ebookland Chapter 331: Plan
Chapter 331: Plan
Yongzheng nodded with satisfaction.
Glancing at the sky, Zhen Huan added, "Your Majesty, today is the first day of the lunar year. You should be accompanying the Empress. Please go quickly and don't keep her waiting anxiously!"
"I want to stay with you!"
But I don't want to stay with you.
Zhen Huan bowed slightly, her eyes sincere and her tone earnest, "Your Majesty, if love is long-lasting, why should we be together day and night? I know Your Majesty's feelings for me, but the Empress is the master of the harem. I dare not lose due respect. I hope Your Majesty will not make things difficult for me."
After hearing this, Yongzheng's face flashed with helplessness, and then he looked at Zhen Huan with admiration and said with a smile: "Well, my Huan Huan is talented and virtuous, and always knows the big picture. I will come to see you another day!"
After Yongzheng left, Huanbi offered him a cup of tea and said, "Your Majesty, the master has returned to the capital. You should be happy. Why do I feel that you are unhappy?"
Zhen Huan then revealed an impatient look: "From what I hear, the Emperor only wants to allow my father to return to the capital, but he hasn't mentioned anything about clearing his name. If that's the case, then he's still a criminal in the capital. How can he hold his head up high in the future?"
The next day, all the palace members gathered in Jingren Palace to pay their respects.
The concubines entered the palace and chatted idly, but the queen did not show up for a long time.
After a while, Jianqiu entered the hall with a haggard face. She bowed and said, "Thank you for waiting, my ladies. The Empress is not feeling well. Please return home!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other, but did not ask any more questions and left Jingren Palace one after another.
In Yonghe Palace, the sweltering summer heat was kept out by the tightly closed doors and windows, but this also made the air inside the house increasingly stagnant.
An Lingrong was wearing a light summer dress and was sitting next to the ice basin. She leaned forward slightly, her neck stretched out so long that she almost stuck her head into the basin.
Seeing her appearance, Shen Meizhuang put down the book in her hand, stood up, walked to her side, stretched out her hand to pull her up and said, "Don't get so close, be careful not to get caught in the cold. You've finally recovered from your illness."
"I'm hot!" An Lingrong's hair on her forehead was soaked with sweat and stuck to her cheeks. Her voice was a little anxious because of the hot weather.
"It's not that hot. If you keep calm, you will feel cooler."
An Lingrong rolled her eyes.
At this moment, the door of the hall was gently pushed open, making a slight "creaking" sound, breaking the slightly dull atmosphere in the room.
The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw Zhen Huan walking in holding Jin Xi's hand.
Shen Meizhuang smiled delightedly and walked gracefully to her side, her eyes full of concern: "Huan'er, it's so hot, why are you here? The sun is so scorching, aren't you afraid of getting sunburned?"
As she spoke, she took Zhen Huan's hand and looked at her carefully.
"I came to see you and Rong'er." Zhen Huan replied with a smile. As she spoke, she sat on the couch, glanced around the room, and nodded slightly, saying, "It's quite cool here."
When An Lingrong heard what Zhen Huan said, she couldn't help but continue rolling her eyes.
Noticing her movements, Zhen Huan's eyes flashed with confusion: "What's wrong?"
Shen Meizhuang explained with a smile: "She just said that she couldn't stand the heat, but you said it was cool here."
After hearing this, Zhen Huan smiled brightly: "Haha, Rong'er has always been intolerant to the heat. In this kind of weather, she will be scorched to death!"
The time was quiet. The two of them sat on either side of the couch, slowly talking about some topics related to pregnancy. As they talked, they came to the topic of the Queen's illness.
Shen Meizhuang said, "This morning, Wei Lin came to check on the Queen's pulse and told her that she is truly ill!"
Zhen Huan nodded: "The Queen Mother passed away suddenly, she is the one who is most saddened!"
An Lingrong was holding an ice basin, seemingly nonchalantly playing with the handkerchief in her hand, but her eyes would look in their direction from time to time.
It is already July, and this year is an intercalary July, which means that Zhen Huan will give birth in more than two months due to premature labor, while Shen Meiyu is less than three months pregnant.
We must prepare early!
Thinking of this, An Lingrong stood up and walked over to them, a gleam in her eyes: "Now that the Queen Mother has passed away, we have no worries. There are some things we need to get started!"
Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang looked at each other and nodded.
"The Queen still has Concubine Qi and Concubine Chun by her side. If we remove these two, the Queen will be unable to handle the whole situation alone, and it will be easier to deal with her. Now that your parents are back, let's start with Concubine Qi!"
Zhen Huan responded without hesitation, "Okay!"
An Lingrong narrowed her eyes slightly. "Noble Lady Qi has been unable to conceive, and it's not because of anything wrong with her body. The red agate beads that the Empress gave her were mixed with musk. Wearing them for a long time will inevitably lead to infertility. The Empress deliberately made Noble Lady Qi childless to restrain her and force her to cling tightly to her."
Zhen Huan frowned slightly, a trace of disgust flashing in her eyes: "The Queen is so cruel that she doesn't even let go of the people around her."
"If we want to deal with Concubine Qi, that pearl necklace is the key." An Lingrong's eyes swept over Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang's faces one by one, and her tone was somewhat firm. "She usually wears that pearl necklace when walking around the harem. This is definitely not out of kindness. If she accidentally approaches you and gets discovered, it will be a big deal."
Zhen Huan thought thoughtfully: "You mean..."
"If Concubine Qi is clever and wants to implicate the Queen in this matter, then the Queen will certainly abandon her to protect herself. After all, once the Emperor knows about this musk incident, the Queen will also be blamed.
But if Concubine Qi doesn't dare to implicate the Queen, then she will have to bear the blame for murdering the heir, and she will inevitably fall from grace. And without Concubine Qi as a pawn, the Queen's power will be greatly reduced, making it much easier for us to deal with her.
After saying this, An Lingrong turned her gaze to Zhen Huan and said, "Sister Zhen, I'll leave this matter to you!"
"it is good!"
Shen Meizhuang asked, "Why do I feel like you don't care about this anymore?"
"Sister, I have other things to do."
"what's up?"
"You are now a noble concubine, and the queen is ill. You are the most respected person in the harem, right?"
"Correct!"
An Lingrong stretched out her hand, her expression serious: "Give me your Imperial Concubine's warrant!"
Although Shen Meizhuang was a little surprised, she still agreed: "Okay. But what do you want this thing for?"
"I need help from the Imperial Household Department to make some things. Also, I need a few clean rooms at the Imperial Hospital. Also, I need ten female doctors!"
These things are very complicated and only by using Shen Meizhuang's name can they be prepared quickly and avoid unnecessary trouble.
Ten female doctors!!
Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan exchanged a puzzled look, then asked, "What do you need so many female doctors for?"
An Lingrong didn't answer her question, but pointed outside the palace: "Not only do I need a female doctor, I also want Su Ye, Liu Zhu, and Cai Xing."