Behind the main hall of Jinxiang Palace, Fu came here directly after returning to the palace. She sat on the couch and quietly drank tea and tuned the zither. She was waiting for the emperor to come back from handling state affairs. Chai Rong's activities in the palace were very regular. He was usually busy handling state affairs. When he was hungry, he would come here and ask the palace servants to make him food. Lunch may not be on time, but people always get hungry.
Fu was a little nervous, still worried about what happened this morning. But she acted as if nothing had happened. She was not under too much pressure at this moment. After all, the incident was done without anyone knowing and there was no evidence to prove it.
The sound of the piano was tinkling, but it was not in tune with the rhythm. Sometimes it was rhythmic and sometimes it was chaotic, just like Fu's heart. Her eyes were a little absent-minded.
As expected, Emperor Chai Rong came in from the small door in front. When he saw Fu, he laughed and said, "The Queen is back. You must be very happy to see Madam Fu Er."
Chai Rong knew her whereabouts very well, and Fu Shi did not find it strange. The emperor was not only good at civil and military affairs, but also had a set of spies behind his back. It was not difficult for him to know what was in people's hearts. He could know what Zhang Yongde, Zhao Kuangyin, Li Chongjin and others had done, but no one could know what others were thinking.
Of course, he couldn't know what Fu was thinking.
Fu smiled and said: I think it’s been several years since I last saw my sister. If she hadn’t gotten married, I really don’t know when I would see her again.
She remained dignified and proper, with a gentle and even flattering smile. The emperor never let her sleep with him, and because of this, she had to care for him and please him from time to time, just like it was a job that she had to do.
Seeing Chai Rong's excited face, Fu asked in a friendly manner: "What good news has happened to your Majesty? You look so happy."
Chai Rong made no secret of his cheerful mood: I sent a group of people to inspect various places a while ago. This year, the weather is good everywhere, the crops are growing well, and the Huainan navy has arrived in Tokyo. There is almost no damage to the ships. In short, it is all good news. This year, important events everywhere are going very smoothly, haha
So is the Northern Expedition coming soon? Fu asked gently.
Chai Rong said: "I think that we can prepare for the autumn harvest. However, the army will have to wait until the spring of next year for the rivers to thaw, so that they can gather by land and water, and transport military supplies and equipment by water to reduce the burden on the rear."
When he said this, he frowned, put his hand on his abdomen, his face suddenly turned dark, and his breathing seemed to be very unsmooth. He was smiling just now, but in an instant he looked very scary. Fu saw it and said hurriedly: "My lord, what's wrong with you? I will find the imperial physician immediately."
All right. Chai Rong reached out to stop her. It was an old problem. My stomach and legs were aching. It looked like it was going to rain.
Fu looked at him with concern and pity: It's really okay, no need to find an imperial physician
Chai Rong shook his head and said: This is an old disease left over from years of fighting and sleeping in the open air. It has been several years. If the imperial physician had a way, I could have survived until now.
Fu looked at Chai Rong's face and suddenly felt that he looked so old in his thirties. His face was pale and dark, and his wrinkles were deep and dense. He didn't look like a man who was only thirty-five. There were some light black spots on his face, which looked a bit like the age spots that Fu Yanqing had started to develop a few years ago.
Chai Rong exhaled, took a sip of tea, and inadvertently saw the queen's concerned and nervous expression. Suddenly, Chai Rong was attracted by Fu's appearance, and he felt an inexplicable impulse in his heart.
I saw that her eyes were very bright, like a tangible warm and gentle spring breeze, as if containing thousands of emotions and styles. Her snow-white skin, round face, smooth red lips with a shiny glow, and beautiful black hair were all full of the vitality of a beautiful life. The bright, delicate and beautiful vitality was so beautiful that it made people jealous.
Such a clever and wise queen, when she was concerned and nervous, put her hand on her chin, with her palm facing inward and her fingers bent and pressed under her red lips, but she had a kind of innocent and pure look. Perhaps it was easy to remind people of the coquettish act of biting fingers.
In short, Chai Rong couldn't stand her appearance, and he found that he had some reaction. At that moment, a trace of morbid excitement appeared on his face, and he grabbed Fu and said: Come with me to the bed in the warm room at the back.
Fu's concerned expression suddenly changed, revealing a panic expression, and she hurriedly said: Your Majesty, I feel a little uncomfortable.
Chai Rong immediately became unhappy when he felt something was wrong.
It was really scary when the emperor showed signs of anger. Fu still bit her teeth and said: "It's just that I'm not feeling well. The emperor needs to lower his temper. Don't be impatient."
Chai Rong was a little annoyed: "If you are not feeling well, I will call the eunuch and ask him. I will know which days you were not feeling well. I will ask you again."
Fu said hurriedly: "It's not my period. I was with my second sister last night and didn't cover myself properly with the quilt. I caught a cold in my stomach."
Chai Rong was immediately furious, because the queen looked so healthy, how could she be sick? No one in the world dared to disobey his wishes in person. He grabbed Fu's wrist and pulled her towards the warm room.
When the eunuchs and palace maids around saw this, anyone who dared to ask questions all bent down and looked at the ground, not daring to make a sound, and let the two people in the hall toss them around.
Fu's face turned pale, but she had no strength, and she dared not touch the emperor, so she could only try her best to step forward. But although Chai Rong was in poor health, he was a warrior and had great strength, so he dragged her in directly.
She was dragged by Chai Rongqiang into a warm room with a bed. Suddenly, her eyes felt sore and she gritted her teeth to stop the tears from flowing. A salty taste flowed down her throat into her stomach.
Those were tears that she didn't dare to let out, so she could only force herself to swallow them. What would it mean if she shed tears at this moment
Official, Official Fu's tone was pleading.
Chai Rong was furious: How dare you disobey me
If it were in the past, Fu would probably have obeyed. Chai Rong was right. He was the emperor and he could sleep with whomever he wanted. It was his power. Besides, Fu was the empress. There was no reason for her to not let him touch her. She didn't even have the power to refuse. But now, she couldn't explain why, but she would rather die than be touched by Chai Rong.
Chai Rong picked up Fu and threw her onto the bed. Suddenly, there was a scream. Fu's forehead hit a bronze object. It was a small object used to hang mosquito nets, but someone had thrown it onto the bed. It pierced Fu's forehead and blood immediately flowed out.
Fu felt excruciating pain, but it wasn't her forehead that really hurt. Tears immediately started to fall, mixing with the blood. She didn't feel any pain, but instead felt a sense of relief. She could finally cry openly.
Emotions burst out in an instant, and she really wanted to cry. Countless past events came to her mind, such as her calmness when she was about to die during the Huainan Campaign, when Chai Rong immediately said he would remarry her second sister, and the calm tone of the ministers when they discussed not to announce the death of her. Every word and every tone suddenly became clear. She had been married to Chai Rong for so long, and she had tried every means to please him and seduce him, but she was ignored and thrown aside without even a finger touching him. She was such a proud person, but she could put down her dignity to please someone. How shameless!
The emperor never beat him, and rarely even scolded him, but Fu Shi clearly felt that she had been intimidated and treated violently by him for a long time, fearing that she would suffer a brutal disaster if she did something wrong, or even implicate her entire family of warriors. When the emperor was really angry, his methods were brutal, and Fu Shi had seen how he treated others.
Fu was crying in her heart: I have such a hard life
She stopped struggling. It was useless to struggle anyway. She shouldn't have struggled before. Making him worry would make the consequences more serious. She knew the emperor too well. When the emperor was in power, he would do whatever he wanted without caring about other people's lives. He would make sure it was done.
Chai Rong glanced at her, perhaps still angry, and really ignored her injury and started to undress. But at this time, his movements gradually slowed down, and suddenly he reached into her robe.
Fu watched his hand moving in his crotch from the corner of her eye. She felt nauseous and closed her eyes.
After a while, Chai Rong suddenly sat down beside the bed, his tone a little dejected: Queen, your injury is not serious, I was just a little angry.
After hearing this, Fu opened her eyes quickly. She could tell that the emperor had already given in, even though he didn't apologize. She took out a handkerchief from her bosom and pressed it against the wound on her forehead, and said with tears in her eyes: I have often advised you not to get angry easily. But you just wouldn't listen and you couldn't change.
Chai Rong didn't say anything, but lowered his head in deep thought. After a long time, he regained his dignity, calmness and composure: I was indeed wrong, I should have listened to the Queen.
I'm glad to know. Fu glared at him unhappily and said coquettishly, "If you want me to sleep with you, you should have told me earlier. Tell me to take a bath and change clothes first. You're only happy when you make me bleed. How could I agree to you just now? There are so many people in the palace. I am the queen of the official family. I will lose my dignity in the future."
Chai Rong said: It’s not a big deal, I will call the imperial physician.
Fu said: No need, it's just a superficial wound. I'll go back to the palace and ask someone to get some medicine to rub it on.
Hey, I was anxious. Seeing the queen injured like this, I just felt sorry for her now. Chai Rong frowned and slapped his forehead, saying, "I have such a bad temper!"
Fu's face was pale, but she smiled: "It's good that the emperor has this intention. My father, uncles and brothers are all generals of the Great Zhou. I am not so squeamish that I can't stand seeing blood. Besides, when I was married to Li Chongxun in Hezhong Prefecture, I slept with him every night. That Li Chongxun was very powerful. I have seen everything. It's just sleeping with him. It's just a small matter, but the emperor has to make the palace uneasy."
Chai Rong seemed to be thinking about something, and he must have attached great importance to the fact that a large group of people from the Fu family were generals of the Zhou Dynasty.
She glanced at Chai Rong quietly and said: "After Li Shouzhen's rebellion was defeated, a general sent me back to my parents' home. He used to be a horseman and was of a very humble origin. I was afraid that he would harm me, so I had to do this and that. It was then that I realized that he was even more vicious than my ex-husband Li Chongxun, and I immediately felt that Li Chongxun was really useless."
The bitch Chai Rong suddenly became furious.
Fu said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, those were things before I became the queen. I had no choice. After I was favored by your Majesty, I did not do anything to let you down. Besides, Taizu and your Majesty know that I was married. I am now loyal to your Majesty. It is you who gave the Fu family such great wealth and glory. I am grateful in my heart and I wish I could work like a cow and a horse to repay your kindness."
She spoke again, as if expressing her feelings: Your Majesty, do you understand my heart? I feel lucky every day, because I have someone to rely on because of you. Don’t you know that if Taizu hadn’t adopted me as his adopted daughter and let me marry your Majesty, I would have become a monk and abdicated my sins.
After hearing this, Chai Rong's anger subsided a little, and he said coldly: "In the future, don't come to the front hall to disturb me when I am handling state affairs. If I want to see you, I will naturally go to Zide Hall."
Fu remained silent, feeling a little scared, but she was used to it. She had been under high pressure and fear for a long time, worrying about all kinds of things every day.
She thought back to the scene just now: her performance afterwards was okay, but she was a little reckless at the beginning. She didn't care before, so why should she protect her innocence at all costs today? What's the use of this innocence