kvmb Chapter 430: It’s just a little hobby
Chapter 430: It’s just a little hobby
"The Emperor has arrived!"
As soon as Su Peisheng's singing voice was heard at the door, Concubine Lan immediately took Princess Wen Yi's hand and walked out of the main hall to greet him.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully wish you the best!"
"My daughter pays her respects to the Emperor!"
"Everyone, get up."
The emperor glanced gently at Princess Wen Yi. Seeing that she had grown a lot taller, he knew that Concubine Lan treated the child well.
He was the first to enter the main hall, followed closely by Concubine Lan and Wen Yi.
The three of them finished their dinner quietly. The emperor asked Princess Wen Yi a few questions about her recent life, and then let her go back to her room to rest.
"Lan Fei, what did you mean by the message you conveyed to Su Peisheng today?"
The emperor's tone was calm, yet revealed unquestionable majesty.
Concubine Lan put down the teacup in her hand and stood up respectfully.
"Your Majesty, everything I say is for the peace of the harem."
She asked Chuntao to tell Su Peisheng that the clan had recently held a flower-viewing banquet and invited all the unmarried ladies to attend, several of whom had won the favor of the clan leader's wife.
Concubine Lan felt that the Emperor should understand the family's intention to send a new person into the palace, but she did not expect him to come for dinner.
Seeing that the emperor was looking at her without saying a word, Concubine Lan felt nervous and brought up the aunt who often gave her nightmares.
"I once overheard the Queen Mother and Aunt Zhuxi discussing the need for a prince from the family's bloodline in the harem."
The actions of the Empress Dowager and the Fourteenth Prince have made the Emperor extremely disheartened.
If the family that has always supported the Empress Dowager forcibly sends the aunt into the palace at this time, it will only arouse the Emperor's wrath.
Concubine Lan didn't dare to mention what Wu Ya Wanying had experienced.
When the emperor heard the empress dowager's words, he laughed instead of getting angry.
"Princess Lan, you are so brave that you dare to tell me the truth."
"Your Majesty has always been wise and impartial, so I dare to speak frankly. The harem is now harmonious under the management of Concubine Hua, and I do not wish to cause any more trouble."
Lan Fei expressed her thoughts frankly.
Although she didn't know what kind of mistake her cousin in Jingren Palace had made, she actually caused the emperor to dislike her and even the empress dowager acquiesced in the move to depose her.
But she could feel the emperor's vigilance and caution towards everyone from the empress dowager's mother's family, and she was no exception.
The emperor entrusted Princess Wen Yi to her for upbringing because he saw in her tact.
After experiencing what happened with Wanying, Concubine Lan only wanted to raise Princess Wen Yi peacefully in Taiji Palace and was unwilling to get involved in the disturbances of the outside world.
She hopes that her family can abide by the law and live a good life.
"Cousin, you're thinking about the family wholeheartedly, but they may not appreciate it!"
After the emperor said this, he stood up and left.
After he went out, he looked up at the sky, thinking about something.
"Su Peisheng, what do you think Concubine Lan is thinking?"
"Your Majesty, according to reports from my subordinates, Concubine Lan has not set foot outside the Taiji Hall since the Emperor left the palace. I believe Concubine Lan has been overwhelmed by the Emperor's majesty and do not wish to embarrass you."
Su Peisheng felt that Concubine Lan had an ethereal aura of someone who had seen through the mundane world, but he certainly couldn't say that to his master.
"You little dog slave, you only know how to please me."
The emperor cursed with a smile, then turned and walked towards Yongshou Palace.
Concubine Lan was uneasy for more than half a month until she received a letter from her mother, in which she learned that the emperor had personally ordered a marriage for the young lady of marriageable age selected by the clan leader's wife.
This action immediately dispelled the clan leader's idea of sending the aunt into the palace again.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
The Emperor still cherishes his old friendship. If the Empress Dowager hadn't acted too harshly...
Lan Fei shook her head slightly. It’s better not to mention some people!
Then she went to the study to copy the calligraphy that her mother had just sent her.
She had seen this rare copy in the clan library before, and now she felt a special feeling when copying it again.
Although the emperor never set foot in the Taiji Hall after that, Concubine Lan and Princess Wen Yi never lacked food, clothing, and other necessities.
After the emperor returned to the palace, he still went into the harem every few days. Among them, Concubine Qi was the most relaxed, and she charmed the emperor so much that he stayed in Changchun Palace for two nights in a row and even summoned people to the Yangxin Palace to relieve his boredom.
"Lingrong, I heard that Concubine Qi's dance is so enchanting that even the Emperor can't control himself. Do you think we can have a chance to see it?"
An Lingrong, who was drinking water, choked and coughed a few times when she heard this.
She looked at Concubine Hua with disapproval, "Sister Nian, please stop reading those indecent books."
"Noble Lady Qi is deeply in the Emperor's heart. If she heard this, she would probably pull at the Emperor's sleeve and wipe away her tears."
An Lingrong quickly pulled out a copy of "Rules for Women" from under the cushion where Concubine Hua was sitting, which was a false pretense. She rolled it up and stuffed it into Baoque's hand.
"Hey! Lingrong, I haven't finished reading it yet."
Concubine Hua wanted to snatch it back, but it was too late, so she had to protest to An Lingrong in a weak manner.
An Lingrong smiled slyly, "I know you like reading, so I specially prepared one for you."
"Bao Que, present this handwritten copy of 'Rules for Women' to Her Majesty Hua Guifei."
She watched Concubine Hua take the ink-scented book with a frustrated look, and asked curiously.
"Sister Nian, don't you like this book?"
"Lingrong, sister, I really..."
"My younger sister copied the palace rules several times while practicing calligraphy, and will bring them to you later. I remember one of them was: 'Do not listen to what is indecent, do not look at what is indecent...'"
"Good Lingrong, I was wrong. I will definitely read the 'Female Rules' you gave me carefully."
Concubine Hua was really afraid that she would bring the lengthy palace rules over.
If An Lingrong complained to An Le, her worried daughter would definitely force her to copy the palace rules carefully.
She just has a little hobby, but these two people are keeping a close eye on her.
An Lingrong: Could it be that you forgot that An Le found the notebook of hurtful words from your bedroom and shared it with me?
Fortunately, An Lingrong didn’t know what Concubine Hua was thinking, otherwise she would have to scold her.
When An Lingrong saw the notebook that An Le handed to her mysteriously, she was so angry that her blood rushed to her head.
Not only did Concubine Hua hide and watch it herself, she also didn't put it away properly, allowing the child to accidentally find it.
When An Lingrong heard little Anle say that she wanted to share the things her mother had hidden with Sister Zhaohua, she got angry with Concubine Hua for the first time and ignored her for three days.
Not long after that, she caught him reading a storybook again.
When An Lingrong thought about the upcoming changes in the palace, her dark eyes shot towards Songzhi.
"Does your wife have any other notebooks hidden that must not be seen in public?"