Story of Yanxi Palace: Fu Ying's banner will never fall

Chapter 183 Identifying Concubine Chun

Torches gathered around Mingyu, illuminating Wei Yingluo and Concubine Gao on her left and right, who were holding the queen steadily. The light also illuminated... the disbelief in the queen's eyes.

"How could it be?" the queen murmured to herself, her body trembling slightly, "We have known each other for many years, how could she do this to me?"

Wei Yingluo looked at the queen, her heart filled with heartache.

Concubine Gao stood aside with a complicated expression on her face. She looked at the Queen, then at Wei Yingluo, and finally chose to remain silent.

She didn't know why she had rushed to protect the queen so impulsively, but she knew that now was not the time to think about this issue.

"Empress, please take care of yourself!" Wei Yingluo said softly, "Let's go back to the palace and rest first."

At this time, the Queen Mother hurried over and asked with concern: "Queen, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Empress Fucha nodded slightly and replied softly, "Thank you for your concern, Madam. I am fine. I was just frightened just now, so I look a little pale."

The Queen Mother looked at the Queen's pale face and felt distressed. She patted her hand gently to comfort her and said, "But you don't look good. You should go back to the palace and rest. I have the imperial physician here to watch over you. Don't worry."

Then, the Queen Mother turned to the other concubines and said, "Everyone, please go back to the palace."

All the concubines answered in unison, "Yes," and then left one after another.

The Queen nodded and left slowly with the help of Wei Yingluo. Concubine Gao followed silently behind, with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

After returning to the palace, the queen lay on the bed, her face as pale as paper. Wei Yingluo stayed by the bed, looking at the queen worriedly.

“Yingluo, I really can’t believe that all this was done by Concubine Chun.” The Queen said in a low voice.

"She has always been so gentle and kind. Even though you and Mingyu pointed it out, I never doubted her."

Wei Yingluo held the Queen's hand and comforted her, "Your Majesty, don't be too sad. Concubine Chun's true face has been exposed, and I will make sure she gets the punishment she deserves."

The queen nodded gently, tears falling from the corners of her eyes. "I just feel chilled. I never thought that the person who was once closest to me would harm me again and again."

Wei Yingluo sighed, "My queen, the human heart is hard to predict. But you still have me and Mingyu. We will always be by your side and protect you."

The Queen looked at Wei Yingluo gratefully, "Thank you, Yingluo. I feel at ease with you by my side."

At the same time, Gao Fei sat alone in the room, thinking about a lot of things. She recalled what had just happened, and her heart was full of doubts.

"Why did I rush towards the queen without hesitation?" Concubine Gao said to herself, "Do I have a special feeling for her?"

Gao Fei shook her head and denied her thoughts. "No way, how could I possibly like that woman? It must be because she helped me that I instinctively want to protect her."

However, Concubine Gao had an inexplicable feeling deep in her heart.

She seemed to know what Concubine Chun wanted to do before Wei Yingluo told her. It was as if she had broken her arm before, but she could not remember it at all.

"What happened?" Gao Fei frowned and tried to recall every detail of the past. Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tried, she could not remember more details.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore." Concubine Gao shook her head and decided not to dwell on these issues. "No matter what, I, Gao Ningxin, will do whatever I want to do. I don't need a reason."

Concubine Gao stood up, walked to the window and looked into the distance. Her eyes were firm and persistent, as if she was determined to protect the queen.

After returning to Changchun Palace, the emperor who heard the news also hurried over. He came to the queen's bed with an anxious look on his face and asked with concern: "Rongyin, what happened to you? Were you scared today?"

The queen cried silently without saying anything. The emperor was even more distressed when he saw this. He gently wiped the tears from the queen's face and said softly, "Don't be afraid. I'm here. You will be fine, and our child will be fine too."

"Your Majesty, I almost fell down the aisle today..." Empress Fucha gritted her teeth, as if she had made up her mind, and her tone was a little cold, "I had already grabbed the railing, but Concubine Chun pushed me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Empress Fucha closed her eyes sadly, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

She originally wanted to continue to keep the peace and tranquility in the harem, but Concubine Chun took action again and again, and Empress Fucha no longer wanted to indulge her unnecessarily.

After all, if it weren't for Wei Yingluo and Concubine Gao, she would definitely not be able to save her child today. A mother is a strong woman.

"It's actually like this." The emperor was stunned, and he hissed, then scratched his head, "Rong Yin, are you sure you saw it clearly? Maybe it's a misunderstanding?"

Empress Fucha was a little unhappy, but she still answered seriously, "As the queen, I will not frame a concubine. Naturally, I saw it clearly before I dared to tell the emperor."

The emperor comforted the queen and said that he definitely believed her. Then he turned to look at Li Yu and said, "Go and call Concubine Chun over."

after awhile.

When Concubine Chun arrived at Changchun Palace, her arms were wrapped, and she looked like a sick beauty. I felt pity for her.

But at this time, the emperor's feelings towards Concubine Chun had changed from pity to wariness.

This seemingly gentle, virtuous and harmless woman turned out to be a double-faced person with ulterior motives.

How could such a woman still gain his trust? Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but secretly shook his head and sighed.

Concubine Chun respectfully paid her respects to the Emperor and the Empress.

At this moment, the emperor's voice suddenly rang out: "Empress Chun, what's wrong with your hand?" The emperor's tone was very calm, making it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry at the moment.

Hearing the emperor's question, Concubine Chun said tenderly: "In reply to your Majesty, today at the Chongyang Festival banquet, I saw the Empress about to fall, so I reached out to help her.

But I didn’t expect that I was not in good health… In my panic, I couldn’t hold on to the Queen… and my arm was sprained.”