Chapter 99 The Queen's Question
The Queen Mother hummed lightly and added, "You are quite lucky!"
Xu Lanshan didn't know how to answer this, so she could only smile shyly and lower her head slightly.
A complex expression flashed across the Empress Dowager's eyes. No one could have imagined that the Song family would choose such a brutal way to retaliate. Even under such circumstances, Concubine Chen was able to escape with her life. This was God's will! She had thought that the Emperor would definitely dislike her after she was saved with a scar on her body, but who knew that she would stay at Cuiyinxuan yesterday? This favor was even more rare.
The Queen Mother even felt a little regretful. If she had just done this, she shouldn't have just stood there and watched coldly. She should have gotten rid of her long ago.
Now I want to do something but I can't. Who knows what the emperor will do...
Not only could she not do anything, the Empress Dowager even had to pinch her nose to reward and appease her. She ordered someone to bring her a pair of vases with pomegranate flowers and a hundred children playing together, and smiled and encouraged her: "Serve the Emperor well!"
"Yes, Queen Mother!"
Xu Lanshan took the vase and handed it to Yuchan, feeling very depressed.
The Queen Mother thought she was not hated enough, so she rewarded her with this vase filled with auspicious symbols of fertility and good fortune. This was like roasting her on the fire.
She didn't need to look deliberately to feel how sharp the gazes from all directions were.
Forget it! She can’t care about it anyway!
Soon, the Queen Mother ordered all the concubines to kneel down and pay their respects.
After leaving the Cining Palace, Concubine Lian couldn't help but yell at Xu Lanshan: "Many children, great fortune? You don't deserve it! Humph!"
Xu Lanshan ignored her.
It's not her decision whether they are worthy or not! The emperor has said that he will give her a prince. If she knew, she would be furious!
Xu Lanshan originally wanted to invite Concubine Bai to her place to sit and talk, but the Queen asked her to go to Fengwu Palace, so she had to give up.
"Have you really recovered?"
"Yes, Queen!"
The Queen sighed softly, "How come you haven't gotten pregnant in so long? Have you taken all the medicine I gave you?"
After Yuxing was driven away, the staffing arrangements for Cuiyinxuan were arranged by Dong Zhi himself. She had no way of doing anything and knew nothing about it.
She didn't dare to ask anyone to bribe Cuiyinxuan's people casually. What if the person she found happened to be the emperor's people? Wouldn't that backfire?
Xu Lanshan must be lucky to have survived the disaster, and her favor with the emperor remains undiminished. The emperor has gone to great lengths for her, and the queen is always feeling uneasy, as if she is gradually losing control of her.
Xu Lanshan sneered in her heart and pretended to be aggrieved: "Of course I have eaten all of them. I don't know why I can't get pregnant. I am eager to have a child as soon as possible! If I have a little prince, or even a little princess, then even if something happens in the future and I fall out of favor, I won't be afraid..."
In the palace, as long as you are not a fool who is blinded by love, everyone knows that having a child is much more reliable than the emperor's favor!
The Queen frowned, but she dispelled her doubts about Xu Lanshan and could only comfort her: "You don't have to worry. If you take the medicine according to my instructions, you will definitely have a child!"
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, for your kind words!" Xu Lanshan's face was full of joy and her eyes were shining.
Seeing her expression like this, the queen smiled with satisfaction.
"Yes, I heard that Nanny Nan from the Shengping Office has come to see you and is still preparing. Will you still perform on the Emperor's birthday? Will your body be able to handle it? Otherwise, it's better to cancel it! The Emperor's birthday is a very important event. If anything goes wrong, I'm afraid the Emperor will be unhappy."
Xu Lanshan is very confident in her body and of course she is unwilling to give up.
This is not just a performance, it is also about saving lives!
The tasks assigned by the system must be completed at all costs.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know what I'm doing and I won't make any mistakes! I promised the Emperor, and if I cancel, I'm afraid the Emperor will be disappointed! I don't want to say anything wrong to the Emperor."
Seeing that she had brought up the Emperor, the Empress couldn't say anything else, so she nodded. "It's good that you understand. Anyway, we can adapt to the situation when the time comes! Noble Lady Chen, just because you're lucky this time doesn't mean you'll always be lucky. The Emperor has made such a fuss for you this time, and many of the concubines have opinions. I'm afraid many people won't want to see you perform, so you'd better be careful."
The Queen would never interfere in such matters. Xu Lanshan is worthy of her wooing and cultivation only if she has the ability to fight against both open and covert attacks. If she falls out of favor because of someone's scheme, what is the point of such a waste like her coming here?
"Yes, I thank the Queen for the advice!"
"Go!"
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
Nanny Yan personally escorted Xu Lanshan out and said with a smile, "The Empress has always valued and cared for Concubine Chen, always considering Concubine Chen's best interests. Concubine Chen must remember the Empress' kindness. Concubine Chen is now more popular than before, and naturally there are more people who are jealous of her - the commoner Song is the best example. Unfortunately, Concubine Chen has no family to rely on. If something really happens to Concubine Chen, who will support her? If Concubine Chen is really harmed by some accident, how long can the Emperor's favor last? At most, he will be furious and seek justice for Concubine Chen, that's all."
"Don't worry, Ma'am. I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for me. I'm very grateful to the Queen!"
"As long as Your Excellency understands, I'm glad."
Xu Lanshan felt amused. Instead of relying on the Queen as a backer, she might as well just cling to the Emperor's golden thigh!
So what if she has no one to rely on? So what if she has no family? She has the Emperor, that's all!
The Queen is using this to try to control her, or even her son. That's just wishful thinking...
Xu Lanshan returned to Cuiyinxuan. Xiao Fuzi and Yujuan smiled and asked her to review the rewards that the emperor had sent.
In addition to the freshest fruits and snacks that have been provided continuously for a while, there are also two pots of beautiful hibiscus flowers, a set of seven glass tea sets, six pieces of kesi brocade, and glittering golden and colorful patterns of precious images, orchids and butterflies, golden bamboo announcing good news, peacock hibiscus, narcissus flowers, and wisteria ruyi, which are luxurious and gorgeous.
Yujuan smiled and said, "These brocades are the latest in fashion, having just been sent over from the Jiangning weaving factory. They are so precious. I heard they only got twenty bolts in total, and Your Majesty has six here. It shows how much the Emperor dotes on You! Why don't You pick two that You like? I'll have the Shanggong Bureau hurry up and make some new clothes for You to wear on Your Majesty's birthday. It will be festive and appropriate."
The emperor's birthday is a celebration for the whole nation, so it is natural to wear gorgeous new clothes, which is appropriate.
Xu Lanshan is in favor now, and she has all kinds of gorgeous and expensive fabrics for clothes. If those concubines of low status who are not favored want to shine at the emperor's birthday party, they often have to use money and connections to find good fabrics to make clothes.
Xu Lanshan nodded and smiled, "Let's take the Baoxianghua and Peacock Hibiscus flowers, and give the purple wisteria flower to Lady Bai."
Yujuan agreed with a smile.
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