bookrebus Chapter 398: Concubine Chen’s Enlightenment
Chapter 398: Concubine Chen’s Enlightenment
Qiao Xin sighed
"Your Highness took the initiative to go to Taiwu Palace today. You knew you couldn't avoid this matter, so you took the initiative to join in and act as a lobbyist. However, I think that given the Emperor's personality, he might be suspicious of your Highness."
Lin Junxue curled her lips, her eyes indifferent and meaningful.
"Your Majesty, of course you would suspect that I guessed that this was his plan and his purpose. That's why I first spoke up to plead for the Concubine Chen, and then went to the Concubine Chen to lobby. This is reasonable. I am such a considerate queen, what else is there for Your Majesty to be dissatisfied with? Sometimes, taking the initiative can dispel all doubts."
Taiwu Hall
Xie Yu looked at Gao Cheng below and said in a deep voice, "Do you think the Queen knows that this matter was all planned by me? I planned this matter and knew my purpose, so she came to Taiwu Palace today?"
He loves Jun'er, but he cannot allow Jun'er to be too smart.
"Your Majesty, I think the Queen came here today just to plead for Concubine Chen. The Queen is kind-hearted. Over the years, Concubine Chen has been disrespectful to the Queen, but the Queen has never taken it to heart. Now that the Sun family has committed such a serious crime, it is not easy for the Queen to plead for Concubine Chen in front of Your Majesty."
Seeing the suspicion in Xie Yu's eyes gradually dissipate, Gao Chengcai continued to speak.
"If the Empress really knew about this, it was all your majesty's plan. Why would you make this trip today? If I were you, I would have stayed away from you. The Empress is very understanding and is only trying to relieve your majesty's worries."
Xie Yu's face turned from gloomy to bright, and he paused.
"You little dog slave, what? Are you speaking for the queen?"
Gao Cheng quickly knelt on the ground and smiled
"Your Majesty, I have no right to speak for the Queen, but I have seen the Queen's affection for you, Your Majesty. It is truly sincere and touching."
Gao Cheng has been with Xie Yu for many years, so he naturally knows what he likes to hear.
After hearing this, Xie Yu no longer had any doubts.
"Alright, get up. You have been by my side for many years. How could I doubt your loyalty? What you said may be that the Queen just got it right by accident this time. But it's okay. The Queen will pass on my message to the Concubine Chen. That's great."
Xie Yu suddenly frowned
"By the way, is Ye Yushuang going to give birth in the next few days?"
Gao Cheng leaned over
"Your Majesty, General Lin's wife is indeed due to give birth in the next few days. I estimate that if there is any news, it will take more than ten days to reach Kyoto."
Xie Yu thought of Ye Yushuang’s belly, and his face darkened again.
He was still worried until Ye Yushuang's baby was born.
He actually underestimated this woman Ye Yushuang, and all the people he sent to secretly attack her failed.
Ye Yushuang was very cautious about his stomach, and the people he sent out could not find any opportunity to attack.
Now, this woman Ye Yushuang has really reached the time of giving birth.
"Give the order and tell them that if Ye Yushuang gives birth to a boy, they must be killed and not allowed to survive. The Lin family cannot have a male heir."
The news that Sun Manrou knelt in Taiwu Hall and begged for mercy to no avail spread throughout the harem.
Normally, the concubines of low rank who depended on her would wish to stay away from her at this moment.
Her palace became completely deserted within just two days, and no one even cleaned the snow in the yard.
The previous dynasty's discussions on this matter became increasingly heated.
Currently divided into two factions
One faction advocated severe punishment and not letting the Sun family off the hook.
One group believes that the Sun family had been stationed in the southwest for many years and had made great contributions, so Sun Ping was not aware of the assassination.
Xie Yu let the previous dynasty discuss the issue without expressing his opinion.
Hall
Sun Manrou fell seriously ill after kneeling in Taiwu Hall that day.
The cold air entered his body and he was so anxious that he had been lying in bed for two days.
Perhaps he was so hopeless that he had no hope of living, that he didn't even want to see the imperial physician and just wanted to wait for death.
Sun Manrou has been arrogant and domineering relying on the Sun family's military achievements.
In this huge harem, there is no one with whom I can truly interact.
Today, she has fallen to this state and no one comes to see her.
door is opened
A ray of sunlight came in
Lin Junxue walked in with Guyu. Hearing the suppressed cough coming from the inner room, her eyes deepened.
Wu Renlang said that if the Concubine Chen didn't take her medicine properly, her days would be over.
She has given up on herself and has no desire to live. The concubine is already waiting to die.
But the concubine cannot die yet
里间
Sun Manrou heard footsteps and looked up to see Lin Junxue walking in.
She was stunned for a moment, then a self-deprecating smile appeared on her face.
She really didn't expect that the person who would come to see her at this time would be the Queen.
In this harem, everyone now avoids her like the plague, fearing that they will be implicated.
The concubines who usually depended on her wanted to step on her.
I thought I could have some friendship with Concubine Mi, but it was nothing more than this.
When a person's heart is truly dead, it cannot be hidden.
Lin Junxue looked at Sun Manrou's weak body, walked forward, sat beside the bed, turned her head and looked at Guyu.
"Go get the medicine"
Guyu turned around to get the medicine. This medicine was specially prescribed by Lin Junxue at the request of Wu Renlang. She had already boiled it and brought it over.
Sun Manrou's heart trembled, and she felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have been disrespectful to the queen all those years ago.
"No need, Queen, I am already exhausted and I don't want to bother with this anymore. This medicine will be useless even if I drink it."
Lin Junxue looked at the disheartened Sun Manrou. The bad thing about the ancients was that they were always ready to die.
If it were her, even if she really reached the end of her life, she would die together with the enemy.
What's more, Sun Manrou's health is far from being in a critical condition, and she is more worried.
She herself doesn't want to live.
Lin Junxue said, "Cold air has entered your body and you have developed a cold. I have already asked the imperial physician to take medicine and take care of yourself. You will be fine in a few months. How can your body be at the end of its life? Princess Chen, you don't want to live anymore."
Sun Manrou's eyes turned red
"Empress, I have let you down in the past. I never thought that at this time, you would be the only one in the palace willing to come and see me, to persuade me to take medicine, and to hope that I would live."
Although Sun Manrou appears arrogant and domineering, she is actually an extremely proud person on the inside.
For all these years, she had never apologized to anyone. Today, she finally realized that all her previous actions were wrong.
"Your Highness, I don't want to live any more. How can I survive? This time, our Sun family is finished. I, the Concubine, am finished too, right?"
Sun Manrou recalled her past self and shed tears
"Back then, when I first entered the palace, I was a kind person, and I had high hopes for the emperor. But I don't know when I started to become someone I don't recognize anymore. The things I did and the calculations I made, now I think of them as nothing. It was so stupid, so stupid."