jdhmnovel Chapter 390 Concubine Shu's Plan
Chapter 390 Concubine Shu's Plan
The emperor did not break his promise. Not long after digesting his food, he couldn't wait to pull An Lingrong back to his bedroom.
After An Lingrong suffered strange looks from others for three consecutive days, the emperor stayed overnight in Yiku Palace, Zhongcui Palace, Chuxiu Palace and Changchun Palace in succession.
During the trip, he also took time to go to Xianfu Palace to have several meals with Concubine Jing and the Seventh Prince.
The emperor, contrary to his usual behavior, lingered in the harem, and the happiest people were probably the Jingshifang.
An Lingrong heard that Concubine Qi and Huanbi had stuffed a lot of silver there.
It was only on this day that the greetings were announced to be over, and Concubine Hua kept An Lingrong.
She complained dissatisfiedly.
"What do you think the Emperor is doing? Is there no one at the Imperial Hospital telling him the truth?"
"Sister Nian, perhaps the medication was too secretive, so the people from the Imperial Hospital haven't found out yet."
An Lingrong never doubted the magical power of "a dog that licks the dog will not die well". The Juehou Pills would work as soon as they were taken, but if the person who wanted the Chinese medicine to take it noticed, it would probably take some time.
She hadn't thought of this name for several years, which had helped her through the panic period.
I recited it silently again and found that it had already been engraved in my heart.
An Lingrong was silent for more than ten breaths, then reminded him in a gentle voice.
"Sister Nian, it's obvious that the Emperor wants a prosperous family. You must keep a close eye on the harem to prevent anyone from taking any wrong turns."
Concubine Hua holds the Phoenix Seal on behalf of the emperor, and any problems that occur in the harem are her responsibility.
"I'll be careful. If anyone dares to raise their claws, I won't let him off easily."
Concubine Nian, who was annoyed with the emperor, agreed viciously.
The reason why An Lingrong revealed the news that the emperor was unable to conceive to Concubine Hua was to show her honesty and to completely win her over to her side.
There are only three children raised by the emperor now. The Seventh Prince is slow to react, and the Nian family has no choice at all.
Concubine Hua angrily complained to the emperor a few times, and then she remembered the purpose of calling An Lingrong over.
"December 13th is the Emperor's birthday, but the Empress Dowager passed away earlier this year. What do you think we should do this year?"
The emperor's birthday celebration has always been a large palace banquet, which usually requires preparation two months in advance, but this year the circumstances are indeed special.
Concubine Hua was very troubled by this and wanted to find someone to make a decision.
An Lingrong asked tentatively.
"Sister Nian, have you tried to get any information from Su Peisheng?"
When talking about this, Concubine Hua became even angrier.
"That old man Su Peisheng took my money, but then said that a man's heart is hard to predict. When I asked him about it later, he just laughed it off."
An Lingrong chewed over Su Peisheng's reply and looked softly at Concubine Hua with puffed cheeks.
"Sister Nian, the Emperor eliminated the corrupt officials in the Imperial Household Department at the beginning of the year. Now that the national treasury and the inner treasury are well-stocked, holding the Emperor's birthday celebration will be a piece of cake."
"There are only a few palaces in the palace that can host banquets. Why don't you ask the Emperor directly where to hold the Longevity Festival?"
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the highest-standard palace in the imperial palace. If the emperor wishes to hold a banquet here, it means that he wants it to be a grand event.
The Qianqing Palace was where the previous emperor lived. After the emperor ascended the throne, he left it vacant as a sign of respect and it will not be used for the time being.
Jiaotai Hall is the palace where the Queen celebrates her Thousand Years' Birthday and receives worship on major holidays. Family banquets can be held here, but there is no possibility that the Emperor's Longevity Festival will be held here.
The emperor likes quietness, so the Yangxin Palace is excluded.
An Lingrong and Concubine Hua discussed it and decided on the Taihe Hall and the slightly smaller Baohe Hall for the emperor to choose from.
The two of them discussed the details of the Emperor's birthday celebration in Yiku Palace, and the mother and son who were drinking tea in Anqi Temple also talked about this.
"Yunli, the Emperor's birthday is coming soon, what are your plans?"
Concubine Shu stared straight at her son, who had become much thinner.
"My dear mother, according to the palace spies, the emperor has been frequently favoring young concubines in the past month and a half. I suspect he is anxious because he has no children."
"I have long ago ordered Ah Jin to find a beautiful woman to come and congratulate the emperor on his birthday. However, it is difficult to find a woman with both talent and beauty, and there has been no result for the time being."
Concubine Shu's gaze was too sharp, and Prince Guo had to tell the truth.
"Mother has already made preparations for this. Caiwei, who serves at Qingliang Terrace, is intelligent and clever, and she is deeply in love with you. Let's use Ye Lanyi to send her to the palace."
Seeing that Prince Guo didn't say anything, Concubine Shu spoke sternly.
"Mother knows that Caiwei had a hard life in the past. You want her to live a peaceful life, but Yunli, have you ever thought about the suffering mother has endured over the years?"
Concubine Shu stretched out her red and swollen hands in front of Prince Guo.
"As soon as the late emperor passed away, Uya couldn't wait to drive me out of the palace, even forbidding me to take the dowry that my family had prepared years earlier."
"They said they were moved by my deep affection for the late emperor and confined my mother to Anqi Temple, a place where even servants of a slightly higher rank in the palace look down upon them."
"With just one word from Wuya, my life, which was at the peak of its career, was ruined."
Prince Guo held Concubine Shu's hands distressedly, "Mother, didn't I send someone to look after you? How could your hands be like this?"
"Jingchong is a person from the outside world, and he must abandon the glory and wealth. Chopping wood, fetching water, sweeping, washing, and mending are all things that need to be done by mother herself."
Concubine Shu retracted her fierce gaze and gently shook Prince Guo's calloused hand.
"Yunli, as long as you live well, I am willing to endure any hardship."
"Mother, I am unfilial. I will go and arrange for Caiwei to enter the palace."
Prince Guo kowtowed three times with red eyes.
Having achieved her goal, Concubine Shu curled up the corners of her mouth, and after a few breaths, her face returned to a kind one.
"My son, get up quickly. Forget it! Mother knows that you are interested in Caiwei, so just pretend that I never said this."
"No! I just feel sorry for Caiwei. I have absolutely no other thoughts about her."
Prince Guo made a firm promise.
Concubine Shu patted her son's hand lightly.
"Okay, mother believes you. Caiwei is lucky to have met someone as kind-hearted as you in her life. This girl has never had a good life before. Please have someone take good care of her before she enters the palace."
"Your son thanks you, mother, on behalf of Caiwei."
Concubine Shu was stunned, then smiled.
"I heard from others that you wanted to travel in May, but unfortunately, my health wasn't good enough, so I asked you to return after three days."
"When spring comes next year, you can go out if you want."
"My dear sir, thank you so much for your consideration."
After Jiyun sent Prince Guo out the door, he took Concubine Shu's hand with heartache and applied frostbite ointment to her.
"Master, the prince always listens to you. Why do you treat yourself so badly?"
"Yunli is soft-hearted towards women with miserable lives. If I hadn't used this method, how could he have agreed?"
When Concubine Shu thought of her son running back and forth between the Prince's Mansion and Qingliang Terrace, she couldn't help but sigh.