nucmednet Chapter 515: Jade
Chapter 515: Jade
The Queen Mother passed away, the Emperor was seriously injured, and the King of Shen stabbed the Emperor and died under the sword of the King of Yong.
One piece of horrifying news after another spread throughout the Daming Palace like a hurricane, shaking the entire palace!
Several imperial concubines were brought into the harem and arranged properly. The other concubines looked at their frightened appearances and tacitly said goodbye and left to give them time to calm down.
Wang Xifeng was even more thoughtful. She specially called Li Wan'an and asked him to wait early. At this moment, she immediately took the pulse of each of the concubines and prescribed tranquilizing soup.
After more than half an hour of chaos, the harem finally quieted down.
The time is close to noon.
The already gloomy sky became even darker and more oppressive.
Everyone held their breath, silently changed into the mourning clothes they were given, and waited carefully for whatever decree was to be issued...
Yinyu Palace.
Wang Xifeng had finished dressing herself up again.
He was neatly dressed in mourning clothes, sitting upright on the first seat in the main hall, holding Princess He Ke, who was also in mourning, tightly in his hand. His face was solemn and he waited for news from outside without saying a word.
On both sides, they were arranged in two rows like swallow wings. The palace maids and female officials were headed by Nanny Ji and Aunt Meng, while the eunuchs were headed by Jing Li and Qian Gang.
Except for Chuncao, Chunsheng and four other palace maids and eunuchs who were serving Lady Zhai and Lin Daiyu in the side hall, everyone in Yinyu Hall gathered in the main hall, waiting in silence.
At this moment, Su Yu, who had been running all the way, jumped into the gate of Yinyu Palace like lightning. Her ears twitched slightly, and she knew that everyone was in the main hall, far away, so she opened her mouth and shouted shrilly: "Meow!!!"
Wang Xifeng's eyebrows twitched.
An'er was the first one to recognize Su Yu's voice. He opened his eyes wide and subconsciously looked back towards the bedroom.
Ruer said softly: "Wu Jin left a long time ago."
"This is because you didn't meet me, so you came to me to ask for the person." Wang Xifeng suddenly relaxed a little and breathed a leisurely tone.
In the time it took to say these few words, Suyu had already rushed straight into Wang Xifeng's arms, with her two front paws raised to support her chest, and she opened her mouth and yelled again: "Meow~~~~!"
Wang Xifeng was not polite at all. She grabbed Suyu by the back of her neck and pulled her aside, her face full of disdain:
"Wow! What a bad breath! How angry is this?!"
An'er hurried forward, took Su Yu, held her in his arms and stroked her soothingly, whispering, "I'm afraid she got scared on the way..."
Generally speaking, cats are the most timid, and Suyu was brought up in pampering, so she can't stand the scenes of war, war, and shouting and killing.
There were bound to be some shouting and fighting on the way here, how could Su Yu bear it? !
Everyone couldn't help but nod.
Wang Xifeng seemed to have been distracted by Su Yu, and her tense state relaxed, returning to her former liveliness and agility:
"Then take it down and feed it. It may not have anything to eat during the journey.
"Especially water, prepare more.
"It's already dark now, and there's no news from the front, so it's hard to tell what's going to happen.
"Mammy, why don't you just take He Ke back first? Wait lying down. Get up when the imperial decree comes. You'll still have time."
He Ke stared at his suddenly empty hands in a daze. When he heard Wang Xifeng's words, he looked up at Nanny Ji.
Nanny Ji walked forward calmly, took her hand, and whispered softly, “Your Highness is right.
“Princess, come with me, old slave.
"Go and see the county lady and Sister Lin on behalf of the queen."
He Ke lowered his eyes, agreed, and obediently followed Nanny Ji away.
Watching her daughter leave, Wang Xifeng, who was sitting at the top, relaxed her shoulders slightly and waved her hand.
Everyone understood what he meant and dispersed with their heads down.
In the huge palace, in an instant, only Wang Xifeng and Ruer who was standing firmly beside her were left.
A cold night wind blew in, causing the candlelight to flicker, and the two figures also swayed.
Wang Xifeng's shoulders slumped slightly and she leaned against the high back of the chair, her face full of fatigue.
"Empress..." Ruer looked at her with pity, stepped forward, and gently massaged her shoulders and neck.
Wang Xifeng sighed softly and leaned her bare-faced face against Ruer's: "Good Ruer, I'm so tired..."
“Hold on a little longer…” Ruer whispered to comfort him, “The Supreme One will have an infinite life and blessings, and will surely turn danger into safety.
"Now it's just a big matter for the Queen Mother. There are precedents and the Ministry of Rites. Moreover, Prime Minister Dai has returned. You just need to follow the rules and take care of the concubines..."
Wang Xifeng smiled bitterly and shook her head, whispering, "The emperor is seriously injured, and a loyal man like Dai Xiang will not be in good condition...
"Besides, this time it's not just my body that's hurt, what's more important is my heart is chilled...
"Your Majesty is already heartbroken, how can you bear to see His Majesty being like this? The Empress is at a loss as to what to do, so I have to think about many things ahead..."
Having said this, she closed her eyes.
But his ears moved slightly towards the outside of the door.
Outside the main hall, Qian Gang and Jing Li stood on both sides of the gate.
Qian Gang raised his head and stared blankly at the sky which was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Jing Li stood straight, his back just a fist away from hitting the door frame, his ears perked up.
Inside the palace, Ruer paused for a moment, looked outside, then lowered her head again and asked her softly, "Li Xuanyi, can't you help?"
"Haha, if it weren't for her help, I would have died of exhaustion long ago!"
Wang Xifeng sighed deeply again, stretched out her hands, rubbed her face hard, and straightened her back again.
At this moment, An'er, who had entered the bedroom to feed the cat, walked out quickly, smiled softly, and whispered: "He is really thirsty and hungry! He ate a bowl of water and a bowl of meat in the blink of an eye!"
Wang Xifeng curled her lips and asked, "Who's in there?"
"I asked Chun Sui to guard the room. Besides Su Yu, there is also Er Cai in the room. Wu Jin hasn't come back yet. What if they start fighting?"
After An'er finished speaking, he couldn't help but stand on tiptoe to look outside, muttering, "Su Yu can even sneak out to play, there should be some rules in front, right?"
"Not necessarily." Ru'er put her hands on Wang Xifeng's shoulders, and with a little force, pushed her back again, then massaged her shoulders and neck, and said softly,
"Sure enough, she has been settled in a clean place. There must be someone taking care of Suyu. How could she run away like this and no one came to look for her for such a long time?"
This means that there is chaos going on ahead and no one cares about the cat that is so important to them!
As if responding to what they said, Su Yu in the bedroom meowed lazily.
The parrot also quacked randomly: "Be careful, be careful! Be careful of bad people!"
An'er and Ru'er couldn't help laughing.
The two eunuchs outside the hall who heard the birds singing also came back to their senses and smiled knowingly.
Wang Xifeng sneered, pushed Ru'er's hand away, stood up, covered her neck and shook her head.
Cheer up: "Ah! If the enemy comes, we will fight him; if the water comes, we will block it with earth! Every difficulty can be overcome!
"What haven't we ladies seen?!
"Just meet the challenge!"
Just as he finished speaking, there was the clanging of armor outside and the sound of orderly running coming from afar!
"The Emperor has issued an order! Imperial Concubine Wang is to appear before His Majesty in the Sizheng Palace immediately!"