Chapter 218 Leaning against the Wall
Chapter 218 Leaning against the Wall
On the wall to the west of Sihuang Pavilion, there is a painting hanging. It is four feet square and exquisitely mounted. The painting is... a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix.
"Um…"
When Concubine Wan opened her eyes, she was still in the same position, lying on the embroidered couch.
"My lord...what happened?"
She just felt sore all over her body, as if she had been tortured all night.
"what!"
When I turned over slightly, I felt a burning sensation in two places.
Wan Zhen'er sat up and lifted up the phoenix robe.
"How could this be?"
Apart from the Nine Dragons and Four Phoenixes crown that she wore on her head, she was naked.
She was stunned for a while, and things gradually became clear in her mind.
"Li Yu!"
"What a bold villain!"
"He actually pretended to be a eunuch and barged into the palace without permission!"
Concubine Wan was both shocked and angry. She had noticed something unusual yesterday and had caught Li Yu's big handle, so she was thinking about how to deal with this scourge.
The evil villain immediately turned hostile, bullied him, took out his huge sword, and rushed forward. Soon he broke through the city gates and broke into the backyard of the palace, killing everyone in and out seven times. The sky was dark and the sun and moon lost their light.
"hateful!"
Concubine Wan repeatedly hung up a banner to avoid fighting and begged for a truce, but the other side turned a deaf ear and fought even harder.
Until finally countless soldiers poured into the imperial city...
Two tears fell from the corners of Concubine Wan's eyes.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty."
Although Wan Zhen'er had been single for a long time and inevitably had some thoughts in that regard, they were just thoughts and she never really intended to do anything beyond the rules. At most, she was just quenching her thirst with wishful thinking and filling her hunger with hope.
Otherwise, with her status as an imperial concubine, it would not be difficult for her to keep one or two male favorites and hide them secretly in the deep palace.
"Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to capture the evil thief and not let the news get out."
Concubine Wan slowly moved her legs off the bed, stretched out her toes, and hooked the two phoenix-head shoes over.
"Damn it!"
She held onto the edge of the bed, gritted her teeth, and slowly stood up, but her legs went limp and her body staggered forward. Fortunately, she had the support of her arms and did not fall to the ground. She tried this three or four times before she managed to stand up, but she still felt as if her feet were floating in the air.
"Evil villain, evil villain, I swear to cut you into pieces!"
Tears were streaming down Concubine Wan's eyes. She was born into a wealthy family, but later suffered misfortune. She also grew up in the palace until she became the Imperial Concubine. All along, she was pampered and cared for. How could she have suffered such humiliation?
At this time, someone outside the pearl curtain heard the movement from the inner room and whispered, "The servant Cuizhu pays respects to the imperial concubine."
"Cuizhu, please wait outside the curtain. No one is allowed to enter without the emperor's order."
"The slaves obey."
Concubine Wan was a little flustered. The room was in a mess. Anyone who was not a fool could guess what happened last night.
Although these slaves were like ants and would not dare to speak nonsense even if they knew about it, it would still be embarrassing.
"Your Majesty is here!"
Just as she picked up the tattered underwear, a voice suddenly came from outside Sihuang Pavilion. It was the loud, hoarse voice of Manager Gao.
Concubine Wan's heart trembled, and she was almost frightened to death.
This was a hundred times more terrifying than when she was a child and was discovered by the monk while stealing peonies from Yongzuo Temple.
"Cui...Cuizhu, please come in first and help me change my clothes."
"The slaves obey."
Cuizhu gently lifted the bead curtain, bent down and walked in.
She stared at her toes, motionless, like a cicada frozen in winter.
"Miss."
"Hmm?" Concubine Wan stood beside the bed, wearing a nine-dragon and four-phoenix crown on her head and wind-tip shoes on her jade feet.
Apart from that, there is nothing.
On the ground in front of the embroidery couch, there were piles of clothes, trousers, and silk stockings, all of which were so torn that they could not be worn.
Your Majesty is so frugal!
Cuizhu said in a very low voice: "I remember that Sister Meixin put a spare phoenix robe in the big box on the left."
Concubine Wan Guifei felt embarrassed and happy at the same time. She didn't care about anything else at this moment. She said quickly, "What are you waiting for? Go get it."
"As ordered."
Cuizhu quickly opened the box, took out the phoenix robe, and returned to Wan Zhen'er.
"My lady..."
Cuizhu was just about to pick up the underwear with strange dark spots on the edge of the bed, but she heard a voice from the pavilion saying, "Your Majesty has arrived, Zhaode Palace welcomes you." There was urging in the voice of Chief Steward Gao, and Cuizhu didn't know what to do for a moment.
"Miss?"
Cuizhu knew in her heart that with such a scandal happening in the palace, she didn't know how the imperial concubine would be punished, and the servants like them, whose lives were as insignificant as ants, would surely not escape death. The royal family would never allow such a scandal to have a chance to spread.
"Why are you panicking?"
Concubine Wan calmed down at this time. She looked at the underwear that was almost a strip of cloth and frowned, "Why are you still holding this thing? Put on the phoenix robe for me first. His Majesty has already arrived in the building. Do you still want to live after being so disrespectful?"
"The slaves obey."
Upon hearing this, Cuizhu hurriedly spread out the phoenix robe and helped Wan Zhen'er put it on.
Fortunately, the phoenix robe was big enough, and after fastening the belt, there was nothing unusual about it.
The imperial concubine is still the cold and proud imperial concubine.
"Zhen'er, are you feeling unwell, or are you blaming me for not coming out to greet you?"
The emperor had already arrived at the outer room, and was just outside the pearl curtain. There was not much blame in his voice, but instead it was full of joy, as if he had come to Zhaode Palace with good news.
"I'm going out to welcome the emperor, you pack these up."
Concubine Wan glanced at Cuizhu indifferently, with a look that contained both trust and warning.
Emperor Yousheng was just walking in front of the curtain when he suddenly saw several pearl curtains flying up and almost falling on his dragon robe. He quickly stepped back half a step, only to see Concubine Wan, wearing a phoenix crown and robe, coming to greet him in her gorgeous attire.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty live long and long."
"I am late in welcoming you, Your Majesty. Please forgive me."
Wan Zhen'er inevitably felt guilty when she saw the emperor. Her legs were already weak, so she didn't care about the pain between her thighs. She knelt on the ground and prostrated herself before the emperor.
Emperor Yousheng smiled and said, "I have already allowed you not to bow before me. Why are you so polite today, Zhen'er? It's a little unlike you."
"I dare not forget the etiquette between the ruler and the subject at any time."
It wasn't that Concubine Wan didn't want to get up, but she just couldn't recover for a while.
Emperor Yousheng personally stepped forward, helped up his favorite woman, and said with a smile: "You and I are a married couple, a couple who have been through thick and thin together. Unlike others, we don't need so many red tape."
Concubine Wan felt ashamed and lowered her head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace of not blaming me."
The two of them played the zither and qin in harmony again, and walked hand in hand into the room behind the pearl curtain.
"This servant greets your Majesty and your Majesty."
Concubine Wan saw the room in a mess and Cuizhu disappeared without a trace. She stood in front of the box that originally contained the phoenix robe and bowed calmly. She couldn't help but secretly admire in her heart that this person could be of great use.
Emperor Yousheng said casually: "I remember that you had a personal maid named Mei Xin. When was she replaced?"
Concubine Wan said with a smile: "Meixin, I've let her rest. Her name is Cuizhu. She's quite clever among the maids and can be used."
Emperor Yousheng nodded slightly, looked at the Fengge, scanned it for a while, and suddenly said, "Zhen'er, why do I feel... there is a strange smell in your room, it seems, it seems to be something..."
Concubine Wan's heart was in her throat. Suddenly, she noticed Cuizhu's eyes were pointing somewhere. She looked in that direction and then she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, you have forgotten again that I have a cold body and I like to burn ambergris."
Emperor Yousheng suddenly realized: "Yes, this is the smell of ambergris! Why do I feel familiar with it, but I can't remember it."
(End of this chapter)