Speaking of it, the emperor also contributed a lot. Both of them gave power, but only favored one, which made the other dissatisfied. Then step by step, the rift became deeper and deeper, and someone else came in to stir up the situation today. It's not surprising at all.
The women in the harem seldom have political savvy, and they spare no effort to fight for favor, but they often don't consider the overall situation, so that these two families who secretly rely on Prince Xi are all involved, and the emperor doesn't need to do it. will.
Yu Wenxi would probably be furious when he found out.
The two high-ranking concubines in the palace have fallen again. Concubine De has monopolized power and is pregnant. Anyone with eyes can tell that she is the most likely to become the empress.
So everyone in the palace who had run on her before all licked their faces and apologized, some gave generous gifts, some said good things, and some pretended to be pitiful. Life is hard here, don't mind what you did wrong with those two masters before."
Hua Chun didn't reject people for thousands of miles, she would accept what people gave her, and whether she listened to what they said was another matter.
With Concubine Wu gone, the Empress Dowager's attitude towards Hua Chun is very embarrassing. Although she knows that Hua Chun has a grudge in her heart, but she is pregnant with the only imperial heir, she can't do anything, the only thing she can do is to avoid it , everyone is better off.
So Hua Chun lived a fairly comfortable life, dealt with all the remnants of the incident between Concubine Shu and Concubine Wu, sealed off the news in the palace, and prevented everyone from discussing it, and then began to accompany the emperor to heal his wounds.
The emperor was a little annoyed that the assassin was not caught, but Huo Zichong was still outside, and the newly appointed chief guard was useless, so he could only remain silent.
When He Chang'an entered the palace to pay his respects, he was led to a corner of the imperial garden by the palace staff on the way.
"Master Hou." Tang's eyes were full of tears, and the corners of his mouth were raised, looking at him: "I've done everything I can, can you be happier?"
What? He Changan frowned and looked at her very warily.
He still remembers Tang's attitude and the words he said clearly before, and it was clearly resentment towards him, why did it turn out to want him to be happy in a blink of an eye
"Empress Zhaoyi may wish to speak directly if you have something to say." He said, "I can't stay for long."
Tang's eyes were full of tenderness, and she pursed her lips and looked at him: "Don't you understand yet? Ning'er attached to Concubine Shu, let Xu Wu and Xu Wu fight each other, and the emperor benefited, all to make you happy!"
His body shook, He Chang'an's eyes shifted, and he leaned against the palace wall beside him and chuckled: "This Marquis didn't ask your empress to do this."
"I know, I'm just being passionate." His eyes dimmed, and Tang Guning pursed his lips: "It's impossible for Ning'er to serve Lord Hou anymore, but if Lord Hou can remember Ning'er, Ning'er There will be no regrets."
After finishing speaking, he saluted He Changan, then turned his head, and ran away as if crying.
He Changan frowned, looked at her back for a while, and continued to go to Zichen Hall.
"Second brother is here?" Hua Chun was hanging things, took the curtain from the partition, and replaced it with a string of colorful thousand paper cranes, feeling very happy.
But He Changan turned pale with fright: "You... come down quickly, why did you step on the stool?"
Qing Niao, who was holding on to the stool, sighed: "Your Majesty said that the thousand origami cranes are only useful if the person who breaks them hangs them with their own hands, and the servants can't stop them at all."
"Come down." He Changan frowned and stretched out his hand. Hua Chun was taken aback, borrowed strength from his sleeve, jumped to the ground, and said with a grin: "Second brother, don't be too nervous. This stomach is only about four months old. It’s not heavy, it’s not enough for bed rest, and it’s good for your body to crawl occasionally.”
"It's too dangerous." He Changan pursed his lips: "With the lessons learned from Concubine Wu Gui, you should be more careful."
Hua Chun curled her lips, she has been so busy recently that she has forgotten that she is still pregnant, didn't she help fetch water to give the emperor a cold compress last time? He also boiled the medicine himself. Many women with big bellies in modern times walk on the street quite unusually, how could the ancient royal family be so delicate.
"By the way, is Second Brother here to greet the Emperor?" Hua Chun asked.
He Changan returned to his senses, nodded: "Yes."
If she didn't mention it, he almost forgot.
Hua Chun quickly lifted the hanging paper cranes, and the emperor inside was leaning against the head of the bed, looking at them deeply.
I don't know how long I've been watching it.
After coughing twice, He Changan went in with a smile and saluted: "See the emperor."
"Exemption." Yu Wenjie pursed his lips: "If you don't tell me, I thought you came to pay your respects to Empress Concubine De."
There was such a sour smell, He Changan raised his eyebrows, and said with a low smile: "Of course I came to report the situation to you, the Xu and Wu families have struggled a few times, now it's time to surrender, it's time to leave , and each returns to its position. What I mean by the humble minister is to promote the subordinates to the top, so you don't have to worry about choosing any more."
"Yeah." The emperor nodded: "Just bring up some reliable people."
He Chang'an agreed, thinking of Tang Shi, he couldn't help but ask, "How does the emperor plan to deal with Tang Zhaoyi?"
"She didn't do anything wrong, why should she deal with it?" The emperor said: "It should be rewarded."
Hua Chun didn't object, the emperor was right, the Tang family did make a huge contribution in encouraging Concubine Shu to die, and Concubine Shu's end today is due to her contribution.
Moreover, Mrs. Tang is really powerful. Concubine Shu suddenly fell down, and she retreated completely without any dust. She even tried her best to rescue Concubine Shu, which won Concubine Shu's gratitude.
But in fact, she didn't do anything at all, and she even stabbed Concubine Shu to her in private, in order to show her favor.
For this kind of people who don't know the bottom line, Hua Chun refuses. Although Tang was born as a commoner, she seems to have a very high talent for palace fighting, and she doesn't want to provoke him.
He Chang'an frowned. He originally sent Tang Shi here to serve as a sword for the emperor. Now that the purpose has been achieved, the emperor still intends to stay in the palace for the person who will not let Hua Chun go
He couldn't understand, could it be that he really wronged Tang Shi, she was actually secretly doing things according to the emperor's wishes, for their own good
Thinking of Tang's words just now, He Chang'an fell silent.
In fact, the emperor is not a soft-hearted person, and he wanted to find a reason to deal with Tang immediately, so as to avoid future troubles. However, ever since Concubine Shu entered the cold palace, Tang Shi, like a different person, came to express her sincerity to Hua Chun many times, saying that the previous things were all for today's result, and she had to do it, saying that she still had some feelings in her heart. Lord Hou, because of Lord Hou, he will help Huachun.
In view of the fact that the result she achieved did satisfy the emperor, Yu Wenjie was not in a hurry to deal with her, thinking to keep it for another look, and if there was anything wrong, it would not be too late to deal with it. Otherwise, there is really a suspicion of killing a donkey.
He Chang'an sighed, looked at Hua Chun and said, "It's good that the lady can take care of her health, and I will take my leave first."
"Second brother, go slowly." Hua Chun nodded with a smile, watched him bow to the emperor again, and then left respectfully.
Yu Wenjie was not in a good mood, looked at Hua Chun and said, "Go to bed early today, you haven't slept well for several nights."
"Have you?" Hua Chun blinked, "I think I fell asleep pretty quickly."
I fell asleep quickly, but I never had a good dream one night, and my brows were almost wrinkled. The emperor sighed, he didn't know how to comfort her at all, because Hua Chun was always smiling during the day, and it seemed that nothing happened, if it wasn't so sad at night, he would have been deceived by her.
No one dared to mention Wan's matter again, and he didn't know how long it would take her to completely forget about it.
"The concubine will go back to Yangxin Hall to sleep tonight." Hua Chun said, "The bed in Zichen Hall is too soft, I'm not used to sleeping."
"Aren't you afraid of sleeping alone?" The emperor raised his eyebrows.
Rolling her eyes, she said: "It's like you always sleep with me. Didn't the concubine sleep alone for so many days? What's there to be afraid of?"
The emperor pursed his lips: "Okay then."
Hua Chun bent his knees, turned around and fiddled with the thousand paper cranes hanging by the door a few times, supported Qing Niao's hand and left.
It is good to have the emperor's protection, but she can't always hide in his arms, that would be too useless.
If there is a rumor that someone wants to show her some color, then she will come out alone to see if it looks good. Pregnancy will make people a little silly, but it is more than enough to deal with this group of women.
As soon as he returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Mrs. Tang came, frowning and said: "Mother, why do you come back? Isn't it good to be in Zichen Hall?"
Hua Chun smiled: "Your Majesty always sees that this big-bellied woman in this Palace will get tired of it, so it's better to come back."
"But..." Tang Shi pursed her lips, hesitated for a while, and leaned next to her and said in a low voice: "There are still people in this palace who don't like you, maybe something will happen."
"Thank you for reminding me." Hua Chun said, "Don't worry, it's getting late, you should go back to rest earlier."
Sighing, Tang Shi looked embarrassed, and had no choice but to get up and leave.
"Master, this person seems to be attached to you." Rui'er looked at it for a while, and waited for the person to leave before opening his mouth.
Hua Chun tilted his head, smiled without saying a word, Qing Niao beside him said: "The emperor said that he doesn't like people forming cliques, so naturally our master will not form cliques with anyone."
"That's what I said, but it's good to have someone to help in this palace." Rui'er whispered: "What she said just now seems to be reminding the master of something."
"Yeah." Hua Chun nodded: "Remind me tonight, I know that you two don't need to watch the night tonight, so you can go to rest and don't come out when you hear anything. It is enough for me to have hidden guards by my side."
Qingyou frowned: "Does even the slaves have to rest?"
"Especially how are you?" Lowering his voice, Hua Chun said, "You are more courageous than anyone else, so don't be brave."
Qing Ling was silent, but only nodded: "Yes."