The bustle in the palace now spread into Fuyang Palace as if through a layer.
Concubine Feng has changed a lot during the time she has been imprisoned.
She was in a daze all day long. Empress Dowager Feng sent a message asking her to calm down, saying that the New Year was approaching, and she begged the Emperor to call her out.
But she didn't see the second prince all day, and she felt a little dazed.
When she heard that Han Xiaoyi gave birth to the seventh prince, she was a little stunned: "There are two more pregnant with the royal heir?"
"Yes, it's Wen Xiaoyi and Yu Xiaoyi." The girl answered cautiously.
"Time flies so fast. When the Second Prince was still young, there were only two children in the palace, and one was a princess. Now there are so many children." Concubine Feng touched her temples gently. Fortunately, she had no white hair.
But there were already wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.
The second prince is already eight years old.
She had been out of favor for several years, and even when she was not under house arrest, the emperor would come occasionally, but only to have a meal.
She thought that all her competitiveness in the past few years was actually just for the sake of her children.
But she actually still hoped to be favored by the emperor like she was when she was in the palace.
At that time, she often saw the emperor...
"Master, don't feel bad. Why don't you send something to the emperor?" Chanjuan came in from outside.
"What should I give you?" Concubine Feng looked listless.
"A handkerchief, a purse, anything is fine. You and the emperor have been friends for so many years, how could it really be like this? It was just that the emperor was angry at the time, and it was a big deal. Now it has been a long time, and the anger has subsided."
Concubine Feng nodded without much confidence.
So the next day, Taiji Palace received a purse sent by Concubine Feng Shufei, on which were pictures of mandarin ducks and lotus flowers.
Qi Yixiu picked it up, looked at it, and threw it back without any expression.
"Just invite her to the family dinner during Laba Festival." Qi Yixiu said indifferently.
It's not a matter of forgiveness, it's just not the right time yet.
It is better to have a Feng family member in the harem, so that Empress Dowager Feng won't recruit people everywhere.
With Concubine Feng Shufei, who is clearly a member of the Feng family, around, the rest of the people are not that important.
Besides, Concubine Feng gave birth to the second prince after all. Whether her favor towards him was real or not is not discussed here, but at least there was some affection between them.
Chusi responded and thought, is this going to be lifted
Actually, it is true. If it really is a full year, that would be a bit too harsh.
If you really just raise your hand like this, the Feng family will be extremely grateful.
After all, the emperor knew the personalities of Concubine Feng and the Second Prince very well, and no serious consequences would arise from any further commotion. But no one knew what kind of person the Empress Dowager Feng supported would be like.
What's more, what if the next time the talent show comes, someone outside the palace does something weird
Who knows what it's like when they come in
There are many children in the harem now, and it is no longer the case that the emperor can act as he pleases.
If you can't give birth, it's your own fault because you are incompetent, but if you give birth, no matter how hard-hearted the emperor is, he can't let others abuse it.
Since they were letting her off the hook, naturally they had to let Empress Dowager Feng know about it. Once Empress Dowager Feng knew about it, Concubine Feng would naturally know about it as well.
For a moment, it really calmed down the entire Feng family.
Empress Dowager Li nodded after knowing this: "It's only natural. After all, Feng Suxin has given birth to a prince. But in the future, if there is such a thing again, I will not tolerate her."
"Don't worry, mother." Qi Yixiu smiled and said, "It's cold these days, mother, your health is important. How are your legs?" Empress Dowager Li suffered a lot of grievances when she was a concubine.
One year, the Empress Dowager was angry for some reason and punished all the concubines to kneel for half a day on a rainy autumn day. Just from this incident, Empress Dowager Li became ill.
But later, because of Concubine Yang's troubles, she caught cold several times and her condition became serious.
However, I recovered well later, but it still hurts a bit when the weather is cold.
"It's okay. Imperial Doctor Xiang has some tricks up his sleeve. When the weather gets cold, just make some medicinal soup to soak the patient in. It will soothe the patient for several days."
"Since he has served well, my son will reward him later." Qi Yixiu said.
"Well, you deserve it." Madam Li picked up her tea and took a few sips, then spoke again as if unintentionally: "Xiang'er is also sensible. She knew that my legs were uncomfortable, so she came to massage them for me. Although she can't do this job, it's good for her to come and talk to me."
Qi Yixiu knew what was going on and smiled, "Miss Zhen is sensible."
Empress Dowager Li stopped there, and Qi Yixiu said something else to her, then got up and returned to Taiji Palace.
In the evening, when it was time to turn over the cards, Qi Yixiu casually said, "Let's call Lady Zhen. Just ask her to come over."
Empress Dowager Li brought this up because she wanted him to summon Concubine Zhen. Since his mother had said so, he might as well listen.
But Qi Yixiu naturally has a bottom line, and now that the situation is like this, he has nothing to say.
In Ci'an Palace, Empress Dowager Li sighed and waved her hands after hearing this.
"Why is the queen still unhappy? Isn't Concubine Zhen the one who is serving the queen?" Nanny Hua was puzzled.
"Hey, you don't know, if he was really interested in Xiang'er, why would I say anything? Xiang'er is a beauty after all, but you see, the emperor is too lazy to go to her." Empress Dowager Li sighed and shook her head.
"That's not easy, isn't it? It's almost the New Year, can't you just raise Lady Zhen's position? If her position is higher, the Emperor won't be able to do this, right?"
"Hey, she's already a beauty, and she hasn't done anything yet. If I promote her, won't her life be even more difficult in the future? Besides, I can't suppress Concubine Feng while promoting my own family, right? If that child can get pregnant, it won't be embarrassing for me to promote her, right?"
"Our Concubine Zhen has less visits to the emperor's bedchamber, so it's not easy for her to get pregnant. But there's no need to rush. It will happen eventually. It's only been half a year since she got married." Nanny Hua felt guilty as she said this.
It's nonsense to say that there are few emperors who serve in the emperor's bedchamber. It depends on who you compare with.
With Empress Dowager Li around, Qi Yixiu took good care of Concubine Zhen.
If it’s half a year, Han Xiaoyi would have given birth to a child.
Empress Dowager Li sighed, waved her hand and said nothing more.
There's no point in being anxious. You can't force the emperor to favor Concubine Zhen, right
Besides, he is my son’s son after all, right
However, everyone in the palace understood that the emperor had just paid his respects to Empress Dowager Li during the day, and Concubine Zhen slept with him at night.
Although everyone says that it is still relying on Empress Dowager Li
But who wouldn’t envy
Who cares why he can sleep with me? Being able to sleep with me is a good thing.
But this was destined to be a restless night. Qi Yixiu had just fallen asleep when Chusi came to call him.
"What's going on?" Qi Yixiu asked irritably.
"To reply to the emperor, the seventh prince is not feeling well, so we urgently called the imperial physician, who has just arrived."
Qi Yixiu frowned, didn't say anything, and stood up.
Lady Zhen secretly cursed Han Xiaoyi in her heart, but she also pretended to be magnanimous: "Your Majesty, may I go with you to take a look?"
(End of this chapter)