Chapter 335: Empress of the Middle Palace, the Heart of Emperor Shou
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Chapter 335: Empress of the Middle Palace, the Heart of Emperor Shou
Fu Rongmin was happy, but he was vaguely worried in his heart: "But in this way, don't my mother and I owe Princess Qi a favor?"
"Yes. Fu Rongyue nodded: "Find a chance, just pay it back." They'll always have to get you sometime!"
Fu Rongmin was relieved and responded happily.
And so it was decided.
Coming out of Cheng Mansion, Fu Rongyue didn't stay long, and went back to Meiguo Mansion directly. Mei Xiangrong came back from the yali, dragged tired, and asked about some weddings. Fu Rongyue answered one by one, he nodded, didn't say anything, and went down to rest first. Fu Rongyue looked at Mei Xiangrong's back as if she had aged a lot overnight, and she couldn't help but feel very guilty and sad in her heart, it was because of her and Wei Mingxi that Mei Xiangrong had worked so hard.
Fu Rongyue secretly made up her mind that when these things were over, she must let Mei Xiangrong take a good rest.
Time passed silently, and the next few days were exceptionally calm, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day of the New Year's banquet in the palace.
Queen Liu has been recuperating in her palace for the past two years, and it can be said that there is no movement at all, so quiet that she is almost forgotten by everyone. Because she is ill and has been bedridden for a long time, there is no extra energy to take care of the annual annual banquet, and it is handed over to Shen Guifei every year. Qi Guiren and Shen Guifei were not in harmony, so they never participated in the operation of the New Year's banquet, and Shen Guifei picked the right person to be a helper, which can be regarded as orderly.
It's just that this year is different from previous years after all.
In the past, Qi Guiren did not participate in it, but Concubine Duanniang of Ciyuan Hall and Xu Guiren of Shouyuan Palace would be called by Shen Guifei to help. This year, because Wei Mingxi and Fu Rongyue returned to the capital, Shen Guifei hated the two of them, and naturally followed the disgust of Concubine Mei.
Concubine Duan's mother's surname is Mei, and she is a brother and sister with Mei Guocheng, but this brother and sister are also a long story. Concubine Duan is from the Mei family, her parents died when she was young, and she was raised by Mei Xiangrong's parents as her own, although she is not Mei Xiangrong's own sister, but she has a good relationship.
The former Chaozhong didn't know much about the harem, and Concubine Duan was extremely low-key, and her sense of existence has always been very weak.
But in the harem, even if Concubine Duan deliberately reduces her sense of existence, she is always a second-grade concubine who has the adult age of a princess, and it is logical that Shen Guifei can't see it.
Xu Guiren didn't provoke Shen Guifei's anger, but she was young, only thirty years old this year, and the sixteenth prince was small, so there were too many places to take care of, so it was inevitable that she couldn't take care of her, and it was unreliable to expect her.
Shen Guifei was heartbroken for the New Year's banquet this time, but she didn't have time to take care of Fu Rongyue and Wei Mingxi. Except for Wei Mingxi's calculation of Wei Mingxi once on the day he returned to Beijing, there was no action at any time.
The thirtieth day of the lunar month, Chinese New Year's Eve.
This year, Emperor Shou was ill, Shen Guifei was considerate of Emperor Shou, and there was not much complicated, and even the subordinates did not call a few people to come, counting the royal family and female dependents, there were only fifty or sixty people, which was greatly reduced compared to previous years.
Emperor Shou liked this arrangement very much, and before the New Year's banquet, he did not hesitate to praise her.
Shen Guifei said softly with a gentle smile: "Your Majesty, don't dislike the concubine for being stupid, and don't feel cold and wronged, that is the honor of the concubine." โ
"Why, when it comes to Kexin, you are the only one in this palace who knows my preferences best. Emperor Shou nodded again and again, patted her hand to show relief, and asked Xie Anyang to reward a lot of things, so that Shen Guifei went back to prepare first.
Shen Guifei was rewarded, and she didn't show a trace of pride, and returned to the palace after calmly thanking her.
Just turned around, a trace of cold anger flashed in her eyes, and then she smiled astringently: "You already knew that this was the case, what is there to force?"
In Emperor Shou's heart, she will never be as good as Concubine Hui, even if Concubine Hui has been dead for so many years!
She looked at the sky outside the house, put away all her grievances and grievances, and left the Zhengda Guangming Hall with a dignified appearance.
After Shen Guifei left, Emperor Shou picked up the pen and wrote a few more memoranda, and then took the pen and instructed Xie Anyang: "You go find a few precious ginseng plants, and accompany me to Zhonghe Palace to see the queen." โ
Xie Anyang got the will, he didn't dare to slack off, and soon found something to be called and brought it to Emperor Shou, Emperor Shou took a look, he was very satisfied, and immediately took ginseng to Zhonghe Palace to visit the patient.
Standing in front of the gate of Zhonghe Palace, this place has long ceased to be full of people, only quiet and desolate, he felt a sour feeling in his heart, and sighed: "Anyang, I am really old, and it is easier to miss the past time now than before." I still remember when the queen first married me, she was wearing a big red wedding robe, and her phoenix crown was particularly dazzling. Even though I never had the same feelings for her as I did for Concubine Hui, I felt extremely guilty about her. I originally wanted to make up for her, so I left her in the palace, but I didn't expect it to tire her for the rest of her life......"
"Your Majesty, you are not old!" Xie Anyang said busily.
Emperor Shou shook his head: "My hair is a lot grayer, how can I say that I am not old?" He looked at the door in front of him with some distraction, and said with emotion: "Forget it, it's useless to say this." โ
Before the words fell, he had already stepped into the Zhonghe Palace.
Now there are only the queen of the middle palace in this palace, Liu, and the two personal girls, Bao'er and Dong'er, which are even more empty. Emperor Shou's footsteps echoed in the hall, and he was about to walk to the front of the dormitory before he saw Dong'er's back.
Dong'er turned around when she heard the footsteps, and was startled when she saw Emperor Shou, and hurriedly knelt down: "The slave maid participated in Your Majesty, but I didn't know that Your Majesty was coming, and I didn't kneel down to greet you, please punish Your Majesty heavily!"
"Get up. How is the queen today?" Emperor Shou carefully looked at Dong'er's emaciated face, remembering that her face seemed to be much rounder than it is now, and he found in a trance that he had not been to this palace for a long time, and he felt more and more guilty in his heart, and walked a few steps closer to his feet and entered the palace.
Dong'er followed behind him and replied in a choked voice: "Niangniang is still the same, she has been lying on the bed." โ
"I'm going to take a look, and I'm going to get busy. Emperor Shou commanded.
Dong'er stopped following up, paused at the gate of the dormitory, and watched Emperor Shou and Xie Anyang go in together. As soon as the backs of the two disappeared, Bao'er came out of the room with the medicine and wanted to send it to the dormitory, Dong'er hurriedly stopped her, and told the story of Emperor Shou's coming, Bao'er was also startled, and went back with the medicine.
Emperor Shou walked into the dormitory, and through the sand tent, he saw a thin back lying on the bed, and there were faint bursts of suppressed coughing.
Queen Liu has been sick for several days, and he didn't see anyone when he came last time, and listening to the voice, I'm afraid it's not okay.
"Bao'er, you put the medicine on the table, I want to sleep for a while, and I'll drink it when it's cooler. Queen Liu's voice came weakly: "You and Dong'er go out, you don't have to guard in front of me." When I wake up to serve, I will call you. โ
Emperor Shou and Xie Anyang didn't move, and she couldn't help but be secretly annoyed: "Why don't you go yet, don't you listen to my words?"
"Are you better?" Emperor Shou walked to the bed, saw that her complexion was vaguely a little haggard, and when she spoke, she was even more excited to gasp violently in her chest, and the poison in her heart was even more painful, so he hurriedly stepped forward and patted her back to smooth her, and said softly: "The imperial doctor said to let you not be angry, these are all trivial things, why are you so angry, and you don't care about your body at all?"
"Your Majesty!" Empress Liu was taken aback, turned over with difficulty and wanted to sit up: "Your Majesty is coming, and the concubines are far away to welcome ......"
"Okay, why should you and I care about those false courtesies. Emperor Shou interrupted her, continued to lie down according to her, looked around, only to feel a burst of coldness, and couldn't help frowning: "It's so cold in the palace, it's not good for your body, why don't you make a fire?" Did the slaves of the Internal Affairs Office send the charcoal fire on time?"
"Yes. It was the concubine who felt that the fire was too stuffy, so she asked Dong'er and Bao'er not to make the brazier. Queen Liu smiled reluctantly.
Emperor Shou nodded: "The fire still has to be born, just make it smaller." Your body is not good, but you must take good care of it, this is the ginseng I asked people to take out from the warehouse, you asked Bao'er and Dong'er to stew it for you, eat a little every day to replenish your body. However, you can't use too much at one time, for fear that your body can't bear it, but it is easy to have problems. โ
Xie Anyang sent the ginseng, and Queen Liu smiled softly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for being considerate of your concubine." It's just that the concubine can't get up, so she can't thank her in person, and she has to bother the manager Xie to help put it on the table, and let Bao'er put it away for a while. โ
There was a moment of silence in the hall, and then both of them fell silent.
Emperor Shou glanced at Xie Anyang behind him, Xie Anyang bowed down knowingly, and went to the door to guard.
After Xie Anyang left, Empress Liu observed her words and looks, and after many years of husband and wife, she knew that Emperor Shou had something to say to herself, she leaned up half-leaned up, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have anything difficult to tell your concubine?"
"Chun'er's matter, are you still complaining about it?" Emperor Shou looked at Empress Liu's decaying face and asked in a low voice.
Empress Liu's heart jumped, and then she shook her head bitterly: "What can the concubine complain about Your Majesty? After all, Chun'er herself is confused, and she has been delusional all day long about getting a position that should not belong to him." even used such despicable means, and now he deserves this fate. โ
"When you say this, you still complain. Emperor Shou sighed: "You complain that I didn't give Chun'er a chance." โ
Queen Liu lowered her head when she heard this, and didn't say anything.
Emperor Shou said: "In my life, the only person I am sorry for is you. I've tired you for half your life, and in the end I can't give you a stable rest of your life, and I remember what I owe you. This is the only thing I have never regretted. Chun'er has an unstable temperament, and he is impatient and arrogant, if he is really allowed to ascend to the throne, he will definitely be ruined in the future, and I and you will be scolded by thousands of people after death. You're a smart man, I don't believe you can't see it. โ
When he said this, Queen Liu came from the sadness, covered her face and cried.