Chapter 101 Sisters
Yuying said goodbye to Concubine Yi and Noble Lady Guo Luoluo, and left with Liang Jiugong.
Concubine Yi and Noble Lady Guo Luoluo noticed Liang Jiugong's attitude towards Yuying, and they didn't get into the carriage until they could no longer see the two of them.
On the way back to Changchun Garden, Noble Lady Guo Luoluo watched Concubine Yi taking a nap on the pillow of the carriage. Although Concubine Yi closed her eyes, she knew that she was not asleep.
She observed Concubine Yi thoughtfully for a while, and suddenly said, "Nalanzhu, don't you mind at all that Concubine Jin stole your favor?"
Concubine Yi opened her eyes instantly and swept a sharp glare over Noble Lady Guo Luoluo.
Noblewoman Guo Luoluo was frightened by Concubine Yi's eyes and looked away, no longer staring at Concubine Yi. "Nalanzhu, I don't mean anything else. I'm just curious. If you don't want to answer, you don't have to."
Concubine Yi did not look away, as if she wanted to confirm whether what she said was true or not.
The carriage fell silent.
It was not until a long time had passed, so long that Noble Lady Guo Luoluo thought that Concubine Yi would not answer her question. Suddenly, Concubine Yi spoke, as if she was talking to herself, but also as if she was answering her question.
"What's there to worry about? The harem is full of changes. Yesterday it was Rong Fei and today it's me. Then tomorrow it will naturally be Jin Fei."
"The people in the harem are all flowers that the emperor keeps. But flowers are flowers. Have you ever seen a flower that blooms all year round?"
"You can't just bloom so beautifully that you won't allow others to bloom, right? I'm not someone like Tong Jia who won't tolerate anyone."
"Instead of worrying about her stealing my favor, you might as well spend more time with Xiaojiu and Xiaoyi."
When talking about her son, a gentle smile flashed across Concubine Yi's face.
But the smile disappeared very quickly, and the next second Concubine Yi's face turned cold.
"Besides, if I really want to talk about being bothered, is there anything more bothersome to me than my own sister taking advantage of my confinement after giving birth to hook up with my husband?"
At that time, she was immersed in the joy of giving birth to her first child and having her relatives by her side. As a result, she not only lost Yinqi, but was also betrayed by her own sister.
From then on, she no longer had any feelings for Kangxi.
Concubine Yi's words were like a sharp knife, piercing into the heart of Concubine Guo Luoluo. The blood on Concubine Guo Luoluo's face instantly disappeared and turned pale.
She pursed her lips and tried to explain: "Nalanzhu, you know, my sister has her own difficulties."
At that time, Nalanzhu was summoned to the palace for selection, but her father married her to the warrior Yahada. But after the wedding, she learned that Yahada preferred her sister, while her father thought that Nalanzhu's beauty was enough to win greater glory for the family.
But her father was afraid of revenge from Yahada, so he married her off.
After the wedding, Yahada beat and scolded her. She lived in fear all day long, and her father ignored her when she asked for help.
Just when she thought she would live like this for the rest of her life, an imperial decree came from the palace saying that Concubine Yi was about to give birth, and the Emperor took pity on her and summoned her to the palace to accompany her in childbirth.
After entering the palace, she saw her sister again after two years. She had been tortured to the point of being emaciated, but Nalanzhu was still as bright and beautiful as before.
She was obviously pregnant, but she was still walking as fast as before, almost running. Her previous bun was replaced with a more exquisite bun, and the tassels on her temples were still swinging back and forth, as if they were about to fly.
She ran up to her, grabbed her sleeve, and yelled at her coquettishly, "Sister!"
She almost burst into tears.
That’s great. It seems that Nalan Zhu is still being pampered.
Concubine Yi was indeed favored. She was promoted to concubine in the same year she entered the palace, which was unique in the harem at that time.
After entering the Yikun Palace, she became more certain of her ideas.
The prosperity of Yikun Palace was something she had never seen before, and she was stunned for a moment.
Her helpless look was told to the emperor by Nalanzhu as a joke, and she blushed and laughed along.
What kind of mood was she in at that time? Shame, embarrassment, and self-abasement. It seemed that she was feeling all of them.
Noble Lady Guo Luoluo was lost in her memories, but was interrupted by Concubine Yi: "But you could have told me to make the decision for you, but you didn't do that. Instead, you chose to ask for the emperor's favor. And don't call yourself 'sister' anymore. You don't deserve it."
Concubine Yi could not let it go, she would never understand why her sister treated her like this.
Concubine Yi's words tore off the veil that she had worked so hard to cover herself with.
She fell into memories again.
The emperor doted on Nalan Zhu and was always kind to her.
The harem that Nalanzhu complained to her all day long, which was like a cage and without freedom, was the stability she longed for.
Here, she doesn't have to worry about being dragged out of bed and beaten after falling asleep every day, nor will she be meaninglessly scolded for not doing a small thing well.
Everyone respects her.
She didn't want to go back to the old days. If Nalanzhu could do it, why couldn't she?
So she seduced the emperor.
As it turned out, the emperor's favor for Nalan Zhu was just that.
She saw through the emperor, and so did Nalanzhu.
After this, the emperor naturally could not allow the woman he had favored to be someone else's wife, so Yahada died, and she became a widow, and stayed in the harem as she wished.
She took it for granted that she would be able to ask for Nalan Zhu's forgiveness. She and Nalan Zhu used to be a pair of twin flowers blooming in Shengjing, and they could still be the same as before in the harem.
But she was too self-righteous.
Nalanzhu treated her like nothing, and everyone in Yikun Palace disliked her. Even the emperor seemed to realize that she had schemed against him, and he was disgusted with her and showed murderous intentions towards her.
Just when she thought that this was her fate, Nalanzhu finally softened her heart and pleaded with the emperor on her behalf. It happened that she was pregnant at the time, so she escaped death.
Recalling this point, Noble Lady Guo Luoluo had nowhere to hide from Concubine Yi's gaze. She felt a little regretful that she shouldn't have brought up the question just now.
"I am sorry for you." Noble Lady Guo Luoluo lowered her head and no longer called herself "sister".
Concubine Yi turned her head away, as if refusing to talk to her anymore.
Only then did Noble Lady Guo Luoluo raise her head again and stare at Concubine Yi's profile in a daze.
After all, she and Nalanzhu are different.
But she never regretted it.
On the way back, the two of them didn't say a word and remained silent to each other.
This atmosphere continued until the carriage drove back to Changchun Garden. Until I got off the carriage and met the concubines who were also returning.
The two's faces returned to normal, with no trace of unhappiness. They had gotten used to it and would never let others talk about them.
As usual, Noble Lady Guo Luoluo followed behind Concubine Yi.
Just like many years ago, Nalanzhu followed behind her.
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