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With Pei Shi in Chengde Villa, Ye Zhen's life was not as carefree as before. She wanted to go hunting in the mountains but was caught by Pei Shi before she could go out. She wanted to catch fish, but Pei Shi was by her side. Ye Zhen could not even get close to the stream. Even the surrounding rabbit and snake nests were cleaned up.
Every day, she could only read books and walk around the villa. It was no different from living in the palace.
Although Ye Zhen had lost a lot of fun, she thought of ways to divert her attention. Anyway, it was more comfortable than living in the palace. The only thing that made her a little dissatisfied was that living in the villa was like living in the Peach Blossom Land. She could not receive any news from the outside. She wanted to inquire about the situation in the palace, but she could not.
"Go and call Xue Lin." Ye Zhen said to Hong Ling.
Hong Ling left and soon called in Xue Lin, who was outside the paddy yard.
"Empress." Xue Lin saluted, not knowing what the Empress wanted.
Ye Zhen knew that even if she asked Xue Lin what was going on in the palace at this time, he would not tell her more. If it were not for Mo Rongzhan's order, she would not have not received any news from the outside.
"Go to the capital and bring Xiao Ran here. This Empress suddenly wants to eat the beef noodles she made." Ye Zhen said with a smile, "It feels like I haven't eaten Xiao Ran's beef noodles for many days."
Xue Lin's eyes flashed with a smile, "Yes, Empress, this subordinate will go to the palace immediately to pick up Xiao Ran."
Ye Zhen nodded with a smile, "It's still early. Pick up Xiao Ran and make dinner for this Empress."
"This subordinate will go right away." Xue Lin saluted, turned and left.
Compared with the peace and tranquility of Chengde Villa, the capital was much livelier.
As Lu Xiangzhi further forced the royal family to return the silver of the past, many people began to mourn behind his back. Some even began to vaguely miss the deposed emperor, saying that if Mo Rongzhan was the emperor, he would not have forced the royal family to this point. Mo Rongzhan could not tolerate the royal family at all. Sooner or later, he would kill them all.
These discussions did not dare to be brazen and only spread within a small circle. Before they reached Mo Rongzhan's ears, the liveliness in the palace was another scene.
Without the Empress in the palace, the ones who were the happiest were the concubines. They all felt that this was an opportunity.
However, they soon found that the emperor still didn't like going to the harem as much as before. Even if he went to the harem, he no longer went to Yongshou Palace. He changed places and only went to Xiuhe Palace.
Honored Consort Shu really rose up. She became the second person to receive the Emperor's sole favor. Even the Empress was forced away by her limelight. Who else dared to compete with her? She really didn't know what kind of luck she had that the emperor would dote on her so much after seeing her in the Imperial Garden.
"I heard that when Honored Consort Shu first entered the palace, she was also favored by the emperor for several days. Is this true? The Emperor really cherishes old friendships. He only saw her once in the Imperial Garden and remembered her. "
In An Huipin's palace, there were several nobles who were dissatisfied with Hu Yue 'er. Originally, without the Empress, the other people in the palace had a fair chance to compete. The result was that because of Honored Consort Shu, they didn't even have the chance to see the Emperor.
An Huipin twitched her mouth. In the past, she didn't think that Hu Yue 'er would be favored. When they had entered the palace together, she had looked down on Hu Yue' er's birth. The Emperor did have Hu Yue 'er serve him in bed, but so what? In the end, it was still like that. The Emperor had forgotten her in the blink of an eye. Who would have thought that there would be a chance for her to rise again. "All of you, shut up. Honored Consort Shu is not the same as before. You dare to talk about her."
"When will the Empress come back?" someone said sourly.
In the past, only the Empress had been favored. They hadn't been as jealous as they were now because the Empress was like a distant star, something they could only watch from afar and not touch. But Honored Consort Shu was different. She was the same as them in the past, just a commoner on the ground. How could she get close to her?
An Huipin looked in the direction of Xiuhe Palace, "For Honored Consort Shu, the Emperor could send away the Empress who was about to give birth … … Maybe when the Empress comes back, Honored Consort Shu will already be pregnant."
Her words silenced all the nobles around her. Their faces were filled with fear.
If Honored Consort Shu had an imperial son, then her status in the palace wouldn't be the same as before. If the Empress couldn't give birth to the di eldest son, the palace might be Honored Consort Shu's world in the future.
"I remembered that I still have things to do and will return first." A noble hurriedly stood up. If Honored Consort Shu knew that they were speaking ill of her here, who knew what would happen to her. She didn't want to be unable to survive in the palace so quickly.
The others all stood to bid their farewells.
An Huipin didn't ask them to stay. She had been eager for them to leave earlier. Hu Yue 'er was favored and she wanted to curry favor. Maybe she could get Hu Yue' er to help her. If Hu Yue 'er was willing, they could occupy a place in the palace together. Even if the Empress returned in the future, they wouldn't have to fear.
Xiuhe Palace, in the sleeping quarters.
"Niangniang, the nobles in An Huipin's palace have all left." Xiang Qiao walked in and quietly said to Hu Yue 'er.
Hu Yue 'er didn't even raise her eyes, "En?"
"Right now, who in the palace isn't jealous of our Honored Consort? Let them be jealous. The Emperor will still come to Xiuhe Palace tonight." Xiang Huan said with a smile. She had never seen the Emperor before. Only recently did she know that their Emperor was so moving and handsome. In the future, he would definitely come to Xiuhe Palace often. Their Honored Consort Shu's bitterness was over and the sweetness was coming.
"Alright, you can all leave. Ben gong still wants to look at these account books." Hu Yue 'er said with a faint smile.
Xiang Qiao and Xiang Huan saluted and retreated to the door.
Hu Yue 'er lowered her eyes to look at the account book in her hands. She was originally calm, but now she could no longer focus.
Was she really being doted on by the emperor? Why didn't she have this feeling? The Emperor did come to Xiuhe Palace every night. She … … seemed to serve him in bed, but she always felt that something was wrong. Every day, when she lay down, she would lose consciousness after a while. She didn't even have the memory of how she served the Emperor. Sometimes, she couldn't help but wonder if she really … … served the Emperor.
If he didn't, the emperor wouldn't often go to Xiuhe Palace and give her all the power of the harem. This clearly meant that he valued her.
Hu Yue 'er remembered that time in the Imperial Garden, the look in the Emperor's eyes when he saw the back of the Empress. It was as if the ice and snow had instantly melted in his eyes, and the flowers had instantly bloomed in spring. Anyone who saw it couldn't help but be moved … …
The emperor had never looked at her like this before.
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