sbdcsierra Chapter 1281: Not a Coincidence (152 Million Rewards Plus)
Chapter 1281: Not a Coincidence (152 Million Rewards Plus)
Yingxiang sincerely praised: "My lord, you are wise!"
"This plan kills two birds with one stone. It's absolutely brilliant!"
Her awe of Concubine Chun deepened.
Concubine Chun enjoyed Yingxiang's compliments and took a sip of tea slowly.
She suddenly remembered something and said indifferently, "Little Liuzi also played an indispensable role in the success of this matter. I promised him that I would ensure that his family would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives."
"Try to get the word out there that the prince's people are well accommodated and given plenty of money. Don't mistreat them."
Yingxiang quickly agreed: "Don't worry, my lady. The prince is very thorough and prudent. He will handle it perfectly."
She paused, then sighed, "Speaking of which, that little Liuzi is also a pitiful person... If it weren't for the fact that his family was truly struggling, his parents were seriously ill, and his younger siblings were starving, who would be willing to cut off their own genitals and enter the palace to endure such torture?"
"After entering the palace, he was still being deprived by Eunuch Zhang and Ruoli at every level, and his life was worse than that of pigs and dogs..."
"If it weren't for your kindness, young master, who secretly sent people to help his seriously ill mother and called for a doctor and brought medicine, he probably wouldn't be willing to do this head-breaking job for us."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Chun simply raised her eyebrows indifferently, with no ripples in her eyes, as if she were listening to someone else's story: "It's just that each of us takes what we need."
"He does things for me, and I keep his family alive. It's fair."
"Who in the deep palace isn't pitiful? Those with soft hearts have long been eaten until not even a bone is left."
……
The main hall of Yikun Palace.
Princess Dun was supported by Odazi and sat in a daze on the soft couch by the window.
She looked at the gray sky outside the window, her expression dazed.
Xiao Tianzi served carefully by the side and keenly noticed that there was something strange about the empress after she returned from Changchun Palace.
He waved his hand to signal the other palace maids in the hall to leave, then took a few steps closer and asked worriedly, "Madam, are you feeling unwell, or have you been disturbed by the bloody odor over there?"
"Ever since I came back from Changchun Palace, I've noticed that you look a little strange..."
Concubine Dun seemed to be awakened from distant thoughts, her eyelashes trembling, and she slowly shook her head: "I'm fine... just a little tired."
Xiao Tianzi hesitated for a moment, but finally mustered up the courage to ask the question in his heart: "I am sorry for speaking too much, Your Majesty, please forgive me..."
"That lady in the side palace often relies on the fact that she is pregnant with the royal heir. She often acts arrogantly in front of you, bullying you with her words, and even secretly tripping you up. She is extremely arrogant."
"Now she has lost her great support, thanks to her own misfortune. I thought you would be pleased."
"But why do you look like... you're feeling uneasy?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Dun was silent for a long time.
Her bony fingers unconsciously clenched around her sleeves, and she sighed softly, "I had originally thought... that seeing that foreign tribute suffer misfortune and lose their greatest support would make me feel happy and relieved."
"But I don't know why... Ever since the imperial physician said it was a fully formed prince, I've felt so overwhelmed and can't feel at ease."
Concubine Dun raised her eyes and sighed, "It's just a child after all... It's already six months old, and its little hands and feet are probably fully grown, and its eyebrows and eyes can probably be seen clearly..."
"If he had been born safely, he would have been a lively baby who could cry, laugh, make noises, and crawl..."
Her voice trembled slightly, and she choked with sobs that she had not expected: "I am also a mother. I take care of Ah Jing by my side every day, taking care of her warmth and cold, food and drink. I dare not neglect her at all."
"Put yourself in my shoes. I can't even imagine...if one day, something happens to A Jing, I..."
Having said this, Concubine Dun suddenly stopped talking with a hint of fear on her face.
Looking at her like this, Xiao Tianzi felt mixed emotions.
He had followed Concubine Dun for a long time and knew very well that she was not a kind person. She was struggling to survive in the cannibalistic harem, and she had to make a lot of calculations and plans.
But at this moment, the maternal compassion revealed by Concubine Dun seemed so real.
Xiao Tianzi sighed, "Your Majesty, you are just too kind-hearted. In the harem, what can't people do for power and status?"
"Are there not enough historical records of mothers killing their children and sons killing their fathers?"
"It is truly rare to find someone like the Empress who still retains a sense of kindness and empathy in her heart."
It was for this reason that he was willing and wholeheartedly to follow Concubine Dun.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Dun pulled up an extremely bitter arc at the corner of her lips, and her smile was uglier than crying: "Kindness? Ha..."
"Perhaps it's because of what I saw today that I feel sympathy for my own kind, and the fox feels grief over the rabbit's death."
Xiao Tianzi carefully observed Concubine Dun's expression and asked softly, "Then... Your Majesty, would you like me to select some high-quality tonic herbs in your name and send them to Shuixi Pavilion?"
He tried to find an outlet for Concubine Dun's emotions: "Just consider it...just consider it for the sake of the royal heir?"
Concubine Dun shook her head, her eyes suddenly becoming cold and hard again, as if the softness just now was just an illusion: "No need!"
"I am not a living Bodhisattva who can save all living beings. Just because I feel a little sad and emotional today, it doesn't mean that I sympathize with Concubine Chun."
"She ended up like this today because, firstly, she was arrogant and domineering, making countless enemies; secondly, she overestimated her own capabilities and tried to fight against the strong with the strong."
"Whether she is blessed or cursed, alive or dead, it has nothing to do with me!"
As if to completely dispel the inappropriate and fatal softness in her heart, Concubine Dun stood up and her voice returned to calmness: "Let's go and see if Ajing has woken up."
"The wet nurse said he seemed to have a cough these past two days. I have to go and see him in person to feel at ease."
Xiao Tianzi bowed and said, "Yes."
……
The incense in the inner hall of Yongshou Palace dispelled the bloody smell brought back from Changchun Palace.
After Concubine Xuan followed Shen Zhinian in, her face still showed fear and confusion.
She took the warm tea handed to her by Fuqiu, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but whisper, "Sister Imperial Concubine... I always feel... I always feel that there is something inexplicably strange about what happened today..."
"The palace paths are cleaned daily, so how could there be thin ice and moss at that time? And how could Concubine Chun fall just as she was passing by?"
"This is too coincidental..."
Concubine Xuan's mind is not the most intelligent, but having lived in the deep palace for a long time, she always has an instinctive suspicion of the word "accident".
Shen Zhinian raised his eyes to look at Concubine Xuan, but did not answer immediately. He just slowly fiddled with the floating leaves in the teacup.
Xuan Fei's sharpness was somewhat beyond her expectations.
Shen Zhinian pondered for a moment and felt that there was no need to hide this matter from Concubine Xuan. Perhaps he would need her help and attention in the future.
Shen Zhinian put down the teacup, his voice calm, but he made a guess that surprised Concubine Xuan: "It's not a coincidence."