C316 Her majesty was unhappy and helpless (2/2)
”Ah, Empress Dowager, you called Chenqie?” Imperial Concubine Wen hurriedly stood up when the empress dowager called him.
Her Majesty frowned. ”What has happened to you these past few months?” It's always a bit of a trance. ”
”Ah?” ”No, chenqie hasn't been feeling too well lately.” Imperial Concubine Wen replied lightly.
”Not feeling well?” As far as I'm concerned, you are a sore point. Although you're an expensive imperial concubine, the emperor doesn't particularly care for you. It'd be strange if you felt comfortable in your heart. ”Alright, This Dowager and the Emperor said that I'll take you to the north to relax as well.” Her Majesty shook her head.
”Thank you, empress dowager, for your grace.” Imperial Concubine Wen bowed lightly.
The empress dowager turned to Rong'er. ”Imperial Concubine Rong, you go speak with the emperor as well.”
”Yes, chenqie shall obey the decree!” Seeing the empress dowager's cold attitude towards him, Rong'er felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.
In the past few years, the Empress Dowager had never been warm to her, especially after her long life and death. At first she thought that it was because someone had said that she was the one who had caused the death of the Empress Dowager, and that the Empress Dowager had wanted to take advantage of her, but after the rumors had gone away, the Empress Dowager still did not have a favorable impression of her, and for some reason she had never known.
Only once, after the death of the Grand Empress Dowager, she and Aunt Su had a chat. Aunt Su had inadvertently mentioned how the empress dowager disliked her, so Rong'er couldn't help but ask her about it. It turned out that ever since Rong'er was doted on by the emperor, the empress dowager never said a word of her kindness in front of the Grand Empress Dowager. Su said that the Grand Empress Dowager had said that the empress dowager's actions were just a normal reaction to her knot in her heart, and that she had no ill intentions.
The Emperor of Healing had especially pampered Dong Huai Fei, making all the women in the imperial palace hate the Emperor's pampering, but Xuan Ye did not know how to hide his feelings at a young age, so his pampering for Rong'er was extremely obvious, causing Rong'er to have a bad feeling about the Emperor. The Empress Dowager thought that the Emperor should not be pampered by all the women, so the Emperor would definitely not pamper any particular woman, but the Grand Empress Dowager had always treated Rong'er with grace, so the Empress Dowager was at most unhappy about Rong'er, and did not especially target Rong'er.
When Rong'er found out the truth, he felt very sad. Aunt Su had once told her that the Empress Dowager was a good person and would not do anything bad to her. Even if he didn't like her, he wouldn't do anything evil to her. How could Rong'er dare to concern herself with the empress dowager? After all, it was impossible for people to get everything they wanted. It was also impossible for her to have everything she wanted in the palace, so she accepted her fate.
The Emperor respected her and allowed her to enjoy the salary of a concubine. At the same time, he also allowed her to continue to raise the ten second prince s that the Grand Empress Dowager had raised back then. They also lived in seclusion, and only moved around slightly with Rong'er and the Imperial Concubine Hui's older concubines. Even though she was already over seventy years old, she was still as strong as ever. The emperor treated her as his close, and would frequently visit when he was free. Rong'er also had a good relationship with her, treating her as an elder and also frequently visiting her.
When they were about to set off on their patrol, Duan Jing came to see Rong'er, hoping that he would beg imperial father to bring her to the north. She missed Rong Xian so much. Duan Jing was the same as the Noble Lady Bu, she kept a low profile and lived quietly in the palace. Perhaps in the past, the only thing she would give Duan Jing that would cause him to feel uneasy would be her sisterly relationship with him.
Rong'er was somewhat surprised that Duan Jing would come and beg her for help. Ever since Duan Jing was young, she rarely made any requests, and thought that Duan Jing, this girl, must have made a huge decision in order to find her, just so that she could meet Rong Xian. Rong'er naturally would not refuse, and did not need to beg Xuan Ye for help either.
In the seventh month, Xuan Ye set out, the Prince Yin Yi stayed in the palace, the Brother yinseti, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, the seven prince s, the Eighth Prince, and the Imperial Concubine Rong.