Comprehensive film and television: The favorite concubine is in power

Chapter 294: Guar Jia Wen Yuan 23

The matter of Concubine Qi was settled, and the Queen got a child for nothing.

The Third Prince never expected that his mother, who had been concerned about whether he was warm and well fed a few days ago, had passed away in the blink of an eye.

He was so heartbroken that he could hardly contain himself. The Emperor would not even allow his mother to receive any posthumous honors. He could only burn incense for her in a low-key manner and could not even bring his sorrow to the Emperor.

After all, he is now the Empress Dowager's child.

He was feeling very upset, and when he arrived at Jingren Palace to pay his respects, he couldn't control the expression on his face. Yixiu looked at him and a trace of sadness appeared on her face as well.

"Hongshi, your mother passed away pitifully. After all, she served the emperor for so many years. I feel heartbroken seeing this."

"You must study hard in the future and fulfill your mother's wish!"

When Hongshi heard this, his eyes suddenly brightened. It turned out that not everyone thought that their mother was guilty of a heinous crime and was insignificant. It turned out that the Empress Dowager also cared about her so much.

The Empress Dowager was the only one in the world who shared the same thoughts as him. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Yixiu, crying, and said excitedly: "Thank you Empress Dowager for your teachings, thank you Empress Dowager!"

Seeing this, Yixiu was also happy.

After a few years, no matter how much Hongshi liked Concubine Qi, she would have passed away. By then, she would be Hongshi's only supporter and his only mother.

It takes time for a new mother and son to adapt to each other. After talking to him for a while, Yixiu asked Huichun to take him back to rest.

Hongshi is now over ten years old, so naturally he lives in the prince's residence.

But the Queen was very proud of having a child for free, while Zhen Huan was sitting under the window in a daze.

Jinxi walked up to her and asked, "What are you thinking about, young lady?"

Startled by her voice, Zhen Huan came back to her senses and sighed, "Now the Queen is happy. She got a child like the Third Prince for nothing."

However, Zhen Huan did not care about Concubine Qi. At the beginning, she thought that she was jealous. Now it seems that the Queen must be instigating behind the scenes.

Now when I think about the previous confrontations, I still feel terrified.

Seeing how depressed Zhen Huan had been these days, Jing Xi wanted to think of a way to cheer her up.

No matter what, you can't always be out of favor.

"My lady, now is the time for you to think carefully about how to win back the emperor's heart. Without the emperor's favor and appreciation in the palace, you will end up dead. You have to think about the princess."

"Longyue doesn't care about these things."

It seems that Zhen Huan really has no expectations for the current emperor anymore. She is absorbed in her own world and is unwilling and unwilling to go out.

Seeing this, Jinxi had no choice but to give up. If she persuaded him too much, the young master would get annoyed.

As winter passed and spring came, the foggy sky above our heads finally cleared up, the trees in the yard slowly sprouted new buds, and the babbling voices of children floated in Chuxiu Palace.

Wen Yuan and Lu Yingfeng sat on chairs in the yard, smiling as they looked at the mat on the ground where Hongyu was happily playing.

"Such a young child has learned to crawl so quickly. Now it's February, so he must be seven months old, right?"

"Yeah, this kid won't stay still. Take advantage of the good weather today and take him for a walk in the yard."

Drinking tea and basking in the sun, Wen Yuan soon felt drowsy as her body relaxed after a long winter of cramped quarters.

However, the peach trees that Yinzhen promised to plant were soon transplanted, and the rows of them looked festive. This year, they probably only bloomed and did not produce many fruits, but Wen Yuan thought it was very good just looking at the blooming flowers.

"Speaking of which, the Emperor has not been in the harem these past few days, and the Empress has been busy caring for the Third Prince. The palace hasn't been this quiet for a long time."

"Who says it's not true? This is good too. We can relax a little bit."

As they were talking, Concubine Jing walked in with a smile.

"Oh my, I didn't expect Chuxiu Palace to be so lively. I'm late."

She walked over slowly, not being shy even after such a long time, and found a place to sit down, looking at Hongyu with a smile.

"It's only been a few days since we last met, but Hongyu looks a lot older."

Jingtai immediately asked someone to serve tea. Concubine Jing took it with a smile, turned to look at Wen Yuan and continued, "The weather has been nice these days, why don't we go to the Imperial Garden and take a walk?"

“I didn’t expect that my sister had the same idea as me. I was just thinking about when to follow Sister Xin to Xianfu Palace to invite Sister to go forward.”

"Now that my sister has invited you, let's set a time, and then sister Xin and I will go and call you."

Concubine Jing is a person who likes to wander around, and she is also considered an expert in gossip in the harem, otherwise she would not be called the captain of the adultery-catching team.

Just because she likes the hustle and bustle, when the flowers in the Imperial Garden bloomed, she naturally wanted to go and see more.

Concubine Jing looked at Hongyu with regret and said, "It's just that Hongyu is still young now, and we dare not take him out. When he grows up, it will be more lively when we take him to visit the Imperial Garden."

Lu Yingfeng smiled and said, "What's the big deal? Shu Ke was just taught needlework a few days ago. I'm afraid she's bored now. We can just take Shu Ke with us when the time comes."

"That's perfect. I can only see Shu Ke during festivals, but I haven't seen him at other times. How is the child now?"

Lu Yingfeng nodded: "Much better. Since a new group of people came to her, Shuke has become much more lively."

Speaking of Shuke, Lu Yingfeng couldn't help but talk about Wen Yuan again, feeling grateful: "If it wasn't for Wen Yuan's help, I, as a mother, would not have known that my daughter was suffering in a place I couldn't see."

"When I think about it now, I still feel scared. If I hadn't discovered it in time, I'm afraid my daughter..."

Wen Yuan blinked, then immediately reached out and gently patted Lu Yingfeng, joking as if she was annoyed: "Sister Xin, if you say something like this again, I will ignore you in the future."

Lu Yingfeng smiled and glared at her: "Isn't it enough to praise you?"

Wen Yuan proudly raised her little face and boasted: "I know that everyone loves me. Sister Xin, please don't brag about me too much, otherwise others will just think that I called Sister Xin like that, hehe..."

Lu Yingfeng shook his head and reached out to snatch the fan from her hand: "You ask for too much. I won't play with you next time."

Amidst the laughter, Hongyu had been looking up at them without knowing when. His face seemed blank and expressionless, and he seemed to be observing them silently.

"Ah, Hongyu is looking at us." It was Concubine Jing who noticed it first. She couldn't help but feel jealous when she saw Hongyu's chubby face. She couldn't help but say, "How did you raise this child so well? I like him so much just by looking at him."

"That child is fair-skinned, so he naturally takes after me, his mother."

Looking at his chubby little face, Wen Yuan couldn't help but walk up and pinch him.

Hongyu's face was blank for a moment, he looked at her with his mouth slightly open, and the next second he closed his eyes and burst into tears.

Wen Yuan let go of him awkwardly, hugged him gently and coaxed him: "Mother was wrong, mother shouldn't have pinched you. Don't cry, don't cry."

Seeing this, Concubine Jing and Lu Yingfeng looked at each other and couldn't help laughing at the funny scene before them. Lu Yingfeng picked up Hongyu from the ground.

While coaxing and scolding Wen Yuan, she said, "We don't want to play with your mother. You made our Hongyu cry, didn't you? Empress Xin, please hold him."

Wen Yuan touched her nose with a guilty conscience and could not help but say stubbornly, "I just pinched him carefully and didn't use much force. Why is he crying?"

Fortunately, Hongyu’s temper subsided quickly and he soon stretched out his little hands asking Wenyuan to hold him.

Wen Yuan, who had been frowning just now, suddenly smiled and opened her arms to hug the boy in front of her.

"Be good, mother will hold you."

Lu Yingfeng shook his head slightly, "After all, she is his mother. Look, she can't even bear to be angry."

But Wen Yuan looks like a girl who really loves to play.

Concubine Jing still had a lot of things on her plate, so she sat for a while before getting up and saying goodbye: "I still have things to do in the palace, so I'll go back first. Remember to send someone to let me know when you've agreed on a time."

"Okay, Sister Jingfei, take care."

After agreeing, Wen Yuan looked at Lu Yingfeng and said, "I heard that Sister Jingfei was only close to Wanpin and Hui Guiren before, but now I see that she rarely goes to Suiyuxuan and follows us instead."

"But Sister Jingfei is generous and frank, and it's nice to talk with her."

Lu Yingfeng knew something, but he looked at her and whispered, "It's not a big deal. They were together before because Concubine Jing was kind, but now Concubine Jing is not feeling well."

"how do I say this."

Wen Yuan took a basket of melon seeds and slowly put them in her mouth and ate them.

"It's not a big deal. Didn't Hua Fei's party fall before you entered the palace? A noble lady who followed Hua Fei was named Cao. She made meritorious contributions in reporting Hua Fei and later became Xiangpin. But I don't know why she died of illness not long after."

"Xiangpin has a daughter who is well-behaved and cute. After losing her child, Wen Yi is still young and needs to be raised by a mother. However, Wanpin recommended Concubine Duan as her mother."

"Jing Fei just felt a little uncomfortable and didn't want to go over."

Wen Yuan understood that Concubine Jing was also a person who liked children. She was afraid of loneliness and liked to hang out with others all day long. She must also like to have a child to take care of her.

"But how did Sister Jingfei know about this?"

It's true, when Concubine Jing found out, Lu Yingfeng was right next to her. They heard the two servants talking in the Imperial Garden. Although she knew it was a provocation, Concubine Jing didn't feel comfortable.

Wen Yuan touched her chin and said, "So, in the eyes of Concubine Jing, it was Concubine Wan who recommended Concubine Duan and ignored Concubine Jing who repeatedly showed her kindness, so she distanced herself from her?"

Lu Yingfeng was not sure either. He looked at her and whispered, "This is just speculation. It may not be true. Maybe there is something between them that we don't know about."

Back at Xianfu Palace, there were a lot of things waiting for her to sort out. Although she had the title of assistant in charge of the harem, the queen was very strict and made her do things that were insignificant and laborious. What could she do? She could only follow her lead and do it slowly.

At least with this title, I don't have to face the empty palace in silence all day.

"My lady, I found Sixth Prince to be very cute today."

Concubine Jing nodded, touched the account book in her hand and smiled: "Yes, Concubine Qi is really lucky, unlike me, who only has the title of concubine, but is not valued by the emperor, and has no children."

Back then in the palace she was favored and had no children. But now that the emperor has ascended the throne, the concubines in the harem are blooming like flowers in spring.

Naturally, the emperor could not remember himself anymore.

Now, except for her, all the old people in the palace have children, so she... can only live a lonely and hopeless life in the palace.

Hanzhu fell silent. Seeing their queen's dejected look, she forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, you can go to Chuxiu Palace more often to see Concubine Qi. The Sixth Prince is so cute. From what I see, Concubine Qi is also a person who likes to be lively."

"I can only watch the time go by. I'm afraid if I go too often, I'm afraid I'll be disliked."

"How could that be? Concubine Qi has a good temper, and Concubine Xin is also generous. They will definitely welcome the Concubine."

Concubine Jing smiled and said nothing more.

An Lingrong walked slowly down the long street, entered Jingren Palace, looked at Huichun and said, "Is the Queen free? I am here to pay my respects to her."

Huichun bowed slightly and said, "Please come in, Concubine An."

Yixiu, who had just woken up from a nap, leaned against the heated kang and rested her forehead against it, "You're here."

An Lingrong walked up to her and knelt down to greet her: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. May you be blessed with good health."

"Get up and sit down."

After An Lingrong sat down, she leaned against the table and looked at her with concern, "Your Majesty seems to have become much more haggard. I haven't congratulated you yet."

"What good news is there? Although the Third Prince has come to my side, I still feel uneasy because Yudie is not in my name."

An Lingrong could only comfort her: "After all, he is a prince, the emperor must be more considerate. Your Majesty is kind and considerate. You are considerate of everything around the Third Prince and have a loving mother's heart. The emperor will see it."

Yixiu nodded indifferently. Although she didn't know how much sincerity there was in such flattering words, it was pleasant to hear.

Then Yixiu looked at An Lingrong and turned to ask her where the emperor had been recently.

"Has the Emperor ever stayed at your place?"

At least the emperor treated everyone equally this time. He didn't come to her place or to others'.

An Lingrong said with a gentle smile: "The emperor has been busy with state affairs recently and has not been to the harem for a long time."

Yixiu snorted and laughed, raised her head slightly and said: "When the emperor enters the harem, you should also think about how to consolidate his favor."

"Now your voice has failed and you can no longer sing. It's such a pity."

An Lingrong lowered her head in discomfort. She didn't know what happened, but her throat was damaged when she woke up. Even the imperial physician was of no use. What was even more disgusting was that the Yanxi Palace could not find out who had harmed her.

It really pissed her off.

But this was the weapon she used to maintain the emperor's favor. Ever since her throat was damaged, the emperor never came to see her except for the two days of ice skating.

What comforted her a little was that the emperor treated Concubine Wan in the same way, which made her feel better.

"I am incompetent and I don't know who has harmed me. Since I lost my voice, the emperor has not thought about me for a long time."

"That's right. You should think of a solution. After all, you have served the emperor for many years. The emperor is nostalgic and has deep feelings for you when they meet."