mtl008 Chapter 302: The hatred of Concubine Xian and Concubine Xi
Chapter 302: The hatred of Concubine Xian and Concubine Xi
The rear hall of Xianfu Palace.
Concubine Cheng was lying on the bed with a wet towel on her forehead to cool down. At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the door. The next moment, the door curtain was lifted, and the cheerful voice of the Seventh Prince was getting closer and closer.
"Mother, I have invited Zhao Zuoyuanpan from the Imperial Hospital for you. Your illness will soon be cured."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Cheng quickly turned her head to look, and saw the Seventh Prince walking towards her quickly, followed by a middle-aged man carrying a medicine box on his back. It turned out to be Zhao Zuoyuanpan of the Imperial Hospital, but she was not in a high position to invite Zhao Zuoyuanpan.
Concubine Cheng couldn't help but look a little flustered and anxious.
"Seventh Prince, what's going on? Why did you invite Zhao Zuoyuanpan? Mother just has a cold and fever and will recover soon. There's no need to make a big fuss."
After hearing this, the Seventh Prince walked to the bedside and said anxiously:
"Mother, you haven't recovered from your illness for several days. How can you be fine? Zhao Zuoyuanpan was invited by Empress Xian after she learned of your illness. You don't have to worry."
At this time, Judge Zhao took two steps forward, bowed and clasped his hands, saying:
"Greetings to Mr. Cheng, I will take your pulse right away."
Concubine Cheng still had many questions in her mind, but she couldn't waste Zhao Zuoyuan's time, so she had to suppress her worries temporarily and stretched out her hand.
Banxia quickly put a silk handkerchief on the young lady's wrist, and then Zhao Zuoyuan felt Concubine Cheng's pulse, gave her acupuncture, and wrote a new prescription before leaving.
Concubine Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and sent people to get medicine and boil it. She only left a confidant and the Seventh Prince, and then asked what was going on.
The Seventh Prince was relieved to know that his mother was fine, and told Empress Xian everything about his encounter on the road.
Finally:
"Her Majesty Empress Xian is a very kind person. She did not blame me for my recklessness and disrespect. She even brought a token to Zhao Zuoyuanpan to ask him to come when she knew you were ill. Only then can I feel relieved."
Concubine Cheng was helped to sit on the bed. After hearing what the Seventh Prince said, she was nervous and worried at first, then relieved. Finally, she couldn't bear to punish the Seventh Prince, so she had to say:
"You, mother knows you are worried about me. Fortunately, the person you met today was Empress Xian. If it was someone else, they would have been scolded and punished. So don't be reckless next time, okay?"
The Seventh Prince was an obedient child. He nodded honestly and stayed for a while. He watched his mother drink the medicine with his own eyes before leaving.
After the people left, a trace of bitterness appeared on Cheng Guiren's face.
Banxia helped her master lie down again, and comforted him:
"My lady, the Seventh Prince is still young, and he is also filial to you, you should be happy."
Cheng Guiren's voice was a little choked:
"How could I not know how filial the Seventh Prince is? But I, as his mother, am such a loser. I didn't take good care of him when I was pregnant with him, causing him to be lame in one leg when he was born. I don't know how much pain he has endured since he was a child. Now he has to worry about everything for me. I, as his mother, feel guilty!"
Banxia's eyes also became moist. At this moment, she suddenly thought of something and said quickly:
"My lady, what do you think of Empress Xian?"
"Empress Xian?"
Cheng Guiren paused:
"She is a very generous and kind person. If it weren't for her last time, I don't know how much the Ministry of Internal Affairs would have deducted from us."
Banxia's eyes flashed with shrewdness:
"I think the reason why Concubine Xian helped you to invite the imperial physician must be because of the few words you said when you caught the adulterer in Mulan Paddock last time. This shows that Concubine Xian is a person who knows how to repay kindness. Why don't you go to Chuxiu Palace to thank Concubine Xian after you recover from your illness?"
Concubine Xian is favored and powerful. If Concubine Cheng can seek Concubine Xian's protection, it will be a good thing for both herself and the Seventh Prince.
After all, Concubine Cheng had been in the harem for many years and had given birth to a prince. She was not stupid. She immediately understood the implication of Lixia's words and felt moved.
"...I'll listen to you. When I recover from my illness, I will go to Chuxiu Palace to thank Empress Xian."
At the same time, in the main hall of Jingyang Palace, Concubine Xi listened to Zhenzhu's report, narrowed her eyes, and quickly guessed the reason. She picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said slowly:
"It seems that the words that Noble Cheng said at Mulan Paddock have worked."
Pearl sighed:
"I didn't expect that Concubine Cheng would have the good fortune to marry Empress Xian. It looks like the back hall of our Jingyang Palace is going to be lively. I just hope she won't be an ungrateful person in the future."
Upon hearing the word "ungrateful", Concubine Xi, who was smiling lazily, suddenly stopped smiling and her face turned cold.
"Karma will always pay off, and those ungrateful people without conscience will all be punished."
As soon as she saw the queen's reaction, Zhenzhu knew she had said the wrong thing, and quickly waved her hand to let the other palace servants leave, and then she carefully advised:
"My queen, hasn't the commoner Hesheli been banished to the cold palace as retribution? Don't get angry at that ungrateful person. It's not worth it to get yourself hurt by the anger."
At this moment, Concubine Xi no longer felt as free and at ease as when she was outside. She looked at the biting cold wind outside the window, and her heart felt empty, as if a cold wind was blowing into her.
That year, Empress Hesheli Yuan died, and her family sent her into the palace, asking her to take care of the crown prince in the harem and not to get pregnant before the crown prince grew up. She agreed.
After waiting for the prince to grow up, she was ready to have a child of her own, but her family sent a commoner, Hesheli, into the palace.
When Hesheli Shuren first entered the palace, she was just a noble lady, belonging to the noble lady level. It happened that the two concubines De and Rong in the palace were at their peak, so they asked her for help.
She helped Hesheli to gain a foothold in the palace for the sake of being of the same clan, but the first thing she did after she gained a foothold was to give her a sterilization drug when she was off guard.
Sterilization drugs, that is sterilization drugs. Good intentions lead to a lifetime without children of your own!
However, Concubine Xi could not take revenge on Hesheli because she was a concubine and a legitimate descendant, so she could only endure it. After many years, she finally found an opportunity to drug Concubine Ping when she gave birth to a child this year.
The drug has no other effect. Its only effect is to make people who smell it for a long time become impulsive and irritable.
In the deep palace, one must be cautious at all times. Once one becomes impulsive and angry, one will be courting death. As expected, commoner Hesheli fell into the hands of Concubine Xian.
Thinking of Concubine Xian, a complex feeling flashed across Concubine Xi's eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.
"Humph, I will not bother with a commoner in the cold palace. It will lower my status. As for her dream of leaving the cold palace, it's a pity that judging from the decree issued by the emperor yesterday, she will never be able to leave in this lifetime."
After hearing this, Pearl joined the Empress in sharing the same hatred for the enemy:
"Your Majesty is right. The fate of Hesheli is retribution. But Your Majesty, as for Concubine Xian..."
Concubine Xi regained her usual charming and lazy self, propped up her forehead with one hand, and said with a curled lip:
"Concubine Xian's birthday is coming soon. Given the emperor's love for her, it will definitely be a grand celebration. Let's prepare a gift in advance."
"It's the lady."
……
Three days later, Concubine Cheng recovered from her illness and came to Chuxiu Palace with gifts. Shi Nanxi had someone invite her in. After a round of greetings, Concubine Cheng sat at the bottom.
"Thank you, Empress Xian, for forgiving the Seventh Prince's recklessness that day, and for inviting Zhao Zuoyuanpan for me. That's why my cold was cured so quickly. I came here today to thank you for recovering from my illness."
Concubine Cheng clutched her handkerchief and spoke a little stiffly.
Shi Nanxi smiled and continued:
"No problem, the Seventh Prince is filial and obedient, kind and sincere, I like him very much."
Cheng Guiren was very happy to have her child praised, and she felt a little more relaxed. She then introduced the gift she had brought, which was a handkerchief she embroidered herself. The material was not particularly good, but the stitches were fine and the style was novel, which showed her sincerity.
Shi Nanxi liked it very much. The two of them were chatting. Suddenly, Concubine Cheng mentioned an old story related to Concubine Xi and Commoner Hesheli.