sbdcsierra Chapter 383 Movements from all sides
Chapter 383 Movements from all sides
In the end, Xie Yu and Lin Junxue left Ci'an Palace.
Before leaving, Xie Yu was extremely cold towards the empress dowager.
All the concubines saw it
The emperor had just returned to the palace, and the relationship he had finally reconciled with the empress dowager had cooled down again.
As smart as Chen Mi was, when she was leaving, she looked at the empress dowager's unhappy expression and finally left without saying anything.
Zhonghe Palace
Xie Yu didn't even go back to Taiwu Palace, and followed Lin Junxue directly back to Zhonghe Palace.
Xie Yu pulled Lin Junxue to sit on the couch
Qiao Xin served tea.
Xie Yu took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice, "Today, I have wronged you."
Lin Junxue shook her head, a flash of bitterness passed through her eyes, and her voice was a little sad.
"I am not wronged, I am just sad. It turns out that in my mother's heart, I am such an unruly woman. In the past, I always thought that my mother liked and valued me, but now..."
Lin Junxue sighed softly but said nothing more, but her smile looked extremely bitter.
Xie Yu held her in his arms, staring into her eyes with a deep gaze.
"You have always been so gentle and kind since you were little."
Lin Junxue raised her head, stretched out her hands to hug Xie Yu's neck, and said in a somewhat annoyed tone
"Your Majesty, I have been very careful, how could I be discovered by my mother's people? Next time, I must be more careful."
Xie Yu smiled and pinched her nose with a doting look on his face.
"There will be a next time? Naughty."
Lin Junxue looked at Xie Yu who was clearly enjoying himself but didn't mean what he said.
Haha
Men's bad nature
A wife is not as good as a concubine
I'd rather steal
Last night, I suddenly appeared at the post station. Xie Yu couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes. Now he is pretending to be serious.
Lin Junxue smiled but said nothing.
On the first night back in the palace, Xie Yu stayed in Zhonghe Palace again.
Ci'an Palace
The Queen Mother's face was as dark as ink.
Aunt Wu serves tea
"Your Majesty, the Emperor stayed at Zhonghe Palace tonight and has gone to bed."
"What a queen! I thought I could make her fall out of favor this time, but I didn't expect that she would leave the palace in the middle of the night on the emperor's orders. The queen is such a seductive woman! I underestimated her. She could seduce the emperor so much that he couldn't control himself."
The Queen Mother is so angry that her headache is about to come back
In all these years, she had never suffered such a setback, and her plans had failed several times.
What's more, this was a queen that she had never taken seriously before.
Aunt Wu sighed
"Don't be angry, this time, I really didn't expect it. The Queen pretended to be a eunuch and left the palace in the middle of the night. She went to the Royal Post Station and spent the whole night with the Emperor. It seems that the Queen is really favored by the Emperor now. After this, you can't take action against the Queen again, otherwise the Emperor will only be more alienated from you."
The Queen Mother's brows were filled with gloom.
"The emperor and I have long been at odds with each other. Ever since the incident with Huan'er three years ago, the emperor has been brooding over it. Now that the queen is in favor, the emperor and I are even more alienated. Madam, what should we do?"
Over the years, rather than saying that the Queen Mother is the biggest winner in the harem, it is more likely that Aunt Wu has contributed the most.
Without Nanny Wu's advice and counsel, the Queen Mother would not have reached this point today.
Aunt Wu frowned
"You must not act rashly anymore. The Queen is in favor. You should find a way to repair your relationship with her and wait for the future. There is no shortage of beauties in the harem. You were able to make Chen Xier the Emperor's favorite concubine. Now, why not train another one like her and send her to the Emperor to share the Queen's favor. Once the Queen falls out of favor, it will be easy for you to deal with her."
After hearing this, the Queen Mother's face remained calm.
"Train another person? It's easy to say, but how easy is it to find another one?"
Nanny Wu thought about it and whispered something in the Empress Dowager's ear.
The Queen Mother's eyes brightened slightly.
Second day
All the concubines came to pay their respects to Lin Junxue, including Sun Qing who had moved into Jinxiu Pavilion yesterday.
Lin Junxue rewarded her with a jade bracelet in public and gave her a few warnings according to the rules.
Sun Manrou had a cold face, but she did not cause trouble for Sun Qing.
The two fought openly and secretly all the way back to the palace, but after returning, they no longer confronted each other.
Zhonghe Palace
Zhang Yuyan had already used three pieces of cake and was about to pick up the fourth piece.
Lin Junxue glanced at her
"You ate a little too much today, be careful of indigestion."
Zhang Yuyan said, "Your Majesty, this time I went to the southwest with the emperor, and I have achieved my wish."
Lin Junxue's eyes fell on Zhang Yuyan's belly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she said softly
"Finished? How long has it been?"
Zhang Yuyan smiled and nodded
"It's been almost two months now. Let's keep it a secret for as long as we can. We can wait until everything is stable before we tell you. If we tell you now, I'm afraid that even if I take precautions, I may not be able to stop the schemes of those with ulterior motives. So, we need to delay for some time."
Lin Junxue nodded slightly
"Don't worry. After one day, I will order Wu Renlang to go to Jinghe Palace to check your pulse."
Zhang Yuyan was moved
"Thank you for your care, Your Majesty. I feel at ease with you by my side."
A few days later, Xie Yu was busy with government affairs during the day, and at night, it was the Queen Lin Junxue who slept with him.
Except for one day when Xie Yu went to Chen Mi Palace to sit for a while, he did not visit other concubines.
Even Sun Qing, the newly-appointed noble, seemed to have forgotten him.
Sun Manrou was originally worried that Sun Qing would be favored, but after a few days, she felt relieved.
Sure enough, the queen is still favored
When the emperor returned after leaving the palace for three months, the queen was still the winner and no one could compete with her.
In the past, Sun Manrou was jealous, but now, seeing that Sun Qing was out of favor, she has become more open-minded.
It's better for the queen to be favored than Sun Qing, a bitch
Qin Shushu goes to Ci'an Palace to serve every day, and now she is considered a popular figure in front of the empress dowager.
three days later
Sun Qing brought the tonic soup to Taiwu Palace. After waiting for so long, she finally couldn't sit still anymore.
On the way back to Beijing, she was the one who slept with the emperor every day. But after returning to the palace, the emperor never came to her Jinxiu Pavilion once.
What's the point of being close? I still can't even see the emperor.
In addition, Sun Manrou would ridicule Sun Qing every day, so even if Sun Qing was very shrewd, he couldn't help but become anxious.
She was afraid that as time went on, with so many concubines in the harem, she would be completely forgotten by the emperor.
Just before that, Sun Qing went to Taiwu Hall
Lin Junxue received the message, waved her hand, and looked deeply.
Although this noble lady is shrewd, she is not calm enough.
After only half a month, I couldn't hold it back any longer. The time was too short.
It is not a wise move to be so anxious to win favor just because Sun Manrou provoked him with a few words.
Taiwu Hall
Xie Yu looked at Sun Qing who was kneeling on the ground with a very cold attitude.
Just let her put down the soup and leave first.
Sun Qing put down the soup and left Taiwu Hall reluctantly.
On the way back, she kept thinking about it, but she couldn't figure it out.
Why did the emperor suddenly become so cold to her after returning to the palace?
Obviously, on the way back to Kyoto, the emperor still doted on her.