frightfiction Chapter 643: Concubine Xian is not suitable to see people, or does she not want to see me?
Chapter 643: Concubine Xian is not suitable to see people, or does she not want to see me?
Since the cold palace is under the jurisdiction of Shen Zhinian, with Xia Shi here, she can do a lot of things for him!
Xia knew that His Majesty probably didn't even remember who she was. If she wanted to leave the cold palace, the only person she could count on was Liu Shiqing.
As long as I am still useful to Liu Shiqing, I will see hope.
Hearing Liu Shiqing's words, Xia nodded heavily!
……
Yikun Palace.
Doukou, the maidservant of Concubine Dun, had a trace of worry in her eyes: "I heard that it was because the Empress Dowager pleaded for Liu that His Majesty released her from the cold palace."
"In order to avoid suspicion from His Majesty, the Empress Dowager has never asked about the affairs of the harem, but now she has done this for Liu. I am really worried..."
If Liu returns, what will happen to our queen?
Concubine Dun held the Third Prince and coaxed him gently, with a relaxed and comfortable smile on her face: "What are you afraid of?"
"If the Duke Dingguo's Mansion wanted to continue supporting Liu, how could they have watched His Majesty banish her to the cold palace?"
"No matter what, the blood relationship is there. The Queen Mother will not let Liu die in the cold palace. But this does not mean that they will do anything to help Liu again."
Sure enough, as soon as Concubine Dun finished speaking, Xiao Tianzi, the eunuch in charge of Yikun Palace, walked in from outside.
He lowered his voice and reported, "Your Majesty, I have found out everything. The first thing Liu did after leaving the cold palace was to go to the Cining Palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager."
"But the Empress Dowager did not meet her. She just told her to take care of herself and not to go to the Cining Palace again."
Concubine Dun held the third prince in her arms, smiling without saying a word, as if everything was under her control.
Doukou secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good..."
She had always been worried that in terms of blood relationship with the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, how could the Empress compare to Liu.
I hope the Queen Mother hasn't changed her mind.
The third prince is almost one year old, but he still looks like a baby of seven or eight months old.
During the time she raised him, Concubine Dun more or less noticed that the Third Prince was different from ordinary people.
It seems that the rumors in the palace are true.
But it doesn't matter.
Originally, to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion and the Queen Mother, the Third Prince was just a puppet.
As long as a hundred years after His Majesty passes away, the Third Prince can, with their support, successfully take the position and let her become the Empress Dowager!
The third prince drooled again in her arms, but Concubine Dun did not dislike it at all. She carefully wiped the third prince clean with a handkerchief before handing him over to the wet nurse.
"Take the Third Prince down to rest."
The nurse said respectfully, "Yes!"
Looking at the ugly appearance of the Third Prince, a hint of disgust flashed across Doukou's eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
"Your Majesty, everyone in the palace says that Concubine Xue is very kind to the Second Princess and takes care of her personally."
"But I feel that you treat the Third Prince just as well as Concubine Xue treats the Second Princess."
Concubine Dun smiled slightly and said nothing.
To her, the third prince was not just an ordinary baby, but the wealth and glory for the rest of her life.
She has to take good care of it.
"The third prince was born on the third day of March last year. In about ten days, it will be his first birthday banquet. How are all the arrangements going?"
Xiao Tianzi bowed his waist and said, "The prince's first birthday is a big event. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have started preparing for these matters since last month."
"When the time comes, I will definitely hold a grand birthday party for the Third Prince!"
Concubine Dun nodded.
Regardless of whether her love for the Third Prince was genuine or fake, the higher the Third Prince's status in the palace, the more stable her path would be!
……
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
The place that emperors visit most often nowadays is Zhongcui Palace.
Especially as the Fourth Prince grew up day by day, who wouldn't be envious of his fair and soft appearance?
Moreover, this child was born under the personal care of Nangong Xuanyu, so the status he holds in his heart is even more extraordinary.
The emperor feels uncomfortable after not seeing the virtuous concubine and the fourth prince and his son for a few days.
In the evening, after reviewing the memorials, he stood up and said, "Let's go to Zhongcui Palace!"
Li Changde followed behind holding the whisk: "Yes!"
Halfway through the journey, Nangong Xuanyu, who was sitting on the dragon sedan chair, suddenly raised his hand.
Li Changde immediately said: "Stop!"
Then he stepped forward quickly and asked respectfully, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"
Nangong Xuanyu was silent for a long time before he asked, "...You said, if I pardoned Liu from the cold palace, would Concubine Xian be angry if she knew about it?"
After all, Nian Nian almost died on the night of the Lantern Festival...
Li Changde looked up and was surprised to see the guilty look in Nangong Xuanyu's eyes.
Your Majesty is the emperor. Do you need others’ consent to decide who to punish and who to forgive?
But when I thought that the other party was the virtuous concubine, everything became normal.
He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the virtuous concubine has always been kind and sensible, and she will surely understand your difficulties."
Nangong Xuanyu didn't say anything else.
Doesn’t he understand Nian Nian yet?
She was indeed generous in many matters and didn't like to argue with others. But when it came to life, who could be so generous?
If this matter happened to Concubine Liang, he would not need to worry because the emperor knew that no matter what happened, Concubine Liang would be sensible and willing to compromise.
Thinking about her...I'm afraid it's not that easy to let go.
Yet, it was this woman, who required him to rack his brains to coax her, who occupied all his mind.
"Forget it, let's keep going."
"Yes."
The dragon sedan continued to move towards Zhongcui Palace and soon arrived at its destination.
who knows……
When Nangong Xuanyu came down from above and walked inside, he was stopped by Fuqiu.
She bowed with a very respectful attitude: "Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, the Queen is not feeling well and is afraid that she will pass her illness on to you. She has specifically instructed that if you come to Zhongcui Palace, for the sake of the Queen's health, you should be asked to return."
Nangong Xuanyu's tone suddenly became nervous, and he subconsciously asked: "When did the virtuous concubine fall ill, and why did no one tell me?"
"Have you called the imperial physician? How is she now?"
Fuqiu lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Doctor Tang came to see you in the evening and said that your Majesty is fine and just needs to rest for a few days."
What kind of disease is it that you can’t even tell the cause?
Li Changde was a smart man and came to his senses immediately.
Your Majesty, the virtuous concubine doesn't want to see Your Majesty!
Perhaps it was because this same thing had happened in Zhongcui Palace many times, and even Li Changde had become accustomed to it.
He even secretly wondered in his heart how His Majesty would end this time.
If Li Changde understood it, how could the emperor not understand it?
Nangong Xuanyu looked at Fuqiu, and his voice suddenly turned cold: "Is it not appropriate for Concubine Xian to see people, or do you not want to see me?"