. Therefore, he could only live a life of eating and waiting to die in the Imperial Household. The whole family depends on the property obtained from the separation of the family, but they don't manage it well, so sooner or later they will run out of money.
How could her daughter, who had grown up in pampering, marry into his family and suffer hardship?
Although she didn't know Ji Chong very well, she knew that he was a playboy with no ambition at all, and that there would be no future for Pan'er if she married him.
Chu Qingyun was really good at scheming. She actually did this. Not only did she destroy her daughter's lifelong happiness, but she also made Shi An miss out on such a powerful arm of the Shen family.
Jinghua asked with a worried look on his face: "Master, what should we do now?"
Xianpin's eyes dimmed slightly, emitting a sharp look: "The emperor has only verbally agreed to their marriage, but has not issued a decree. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the Qianqing Palace to find the emperor. No matter what, Pan'er cannot marry Ji Chong."
When Chu Pan'er heard what Concubine Xian said, she suddenly stopped crying and looked up at Concubine Xian: "Does mother really have a way to make father take back his decision?"
Her eyes were red and full of grievance.
Xianpin lowered her eyes, raised her hand and gently stroked the top of Chu Paner's head, her eyes were kind and gentle: "You are a noble princess, your mother will not let you suffer this grievance."
She only has this one daughter, how can she not make good plans for her.
If she had married her own nephew, it would have been fine. With her around, Pan'er's life in Pingliang Marquis' Mansion would have been smoother and happier. However, Ji Liang, who was the prince, was engaged as soon as he was born, and he married him very early. Therefore, Concubine Xian never had any thoughts about her nephew.
Even now, she couldn't let Ji Liang divorce the Crown Prince's wife and marry Pan'er. This would not help Pan'er, but would make enemies with her eldest brother's family.
The night is hazy and the moon is like a hook.
Jingren Palace.
Queen Song had just fallen asleep when she suddenly heard Shaohua's anxious voice.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Emperor is here."
Queen Song woke up with a start and looked at Shaohua in surprise: "The emperor is here?"
"Yes." Shaohua nodded.
Queen Song sat up quickly and was about to ask something else when she heard light footsteps in the bedroom. The next moment, she saw the tall figure of Emperor Chengde appear in front of her, passing by the screen with blooming flowers.
"Good luck to the emperor." Shaohua knelt down quickly to salute.
Queen Song lifted the quilt and was about to stand up to salute.
Emperor Chengde stepped forward and stopped her: "It's cold at night. Don't let the quilt you have warmed up with great difficulty get cold."
As he spoke, he did not forget to give Queen Song some pressure.
"Change my clothes."
After saying this, Xiao Liangzi carefully took off Emperor Chengde's clothes.
"Everyone, please step back."
Emperor Chengde sat beside the bed and waved to Xiao Liangzi and Shaohua.
Xiao Liangzi was so shocked by this situation that he didn't know what to do. Shaohua saw him and took him to the side hall. He smiled and said, "It's warm here. You can take a nap. We are guarding the emperor and the queen."
"I dare not trouble you, aunt." Xiao Liangzi said in fear.
He finally managed to keep watch over the emperor all night, but who would have thought that not long after the emperor lay down, he suddenly proposed to go to Jingren Palace.
This sudden situation was too much to handle, and his master was not around, so he could only bite the bullet and follow the emperor.
"It's okay. Even if your master is here today, it will be the same. Just relax. I will tell you if there is anything." Shaohua said.
Listening to Shaohua's gentle voice, Xiao Liangzi couldn't help but relax: "Thank you, auntie, I'll be lazy for once."
In the bedroom, Emperor Chengde slept in the warm bed and let out a contented sigh.
"hiss!"
Suddenly, Queen Song gasped, frozen by Emperor Chengde's icy feet.
A flash of embarrassment flashed across Emperor Chengde's face, and then he confidently pressed down Queen Song's feet, saying, "The Queen's feet are a little cold, I will warm them for you."
Queen Song: “…”
Whose feet are cold?
Your Majesty, how could you say such shameless words?
Gritting her teeth, Queen Song ordered Emperor Chengde to warm his feet. A strange expression flashed across Qingmei's face, but she quickly suppressed it and asked, "Why did the emperor come so late?"
Emperor Chengde then told Empress Song what happened tonight: "… Concubine Xian loves her daughter dearly, so she will naturally not be satisfied with this marriage. I guess she will come to the Qianqing Palace to find me early tomorrow morning, so I came to you."
Get some quiet time.
Queen Song was speechless: "Your Majesty, you can hide for a while, but can you hide forever?"
Emperor Chengde opened his mouth, he hadn't thought too much about it.
"We'll talk about it when the time comes."
The next morning, Concubine Xian hurried to the Qianqing Palace, but was told by the palace servants that the emperor had stayed overnight in the Jingren Palace. Concubine Xian was so angry that her face turned green on the spot.
"Your Majesty, are we going to Jingren Palace?" Jinghua asked.
Concubine Xian looked at the sky and said with a cold face: "Even if we go to Jingren Palace now, we won't be able to see the emperor." At this time, the emperor should be on his way to the morning court.
After thinking for a while, Xianpin said, "Go to the imperial study."
At the same time, in the Third Prince’s Mansion.
Chen Ruijin sat in front of the bronze mirror, her eyelids drooping with fatigue. The maid was doing her makeup, but because she was still sleepy, she nodded her head from time to time and accidentally pulled her hair.
Chen Ruijin gasped in pain.
The maidservant was so frightened that she quickly pleaded guilty: "Please spare my life, Concubine. I didn't mean it."
Chen Ruijin rubbed her scalp and the pain from nodding off was gone.
"I don't blame you. Get up." She raised her hand to the maid and said.
The head maid Luluo was tidying up the clothes that Chen Rujin was going to wear. Upon hearing this, she quickly handed the work to someone else, walked over, and said to the maid who was combing her hair, "Let me do it. Go get some hot water."
"Yes." The maid bowed, turned around and walked out.
Lu Luo took the comb and combed her hair carefully, saying with a smile: "Please bear with it, Concubine. You don't have to get up so early every day in the future."
Chen Rujin patted his face lightly and said with all his strength: "Well, I still understand the rules. It's just today. I won't go tomorrow anyway."
She was a concubine, not a nameless concubine. She didn't have to wake up early and late every day. She just had to go to the main courtyard to pay her respects on the first and fifteenth days of the month.
At this time, Chu Qingyun walked in from outside.
"If you are tired, you don't need to serve tea. Go take a nap and go directly to the palace later."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ruijin turned her head and glared at Chu Qingyun fiercely. Who made her so tired?
"If I don't pay my respects to the Third Consort on my first day, it would be a disgrace to me."
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