Looking at the stack of Buddhist scriptures neatly placed on the tray, Yun Xiu slightly widened his eyes, remained speechless for a long while, and his eyebrows twitched even more violently.
I thought the emperor came to Yikun Palace on a whim, but it turned out to be a premeditated plan.
Are you dissatisfied with the gift and are here to blame me
Ignoring the slight uneasiness in her heart, Yun Xiu felt that the scene was extremely weird.
The emperor is rich in the world and owns the country. What does he lack
As for arguing with her about a small birthday gift
Moreover, the heartless words in the dream, "If Concubine Yi is domineering and disrespectful, don't take my feelings into consideration," are still ringing in his ears. Does he still hope to win the favor of Concubine Yi wholeheartedly, and then throw himself into a flame and repeat the same mistake
Well, all this wisdom and bravery is just my illusion.
Yun Xiu's face darkened, and she said with a half-smile: "Your Majesty, do you think my birthday gift is too shabby?"
Now, she is not afraid of the dragon's power at all.
It doesn't matter if she is disrespectful, the worst that can happen is that she will fall out of favor. She has children and a family. She can play cards like Concubine Hui and hang around the eldest prince all day long. Isn't her life enjoyable
Kangxi could no longer maintain his expressionless face. Seeing that Yunxiu seemed to be angry, he actually showed a trace of grievance.
Before I could reprimand her, she already frowned. How insolent!
"Look, who in the harem will offer Buddhist scriptures on the birthday? No one else but you." Kangxi lifted the corner of his robe and sat beside Yunxiu, holding her waist, and snorted coldly: "You are arrogant because of your favor, and you are showing me your displeasure."
Yun Xiu was stunned for a long while, suspecting that she had seen it wrong. What was going on with that aggrieved look
After hearing these words, Yun Xiu fell silent. There was something really wrong with the emperor.
This made her feel uneasy and she avoided the burning gaze, not daring to keep a straight face anymore.
After organizing her words for a while, Yun Xiu was unwilling to accept the loss of the gift. She pulled the corner of her mouth and said slowly, "Your Majesty's accusation makes me very sad. Not only did I copy those Buddhist scriptures myself, but I also soaked them in the finest sandalwood, which has the effect of calming the mind. How can it be as unbearable as you say?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Kangxi quietly: "Every stroke of this is from my heart. It would be fine if Your Majesty didn't understand, but you even compared it with the gifts from other concubines. Yes, the Buddhist scriptures are simple and cannot compare to the precious paintings of the Imperial Concubine, nor can they compare to the exquisite Jiangshan screen of Concubine Hesheli..."
Wen Yuan and Rui Zhu gathered their sleeves and lowered their heads, their eyes twitching suddenly, and they thought, "My Queen, every stroke of the Buddhist scriptures was clearly copied by our servants."
Liang Jiugong was stunned when he heard this. He thought to himself, what Concubine Yi said is right! Even a eunuch like him felt the same way and felt a little guilty.
Kangxi was almost tricked by Yunxiu. After he came to his senses, he felt both amused and helpless.
Listen, what kind of fallacy is this
He has sharp teeth and a sharp tongue, and he doesn't show any mercy.
When Yunxiu mentioned the Imperial Noble Consort and Consort Hesheli, Kangxi felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. He knew he couldn't continue arguing with her, so he quickly stopped her and coaxed her, "It's my fault for not thinking it through. The Buddhist scriptures are not much worse than theirs!"
As a result, the emperor completely forgot his original intention of coming to settle accounts.
Kangxi turned around and told Liang Da Zongguan: "Liang Jiugong, put the Buddhist scriptures in the most conspicuous place in the study..."
The corner of Liang Jiugong's mouth twitched, and he felt that the majesty of the Emperor was shattered in front of Master Yi.
He suppressed the turmoil in his heart and bowed calmly, "I obey your command."
Yun Xiu looked at Kangxi in amazement, as if she had discovered a new world. After a moment, she burst into laughter and leaned on his shoulder, "Your Majesty is wise."
This is said sincerely, and the actual meaning is -
The emperor is indeed out of his mind.
Kangxi's face was stiff, and he looked a little angry and embarrassed. Just when he was about to explode, when he saw Yunxiu's smiling peach blossom eyes, all his anger disappeared.
Yunxiu thought that this look was quite cute. How could the emperor in her dreams have such an expression
After thinking a lot for a while, she closed her eyes and realized clearly for the first time that reality can be changed.
At that moment, the emperor's attitude towards her had changed, and he became so intimate that even she was frightened.
It is possible that the tragic end she foresaw will never happen again...
Yun Xiu's heart was filled with boiling water, scalding hot, with an unspeakable throbbing. After a moment, her eyes became sharp and she forced herself to calm down.
Although she was happy to change the reality, she was no longer the former Guo Luoluo Yunxiu, who was full of love for the emperor and would be happy for a long time just by hearing a sweet word.
The emperor's favor is illusory and unreliable. Who can be favored forever
When she was old and her beauty faded, she might still have feelings for the emperor. At that time, the emperor took the young and fresh concubine to the garden to escape the summer heat, and occasionally gave her a basket of food and clothes. She would be grateful and thank him again and again...
Yun Xiu sneered, who wants to live like this
In the future, Xiaowu, Xiaojiu, Xiaoyi, and Yierha, four children would be enough to worry her. She had no time to test the emperor and try to find the right balance in their relationship. She just needed to maintain the status quo and speak her mind.
After all, she was pregnant and could not receive the emperor's favor. The emperor liked to go to the Yikun Palace, so she also got the convenience, right
***
Chengqian Palace was cold and dark, filled with a strong, bitter smell of medicine. Mrs. Tong Guowei was startled as soon as she came in.
The Imperial Concubine's face was pale and she lay on the couch with her eyes closed. Her breathing was weak and her belly was bulging high, forming an abnormal arc in the quilt.
Nanny Zhen led Madam Tong to the bedside and called softly, "Madam, Madam is here to see you!"
The Imperial Concubine slowly opened her eyes, turned her head slightly, and looked a little confused: "Mother..."
How could Mrs. Tong know that her daughter would become like this
She was shocked, angry, and heartbroken. In disbelief, tears suddenly flowed from her eyes. She tightly held the Imperial Concubine's hand and said, "Ruying, Mother is here, Mother is here!"
After that, she asked Zhen Madam in a stern voice: "What's going on? Why did the queen become like this?! Where are the servants in Chengqian Palace?!"
Just as Nanny Zhen was about to speak, the Imperial Concubine shook her head.
Seeing her mother, her eyes immediately turned red. She struggled to get up and leaned on the soft pillow: "Mother, don't blame them. It was me who ordered the doors and windows to be closed and not to let them serve me close..."
Mrs. Tong was shocked: "You are confused!"
Nanny Zhen shed tears and said, "Madam, you don't know, ever since the emperor issued that edict, the queen has lost her strength, been listless all day, and vomited everything she ate. And..."
At this point, Nanny Zhen burst into tears: "That day, when Imperial Physician Chen came to check your pulse, he actually said that the little prince in your belly seemed weak, or was born with a deficiency..."
Congenital deficiency means that it is difficult to support the child!
Mrs. Tong felt dizzy and asked, "How could this happen?"
"Imperial Physician Chen is responsible for diagnosing the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. He can't be wrong." Seeing Madam Tong, a little light appeared in the eyes of the Imperial Concubine. At this time, she said calmly: "Imperial Physician Liu also said that if you drink too much strong medicine, it will eventually harm your body."
"Then why do you still insist on drinking that poisonous medicine?!" Madam Tong pointed at the Imperial Concubine with shaking hands and said, "You are confused..."
The Imperial Concubine finally couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears: "Mother! I can't help it! From the beginning, this pregnancy has been difficult, but what can I do? Even if it hurts my body, I will give birth to him!"
Imperial Physician Liu said with certainty that she was pregnant with a boy. The Imperial Concubine was happy for quite some time. While she was resting and taking care of her pregnancy, she had infinite aspirations for the future.
She wanted to give birth to a healthy prince and sit on the throne of queen with glory. She had planned for this for a long time, but unfortunately she miscalculated.
The poisonous drugs harm her body, how can they affect the child
The fetus is weak, congenitally deficient, and very likely to die prematurely...
After Chen Yuyi left, the imperial concubine was completely hopeless and felt that there was no hope for her survival. The emperor reprimanded her so harshly, and Yinzhen gave her to the grand queen mother to take care of her. The former court and the harem knew about this and wanted to make fun of her.
If the little prince dies young, what good will it do even if Concubine De, Concubine Yi and Concubine Gui are overthrown
Without the merit of giving birth to a child, it would undoubtedly be very difficult for her to become a queen.
Besides, her cousin is tired of her and won’t make her the queen!
She cried out all these words to Mrs. Tong, as if she wanted to vent all the sadness, grievance and panic in her heart.
Mrs. Tong cried silently, and suddenly slapped her hard.
Nanny Zhen was shocked and knelt down. The Imperial Concubine felt a sharp pain on her cheek and murmured, "Mother?"
"My daughter of the Tong family is not as pathetic as you!" Madam Tong wiped her eyes, raised her eyebrows, and rebuked her harshly: "If your father knew about this, the family law would be too light a punishment!"
Without waiting for the Imperial Concubine to reply, Madam Tong sneered, "You are the Imperial Concubine, the number one person in the harem, but you are hiding in your bedroom and complaining about yourself. What are you afraid of? Why are you panicking? You can still have children even if you lose them! You should know that you are still the Emperor's cousin!"
"Cousin?" The Imperial Concubine laughed sadly as if she had been touched in the most painful spot. "The Emperor doesn't even care about this relationship! He hates me so much!"
Madam Tong closed her eyes, raised her hand again, and finally put it down facing the Imperial Concubine's sarcastic gaze.
"Ruying, you said the emperor hates you." Madam Tong pointed to the other side of the Qianqing Palace and said coldly, "You did something stupid yourself, and you blame others? You are disappointed with your father, but you hate him far less. If he hated you, why would the emperor invite your father to dinner, and why would he grant my mother the grace to allow me to enter the palace to see you?"
"Invite Father to have dinner?" the imperial concubine murmured again.
Madam Tong sighed, then turned from sadness to joy, and then she talked about the purpose of entering the palace: "Your father asked me to tell you to be upright, reflect on yourself, and don't bother with the likes of Concubine De. To be a queen, you must act like a queen!"
After that, Madam Tong touched her daughter's thinner face and said distressedly: "The little prince is born with deficiencies, but it's okay... With the title of the queen, everyone will call you the Empress Mother, and there will be children."
The Imperial Concubine suddenly raised her head, her eyes were startlingly bright, and she asked in a hoarse voice, "Become the Queen?"
"Your father sent someone to submit a petition, requesting the emperor to establish a queen." Madam Tong smiled and said softly, "It was not rejected..."
The Imperial Concubine was completely stunned.
In an instant, she seemed to see the light in despair, grabbed the driftwood when she was drowning, and with trembling body, she tightly grasped the brocade quilt soaked with the smell of medicine!