Qing Chuannian Imperial Consort
"How can you say that?" Xue Pinggui waved his hand.
There was a smile at the corner of his mouth. "Your health has just recovered. It's only right for me to come and visit you.
When you were sick, there were many matters to attend to in the imperial court, so I took the time to come. I've been thinking about it. "
Of course, he was thinking about it. Siyang felt that the reason why Xue Pinggui didn't come to see Wang Baochuan was probably because he felt guilty.
He didn't dare to see her being sent to her death.
"The matters in the imperial court.
It must be a major event in the world.
Your Majesty naturally has to come down.
Besides, I'm fine now. "
Xue Pinggui was very satisfied with Siyang's answer. Just as he was about to nod, he seemed to have thought of something. The smile on his face disappeared. He patted the back of Siyang's hand and sighed. "The assassin last night committed suicide today to escape punishment."
"After getting the confession, we found out that he was actually from the Central Plains. It was just that he was half Xiliang, so he looked different from others.
And he himself was a remnant of the rebels.
He used the difference in appearance to enter the palace to assassinate.
Fortunately, he was just like this and didn't amount to much. "
She raised her head to look at Xue Pinggui. The latter also stared at Siyang without averting his gaze.
He could even come up with such a far-fetched excuse. Did Xue Pinggui think that he was very smart, or did he really think that Wang Baochuan was an idiot?
That's right. If Wang Baochuan wasn't an idiot, why would she wait for this bastard for 18 years? After coming back, she would forgive him with just a few tearful complaints.
She was indeed stupid. No wonder he didn't even bother to think of an excuse to deceive her.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xue Pinggui wasn't as calm as he appeared. He didn't want to come to Yukun Palace because Siyang was right. He didn't want to face Wang Baochuan.
Every time he saw her face, which was full of vicissitudes, it was like there was a shackle of sin on his body, constantly reminding him of his disappointment.
All of a sudden, Si Yang smiled.
That smile dazzled Xue Pinggui. Time seemed to travel back in time to that year when they first met. Her smile was bright and beautiful.
Grabbing his arm tightly, Siyang said softly, "I am not worried. Fortunately, the assassin only came to the Jade Earth Palace last night. Otherwise, what would we do if His Majesty was hurt?"
Since he said he was a rebel assassin, he must have come for Xue Pinggui.
As Siyang spoke, she patted her chest with a lingering fear on her face. "That assassin came with great ferocity. It was also a freak combination of factors. Otherwise, I'm afraid …" She shook her head and couldn't continue. She only frowned and said, "We still need to increase the number of guards in the palace. Your Majesty, I'm fine. If something like this happens again, who can prevent it?"
Xue Pinggui's expression had been very calm before, but when he saw Si Yang so frightened, his eyes showed that he was touched. He opened his arms and put them around her shoulders. Just as he was about to comfort her, the words that were about to come out of his mouth suddenly stopped. His thick and straight eyebrows obviously raised, and a faint frown appeared between his brows. "… Baochuan, you, what you said is indeed reasonable. When we return, we will definitely instruct the people below to take more precautions."
"Yes, although there are many things waiting to be done, the rules can't be ignored. The imperial guards guarding the palace must also be strictly checked." Siyang nodded.
"Oh, Baochuan, what do you mean?" Xue Pinggui gently pulled away and lowered his head to look at her.
As if she didn't notice Xue Pinggui's scrutinizing gaze, Siyang slowly said, "Naturally, it is to prevent accidents from happening. Last night, the assassin looked so similar to Xiliang's people. What if he mingled with the imperial guards? Your Majesty's safety is the most important."
Xue Pinggui suddenly understood what Siyang meant. Half of the imperial guards were Xiliang's people. If it really was an assassin …
The imperial guards were the imperial guards that would protect him.
"Your Majesty, don't you think so?" Siyang called out to him but saw that he was deep in thought. She tilted her head and said slowly.
"Er …" Xue Pinggui coughed lightly and came back to his senses. His expression was a bit unnatural, but he continued, "You are the empress, the master of the harem. Since you said so, I will naturally do as you say."
When did she, the empress, become so useful?
However, Siyang was very satisfied with Xue Pinggui's reaction.
"Baochuan, we haven't had a good chat since we reunited. How about we rest here tonight? Didn't you want me to spend more time with you?"
If Xue Pinggui didn't say that last sentence, Siyang would be even more pleased.
It was obvious that he was going to stay the night.
Si Yang subconsciously touched her face. Was it because she recovered too quickly that she could actually make this person have such thoughts? Si Yang muttered in her heart.
"Your Majesty, that won't do."
"Hm?"
Xue Pinggui thought that if he wanted to stay the night, Wang Baochuan would be overjoyed. He didn't think that it would be like this. For a moment, he was so shocked that he didn't even have time to adjust his expression.
Rubbing her forehead, Siyang's face paled. She gently explained, "I have just recovered from a serious illness. The illness in my body is still there. What if I pass it to Your Majesty?"
So it was like this.
Xue Pinggui was about to say that he didn't mind, but he thought of something. He narrowed his sharp eyes and nodded, "I'm not afraid of passing it, but Baochuan, your body is still weak. You need to rest well. There's always time to chat. There's no need to rush."
The reason was very dignified.
Regardless of what Xue Pinggui was thinking, after sending him off as she wished, Siyang turned around and removed her gentle appearance.
The trap had been set. Now it was up to him to continue.
On the other side, Xue Pinggui, who had left the Jade Earth Palace, had a cold expression on his face.
The eunuch who followed Xue Pinggui shrank his head and didn't dare to look around.
"Go and check for me. How many of the guards in the palace are from the Xiliang Army?" After returning, Xue Pinggui didn't immediately go to his sleeping quarters to rest. Instead, he went to the imperial study and gave this order to his subordinates.
After the person acknowledged and left, the person sitting on the dragon throne lowered his head and looked at the memorial in his hand. Coincidentally, the memorial was written on the memorial to the emperor requesting for him to be conferred the title of crown prince.
That's right, Crown Prince.
Xue Pinggui currently had a son and a daughter, both of them were his and Xue Pinggui's children. Towards his own children, of course he was fond of them. Moreover, what the memorial said made sense. He had just ascended the throne, the title of the country had already been decided. For the sake of the country's foundation, it was indeed reasonable to appoint an heir apparent.
However, he was now concerned about another matter.
In the end, Xue Pinggui put the memorial to the side. At the same time, he sent away the eunuchs from the Western Palace.
Siyang carried Little Geek back to her current residence, Yingxiang Palace. She had just arrived and there were some places she wasn't used to. Furthermore, she needed to carefully sort out her current situation.
The outer courtyard of Yingxiang Palace was overgrown with weeds because no one took care of it. However, from the inner palace, the construction was very luxurious. This palace was originally built by King Zhou to welcome Su Daji's arrival.
Yingxiang Palace.
Daji and her sister Clove were both conferred the title of Imperial Concubine when they first entered the palace. At that time, all the women in King Zhou's harem gritted their teeth and stared at them with bloodshot eyes. They thought that in the future, with these two Consort Su in the harem, there would be no place for them at all.
Who would have thought that just when the two Su sisters were in the limelight, Su Daji would be imprisoned by King Zhou's decree?
This Yingxiang Palace was supposed to be the Imperial Concubine's bedroom, but now it had become the "Cold Palace" where Su Daji was imprisoned.
The imperial concubines in the harem loved to watch the drama and were most willing to add insult to injury.
Daji was imprisoned here and was not allowed to go out. Outsiders were allowed to visit, so the imperial concubines took turns to humiliate, torture, and threaten her.
Poor Su Daji. When she was in Jizhou, she was the Marquis of Jizhou, Su Hu. Su Tianwang was the apple of his eye. She grew up pampered and spoiled. She was innocent and ignorant of worldly affairs and had never suffered such grievances.
Fortunately, her father had restricted her from going out since she was young, so she could stay in this corner of Yingxiang Palace. Even though she was lonely, she never had any bad thoughts. Until …
Her Little Geek, the only Little Geek that accompanied her, fell unconscious in the courtyard because of her. In order to save it, Yang Guifei sent people to kill it. Not only that, it was cooked into a pot of dog meat and served to her personally.
A moment of carelessness had harmed someone's life. In the end, it led to her eternal damnation. From then on, not only was she unable to control her own life, even her body was no longer hers.
No … perhaps it wasn't her who killed that person, but someone else in the dark.
Siyang came at the right time. Little Geek, who was by Daji's side, had not been cooked to death because it couldn't wake her up and ran to find someone to save her.
"Woof woof …" Little Geek, who was in Siyang's arms, licked her hand and barked at her when it realized that its master, who was deep in thought, was ignoring it.
"What's wrong? Are you hungry? "Siyang looked at it with a smile.
The people in the palace all flattered the powerful and trampled on the weak. As an imperial concubine who had fallen out of favor, all of her expenses were reduced and even deducted.
It was no wonder that Yinshang was destroyed. Su Daji was rejected by King Zhou, but her father was still a vassal. If she were to be tortured to death in the palace, Protector Su would not feel good. Moreover, for the sake of the two women entering the palace, he had sent an army to fight, but King Zhou did not pay much attention to it. Even if there were no saints manipulating these chess pieces, Yinshang would not last long.
"Alright, I'll go find you something to eat."
There was no point in thinking about it now. Siyang decided to get through this difficult situation first, then think about her future plans.
Carrying Little Geek, she got up and walked out. She had to find something for the little thing to eat first.
"Consort Su, you can't leave Ying Chun Palace." As expected, not only was the door locked, there were also eunuchs guarding it.
Siyang patted Little Geek comfortingly. She looked at the two people outside through the open side door: "The king ordered me not to take a step out of Ying Xiang Palace, but he didn't say that I would starve to death inside."
It was already dark, long past dinnertime, but no one came to deliver food. It seemed like someone wanted her to suffer.
Under Si Yang's icy cold gaze, the two inner attendants looked at each other in dismay. Their expressions were a bit unnatural, but when they thought of Si Yang's current status, they couldn't help feeling a bit more confident. "You are a guilty consort, where is there a place for you to twist words and force logic? Dinner has already passed and there is no food in the kitchen right now. Tonight, we'll have to trouble the noble consort to endure a bit more."
To be honest, if Siyang wanted to, she could grab the broken lock on the door and throw it at their faces. But she couldn't, she couldn't act rashly.
"Guilty concubine?" With a cold laugh, Siyang pointed at her chest, raised her head, and coldly said: "This concubine is the daughter of Ji Province's Marquis Su Tianwang. With the honor of a princess, this concubine entered the palace to serve the monarch. Even though this concubine didn't win the king's favor and was confined here, the king didn't punish me. This concubine still has the title of Imperial Concubine. Are you trying to offend your superior?"
"Don't forget, this concubine's father is still alive. My twin sister from the same mother is still serving the king in the palace."
His words left the two chamberlains speechless. After all, he was just a lowly chamberlain. They couldn't afford to offend any of the more powerful nobles. The more they thought about what they had just said, the more guilty they felt.
"Consort Su is right. You servants dare to mistreat Imperial Concubine." Suddenly, a person spoke in a clear voice. Immediately after, a young man dressed in white appeared in Siyang's line of sight.
As soon as he appeared, he rushed in front of the two eunuchs and pointed at their noses to lecture them.
After seeing the person clearly, Siyang was slightly surprised. She had seen this person before.
"The Runan Of Gojoseon need not be so courteous." She modestly raised her hand to dismiss the greeting. Siyang's memory wasn't bad. She still remembered Wangye from the previous dynasty. She had even met him a few days ago.
Taking two steps closer, Siyang sized up the Runan Of Gojoseon. Her lips opened slightly: "This can't be considered a disturbance. However, this is the harem, where the concubines and palace servants live. Wangye is an outsider. How can he walk around as he pleases?"
Withdrawing his hand and putting it behind his back, the Runan Of Gojoseon's deep gaze swept over Siyang at the same time. Hearing her words, he raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded lightly: "The Empress is right. However, this subject hasn't lived in the capital for a long time. The number of times this subject has come to the palace can be counted on one hand. Today, His Majesty stayed behind to say a few words. The servant who led the way was suddenly called away. Unexpectedly, he lost his way in this remote place and offended the Empress."
Is that so?
Siyang didn't care whether what he said was true or false. She didn't care whether this person had heard the conversation between her and Cui'er just now. Thinking about it, her red lips curled up and said calmly: "Speaking of which, it was the people in the palace who were inappropriate. What crime did Wangye commit? Speaking of which, Wangye moved from Runan to Chang 'an. I don't know if there is anything wrong with him."
As the Empress, the mother of the country, it was not excessive to care about her subject.
Li Yi stood at the bottom of the steps under the bridge, facing the person on the bridge. Although she had taken two more steps down, she was still on the bridge. Therefore, he had to look up to the Empress to talk to her.
He had also heard of this Empress. It was rumored that her personality was gentle, but she was extremely chaste. For her husband, who had joined the army and never returned, she had bitterly guarded the cold kiln for eighteen years.
Everyone in the world said that after eighteen years of waiting, the clouds parted and the moon shone brightly. Xue Pinggui ascended the throne as the Emperor, and she sat on the position of Empress. She was the mother of the country. It could be said that her glory was limitless. However, from the information that Li Yi had received, this Empress's position was not so stable.
Last time, he had only seen her in a hurry, so he didn't think much of it. Meeting again today, he realized that this Empress of the Cold Kiln was different from what he had imagined.
In the past few days, Siyang had shed her haggard and sickly appearance. Her complexion had also become rosy. Although her skin was not as lustrous as a normal person's, it was also not as sallow as when she had first arrived. It was in line with the appearance of someone her age.
"Chang 'an is this subject's homeland. There is nothing to be uncomfortable about." His eyelids drooped slightly. Li Yi slowly stepped onto the small bridge.
"Although I have not returned for many years, Chang 'an City is still so prosperous. This has not changed."
Her indifferent eyes stared at him until he was two or three steps away from her. Her eyes moved, and Siyang nimbly turned around to face the lake. "That's right. After all … things have remained the same, but people have changed."
Cui'er's heart trembled violently. She felt that the autumn wind was chilly. She subconsciously moved closer to her Miss and further away from the other person.
His long eyebrows raised, and his phoenix eyes narrowed. His facial features were cold and solemn, and his eyes were deep. He stared at the side of the face with light makeup and plain eyebrows. His gaze moved down. Her neck was slender and long, as if he could … break it with one hand.
"The Empress of Chang 'an City has always been here. Does she feel the same way?" Suddenly, Li Yi laughed softly. He held onto the bridge railing and looked in the direction of Siyang's gaze. Yellow leaves filled his eyes. He sighed emotionally. "I'm afraid winter will come earlier this year."
Tuozan was full of grievances. When she saw Xue Pinggui, her eyes lit up. She wanted to ask him for an explanation. However, before she could ask, he came up to her and scolded her. That was all. Then, he hurried to Siyang.
"Baochuan, are you okay?" Xue Pinggui had no idea what had happened between them. However, when he saw Siyang being pushed and falling, of course, he had to help her up.
Siyang held her sore arm as she was helped up. Her face was still full of panic. Her eyelids fluttered as if there were tears in them. She looked very pitiful.
"No, I am fine. Your Majesty, why are you here?"
"I have nothing to do, so I came to see you." Xue Pinggui looked at Tuozan and asked, "What is going on between you two?"
In Xue Pinggui's impression, Tuozan and Wang Baochuan had always been very harmonious. This was the first time he had seen such hostility.
Seeing Xue Pinggui come up without even looking at her and only looking at Siyang, Tuozan was furious. She thought about what Siyang had said just now. She pointed at him with a trembling finger. "What is going on? Didn't you see? Xue Pinggui, do you want this woman to be your Empress for the rest of your life? Do you want her to be above me forever?"
"How dare you! What nonsense are you talking about?" Xue Pinggui's expression suddenly became cold.
Aya was about to go crazy. She wanted to go up and cover Tuozan's mouth. This was not Xiliang. The Princess was too capricious to point out names to the Emperor.
"Princess …"
"Go away." She waved Aya's hand away. Tuozan was still angry. She could endure everything else, but she was the grand Western Liang Princess. Her children naturally had to receive the best in the world. Their status should also be incomparably noble.
Now, she was being told that her children could only be concubine-born. If Wang Baochuan gave birth to a child, the child would be ranked behind. Tuozan could not tolerate this.
"Xue Pinggui, you really are an ungrateful person. When you were injured at the border, I was the one who saved you and made you the Emperor's son-in-law. Before Father died, he entrusted the throne to you. He valued you so much, but you were not raised well …"
"Shut up."
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