The First Empress - Chapter 39
Chapter 39 Appearance Unity and Divine Separation
After that, Li Luling came to the Empress’ Kunde Palace at about three to five o’clock.
Ji Zhu Hua always smiled and chatted about the matters inside and outside the palace. The two of them seemed to hit it off in one hit.
“This palace has arranged for you.” Empress Ji Zhuhua glanced at him and said, “Your father is a Yunzhou Prefecture Governor, and your brother is also a governor. If you want to establish yourself in the harem, you must have someone to support you. This palace is interested in you, but I have known you for so long and have never heard of your intentions. This palace naturally does not dare to force you to be a good person.”
Hearing this, that face was filled with sadness, instant joy, instant relief, and faint gratification.
“It’s not that this concubine doesn’t want to compete for favor. Could it be that Your Highness doesn’t know about the bloodshed in the harem?” Li Chongyuan lifted her cheeks as she spoke. Her delicious face had a hesitant expression.
The Empress stretched out her hand and helped Li Chongyuan up. “It’s just that no one is helping. You are also smart, so I will naturally help you.”
The Empress had the Empress’s plans. Her wishful thinking had already begun. It was as if she had heard a voice of victory.
Sometimes, Gao Zhao was invisible, just like a game, but the process was slightly different.
The Empress walked down from Huanghua Li’s official hat chair and nodded. Her cheeks flushed red, “Come over.”
Li Chongyuan didn’t know what it meant at all, He could only follow Ji Zhuhua trembling as he walked to the outer hall. He saw Pei Lan whispering in the Empress’ ear. Li Chongyuan did not dare to listen carefully. He felt that there was a speculation that he had been pushed to the top of the storm. Then, he was slightly stunned. The Empress smiled again, and the smile on her cheeks rippled like a ray of light. “That’s good.”
What exactly was going on?
She didn’t say anything, and she didn’t dare to ask. She could only stand there with the Empress in a daze.
After about fifteen minutes, the few of them remained silent, silent like ribbons wrapping around everyone.
“The Emperor has arrived–”
Eunuch Lu’s voice was as sharp as a skylark’s, and these few words were filled with anger as they floated into Kunde Palace.
Empress Ji Zhu Hua smiled and said, “Finally, we’re here.”
Li Chongyuan’s heart almost jumped out of her throat. “Putong, putong.” Was the Empress doing all this on purpose?
The Empress was truly magnanimous. Not only did she not participate in all of the Red Pink Legion’s acts of contending for favor, she did not openly criticize the Lan sisters’ malicious provocations. Instead, she helped herself pave the way for advancement. Everyone was simply flattered.
“This concubine greets the Emperor.” Ji Zhuhua nodded slightly.
“Your Majesty–Yes, yes, Your Majesty.” Li Chongyuan’s heart was not good. She did not dare to raise her head. Even if she said a single word, she was extremely scared and did not dare to raise her head.
The Emperor’s expression was rather calm, revealing an unconcealable splendor. He stretched out his hand and held it up, “Are you Li Chongyuan?”
Li Chongyuan heaved a sigh of relief, “This concubine, this concubine is from the sixth-grade Chongyuan Li Luling.”
“Very good, let’s go.”
Li Chongyuan slightly raised her chin and looked at the Emperor. Hui Qi merely waved his hand and said, “Why didn’t the Empress tell you?”
Her heart felt as if she had fainted from a faint ink painting. Her gaze landed on Ji Zhuhua. Only now did she realize that even Ji Zhuhua’s clothes were faint in color. This was to highlight herself in front of the Emperor.
When the Emperor saw Li Chongyuan, he was stunned and pointed at Ji Zhuhua. “Could it be that the Empress hasn’t told Li Chongyuan to sleep tonight?”
“Bedroom attendant?” Hearing this, Li Chongyuan felt dizzy, as if he was in the clouds. His 84,000 pores were slightly wrinkled.
“This concubine didn’t tell Li Chongyuan. Since it was a sudden arrival, I naturally have to be confident that I can tell her.” Ji Zhuhua smiled indifferently.
Hui Qi frowned and wasn’t bored at all. “Then I understand. Let’s go.”
“Subordinate Concubine–”
“Let’s go. Your father is just and upright. Your brother is a powerful martial arts clerk. It is said that in the past five years, no one has dared to run rampant in Yunzhou City. You are also a virtuous and virtuous person. I am very relieved.”
“But this concubine, this concubine has lingering fear in her heart. This concubine …”
Li Chongyuan twisted her handkerchief. In this small era of crafty men, true good people could not survive. She was afraid that such a sudden glorious pet would bring her unexpected calamity, so she naturally had “lingering fear”.
In this harem, if one did not know how to flatter and flatter, they would be tragically rejected, and even worse, if one did not say a word, they would be tragically killed.
“Let’s go.” Huiqi only has two words.
After she finished speaking, Li Chongyuan hurriedly followed. She had also figured it out. After all, such a glorious pet was the dream of an ordinary woman. The mastermind behind this matter was naturally the Empress. She had truly complied with the Empress’s words. Once she had read it, her cultivation would naturally arrive. A short time was in vain.
Li Chongyuan followed the Emperor. He naturally turned around to look at Ji Zhuhua, who was smiling. Ji Zhuhua also watched Li Chongyuan leave before he waved his wide-robed sleeve. “Fortunately, the Emperor came over. It can be said that I didn’t say anything in vain.”
Pei Lan held the Empress’ hand to the inner hall, “Your Highness is naturally very far-sighted, but Your Highness …”
The Empress glared at Pei Lan coldly. “You know things too. There are some things you can’t say. It’s fine if you know clearly. Do your job!”
Perrin nodded repeatedly, “It’s this servant’s fault.”
Ever since then, Li Chongyuan had been blessed by the Emperor in less than three hours. Originally, it was a joyous thing. It would be gratifying if the fire cooked oil was added to it. However, Li Chongyuan was always sad. Such a glorious pet had come too suddenly. She could not understand.
This matter was like a stone thrown into the Taiye Pool. The small ripples formed by the ripples had already spread to the three palaces and six courtyards. The concubines sat in the palace steadily and naturally had nothing to talk about.
Changle Palace was also plunged into a miserable mist.
Lan Shuyuchou bitterly smiled. “Probably the Empress is helping the situation. Otherwise, how could a little daughter of a governor fly to the branch so quickly? Isn’t it too fantastic?”
The corner of He Shufei’s lips twitched. She obviously wanted to resist this topic, but in the end, she went on to say, “This month, my younger sister has also had three servants. Did you do what I asked you to do with all your heart?”
Imperial concubine He Shu’s request was truly fantastic. Lan Sou Yu’s eyebrows were slightly anxious, and she sighed miserably. “Sister, even if your brain is on the verge of collapse, I will help you with what you asked for. However, Gan He Gong’s sister knows how powerful she is.”
It could be seen that, Imperial Concubine He Shu’s eyebrows instantly filled with deep sadness. Imperial Concubine He Shu said coldly, “That’s fine, but I can’t figure out why this Li Chongyuan stood out from the concubines so quickly. This old woman has always been jealous of virtue and ability. It’s absolutely impossible to send an insignificant woman to the pillow of the Emperor like this.”
“There’s a reason for this, right?” Lan Sou Yu didn’t know what to say.
“Is it because the family is getting colder and colder that they want to promote? Then the family in the harem is not one or two women. Why are they the two women?” Thinking of this, the corner of her mouth also smiled. She grinned like a tuberose. “I guess I also guessed it.”
Speaking of which, he sighed with regret. He had not had such good luck in the past few years. First, he could not get help from a noble person. Second, he had no luck at all. Imperial Concubine He Shu could only turn to any concubine she was familiar with to help him speak well in front of the Emperor.
Just as he was speaking, a green-headed token had already been sent over from the Jingshi Room.
“Empress Zhao Yuan, prepare yourself. The Emperor will be at Changle Palace tonight.” After the little inspector finished speaking, he was about to leave. He Shufei gave him a large piece of silver. For some reason, the little inspector naturally did not dare to casually take it. He snorted twice from his nostrils, “What does Imperial Concubine Shu mean?”
“What do you mean?” She waved her slender fingers that were as beautiful as water onions, and then said something to the little inspector’s ear. The little inspector’s expression changed twice when he heard this, and then he pushed away He Shufei’s hand.
“This servant is only responsible for delivering messages. There is no such great right. Imperial Concubine Shu took the wrong notice.”
After the inspector finished speaking, he walked away.
Concubine Heshu gritted his teeth. “This slave shouldn’t have been promoted by the Emperor. From the looks of it, it’s probably a pig’s nose sticking into an onion. Who doesn’t know about those things?” After saying that, he gave the silver to Shaling.
Lan Sou Yu had already gone to the inner hall to burn incense and bathe. After a while, she walked out. Ling Bo took a few small steps, and Luo Su was dusty.
He Shufei was still in a daze on the chair.
“Big sister” Lan Sou Yu called out again, and then He Shu Fei turned her gaze back. “Have you changed it?” The smile at the corner of his mouth was a little sad.
Lan Shuyu had already changed her clothes. All sorts of collocations were bright and pure. Concubine Heshu couldn’t conceal some envy. He clicked his tongue and said, “It was also because of my sister’s good fortune. Don’t forget to help my sister tonight. You and I are of the same mind. Only when we are born together can we prosper. My sister can help my sister, and my sister will naturally not be unforgettable.”
Concubine Heshu’s expression turned excited as he tightly grabbed onto Lan Sou Yu’s shoulders, as if he had grabbed onto a life-saving straw.
“Sister, don’t worry. You and I were originally born from the same roots. Sister, I don’t ask Sister Yongquan to repay me. I just ask Sister to help me more.” As Lan Shuyu spoke, she looked at the silk lamp in front of her. “It’s probably getting late. Is elder sister tired?”
The expulsion order had already come down. He Shufei could only nod her head, “This palace is indeed tired.”
He returned to his palace with the palace maids. It had already snowed outside. It was snowy and ice-cold. In the snowy ground, the little inner overseer was leading the way eagerly with the palace lanterns in front of him. The Emperor went to the Changle Palace.
Palace name Changle, Changle is not central.
When the Emperor arrived at Changle Palace, Lan Sou Yu received him. After the Cloud Rain Magic Mountain, she reached out and gently stroked Huiqi’s chest. Her heart was also in turmoil. She took this opportunity to quickly say, “I heard the Emperor recently doted on a rank six Chongyuan.”
Hui Qi sat up cleanly and said, “Who said that?”
“This concubine, I just heard.” She also sat up and lowered her head in a daze.
Huiqi’s eyes seemed to contain a bit of haze as he coldly said, “You are all my concubines. Could it be that I am lucky that someone will pass through your ears?” As he spoke, the Emperor had already begun to put on his clothes.
Lan Shuyu kowtowed repeatedly and reached out to grab the corner of the Emperor’s five-clawed golden dragon’s clothes. “This concubine knows her mistake, this concubine knows her mistake.”
The accompanying monarch was like a tiger accompanying a tiger. What he knew today was not only that he would be disliked for spreading rumors, he naturally also shook his head and didn’t know about it. It was none of his business not to open his mouth.
Lan Shuyu only felt extremely regretful, so she naturally wanted to be left out in the cold.
However, the Emperor has already stood up. “Don’t listen to the wind in the future. It’s good that it rains. I will leave now. You should reflect properly.”
Lan Shuyu was sobbing as she put on her clothes as she watched Eunuch Lu lead Hui Qi.
