The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 182 Return of the Emperor
The queen was so frightened that she couldn't get up from the sick bed for several days.

Even though there had never been any will-o'-the-wisps in Kunning Palace, she would often hear her waking up in the middle of the night telling Yunshan to stay away from her.

In the blink of an eye, at the end of September, the queen's illness not only did not improve, but became more and more serious.

Today, Empress Dowager Renxian and Concubine Yi went to Kunning Palace to visit her. She never thought that she would be so crazy that they had to take a picture of the eight trigrams bronze mirror before inviting someone into the bedroom.

The Empress Dowager Renxian practiced Buddhism deeply, so she naturally didn't believe in these things, and she was very dissatisfied to see the empress making such a fuss.

When she lifted the curtain and entered the room, she looked a little worried, the queen's face was yellow and her hair was dry and haggard, although she was ill, she was still polite. After seeing the Empress Dowager Renxian, she hurriedly went to the ground to pay her respects with Qingyue's support.

Empress Dowager Renxian saw that she needed help from others when she got up, she couldn't help but feel concerned and said: "Your body is like this, why do you care about those etiquette?" As she spoke, she stepped forward and pressed her hand, and sat down on the couch beside her On: "Have you told the emperor about this?"

The queen shook her head, coughed a few times before replying: "The imperial grandmother is recovering now, how dare I tell the emperor about this trouble at this time? The empress is at ease, my son's illness is not a big deal, and it will be healed sooner." All right."

"Do you really believe that it's the ghost of that lowly maid who came back to look for you?" The Empress Dowager Xinxin snorted, her brows furrowed into a frown: "Because of what you said, the late emperor had countless dead souls during his battles, wouldn't he be able to sleep peacefully every night? Empress, you are the middle palace, the example of the six palaces, how can you feel at ease when the concubines around you look at you like this?"

"Emperor Niang's lesson is that it's the son-in-law cough. cough." The queen's body seemed to be extremely weak, and she was panting and coughing after not being able to answer a few words. Concubine Yi couldn't bear it. He opened the mouth and said: "Queen Mother, the empress needs to rest during her illness, let's not bother her too much. You are an elder, it is not good for the empress to rest here?"

Empress Dowager Renxian frowned and shook her head, and left Kunning Palace with the support of Concubine Yi.

As soon as Fang left the palace and hadn't gotten into the sedan chair, Concubine Yi knelt down and faced the Queen Mother.

Empress Dowager Renxian was startled and asked, "What is Concubine Yi doing?"

"Queen Mother, I don't know how long the empress can last like this. The concubine thought to herself, since the empress is afraid of ghosts, this is a heart disease, and ordinary medicine stones are also ineffective. The heart disease still needs heart medicine, and the second elder brother suddenly passed away. After the death of the queen, the empress was so frightened by Yunshan again, and now there is a will-o'-the-wisp incident. No matter how strong the empress is, there will always be times when she can't resist the emotional breakdown. And if you want to say that the empress's heart medicine is only The emperor is alone. After suffering so many bad things, I always hope that my husband can be by my side. Besides, the emperor is the son of the real dragon, with the most yang energy. If he returns to the palace, he will be able to suppress the evil spirits and make the palace together The rumors that have been circulating all over the world have come to an end."

A gloomy starlight flashed in Empress Dowager Renxian's eyes, she stared at Concubine Yi and said calmly: "The Ai family thought that you hoped that the Queen's body would be bad."

Concubine Yi was startled, and bowed her head even deeper: "The Empress Dowager clearly learned, how can my concubine have such a muddled mind?"

"The empress is seriously ill, and the power of the six palaces falls into your hands. You have the same honor and position as the deputy queen. The Ai family is afraid that you will make a mistake. Thinking about this civet cat for a long time, you can also be a prince once in a while." Prestige." The Empress Dowager Renxian smiled slightly, raised her eyebrows and looked at Aqiong who was serving beside Concubine Yi, and said, "Help your master up. Now that you have such thoughts, it's Aijia who thinks of you so badly."

Concubine Yi looked a little embarrassed, so she had to apologize and said with a smile: "The concubine always remembers her identity, and dare not do anything beyond her duty. The empress is in charge of the middle palace, but because of illness, the concubine will do it for her. The trivial matters in the harem are not so easy compared to those in the previous dynasty. It is really difficult for the courtiers and concubines to take on important tasks. Looking forward to the emperor's return, they are also thinking of themselves in their own hearts. If the empress recovers from her illness, the courtiers and concubines don't need to bother with those trivial matters. It's enough to be lazy and be an idler all day long, just to be by the side of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager."

Empress Dowager Renxian nodded her head and laughed twice, as if she was very satisfied with Concubine Yi's answer: "It's great that you have this kind of filial piety, but don't blame the ugly words of the Ai family first, you have heard a little about the old things of the previous dynasty, Although the Ai family is in the middle palace, because the former emperor loved Dong E's family, he regarded the Ai family as a decoration, which was the most jealous thing in his life. Therefore, in the emperor's harem, the Ai family would never allow the former court The old things repeat themselves. Whether it is you, or your most favored younger sister, you have to mention something in private, don't let her be proud of being favored, otherwise the Ai family will be the first one who can't tolerate her."

Concubine Yi said: "What the Empress Dowager teaches is that concubines and concubines come from the same lineage, and concubines Wan have absolutely no unruly intentions."

Empress Dowager Renxian was waited on by the nuns to get into the sedan chair, and only after the curtain of the sedan chair fell, she said quietly: "You don't have one, but it doesn't mean she doesn't. In short, you should remember what the Ai family told you today."

Because Empress Dowager Renxian wrote a letter to Chicheng, bluntly stating that the queen was seriously ill and in critical condition, the emperor felt uneasy after seeing the letter, and informed the empress dowager of this matter. After obtaining her consent, he immediately flew back to Beijing to visit in early October.

The queen was overjoyed, seeing the emperor rushing back to the palace alone for his body, she was very moved.And because the emperor stayed with the queen for a whole day in Kunning Palace and told her a lot of nonsense about ghosts and gods, this made her feel at ease and her condition improved rapidly.

Later he heard that there was a will-o'-the-wisp in Changchun Palace, and the emperor was worried that Wanyu might also be frightened, so he left Kunning Palace early the next morning and rushed to Changchun Palace.

When the emperor came, Wanyu was still asleep. Yun Chan, who served her early in the morning, saw that it was the emperor who was shocked, and hurriedly went inside to wake Wanyu to get up. Unexpectedly, the emperor put his index finger between his lips and called her softly: "The sky is still like this!" Good morning, let Wan'er sleep a little longer. I will go in and see her myself." As he spoke, he walked in, and when he was about to enter the sleeping hall, he asked Yun Chan in a low voice: "Has your little master been caught by that girl?" Scared by ghost fires?"

Yun Chan was stunned, thinking in her heart that since Wanyu confessed this matter and did not tell others, then even the emperor should keep it a secret, so she said: "Your Majesty is frightened, and she can't rest at night, Your Majesty, didn't you see that?" , The will-o’-the-wisp burned in the daytime that day, it was terrifying.”

"How can nothingness and ghosts be taken seriously. You are serving Concubine Wan, so don't mention these things in the future, so as not to invite people to talk about your little master."

After listening to the emperor's reprimand, Yunchan promised, and then respectfully served the emperor and entered the room.

Wanyu was half asleep and half awake, and heard movement outside the hall, so she called out with sleepy eyes: "Yunchan, what time is it now?" It collided with the emperor's tender eyes.

She was so frightened that she was surprised again and said, "Your Majesty? Why are you back?"

(End of this chapter)