The First Empress - Chapter 12

Chapter 12 Hesitate
Seeing Xie Yunxiao fly away from the window, Bu Linglong slowly closed her fan-like mind. The black silk of the crow set off the bright yellow silk lamp in the sky, giving off an ethereal charm. The begonia droplets at the corners of her forehead were swaying in the air.

According to Xie Yunxiao, the current Son of Heaven, Huiqi, was at stake. He could be considered the seventh prince’s lackeys. Originally, the harem concubines were not allowed to interfere in the matters of the previous dynasty, but her heart was still thunderous. Should she tell the Emperor this news immediately?

The changes in the situation were not something a female genius could discern. Either the east wind overwhelmed the west wind or the west wind overwhelmed the east wind, but today, he met Xie Yunxiao. He had already said that he was a disciple of Huiye Sect, so what should he do?

The night was already overflowing like water. Bu Linglong raised her eyes to look outside the window lattice. It was dark like a condensed crystal. She was still in a daze. Qin’er had already nodded slightly. “Little Lord, the night is cold. Go to bed early.”

Bu Linglong sat upright on the phoenix couch and stood up slightly. “Got it, you should rest early. The servant from last night was also a little alert. At the end of autumn, there would always be a fire pillar.”

The phoenix wings above her head were slightly awe-inspiring. Qin’er helped her remove her makeup and asked, “Lord has something on her mind. Could it be that Xie Yunxiao has also arrived at the palace because of what happened today? Could it be …”

The corner of Bu Linglong’s lips curved into a mocking arc, “Do you think it would be better to tell the Emperor about these things now?”

‘”We shouldn’t have intervened in the court. Qin’er said something unpleasant. The officials in the court have become more and more powerful. Little Master, go to sleep early. Besides, this isn’t what we want to do.” Qin’er put the colorful beads in the jewelry box and turned around. Seeing Bu Linglong’s slightly stupefied expression, she said with relief, “Little Lord, don’t you hear that it’s none of your business? Shake your head and don’t know. There’s no need for the palace’s hidden residence. Little Lord has to think twice before doing anything.”

Back in the hidden residence, she had witnessed those evil tricks. Facing such a complicated situation, she naturally wanted to avoid them. However, since she already knew of Duan Wu Zhi’s case, she didn’t mention it.

“Now that things have come to this point, I know that it’s useless to say more, but it’s better than not to say anything.” Bu Linglong thought for a moment before lying under the blanket made of brocade.

“It’s not that the three palaces and nine concubines don’t know about these things. The Emperor is a genius of the Heaven’s Path. The Son of Heaven naturally knows that there are hidden arrows behind us. Let’s just hang them high up.” Qin’er said this while comforting Bu Linglong and lamenting.

Linglong bowed slightly on the narrow phoenix couch. “That’s right, we are speaking softly now. Even if we did, the Emperor might not believe it. If we recruit harem concubines to discuss politics, it would not be beautiful.” As he spoke, he placed the golden armor on the red sandalwood table one by one.

On the second day, Bu Linglong woke up early in the morning. Today, the wind was as warm as smoke. In a while, Chen Chongyi brought Princess Baoluo to Yunluan Palace, and Qin’er went to serve tea.

“Big sister Bu, big sister Bu, it’s a coincidence that my mother and imperial concubine came here today. Is there anything delicious prepared for me in the kitchen?” Hearing Princess Baoluo’s reasonable question, Bu Linglong smiled and pulled Princess Baoluo over. She pointed at the tip of Baoluo’s nose with her hand and said, “Does little greedy cat know how to eat? Go, the kitchen has already been prepared for you.”

Seeing that Baoluo was about to leave, Chen Chongyi stretched out her hand and said, “Baoluo, come back.”

Before Baoluo could walk out, he hurriedly walked back. Chen Chongyi’s expression was ugly, but he still gritted his teeth and pulled out a hairpin from his head. “This hairpin was forged from Miao Jiang’s silver. Just try what you want to eat …” He then taught the method of using it, “You must remember.” As he spoke, he pushed Princess Baoluo away.

Bu Linglong smiled and didn’t mind, “Sister Chongyi, don’t be like this. You think I have some bad intentions.”

Chen Chongyi looked at Bu Linglong and nodded blushingly. “As long as my sister doesn’t blame me, it’s best. Not to mention in my sister’s palace, even in my own, my sister will think twice before doing anything. These short-sighted people inevitably blinded their hearts and were instigated by someone to do something weird.”

Bu Linglong smiled faintly. “Big sister is being cautious, and Baoluo is not small anymore. She knows all of this.”

“It’s good that you don’t suspect me, sister. Think about it. A few days ago, Imperial Concubine Rou gave her life on a plate of pastry. That’s why the Deep Palace Garden has no choice but to guard against her.” As he spoke, he held Linglong’s hand.

Linglong’s phoenix eyes slightly twitched, “Big sister came so early today, definitely not to let Bao Luo come over to eat the pastries in my palace. Big sister, if you have anything to say, just say it.”

Hearing this, Chen Chongyi’s cold phoenix eyes slightly raised. She sneered and said, “It’s just a simple idea. Since my younger sister has already agreed to Empress Meng’s protection, she naturally heard of something …”

Chen Chongyi’s eyebrows twitched, showing signs that Jin Shan Cuiyu was as beautiful as him. “Lan Zhaoyuan is now frequently attending to bed. Today, I saw ‘Tong Shi’ last night and it is probably considered to be the best. If the Empress is to bless her sister, then what kind of blessing is this?”

Actually, ever since Lan Beauty had advanced to Zhao Yuan and Hui Qi had practically been having fun every night, she had already complained about this in the harem. Linglong was not unaware of it, but she was secretly a little shocked. After all, she still understood, “The first one was Xie Du Zao.” As the two of them pondered, Chen Chongyi had already held onto her hand. “Could Empress Di have some new plans?”

Chen Chongyi smiled peacefully. “I don’t believe that Ji Zhuhua will watch Lan Zhaoyuan in the limelight.”

Chen Chongyi’s thin lips smiled, “Sister, if you have time, you should also ask what your plans are. This Lan Zhaoyuan probably won’t accept us, so you should plan everything early.”

Empress Ji Zhu Huaming was a pot of fire and a saber. She had done so many things. Thinking about Concubine Rou, Linglong couldn’t help but be secretly shocked.

If it wasn’t for the fact that the situation was stronger than others, there was only one explanation, and that was to let her pamper the harem and kill it.

Naturally, the Empress would not interfere. There were many jealous people in the palace. Naturally, someone would stand up and be the scapegoat. It had to be said that the Empress had wisdom and foresight.

“Right now, I can only cope with everything unchanged. If I can take the opportunity to greet the Empress and ask her what she means, I will also ask.” Hearing this, Chen Chongyi smiled happily. Zhucui, who was nodding her head, had already heard Lin Lin say, “Then big sister, thank you little sister.”

Linglong stretched out her golden armor and held Chen Chongyi up. “We all share the same heart. Why did big sister bother to give such a big bow? I’m at a loss for what to do.”

Chen Chongyi naturally knew, In the palace, he could only rely on what seemed to be nothing special at the moment, But in the future, there was no limit to Bu Linglong. Not to mention that Bu Linglong was only a rank six genius at the moment. After the Empress’ planning, she would naturally become an indispensable role. In the palace, if she didn’t know how to follow the wind, she wouldn’t even be able to figure out how she died.

Linglong touched a cloud of beads hanging on her forehead and said indifferently, “Your business is also mine. Although I don’t intend to compete for favor, I still want to be a pampered concubine. Only in this way can we preserve the glory of our family. We are the same people, so why don’t you say thank you or not?”

On the other hand, these words were like the cold breeze in autumn, causing both of them to feel a little uncomfortable. Chen Chongyi sat there without saying a word.

After a while, Paulo was already here. As he pestered Bu Linglong, he told her about the food he had just eaten in the kitchen. All of them were extraordinary. Chen Chongyi pulled Bao Luo over lovingly. “If Bao Luo likes Concubine Bu, she has to come over to greet Concubine Bu at three or five o’clock. Just like that, she doesn’t dare to call out to Big Sister Bu in front of others, so as to avoid being taken advantage of by others.”

Bao Luo quickly kept quiet and looked around in fear before smiling, “Bao Luo knows.”

Chen Chongyi looked out of the window. A blazing sun was like blood. The glazed tiles and the beast kiss were bathed in this red glow. The sun had already reached two poles. Thus, he smiled and pulled Baoluo over. “Baoluo, say goodbye to Bu Mother. It’s time for us to go back as well.”

Baoluo’s playfulness had also passed. He grabbed his mother’s hand while saying goodbye. Very quickly, the two of them disappeared from the long corridor outside.

When Chen Chongyi walked away, Linglong pressed down on her brain. She felt a little dizzy all morning. What Chen Chongyi said just now was not unreasonable. It was also good to probe the Empress’ tone.

His wish was to be a pampered imperial concubine, but he had never thought of anything else.

Besides, Empress Ji Zhu Hua firmly said that she would definitely help him. She had no choice but to think and ask about the current situation.

“Qin’er, help me check Tong Shi as well.” She just casually said that Qin’er had already taken three steps and two steps to run out. After a while, she walked in. “This servant has already remembered that since Concubine Lan became Zhaoyuan this month, she has been lucky twelve times, almost every night …”

Hearing this, Linglong still maintained her calm expression, but her expression was still strange. Logically speaking, things like this were relatively rare. On the one hand, she hesitated, while on the other hand, she said peacefully, “What did Eunuch over there say?”

“What can I say? I’m just writing about the Saint Clan’s Zhenglong.”

Linglong couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows, “In my opinion, it’s not the Saint Clan’s Zhenglong. Isn’t it a little dangerous for such a storm to break out?”

During this period of time, countless concubines smiled miserably at night. There was no such thing as Changle Wei Yang in the imperial palace. It was just to see who was luckier. She also wanted to be luckier.

After all, his own body was no longer completely his own, and he was still worried about his family. Since he had already arrived at this place where there was no other choice, he could only bravely face it head-on.

Qin’er slightly lowered her head and asked, “Little Lord’s meaning …”

Linglong stretched out her hand to stroke her black hair that was as shiny as a crow’s wing. The smile on her lips was like a datura flower. “I’m just guessing. We’ll naturally know when we have time to ask the Empress. However, the Empress might not be able to tell the truth. Now, I’ll put my guess here and see what will happen in the end.” The Smoke Pearl at the corner of her forehead moved, and Lin Lin’s dazzling sound of beads colliding with jade was heard.

Qin’er remained silent, not guessing what was behind such a favor.

The dragon saliva in the incense burner dissipated in the air. Linglong reached out her hand and said, “Come closer to your ears-”

Qin’er leaned closer to her ear, and her face couldn’t help but turn pale. “No, no–“