A few months later, Guan Ling's body recovered, but she couldn't forget her lost child. The Empress was almost six months pregnant and her belly was bulging day by day. Whenever Guan Ling went to pay her respects to the Empress, she would feel resentful when she saw the Empress 'belly.
This morning, it just so happened that all the concubines of the various palaces were present. Guan Ling was late, so she entered the room and bowed to the Empress."I am late, please forgive me.”There was no apology in his tone.
Fortunately, the Empress had a good temper. Considering that she was pregnant, she smiled and said,"It's alright, little sister can sit."
"The empress 'stomach is getting bigger and bigger, it must be an elder brother!”Wanrou teased.
The Empress lowered her head and touched her stomach.""Noble Qing sure knows how to joke. Bengong's stomach is quiet, so she must be a princess!”Everyone covered their mouths and laughed, except for Guan Ling. Xiangzhu knew that Guan Ling would never forget the unborn child.
"Whether the empress is a brother or a princess, she must be very beautiful! The Empress was carrying a very obedient child!”Qing Qiong teased.
The Empress looked at Qing Qiong and said,"You, look at your garrulous mouth!" You haven't slept in the palace for more than a year. Tonight, I'll let the emperor place an elder brother or princess in your stomach!”
"Ya! Was the Empress anxious? I won't dare to do it again!" Qing Qiong pretended to beg for mercy, and her cute expression made all the concubines present laugh.
"Enough!" Guan Ling slammed the table and stood up, giving everyone a fright. Guan Ling knew that she had lost her manners and could only smile apologetically,"I still have to go to the Empress Dowager's place, so I will take my leave first!”She turned to leave after she finished speaking, and Che Xuan followed behind her.
Looking at Guan Ling's back, the Empress sighed,"Ever since her miscarriage, her temper has gotten worse. Blame Bengong for being bad, forgetting her suffering after talking about the child.”
Concubine Yu comforted her." Empress, don't blame yourself. Miscarriages are inevitable in the harem. Didn't you and Imperial Concubine Xian both have miscarriages before? Didn't you get over it?" Wang Pin could only blame herself for not letting go.”
The Emperor had not been to Yi Kun Palace for the past few months. He would occasionally go to Xiangzhu, but most of his time was spent with the Empress, Imperial Concubine Xian, and Zhi Ran. The emperor was still having dinner in Changchun Palace. The eunuchs of the Respect Room came to invite the emperor to flip the sign.
"I want to stay here tonight." The Emperor then passed a piece of meat to the Empress.
The Empress raised her head and asked,"Has the Emperor not been to Wang Pin's place for a long time?"”
"Zhen doesn't want to go. I heard that she cried every day after her miscarriage. I'll be annoyed if I go.”The Emperor did not look up and continued to eat.
The Empress scooped a bowl of chicken soup for the Emperor and said,""Then let's go to Guo Changzai. She has been in the palace for more than a year. I haven't slept with her yet!"
The Emperor smiled,"Alright then."”Then, he put down his silver chopsticks and turned to look at Qing Qiong's green head card.
"I heard that you practiced martial arts since you were young?" The emperor asked Qingqiong.
Qing Qiong was leaning against the Emperor's chest. When she heard this, she immediately became energetic. She sat up and said,"Of course! ChenQie had practiced with her father and brothers. Although it was not perfect, it could be considered refined!”After saying that, he even gestured with his hands to brandish his knife. With a wave of his hands, the blanket slipped down from his chest. "Aiya!" Qing Qiong was shy. She quickly grabbed the blanket to cover her chest and crawled into the bed.
The Emperor was amused by this scene and said,""Just now, she was still a heroine who was not inferior to men. How did she suddenly become a little lady?”
Qing Qiong pouted and said,"Your Majesty, don't make fun of ChenQie. This, this is so embarrassing!"”
The Emperor smiled and said,"You are so active. Won't you be hot in summer?"”
Qing Qiong rolled her eyes and said,"That's right. Last summer, ChenQie had to wash several times a day." However, she was drenched in sweat after showering.”
The Emperor stroked Qing Qiong's head and said,"Then this year, Zhen will take you to the Summer Palace to avoid the heat!"”
"Thank you, Emperor!" Qing Qiong smiled sweetly.
"Che Xuan, how many days has it been?" Guan Ling sat in the hall with the door open, looking at the huge courtyard of Yi Kun Palace.
"Empress, stop counting." Che Xuan brought over a cup of tea. For the past few months, Che Xuan had been asking how many days the emperor hadn't been here and how many days the child had been gone. In the beginning, Che Xuan remembered everything truthfully. However, every month when she went to the Internal Affairs Office to collect her salary, she heard the eunuchs and palace maids outside the palace say that Concubine Wang had gone crazy. Che Xuan didn't dare to tell Guan Ling about this, so she could only persuade Guan Ling not to think too much about it.
Xiang Zhu often came to see her, but when she saw Guan Ling's red and swollen eyes and how she was talking about her dead child, she would sometimes stand up and grab Xiang Zhu, crying and laughing,"Someone must have killed my child!”This crazy state had been going on for a long time. Guan Ling had a bad temper, and no one in the palace came to see her except Xiang Zhu. It was said that Guan Ling had gone crazy.
As Guan Ling's servants, Che Xuan and Feng Shi Nan were also very distressed. Having been in the palace for so long, Feng Shi Nan knew that if Guan Ling continued to cause trouble like this, she would one day be deposed and sent to the Cold Palace. Hence, he discussed with Che Xuan about restoring Guan Ling to her original state.
"Niangniang, do you still want to be favored?”Che Xuan asked when she came to help Guan Ling comb her hair.
Guan Ling shivered and nodded.
"Niangniang, have you ever thought of going to the Cold Palace?”Che Xuan's tone was shockingly calm. Her calm attitude gave Guan Ling a fright.
" What did you say?!"
"This servant is asking if Niangniang has thought of going to the Cold Palace?”In the mirror, Che Xuan stared coldly at Guan Ling.
"Why would I want to go?" Guan Ling pursed her lips.”
"Niangniang, this servant heard of something in the palace.”Che Xuan pulled up Guan Ling's hair bun and said," There was a concubine in the previous dynasty who cried every day because she had a miscarriage. The Emperor no longer liked her and the servants in the palace bullied her, accusing her of many things that she didn't do. The Emperor then crippled her and sent her to the Cold Palace. Empress, do you know what kind of place the Cold Palace is?”
Guan Ling saw that Che Xuan's eyes had turned extremely cold through the bronze mirror. She shivered and shook her head.
Che Xuan continued," After the concubines of the Cold Palace were deposed, all of them were filled with resentment. Some even died tragically there! At night, there would be the sound of women crying in the Cold Palace. Even the patrolling guards did not pass by!”After saying that, he inserted a hairpin into Guan Ling's hair. The cold hairpin brushed against her scalp, causing Guan Ling to feel numb.
"Don't say anymore!" Guan Ling shouted in fear. Che Xuan didn't say anything more and let Guan Ling think about it herself. "Che Xuan, go to Yangxin Palace Hall later. He also brewed a cup of ginseng tea for bengong.”
Che Xuan finally smiled in relief,"This servant will go in a while."”
Guan Ling stood outside the Yangxin Palace Hall with a cup of ginseng tea. Yuan Qing came out and bowed to Guan Ling,"Niangniang, the emperor is handling government affairs and cannot see you.”
"Oh." Guan Ling was a bit disappointed and was about to leave when she saw Qing Qiong walking over.
"Eunuch Yuan, why did the emperor ask me to come?”
"Guo Changzai, the Emperor wants you to perform a sword dance!" Yuan Qing bowed and said. Please go in quickly!" Qing Qiong smiled and went in.
"Greetings to the emperor, greetings to your noble!”Qing Qiong's voice came from inside.
Guan Ling frowned as she looked at Yuan Qing,"Eunuch Yuan, isn't the Emperor handling government affairs? Why are the noble and Guo Changzai here?”
"Your Highness, the Emperor has ordered us not to meet you. Please don't make things difficult for us servants…" Yuan Qing lowered his head and reported.
"You!"
Guan Ling still wanted to say something, but Che Xuan stopped her and said,""Niangniang, let's return to the palace!" With that, he pulled Guan Ling back. Although Guan Ling was unwilling, she still turned around. When they arrived at Yi Kun Palace, Guan Ling threw the ginseng tea on the ground and shouted,"Luo Zhiran! When bengong makes a comeback, bengong will definitely take your life!”
At this moment in Yangxin Palace Hall, Qing Qiong won the applause of the Emperor and Zhi Ran with her sword dance.
"Ran 'er, can I ask Guo Changzai to accompany us to Yuanmingyuan?”Zhi Ran was stunned when she heard this and said,"The Emperor is bringing ChenQie along?"”
The Emperor nodded." That's right. I want to bring you, Guo Changzai, Imperial Concubine Xian, and Concubine Shun with me." Right, Yongqi was still young and was afraid that she would get a rash from the heat, so she let Consort Yu go too.”
"What about the Empress?" Qing Qiong asked.
"Originally, this one wanted to bring the Empress, but the Empress is not afraid of the heat but the cold. The weather in Yuanmingyuan is cold and humid at night, and she can't take it. Moreover, she was pregnant, so the imperial physicians in the palace were better. They could take care of her at any time. That's why I brought Shun Pin."
Soon, it was the middle of June. All the palaces were ready and carriages left the palace.
Guan Ling was very disappointed. With Xiang Zhu gone, no one would come to see her. Thinking of Qing Qiong and Zhi Ran, Guan Ling was very angry. She was a concubine, but she was inferior to a little Chang Zai. However, she thought about it and realized that Ruoqin was still in the palace. No matter what, the Empress was pregnant and did not go out. There were no imperial consorts or concubines. That meant that she was the master of the palace. It just so happened that Ruoqin's good sister Zhiran was not around. It was time to remove the arm of her enemy.
Just as she was thinking about how to scheme against Ruoqin, Che Xuan entered.
"Che Xuan, you came at the right time. Help BenGong think of a way to get rid of that Chen Ruoqin! Right now, bengong has the final say in the harem!”A strange smile appeared on Guan Ling's face.”
Che Xuan shook her head.”
" What?!" Guan Ling's eyes widened as she said,"Isn't this the best opportunity?"”
Che Xuan said," Your Highness, don't be so anxious. There's still a long way to go! Think about it, if something happens to Noble Ming, the Emperor will definitely punish the Empress when he returns. Empress, you are not favored now. The most important thing is to be favored first, then you will have power!”
"What do you think we should do?" Guan Ling asked.”
" Your Highness, do you think this will work…" After saying that, he whispered a few words.# Cancel all reviews: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 54PM #
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