jdhmnovel Chapter 650: Resurrection
Chapter 650: Resurrection
It was understandable that the emperor was young and hot-tempered, but he failed to control the situation and ended up hurting the woman's body.
Fu Liuxu tried to help Qiu Minjing, but the latter raised her hand to block him, "I'm fine."
Fu Liu thought she was too embarrassed to ask, so he didn't ask any more questions.
When they arrived at Zhongling Palace, the guard went in to report and came out after a while to invite her in.
Nian Susu was planning how to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in half a month. This was her first large-scale banquet as the queen. It was different from a tea party like the Hundred Flowers Banquet. All civil and military officials would participate. If she failed to do it well, she would not only lose face for herself, but also for Qin Junyu.
It must be original but not extravagant, it must reflect the royal majesty but must not violate the concept of sharing happiness with the people. She was so worried that she was worried about it. What was the difference between this and Party A's request for colorful black?
Because it was a very formal greeting ceremony, Nian Susu met Qiu Minjing in the main hall.
Qiu Minjing performed the ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowed nine times, and Nian Susu helped her up and gave her a seat.
Qiu Minjing's face didn't look good, with dark circles under her eyes, and it was obvious that she didn't sleep well last night. Nian Susu asked a few questions about what happened in his sleepover last night, and she answered vaguely with a red face. Nian Susu probably guessed what happened.
Given Qin Junyu's personality, he would definitely leave the person aside without explaining anything, so Qiu Minjing showed a confused expression.
"It's okay. The first time is new, the second time is familiar. You'll get used to it after going a few more times." Nian Susu comforted her.
Qiu Minjing smiled awkwardly. She finally understood what the emperor meant when he said before he left: "You know what to say and what not to say."
She clearly did not sleep with the emperor, but he smeared his own blood on the bed sheets to forge evidence of the marriage consummation. He certainly did not want her to tell the truth.
When the queen asked her questions, she could only pretend to be shy and say nothing.
Nian Susu didn't want to ask about the details. He asked her a few questions as usual and then let her go, and also rewarded her with many things.
There were ten palace servants carrying boxes, two for each box, a total of five boxes, following her from Zhongling Palace back to Lingxi Palace. They attracted a lot of attention on the way. There was envy, jealousy, and curiosity in those eyes, but no one was truly happy for her.
Fu Liu was very proud. He thought that his master had done himself well and it was a great honor for him as a servant.
But Qiu Minjing herself could not be happy, because she knew that this favor was fake and the emperor did not like her at all.
After being stared at by various eyes all the way, Qiu Minjing thought she could finally take a breath when she returned to Lingxi Palace. Unexpectedly, the scene in Qingya Pavilion surprised her.
More than a dozen palace servants were queuing at the door waiting to deliver gifts. The emperor's men had already gone in to put down the rewards. There were so many things that it took more than a dozen people to escort them. In this way, there were more than twenty people in Qingya Pavilion.
When everyone heard the news that Qiu Changzai had returned, they were extremely happy.
Two young palace maids from Qingya Pavilion ran up to her happily, followed by a eunuch.
"My lady, the emperor sent a lot of things over here!"
"Yes, yes! Our Qingya Pavilion is almost full!" The little palace maid's worries were written all over her face.
The eunuch came up to her and bowed to her, "Mr. Qiu, this is the reward that the emperor ordered me and others to deliver."
"There is a jade pillow, a bracelet of tourmaline and jadeite, a silver-plated gold hairpin inlaid with jewels, a white jade hairpin inlaid with lotus pattern, a gold-inlaid pearl and kingfisher hairpin..." The eunuch read out a long list in one breath as if he was reading out the names of dishes. The people present were dumbfounded. They didn't remember any of the things they heard until the end. They only knew that the emperor had sent a lot of good things.
"If the maid has no other instructions, I will go back and report."
Qiu Minjing smiled and said, "Thank you, father-in-law."
She winked at Fu Liu, "Fu Liu, send the father-in-law out."
Fu Liu understood what was going on and sent a dozen people out of Qingya Pavilion, secretly giving each of them some silver.
You can't save on rewards. They have got so many good things today, so you naturally can't be stingy when giving rewards to the servants. Otherwise, not only will your reputation get out, but no one will be willing to help you next time.
Fu Liu knew this very well, so he was very generous, giving each person an ingot, and the leader got three ingots. Everyone was grinning, and spoke well of Fu Liu, praising Qiu Minjing for her generosity, and that she would definitely continue to be kind to him in the future.
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Since the news of Qiu Minjing's sleeping with the emperor spread, the threshold of Qingya Pavilion was almost trampled down, and people came to give gifts one after another. This situation lasted for three or four days and was so loud that Qiu Minjing was a little worried that if the emperor heard about it, he would think she was tactless and arrogant, so she claimed to be sick, closed the door and refused to accept any gifts.
Mixed in with this were some gossips about Nian Susu.
The emperor left Zhongling Palace in a rage that night, and summoned Qiu Minjing as soon as he returned to Qinian Palace. Some people said that the queen had offended the emperor, so Qiu Minjing was given the opportunity to ascend to the throne. Others said that the queen would lose power from then on and would no longer be favored by the emperor as before, and Qiu Minjing, as a newcomer, was a good investment target.
The person involved, Nian Susu, also heard a lot of rumors, but did not take them seriously. Instead, because of the bloody commotion outside, everyone's attention was focused on Qiu Minjing, so she could concentrate more on thinking about what to do about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
With the precedent of Qiu Minjing, the other concubines were eager to try, and were looking forward to the day when the emperor would suddenly have the urge to go to the Qinian Palace to sleep with them in the middle of the night.
They waited and waited... After waiting for four or five days, the emperor did not summon them again.
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The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Nian Susu could no longer stay in the bedroom, let alone in the outer corridor, so she ordered people to move a recliner to the inner corridor near the big tree and put a few ice buckets next to it. She would lie on the recliner, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan, and sleep like this all day.
Zhihua and Jingzhe went somewhere to cool off. Nian Susu understood that the servants would not be able to bear working in such hot weather, so he let them rest.
In the huge Zhongling Palace, the only sound heard is the chirping of cicadas.
"Empress Sister-in-law!" The sudden call startled Nian Susu.
She sat up with a somersault, and the palm-leaf fan that had been covering her face fell off, and when she looked closely, she saw Qin Wenyuan's expression of "prank succeeded" that looked really annoying.
"Royal sister-in-law."
"I'm so bored. My brother is busy reviewing memorials and has no time to accompany me, so I came to find you."
Nian Susu refused, she didn't want to take care of a child.
"When you have nothing to do, go to the backyard and help me hoe the land."
She bent down to pick up the palm-leaf fan on the ground, then fell backwards and let the fan cover her face again.
"Sister-in-law, I finally have a day off, so please play with me."
"I listen to my master's advice and study hard every day."
Qin Wenyuan shook her arm persistently, trying to impress her.
Nian Susu's ears hurt from the noise, so she had to sit up and look at him resentfully, "Fifth Prince, I'm also very tired every day. I finally have a day of peace and quiet. Please forgive me."
Qin Wenyuan stared at her pitifully.