I bowed and retreated. There was already a sedan waiting outside the Palace of Renshou. I pondered over the events of the past few days and the Empress Dowager's meaningful words along the way. I couldn't understand.
"Greetings to Your Imperial Concubine! Welcome back to the palace!"
It wasn't until I alighted from the palanquin and the servants outside kowtowed in unison that I came back to my senses and saw that it was already outside the Jinghe Palace. There was nothing new in the harem. The official decree of promotion had yet to arrive, and the Empress Dowager had only asked me to say a few words before the news spread. From then on, there was another noble consort in the palace.
A young eunuch had already pulled up the curtain of the sedan chair. Looking at the servants outside, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He reluctantly straightened his clothes, smiled bitterly, and got out of the sedan chair.
Huan Pei and Huan Ling knelt at the front. When they saw me get up, they rushed over to help me. After not seeing me for many days, these two girls 'eyes were red and swollen, especially Huan Pei. She was obviously haggard, and her words were incoherent." Miss, you're finally back. This servant was so worried…It's all this servant's fault…"
I smiled and patted her hand.”
Huan Pei didn't say anything, but she kept crying. Huan Ling also cried with her. For a moment, many of the palace maids kneeling at the gate of Jinghe Palace also wiped their eyes.
"Look, what are you saying…Get up.”
I knew that they had been in fear for many days. A moment ago, they were imprisoned in Jinghe Palace as if they were about to lose their lives. The next moment, they came back unscathed and even obtained a promotion. Whether they were sad or happy, they should have an outlet to vent. I didn't know what to say at that moment.
At this moment, Tao Yun spoke first." The Empress has just returned. She must be tired and tired. Quickly go in and rest. Take a bath and change clothes. Go and get rid of the bad luck. The servants will go and prepare the food." It's cold outside, don't delay."
Only then did Huan Pei regain her strength. She quickly arranged for the servants to reward the Palace of Benevolence and Longevity and helped me into Yunzhi Garden. There were two braziers in the room, which were very warm. After bathing, I also felt tired. I couldn't care less about the eagerness of the few servant girls to ask about it. I leaned against the couch and slept for a while before I could catch my breath.
When I woke up, it was already past dinner time. Ring Ring smiled and helped me get up."Young miss is finally awake. The food is cold, this servant will go and get them to heat it up.”
I didn't mind." Forget it, it's fine. Bring it in."”
"That won't do! She had just come out of that cold place, and the young miss was still so careless.”
Huan Pei was the first to object. Before I could speak, Tao Yun, who had just entered through the curtain, interrupted,"Huanpei is right. Niangniang must take care of her body and not fall sick. Moreover, the Empress was no longer the same as before. When the imperial kitchen delivered the food just now, they knew that the Empress was resting, so they did not leave. They said that when the Empress woke up, they would immediately bring new food. Now, they had already gone.”
" Yes." I nodded." Taoyun, go and instruct everyone outside to be careful these few days. Don't let anyone find fault with you."”
Tao Yun responded and went out. Huan Pei came over and asked me,"Miss, is there anything you're unhappy about?”
I just smiled. You must have checked my pulse long ago, yet you still came to ask me.”
"Miss! This servant is afraid that you…"
I said faintly,"How could the emperor really mistreat me? Are you doubting your own medical skills?”
Huan Pei's eyes immediately reddened." It's this servant's medicine that caused trouble for you. If it wasn't for you not allowing me to say it, this servant would have gone to the Emperor to ask for forgiveness."”
I shook my head." I absolutely trust your medicine. The problem lies elsewhere.”
Huan Pei's face was full of surprise, but I could only comfort her."Don't worry, we'll figure it out."
"How have you been these days? Has anyone come to make things difficult for you?”
"Why not!" Ring Ring was furious when she mentioned this." Benevolence Longevity Palace, Yongxiang Palace, and the Internal Affairs Bureau come to interrogate us almost every day. They keep asking the same questions. They're trying to force us to betray Miss!”
"Oh?" I was a little surprised by the unusual loyalty of the servants in the palace." Has no one said anything wrong these past few days?”
" The two of us have never experienced such a thing. We were already in a panic that day and couldn't remember what to tell them. As for Taoyun," Huan Pei replied in a deep voice," she gathered everyone here but didn't ask if it was true or false. She only warned everyone to grit their teeth and still have a chance of survival. Betraying their master was suicide. This sentence is especially clear to me."”
I was very surprised when I heard this. I didn't expect this Tao Yun to understand such a principle."She's experienced."
At this moment, there was news that the Emperor had arrived. The two servant girls stood up and quickly helped me tidy up my makeup. After I took a bath, I fell asleep. I didn't dress up. When I got up, I only used a jade hairpin to loosely tie my hair.
I let Huan Pei help me put on my outer shirt and stopped Huan Ling from adding jewelry to my hair bun."Forget it, forget it. It's already so sloppy. Let it be.”
Soon, Wen Lang strode into the room with a cold aura. I didn't kneel down, but only bowed to him. Wen Lang smiled comfortably, quite satisfied with my actions.
I went up to greet him." Brother Lang has already eaten. Yu 'er has just woken up from a short nap. This is the perfect opportunity for the imperial kitchen to court him."”
" Yes, I saw them coming to you with food boxes outside." Wen Lang nodded and helped me sit down." How are you? Are you okay? You look pale."”
I laughed,"That's because Yu 'er hasn't dressed up yet. It's a big sin to face you without makeup."”
Soon, a few maids brought the dishes to the table. There were more than 20 kinds of dishes, big and small. Seeing this, my appetite was greatly aroused. I pulled Wen Lang to sit at the table and began to enjoy my first big meal as a noble concubine.
Wen Lang waved his hand to send the girls away. He didn't eat and just smiled as he watched me eat.
I wasn't embarrassed, and showed an exaggerated expression of confusion."Did Brother Lang come here just to watch Yu 'er eat?”
Wen Lang remained silent for a while before saying,""Yu 'er, you've suffered."
I smiled brightly." How can I be wronged? There are only three concubines in this palace now, and I'm one of them. The emperor's grace is vast!”
"Oh?" Wen Lang looked inquisitive and raised his eyebrows."Is that true?"
" Yes, I'm already at the cusp of the storm, so I'm not afraid of being swept higher. Standing in the open can attract some attention." I stopped laughing and showed a touch of helplessness." Besides, Brother Lang naturally has his reasons for doing this.”
Wen Lang sighed." I asked the imperial physicians, but they didn't elaborate. They all pushed the blame on Li Rengui." Qianqian's body dragged on for several days before she recovered. I asked her, but she couldn't say anything. Yesterday, Mother had a secret talk with her for two hours. After that, Mother called me over and told me to let this matter go. She told me not to interfere, but I naturally refused.”
At this point, Wen Lang suddenly closed his mouth. I was a little puzzled. Thinking of the Empress Dowager's words, I vaguely understood.
"Brother Lang, does the Empress Dowager want me to take the blame and close the case?"”
Seeing that Wenlang didn't deny it, I bit my lip sadly. My heart was sad. So my life was on the line once. How was it avenged? No one cared at all.
Wen Lang saw through my thoughts and gently patted my hand on the table."Mother said that she would let you return to Jinghe Palace and wait for the opportunity in the future…"
I interrupted him with a smile."It's okay, Brother Lang. I understand. I won't complain.”
So what if the Empress Dowager left me a way out? Even if she wants my life, I can't blame her. She's the Empress Dowager, what can she do?
Wen Lang opened his mouth but didn't say anything. I knew that he must have spent a lot of effort to fight with the Empress Dowager in exchange for my innocence and status. The Empress Dowager wasn't someone who would compromise so easily.
He protected me in every possible way, but at this time, he definitely couldn't say a word about the Empress Dowager to comfort me. In the end, I made things difficult for him.
Thinking of the problem in front of me, I asked,"Then…how do we end this now?”
" I also want to know who it is," Wen Lang said helplessly." But Mother means that we won't investigate anymore."”
"Then didn't Brother Lang ask Rong Xiuyi and Jing Guipin to investigate today?"”
" What can they find out? It's just a formality," Wen Lang said lightly and changed the topic." But today, Mother's interrogation of you really shocked me. Yesterday, Mother didn't seem to allow me."”
I smiled." The Empress Dowager knew that Brother Lang wanted to protect me. If she wanted to convict me, she wouldn't have sent someone to call Brother Lang over.”
Wen Lang nodded." Yes, but I didn't think about it deeply at that time." Today, I see that mother has the intention to promote you, so naturally, I will give you a high position.”
I was a little lonely and lamented my uselessness."Brother Lang, Yu 'er has made things difficult for you and the Empress Dowager. You can only blame yourself for being conceited and trying to be brave, causing so much trouble.”
" You didn't do anything wrong." Wen Lang stroked my hair with his hand and said with a hint of affection," Don't blame yourself. I grew up in this palace and have seen many such things. It's not strange that I only feel regret, so I originally wanted to avoid it far away in the future, but I didn't expect that I couldn't get away."”
I looked at him and smiled.”
Wen Lang raised his eyebrows and his lips curled up.”
I really didn't have any convincing reason to comfort him about this. I repeated the words a few times and said with a bitter face,"Big Brother Lang, Yu 'er really doesn't know what to say. The world definitely doesn't know that the most honorable status in their eyes is being despised by you.”
Wen Lang suddenly laughed." Look, I came to see you and complained so much." It's getting late. You should rest early. I'm sure you'll be busy tomorrow.”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420183: 48PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 56PM #
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