allonlinenovel Chapter 261 Back Position
Chapter 261 Back Position
"I thank Your Majesty for his grace and respectfully bid you farewell."
After achieving her goal, An Lingrong thanked him and turned to look at Hongyao.
The child was indeed sleeping restlessly, with his brows slightly furrowed and his eyes half open.
Although he was born before Zhaohua, he was far less energetic than his sister.
An Lingrong hummed a Jiangnan tune softly, trying to coax him to sleep as soon as possible.
But I made a silent decision in my heart that I would get people up tomorrow morning to help lay the foundation.
She had been toiling away for most of the night, and her efforts couldn't go to waste.
In her previous life, when Empress Yixiu personally trained her voice, An Lingrong also took the opportunity to learn about 70% of the Queen's voice.
This comes in handy at the critical moment.
The words she used to wake the emperor were ones she had pondered over over and over again.
An Lingrong firmly believed that there were more than one or two concubines who were killed by the deposed queen, and the emperor seemed to be unaware of this.
On the other side, the angry emperor kicked the door of Jingren Palace.
"Open the door for me!"
Seeing this, Su Peisheng hurried forward to dissuade him.
"Master, please don't hurt your feet. I'll go and knock on the door."
After he said this worriedly, he trotted forward and started banging on the door.
"Listen up, everyone inside! The emperor has arrived! Open the door!"
When he shouted for the third time, the vermilion door creaked open a crack. The dazed little eunuch saw the bright yellow figure in the lantern and fell to his knees in fear.
Su Peisheng kicked the man aside and pushed the door open swiftly.
"Your Majesty, please come in."
It was already the end of the Yin hour, and the entire Jingren Palace was silent.
The palace maids had long been accustomed to the deposed queen's occasional howling.
Therefore, when the emperor and his entourage entered the main hall, only the young eunuch who was slumped on the ground and trembling knew that the emperor had arrived.
The candles in Concubine Li's bedroom were still lit, and the emperor strode in without hesitation.
In order to take care of her master, Jianqiu simply rested on the footstool.
When heavy footsteps were heard, she opened her eyes alertly.
As soon as he saw the person coming, he rolled to the ground in panic and saluted.
"Your Majesty... wuwu..."
Su Peisheng quickly covered her mouth and dragged her out forcefully.
"Qiu promised, don't blame me for not reminding you. The emperor is very angry. If something happens to you, who will take care of the one inside?"
When his men stopped whining in resistance, Su Peisheng quickly let go of their hands and re-entered the inner room.
The Concubine Li acts like a madman, so he has to protect his master.
Su Peisheng held the whisk tightly, ready to be on duty at any time.
When the curtains were drawn aside, one could see the person lying on the bed with black hair mixed with gray.
The emperor stood there in a daze. Rouze's sister had aged to this extent.
His eyes swept over Yixiu, who exuded an air of decadence, and he seemed to see Rouze crying and saying that year.
"I am unlucky and I am afraid I can no longer serve the prince... Please do not abandon her in the future."
The emperor, who was originally going to punish the culprit, reduced the force of his men's push when he thought of Rouze who had passed away early.
As soon as Yixiu opened her eyes, she found the person she had been thinking about day and night in front of her. She habitually gave a dignified smile.
"Your Majesty, I am not in good shape. Please wait outside first."
The clear and articulate words make it impossible to associate him with a person who is howling like a madman.
The emperor flicked his sleeve to avoid Yixiu's outstretched hand and spoke with a sullen face.
"No need, I'll just say a few words and leave."
"You've attacked me time and again, so I've given you some face for your own good."
"But if you still don't know what's best for you, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"There's something I can't figure out. How could someone as pure and kind as Rouze have a sister as vicious as you?"
"Pure kindness? Hehehe..."
When Yixiu heard this, she laughed so hard that tears came out.
"Your Majesty, have you ever thought carefully about why the late Emperor was so upset about my sister's admission into the palace, and even took his anger out on you many times?"
Rouze Jianren was brought into the palace by Concubine De in order to divert favor from the late emperor's new favorite, Concubine Shu.
Unexpectedly, Concubine De shot herself in the foot. Not only did she fail to share Concubine Bo's favor, but she also helped her son, whom she didn't care about, to find a powerful in-law.
How would the emperor feel if he knew that the bitch he had in his heart was the concubine his own mother had planned to give to the late emperor?
"Li Fei, you have behaved badly yourself, don't try to drag others into this."
"Su Peisheng, pass the message down. If Concubine Li has another hysterical attack, have her gagged and tied up."
The emperor said this viciously and turned away.
Yixiu was shouting frantically behind him.
"Your Majesty, you will regret this one day!"
Jianqiu rushed in and whispered comforting words.
"Master, I beg you not to go against the Emperor."
Yixiu turned a deaf ear and continued shouting madly.
"Soft bitches, they deserve to die... They all deserve to die... I should have died long ago..."
"My Lady, didn't I tell you that the eldest prince is still resting? You must not wake him up."
Jianqiu said the best words to persuade her master with tears in her eyes.
Yixiu, who was full of murderous intent just now, softened his voice instantly after hearing this.
"Jianqiu, you are right. I am Honghui's good mother. I cannot disturb his rest."
Yixiu lay back on the bed obediently, and Jianqiu carefully tucked the quilt in for her.
After making sure her master was asleep, she lay back down on the footstool.
The master's behavior was becoming increasingly strange, and she was beginning to lose control of herself.
Jianqiu invited several imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital, but because of her master's violent reaction, no one could get close to her.
Ugh!
Shoukang Palace had obviously given up on the Empress, and only Concubine Lan would give her a good face when she met her outside, and would also take care of Jingren Palace in private.
Jianqiu wondered whether she could place her hopes on Concubine Lan.
But then reason told her that the people under the Queen were their last resort and they must not be handed over.
As she thought about it, she slowly closed her eyes.
The emperor was very angry in Jingren Palace. He finished the court with a gloomy face and went to Yangxin Palace to review memorials.
I casually opened a book and found that it was a report from an official I had no impression of. He might have something important to report.
The emperor became more alert and focused his attention on the memorial in his hand.
After a while, Su Peisheng, who came in with tea, saw a memorial lying in the middle of the hall.
He took a quick glance as he passed by, and the four words "Empty Palace" frightened him so much that he moved more cautiously.
I don’t know which official is so bad at reading people’s moods that he actually asked the emperor to make her the queen.
How could they have the courage to speak up about something that the Empress Dowager doesn't care about?
Su Peisheng deliberately went to the side, and before he put the teacup on the table, another memorial flew out.
"This is outrageous! None of you can see me in peace."
The emperor roared angrily.
"Su Peisheng, you said that when the late emperor's throne was vacant, Tong E'niang acted as the palace manager for many years and no one said anything."
"How come my throne has only been vacant for a year and everyone is already impatiently jumping out to make comments?"
Su Peisheng knew that his master was venting his dissatisfaction, so he shrank aside and didn't dare to say a word.
Even though he had served the emperor for many years, Su Peisheng still knew his limits when it came to matters concerning the mother of a country.
The emperor continued to read the memorials with a gloomy face, and soon he slammed the table again.