Chapter 73 Pity in the Heart
Emperor Yuan Yong was so soft-hearted that he comforted her gently.
In his eyes, she had always been beautiful, lively, charming, coquettish, intelligent, well-behaved, and...very compatible with the boudoir, but he had never seen her so panic-stricken, pale and helpless.
Such a thing happened suddenly in the bedroom, and I almost stepped into the gates of hell. Who wouldn't be afraid?
Emperor Yuan Yong couldn't help but feel a little angry again.
That night, it was rare for the two of them to go to bed together and do nothing else, but a special kind of warmth flowed through their hearts unconsciously.
Emperor Yuan Yong seldom spent the night with his concubines. He didn't like it and wasn't used to it. But he suddenly discovered that he didn't have that feeling when she slept with him, and they almost always spent the night together.
Even if he didn't do anything tonight, he would be happy with it. Holding such a person in his arms would give him a sense of satisfaction...
When Emperor Yuanyong woke up the next day, Xu Lanshan was still asleep.
Emperor Yuan Yong lowered his head to look at her sleeping face. There seemed to be traces of tears on her delicate little face, and her eyelids looked a little swollen. It was obvious that she was indeed frightened yesterday and cried so much.
Emperor Yuan Yong couldn't bear to wake her, so he got up very carefully. Only then did he realize that her hand was still clutching the corner of his clothes, and his heart softened. He sighed inwardly, gently holding her hand and pulling the corner of his clothes out bit by bit, then slowly got up.
When Dong Zhi heard the noise and came in to serve, Emperor Yuan Yong waved his hand and winked at him, signaling him to be quiet.
Dong Zhi: “…”
Dong Zhi was shocked. When did the emperor take the initiative to consider the feelings of his concubines? Chen Ronghua was truly spoiled to the core by the emperor...
While changing his clothes, Emperor Yuan Yong asked calmly, "What have you found out?"
Dong Zhi bent down and dared not look up. "Your Majesty, this old servant and Commander Yu interrogated all the suspects last night. The scorpions were released by a boat girl after a maid in charge of sweeping the Zhilan Garden deliberately distracted the servants from the Yulinglong Hall. A guard was also implicated in this matter. He must have brought the things in from outside. The servants were useless. They were a step too late. They are all dead..."
Dong Zhi knelt down as he spoke.
He and Commander Yu were already very fast, but they didn't expect that the other party would be even faster in killing and silencing people.
Emperor Yuan Yong was not angry. He turned his head to glance at him and sneered.
He was not surprised. Anyone who could do this without anyone noticing could not be an unknown person. He must have already planned out the aftermath.
Dong Zhi and Yu Huai wanted to arrest and interrogate people, which gave the other party enough time to create a gap.
But this guy does have some skills! Otherwise, it would be impossible to silence him when the entire palace was under martial law after the incident.
"Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Tell Yu Huai to strengthen patrols and defenses. If anything happens again, he will be punished himself!"
"yes......"
"Issue the decree that Chen Ronghua be promoted to the title of Chen Guiren."
Dong Zhi suddenly raised his eyes and took a breath.
Emperor Yuan Yong raised his eyebrows: "Hmm?"
Dong Zhi was frightened!
"Yes, yes, I obey your command!"
Dong Zhi has always known that his master is a man with ideas, courage and means. Once his temper flares up, he will not listen to anyone.
For example, the current promotion of Chen Ronghua - no, it is the promotion of Chen Guiren.
Now... the harem is going to be shaken again.
The emperor is really not afraid of chaos.
Dong Zhi naturally didn't dare to talk too much. If the emperor was not afraid, what was he afraid of?
As expected, as soon as Dong Zhi's imperial edict was passed down, the harem immediately exploded.
Concubine Lian started throwing things around and cursing angrily again.
"What kind of love potion did she give the emperor? Has he lost his mind? It's only been a short time! The emperor is so biased, so biased..."
Lian Fei felt that she could no longer even feel jealous, and all that was left was a heart-wrenching sadness.
When she first heard what happened in Yulinglong Hall last night, she'd been gloating over the bitch's scare and lamenting how she'd escaped. Then, when she heard the Emperor had taken her to Wan'an Hall, she felt a bit unhappy. But who knew this morning, she'd be even more upset!
Nanny Xi had no choice but to persuade her, "Don't be angry, Your Majesty. I think the Emperor is just compensating her. Even if she is promoted to a noble lady, so what? I think that this is the end of her life given her background!"
Concubine Lian was still crying sadly.
Bai Rong made similar complaints to Concubine Yu, but Concubine Yu shook her head sarcastically. "Compensation? Ha, aren't there enough people in this palace who have been plotted against and harmed by others? Have you ever seen the Emperor compensate anyone? Does the Emperor... need to compensate others? Status and position are entirely determined by the Emperor's will! If a noble lady from a prominent family can fall from grace, why can't someone of humble origin hold a high position? I... really underestimated her! I didn't expect she would have such means, ha!"
Concubine Shu was also shocked and sighed with emotion: "The emperor treats Chen Ronghua - no, it's Chen Guiren, it's different after all! Fortunately..."
Fortunately, she's not pregnant right now. But since she's so favored, it's only a matter of time before she gets pregnant...
Concubine Shu sighed, feeling a little uneasy for no reason.
She had never felt this way before, not even when Concubine Yu was at the peak of her favor.
The Queen was also shocked, "Your Majesty, how can you be so frivolous..."
This is not the first time that the emperor has done something willful, but he has never been so willful!
The higher the position, the harder it is to get promoted. But Xu Lanshan was promoted to Ronghua a while ago. It has only been a few days. How come he has become a noble person?
What does the emperor want to do? Is he going to keep promoting her?
Although it is unlikely in theory, after all, Xu Lanshan's background is there, but the queen has a feeling that the emperor will not stop there.
"I really underestimated her!"
After all, although there were reasons for being intercepted last night, the queen was still angry in her heart. Now that the two angers came together, she was even angrier.
Nanny Yan had never had a favorable impression of Xu Lanshan, so she said, "I have always disdained the term 'vixen', but this time I have to change my mind. The Emperor is acting this way, and I'm afraid the harem will be in turmoil. This is not a good thing. Your Majesty must intervene."
The Queen nodded slowly...
The other concubines of lower status were equally upset, but they dared not say anything publicly. Noble Lady Chen was also a noble lady now!
Apart from the Empress, the Three Consorts, Concubine Lin, and Concubine Rou, who else could surpass her? No one else!
And she had a title, so when the nobles saw her they had to call her "sister"!
Only Concubine Bai was truly happy for Xu Lanshan.
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