Chapter 44: The Overbearing Concubine of the Yuan Emperor
"Princess, that's a good idea. I'll go to the House of Internal Affairs later and settle this matter first." Aunt Yu said with a smile.
"Aunt Yu, you are the old man next to my mother. You followed my mother from the palace to the palace, right? Therefore, you are Xi'er's elder in front of Xi'er, so you don't have to be a servant. I know the rules in the palace.
Fanduo, Xi'er is not a person who doesn't respect etiquette, but you can just follow the four girls around me and call yourself me. You don't have to follow the rules in Ningxi Palace. You can call me whatever you want when you leave Ningxi Palace.
Just call him by name." Murong Xi said gently.
Aunt Jade looked at Murong Xi with emotion. Although Murong Xi's face was not as beautiful as the Queen's, her heart was just as kind. Moreover, the princess's eyes were very similar to those of the Queen. Being by the princess's side, it felt like she had returned to the Queen's home.
The Queen and the Empress serve the same thing.
Aunt Yu's eyes were slightly red and she said to Murong Xi: "Your Highness, slave, it's not me who remembers it."
"Auntie, please don't cry. Have you been wronged in some way?" Murong Xi looked at Aunt Yu in front of her and asked with some sadness.
"Girl is touched. How can I be wronged by His Majesty's side? When I saw Her Highness the Princess, I thought of the Queen. The Queen is gentle and kind. Although Her Highness the Princess has not been in the palace since she was a child, after all, the Emperor and the Empress remain in her bones.
Her Royal Highness the Princess is as kind-hearted as the Queen, so I thought of the Queen." Aunt Jade replied gently.
Kind? She, Murong Xi, is not kind at all, okay? She is just doubly kind to those who are nice to her. If someone is not nice to her, then she will not let him go, but will repay him twice as much.
"Auntie, if I ask you about your mother in the future, will you tell me about it?" Murong Xi asked with a smile.
"Of course, you just entered the palace today. You will have plenty of time in the future. When the time comes, I will tell Her Highness the Princess everything about the Queen." Aunt Jade said happily.
Just as he said this, Eunuch Shun came to Ningxi Hall again, and then saluted Murong Xi and said: "Your Highness, it will be time for lunch soon. Your Majesty asked the old slave to take you to Xianfu.
Go to the palace and have dinner with the emperor."
"Xianfu Palace? Isn't that the palace of the Yuan Emperor's noble concubine?" Murong Xi asked doubtfully.
"Yes, the emperor said that the imperial concubine Yuan Huang made arrangements yesterday. Today you will have lunch at Xianfu Palace after returning to the palace. You also invited His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Yan. The emperor knows that you don't know anyone else in the palace, and
Imperial Concubine Yuan Huang is considered your aunt after all. Therefore, she wants the whole family to be close to each other. You see?" Shungong explained.
"Well, I will go right away. Please wait a moment, Mr. Shun." After Murong Xi finished speaking, he went in and explained the situation to Aunt Yu and Mo'er. After Murong Xi discussed it, he took Aunt Yu with him.
He and Mo'er followed Duke Shun to Xianfu Palace.
After arriving at Xianfu Palace, Eunuch Shun did not let anyone in to inform him. This shows that the emperor should have given the order long ago.
The road went smoothly until they arrived at the main hall of Xianfu Palace. Murong Xi saw the emperor and Yuan Huang’s concubine sitting in the center of the round table. There was an empty seat on one side of the emperor’s side, and Murong Yi sat on the other side.
With Murong Yan, the dishes on the table were almost ready, as if they were just waiting for her arrival.
Murong Xi stood at the door and observed, then walked in, bowed slightly and said: "Father, Emperor Yuan, Concubine Yuan Mu."
"Xi'er, come and sit down with your father." The emperor waved to Murong Xi to hurry over.
Murong Xi smiled and then walked over and sat next to the emperor.
The emperor's eyes narrowed when he smiled, and he said to everyone: "Xi'er returned to the palace today. I originally wanted to make a big deal, but in a few days there will be a Hundred Flowers Banquet. At the Hundred Flowers Banquet, we can prepare for Xi'er together.
Congratulations. What do you think, Xi'er?"
"Father, Xi'er didn't want everyone to know that when she returned to the palace, she just wanted to fulfill her filial piety by your side. Therefore, it is best to keep everything simple. Our family will have a lively meal here.
, What does it have to do with others?" Murong Xi said with a smile.
"Okay, Xi'er is right. Our family reunion has nothing to do with anyone else. I'm just happy and want everyone in the world to know that my princess is back." Murong Yu said happily.
"Your Majesty, Xi'er is a sensible child. I congratulate Your Majesty for not only finding Xi'er, but I didn't expect that Xi'er is also so sensible." After speaking, the noble concubine of the Yuan Emperor raised her wine glass and prepared to clink glasses with the emperor.
The emperor happily picked up the wine glass and said to Murong Yi and Murong Yan: "You two should get along well with Xi'er in the future."
"Father, don't worry, Yan'er likes Sister Huang very much." Murong Yan said with a smile.
Lunch passed quickly, and Murong Xi stayed in Xianfu Palace for the whole afternoon. The emperor and Yuanhuang's concubine asked some questions about where she lived before entering the palace and whether her adoptive parents were very good to her.
Murong Xi also gave some vague answers. From Murong Xi's words, the emperor and the imperial concubine guessed that her adoptive parents treated Murong Xi very well. Judging from Murong Xi's conversation and temperament, they believed that the family who raised her was also very good.
A wealthy family. Finally, Murong Xi had not endured hardship in the past ten years or so, so the emperor was relieved.
However, Concubine Yuan Huang never thought that although Murong Xi did not grow up in the palace, there was no problem with the etiquette in the palace. This gave her no chance to tell the emperor that she would appoint a nun to teach her.
After Murong Xi finally got rid of them and came out of Xianfu Palace, he walked to Ningxi Palace with Aunt Yu and Mo'er.
"Your Highness, Princess, are you tired?" Aunt Jade asked.
"Well, Aunt Yu should be very familiar with Concubine Yuan Huang, right?" Murong Xi asked slowly.
"Yes, I came from the Prime Minister's Palace and have been serving the Queen since she was a child. And with me is Huan'er, who has been with Concubine Yuan Huang since she was a child. Therefore, I know Concubine Yuan fairly well.
." Aunt Yu said carefully.
"Well, my aunt will tell me her story later." Murong Xi said lazily.
"Yes." Aunt Yu replied.
"Princess, I have something to say." Aunt Yu said hesitantly.
"Say." Murong Xi could see that Aunt Yu was very cautious.
"Princess, you can get closer to Princess Yan in the future. But... you must not get too close to Concubine Yuan Huang. It is best to stay away from her." Aunt Yu said in a low voice.
Because they had not returned to Ningxi Hall yet, Murong Xi looked around for a moment, then nodded without saying anything, indicating that Aunt Yu had something to say and would explain it in detail when she returned to Ningxi Hall.
Aunt Yu understood immediately and didn't say anything.
After returning to Ningxi Palace
, Murong Xi then asked: "Why did my aunt say that just now? What happened before?"
"Alas, the princess didn't know. The emperor was in love with the empress, and later wanted to marry the empress as his concubine. However, who knew that the concubine of Emperor Yuan also fell in love with the emperor at first sight. Later, she threatened her with death and let the mistress
Forcing the Prime Minister to ask the Emperor to marry her back to the mansion.
The emperor initially disagreed, so Concubine Yuan Huang took advantage of the empress's kindness to ask her to beg the emperor. In the end, the emperor had no choice but to marry Concubine Yuan Huang as a concubine. And Concubine Yuan Huang was not as gentle as you see today.
Kindness, there are some things that I cannot explain to you in detail now. However, you have to be more careful to prevent her from attacking you. It’s not that I judge a gentleman’s heart with a villain’s heart, but that the Imperial Concubine of the Yuan Emperor is not a gentleman.
The slave girl always believed that the Queen Mother's difficult childbirth was closely related to her, but there was no evidence to prove it. She originally wanted to follow the Queen Mother, but she was unwilling to do so and lived quietly by the Emperor's side for more than ten years.
You have just returned to the palace. I didn’t want to tell you this at first, but today’s Imperial Concubine Yuan Huang is very considerate of you and is gentle and considerate. I am really afraid that you will be deceived by her, so you have to be careful and watch out for her.
." Aunt Yu said a lot in one breath. She sincerely hoped that Murong Xi would go smoothly after returning to the palace.
"Aunt Yu, I know you are doing it for my own good. I have just returned to the palace, so I am naturally unaware of everything that happened in the palace. Don't worry, I will be more careful in the future. If she really killed the queen, I will
I won't let her go either." Murong Xi held Aunt Yu's hand and comforted her.
Aunt Yu was relieved when she saw Murong Xi like this. She naturally hoped that the princess would be innocent. However, after such a princess returned to the palace, she would be killed without even knowing why. Therefore, the princess in front of her
She was very pleased and believed that she would seek justice for the Queen.
"Princess, you are tired too, please rest for a while." After Aunt Yu finished speaking, she went out.
She went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to buy some roses for Murong Xi. The roses have not bloomed yet, but it is still possible to move those over first.
"Mo'er, please send someone to loosen the soil in the flower garden. Tomorrow, a few of us will plant the herbs I brought." Murong Xi said lazily.
Herbal medicine? Miss, those you planted are poisonous and can be cut down?
Mo'er didn't dare to say anything, but just took people to loosen the soil. Murong Xi was also a little tired, so he took a nap on the soft collapse for a while.
Sure enough, at dusk, the palace servants moved all the roses over and planted them around the flowerbed. By the time Murong Xi got up, everything had been done.
Murong Xi came out and took a look, and it was exactly what she wanted. After a while, when the roses bloomed all over the flower bed, they would cover all the herbs inside. The yard would also be fragrant, and it would look beautiful.
Very beautiful.
Murong Xi nodded with satisfaction and said to Aunt Yu: "Aunt Yu, you moved too fast. However, everything was done according to Xi'er's ideas. Xi'er is very happy."
"Princess, although the roses have not bloomed at this time, they have almost grown. The slave just said one more word to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it was done quickly." Aunt Yu said modestly.
