jdhmnovel Chapter 143 Yixiu 12
Chapter 143 Yixiu 12
After Yixiu left, the empress dowager took a long time to recover. After an unknown amount of time, she took a breath while holding Zhuxi's hand.
"What sin has this done? After so much effort, things have finally turned around, but now it's like this. Zhuxi, go and make sure to investigate the matter of Concubine Hua thoroughly."
The Queen Mother was very angry at Yixiu's arrogant words. The family's honor was something she valued very much, so how could she change her mind just because of a few words from the other party?
She didn't believe the emperor's judgment at all.
If the truth is really known, it means that Concubine Hua is also aware that she is infertile, so it is okay for her to use Huanyixiang.
After some investigation, Zhuxi did not find anything unusual.
"Master, could it be that we are mistaken?"
The Queen Mother looked at the Buddhist scripture in her hand and pondered for a moment, then shook her head firmly.
"No, anyone with a discerning eye can see how sincere Hua Fei is to the Emperor, but it's not that easy for this woman to give up."
"Only if you don't care will you not care who the emperor favors. Others may pretend to be virtuous, but Hua Fei won't. There must be something wrong here."
The Empress Dowager has worked her way up from a palace maid to where she is today, and she has a very thorough understanding of the concubines' minds.
The emperor firmly believed that Concubine Hua loved him deeply, but the empress dowager did not think so.
"Have someone keep a close eye on the Yikun Palace and make sure nothing scandalous happens."
After giving the Queen Mother instructions, she closed her eyes tiredly.
Yixiu's voice kept echoing in her mind. After fighting for so many years, she also wanted to spend her old age in peace.
But she couldn't just leave it like that. Even if she didn't care about the Ulanara family, she had to consider herself.
The eldest son had not yet secured the throne, and the younger son could not return to Beijing, so the relationship between the two became so strained.
I wonder if she will be able to see Old Fourteen again when she dies of old age.
After Concubine Hua recovered from her illness, the emperor reduced the number of times he went to Suiyuxuan. He was very worried that Concubine Hua would target Concubine Wan.
He is very satisfied with the current situation in the palace and is unwilling to disrupt the status quo.
In Yikun Palace, Concubine Hua was frowning as she looked at the food on the table.
"Why are you always eating the same food? Why don't you try to change it up? I heard there's a food called stinky tofu outside the palace. It's quite novel, so I asked someone to make it and send it up."
"And take the roasted deer tendons away too. We've been eating them since we left the palace. Songzhi, bring the braised pork closer..."
"Your Majesty, the Emperor doesn't like these greasy and heavy dishes. Will he be angry then?"
Songzhi hesitated as she held the dishes. There was only a few bites left on the table that the emperor could eat.
What if there is a quarrel?
"Look at you, you're such a coward! The Emperor is the supreme ruler, so what's wrong with changing your taste?"
Concubine Hua rolled her eyes fiercely towards the door.
The dog emperor wants to have a good meal at her place, but he’s dreaming. Eating too much greasy food will only give him diarrhea.
After some adjustments, Concubine Hua nodded with satisfaction. At this time, the emperor also arrived.
Concubine Hua received the emperor at the door as usual. She had already chopped the emperor into pieces in her heart, but she still had to be careful and serve him on the surface.
The Nian family did not have the ability to break off relations with the imperial power, so she had to endure it.
The emperor smiled and walked forward to help Hua Fei up. Touching the back of her hand, which was slightly cold, he scolded her, "It's windy tonight. I told you many times that you don't have to wait outside."
Hua Fei tried to resist the slippery touch on her hand and used all her strength to restrain herself from pulling her hand back on the spot.
She raised her eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty also knows that the wind is strong. Please go in quickly."
The emperor followed Hua Fei's force and walked inside. As soon as he entered the room, he smelled a strange smell.
His nostrils shrank slightly, and a hint of curiosity and confusion flashed in his eyes. He didn't understand what Concubine Hua was up to.
When I walked to the table and took a look, I almost couldn't maintain the smile on my lips.
"Your Majesty? What are you standing there for? Come and sit down. Today's dinner is different from usual. I specially selected it because I thought Your Majesty might have changed his taste recently, so I wanted to try something new."
The emperor sighed helplessly, "Forget it, try it."
He thought that Concubine Hua was jealous because she did this today. After all, he had been very fond of the new concubines who entered the palace these days.
"Your Majesty, please try it. Although this tofu doesn't smell very good, it tastes quite good."
Looking at the dark blue square and the bright red pepper on it, the emperor frowned slightly.
In the end, he swallowed it under Hua Fei's expectant eyes.
The emperor felt very uncomfortable during the meal. After drinking several cups of tea, he couldn't help but put down his chopsticks.
"I suddenly remembered that I have an important memorial tonight that I haven't read yet. I have to leave now."
Concubine Hua was delighted, but she had to put on an expression of reluctance, "Your Majesty is leaving now? Then you must take care of yourself and don't stay up too late."
The emperor agreed with a smile, then walked out quickly.
Su Peisheng followed carefully, fearing that the emperor would suddenly get angry.
He had served the emperor for many years and knew at a glance that today's dinner was completely unpalatable.
"After all these years, Concubine Hua is still so petty. This is only me..."
As the emperor was walking, he suddenly chuckled and felt that he was the best husband. When he was still a prince, his father had never allowed any concubine to be so presumptuous.
When Su Peisheng saw the emperor smile, his heart relaxed.
He quickly responded with a smile, "This is also because Concubine Hua cares too much about the Emperor. These days, the Yikun Palace has been sending many gifts to the Yangxin Palace."
"Empress Hua is thinking of you."
"Oh, you're the only one who would say, hurry up and leave. I'm still feeling a little uncomfortable after eating these weird things."
"Oh, Your Majesty, how are you? I'll call the imperial physician right away!"
Su Peisheng was so frightened that he almost couldn't hold the whisk in his hand.
"Don't make it public, lest the Queen Mother find out and take her anger out on Concubine Hua."
"Yes, I understand."
In the Yikun Palace, Concubine Hua ate her meal leisurely, with an unconcealable joy on her face.
"My Lady, I have asked the kitchen to prepare some of your favorite dishes."
Songzhi's face was still a little pale. She was really afraid that the emperor would turn against her on the spot.
"Mmm, smells good, give it a try!"
Hua Fei felt happy looking at the delicious food in front of her. It was so nice not to have to take care of a stinky man.
Why didn’t I realize before that living alone is so beautiful?
Living together in the Yiku Palace, the news of the emperor's departure naturally could not be hidden from Concubine Cao.
This situation had never happened before. Concubine Cao was worried that Concubine Hua would say something inappropriate and anger the emperor. She saw clearly that the emperor cared very much about Concubine Wan.
If this were usual, she would have pretended not to see anything and stayed in her own place with her daughter, away from trouble.
But Wen Yi received a lot of care from Concubine Hua, so she must be in a bad mood at this time.
After much deliberation, Concubine Cao carried Wen Yi to the main hall.
After dinner, Concubine Hua was sitting under the lamp sorting out her jewelry. When she saw something she didn't like, she would give it to Songzhi.
"I'm tired of all the headgear in the box. I'll have the Imperial Household Department make new ones for me. The same goes for clothes. I should make some suitable clothes for my visit to the Old Summer Palace."
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent some new materials a few days ago. I'll give them to you to choose from."
"Go ahead and get some more."