The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 163
Although there is a happy new year, the Empress Dowager's body is getting worse day by day.

Originally, this tormenting headache only happened once a month, but now he has an unbearable headache every three or two days and cannot sleep at night.

The concubines and concubines took turns serving the sick, and the imperial hospital was helpless with all its medical skills. The court sentenced Fu Zhuo to return to the emperor. If he wanted to alleviate the illness of the empress dowager, he had to find a good place for self-cultivation and recuperate for a while. ease.

The emperor has always valued filial piety, and he couldn't bear to see the emperor's grandmother suffering so much, so he decided to accompany the empress dowager to Chicheng Tangquan to recuperate.

On this day, Wanyu went to the Qianqing Palace to pay her respects to the emperor, and the emperor was ordering Liang Jiugong to send an order to make arrangements along the way.

Seeing that it was Wannai who came, he smiled and said: "Zhen is going to look for you, so you are here."

Wan Lai smiled and nodded: "The concubine and the emperor have a good heart. I just visited the little elder brother at the place of the honorable man. I was going back to the palace when I was done. But for some reason, I came to the emperor." She walked into the emperor's place. , asked in a low voice: "I heard that the emperor will accompany the empress dowager out of the palace to recuperate?"

The emperor frowned, a little bit worried: "I originally thought about the happy event of having a baby in the palace, coupled with the excitement of the New Year's Eve, the condition of the emperor's grandmother will improve, but I don't want it to be worse. I pay my respects to the emperor's grandmother every day. I was tortured by the illness and lost weight, and because I was worried that I was too concerned about her and distracted from the government, I often forced myself to joke that I was fine. After thinking about it, the previous dynasty is stable, and all places are smooth and disaster-free. I can't rest assured about recuperating, if I follow along with you, I should also find some free time for myself."

As he spoke, he put down the imperial pen in his hand that was writing the memorial, looked at Wan Yu tenderly, and said softly, "Wan Er, are you willing to walk with me?"

Is there any reason in Wanyu's heart that she doesn't want to be with the king?She was overjoyed, but she didn't dare to forget her duty, so she thought for a moment and asked, "May the Empress also go with her?"

The emperor said: "The sixth palace is busy, so the queen can't get away. Next month is the day when Chenghu should enter the Shang's study. She is worried about the child so much that she may not be free."

It is really unreasonable for the emperor and the empress dowager to travel together, not to bring the queen but to bring the concubine.

Wanyu's heart skipped a beat, she bowed and said in blessing, "The purpose of the emperor leaving the palace is to recuperate with the empress dowager, to show filial piety. But if concubines and concubines go together, there will always be discussions in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty, and it is inevitable that the emperor will be misunderstood. intention."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then smiled lightly, and said: "Forget it, I knew early on that you would decline left and right, so I will just care about one person and dodge."

Wan Lai served the emperor with new tea, quietly waited beside him, and accompanied him to review the memorial.

Not long after Liang Jiugong came in to reply, it was said that the Empress Dowager had another headache, the emperor was a little lost, and hurriedly ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair.Wannai wanted to go with her, but the empress dowager was sick and didn't like the crowd, so the emperor tactfully withdrew her kindness.

The New Year's Eve has passed, but this day is not yet half full of spring, and the successive snowfalls have brought down the warmer temperature again.

That day after Wan Lai returned to the palace, as soon as she entered the main hall, she saw Rong Yue and Lian Xin sitting there.

"Sister is afraid of the cold, why are you here at this time?" Wanyu took off her fox fur cloak while instructing Shuangruo to fill some more charcoal basins.

When she sat down next to Rong Yue, seeing her secretive face, he asked, "Sister, what's wrong today? She looks preoccupied."

Somewhat unnaturally, Rong Yue rubbed the pair of white jade embossed flower bracelets bestowed by the emperor on her wrists, pondered for a moment, and then said: "It's nothing at all, I just went to the construction office to get Xiuyan's newly-made elder brother's bellyband from the Ministry of Internal Affairs today. At the same time, I saw Ying Que was there. She was muttering to the wet-clothed nun and I didn’t know what they were talking about. I was always afraid that the queen would make a mistake again and do something terrible together with Yun Shan. Come on."

Wan Lai stared, saw Lian Xin was holding elder brother's little bellyband in her hands, she raised her hand to take it out and looked it over carefully: "I see, she won't be doing some mindless things at this stall, right? Now that Chenghu is the eldest son of the emperor, with such a noble status, if she thinks about getting rid of other people's children at this time, wouldn't she be making fun of herself?" She smiled, and handed the bellyband back to Lian Xin's hand: "She is the only one in the palace. My child can survive, but other people's children can't even open their mouths to speak, sister thinks the emperor won't be suspicious?"

Rong Yue took a sip of tea with lingering fear in her heart: "But she has such a vicious mind, how can we speculate what she is going to do? The matter between Chengxiang and Chengqing has been settled for no reason. The Dali Temple and the Criminal Department have investigated for so long and there is no evidence of any crime. Can it be investigated? I always feel that there is the queen's thoughts in this. Even if someone else finds out, they dare not tell the emperor. The way of survival in this palace has always been to protect oneself wisely. The Hesheli family is against you?"

Wan Yu withdrew her gaze from the bellyband, raised her eyebrows and looked at Rong Yue and said: "Sister, if you still have doubts, you and I will talk to Xiuyan together tomorrow, and from now on, apart from the things made in the palace, the things from outside will be fine." Back together, so safe and sound?"

Rong Yue sighed, nodded her head in response to Wanyan's words, and said earnestly: "I am afraid that others will come up with some vicious tricks to harm you in my heart. You must know that you are the most favored in this palace, and everyone loves you." You might be jealous of you. Except for Concubine Yi and me, you need to be more on guard, understand?" She said, sighing deeply: "Alas, now apart from you and Concubine Yi, I don't dare to talk to anyone else. I wrote to you. I am afraid that one day, if someone plots against me again, this life may be lost."

Rong Yue cautiously ordered Lian Xin to set the bellyband on fire, and Wan Yu felt a slight pain in her heart when she saw her embarrassed and panicked appearance.

I still remember when I first entered the palace, Rong Yuehui was the only one who came forward to stop Guerjia's arrogance.Later, seeing that Guerjia was slapped, she couldn't bear to plead with the emperor and empress dowager whom she had just met.

She used to be so kind, kind to others, willing to believe and accept everyone.

But now she is like a white rabbit with bruises all over her body. Any slight disturbance will make her suspicious and embarrassed.

Seeing this, Wan Lai didn't persuade her even though her heart ached.

After all, in this deep palace, if you want to protect yourself, you have to be cautious at every step.

From the empress dowager and the emperor, down to the ordinary court ladies and eunuchs, who in the Forbidden City seeks a gap in existence through kindness, and lives without fear?
This day and night calculation is really annoying to Wan Yu, but who is not like this in this city?
Thinking about it, Wan Lai took the teacup in her hand and smiled helplessly.

(End of this chapter)