Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

Chapter 63 60. Emperor’s Heart ()

"In that case, let's break up. Seventeenth brother, follow me to Yangxin Hall to kill a plate. Wanbi, I will visit you again in the evening. Su Peisheng, arrange a sedan to drive Concubine Duan back."

After saying that, the emperor strode away.

Everyone stood up and knelt down.

After leaving the main hall, I found that the rainstorm had gradually subsided. When I walked out of Jingren Palace, I could still smell a faint smell of blood, which was disgusting.

Everyone was silent and silently quickened their pace.

Back at Yanxi Palace, the rain gradually stopped. The heavy rain lasted for two full hours, sweeping away the gloom and depression of the morning.

Yu Xin led a few people to open the windows inside and outside to let in some fresh air.

At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the breeze after the rain was mixed with the aroma of earth. Xia Dongchun ordered someone to move the deck chair out, and lay on the porch, deep in thought.

Her mind was in chaos, and she couldn't figure out whether the person behind today's events was the Queen or the Concubine Hua. But she knew that today's situation was really dangerous. The emperor was able to execute Fei Guiren calmly, which proved that this incident had indeed touched the emperor's back.

But does the emperor really have such a preference for Zhen Huan? She would rather suppress the matter with thunderous means, but also want to protect Zhen Huan's reputation and status.

Zhen Huan certainly has some abilities. Looking at today's situation, half of the concubines in the harem are turning towards Zhen Huan. She is the head of the six concubines who is favored and has children. She is so able to win over people's hearts. How can the queen and the noble concubines not be afraid of her.

The sky gradually darkened, and after a while Mo Shuang came back and said, "I will sleep with my concubine tonight."

Xia Dongchun was naturally not surprised at all. The emperor specifically told everyone in the harem that what happened today was unwarranted and he did not take it to heart.

At noon on the second day, Su Pei circulated the emperor's oral message that the concubine Xiang was not good at cultivating her virtues and could not raise the princess, so Princess Wen Yi was sent to her elder brother's home.

As soon as the decree was issued, Concubine Xiang felt like the sky was falling. She begged Yikun Palace, then Jingren Palace, and even went to Suiyu Pavilion to apologize to Concubine Wan. They were told that no one could control the emperor's will. There was no way to beg, and I wanted to cry but had no tears, so I had to kneel down outside the Nourishing Heart Hall and cry.

The emperor ordered Su Peisheng to spread the word. If he insisted on disobeying his superiors again, he would record Princess Wen Yi under the name of another concubine and completely cut off her thoughts.

Concubine Xiang had no choice but to return to the palace heartbroken.

A few days later, everyone had packed their bags and prepared to go to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat. Another decree shocked the harem.

Concubine Wan contradicted the high position, and her words and deeds were incomprehensible. She was sent to Penglaizhou to think about her faults behind closed doors. She could not come out without an imperial edict. The sixth elder brother Hongluo was sent to Penglaizhou with his biological mother.

Mo Shuang reported that the day before yesterday, Concubine Wan took her sixth brother to the Royal Garden to relax, but unexpectedly they met Concubine Hua. The two had long been disgusted with each other, and they started to argue after a few words. Angrily, Zhen Huan ridiculed Concubine Hua that she had been favored for many years and had nothing to do, violating the rule of seven outings. Concubine Hua was so angry that she asked Songzhi to slap her. Wan Bin refused to be punished and slapped Songzhi. Concubine Hua was so angry that she ordered the guards to take down Wan Bin. Concubine Wan held her sixth brother in her arms and shouted away everyone. After mocking Concubine Hua again, she walked away.

Concubine Hua turned around and complained to the emperor and the queen mother. Unexpectedly, her brother Nian Gengyao found out about the matter and went to the palace repeatedly to put pressure on the emperor, forcing him to severely punish Concubine Wan. The emperor could not bear the disturbance and ordered that the concubine be punished severely. Concubine Wan and her sixth brother were sent to Penglaizhou for confinement. After hearing what happened, Xia Dongchun just felt that something was wrong. In his previous life, around this time, the emperor sent his concubine Wan to Penglaizhou to think about her mistakes behind closed doors. After Prince Dun's rebellion was settled, Zhen Huan was brought back. Only then did everyone know that the emperor sent Wan Concubine away specifically to keep her away from disputes and ensure her personal safety.

Thinking of this, Xia Dongchun became more and more convinced that the matter was not as simple as it seemed.

Zhen Huan is not such a perverse person on weekdays. She is very cautious in her behavior and dealing with others. Even if she is pampered, there should not be such a huge contrast.

And the emperor's treatment of Wan Concubine this time was also wrong. Although Zhen Huan and her son were sentenced to house arrest in Penglaizhou, he did not take away the title or demote the position. He only said that he was thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors and could not come up with any edicts. But there was no edict. Doesn’t it all depend on the emperor’s will?

However, Nian's family has become a grasshopper after autumn, and can no longer hop around for a few days.

As a foreign minister, Nian Gengyao actually dictated the emperor's harem. In order to redress her sister's injustice, she did not hesitate to enter the palace repeatedly to threaten the emperor. Such extraordinary actions, if the emperor could still tolerate the Nian family, her death in Xia Dongchun would be in vain.

But even if Nian Gengyao lost his Sacred Heart and the Nian family lost power, Nian Shilan and the emperor had been in love for so many years, and the emperor felt guilty about Nian Shilan, so Xia Dongchun was not worried about Nian Shilan. Being affected, the Nian family was implicated.

Sometimes Xia Dongchun even thought that the emperor's affection for Nian Shilan might be much deeper than his affection for Zhen Huan.

In the afternoon of that day, Zhen Huan and Sixth Brother were sent to Penglaizhou. Xia Dongchun did not see them off, but Concubine Hua sent Songzhi there and ridiculed them severely.

A few days later, the emperor temporarily settled the important affairs of the previous dynasty, and everyone set off to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat.

This was Xia Dongchun's first visit to the Old Summer Palace. The residence assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was Yingshui Lanxiang. It was some distance away from Qingyan, Kyushu, where the emperor lived, but it was an extremely cool and comfortable residence. Xia Dongchun was happy to relax.

Hongmin and Qiongwei were particularly happy. At first, Xia Dongchun was worried that the two babies would cry if the environment changed, but now it seems that they are worried too much.

The consequence of being particularly happy is that he goes to bed early at night after eating a full meal. I think he is tired from having been rejoicing for too long during the day.

Nowadays, Concubine Hua is the only one favored by the emperor, and she has to accompany the Holy Master every day. The noble concubines beside her, who are always auspicious, the noble concubines, the favored concubines, and the prosperous concubines, have all fallen out of favor. Everyone is still confused, but Xia Dongchun has already closed the door and lived a down-to-earth life, never stepping out of Yuedi Yunju Pavilion unless something happened.

An Lingrong was still unfavored. No matter how much money she gave to the Ministry of Internal Affairs or how conspicuous her green badge was, it was useless. The emperor seemed to have really forgotten such a person.

Before her serious illness, An Lingrong was favored by Rui Changzai. Unexpectedly, after several months of illness, the emperor gained a new favorite, but she completely fell out of favor.

In the corner of Yingshui Lanxiang's backyard, there is a small garden of dense green bamboos and a plane tree as thick as two people can hug each other. There is a pavilion against the back wall. The pavilion is slightly higher. Standing on it, you can see the low courtyard. Qiang saw a lake outside the wall. Mo Shuang said it was Juyue Lake, which was specially built to match the Yuedi Yunju Pavilion in the west.

Xia Dongchun was extremely satisfied with this residence. Since arriving in the Old Summer Palace, the Queen had no need to pay daily greetings due to the heat. Therefore, the three of them, mother and son, closed the door every day, eating, drinking, playing and sleeping in the small world of Yingshui Lanxiang.

(End of this chapter)