eurekapd Chapter 270 Cheng Qian
Chapter 270 Cheng Qian
She glanced at the emperor lazily, not bothering to pay attention to his lustful look, and just said casually: "Since the emperor has such an idea, then do as the emperor says. I am a little tired, so I will go back first..." After that, she stood up and left with the support of Fujia.
"My son, I respectfully send you to the emperor's mother."
The emperor was completely focused on Han Xiangjian. Knowing that the empress dowager was unhappy, he just bowed and sent her off respectfully.
"Your servant respectfully bids farewell to the Empress Dowager..." The other concubines also stood up and saluted, saying in unison, their voices echoing in the palace.
After the Queen Mother left, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to have subtly changed. Everyone's eyes unconsciously turned to Yi Huan, the head of Cheng Qian Palace.
Yihuan's expression was not very good.
Seeing this, Yan Wan rolled her eyes, gently squeezed Yi Huan's hand, a seemingly friendly smile appeared on her face, and then she came out to rescue him with a smile.
"Miss Xiangjian must be exhausted after all this travel. Your Majesty, in my opinion, it would be better to let her return to the palace with Sister Shufei first. By the way, we can teach her the rules of the palace to avoid any conflicts..."
As she spoke, she signaled with her eyes to the palace maid beside her to support Han Xiangjian.
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a reassurance, and all the concubines in the palace were calmed down.
Upon hearing this, the emperor knew that there was no need to rush. Concubine Ling was indeed the person who understood him best, and she even thought of this.
He looked at Yan Wan with satisfaction. This was the first time he looked at her since Han Xiangjian came in.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Yihuan looked at Yanwan with some confusion.
She couldn't even hide from such trouble, so how could she take the initiative to teach her?
Yan Wan gave him a reassuring look, and then skillfully arranged for someone to send Xiang Jian back to Chengqian Palace. She also sent people to clean up the side hall of Chengqian Palace to make it convenient for her to move in.
Since she became pregnant, the emperor gave her half a set of ceremonial carriages.
In the entire Forbidden City, only the Empress could use the imperial carriage. The Emperor's half of the imperial carriage was a declaration to the world that the Imperial Concubine was now the most powerful person in the harem.
Everyone in the palace knew that as long as the Empress of Yongshou Palace gave birth to this baby safely, she would become the Imperial Noble Consort of the palace.
On the way back, she did not take the imperial carriage, but took Yihuan for a slow walk, treating it as exercise.
Yihuan was patient in the hall, and as soon as she came out, she couldn't wait to ask.
"Why did you recommend me to the Emperor and ask me to teach her?" Yihuan frowned and looked at Yanwan with a hint of dissatisfaction, her tone revealing a hint of confusion and displeasure. She really couldn't understand why Yanwan would make such a suggestion.
Although she didn't hate Han Xiangjian, she even felt a little curious and sympathetic towards this woman from a foreign land.
She just didn't want to see the emperor's old face. Seeing the emperor's almost obsessed look on Han Xiangjian, she felt sick.
"If Han Xiangjian lives in Chengqian Palace in the future, and the old emperor comes here every day, what will happen?"
Yihuan didn't want her Chengqian Palace to become a place visited by the emperor every day, disturbing her current peaceful life.
"Sister, please be patient. Now that Han Xiangjian has settled here, we will inevitably have frequent interactions. Do you still want to make enemies with her? You are the head of Chengqian Palace. If she becomes a concubine in the future, the emperor will ask you to teach her even if I don't say anything."
Yanwan said with a gentle smile.
Originally, it was Ruyi who should have come to warm Hanxiang's heart, but now that she was under house arrest, she had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.
If there is anyone in the palace who can persuade Han Xiangjian to leave, it would only be Yihuan.
"It's not difficult to teach her. She is truly a strong woman. She would rather commit suicide in the hall than give herself to anyone else." Yihuan sighed slightly, a complex emotion revealed in his eyes, and said slowly.
"If I persuade her to come down and let her live like a puppet, I won't know whether it will be good or bad..."
She looked at Han Xiangjian, as if she saw her former self, the one struggling in this deep palace.
No one understood such days better than her. If she didn't have her sisters in the palace and Jingxuan by her side, she might not be able to hold on.
In her opinion, it would be better to die than to live like a zombie in the palace.
"I know exactly what's in your heart, sister, but... who in this palace lives for themselves? As a daughter of the Yehenara clan, sister, you naturally understand better than I do. Han Xiangjian is the entire Han tribe behind her. Her death doesn't matter, but who can guarantee that so many members of the Han tribe won't be implicated?"
Is it hard to guess what Yihuan is thinking? Yanwan spoke slowly, looking at the square, oppressive and cramped sky within the high walls.
Even she couldn't say that she could live entirely for herself.
Her words hit the nail on the head, touching Yihuan's heart.
Just for the sake of so many people in the Han tribe, Han Xiangjian cannot die.
She asked Yihuan to persuade her because Yihuan and Han Xiangjian had the same opinion.
It’s just that Han Xiangjian’s young man died in an avalanche, and Yihuan’s young man died from bowls of pregnancy-maintaining medicine.
Yihuan sighed upon hearing this.
It seems that there is one more poor woman in this palace.
Han Xiang saw that her only remaining hope was extinguished by the emperor. She felt like she would rather die than live. She just sat quietly in the hall, not even willing to change her clothes.
The maidservants were afraid of being implicated, and no matter how much they tried to persuade her with sweet words, it was of no use.
Someone was smart and quickly went to invite Yihuan.
"Empress Shufei, Princess Xiangjian doesn't want to eat or change clothes. We servants are really at our wit's end. Why don't you help persuade her..."
When she heard the palace maid coming to pick her up, Yihuan asked the wet nurse to take Jingxuan out to play, while she went to the side hall.
"Princess Xiangjian."
She walked slowly into the hall and saw Xiangjian sitting in front of the dressing table with an indifferent expression.
"Who are you?"
Seeing someone coming, Han Xiang spoke in a bad tone.
The little palace maid beside her was terrified, fearing that this big Buddha would offend the master of Chengqian Palace.
Although Concubine Shu is not favored, she is on good terms with the Empress of Yongshou Palace. If she offends her, she will have a hard time in the future.
She quickly said, "This is Consort Shu, the head of Chengqian Palace, Princess..."
Seeing the palace maid's embarrassment, Yihuan kindly spoke up to help her out.
"No problem, you guys go down first, I'll have some personal conversation with Princess Xiang."
"Yes."
After all the palace maids had left, Yihuan poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Han Xiangjian.
Seeing her taking the initiative, Han Xiangjian just said coldly: "I have nothing to say to the people in your palace."
Yihuan was very patient and didn't argue with her even though she was being rude.
"No hurry, have some tea first. I'm not here to persuade you to become the emperor's concubine."
Hearing her words, Han Xiangjian looked at her with some doubt, but even though she felt that she was a little different from the people in the palace, she was still unwilling to drink a sip of tea.
Facing the emperor, this was her only way to resist.