Chapter 183 Childhood Sweetheart Du Qingzhi
"Forget it!" Concubine Yu sighed softly upon seeing this, and ordered Bai Rong and Bai Rui, who had followed them, to leave. She smiled and said, "Sister, you can keep Nanny An and Yu Chan by your side. Is that all right?"
Xu Lanshan silently calculated her fighting power in her mind. She wasn't pregnant yet, and her body had been optimized by the palace fighting system. Her physical fitness was far superior to Concubine Yu's. If a fight really broke out, with Nanny An and Yu Chan, Concubine Yu would definitely be defeated.
That's okay!
The main reason was that she was very curious and wanted to know what Concubine Yu was going to say.
"Except for Nanny An and Yuchan, all of you please leave."
"Empress!"
"Everyone, step back. Sister Yufei just wants to talk to me. Why are you so nervous?"
"This is."
The others had no choice but to bow and leave.
How could they not be nervous? The scene when Fu broke into Lianyi Palace and caused such a scene had frightened everyone in Lianyi Palace!
Thinking about it afterwards, everyone breaks out in a cold sweat.
Thanks to their master's prowess, they were able to escape. Honestly, even if it were any of them, they would have been caught off guard and in a terrible situation. One must say, their master is truly amazing and lucky!
Otherwise... no one in Lianli Palace will be able to escape, and it’s hard to say whether they can save their lives.
Although Concubine Yu is not Mrs. Fu, the fact that they are alone together makes everyone tremble with fear!
After everyone left, Xu Lanshan smiled and said, "Your Highness, please say whatever you want to say."
"I won't take up too much of Sister Chen's time," Yu Fei smiled. "Does Sister Chen know who Du Qingzhi is?"
Concubine Yu patiently explained to Xu Lanshan the three characters of Du Qingzhi's name.
Xu Lanshan was completely bewildered. "Du Qingzhi? I've never heard of her, but the name sounds like she might be a woman. I wonder why Concubine Yu mentioned this so kindly?"
"It's nothing special. I just wanted to tell my sister a story from the past so that she can have some peace of mind." Concubine Yu smiled gently. "It's a long story... Du Qingzhi is the granddaughter of Grand Secretary Du. Her parents died when she was young, and she lived with her grandparents. Grand Secretary Du was later sent as an envoy to a foreign country, but he encountered a local rebellion and was seriously injured and died. When the news reached the capital, Madam Du was so sad that she fell ill and died within half a year. At that time, Du Qingzhi was only eight years old. Concubine Yi in the palace was Miss Du's aunt, so she reported to the late emperor and took Du Qingzhi to the palace to raise her. Miss Du was intelligent, beautiful, gentle and charming. She and our emperor were true childhood sweethearts!"
Xu Lanshan suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Concubine Yu.
Concubine Yu happened to look at her.
Their eyes met, and Concubine Yu smiled.
Xu Lanshan understood a little bit. Concubine Yu had no good intentions and was deliberately making things difficult for her! Childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts! Ha!
Xu Lanshan shouldn't care at all. After all, what's wrong with being childhood sweethearts? There are still a lot of concubines in the harem. How could she care about this?
However, for some reason, she felt a little depressed and angry, and also a little secretly sour.
Concubine Yu wouldn't come all the way here just to tell her this, there must be something else.
Xu Lanshan smiled and nodded gently: "I see, I didn't expect the Emperor to have a childhood sweetheart. I've only been serving the Emperor for a short time, so I really didn't know. I wonder if any of the other sisters know about this? Sister Yu Fei, you're so thoughtful!"
Concubine Yu smiled and continued, "I don't really know how the Emperor feels about Miss Du. But the bond between childhood sweethearts is always a little different from that of others. I forgot who said it, but the reason Concubine Mei was tolerated and favored by the Emperor was because she looked a bit like Miss Du. Unfortunately, when Miss Du was fifteen, the Empress Dowager made the decision and made her a princess, sending her to marry into the Northern Rong tribe."
Xu Lanshan was shocked: It’s just like that!
For a moment, she didn't know whether to sympathize with the girl or feel lucky for herself.
"Relations between our dynasty and the Northern Rong have become much more harmonious, forming a brotherly alliance. I heard that Miss Du's husband has passed away, and she requested to return to the capital. The Northern Rong agreed and will send her back next year! A while ago, the Emperor issued an edict to grant her a Princess's Mansion, and he has ordered the Imperial Palace Bureau to send people to renovate and furnish it! Sister, tell me, after Miss Du returns, will she and the Emperor...renew their relationship?"
"To be honest, I really don't want this to happen. But if the emperor likes her, who can stop her? Once she enters the palace and reunites with the emperor, who knows what will happen in this palace! I also have my own selfish motives, and I don't know who to discuss this with. After thinking it over, no one is suitable, so I can only talk to my sister, the Concubine Chen. Will my sister, the Concubine Chen, think that I am nagging?"
Xu Lanshan's heart was a little confused.
Concubine Yu has bad intentions. Her words are half and half, and Xu Lanshan will not believe them all.
But Xu Lanshan believed that Du Qingzhi and the emperor were childhood sweethearts, that Du Qingzhi would be back soon, and that she was very likely to want to rekindle her relationship with the emperor, and that the emperor also valued her very much. This must be the case.
If the Emperor had no feelings for her, why would the Empress Dowager confer the title of Princess on her and send her off to marry? For a marriage like this, the bride should be a princess or a member of the imperial family. Why would she be needed?
"I'm just waiting for someone to talk to me. How could I dislike Concubine Yu? As for this matter, it all depends on the Emperor's wishes. There's no need for us to overthink it."
"Sister, you're right! Who can stop the Emperor from doing what he wants? If the Emperor wants to rekindle his past relationship, who can stop him? The Empress Dowager won't stop him anymore, and neither will the Empress. We... don't have the qualifications or the ability to do so! Honestly, it's you, sister... I'm afraid you're the only one the Emperor would listen to!"
Xu Lanshan smiled and said, "I'm so ashamed to hear this. I'm too embarrassed to listen to you saying this! Please don't tell anyone else, or I'm sure everyone will laugh at me. I only know how to serve the Emperor and please him. I naturally agree with whatever he decides. After all, everything he does has his reasons, right?"
Seeing that she remained motionless, showing no emotion or expression, Concubine Yu felt a little annoyed and sneered, "Sister, you are truly virtuous. When it comes to gentleness and cleverness, no one in the palace can compare. No wonder the Emperor loves you so much! But when Miss Du comes, I wonder if your gentleness and cleverness will be of any use."
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