Chapter 398 The buried concubine VS the ruthless and romantic emperor 46
Concubine Shu staggered back to the palace, the moonlight filtering through the window lattice and shining on her soulless figure.
The door was pushed open by her, and a "bang" echoed in the silent palace, making the little palace maid in the corner tremble in shock.
She finally took off all her disguises and frantically tore off the red ribbon that symbolized shame and despair.
This was once regarded by her as a tool to seduce the emperor, but now it was like a sharp blade, cutting into her self-esteem and pride.
She staggered to the bronze mirror and looked at the face in the mirror that almost attracted countless men. At this moment, she was full of confusion and unwillingness.
“This face is as beautiful as any woman in the harem. Why does the emperor suddenly not like it?”
She murmured to herself, her voice full of confusion. and sorrow.
Her face, twisted with resentment and unwillingness, was reflected in the mirror.
Her fingers gently slid along the edge of the bronze mirror, as if she wanted to find some solace in this cold object.
"The emperor used to like seeing me like this. Every time he saw me like this, his eyes were on fire, and he was so excited that he wanted to swallow me up. But now? He actually refused to even look at me. Just because that Qin Zhaorong is pregnant? Just because of that sea cucumber? "
Her voice echoed in the silent palace, with a sense of hysterical reluctance.
Suddenly, she put her hands on her body and began to play with it wantonly. Every movement was full of indulgence and self-exile.
It is also an almost masochistic approach.
She tried to use this method to numb herself and forget the humiliation and cold treatment she had just received.
But the emptiness and pain in her heart were like an abyss, swallowing up her reason and dignity.
A long time passed.
She was exhausted from playing, and her eyes showed the exhaustion after confusion and madness.
Shouted plaintively: "Your Majesty, would you like to come and play with me?"
The voice echoed in the silent palace, with a heartbreaking desire, But he seemed so helpless.
However, there was only deathly silence and no response.
She seemed to have been drained of all her strength, and slowly collapsed to the ground, leaning against the base of the bronze mirror.
Her body was still trembling slightly, as if she was frightened by the sudden neglect and loneliness.
She said to herself with empty eyes: "Your Majesty, why have you changed? Is your love for your concubines all fake?"
Her lips were chapped. , with a self-deprecating smile on his lips, "For you, I put down all my dignity and pride, and used those despicable means to please you, but now... just because Qin Zhaorong is pregnant, just because of that little sea cucumber, Are you so heartless towards me? ”
It's late at night, and the candlelight in Xinghua Palace is flickering.
Yu Yao did not fall asleep. She was half lying on the bed, flipping through the storybook casually in her hand, but her mind was not entirely on the storybook.
At this time, Liuli pushed the door gently and walked in. Her steps were very light, as if she was afraid of disturbing anything.
Going to Yu Yao, he whispered: "Ms., I just heard an interesting thing. That concubine Shu dressed up strangely and went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. I don't know what tricks she used to do it. I was able to go in to see the emperor, but not long after, he was kicked out by the emperor. I heard that his face was extremely ugly when he left, as if he had lost his soul. "
Yu Yao heard this. At this news, there was sarcasm on the corner of his mouth.
She gently put down the storybook in her hand and looked up at Liuli with a complicated expression, "She is also a pitiful person. In this harem, favor is not so easy to last."
Liuli was a little surprised. I thought the empress would mock her severely, but I didn't expect her to react like this.
But she quickly came back to her senses and said: "Empress, do we need to take any precautions? After all, if that noble concubine jumps over the wall in a hurry, it might be detrimental to the empress."
She heard that the noble concubine Shu was the most crazy and would do anything for favor.
Yu Yao shook her head slightly and said calmly: "It's okay, just watch. Just arrange for a few people to keep an eye on what's going on over there and take a little precaution."
Fortunately, the location of Xinghua Palace is relatively remote, so no one pays attention to it.
And all the slaves in Xinghua Palace are hers, and no one will talk nonsense.
Otherwise, the news about her shutting out the Dog Emperor would have spread throughout the Sixth Palace.
Of course, people around the Dog Emperor will not talk nonsense unless their heads no longer want it.
It saved her trouble.
The news that Concubine Shu left the Hall of Supreme Harmony in despair spread throughout the Six Palaces in an instant.
Every palace is secretly laughing at my concubine Shu, so what if she is so favored? Are you still nothing in front of the dragon fetus?
In Guanju Palace, candlelight flickered, Concubine Zhang sat in front of the bronze mirror, her expression full of ridicule.
“That bitch Shu Guifei, how dare you be so arrogant just because of your cousin’s temporary favor!”
Concubine Zhang gritted her teeth, her voice was low and full of resentment, “She robbed me of my love. It’s really hateful that the limelight doesn’t count and I’m grounded!”
Furong, the personal palace maid on the side, heard this and quickly stepped forward to comfort her: "My queen, please calm down. Although that noble concubine may be pampered for a while, in the harem, the winner is the one who laughs in the end. If my queen waits patiently for the opportunity, she will definitely be able to make a comeback."
Concubine Zhang snorted coldly and turned her gaze to the deep night sky outside the window. She was thinking about how to kill people with a borrowed knife so that Shu Guifei would also suffer.
In Fengyi Palace, the candlelight was flickering, and the queen was lying on the soft couch, with ridicule and disdain on her lips.
"It seems that Concubine Shu's self-esteem is nothing more than this in front of the emperor."
The queen lightly opened her red lips and said to Nanny Qin beside her.
There was a bit of disdain and pride in his tone.
When Grandma Qin heard this, she lowered her head and replied respectfully: "What the empress said is absolutely true. That noble concubine usually relies on the emperor's favor to be arrogant and domineering. Today she has brought humiliation on herself."
The queen sighed softly, changed the subject, and a trace of worry flashed across her eyebrows: "It's just that Qin Zhaoyuan's pregnancy really makes me upset. In addition, Yungui concubine and Shu Guiren, the three of them are pregnant. They are all pregnant with dragon fetuses. If they give birth successfully, the situation in the harem will change drastically."
These three bitches, each one of them, are like turtles nesting in the palace and never leaving the house.
Even if you go out, you are extremely cautious and always on guard. She secretly tried several times but failed, resulting in the dragon fetus still staying in the stomachs of those three bitches.
When Nanny Qin heard this, a fierce look flashed in her eyes, and she whispered: "Your Majesty, why not take this opportunity to settle the matter once and for all?"
The queen raised her eyebrows slightly, signaling for her to continue.
"Old slave heard that there are many secret methods among the people that can make pregnant women stillborn or even have difficulty in giving birth. If the queen is willing, she will definitely find a suitable method."
Mother Qin lowered her voice. , with a somewhat ruthless expression.
The queen was silent for a moment, tapping her fingers lightly on the table, as if weighing the pros and cons.
Finally, she spoke slowly: "This matter needs to be handled with caution and no clues can be left. When you contact people outside the palace, you must find a safe way."
Nanny Qin took the order and left.
The queen was still leaning on the soft couch, with deep eyes, thinking about every next move.
After receiving the order, Nanny Qin knew that this matter was of great importance. Once exposed, the entire Fengyi Palace and even the Queen would be in a state of eternal disaster.
She carefully disguised herself and slipped out of the palace quietly at night.
This scene was so unconscious that no one noticed it.
Emperor Jing went to Xinghua Palace again the next night. He fully thought that after a night of settling down, Yao'er's anger should have subsided.
Lu Xi was holding the palace lantern in front, and a group of eunuchs and maids followed behind. Emperor Jing's steps were filled with urgency.
When we arrived at Xinghua Palace, the palace door was still closed.
Lu Xi stepped forward and knocked on the door, shouting loudly: "The Emperor has arrived——"
However, there was silence inside and no response.
Emperor Jing frowned, feeling a little unhappy in his heart, but he remembered Yao'er's grievance yesterday, so he suppressed his temper and waited quietly. Xiao Qingzi opened the palace door, saw Emperor Jing, and saluted hurriedly: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is not feeling well today and has rested. Please return to the palace, Your Majesty."
Emperor Jing didn't believe it. , he felt that Yao'er must still be angry and deliberately didn't see him.
So, he raised his voice and said, "I will go in and see her. If she is really ill, I will feel at ease."
After saying this, he wanted to walk inside.
Xiao Qingzi hurriedly stopped him, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has given orders not to see anyone. If Your Majesty insists on breaking in, he may disturb your Majesty, and it will not be good for Yu Longyi."
Emperor Jing. Standing at the gate of the palace, neither entering nor retreating.
He was both angry at Yao'er's stubbornness and worried that she was really unwell. For a moment, his face looked very ugly.
Lu Xi advised softly from the side: "Your Majesty, since the empress does not see you, she must have real difficulties. Please go back to the palace first and come back tomorrow. Maybe the empress will be willing to see you."< br>
This Qin Zhaorong is really bold. She blocked the emperor outside the palace gate twice. Isn't she afraid that she will really fall out of favor and the emperor will never come to see her again?
Still thought that the emperor would not do anything to her if she was pregnant with a dragon fetus, so unscrupulous?
As everyone knows, children in the harem are more valuable than their mothers, but mothers are also more valuable than their children.
If Qin Zhaorong really angers the emperor, even if she gives birth to a prince in the future, the end will not be much better.
Princes and concubines who are not favored in the harem sometimes live worse than slaves.
Qin Zhaorong seemed quite smart before, but why has she become so stupid now? Why is she so stubborn?
No wonder the favor was snatched away by the noble concubine Shu.
Look at how the noble concubine Shu served the emperor. She really tried her best to please the emperor, lest he would be unhappy.
Emperor Jing was really a little angry this time. He shook his sleeves and led everyone back to the palace.
On the way back to the palace, he was angry at Yao'er's stubbornness. He was the Supreme Being and held the power in the world. It was only natural for him to favor the concubines in the harem.
He asked himself that he was not neglectful of Yu Yao. He not only ordered people to take good care of her, but also protected her as much as possible.
Even though I have favored my concubine Shu more these days, I have never forgotten to visit her.
I had already compensated her for the sea cucumber incident in the imperial dining room and punished those slaves. What was she still angry about and what was she fussing about?
“This woman really makes him love and hate her at the same time.”
Emperor Jing frowned. If other women dared to do this, he would have been relegated to the cold palace to clean the toilet.
Xinghua Palace.
Yu Yao was half-lying on the bed. She held the storybook in her hand and turned it over gently, as if her mind was not on the storybook at all.
Liu Li said softly from the side: "Your Majesty, you rejected the Emperor again today. I am worried that the Emperor will be really angry."
Yu Yao sneered, "He will be angry when he is angry. I am. The palace doesn't matter anymore. If I can't live in the palace, I will leave here secretly and live freely from now on, traveling around the mountains and rivers."
When Liuli heard this, she was shocked and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, your Majesty. How can you have such thoughts? Even if you don't think about yourself, you must also think about the little master in your belly. Although this palace is restrictive, the little master is a prince or princess when he is born, and if you are private, If you leave the palace, your young master will lose this bright future.”
Yu Yao's heart moved. She knew Liuli was doing it for her own good, and she was a little hesitant in her heart.
If she really takes the two children out of the palace and makes them lose their status as prince and princess, will they resent herself when they grow up?
"Liu Li, you are right. I cannot be so willful and only consider my own freedom."
Yu Yao sighed softly, "How about the Dog Emperor comes over tomorrow? Let him come in. "
But as soon as the words came out, she couldn't help but frown, feeling uncomfortable.
Also deeply entangled.
When Emperor Jing returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony from Xinghua Palace, he was in an extremely unhappy mood. He didn’t like anyone and anything, and he opened his mouth to curse people.
Even lying on the dragon bed, the anger in my heart is still not gone, and I have no sleep at all. I can't fall asleep no matter how hard I sleep, I just feel that there is a fire in my heart.
Emperor Jing's face turned ugly and he cursed in a low voice: "Damn woman, you don't know what is good or bad. I have already put down my body and apologized in a low voice to please you. You actually blocked me out of the door. You are not afraid that I will knock her in." The cold palace? I should relegate her to the cold palace to clean the toilet, every day, every year, for ten or eight years, to see if she is still stubborn..."
Lu Xi stood outside the palace door, The corners of his mouth twitched as he listened to the emperor's whispered curses.
If Qin Zhaorong continues, he may be demoted to the cold palace by the emperor to clean the toilet...
Of course, this also proves that the emperor cares about Qin Zhaorong.
If it were another concubine, the emperor would probably not even bother to give her a look, let alone curse, and would just send an imperial edict to degrade her as far as she could.
In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the sky turned white, Emperor Jing supported his tired body, dressed neatly, and prepared to go to the Zichen Hall to attend court.
He had obvious dark circles under his eyes and walked heavily, each step seeming to tell the story of last night's sleepless night.
In the Zichen Hall, the ministers stood at attention. Seeing Emperor Jing looking so haggard, they all looked at each other and secretly speculated in their hearts.
However, no one dared to say anything, so they had to bow their heads and wait for the holy order.
"If you have something to do, leave the court."
Emperor Jing's voice was low and hoarse, revealing obvious displeasure.
"I have my own memorial."
An old minister stepped forward and respectfully presented a memorial. The content was nothing more than some trivial matters of government affairs.
But to Emperor Jing, it sounded like noise, making him even more upset.
Finally, the morning court was over, and Emperor Jing couldn't wait to return to the imperial study, wanting to find a quiet place to sort out his thoughts.
"Your Majesty, I would like to see my concubine Shu."
The eunuch's shrill voice broke the tranquility of the imperial study.
When Emperor Jing heard this, he frowned and said in a cold voice: "No, let her go back."
Concubine Shu panicked when she saw that the emperor refused to even see her, and actually knelt down outside the imperial study room. Down.
There is a posture of being unable to kneel for a long time.
She cried pitifully: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. What happened that day was indeed my fault. I beg your Majesty to have mercy and give me a chance to reform."
Hearing his voice, Emperor Jing felt even more irritated. He was about to scold her, but suddenly he remembered Yao'er's cold face and her disdain for him.
For a moment, complex emotions surged into his heart, and he unexpectedly let Concubine Shu in by some strange combination of circumstances.
Concubine Shu was overjoyed to see that Emperor Jing was finally willing to see her. She quickly arranged her appearance and bowed down, her posture even more charming.
She tried to please Emperor Jing in the same way as before, but she didn’t know that Emperor Jing at this time was no longer the same person as before.
"Shu Guifei, do you know that you are wrong?"
Emperor Jing asked coldly, his eyes were very cold, piercing people's hearts.
Concubine Shu's heart trembled, but she still managed to stay calm and said: "I know my mistake and I am willing to accept the punishment. I just hope that the emperor can forgive me."
Emperor Jing sneered and said: " Forgive? Do you know that you hurt me? Not only her, but also my heart. Although I love you, I don’t have a bottom line. How can I trust you again when you do this?”
When Shu Guibi heard this, her face turned pale. I thought the emperor would be so decisive.
Isn’t it the slave below who robbed Qin Zhaorong’s sea cucumber? How did it happen?
How about she return ten or eight sea cucumbers to that woman?
If 10 is not enough, I will give back 100...
Concubine Shu wanted to argue a few more words, but she saw that Emperor Jing had waved his hand impatiently, signaling her to leave.
"Go away, I don't want to see you again." Emperor Jing's voice was as cold as ice, making people shudder.