The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 493 Painful Choice (7)
Qingchen put down his pen and said: "It's time for me to go see her, and it's time to talk to her about some things."

Leng Palace is at the deepest part of Xihe Palace. Although it is not far away, it is the first time for Qingchen to visit this place.

There are guards outside. Although the people inside are not allowed to come out at will, they don't stop people from going in to visit.Jinxiu pushed open the two mottled and dusty red-lacquered wooden doors, the heavy and hoarse sound of the doors opening with the crackling sound of the wood seemed to break, which made people feel chills all over their bodies.

As soon as the door was opened, the dust on it was shaking and falling down. Chang Xi walked in front of Qingchen, fanned the wind with his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, be careful, people don't come in and out often here, it's very dirty."

She wasn't afraid of being dirty, but when she saw the women lying on the ground basking in the sun in disorder in the yard, she was so frightened that she couldn't help but took a step back.

Those women were of different ages, but they all had one thing in common, that is, their clothes were shabby, their hair was messy, and their faces were filthy. Some were talking madly and didn't know what they were talking to themselves, while others couldn't hold back when they saw a stranger coming. Curious, he rushed forward, and was yelled at by Chang Xi and retreated.

The nurse in charge in the cold palace heard the movement and asked casually: "Who is yelling here? What are you arguing about, what are you arguing about?"

Seeing her being rude, Chang Xi yelled loudly: "I've seen your concubine Rong, why don't you come over and salute."

The nanny looked to be in her forties, her clothes were half-new but still neat, there was no jewelry on her head, and there was no oily water in the cold palace. All the women who came here were abandoned women, so naturally there was no filial piety in her hands. , presumably she doesn't have many menstruation herself, so her dress is extremely simple.

As soon as she came out, several little girls came out of the room one after another, all of them were dressed as rough envoys and palace servants, and they probably didn't see strangers for a long time, and they seemed a little uncomfortable for a while.

Hearing what Chang Xi said, the nanny knew that the nobleman couldn't afford to offend her, so she hurried over with a smile on her face and went down, "Slave maid Zhao Nanny pays her respects to the empress, the empress is auspicious."

Qing Chen said with a faint smile: "Mother Zhao doesn't need to be too polite, let's just be flat."

Although Zhao Momo had a smile on her face, her eyes were always cold. The situation of people like them couldn't be worse. As long as there is no danger of her life, she doesn't need to curry favor with anyone.

Jinxiu handed over a bag of silver, and Mother Zhao was stunned for a while, she didn't expect this concubine Rong to offer such a generous reward, she happily took it and stuffed it into her pocket, her attitude immediately became more submissive, "Dare to ask your mother, In a dirty place like the Lenggong, what is the empress doing here?"

Qingchen glanced at the rows of doors and windows covered with cobwebs. The window paper pasted on the Linghua lattice windows was not only full of dust, but also very leaky. In winter, it would even be a problem to block the wind. If there was no charcoal fire, it would freeze Dead people are not surprising at all.

She couldn't bear it, and her voice became a little heavy without realizing it, "I'm here to visit Xin Changzai today, I don't know which room she lives in? If it's convenient for you, mother Zhao, can you allow us to meet alone?" ?”

In fact, Mammy Zhao didn't treat Xin Changzai very badly. Concubine He Gui had asked her to explain to her before, asking her to take care of Xin Changzai's fetus. If there was any problem, she would immediately remove her head, so she did not Don't dare to be careless.

But Leng Gong is Leng Gong after all, no matter how hard she tries, the cost of food and clothing is not as good as that of an ordinary girl outside, so as long as she is not hungry or cold, it is considered good.

Later, concubine He Gui had an accident, and Madam Zhao no longer cared about Xin Changzai's life and death, but after a few days, another servant from Concubine Rong's palace came to take care of her, and Madam Zhao began to treat Xin Changzai again. Look at it differently.

There are so many people protecting an abandoned concubine in the cold palace, it is probably the idea of ​​beating the child in her belly.Even though she knew it in her heart, she didn't want to be troublesome, so when Qingchen wanted to see Xin Changzai, she didn't ask any more questions, and pointed to a separate small room in the corner and said, "That's the one. Say something?"

Qingchen said with a smile: "I can go there by myself, the mother just needs to tell people not to come and disturb."

Zhao Momo understood what she meant, it was not even serving tea, and thinking about it, who would care about having refreshments with them?Then he replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the servants will take good care of the people below, and never dare to disturb your Majesty at will."

Jinxiu was afraid that those crazy women would jump on her and frighten her, so she hugged her tightly and didn't dare to be careless, while Chang Xi led the way, walked to Xin Changzai's door and knocked lightly, "My lord, are you in there? The concubine Rong came to see you."

There was no movement inside for a long time, and it took a long time to hear a rustling sound, and then the two dirty doors were slowly opened from the inside, and the bright sunlight shone into the room, making the people inside feel slightly uncomfortable. Closing his eyes, Qingchen stood at the door, and saw Xin Changzai's puffed-out stomach and a sallow, thin face.

Seeing her, Xin Changzai was a little surprised, but couldn't control his agitation, he leaned down awkwardly, "Concubine please refer to Empress Rong, Empress Jin'an."

Qingchen hurriedly picked her up and said, "It's inconvenient for you to be pregnant, so you don't need to perform these empty rituals. Let's talk in the room."

Qingchen asked Jinxiu and Changxi to wait at the door, she followed Xin Changzai into the room, the room was a little cold, and when the door was closed she felt uncomfortable and couldn't see clearly for a while.

Xin Changzai said with some embarrassment: "Madam, my place is simple, I don't even have a cup of hot tea, please forgive my concubine for being rude."

Qingchen took a look at her room. There was a half-new green gauze curtain hanging on the dilapidated wooden bed, and the thin quilt was a little dirty. There was only a table and two chairs in the room. , There is a set of tea sets on the table, and a few teacups are still missing.There are no other furnishings, only a few mended old clothes and a sewing basket with a few embroidered silk handkerchiefs on the kang under the window.

She sighed softly and asked, "Apart from Rue Xiang, is there no one to serve you?"

Xin Changzai shook his head lightly, pointed to the needlework basket on the heated kang and said: "I brought only a girl, Ruxiang, when I entered the palace, but who would have thought that she betrayed me, it's good that such a servant is gone, otherwise Sooner or later, I will die at her hands. Now I do some needlework quietly by myself, with my mother taking care of me secretly, and Madam Zhao doesn’t make things difficult for me. When it was time to give birth, the empress was kind-hearted and would always give me a hand, so I was able to endure all the hardships. People in the cold palace can't see hope, if it wasn't for this child, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to make it through long ago."

Qingchen didn't know what to say, this child was all her hope, but even if she could successfully give birth to a prince, she was destined not to be able to keep her by her side. The women in the palace were so miserable, and their status was not enough. They can only be raised by others.

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