183 - Jealousy
The next day, after Murong Lin went down to the court, he went to the treasury with Li Neiguan. There are a lot of treasures in the warehouse, but Murong Lin didn't find a suitable one after looking at it for a long time, either it was too vulgar and she didn't like it, or she already had it.
The warehouse was airtight, and after standing for a long time, Murong Lin suddenly felt tightness in his chest and shortness of breath, and he was dizzy.
Seeing this, Li Neiguan hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the lychees that Quanzhou Mansion just delivered last night have not been distributed, so it is better to ......"
Murong Lin immediately nodded and called, "Come on, send all the lychees paid by Quanzhou Mansion to the Frost Palace!" Then he went out of the warehouse with the support of Li Neiguan.
When the royal bowl stopped at the gate of Yuxiu Palace, the lychee also happened to be delivered. Murong Lin stepped forward with a full face on his face, not wanting Yuxiu Palace to still have the gate closed.
Li Neiguan shook his head secretly, stepped forward and knocked on the door, and screamed: "The Holy Lord has arrived, don't hurry up to greet him!" β
The palace door slowly opened in a creaking sound, and the palace people of Yuxiu Palace knelt neatly on the ground. Murong Lin glanced around, but didn't see the little goblin.
"Where's Concubine Rou?" Murong Lin said unhappily, "Her courage is really getting bigger and bigger, and she doesn't even pay attention to me?" β
"The emperor is angry!" Yunzhu trembled and said, "The emperor is not feeling well, and she has just fallen asleep, and the slave can't bear to wake her ......up."
"What's wrong with her? Did you ask for a royal doctor? Murong Lin said hurriedly.
"Back to the emperor, Niangniang has always been unable to sleep at night in recent days, and it is easy to wake up when she finally falls asleep, because she is not energetic and has no appetite. However, the mother said that this was not a serious illness, and there was no need to ask for a royal doctor. β
"What nonsense!" Murong Lin walked in quickly with a calm face, and when he saw that Chu Qianrou was still lying on the bed, he stepped forward and sat down at the head of the bed and called softly, "Concubine Ai, I have come to see you." β
Seeing that the person on the bed did not respond, he called a few more times, but the person on the bed still did not move, knowing that she was pretending to be asleep, he said helplessly: "Since Concubine Ai doesn't want to wake up, then I will go back first." β
"If you're leaving, don't come again!" Chu Xianrou sat up and glared at him angrily.
"You ......" Murong Lin was just about to have a seizure, it can be seen that her face is pale, her eyes are full of tears, and she has lost a lot of weight.
It turned out that she was not pretending to be sick, Murong Lin suddenly felt distressed, grabbed her hand and said, "Aifei, what's wrong with you, why don't you find someone to tell me when you're so sick?" β
"The emperor only cares about laughing with those new beauties, how can he care if the old people of the concubine are not crying!" Chu Qianrou turned her head away from looking at him, and she was angry and jealous.
When Murong Lin saw her like this, he was inexplicably happy in his heart, and continued to coax: "What did Concubine Ai say?" How can those vulgar fans compare with Aifei? My heart will always be here with my concubine. β
As soon as he said this, how did he know that Chu Qianrou cried even more sadly: "The concubine doesn't believe it!" If the emperor really has a concubine in his heart, how can he forget that the concubine is afraid of the lightning and thunder? On the first few thunderstormy nights, the concubines could only hold the cloud beads and tremble, how could the emperor ever care? β
"Ai Fei, you listen to my explanation." Murong Lin was speechless.
"I don't listen, I don't listen!" Chu Qianrou covered her ears, "Since the emperor has already disliked his concubines, why are you here to do it?" The emperor went to find those beauties! β
Murong Lin put her hands down, and then explained: "Concubine, I am the Son of Heaven, and I want the rain and dew to be ......."
"The concubines once advised the emperor to be wet with rain and dew from time to time, but the emperor didn't listen. It's good now, the concubines are used to the emperor being around from time to time, and the emperor has summoned a large number of beauties to let the concubines stay alone in the empty room and sleep badly all night long! Speaking of this, she had already cried into a tearful person, which made Murong Lin sobbed in distress.
He has been nostalgic for Gentle Township for more than a month, and he really snubbed her, hugged her into his arms, and comforted: "Okay, Concubine Ai doesn't cry, it's me, I snubbed you." I promised you that I would never snub you again in the future, even if it rained and dewed, I promised you that I would come to Yuxiu Palace every two days, so it would always be okay, right? β
"That'...... Your Majesty, you have to talk and talk, and you are not allowed to cheat! She glared at him, the tears in her eyes still dried, and they were still falling vigorously. If you see it, you will accept it, Murong Lin is the emperor, if he continues to make trouble, and the bottom line of his tolerance is exceeded, it will be more than worth the loss.
"Nonsense, I am the Son of Heaven, Chrysostom and Yuyan, how can I be a fool!" Murong Lin wiped away her tears, "Okay, don't cry, come, laugh." β
Chu Qianrou squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying, and then flattened her mouth and said, "The concubine can't laugh!" β
"Okay, if you can't laugh, you won't laugh. Come, get up and see what good I have brought you. Afraid that she would make a fuss, he emphasized, "You can't say anything bad, otherwise I'm going to be angry!" β
"Okay," Chu Xianrou compromised, "Then the emperor will go out for a cup of tea first, and let the concubines freshen up first." β
"I watched my concubine freshen up."
Chu Qianrou didn't like to eat lychees, but this was the old emperor's heart, so she pretended to be very happy and ate a few, and then covered her stomach and said that she was uncomfortable. Murong Lin hurriedly sent the imperial doctor, and after the imperial doctor's diagnosis, he concluded that Concubine Rou Niangniang was unwell because she ate iced lychees before the rice was eaten, which caused her physical discomfort and could not be treated, so she could only wait for her body to adapt.
Looking at Chu Qianrou's painful appearance, Murong Lin felt guilty again, and hurriedly asked someone to carry these unfortunate lychees to Ganquan Palace, so that the queen could share them with everyone. Of course, Li Neiguan can't say that Concubine Rou doesn't want it, but only says that it is a tribute from the emperor.
The queen was very happy, and immediately sent the number of people in the palace to distribute them to each concubine according to the different proportions of different positions, among which Chu Qianrou's share was naturally indispensable. Murong Lin was dissatisfied when he saw that this unfortunate lychee had returned, and was stopped by Chu Qianrou just as he wanted to attack. Chu Qianrou gave all the rewards to the palace people, and when the palace people ate this precious lychee for the first time, they immediately thanked them a thousand times, and Murong Lin's mood was a little better.
After Chu Qianrou finished eating, Murong Lin looked at her again and said, "Concubine Ai, you haven't read for me for more than a month, and you are not allowed to be lazy today." β
Chu Qianrou gave him a big white eye: "Is it the concubine who is lazy or the emperor who likes the new and hates the old?" β
Murong Lin was bored, and had to coax her: "My fault, my fault, can Concubine Ai share my worries today?" β
"But the concubine is not well." She took it for granted.
Murong Lin was just teasing her, he couldn't bear that she was going to Zichen Palace to accompany him like this: "Then I will let you go today, and you are not allowed to be lazy tomorrow!" β
"Hmm. Your Majesty, go get busy first. Chu Qianrou pushed him out.
"Okay, I'm really busy with state affairs today, Concubine Ai, you have a good rest, and I'll come to see you later."
Seeing that the emperor had already left the palace gate, Yun Zhu trotted back and closed the door of the Frost Palace, waited for Chu Qianrou to lie down again, and looked at her and couldn't stop feeling nauseous and distressed: "Niangniang, why are you so troubled?" Haven't we been at ease these days? β
"You know what? I have no heirs, and the more the emperor favors me now, the more miserable my death will be when the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, so I must have someone to rely on. And those princes whose mothers are favored and who have the support of the family behind them will not take a fancy to me as a childless concubine. β
"That's not right, Niangniang, weren't there still many people who came to woo Niangniang a while ago?"
"Do you think there's still one?"
Yunzhu shook her head honestly.
"That's right, they just want to take advantage of me, and once I have no use value, I will be abandoned. Because for them, my greatest value is the emperor's favor, and I am only valuable if the emperor lives. Like the queen and the concubine, their backgrounds are no worse than mine, and they don't take the role of their fathers seriously. β
"But the Fifth Highness is different, firstly, he has nothing to rely on, but I can help him, even if he sits in that position in the future, because he does not have family support, he also needs his father's support to stabilize the government; Second, I had a relationship with him after all, and he was not so ruthless. I asked him to cooperate so that I could have a good home in the future. β
"I see, but Niangniang, you deliberately don't eat, drink, or sleep, making yourself look like a ghost and a ghost, and the slaves and maids feel distressed when they look at it."
Chu Qianrou smiled: "If even you are not distressed, how can the emperor be distressed, and will believe that I really put him first?" To do a play, I have to do a full set, I can only act realistically if I have suffered these things myself, and cry to him all the grievances I have suffered these days, and I am really worried about the weakness caused by excessive worry, which can withstand the verification of the imperial doctor. β
"It's still Niangniang, you think about it thoughtfully, but in the future, unless you have to, Niangniang must not do such stupid things again."
"Naturally, I believe that after this time, no one in the palace can shake my position, go and tell the Fifth Highness that we can start the next move."
Although he knew that Chu Qianrou was unwell, Murong Lin still stayed overnight in Yuxiu Palace, just sleeping and not touching her. Of course, it's not that he's considerate, but he's really tired.
The next day, Murong Lin announced Chu Qianrou to Zichen Palace again, and helped him read and ghostwrite for the recital. The changes in the handwriting on the fold could not be concealed from the bright eyes of the ministers, and the news was transmitted back to the palace one after another. The concubines in the palace gritted their teeth with hatred one by one, why did she get favored again?
Not only that, Murong Lin also stayed in Yuxiu Palace for half a month in a row, and he didn't go anywhere. A few days later, Yuxiu Palace came out with the news that Concubine Rou was happy, and Murong Lin moved all the good things in the palace to Yuxiu Palace.
At this moment, Concubine Yu Guifei couldn't hold her breath, originally her son's opponents were only the eldest prince, the crown prince and the thirteenth prince.
Although the eldest prince is the eldest son of the emperor, his mother's status is low, and her maiden family is only a local petty official, even if she gives birth to the eldest son of the emperor, she is only promoted from a beauty to Jieyu, until the eldest prince becomes an adult, and she is promoted again, which is not to be feared. Besides, the eldest prince followed his mother, except for his appearance, he was not outstanding in other aspects, but he still thought about that position, which was stupid. If it weren't for the queen mother's pampering of the eldest grandson, there would be nothing to do with him at all.
The crown prince is undoubtedly the strongest opponent, from the main palace mother, the queen's father is the prime minister of the dynasty, and his protΓ©gΓ©s should not be underestimated. It's a pity that the queen is old and decrepit and is not favored, and the prince is blatantly forming a private party, which has caused the emperor's dissatisfaction.
The thirteenth prince Murong Jun, his mother Li Xiurong's grace and family background are very ordinary, but he is good at making the emperor happy, and he is the youngest son, and the emperor has always favored him.
These people, together with her son Murong Heng, the eighth prince, formed the four largest forces vying for the throne, and as for the other unfavored princes, Concubine Yu didn't pay attention to them at all.
But if he was really born a son by Na Chu Qianrou, the youngest son born to the most favored concubine, he would definitely become the emperor's most beloved son. Her mother's power is not weak, and if the emperor can survive until her son grows up, that child will become the biggest threat.