freenovelworld Chapter 223 Lan Changzai
Chapter 223 Lan Changzai
After Zhuxi left, Yinzhen pinched his eyebrows and felt a headache.
Seeing this, Su Peisheng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please take a rest. You have been reading memorials for such a long time. You must take care of your health."
Yinzhen's face looked unhappy and he did not respond to Su Peisheng's words.
He knew very well that this was not something that An, who had been abandoned in the cold palace, could do.
He really didn't want to think about who was meddling behind the scenes.
Now it depends on whether Xia Qian can find a result for him.
"Who went to the Queen Mother today?" Yinzhen looked up and remembered this.
The Queen Mother had been ill for a long time. If someone had not specifically told her about this matter, she would not have known about it, let alone sent someone to execute An.
Su Peisheng was stunned, calculated the date, and replied: "According to the date, today Concubine Zhao should bring Princess Lingyuan and the Eighth Prince to talk to the Queen Mother."
Yinzhen: "I understand."
Come to think of it, Xia Dongchun is in charge of all the affairs in the harem now. If someone goes to investigate, that person would most likely be Xia Dongchun.
Yinzhen was not angry about this. He thought for a moment and said, "Su Peisheng, go tell Concubine Zhao that I will accompany her tonight."
"Okay." Su Peisheng stepped back and went to do his job as he was told.
Xia Dongchun was not surprised that Yinzhen was coming to the Yanx Palace.
After all, she went to the Empress Dowager's Shoukang Palace just as the Empress Dowager sent someone to execute An Lingrong. No matter how you think about it, this matter must be related to her.
I just don't know whether Yinzhen came here to call for punishment or for some other purpose.
"Your Majesty, would you like to add the Emperor's favorite bird's nest and shredded chicken soup to dinner tonight?" After seeing Su Peisheng off, Chan Yi came back and asked in a low voice.
Xia Dongchun nodded: "Then let's ask the small kitchen to add it."
"Yes, I'll go and tell the kitchen right away." Chan Yi bowed and turned to go out.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Lan is here." Xiao Yanzi came in and announced.
During this period, Lan Da Ying was promoted to the position of Changzai. It was not known whether it was the Queen's order or Lan Changzai herself was thinking about how Xia Dongchun punished Changzai Qi that day, so she would occasionally come to the Yanx Palace to sit.
"Let her in." Xia Dongchun perked up.
A moment later, Lan Changzai came in and said, "I pay my respects to Concubine Zhao. May your majesty be well."
"Please sit down." Xia Dongchun motioned for Yun Ling to serve tea. "Why are you here at this time?"
Lan Changzai smiled and said: "I am idle in the palace. Your Majesty has been kind to me, so I thought it would be good to come and talk to you more often."
Xia Dongchun didn't think that she had done anything kind to her. If it was Qi Chang who was involved in that incident, she was just doing her duty. If she hadn't been in charge of the six palaces, even if Qi Chang had fought with Lan Chang and the two of them had gone to the Yangxin Palace, she wouldn't even look at them.
After all, they are all the Queen's people, and they are just fighting among themselves.
"It's not a matter of gratitude or not." Xia Dongchun smiled faintly, a little distant, "Since my sister is willing to come and sit here, then I am naturally happy to do so. We are all serving the emperor, and it is naturally best if we can get along harmoniously."
"Your Majesty is right." Seeing that Xia Dongchun did not respond to her words and changed the subject, Lan Changzai knew what Xia Dongchun meant, but she did not want to give up.
The Queen's subordinates mainly include her, Qi Changzai and Xiang Da Ying.
Qi Changzai has a good family background, which is not comparable to her and Xiang Da Ying. Two days ago, when she was in the emperor's bedchamber, she heard that the emperor wanted to promote Qi Changzai's position.
She and Xiang agreed that if they wanted to gain a foothold in the palace and move up in rank, they could only rely on the emperor's favor and their own pregnancy.
Unfortunately, the Empress did not allow them to have children. After each night with the Empress, she would ask Huichun to bring them a bowl of contraceptive soup. Xiang promised to be obedient, but Lan Changzai was ambitious and did not want to be manipulated by others all her life.
So she thought of Xia Dongchun.
Now in this palace, besides the Empress, only Concubine Zhao holds power.
Moreover, Lan Changzai had been observing for quite some time. She knew that Baoying was originally a palace maid, and it was with the help of Xia Dongchun that she was able to serve the emperor and become the precious person she is today.
And if you calculate the time, Baoying had not served the emperor for a long time, but she had a child. Although she was a princess, a princess was also good. Although Baoying's daughter Princess Mingxi was raised in the prince's residence, with Xia Dongchun's pleading and good words, Baoying was able to visit the princess from time to time, and often brought the princess back to the Yanx Palace to pay respects to Xia Dongchun.
In the future, who dares to say that Baoying cannot be like Concubine Xiang, who took advantage of the power of Concubine Nian when she was still a noble lady and raised the child by her side?
So Lan Chang was tempted.
It's not that Xia Dongchun didn't notice Lan Changzai's good intentions, but because Lan Changzai was the one promoted by the Queen to compete with Baoying for favor, she didn't trust Lan Changzai, so she had no intention of winning her over or accepting her good intentions. She just tried to keep up the appearance.
Lan Changzai was not discouraged. She knew that she and Xiang Da Ying were both promoted by the Queen, so it was understandable that Xia Dongchun did not believe in herself.
But she didn't care. She didn't really want to be loyal to Xia Dongchun anyway. It was just that she couldn't have her own children if she followed the queen, so she had to find a way out in the cracks.
Even if Xia Dongchun did not accept her advances, as long as she found a way to get pregnant, and Xia Dongchun could help her give birth smoothly and not harm her, that would be enough.
After sitting for a while, Lan Changzai stood up and said goodbye: "Your Majesty has to take care of the affairs of the six palaces and take care of the princess and the little prince. I will not disturb you any more. I will come to talk to you another day."
"Yinzhu, see Lan Changzai off." Xia Dongchun didn't want to keep her, thinking that the sooner she left, the sooner she would feel relaxed. So she nodded and asked Yinzhu to see her out.
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That night, the sky is full of stars.
The candlelight flickered in the Yanxi Palace, and Xia Dongchun and Yinzhen were sitting at the table.
When Yinzhen came, he did not mention the matter of An Lingrong, so Xia Dongchun did not say anything either, just acting as if it was no different from usual.
"Your Majesty, please try this bird's nest and shredded chicken soup. Knowing that Your Majesty would come tonight, I specially asked the kitchen to add more." Xia Dongchun smiled and served Yinzhen a bowl.
Yinzhen took a bite and said, "Hmm, not bad."