met free Chapter 128: Leaving the Palace to Pray for Blessings
Chapter 128: Leaving the Palace to Pray for Blessings
So after Yinzhen left the Yanx Palace, the news that Xia Dongchun was under house arrest spread.
When An Lingrong learned the news, she felt a bit gloating, which made nobleman Borjigit worried for a while.
Speaking of which, since Lady Borjigit had a miscarriage, she seldom went out. Even when she went out, she basically came to pay her respects to the Queen, talk to Xia Dongchun, and see Ling Yuan.
This time, Xia Dongchun was under house arrest, and Yinzhen ordered that no one was allowed to visit her at will. Lady Borjigit could only worry in her own palace but could do nothing.
But after learning that Yinzhen and the Queen were leaving the palace to pray for blessings, Borjigit Noblewoman's worries turned into relief. Once Yinzhen and the Queen left the palace, and the Queen Mother was still ill, Concubine Hua would take sole control of the six palaces. Wouldn't this mean that Concubine Hua would have the final say in the harem?
From this point of view, it is better for Xia Dongchun to be under house arrest. At least she doesn't have to be tormented by Concubine Hua.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Yinzhen and the queen left the palace. After seeing them off, Concubine Jing saw that Zhen Huan didn't look very happy, and thinking that she was still pregnant, she said with concern: "Concubine Wan is still pregnant, and the weather is not warm yet, why don't you go back first."
"Jing Fei hasn't even started to manage the six palaces yet, and you're already worrying about it?" Hua Fei twisted her waist and looked at Jing Fei with a disdainful tone, "It's already past the 15th, how cold can it be? How can you be so delicate?"
Zhen Huan did not want to embarrass Concubine Jing, so she took the initiative to say, "Your Highness Concubine Jing is caring about me because she is concerned about the heir in my womb. It is all my fault. Please don't blame Your Highness Concubine Jing, Your Highness Hua."
Concubine Hua snorted coldly, "It's good that you have this self-awareness. I won't tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes. If I find someone who dares to take advantage of my favor or is like Noble Lady Fucha, who wants to soar to the sky with the dragon fetus in her belly, I will definitely teach her a lesson."
"What's more," Concubine Hua squinted at Concubine Jing, "Concubines are different from each other. This palace is in charge of the six palaces. Now that the emperor and the queen have left the palace to pray for blessings, this palace has taken on this important task, so naturally I have to set some rules."
Everyone stood in the cold wind for a while before Hua Fei said lazily, "Okay, let's go back."
Then everyone dispersed.
Lady Borjigit was once again thankful that Xia Dongchun was under house arrest, otherwise she would have been the one freezing in this cold wind today.
Since that day, Concubine Hua asked all the concubines to go to Yiku Palace to talk with her every day. The conversation would last for three or four hours every day, and everyone was miserable.
Xia Dongchun was happy and comfortable. Su Peisheng had taken care of everything. Although she was under house arrest, she was living well. She didn't have to go to Yikun Palace to smile every day.
It was just hard for Noble Lady Fucha. She had to go to Yikun Palace every day to listen to Concubine Hua's sarcastic words before she recovered. After a few days of this, Noble Lady Fucha looked pale and had no energy at all.
That day, Zhou Ninghai came to Suiyuxuan again to invite someone, but Zhen Huan was really uncomfortable and wanted to refuse.
As a result, Zhou Ninghai did not move: "Empress Wan, except for Empress Duan, who really cannot go, Concubine Zhao is under house arrest in the Yanxi Palace, and the other concubines are already waiting in the Yikun Palace. Even Concubine An, who has not recovered from her cough, and Concubine Fucha, who just had a miscarriage, have arrived. If you don't go, I will not be able to explain it, right?"
The words were spoken in an orderly manner, as if Zhen Huan would be committing a heinous mistake if she didn't go. But Zhen Huan couldn't say anything unpleasant, otherwise Concubine Hua would not let her go.
"Are you deaf?" Liu Zhu, who was standing by, was the most straightforward and could not bear to see Zhen Huan being wronged. He immediately exploded when he heard this. "Our queen is pregnant with the royal heir. If something happens to her, can you bear the consequences?!"
"This..." Zhou Ninghai did not respond to Liu Zhu's words, but said to Zhen Huan, "Please don't embarrass us servants. Even if you don't want to go, you have to reply yourself. I dare not reply like this."
Zhen Huan had no choice but to stand up and said, "You go out and wait first. I'll go after I change my clothes."
Zhou Ninghai then went out.
......
Xia Dongchun had just finished drinking the pregnancy-preserving medicine that Xu Zhiyun prescribed for her when she heard Yin Zhu say that Prince Guo had broken into the Yikun Palace. She widened her eyes in surprise: "Prince Guo? How dare he break into the inner palace without permission? If the emperor knew about this, he would definitely blame him."
Yin Zhu said truthfully: "It seems that it is because... Concubine Wan was punished by Concubine Hua to kneel in the Yikun Palace. She has been kneeling for nearly an hour."
Xia Dongchun was even more surprised: "Isn't Wanpin pregnant? How can a pregnant woman kneel for so long? Could it be that Prince Guo broke into the inner palace because something happened to Wanpin's child?"
Yin Zhu stopped talking, but her silence said it all.
Xia Dongchun was surprised and scared at the same time. Fortunately, Yinzhen had forbidden her to walk before he left, otherwise it would be hard to say whether she would have been involved in what happened today.
But... Xia Dongchun felt like she had forgotten something and wanted to ask Yun Ling, but Yin Zhu was still there and some things were difficult to say directly, so she had to give up for the time being.
But before she could ask Yun Ling, she remembered it herself.
——Wrinkle-removing glue!
She forgot about it!
Forget it, she should just take care of herself for now. After all, it won't be too late to tell Zhen Huan about this matter later. After all, her original intention was not to help Zhen Huan. She had thought before that if she could go with the flow, it would be fine to do her a favor, but since things have come to this point, she has no choice.
It was unknown whether Yin Zhu saw what Xia Dongchun meant or what, but Yin Zhu went out on her own soon: "My lady, I will go and see if the princess has woken up."
Xia Dongchun nodded: "Go ahead. If Ling Yuan wakes up, ask the nurse to bring Ling Yuan over."
"Yes." Yin Zhu stepped out.
Only Yunling and Xia Dongchun were left in the room. Yunling spoke first: "My lady, Concubine Wan's pregnancy may not be saved."
"Let them be." Xia Dongchun said, "When the emperor comes back, there will be more trouble. After all, it will be Concubine Hua who will be punished and Concubine Wan who will suffer. It has nothing to do with us."
Xia Dongchun sighed again, fortunately her pregnancy was kept secret for the time being, and it happened that Yinzhen was angry about the matter of Noble Lady Fucha, which gave her such a chance to save herself.