Chapter 191: The Emperor's Road (4)
"Queen, I have been confused and suffered you all these years, and I am here to apologize to you." Xue Lan reached out and grabbed An Qingxue's wrist, and couldn't help but apologize a little, which could be regarded as apologizing to An Qingxue for the dead Zhou Lanxue.
An Qingxue couldn't help but be surprised, she had been married to the emperor for many years, and she had never seen him look low, this was really the first time that a big girl had been in a sedan chair. And the emperor has never cared about her over the years, let alone apologized to her for her consideration, and now this situation makes her second monk scratch her head.
"What did the emperor say about this? The two of us are husband and wife, husband and wife are one, so naturally there is no need to talk about grievances and apologies. An Qingxue couldn't understand what Xue Lan meant, so she could only follow her words and shook her head to show that she was not wronged.
She is the emperor's woman, how can she be wronged by the emperor's wife? Even if you are really wronged, you can only taste it alone, how can you tell outsiders?
Xue Lan knew that the other party would not believe it, with Zhou Lanxue's stubborn temperament, I am afraid that she would never bow her head and apologize to others in this life. But the person who has experienced a lifetime knows how much harm his actions have caused to this woman, so he feels guilty, and hopes that Xue Lan can apologize to the other party on his behalf, and hopes that Xue Lan can make up for it a little.
"I heard from the palace people in the palace that Concubine Shu is looking for trouble with you again?" Xue Lan didn't want to worry about these things, and turned to other things.
Zhou Lanxue has always adhered to the attitude of not asking about the affairs in the harem, but if she really interferes, she will also be very biased towards those favored concubines, and will not be biased towards her own queen of the main palace, which makes An Qingxue's prestige continue to decline, and Pingfei, who is a little thinner, will not look at this queen of the main palace.
"I don't know where the emperor heard it, I get along well with the sisters in the harem, and the emperor doesn't have to worry." An Qingxue's movements in her hands paused, and then she picked up the fragrant porridge on the side casually and put it in Xue Lan's hand.
Since the emperor woke up, he was not willing to let people feed him porridge and drink medicine, and he has always done it himself, which is a little different from before, but it is a good development.
She never wanted to bother the emperor with these trivial matters in the harem, after all, the emperor has a lot of opportunities every day, and he manages so many things every day, so save some if he can! And even if she really appeals to the emperor, I am afraid that the emperor will favor Concubine Shu, a concubine who is deeply favored by the emperor, rather than her, a queen who has not been favored for many years.
If you already know the result, why bother to go up and scold?
"I know what you did before was so ridiculous that you lost your prestige in the harem altogether. I will never meddle in the affairs of the harem again, so don't worry, Queen. From now on, I will be your strongest backing, and I will never let anyone step on your head. ”
Xue Lan's expression was serious and her tone was serious, and she stared at the queen tightly with a pair of peach blossom eyes, hoping to make the other party feel her sincerity and sincerity, but unfortunately the other party didn't feel it at all.
"The emperor joked that the concubine is the master of the harem, how can anyone step on the head of the concubine?" An Qing Xueyi just didn't believe it, because over the years, she had already become accustomed to Xue Lan's indifference to him. There was no hope at all.
"That's it, after a long time, you will know my determination later." Xue Lan shook her head helplessly, the so-called once bitten by a snake for ten years was afraid of the well rope, and the other party's performance seemed to be expected.
"Passing the decree, Concubine Shu disrespects the queen and doesn't understand the rules, so she demotes her to a concubine, thinks about it behind closed doors, and can't go out without a call." Xue Lan said a few words to a eunuch next to her, and then the other party left respectfully.
"Your Majesty, such a punishment is too heavy." Ah cancel can't help but be a little surprised, I didn't expect Xue Lan to dispose of her favorite concubine so quickly, is this standing up for herself?
"The queen is the lord of the palace, the lord of the harem, and the mother of the world, she is just a little concubine but dares to be disrespectful to the queen, so the punishment is already light." Xue Lan is righteous, in her impression, Concubine Shu's appearance is indeed bright and compelling, and the most important thing is that she is three points similar to An Yeqian, which is the fundamental reason for her favor. And this woman's character is full of bad deeds, sowing discord, greedy for cheap, greedy for money and timid, almost as good.
It's just such a woman, Zhou Lanxue, who has spoiled her for many years, and even let her give birth to a prince, but the prince is also a fool and has no competitiveness for the throne at all.
"The queen is tired from taking care of my body during this time, you go back and rest first!" Xue Lan said this when she saw An Qingxue's tired face.
"The concubine retires......" An Qingxue was indeed a little tired, and when she heard this, she retreated and returned to her palace to rest.
Concubine Shu is making a fuss here, she is dressing up in her palace, preparing to take a cup of bird's nest porridge to the emperor to invite pets, by the way, say bad things about the queen to put on small shoes for each other, and before she can go out, she bumps into the eunuch next to the emperor.
After hearing the eunuch's rice paper, Concubine Shu's whole person was forced, how could it be? Obviously, the emperor loves her so much, and he has never been willing to criticize her, but this time he actually demoted her from a high-ranking concubine to a concubine, this is simply a bolt from the blue! Not even downgraded by three levels.
"I don't believe it, I don't believe that the emperor will treat me like this, you must lie to me, I want to see the emperor, I must see the emperor." Concubine Shu is hysterical, for a woman like her, who completely depends on the emperor's favor to survive, she is nothing without the emperor's favor. At the same time, there was an irrepressible panic in my heart, could it be that the old woman of the queen said something to the emperor? No, I must see the emperor, as long as the emperor sees me, he will definitely change his mind.
"Concubine Niangniang, please don't embarrass the little ones, this is the emperor's will, and please obey the decree." The chief eunuch was by Xue Lan's side at that time, so he naturally heard it clearly, what Xue Lan said was not wrong at all, and just by looking at Xue Lan's expression, he knew that she was serious, and it was definitely not a joke to make the queen happy.
He has been by Xue Lan's side for many years, so he naturally understands her personality and says nothing about it, but he didn't expect the emperor to wake up from his illness once, and it was like a completely different person.
For the sake of the queen whom he once disdained, he even belittled his favorite concubine. But this also shows the emperor's attitude, doesn't it? It seems that he will offer the queen mother a little in the future.
"No...... I don't believe it...... It must be the old woman of the queen who said bad things about me in the emperor's ear, so that it will be like this, I must see the emperor. Concubine Shu struggled desperately, but was still forcibly pressed by those guards, crying and roaring loudly, but unfortunately in the end she couldn't escape her fate.