bookcurios Chapter 159: The first year of Jingtai, December 3, New Year's Eve
Chapter 159: The first year of Jingtai, December 3, New Year's Eve
Meng Da Ying suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of disbelief: "Really?!"
"Now everyone says that I am the murderer who killed Chen Xiaoying. Even Your Majesty thinks so. Is Concubine Liang still willing to help me?"
Concubine Liang sighed and said sympathetically, "The struggles in the harem have always been true and false, real and fake. I don't know what happened between my sister and Chen Da Ying, and I have no power to participate. I just think that the heir to the throne is innocent."
No matter what, Concubine Liang was willing to lend a helping hand at this time, and Meng Da Ying was already very grateful: "As the saying goes, it is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow. Concubine Liang's kindness will be remembered in my heart, and I will definitely repay you if I have the chance in the future!"
Concubine Liang smiled at her gently and said, "We are all sisters, why are you talking about such silly things as repaying or not repaying?"
"Well, it's getting late, I should go back now."
Meng agreed and stood up and said, "I will escort the queen out!"
With the supplies brought by Concubine Liang, her life would be much better even if she was imprisoned in Wanxiang Pavilion.
The most important thing is that Concubine Liang promised to find an opportunity to plead for her, which made Meng Da Ying's desperate heart rise with hope again!
If it was any other concubine who came to do this, Meng might have suspected the other party's purpose. But in the palace, Concubine Liang was recognized as a good person. From the emperor to the palace maids, no one in the harem had bad things to say about Concubine Liang.
Finally there is a humane concubine in the palace!
……
In a blink of an eye, it was the day before New Year's Eve.
Fuqiu walked in from outside and said with a smile: "My lady, the master has sent a letter!"
Shen Zhinian took it, opened it and took a look.
In the letter, Shen's father said that the people he sent out successfully found Nanny Liu and her son in Zhongzhou based on the clues provided by Shen Zhinian.
At first, Nanny Liu refused to tell anything.
But she didn't understand the reason, and the people from the Shen family also knew a little bit of martial arts, so they performed a great memory restoration operation on her son.
Seeing that her only son, born in her old age, was beaten half to death, Nanny Liu cried and wailed, and had no choice but to apologize to her former master and confess everything.
The people sent by Shen's father have brought her back to the capital, and she can be used as a witness at any time. Her son is still in the hands of the Shen family, so they are not afraid that she will disobey.
After reading the letter, Shen Zhinian raised the corners of his lips slightly and put the letter into the incense burner to burn it.
"Tomorrow night, I'm really looking forward to it..."
The sun rises and sets, and the day passes quickly.
In the first year of Jingtai’s reign, the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month was New Year’s Eve.
In the evening, the emperor entertained his empress, concubines, and royal family members at the Qianqing Palace.
A few hours before the banquet began, the concubines in their own bedrooms began to dress up with all their might, hoping that they would outshine the other beauties today! If not, it would be good to be noticed by His Majesty.
Especially for some unfavored concubines, they may only see His Majesty from afar on this family reunion day. They spend a lot of effort on dressing up, if they can catch His Majesty's eye, they can change their fate!
Handan finished dressing up Shen Zhinian, and frowned at the beauty in the mirror: "My lady is dressed very beautifully today, but the makeup, clothes and jewelry are too plain, and can't bring out the lady's advantages."
"On a festive day like New Year's Eve, would it be more appropriate to put on a bit more makeup?"
Shen Zhinian smiled and said, "Not only that, you should also modify these few places, so that when I cry, I look like a pear blossom in the rain, pitiful and delicate."
After all, there are many good scenes to be performed today. Although she is confident in her acting skills, the effect will be better with the help of makeup.
Handan understood what Shen Zhinian meant and nodded, "Don't worry, my lady, I'll take care of it!"
Her skills in dressing up were far beyond even the best maid in the palace.
Fuqiu looked at it and couldn't help but marvel: "Handan obviously only changed a few minor places, but the changes are so obvious. The lady's dress today is charming with a bit of purity, and purity with a bit of innocence and weakness."
"Don't mention your majesty, even a woman like me can't help but feel pity for you..."
Shen Zhinian admired herself in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, this is the effect I want. It will definitely look good when she cries!"
The warm sedan was already waiting at the door. After Shen Zhinian sat in it, four young eunuchs carried her steadily to the Qianqing Palace.
……
Yilan Pavilion.
Xun You stood behind Liu Ruyan and tied her hair. She said quietly, "My lady, Mute Po has already arranged everything. There will be a mutton soup in front of you. After you eat it, you can find an opportunity to put the blame on Concubine Rou."
Mutton has the effect of activating blood circulation, and it is fine for ordinary pregnant women to eat it in moderation, but if Liu Ruyan eats it, she will have a "miscarriage".
Liu Ruyan looked at herself in the mirror and was stunned for a moment.
She used to have a face as small as a palm, skin as white as snow, and a delicate temperament. She was the type that any man would feel pity for. She knew her advantages well and always showed herself in a pitiful manner.
His Majesty said that she had a face like Guanyin but a heart like a snake.
Perhaps it was from that time that her mentality changed little by little. The only trace of innocence that belonged to a girl was swallowed up completely by the deep palace!
The appearance of the beauty in the bronze mirror has obviously not changed at all, but her eyes have gone from lively to weathered and numb, and there is also a hint of viciousness in them.
Liu Ruyan felt very strange...
It’s been less than four months since she entered the palace...
"Xunyou, do you think I have done anything wrong along the way?"
Without waiting for Xunyou to answer, Liu Ruyan suddenly smiled bitterly: "But no matter whether it is right or wrong, there is no turning back..."
"Today, either Shen Zhinian dies or I die!"
A hint of complexity flashed across Xunyou's eyes.
She betrayed the young master just to survive.
But after all, the two grew up together, how could it be possible that they really have no feelings for each other?
Xunyou even thought that if the young lady stopped at this time and disguised the abortion as an accident, even if Concubine Rou reported the young lady's past deeds, His Majesty might spare her life because the master was currently in a high position.
Even if I am demoted to a commoner and spend the rest of my life in the cold palace, it is better than death!
The last bit of conscience in his heart prompted Xunyou to say: "My lady, 'miscarriage' on New Year's Eve is a very unlucky thing! Even if you can successfully overthrow Concubine Rou, His Majesty will regard you as an ominous person in the future. Why not, why not forget it..."
"Forget it? How can I just forget it?"
Liu Ruyan's expression became crazy, and her delicate features looked ferocious: "The first time I slept with His Majesty, he gave me a title. He obviously likes me very much!"
"If it weren't for that bitch Shen Zhinian who schemed against me again and again, how could I have ended up in this situation?!"