jdhmnovel Chapter 616: Repatriation
Chapter 616: Repatriation
"Your Majesty, may I help you to sleep?"
The emperor squeezed her hand gently.
"These chores will be handled by our subordinates. You don't need to do it yourself, Rong'er."
Rouyi was as soft as cotton, and he didn't want to leave any marks on it.
"Your Majesty, you treat me so well. I have no way to repay you. I can only do..."
Before An Lingrong could finish her sticky words, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard from outside the palace gate.
They both turned around at the same time and saw Su Peisheng coming in with a bitter face.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Zhen has taken off her hairpin outside Yongshou Palace to apologize!"
The emperor's brows, which had just relaxed, frowned again, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
"I have already ordered her to go back and rest. What does she mean by this? Is she trying to threaten me with this?"
An Lingrong's eyebrows moved, and she sighed in her heart: As expected of Zhen Huan, she came up with a solution so quickly.
In the previous life, it was Concubine Hua who took off her hairpin to apologize outside the Suiyuxuan, but now she is being used by her.
Su Peisheng didn't dare to answer. Concubine Zhen was indeed here to force the emperor to make a decision.
During the day, it was the 100th day banquet of the Eleventh Prince and Princess Lingxi. Concubine Zhen did this in the evening and said that there was no suspicion of taking advantage of the twins. He didn't believe it at all.
An Lingrong saw a look of confusion on the emperor's face and spoke considerately.
"Your Majesty, there may be something urgent outside. I'd better leave for now."
"I'll be back soon, go back to the bedroom and wait for me!"
The emperor patted her shoulder and walked out.
As soon as he left the main hall, Su Peisheng took the initiative to report.
"Your Majesty, I learned from Fu Bao, the palace maid who served the Ninth Prince, that the Zhen Mansion did once keep a dancer who had left the palace. I heard that the dancer once..."
The emperor raised his foot and kicked Su Peisheng on the calf. "You little dog slave, why are you hesitating so much?"
"Your Majesty, that dancer once served Queen Chunyuan."
As soon as Su Peisheng finished speaking, he knelt heavily on the ground.
Queen Chunyuan is a taboo for his master. Unless he brings it up on his own initiative, he will definitely have to endure the wrath of thunder.
This time, before the legs and feet landed on him, Su Peisheng secretly raised his eyelids and found that his master was no longer around.
He was so frightened that he looked around quickly, and when Xiao Xia Zi waved her hand, he realized that his master had returned to the main hall.
Su Peisheng quickly stood up.
As soon as he stepped into the main hall, he heard the emperor's order.
"Su Peisheng, since Concubine Zhen is willing to kneel, then let her kneel all the time. I want to see how far she can go for Zhen Yurao."
Then he added.
"Convey my wishes and close the gate of Yikun Palace."
"Yes, I obey."
Su Peisheng responded with a serious face.
When he walked into the courtyard, he looked back at the candlelit bedroom.
The master asked him to deliver the message in person, which was a silent way of protecting the Imperial Concubine.
fair enough.
Queen Chunyuan had been gone for many years, and finally someone he cared about appeared again.
Su Peisheng bowed to Zhen Huan with a stern face.
"Empress Zhen, Miss Zhen Er is really... Alas! Don't blame the Emperor. Anyone who encounters something like this would inevitably be angry!"
"Ouch! I shouldn't have said so much..."
He slapped his mouth lightly, trotted back, and raised his voice to ask the eunuch to close the door tightly.
Cui Jinxi, who was kneeling beside Zhen Huan, witnessed Su Peisheng's series of actions and whispered to him.
"Master, Eunuch Su's actions represent the Emperor's intentions. I see that even if you kneel until dawn, the Emperor will not relent."
Zhen Huan stared at the closed palace gate with empty eyes, as if she didn't hear Cui Jinxi's words.
She asked weakly.
"Jinxi, where do you think the Emperor will imprison Yurao? She has been afraid of the dark since she was a child, and I'm worried... worried that she can't bear it."
Cui Jinxi knelt down and moved towards her, holding her tightly in her arms, trying to block the night wind blowing from behind for her.
"Master, the only place in this palace where people can be imprisoned, besides the Cold Palace, is the Ministry of Punishment."
"The Second Young Miss is a guest attending the Hundred Days Banquet in the palace. I dare to guess that she is..."
"In the Ministry of Punishment?"
Zhen Huan replied in horror.
After seeing Cui Jinxi nod, Zhen Huan could no longer suppress her inner grief. She spat out a mouthful of blood and fell down softly.
“Master…Master…”
Cui Jinxi cried and held the person up. The two of them were very close to each other, and the smell of blood on Zhen Huan's body was overwhelming.
Cui Jinxi signaled the palace maid kneeling behind her to come forward to help, while she staggered towards the closed palace gate.
After receiving the report from the young eunuch, Su Peisheng's face turned so dark that it looked like ink could drip out of it.
This Concubine Zhen is really good at causing trouble!
Su Peisheng smiled and moved closer to Baoge. "Miss Baoge, the two masters are washing up. Could you pass on a message for me? I have something important to ask the Emperor."
Bao Ge didn't dare to accept Su Peisheng's gift. She turned her body to the side and responded with a smile.
"Eunuch Su, you are too kind. I will go in and take a look for you right now."
When the emperor came out in his pajamas, Su Peisheng was already kneeling in the center of the main hall.
"What's the matter with you?"
Su Peisheng reported carefully.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Zhen vomited blood and fainted at the palace gate."
The emperor was stunned for a moment and slowly exhaled.
"After all, she is the biological mother of Hongyang and Lingxi. Send someone to send her back to Zhongcui Palace."
"When she wakes up, tell her..."
"Seeing blood is very unlucky. Take your men and clean up the bloodstains at the palace gate. If you startle the Imperial Concubine, I will make you pay."
"Yes, even if I have to lick it, I will lick the dirt in front of the palace gate clean."
The emperor gave him a light kick and said, "You old man, you are talking nonsense again. Get out of here!"
When the emperor returned to his bedroom, he was satisfied with An Lingrong's indifference and lay down on the inside of the bed.
As soon as Zhen Huan opened her eyes, she saw her mother crying with joy.
"I'm not in Yongshou Palace asking to see the emperor, how could it be..."
Madam Zhen held her eldest daughter tightly in her arms, "Huan'er, you have suffered."
"The Emperor left a message, saying that Yu Rao should be sent back at daybreak."
Zhen Huan has served the emperor for some years, and she doesn't think the emperor will let it go so easily.
"Mother, can the Emperor say anything else?"
When Mrs. Zhen heard this, she hugged her and burst into tears.
Cui Jinxi, who was standing by, looked at Zhen Huan with heartache.
"Master, you are the backbone of the entire Zhen family. You must not get into any trouble again."
Zhen Huan gently patted her mother's back and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"I can still hold on, tell me."
"Master, Su Peisheng said that the Zhen family is guilty and should not stay in the capital for long. He is sending them back to their hometown and is required to leave the capital within three days."
Cui Jinxi pinched herself hard where the Zhen mother and daughter couldn't see.
She continued, choking with sobs.
"The second young lady must get married within one month, otherwise..."