The harem was perhaps the most depressing and lively place in the world. The depressing thing was that there was only one Emperor, but there were too many women in the harem. The lively thing was that the women in the harem were very good at relieving their boredom. If they were not scheming, they would be schemed against. In short, the life in the harem was not too dull.
Perhaps women were the most unsatisfied animals in the world. The more they got, the more they wanted. Perhaps Yu Fu was such a woman. Her glory in the palace was already far beyond the reach of the other concubines, but what she wanted was not just this. Perhaps the vacant empress position was her ultimate goal. Although Tianyao stayed in Huarong Hall almost every day, her stomach had not moved for a month. Perhaps there was another way besides getting pregnant. These few days, Yu Fu had been planning to snatch Tianchen from Yan Zhaoyi. Wouldn't she feel much more at ease?
"Bi Liu, let's go to Zhaoyi Hall. I haven't seen the little prince since I entered the palace.”Yu Fu instructed.
Bi Liu immediately went down to prepare.
Zhaoyi Hall.
"The Imperial Concubine has arrived." The maid Xiang 'er passed the message.
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman in red entered the hall. The gorgeous dress showed the woman's noble status.
"Greetings, Imperial Concubine." Yan Qiu stood up and bowed respectfully.
"Sister, you don't have to be so polite. Eh?" Yu Fu suddenly caught a glimpse of another woman in blue in the room. Wasn't it Consort De who had just moved back to De Qing Hall? "Little Sister De is here too?" Yu Fu immediately changed her expression and revealed a look of disdain. She thought to herself,'Looks like someone is one step ahead of me. I was thinking about how to escape, but now, there's a scapegoat that has delivered itself to my doorstep.' She couldn't help but feel happy.
"Yes, the Imperial Consort is here too." Yan He had an indifferent expression, as if she was not affected by Yu Fu.
"I don't know what wind blew today, but the two niangniang have come. My place has never been so lively before. Please forgive me for not greeting you properly.”Yan Qiu said respectfully.
"Younger sister, what are you saying? Ever since elder sister entered the palace, she has never had the chance to visit younger sister. Younger sister has really worked hard taking care of the little prince.”Yu Fu said affectionately.
When he mentioned the little prince, Yan Qiu's face was filled with happiness. She smiled and said," There's nothing hard about it. My younger sister doesn't have her own child. His Majesty has entrusted the little prince to me. It can be considered that he trusts me." Empress Yun Qing left early, and the little prince was also a pitiful child, so his sister must take good care of the little prince.”
"Younger Sister is really a kind person.”Yu Fu praised.
"Reporting to Niangniang, the little prince has woken up. Do you want to carry him over?”The palace maid Xiang 'er reported.
"Sisters, you haven't met the little prince yet, right? Hurry up and carry the little prince up so that the sisters can take a look.”Yan Qiu said excitedly.
"Yes." After Xiang 'er received the order, she immediately went to the inner room and carried Tian Chen out. Yan Qiu took Tian Chen's loving face and said,""Look, Tianchen is so good-looking.”
"Yes, your eyes really look like His Majesty's.”Yu Fu praised.
"Sister, can you give me a hug?”Yan He looked at Tian Chen with a face full of love.
"Yes, sister, hug him too. Tianchen doesn't shy away from strangers.”Yan Qiu said as she carefully handed Tian Chen to Yan He.
Yu Fu's eyes flashed with a hint of unnoticeable joy.
"This child is so obedient.”Yan He teased Tian Chen as she walked.
Yu Fu quietly stepped on the corner of Yan He's skirt. Yan He lost her balance and fell forward. With a cry of alarm, Yu Fu fell in front of Yan He and caught Tian Chen, who had fallen out. However, she accidentally knocked on the table leg. In an instant, blood flowed out. Yu Fu also fainted from the impact.
Yan He looked at Yu Fu, who had fainted on the ground, and Tian Chen, who was crying in Yu Fu's arms, and her mind went blank.
Yan Qiu was stunned by the scene just now and only reacted after a long while. She rushed to Yu Fu's side, picked up the crying Tian Chen and shouted,""Quickly call the imperial physician, quickly!" Only then did the frightened servants come back to their senses. Xiang 'er quickly took Tian Chen while Yan Qiu took out a handkerchief to stop Yu Fu's bleeding. God bless, I hope nothing happens.
Tianyao looked at Yu Fu who was lying on the bed, his face full of anger. Yan Qiu stood at the side, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Just say what you want to say." Tianyao said coldly without a trace of warmth.
" Your Majesty, Consort De has been kneeling outside the palace for four hours. Is it…" Yan Qiu said in a low voice.
"You still want to plead for this woman? She almost killed Tian Chen. If it wasn't for Imperial Consort Tian Chen, he would have died long ago. You still pleaded for her, aren't you afraid that I will also punish you for not looking after her well?”
"ChenQie knows her sins. But the Empress Dowager has been waiting for His Majesty in the front hall for a long time. If His Majesty doesn't want to see her, is it…"
"Alright, then this one will go and settle this matter properly now.”A cold light flashed in Tianyao's eyes as he spoke.
Shang Zhirong saw Tianyao come out of the inner room and said anxiously,"" Yao 'er, you're here. Mother feels that there's something fishy about this matter. You can't just blame Consort De…"
"Empress Dowager, who is the boss in this palace? Zhen hasn't spoken yet, so why is Empress Dowager so anxious?”Tianyao glanced at the anxious Shang Zhirong and deliberately interrupted her.
Shang Zhirong was at a loss for words and could only shut her mouth.
"Bring Consort De up." Tianyao ordered.
Not long after, Yan He entered the hall with the help of the palace maids. She was very tired. She knelt on the ground and said in a weak voice,"ChenQie knows her crime, please punish her, Your Majesty.”
Tianyao did not look at her and said coldly,"Since Consort De knows her crime, then tell me what crime it is to murder a prince and harm the Imperial Consort. How should I deal with it?"”
"Your Majesty, ChenQie didn't do it on purpose. Everything was just an accident.”Yan He cried.
Shang Zhirong saw Yan He in such a sorry state and also cried with heartache,"This widow begs Your Majesty to spare Yan He this time. This widow guarantees that such an accident will never happen again.”
"If it wasn't for the Imperial Concubine risking her life to save Tian Chen today, Tian Chen might have already died from the accident you said. At that time, you still said it was an accident, would Zhen believe it? Could it be that I won't pursue the matter because of an accident? Then, more accidents would happen. Let me guess who will be next? Consort Xian? Consort Shu? Or Yan Zhaoyi? Consort De, tell zhen." Tianyao's face was cold.
"Your Majesty, please punish me." Yan He lay on the ground and no longer struggled.
"Since Consort De has already confessed, Quanzhong, remove Shang Yan's title as Consort De and banish her into the Cold Palace.”Tianyao said without any mercy.
"Your Majesty, you must not!" Shang Zhirong shouted without any regard for etiquette.
"Empress Dowager, zhen has always remembered that you are the first wife of the late emperor and has always given you face. What kind of good niece have you raised when I let you manage the harem? I will take back your Phoenix Seal now and ground you in the Empress Dowager Palace for three months. You can reflect on yourself every day. Also, if anyone dares to plead for mercy, I will ask them to go to the Cold Palace and reflect on themselves with Shang Yanhe.”After saying that, he glanced at Yan Qiu, who wanted to say something but hesitated.
Hua Rong Hall fell silent. No one dared to say another word.
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