"I told you before I abdicated the throne, be your concubine well and don't cause trouble for Chen'er..." The Supreme Emperor's voice suddenly became cold and stern, "What Gu said has been heard by dog ears!?"
"Concubine... no..." Concubine Shen felt as if her throat was being strangled tightly, and she couldn't breathe.
"I want to tell you one last time, be your concubine well and stop making trouble." The Supreme Emperor stood up and strode past Concubine Shen.
Concubine Shen sat on the ground blankly, and she didn't come back to her senses until she heard Eunuch Hai's energetic singing outside, "Putting on the Kuntai Palace" - what happened back then... did the Emperor let her go like this?
Concubine Shen really wanted to ask the Supreme Emperor, when did he know that the traitor was not his flesh and blood. Is it because of this that he did not pass the throne to him? But her mind was very confused at this time, and she could not understand anything at all.
"Bai... Lian..." Concubine Shen held her throat in horror. She found that her voice was extremely harsh, like a rusty shovel cutting through the gravel ground. It was very harsh, "Come... people..."
No one came in, because the voice that Mrs. Shen shouted with all her strength sounded to others like a slightly undulating hiss. If it was a little further away, it would be completely inaudible.
Two days later, it was reported in the palace that Concubine Shen had suffered from a throat disease and lost her voice.
The fifth prince thought this was Concubine Shen's fault, and felt that her move was quite effective, at least she recalled Prince Yun from outside the city to the imperial capital.
Shen Bichi stayed in the Shen family's annex for two days and did not see her aunt come to pick her up. She was inevitably anxious. When she heard that Concubine Shen was ill, she had the same idea as the fifth prince and felt much more at ease.
Si Haochen and Mingruo, as the sons and daughter-in-law of Concubine Shen, also came back from the villa and visited the palace.
After a long time, Mingruo stepped into the Changchun Palace again, and felt that the maids and eunuchs here looked much more pleasing to the eye than before, and the atmosphere of the entire palace was also very peaceful, unlike the previous harsh and depressing feeling.
Mingruo and Si Haochen walked side by side to Concubine Shen's bedroom. A young eunuch had already passed the news inside.
Afterwards, Bai Lian came out of the palace and said, "Please be safe, Your Majesty and Your Majesty. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, has just fallen asleep..."
"Then let's go to the side hall and wait." Si Haochen didn't really want to see Concubine Shen, but he was just putting on a show. They all came, and it was hard to say whether he turned around or left.
Ming Ruo was taken into a side hall by Si Haochen. It was deserted and deserted, with no trace of anyone living there.
Si Haochen sat down on the Arhat bed in the palace, and Eunuch Qiu asked someone to serve tea.
Now, in the entire Changchun Palace, except for Bai Lian, Cailian and Eunuch Qiu, there is no one who belongs to Concubine Shen.
Mingruo always felt that this side hall gave people a strange feeling, but she couldn't put it in words. After observing it for a long time, she suddenly realized that this place was not the style that Princess Shen liked at first glance. In addition to the necessary furniture, there were only a few ornaments and artifacts. None, it looks too plain.
"What are you looking at, so fascinated?" Si Haochen was a little curious. This side hall is only one step away from the 'Four Walls of the Family', so there really isn't anything interesting to see.
"The Concubine will definitely not come here on weekdays," Ming Ruo said.
"Yeah." Si Haochen nodded, "This is the place where I lived before I was five years old."
"Ah?" Mingruo was very surprised. Seeing a trace of imperceptible sadness in Si Haochen's eyes, he said in a relaxed tone, "Actually, it's not bad. The lighting is pretty good, haha."
Mingruo also wanted to say some good things about this side palace, but unfortunately, it was really lackluster!
"It wasn't like this before, but after I moved to 'Father,' she erased all traces of my stay here." Si Haochen's tone was emotionless, as if he was talking about someone else's affairs. generally.
"Oh." Mingruo felt that Concubine Shen was indeed a cold-blooded person.
Mingruo took out a storybook from his 'sleeve pocket' and read it. Si Haochen looked through the reports sent from various places. The two of them sat in the side hall for an hour.
The two of them walked out of the side hall and asked the concubine if she was awake. After receiving a negative answer, they left with peace of mind.
Concubine Shen, who was sitting in front of the bedroom window, looked at the two people leaving with dark emotions in her eyes. She originally thought that she was a chess player, and that 'he' and 'she' were just chess pieces in her hands. But she didn't want to think that she was a chess player. He has long been an outcast and a joke.
Mingruo and Si Haochen rode on a carriage and walked on the palace road out of the palace. Tomorrow is the birthday of Empress Dowager Qian, and everything in the palace is very busy. Because Empress Dowager Qian loves marigolds, there are a lot of marigolds everywhere. There are many eunuchs and maids busy decorating the bonsai.
The two came to the palace gate and were about to change to the carriage when they saw Eunuch Hai coming this way.
Si Haochen stopped and waited for him to step forward.
"Ouch... Your Highness... Why are you walking so fast... This old slave is going to be exhausted..."
Mingruo saw that Eunuch Hai was really out of breath, so she asked Shishi to give him a hand: "Don't be anxious, take your time first."
"Alas..." Eunuch Hai nodded repeatedly, "Thank you... Princess..."
Eunuch Hai took a breath for a while and then said in a low voice: "The Supreme Emperor has received news that Prince Nanling and Prince Xiliang have arrived in the imperial capital and will enter the palace tomorrow to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday."
"Hmm." Si Haochen knew that the prince from the royal family had entered the imperial capital. What he didn't understand was why the Supreme Emperor specifically asked Eunuch Hai to say this, "So?"
Eunuch Hai's voice was lowered: "Prince Nanling has a counselor with him. Prince Nanling's attitude toward him is a bit strange. His Majesty made a careful investigation and found that he has not appeared in Nanling before.
The situation is unclear now, so the Emperor asked you and the princess to be careful tomorrow."
"Okay." Si Haochen nodded.
Eunuch Hai raised his voice again and said: "Your Highness and Princess must remember to go to pay their respects to the Supreme Emperor tomorrow. If you didn't go today, the Supreme Emperor will not be happy..."
"Yes." Si Haochen still looked indifferent, and after answering, he led the princess into the carriage.
Mingruo blinked his big eyes, and the person who could attract the attention of the Supreme Emperor must not be a 'mortal'. Mingruo was even more resistant to the Queen Mother's birthday banquet tomorrow.
The carriage stopped in front of the palace. As soon as Ming Ruo got out of the carriage and before he got off the carriage, he saw someone riding a horse, and the speed was very fast.
Mingruo has very good eyesight and can clearly see the person coming from a distance. He is his fourth cousin Su You.
When Mingruo saw her cousin coming here in a hurry, she felt something bad in her heart. Could it be that something happened to her grandfather's family?
"Uu~" Su You reined in the horse's head, "Ruo'er... come with me quickly..."
"What happened?" Mingruo clenched his fists and his face turned pale.
She was very afraid that something would happen to her grandfather's family, especially her grandfather. He looked so much like her grandfather. If her grandfather had an accident, she might not be able to treat him with a normal heart.
