All the words I wanted to say were stuck in my throat, and my entire body instantly stiffened.
Rui Rong's words deeply hurt me, and the emotions that were buried immediately surged. The overwhelming pain made me unable to stand steadily, and I swayed a little. The ring behind me supported me.
" Master Jin, why are you saying these things to hurt our Miss?"
Huan Pei complained softly to Rui Rong. She wanted to say something, but I suddenly increased the strength of my hand to stop her." That's right, Master Jin. Our Miss caught a cold and had a fever all night yesterday. She came to see you when she was feeling better, but you quarreled with her..."
"Don't say anymore," I whispered.
Ring Ring was still not satisfied.
I frowned. How unruly! If you say another word, pack your things and go home!”
My sorrow turned into a scolding and I said something extremely harsh. Huan Pei and Huan Ling had no home anymore. My words were simply taking her life. Huan Ling immediately felt wronged until her eyes turned red. She bit her lip hard and did not dare to say anything else.
Rui Rong also realized that she had said something wrong and stopped crying." Sister, I'm sorry-"
I forced a smile and said calmly,"Ruirong, it's because he's standing in front of you that it's harder for you. No matter the reason for his words today, his goal is to protect you. There's no doubt about it. Do you know what he did for you after the accident?”
" You know what kind of person he is. Back then, even you, who didn't know him, helped him, let alone a woman who was pregnant with his child and was about to lose her life." I lowered my eyes." When An Pin's life was at stake, the imperial physician came to ask for an edict. Everyone in the room was watching. Do you know what he said? He chose to give up An Pin's life without hesitation. Perhaps everyone could guess why.”
"He was afraid that An Pin would accuse you when she woke up, so he went against his nature to protect you.”
" Don't interrupt me. Let me finish. I'll leave after I finish." I raised my hand to stop Rui Rong from speaking." As for why I jumped into the water to save An Pin, I don't think I need to explain. As you said, although the palace is a cannibal place, you still won't harm people. How can I leave them in the lurch?"”
" Calm down. I'll go and see what's going on. Remember, we're together." I took a deep breath and took two steps before turning back." He wasn't raised to be an emperor, so he's more amiable and cute." However, he is still an emperor. Have you thought about what I told you before? How should one love an emperor?”
I left and stopped at the entrance of Yun Zhi Yuan, forcing myself not to cry. No matter how uncomfortable it was, now was not the time to be unrestrained. Huan Pei pulled my hand from behind. It was very warm. Only then did I realize that my hand was so cold that it was a little stiff.
After standing there for a long time, I finally spoke."To Yongxiang Palace."
" Miss..." Huan Pei hesitated." What are you going to do?" I'll prepare the sedan chair."
" No need, I want to walk and wake up." My mind regained its senses and I said," If it was premeditated, it wouldn't have disappeared just because of the Emperor's protection. If this drags on, it will be troublesome. She is the key person, so it is better to ask her directly."”
When I arrived at Yongxiang Palace, I saw that the door was tightly shut. I knocked on the door and asked the small internal supervisor who answered the door,"Is Consort Rong not here? Why is the door closed?”
The internal supervisor looked very unfamiliar and smiled humbly."Replying to Gui Pin niangniang, consort Rong niangniang is not in the palace. She went to Renshou Palace and ordered the servants to close the door and refuse guests.”
" Oh," I thought to myself," I don't have to bother to respond to her, then I'll go and see An Pin and the little prince."”
" Your Highness," the supervisor quickly stopped me and said," the Emperor has decreed that Mistress An Pin is weak after giving birth. No one is allowed to disturb her without the Emperor's permission. The little prince's nanny is taking care of her and is not allowed to see her. Please forgive me."”
I frowned." Since it's the emperor's will, why didn't I see it being passed on to the harem?"”
He carefully smiled and said,"Replying to the Empress, this servant does not know."”
I couldn't bear to make things difficult for him, so I only asked Huan Pei to give him a reward. Then I turned around and went to Qianyuan Palace to find Wen Lang to ask him what was going on.
From Yongxiang Palace to Qianyuan Palace, I had to go around in a big circle, which took me a long time. At this time, I regretted not taking the sedan chair. Unexpectedly, when I arrived at Qianyuan Palace, I was still rejected. Wenlang was also not there. When I asked, he said that he had also gone to Renshou Palace.
I thought about it carefully but couldn't find any clues. I could only send Ring Bell out to ask around. Ring Bell had been unhappy after being scolded just now. She wanted to speak but didn't dare to. Now that she heard that I had instructions, she suddenly became happy and jogged away.
Fortunately, it was not far from Jinghe Palace. I took a small path with my ring pendant and entered through the back door. Tao Yun replied that Rui Rong had just come and went back when she saw that I was not there. She didn't leave anything. I nodded and didn't say anything. I only called for dinner.
Huanling, who loved to talk the most, was not around, and I was lazy to speak. Huanpei knew that I was unhappy, so she didn't disturb me. The meal was extremely dull, and my heart was in a mess. I didn't know what I ate, so I quickly ordered to leave.
At the end of April, the sky was still slightly bright after dinner. I usually didn't like the dark hours before night. I always felt dark and depressed, not as bright as the day, nor as quiet as the night. Today, I was standing in the courtyard at such a time, looking at the gray sky. I felt that the clouds at dusk were actually very beautiful, but I had never looked at them seriously.
As the light dimmed, faint starlight could be seen. The process was a little strange.
When the sky turned dark, Ring Ring came back. She was very surprised to see me in the courtyard."Miss, why are you here? It's cold outside at night, and you don't care about the ring?”
I knew that Huan Pei didn't want me to catch a cold, but she spoiled me today and didn't disturb me. She smiled at Huan Ling."Usually, it's Huanpei who scolds you. Today, you finally caught me.”
" Good Miss, you can't be biased--" Ring Ring pulled me into the house with a smile. Huan Pei didn't argue with her and closed the door behind her.
"Look at you," I asked,"did you find out anything?”
Ring Ring helped me sit down. Young miss, even if you can't ask, you wouldn't dare to come back, but this servant spent a lot of effort!”
Huan Pei glared at her.”
Ring Bell stuck out her tongue and did not dare to make any more noise. She answered honestly,""Young Miss, the Emperor has indeed issued an edict forbidding people from visiting An Pin in Yongxiang Palace. He also deliberately did not inform the harem, saying that he wanted to see who would go to visit. Today, other than Young Miss, there was also Lan Jie Yu, Ming Liang Yuan, and Shun Liang Yuan who went to visit, but they were all blocked.”
I frowned. Wenlang must have had a reason for doing this. He couldn't let An Pin come into contact with others, but he wanted to investigate something. I couldn't figure it out.
"Is the news reliable?"
Ring Bell nodded." I'm on good terms with Hua Qin of Renshou Palace. There's an internal supervisor in Yongxiang Palace called Xiao Lai. He's her younger brother."”
I was a little surprised that Ring Bell's network was just right."You're quite thoughtful. All the palaces have their sources of information.”
Ring Ring did not claim credit." How could I have such great ability? That little one was originally just a handyman in the other palace. After Consort Rong conferred the title, he bribed the steward and was transferred to Yongxiang Palace to clean. For this, Hua Qin gave all the private money she had saved over the years to her brother.”
I nodded." Yes, you often give some gold and silver jewelry to the Huaqin siblings, and the same goes for the other people in the palace. There's no need to say that I gave them to them. We don't lack these. Even if we use them to win people's hearts, they will always be useful in the future."”
" Yes," Huan Ling continued," Miss, this servant also heard that the Emperor stayed in Renshou Palace for a while today. He kept the door closed and talked to the Empress Dowager. Only Nanny Sun was waiting on him inside. I don't know what he said." Later, he summoned Concubine Rong and Concubine Jing to discuss matters, as if they were going to hold a palace banquet.”
"Palace banquet?" I immediately thought of the source." Yes, no matter what An Pin's background is, after all, it is the birth of the eldest son of Hongyuan Dynasty. We should celebrate.”
I calmly narrated. There were other things that surfaced in my heart, but I didn't say anything.
The next day, I sent Tao Yun to tell Rui Rong early in the morning that she didn't need to pay her respects for the next few days. She only said that she had a cold and was ill. I will handle the other matters.
In Yongxiang Palace, when I arrived, almost everyone was there. I received some humble gifts and only helped Zi Qi up. This made Chun Sheng, who was inseparable from her, feel a little awkward. I ignored it and pulled Zi Qi to ask in a low voice,"Yesterday, I came to see An Pin but was blocked. I wasn't even allowed to see the little prince.”
Zi Qi pursed her lips." I'm here too. I said it was the emperor's order. No one is to disturb me."”
" Oh..." I raised my voice to attract attention." She's very important now. I don't know if she's alright. It's really worrying."”
"It seems that the Emperor cares a lot about An Pin."”
I was about to speak when Ming Liangyuan interrupted,"The emperor doesn't seem to care about An Pin. In my opinion, she has borrowed the little prince's glory to advance a few ranks in one go. She has also received such great grace, which is enough for her to endure.”
Ming Liangyuan Wang Yiyao was very dissatisfied with An Pin's promotion and her words were quite disrespectful.
I didn't respond to her words and continued,"Who asked her to have such a strong stomach? She secretly got pregnant with a prince. Not only was she safe and sound for ten months, but she was also able to give birth safely when she was pushed into the water. I really don't know how many lifetimes she has been blessed with!”
The one who was even more unscrupulous than Ming Liangyuan was naturally Noble Luo. I narrowed my eyes. It was not surprising that she was angry at An Pin's higher status than hers, but it was worth noting what her intentions were when she was pushed into the water.
Noble Luo was Consort Rong's man. If it was Consort Rong's intention, then there was no basis to cover up or frame An Pin. Rui Rong said that An Pin jumped down herself. If what Rui Rong said was true, then An Pin must be crazy. It would be too expensive to sacrifice her and the child's lives to frame An Pin. What was she after?
At this time, I saw Qing Ronghua's eyes turn red. I knew that she had been provoked by Noble Luo's words. She was sad to think of the past. I turned around and wanted to suppress Noble Luo, but someone had already spoken.
Consort Rong had yet to appear when Consort Jing, who was sitting on the deputy seat, said coldly,""No matter how many lifetimes you've been blessed with, you're already the legitimate master of the concubine position, the biological mother of the eldest son of the emperor. How can you speak so impudently!”
Although Noble Luo was not convinced, he understood the situation and immediately shut his mouth. Consort Jing also returned to her icy cold appearance. For a time, the hall was very quiet. Consort Rong happened to appear at this time. After receiving everyone's greetings, she had a routine chat with everyone. Finally, she lightly announced the news of the banquet in the palace on the 26th.# Cancel all reviews: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 56PM #
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