Chapter 150 - concubine Exiting the Palace
"Consort Shu, let's get on the palanquin!" The Imperial Consort Leng dressed up exceptionally beautifully, almost causing the Consort Shu beside her to lose out in comparison.
Because Consort Shu was pregnant, she had become somewhat haggard.
"Sister, please go ahead!" Consort Shu replied lazily.
She raised her eyes to look at the palace she had been living in since she was young, and unexpectedly felt a trace of reluctance. Although he knew that she would be back soon, the feeling of parting was still uncomfortable.
He was envious of that woman, so he didn't need to go through all this trouble. However, she wouldn't feel any good here either.
Consort Shu got on the palanquin, and the rest of the palace maids carried them in.
"I really can't bear to." When Honorable Zhang thought of how he entered the palace just for the sake of being rich, but didn't think that he would go out one day, he really felt displeased in his heart.
This was also the first time Qin Luoyu felt resentment towards the late emperor when he saw the dazzling imperial palace.
It was all because the late emperor was incompetent that he was able to force his own concubine to be driven out of the palace alive. She really regretted loving him so much. Why did she have to be chosen to enter the palace? How great would it be if she were to enter the palace now?
Without Consort Shu, without Imperial Consort Leng, only one Concubine Qin and one Honorable Zhang, they would definitely not be her match. She had truly miscalculated.
Imperial Consort Leng entered the palanquin happily.
The four palanquins left the western palace gate, which had once been the palace gate that allowed one to become an imperial concubine.
There were a few carriages from the Ling Mansion parked there. This was because the late emperor had yet to receive the Emperor's bestowment, so he could only temporarily stay in the Ling Wang's estate.
The few of them got off the palanquin and got into a horse carriage, which passed by the moat and headed towards South Street, and stopped right in front of the entrance of Ling Wang's residence.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Consort Shu was helped down from the carriage.
She raised her head and saw Ling Wang and Emperor Xian standing at the entrance of the mansion.
The late emperor wore the moon-white robe that he loved the most when he was a prince. His sleeves were no longer a five-clawed flying dragon, but a four-clawed python.
Emperor Xian looked at his only remaining concubines. Consort Shu, Imperial Consort Leng, Luo Minghua and Honorable Zhang were some that he had doted upon before, and some that he did not love too much, but all of these did not matter anymore.
"Sovereign … "My lord." Imperial Consort Leng saw the late emperor hastily get down from the carriage, and after taking a few steps to throw himself into the late emperor's arms, he began to cry bitterly.
Consort Shu frowned and did not move.
When Luo Ziyan saw the late emperor, her eyes were similarly tainted by a layer of dense mist.
Fei Er was right, the emperor wasn't dead, he was back.
Only, Fei Er had stayed in the Imperial Palace. In the past, the emperor had doted on her very much, but he didn't know if he would be sad or not.
When Honorable Zhang saw the previous emperor, he hurriedly tidied up his clothes. However, he discovered that the previous emperor's gaze had not landed on her body from beginning to end, and couldn't help but be discouraged.
"You all … Are you all right? " Emperor Yun's voice was hoarse. His gaze landed on the four of them and slowly moved backwards. Unfortunately, there were no more carriages behind.
"Chenqie, everything is fine." Consort Shu went forward to pay her respects.
Emperor Xian looked at Consort Shu's puffed out stomach and helped her up. "You're pregnant, so there's no need to bow."
"Thank you, your majesty." Consort Shu stood up and snuggled into Emperor Xian's embrace.
The late emperor extended his hand and caressed Consort Shu's hair and nodded dotingly. In the past, he had always doted on Imperial Consort Leng and Consort Shu the most, but now they were both the same.
Luo Ziyan, on the other hand, felt less and less like being pampered. As long as the emperor could stay alive and well, that would be more than anything.
"Luo Minghua, come over here and let this king have a good look at you." Emperor Xian grabbed Luo Ziyan's hand and saw that she had sold a lot. Of these concubines, only she was more haggard than before, and her eyes were red.
"Your Highness." Luo Ziyan could not help but let her eyes turn red. She clearly knew that she could not shed tears, but she still could not resist.
She had dreamed countless nights that he was back, but each time it had been a dream, and finally it was no longer a dream.
The Ling Wang walked over and said to Emperor Xian, "Royal brother, imperial sister-in-law has been working hard all this time. Let's talk inside! "Men, bring the things in and settle the imperial concubines."
Emperor Xian nodded and supported the Consort Shu through the door.
Imperial Consort Leng's eyes swept across Consort Shu's stomach, as a sharp light flashed past.
She was lucky to have had an abortion, except for the dragons in her belly.
There was a banquet in the palace today, and both the Ling Wang and the previous king wanted to attend it.
The late emperor supported the Consort Shu all the way to the courtyard.
This was a separate courtyard. For the sake of nurturing babies in Consort Shu, the rest of the people would all squeeze into one courtyard.
Emperor Xian kept supporting Consort Shu all the way to the bed before he let go. He then asked in detail, "Love Consort, is there anything you want to eat? Tell This King that This King will get someone to do it for you. "
"Your Highness, I don't have anything I want to eat. I just like to eat fruits on a daily basis." Consort Shu felt that his body was about to fall apart after just a carriage, it was truly tormenting.
If I knew earlier, I would have stayed in Empress Dowager's palace and saved myself the hassle of getting killed.
Deep inside the late emperor's body, he gently caressed the Consort Shu's temples and dotingly said, "This king sees that you're tired too, so I'll just take a nap and wait for this duke to come see you in the evening."
The Consort Shu nodded, she knew the late emperor had to go see the Imperial Consort Leng.
In the past, he doted on her the most, but looking at the current situation, he was still the same.
Not taking advantage of the chaos to get rid of her was a real disaster.
The Imperial Consort Leng stayed in the main room in the courtyard, while Luo Ziyan and the Honorable Zhang stayed in the side rooms on both sides of the house.
The side room was dark and humid, the Honorable Zhang was full of complaints, but he did not dare act against the Imperial Consort Leng, so he could only vent it out on the palace maids beside him.
Luo Ziyan was not picky in nature, she had only ordered people to clean up, and felt tired. She first went to the bed to take a nap, and after replenishing her energy, she went to see the Consort Shu, afraid that the latter was pregnant, and did not tire herself out.
Imperial Consort Leng understood in her heart that the late emperor must come see her. She had long prepared everything beforehand, her clothes had also been changed, and even her hair ornaments had been redone.
When Emperor Xian arrived at the courtyard, Honorable Zhang saw it from afar. He knew Emperor Xian wouldn't come to his place, so he could only look on helplessly.
The Imperial Consort Leng walked out of the room and grabbed the late emperor's hand. She smiled tenderly, "My prince, do you miss your concubine?"
"Love Consort, what did you say? Will This King miss you? " The late emperor hugged Imperial Consort Leng's waist and entered the house.
Honorable Zhang saw it from the window and scolded, "You fox spirit, you only know how to seduce the Emperor." When he finished speaking, he realized that the emperor was no longer the emperor's concubine, and he himself was no longer the emperor's concubine.
Imperial Consort Leng accompanied Emperor Xian into the house and sent the others out.
"Your Royal Highness, you've suffered." Imperial Consort Leng kneeled on the ground and pounced onto the late emperor's legs.
Emperor Xian helped her up and caressed her temples. He comforted her, "This prince is very good. It's just that you all suffered together with this duke."
"To be able to see your highness again, what's wrong with all the hardships I've gone through?" It's just that I did not manage to protect the other concubine and Dragon descendants well, I beg that you scold me, your highness. " Imperial Consort Leng's eyes were slightly red. Seeing that the previous emperor was upset, he hurriedly helped her up and comforted her.
Emperor Xian looked at Imperial Consort Leng and said, "Tonight, the Emperor is holding a banquet. Please accompany me there!"
"It's the prince." Imperial Consort Leng personally poured tea for the late emperor and helped him drink a small bowl.
"Love Consort, you do it too! This King is not the Emperor now, so there's no need for you to treat me like this. " Emperor Xian lightly sighed, a trace of helplessness contained within his voice.
Imperial Consort Leng snuggled into the late emperor's embrace again and said tenderly, "It doesn't matter if you're the emperor or if you're a prince, your concubine will still follow you and will never be able to separate."
Emperor Xian's body slowly pressed down, and the curtains slowly parted.
"Then give birth to a prince for this prince! This King will definitely treat him well. "
Imperial Consort Leng reached out her hand to pinch the late emperor's hand. With a charming and moving gaze, she said in a tender voice, "I will definitely not let you down. Chenqie will definitely give birth to a dragon for you."
When Imperial Consort Leng said 'Long Zi', the emperor's eyes flashed with a trace of coldness.
"Then This King wants you to be born." Emperor Xian said this and wrapped his arms around Imperial Consort Leng's waist.
Not only was the Honorable Zhang afraid of meeting the Old Empress Dowager, even Qin Luofei was unwilling to do so.
Walking to the entrance of the palace, Honorable Zhang stopped in his tracks, tidied up the dress train, and whispered: "Elder sister, are we really going to pay respects to Old Empress Dowager? Could you not let your sister go in and help your sister? "
Seeing Honorable Zhang's expression, Qin Luofei said in a low voice, "Sister has already reached the entrance of Empress Dowager's palace, let's go in! I don't want to cause any more gossip. "
Honorable Zhang thought about it, then nodded his head.
The Old Empress Dowager now believed in buddhas more and more, and had been worshipping buddhas in side halls all day. Even if her concubines came to pay respects, he would not be able to see them.
"I'll have to trouble Aunt to inform Empress Dowager that Concubine Qin is here to pay respects to her." Qin Luofei walked to the entrance of the palace and hurried over when she saw two big palace maids standing at the entrance.
The two palace maids had seen Qin Luofei before, so they quickly said: "Wait a moment, concubine, I will go notify her right away."
After waiting for the time it takes to make a cup of tea, the palace maid came out from the side hall and laughed: "Empress Dowager has invited the two esteemed guests in."
The Honorable Zhang arranged the dress train and followed Qin Luofei into the side hall.
In the side chamber, a fragrant aroma wafted in the air. Empress Dowager was reciting scriptures with his eyes closed on the Bodhi Cushion.
Qin Luofei waved towards Honorable Zhang, kneeling on the two cushions at the side, first respectfully offering incense, then getting up.
Empress Dowager opened his eyes and nodded in satisfaction. What can I do for you? "
"Reporting to Empress Dowager, today, the Emperor is hosting a banquet at the Cheng Gan Palace, and he invites Empress Dowager to attend." Qin Luofei reached out to support the Empress Dowager, lifting her up from the mat and walked into the pavilion.
Empress Dowager was like an arhat bed. After glancing at Qin Luofei and Honorable Zhang, he slowly said, "I'm old, and don't want to go anywhere. You juniors can go."
Seeing Empress Dowager's expression, Qin Luofei knew that Empress Dowager really didn't want to go. He quickly said: "That granddaughter-in-law will ask someone to prepare some vegetables for Empress Dowager to taste."