kvmb Chapter 209: Palace Conversation
Chapter 209: Palace Conversation
Lin Junxue said, "This matter has passed, there is no need to mention it again. Tomorrow, Zhuxi will leave the palace, and we will close the door and live our own lives."
Qiao Xin and the other two agreed
This matter must never be mentioned again, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.
Royal Palace
Taiwu Hall
After Xie Yu finished reviewing the memorial, Zhu Qing, the manager of the Jingshifang, stepped forward.
Xie Yu glanced around indifferently, with a lack of interest
Gao Cheng saw this and took a step forward.
"Your Majesty, you haven't been to the harem for a few days. The ladies in the palace are all missing you."
Xie Yu's eyes stayed on Zhang Yuyan's sign, he turned it over and waved his hand.
Gao Cheng smiled and said, "Go and inform Consort Yan to prepare to receive the emperor."
After the people from the Jingshifang left, Gao Cheng stood aside and looked at Xie Yu's eyes, who were obviously thinking about someone. He lowered his head silently.
The Emperor is thinking about the Empress again!
The Emperor has been thinking about the Queen a lot ever since she left.
Even after entering the harem, he only asked for water from the concubines in each palace, and the time was not long at all. The emperor was not in the mood.
Although the five beauties who were left behind to be canonized this time were somewhat fresh, it was obvious that none of them had won the emperor's heart.
Even though the most beautiful and talented Concubine Yan had slept with the emperor many times, he only favored her superficially. As for the rest, Concubine Gu, Concubine Shu, Concubine Qian, and Concubine Jin, who was removed from his post due to illness, were newcomers, but the emperor did not pay any attention to them.
Although Imperial Concubine Xi stopped making trouble, she still relied on the dragon fetus to bully others in the palace every day. The Emperor had long been disgusted with Imperial Concubine Xi.
Even though the Empress is not in the palace, the Emperor's heart is with her in the palace!
Xie Yu said in a deep voice, "The queen has been away from the palace for a month and a half, right? What was the news from the palace two days ago?"
Gao Cheng hurried forward to reply
"Your Majesty, two days ago, news came from the palace that the Empress has been praying and chanting sutras with the Buddhist disciples and the monks of the Huguo Temple for the past half month. She is very pious every day, rain or shine. After chanting, the Empress returns to her own courtyard and does not come out. I don't know what happens in the courtyard. It is guarded by the people in the Empress's palace, and people from the palace are not allowed to get too close."
When Xie Yu heard the word "Buddha's son", his face darkened and he couldn't help but think of what happened in the past.
My elder sister fell in love with Fuzi at first sight and insisted on asking him to return to secular life and become her husband.
My elder sister has been spoiled by our mother and can even say such nonsense.
Is the Buddha a common monk? That is the belief of Buddhists all over the world. Although the Huguo Temple is in the Xie Dynasty, Buddhists in the other two countries all respect him and hold him in high esteem.
But my elder sister wanted to get involved in it, and my mother went crazy at the time and actually had the idea in mind.
If he hadn't strongly opposed it, his mother and sister would probably have really planned to take advantage of the Buddha's son.
If this matter really gets out of hand, the royal family will be despised by the people of the world.
Xie Yu said, "Can the Buddha and the Queen get close?"
Gao Cheng crouched even lower
"Your Majesty, according to the news from the palace, the Empress and the Buddhist disciple have no interaction except for chanting scriptures and reciting Buddha's name on weekdays. They have never said a word during the chanting and are very distant."
Xie Yu's face looked much better. Jun'er always knew how to behave. He was always satisfied with her.
"Is the Queen feeling okay?"
Jun'er must be very sad now after leaving the palace, otherwise why wouldn't she even reply to my letter.
Gao Cheng replied, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Emperor and His Majesty are vegetarians every day in the palace. They also eat less on weekdays, unlike in the palace."
Xie Yu felt distressed when he heard this.
"How can the Queen endure eating vegetarian meals? Send someone to send a message to the temporary palace, telling them to cook something different for the Queen every day. If the Queen has any health problems, I will never let her off easily. By the way, ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send all the blood swallows to the temporary palace, along with the newly-tributed Jiangnan brocade."
Gao Cheng quickly agreed
evening
Xie Yu first went to see the pregnant Li Shiwen. Compared with the pregnant Chen Xier, he was even more willing to sit in Li Shiwen's palace.
Li Shiwen is very quiet and never talks much, and Xie Yu is very satisfied with this.
Liuguang Pavilion
When Xie Yu arrived, Li Shiwen was sewing small clothes with her own hands, with a happy smile on her face.
However, when he saw Xie Yu coming in, he stopped smiling abruptly, but this smile lacked sincerity.
She is now more than six months pregnant, her belly has grown a lot, and her body has become heavier.
Xie Yu said, "No need to greet me. You are not feeling well, so forget it."
Li Shiwen smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your consideration."
She turned around and asked Chun'er to prepare tea, and then served it personally.
Although Xie Yu said that he didn't want Li Shiwen to do it, he sat there and enjoyed the tea served by Li Shiwen with peace of mind.
Finally, Xie Yu took a sip of tea and slowly asked Li Shiwen to sit down.
Li Shiwen sat down with a smile, but in fact he had already started to wonder when Xie Yu would leave.
Xie Yu put down his teacup and looked at the small clothes he was sewing on the table.
"Why do you do it yourself? You are pregnant now, so just leave these small things to the maids around you."
Li Shiwen instinctively wanted to put her hand on her belly.
She remembered what the Queen had said, that she shouldn't touch her belly too often, as it would make it easier for the baby's umbilical cord to get wrapped around the neck, making delivery difficult.
Although she didn't know where the Queen heard it from, she believed it very much.
So she put her hands down again, picked up the small clothes, and looked very happy.
"Your Majesty, I have nothing to do and I am bored staying in the palace all the time, so I thought of making some small clothes by myself. When the child is born, he will be able to wear the clothes made by his mother. He will definitely feel my love and the child will be very happy."
Xie Yu was somewhat surprised that Li Shiwen could say this.
He had never felt any maternal love since he was a child. In order to train him to be a qualified king, his mother never got too close to him.
He looked at Li Shiwen's belly with a slightly gloomy gaze. These words aroused a trace of fatherly love in him.
Xie Yu sighed, "I never thought that you would say such a thing."
Li Shiwen shook her head. She looked at Xie Yu and replied softly, "Your Majesty, I didn't say this. The Queen told me. She said that even if the child is in the womb, he can feel the outside world. I say a lot of words every day to make the child familiar with my voice. Even the material of this dress was sent by Qiao Xin before the Queen left the palace."
Xie Yu paused. It was Jun'er who said this. No wonder.
He said in a deep voice, "This material is the finest brocade, Queen, you really put a lot of effort into it."
Li Shiwen smiled and nodded
"The Queen is kind and is really good to the sisters in the palace. Before leaving the palace this time, I and Concubine Yan went to Zhonghe Palace. The Queen did this all for the Emperor. I saw this sincerity and was deeply moved."
Xie Yu looked at Li Shiwen, calling her "Empress" all the time, and pondered for a long while.
"Shiwen, you are very kind to the Queen."