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

Chapter 856
The Empress Dowager was placed under house arrest, the Empress was banned and moved to the palace, the Qin and Lin families had reached the point where they couldn't bear it, and they were about to have a disagreement.And two days ago, the emperor received another news that made matters worse. The eldest prince Xiao Hong's 20 soldiers and horses had assembled, and he was secretly raising food and grass to prepare for the rebellion.Perhaps in the near future, there will be a big bloody storm in the court, enough to change the day, and the only thing the emperor is worried about is Qingchen.Before that, he had to ensure her personal safety, arrange a proper place for her, and let her live the rest of her life well.

Gu Yunfeng's eyes were sore, he understood the emperor's painstaking efforts, but he didn't dare to imagine what kind of pain Qingchen would experience next, his lips trembled a few times, and Gu Yunfeng said with tears: "I obey the order, the emperor is at ease, no matter what, The servants will take good care of her."

The emperor sat on the heated kang, his hand holding the cinnabar pen trembled slightly, and continued to say with a frown: "I wanted to turn this year around and let Xiao Jue go back to Liang to reunite with the emperor after my ancestor's birthday." , but now I’m afraid I’m going to break my promise. I understand his thoughts on Chen’er, and I can rest assured only if I hand Chen’er over to him.”

"Your Majesty..." Gu Yunfeng's voice was a little unsteady, and he said eagerly: "You know that Concubine Chen doesn't have that kind of thought for the son, no matter how good the son treats her, she is only moved in her heart, and I believe that she has the same relationship with the prince. The world is innocent."

"You don't need to explain to me. I know some things better than you." Xiao Jun stared at the memorial in front of her with deep eyes. It was a secret memorial for the Qin and Lin families to join hands to secretly rebel against the deposed emperor. The plan was indeed very careful.

It's not that they don't know that the century-old family is powerful, but when seeing this secret performance, Xiao Jun was still secretly startled.Things are very difficult, this is the biggest difficulty after he succeeds to the throne, if he passes it, he will rule the world, and if he truly holds the universe and the sun and the moon in his hands, he will die if he fails to pass.But no matter what he did, he didn't want Qingchen to take this risk with her.

"I know that Chen'er is only grateful to Xiao Jue, but this is enough. She is the person who can't afford the debt of favor the most. If it really comes to that point, there is no way for me to protect her anymore. Xiao Jue will definitely Cherish her even more, treat her well, even if it is out of gratitude, she will endure the pain and survive. What I want is her unbearable towards Xiao Jue. As for whether she will really fall in love with him in the future, I... don't know..."

Gu Yunfeng choked up and said: "The minister understands what the emperor means. If the empress really knows that the emperor has made a mistake, there will be a period of heartbreak, and His Royal Highness will always stay by her side and suffer with her. The empress really can't think about it, but if she sees the son suffering the same torture as her, she will definitely not be able to bear it. She has already owed the son too much, how can she bear to let him suffer with her? I will care about how the rest of my life goes. But your majesty, things may not be that bad, and it's not like we have no chance of winning..."

"I'm already very sorry for her. The Xie family was exterminated, and only her blood is left. I really can't stand the ordeal. Without full confidence, I have to think of a way out for her. Whether she wants it or not, I Let her live well."

After a pause, the emperor said again: "Today, I asked my little five sons to tell Jin Xin about Concubine Li's offer of red pills to me. With Concubine Chen's temperament, she will definitely come to the Imperial Study Room to stop her tomorrow. You have to help me cover it up." Well, don't let her see any flaws, understand?"

Gu Yunfeng took out a medicine bottle from his sleeve and handed it over, and said in a low voice: "This is the pill that the emperor ordered the minister to make. It looks exactly the same as the pill presented by Concubine Li. From the outside, the emperor will treat it in front of Concubine Li. You can eat this with noodles."

Xiao Jun opened the medicine bottle, poured out a few pills, smelled it, and said, "Is it made of red ginseng and soybean buckwheat?"

Gu Yunfeng responded, and said: "Concubine Li presented to the emperor, one out of every three pills is poisonous, and one of them contains aphrodisiac powder. She was cautious, and the ones offered at first were some of the top pills. There is no problem with the pills made from good tonics, and when the emperor relaxes his vigilance and does not need to be checked by the imperial physician, she dares to add ingredients to the pills, and Master Lin probably ordered her to do so."

"She wanted to die by herself, so I can't blame me." Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Jun ordered: "You go down first, I still have some memorials to deal with here, remember what I said, if one day I She's gone, you have to take good care of her for me."

Gu Yunfeng lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the Emperor will be able to suppress those evil and sycophantic ministers. I have never doubted this."

Xiao Jun was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, and said sternly, "I'd rather have broken pieces of jade than be whole, and never be a prisoner!"

Gu Yunfeng also resolutely said: "Where the emperor is, the humble minister will be there. No matter what happens in the future, the humble minister will swear to follow the emperor to the death."

Xiao Jun pursed her lips in relief, and ordered: "I know, you go down, don't let her hear anything about the affairs of the court, otherwise you won't be able to hide anything."

Gu Yunfeng sighed silently, and said respectfully with a dignified expression: "Yes, I know, my minister...retire."

Early the next morning, Xiao Xiangzi went out to inquire about the location of the Taoist priest, and came back to report to Qingchen, "Madam, the Taoist priest who made medicine for Concubine Li, I know where he is, so I live in the Qingxiu Pavilion in the palace. It is said that after taking the elixir he refined, the emperor felt comfortable all over his body, and he didn't feel tired even though he wrote the memorial very late recently, so he and Concubine Li were rewarded heavily."

"Qingxiu Pavilion?" Qingchen didn't remember that there was such a place in the palace, "Is it a Buddhist hall?"

Xiao Xiangzi replied: "It can't be regarded as a Buddhist hall. There is a special Buddhist hall in the palace. That place was the place where a concubine devoted herself to the Buddha in the previous dynasty. She once worshiped the Buddha and practiced with her hair. That's why it was named Qing Dynasty. Repair the pavilion."

Qingchen was even more puzzled, "Can concubines practice with hair? I really haven't heard of it."

Xiao Xiangzi thought about it for a while, but he didn't seem to know the right and wrong of it, so he just said vaguely: "I heard that there was a concubine in the previous dynasty who loved the emperor very much, but she fell out of favor later, so she devoted herself to the Buddha and refused to face the emperor again." Serving the bed and asking the emperor's permission, he lived in the palace for a long time, eating fast and praying to Buddha, and never returned to the palace until his death. After the death of the concubine, the Qingxiu Pavilion has been idle, because there is a small The hall, the emperor thought it was suitable for alchemy, so he let the Taoist live there."

It turned out to be just a sad place, presumably that concubine is also a staunch character, otherwise why would she refuse to face the king even to the death?But after thinking about it, it's not worth it. With so many women in the harem, without her, the emperor can still hug him left and right. He won't remember who she is, but she has been sad for a lifetime.

(End of this chapter)