Chapter 204: The Queen Mother
Qin Yixuan carried Xue Qing back to Guan Ju Palace and placed her, gently rolled up her trouser legs, and the purple and black marks that spread from her knees to her calves made his heart clench. His Xueqing, he was never willing to hurt her in the slightest, but he suffered again because of his favor.
Xue Qing opened her eyes slightly, and said angrily: "Qin Yixuan, do you want me to stay here?" β
Qin Yixuan's heart twitched again, he was still thinking about how to let her breathe, but she didn't care at all, she just wanted to stay away from this place of right and wrong. But she went away and taught him what to do.
"Xueqing, tell me, what's going on? Don't worry, with me, I will support you, I want everyone in this Great Qin Palace to know that in this harem, you can walk sideways. β
Xue Qing shook her head slightly, closed her eyes weakly, and stopped looking at him.
Qin Yixuan clenched his fists, and the atmosphere seemed a little tense for a while, but fortunately, the imperial doctor arrived in time, which eased it.
"Your Majesty, the concubine has always been frail, this time not only her knee was injured, but she was also infected with wind and cold, and she needs to recuperate."
Qin Yixuan nodded: "You go out and prescribe medicine." β
After the imperial doctor left, Xue Qing said, "Qin Yixuan, you go and get my luggage." β
Qin Yixuan said unhappily: "It's all like this, are you still in a hurry to leave?" If you really want to leave, you have to wait until your injuries heal! β
Xue Qing rolled her eyes: "Have you forgotten who my master is?" β
is the so-called concern is chaos, how did he forget this stubble, she is Shi Jiuyou's closed disciple, if she wasn't afraid of those insects, resulting in a much worse study of pharmacology than Shi Jiuyou, she is already one of the best miracle doctors in the world.
Huang Ying took Xue Qing's book, and Qin Yixuan took out the contents one by one. She was still the same, carrying a lot of bottles and cans in her luggage, and she pointed to an azure cracked glazed porcelain vessel: "Help me wipe this." β
Waved away, Qin Yixuan carefully picked out the milky white ointment inside and smeared it on her, when she first touched it, she twitched in pain, bared her teeth and sucked the cold air.
"My wound may be inflamed, and if it is inflamed, it will cause fever, so you can prepare a decoction to reduce fever in advance."
"Xue Qing, tell me, what's going on?"
"Forget it, Sakura, I don't want to cause trouble." Xue Qing closed her eyes, opened them and said, "After all, this harem can't accommodate our mother and daughter, and those women of yours can't wait to eat me." When I'm ready, I'll take Yimeng back to Wanjian Villa. β
"I won't allow it!" Qin Yixuan stopped the movement in his hand, and it happened that the medicine had already been smeared.
"Xueqing, give me a little time, I'll give you an explanation, but I can't let you leave like this."
Xue Qing squinted at him, her eyes slightly red: "Would you rather watch me suffer?" β
Qin Yixuan held her shoulders: "There is no next time, you believe me." You sleep first, and when you wake up, I will let the people who have violated you today kneel down one by one to plead guilty to you! β
Qin Yixuan walked outside, his face was gloomy in an instant: "Have you found out what's going on?" β
Li Neiguan presented two confessions to Qin Yixuan: "Back to the emperor, the magpie and the cuckoo have already told the whole story. The minions interrogated the two of them separately, and their words were the same, without deviation. And when the two of them were brought back, they were always watched, and there was no suspicion of collusion on the way. β
"Hmm." Qin Yixuan nodded and motioned for him to continue.
After the queen invited the concubine to the imperial garden, she began to humiliate herself, and the concubine was about to leave because she was humiliated, and the queen made rules on the grounds that the concubine did not understand dignity and humility. The concubine was angry and taught a few mothers who wanted to do it. Then the queen moved out of the Lei family's ancestral training and Princess Zhaorong, and the concubine was willing to comply. β
Qin Yixuan snorted coldly, I see, what a princess from the Lei family, who still wanted to bully him, asked again: "How did she get hurt?" β
The queen punished the concubine for kneeling to learn the palace rules and women's virtues, and rewarded a cushion. According to the cuckoo and the magpie, when the mother first arrived at the Imperial Garden, the cushion was tied to the seat. The servant has just ordered someone to disassemble the mat, and you see, Your Majestyβ"
"How can it be!" Qin Yixuan got up, saw the dense mung beans rolling out, and thought of those injuries on her legs, his eyes almost erupted with fire. After breathing a sigh of relief, he asked again: "Who was present at that time, and what everyone said, I have found out clearly!" β
"Back to the emperor, the slave has already asked, except for Wu Xiuyi, who did not attend during the day, all the ladies in the palace participated in the daytime flower viewing party, and none of the ladies helped the concubine to speak, and ......"
"Go on!" Qin Yixuan said impatiently.
"Chen Zhaorong, Zheng Zhaoyuan, Cui Xiurong, Liu Chongyuan, Rong Jieyu, Lin Meiren, Huang Cairen, all have inappropriate words."
"Inappropriate words?" Qin Yixuan's eyes narrowed.
"Your Majesty, some words insult the noble concubine, the magpie and the cuckoo are scattered, and the slaves are ...... The minions didn't dare to say ......"
"Then don't say it!" He could already imagine what the words were, If it weren't for the words that were too ugly, her temperament wouldn't have taken it to heart at all, "This Lin beauty is really indispensable to her, I used to miss the old love, thinking that she couldn't make much waves, and there has always been a little leeway, but now it seems that I am soft-hearted." Zhou Fugui, be sure to take care of your mother! β
"Yes!"
"Go to Chaoyang Palace."
Qin Yixuan leaned back in the chair with his eyes closed, and Lei Yuhua kneaded his shoulders for him.
It had been a long time since the two of them had gotten along like this, and when he first ascended the throne, Concubine Xian was the most favored, and every time he was tired from the affairs of the previous dynasty, he would go to her dormitory and ask her to rub his shoulders and beat his back, and he would also tell her some things on his mind. Lingdu eBook
Later, Lin Meiren appeared, and he began to favor Lin Meiren alone. Later, there were Wu Meiren, Yu Baolin, and An Cainu...... The concubines of the harem have since been divided into two categories, one is the daughter of the courtiers, and the other is the beauties offered from all over the world, and these selected folk women have one thing in common.
Seventeen years ago, after he came back from Shuzhou, he demoted his sister to a talented person, entered the cold palace, and named himself the queen. She knew that he didn't love her, just because she was suitable for this position, and also because he wanted to balance the relationship with the Lei family. Then she will be the queen and help him manage the harem.
And he is also measured, his harem is not abundant, there are less than twenty people at that time, he also tries to treat everyone equally, rarely favors and favors, and always gives the queen the most favor, which is also supporting her.
He has not many heirs, only two sons and three daughters, and she also persuaded him to accept the harem and spread the branches. He only said that not everyone has this right. She understood, no wonder except for Wu Xiuyi, those folk beauties had no heirs, and even the news of pregnancy had never been reported.
Since he came back from Yizhou ten years ago, except for the night of the full moon, he has never set foot in Chaoyang Palace, and rarely goes to the residences of other concubines, most of the time he stays alone in the imperial study, or in Zhengyang Palace, or alone in Guanju Palace.
Although he will still choose the beauty to enter the palace, now the harem concubines are twenty or six. But she knew that those women could not enter his heart, and they were just tools for him to win over the courtiers.
She knew very well the purpose of his trip, and since he was quiet, she pretended not to know, and she only played the role of a gentle and considerate queen. It's just that no matter how sensible she is, she can't get into his heart. It's like a sister, no matter how crazy you are for him, you can't get his heart until you die.
"Yuhua, you are always so considerate, whenever I am tired, you will relieve me."
"It's a pity that the emperor hasn't set foot in my Chaoyang Palace for a long time, and he is no longer rare concubines."
"Yuhua, you are my queen."
"The concubine is the queen in the emperor's heart, but not the wife in the emperor's heart. The emperor came to see the concubines today, and he also came to ask the teacher about the crime. β
"Yuhua, I always thought that you were different from Yulin."
But the concubines, like their sisters, always put the emperor first, but the emperor only has the beauty in his heart that he can't get. The emperor can't blame the sisters for being jealous, the emperor only cares about the deep love with the newcomer, and when did he see the old man crying. This matter is the concubine taking the lead, the emperor wants to blame the concubine alone, the concubine is willing to kneel at the gate of Guan Ju Palace and ask Concubine Li for guilt. β
"Yuhua, why are you doing this?"
The concubine now understands her sister's feelings, and she also understands why her sister did such a stupid thing in the first place. The concubine also wished that she could disappear forever, but the concubine couldn't do it. That is the emperor's most beloved woman, if the concubine kills her, the emperor will be sad again. But Concubine Li is indeed arrogant, so the concubine is just a small punishment and a big commandment, and it can be regarded as a breath of relief for her sisters. β
"She's like that, since she has chosen to keep her door closed, why do you want to provoke her?"
"It is the fault of the concubine that the concubine hurt Concubine Li, but please also ask the emperor to take care of it, there are many beauties in this harem, many of which are ...... that the emperor once loved very much"
"Don't you know where they came from?"
"Your Majesty, are you really so ruthless?"
"That's it," Qin Yixuan stood up, "There is something wrong with this matter, and I don't care about it anymore." But as the queen, you will remember in the future that it is an amnesty I gave to the concubine, and you don't need to follow the rules of the palace. The reason why the concubine is still a concubine is because the queen is still there, and I don't want two queens to appear in the palace. β
"Your Majesty, how can you ignore the rules left by your ancestors?"
"The concubine is pure in nature, if people don't offend her, she will never take the initiative to offend, and I hope that the queen will restrain them, don't be wronged and cry to find me when the time comes."
"Your Majesty, you are really so obsessed!"
"Also, that Lin Meiren has tolerated her many times, and instead of repenting, she has intensified. You keep an eye on it and find a reason to send her to the nunnery, she is not suitable to stay in the palace. β
"Yes!" It's not her temperament that's not suitable, it's just that she's not the one who can be willful. "It's getting late, let the concubines serve the emperor and go to bed."
"I still have important business, the queen should rest early."
"The emperor......" She was about to stay, but he had already walked away, blessed, lowered his head, and closed his eyes: "The concubine sends the emperor!" β
Until he could no longer be seen, Lei Yulin's legs and feet were weak and she collapsed to the ground.
"Queen Mother! What's wrong with you? Mama Guo stepped forward to help her up.
"I'm tired, you all go out."
"Niangniang, the emperor is discussing in the imperial study today, and I think there are important matters to be entangled in it."
"I know, get out, I'm going to rest."
Mama Guo helped her to the bed and sat down: "Niangniang, rest early, the old slave is guarding outside." β
"Mama is old, so let's rest early, just change the bright moon to guard."
"Yes, the old slave is retired."
Lei Yuhua couldn't hold back his crying anymore, he didn't even want to punish her, he only disposed of Lin Meiren to kill chickens and monkeys. In the eyes of outsiders, the emperor respects her and loves her, only she knows in her heart that he has been completely disappointed in her, so he is unwilling to punish her, and he will not even give her a chance to change.
From the time he started calling her the queen, instead of Yuhua, he put down his past affection and exchanged it for a non-punishment. From that moment on, she was just a queen, and she was no longer his childhood sweetheart.
She didn't know that that person was his reverse scale, and she couldn't touch it. She moved her, not only for her sister, for the Lei family, but also for herself, even if it was to ask the teacher for sin, she wanted a chance to be alone with him. Even if she scolded her and punished her, she also admitted it, she wanted to use her usual gentleness in exchange for a trace of his affection, but she didn't want to be self-defeating, she still underestimated her position in his heart, and overestimated her own ability.