"It's been a long time since I, the sisters, have gotten together. Now, during the Lantern Festival, we sisters can have a good chat." The imperial concubine sat on the main seat, looked at the people below, and said with a smile. .
"Firstly, we can keep in touch with each other, and secondly, it would be good for everyone to get together and enjoy Sister Su's blessings." She looked at Lin Zhiyu, "Don't you think so, Sister Su?"
Lin Zhiyu was eating snacks on the table. When he heard his name being called, he turned to look at the imperial concubine, "I didn't hear you clearly, sister, can you say it again?"
The imperial concubine was at a loss for words, and all the concubines were speechless.
Concubine Su was like a starving ghost reincarnated after she arrived. Her mouth never stopped. Could it be that they, Chu Xiu Palace, didn't have anything to eat
Lin Zhiyu raised his eyebrows.
Good luck to Concubine Su? Concubine Su may not really be favored by the emperor, so don't let her luck get you and cause bad luck.
The concubines don't know the twists and turns, how can the imperial concubine know? Liu Qianyun made it clear that he was here to isolate her.
Bad woman, haha.
The imperial concubine's mouth stiffened. Although she had been humiliated in front of everyone, she didn't feel comfortable getting angry.
"The Imperial Concubine wants everyone to take part in Sister Su's blessing. Did Sister Su really not hear this or she doesn't want us to take part in it?" Rong Bin raised her little finger, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and looked at Lin Zhiyu provocatively. .
Lin Zhiyu turned to look at her, "I am talking to the imperial concubine, how can you interrupt? Besides, everyone in this palace is sitting here, so it is up to you to decide whether you are lucky or not?"
She has the final say? Rong Bin shuddered when she received the dagger-like look in the imperial concubine's eyes.
Who doesn't know that the imperial concubine is heartbroken that she has not been able to ascend to the throne. If she dares to show that she has any idea about the throne now, there is no doubt that she will be the next one to suffer.
"Concubine, that's not what I meant..."
"Okay, Sister Rong, there's no need to say more. I naturally know that you don't have that kind of intention. I think Sister Su is here because she's pregnant and has a bit of a temper. Sister Rong, don't take it to heart."
Tsk, those with high means are different.
It seemed like he was talking about peace, but in fact he was trying to engender hatred for Lin Zhiyu. He was telling her whether she was pampered when she got pregnant, not just for Rong Bin alone.
Lin Zhiyu picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.
So delicious.
Concubine Rong didn't want to let Lin Zhiyu go, but because of the imperial concubine's words, she didn't dare to make any more moves. She just stared at Lin Zhiyu's belly with an increasingly unkind look.
Not only Rong Concubine, but other concubines also have their own thoughts. During a lantern feast, everyone's attention was focused on Lin Zhiyu's belly.
Oh, except "Liu Xiyue".
Lin Zhiyu didn't care, but Huanyan next to him was almost going crazy with anxiety.
This group of people were obviously targeting their mother-in-law, but she didn't care at all. She wanted to eat and drink when she should.
The client also glanced at her, "What are you looking at me doing? My makeup?"
Huanyan: ... Madam, please be more careful!
"Okay, go get the lanterns that I prepared a few days ago." The imperial concubine ordered the eunuch beside her.
Each person received a lantern in his hand. Lin Zhiyu looked at the lantern in his hand and discovered with the fox's keen sense of smell that the candle was filled with ingredients.
When the lantern was dimmed and put into the water, who would have thought that there was musk in the candle? I have to say that the person who did this was really thoughtful.
Lin Zhiyu looked around unintentionally and saw that almost everyone was paying attention to the lanterns in their hands. Only Concubine Rong and the Imperial Concubine were paying attention to her side.
Lin Zhiyu withdrew his gaze and focused on his lantern again.
In the original plot, Concubine Su's miscarriage was not due to the musk in the lamp, but because she fell into the water while setting off the lanterns.
In the end, they could not find out why Concubine Su fell into the water. Even Concubine Su herself did not know whether she fell in accidentally or was pushed in by someone.
It's just a pity for that child.
Lin Zhiyu fiddled with the wick, his expression dark and unclear.
As night falls, it becomes even cooler.
The imperial concubine also called for paper and pen, and asked the concubines sitting there to write down what they were thinking, and finally stuffed them into the brocade bag tied to the lantern.
Everyone wrote their own stories. I heard that although this lake is a man-made lake, it is connected to the moat outside. The lanterns will flow into the moat along the lake, and I don’t know where they will float in the end.
Lin Zhiyu suddenly felt sad for these women in the palace.
She never believed in this, and it seemed to her that it was ridiculous to place one's wish on a lantern.
If Concubine Su was here, what would she write
Lin Zhiyu thought for a while and then wrote:
It’s the same old year and this time, watching the lanterns from a distance.
Today I say goodbye to the old year, but I know that the spring is late.
If Concubine Su and Prince Wei were just children of ordinary people, they must have already gotten married and had children.
It's a pity that God's will played a trick on people. In the end, Prince Wei did not lift the hijab for Concubine Su, and Concubine Su failed to wash hands and make soup for Prince Wei.
She rolled up the note and carefully stuffed it into her bag.
"What did Sister Su write?" The imperial concubine came over and looked at her cautious movements with a strange light flashing in her eyes.
Lin Zhiyu smiled and said, "What else can I do? My biggest wish in this life is that my child will be safe."
The imperial concubine nodded, "Sister, don't worry."
The maids helped their master walk towards the lake, and Lin Zhiyu let Huanyan help her walk there.
"Huanyan, you enter the palace with me. If I ask for a favor from the emperor, are you willing to leave the palace?"
"Your Majesty said this because she doesn't want slaves anymore?" Huanyan was anxious.
"At your age now, you should have been married long ago."
Huanyan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please don't make fun of me. I am convinced that I can serve you by your side. I can't leave just as I say. I won't obey you."
Lin Zhiyu glanced at her and stopped talking.
The two found a place and prepared to put down the lanterns.
Lin Zhiyu bent down and placed the lantern in his hand on the water.
The lantern slowly floated away from the shore along the current. Lin Zhiyu slowly stood up. At this time, the sole of his foot suddenly slipped and his body leaned forward. The cold lake water instantly wetted his thick clothes.
She heard Huanyan's exclamation, "Come here, my queen has fallen into the water!"
(End of chapter)