bookcurios Chapter 175 Do You Really Want to Destroy My Heart in This Way?
Chapter 175 Do You Really Want to Destroy My Heart in This Way?
"Lady Rou..."
Do you really have to destroy my heart like this?
However, before the emperor could continue to say anything, Shen Zhinian's body suddenly went limp and he fell to the side.
"Near!"
Nangong Xuanyu quickly took the person into his arms and said nervously, "Imperial Physician! Come and see what happened to Concubine Rou!"
At this moment, he didn't even dare to imagine what would happen to him if his misunderstanding caused Nian Nian to suffer a miscarriage...
Tang Luochuan hurried forward to check on her and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, Concubine Rou has been too sad and cannot have any more emotional ups and downs. She needs to rest well now, and I will prepare some pregnancy-preserving medicine for her. Perhaps it will be able to protect the heir in her belly."
Nangong Xuanyu picked up Shen Zhinian without saying a word and walked out quickly.
Tang Luochuan, Fuqiu and the others hurriedly followed.
"His Majesty……"
Queen Jiang looked stunned.
People stay up all night on New Year's Eve. According to tradition, the palace banquet lasts until midnight, and everyone accompanies His Majesty to welcome the New Year.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor has to accompany the empress for the entire day to demonstrate their love and affection as well as the harmony in the harem.
But now... His Majesty actually abandoned her, the Queen Mother, and left with Concubine Rou? !
Nangong Xuanyu did not stop because of Queen Jiang's call.
After leaving the Qianqing Palace, he carried Shen Zhinian straight to the dragon sedan chair and said, "Let's go to Tingyu Pavilion!"
"Your Majesty, you can't!"
The young eunuchs were startled and quickly knelt down to persuade him: "The dragon sedan is the emperor's carriage. Even if the queen rides on it, it is an act of usurpation and disrespect! How can Concubine Rou..."
Li Changde held the whisk and slapped them: "You blind slaves, get out of the way! You are affecting the heir in Lady Rou's belly. Can you afford it?!"
Rules are dead, but people are alive. Don’t you see that His Majesty treats Concubine Rou like a treasure? How dare they stop him?
The young eunuchs stepped aside, feeling very aggrieved.
Didn't Eunuch Li say that the most important thing for serving the emperor is to know the rules? They followed the rules, so why did they still make mistakes?
Nangong Xuanyu sat on the dragon sedan chair, holding Shen Zhinian's slender body, looking at her pale face, his heart couldn't stop aching...
He put his cheek against her forehead and said gently, "Niannian, it's my fault. I shouldn't have doubted you. As long as you wake up and give birth to our child, I will never doubt you again..."
Shen Zhinian, who was in a coma, listened to the emperor's gentle promise with only sneer and disdain in his heart.
When they were at the height of their love, she didn't believe Nangong Xuanyu's promise. After what happened tonight, it was even more impossible for her to believe him.
Maybe the emperor's words at this moment were sincere, but who knew what would happen in the future? She would not entrust her fate to unreliable promises.
But overall... Shen Zhinian was quite satisfied with tonight's performance.
She could have been slow to reveal the truth, allowing Nangong Xuanyu to be furious and demote her to a commoner and send her to the cold palace.
In this way, when the truth comes out, Nangong Xuanyu will think of how she was pregnant but suffered injustice and endured so much suffering in the cold palace for so long. His guilt towards her will definitely be stronger than it is now, and she will get more rewards.
But Shen Zhinian didn't do that.
First, a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. There were countless women in the harem who hated her. If she really went to the cold palace unarmed, what difference would it make between her and the meat on the chopping board? It was not certain whether she could walk out of there alive, let alone protect her children.
The second reason is that Nangong Xuanyu is indeed a passionate and unfeeling man. The talented Jiang Wange is about to enter the palace. If Nangong Xuanyu's feelings for her fade over time, it will be a loss.
Shen Zhinian didn't want to take a huge risk and gamble on an uncertain future.
Of course, the main reason is that she entered the palace to enjoy life. Why should she endure the hardships and end up in a place like the cold palace?
Soon, they arrived at Zhongcui Palace.
Nangong Xuanyu held Shen Zhinian in his arms and strode inside.
When the palace people saw that the young lady was carried by His Majesty and came down from the dragon sedan, they were so shocked that they could not be described in words!
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Nangong Xuanyu walked into the inner room without looking around and gently placed the person on the bed.
Tang Luochuan had already written a prescription and asked someone to boil the medicine. They were all nourishing herbs and would not cause any adverse effects on Shen Zhinian and the fetus.
Nangong Xuanyu sat by the bed, holding Shen Zhinian's hand, with a trace of worry between his brows: "It's been so long, why hasn't Concubine Rou woken up yet?"
Tang Luochuan sighed, "Your Majesty, pregnant women should avoid getting too emotional. Concubine Rou is weak to begin with, and she was too sad today, so it's normal that she won't wake up in a short time."
Except for Handan, Fuqiu and Madam Xiao, the others in Tingyu Pavilion did not know that Shen Zhinian was pregnant, and they were overjoyed. But when they heard Tang Luochuan say that the young lady was not in good health, they did not know whether they should say congratulations.
Madam Xiao stayed at Tingyu Pavilion tonight and did not go to Qianqing Palace. She asked in surprise, "Doctor Tang, why is the young lady so sad?"
Nangong Xuanyu was silent...
No one knew the reason better than him.
In the final analysis, it was all his fault...
"Li Changde."
"The slave is here!"
"Pass on my decree, appoint Shen Maoxue as the imperial envoy, and send him to Yangzhou immediately to take full charge of the snow disaster."
Not only Li Changde, but everyone was surprised.
Since ancient times, the position of the imperial envoy may not be high, but they are all people that the emperor trusts very much. If they can do their job well, it will be a great achievement, and they will be promoted to a higher position after returning to Beijing!
It seems that His Majesty really wants to promote the Shen family.
Li Changde silently raised his respect for Concubine Rou to a higher level in his heart: "I obey your command!"
Then, the emperor looked at the palace servants in the room and asked, "You are all serving Concubine Rou closely. Do you know what she likes every day? How can we make her happy?"
Fuqiu couldn't help but sigh in her heart, the young lady was really as predictable as a god, she had actually guessed that His Majesty would ask this question long ago.
She followed Shen Zhinian's instructions and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the young lady lost her mother when she was young, and it was her wet nurse, Nanny Lin, who brought her up. Although they are master and servant, their relationship is extremely deep."
"And Nanny Lin is good at taking care of pregnant women and delivering babies. Now that the young lady is pregnant with the royal heir, she just needs someone trustworthy and experienced to serve her."
"If Nanny Lin takes care of her personally, I'm sure the young master will be very happy when she wakes up."
Only when entering the palace can a concubine bring a certain number of maids and nannies as a dowry according to her rank. It is against the rules to bring in more people after entering the palace.
Nangong Xuanyu said without thinking: "Send someone to the Shen family after dawn to pick up Nanny Lin to come to the palace to serve Concubine Rou."
"Yes!"