RPAGF Chapter 289 You Are So Daring
Chapter 289 You Are So Daring
It would have been better if Jinzhong hadn't said anything. After he said this, Hongli's irritation increased several times.
On the surface, she cried day and night, but secretly she was wrapped in a quilt and secretly ate steamed buns. She was once the imperial concubine he personally appointed her as! Yet she was always so sneaky and refused to be aboveboard.
If she hadn't been so disgraced and even exiled from the palace, he really wouldn't want to bother with her!
Hongli glanced at Jinzhong coldly, and then he heard Empress Fucha's vigilant voice in the room: "Who's outside?!"
Hongli was caught eavesdropping and felt a little nervous, but he soon calmed down and pushed the door open and walked in: "Why are you talking with the door closed in broad daylight?"
Before he finished speaking, he showed some surprise: "You are willing to ask her to kneel down."
Empress Fucha glanced at Jinzhong and saw that he was very obedient and submissive. Who could have thought that he was so bold that he even dared to covet the woman of his master, the emperor?
She said calmly, "Your Majesty, why do you have to pretend to be surprised? Wanwan hit Ruyi just before you arrived. Wasn't it your good servant who tipped you off?"
Jinzhong bowed hurriedly. Although he didn't quite understand why the Queen suddenly disliked him, since she disliked him, he had to behave more obediently so as not to embarrass the Queen.
But after he bowed, he saw Yan Wan kneeling in his peripheral vision. He paused, and then knelt down himself.
Empress Fucha snorted coldly: "She is quite obedient."
Hongli didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "It's rare to see the Queen getting angry with a servant."
He did not call Jinzhong to stand up, but walked to Yanwan and reached out to pick her up: "Stand up, your queen is hard on the outside but soft on the inside, if you kneel too hard, she will probably feel distressed again."
Yan Wan looked at him eagerly and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is doing this for my own good. She is afraid that I will make you angry."
Hongli felt uneasy again because he was too "indulgent" to Ruyi, so much so that even the Queen and Yan Wan thought that he would be blinded by lust.
But those fears were quite taboo, and he really couldn't tell the Queen and Wanwan. He could only let them misunderstand for the time being. Misunderstanding was better than knowing the truth and being worried about him.
His expression was gentle, and his deep eyes stared at Yan Wan: "Concubine Xian made a fuss and allowed A Ruo to cry everywhere, causing unrest in the palace. The Queen's punishment is just right. As for you..."
He lowered his eyes to look at Yan Wan's white little hands. It was hard to imagine that such a weak and well-behaved girl could actually slap Ru Yi so hard that she dared not hide. "...You also love the Queen too much. I will not blame you for this."
When he said this, there was a flash of coldness in his eyes.
Two legitimate sons and one legitimate daughter are not only a pain in the Queen's heart, but also his. Ruyi is so presumptuous to say so!
Did she really think that she could become the successor queen after the queen passed away?!
With her kind of personality, she may not do anything good to become the Queen, but her jealous and evil ways will probably cause unrest in the entire palace!
Hongli turned to look at Empress Fucha, took Yanwan's hand, pressed Yanwan's hand with Empress Fucha's hand together, held their hands tightly, and said in a deep voice:
"After all, Ruyi and I have had a relationship for more than 20 years. I don't want to kill her, but I just don't want to kill her. If she breaks the rules and refuses to change, you are the queen and the concubine who assists in managing the six palaces, just teach her a lesson."
Empress Fucha stared into Hongli's eyes. These eyes were truly beautiful, deep and clear, yet seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist, making it difficult to see what was buried inside. But at first glance, they seemed overly affectionate and serious.
She inexplicably thought that Wanwan’s love for Jinzhong was indeed better than her love for the emperor.
The emperor's eyes are too alluring and too deceptive. If a woman sees into his eyes, she will probably never be happy in her life.
She raised her other hand and covered the back of Hongli's hand: "Your Majesty values me and Wanwan so much. I and Wanwan will take good care of Concubine Xian for Your Majesty and will not let her make trouble and kill herself."
Yan Wan pursed her lips and said softly, "As long as she doesn't cause trouble for the queen and doesn't offend me, I will just treat her like other concubines and follow the palace rules to ensure that she has enough food and clothing. If there is more, I am too narrow-minded to give her even a little."
Hongli's heavy mood gradually dissipated because of the harmony and virtue of his wife and concubine, leaving only comfort and contentment: "I know that Langya and Wanwan are the ones who can understand me the most."
He waved his hand and said, "I will eat pot with the Queen and the Imperial Concubine later!"
He was willing to stay in Changchun Palace to have dinner with them, so Empress Fucha and Yan Wan naturally acted happy. One was gentle and quiet, the other was smart and lively. Although they didn't talk about romance, the room was full of warmth.
Hongli enjoyed such peace and quiet very much. He finished his meal happily, then sent Yanwan away and stayed with the Queen himself.
Yanwan was delighted, and what made her even happier was that the emperor asked Jinzhong to see her off in order to show his appreciation for her.
Jinzhong followed beside Yanwan's sedan chair, with his head lowered, and was about to speak when he heard Yanwan speak first.
"You dared to imprison the concubines. You are really brave. What's the matter? Do you think that you are invincible just because you are the chief steward?"
Jinzhong carefully identified and confirmed that he did not hear much anger, then heaved a sigh of relief: "How dare I? I was just afraid that Concubine Xian would run around, but I didn't expect her to cry and pretend to be on a hunger strike. With the help of my master, she made quite a commotion.
As soon as you left, I quickly told the emperor everything I needed to tell him, so that he wouldn't misunderstand me as I did, like Concubine Xian."
Yan Wan raised her eyebrows: "Don't interfere in what I promised to do for Concubine Xian."
Jinzhong lowered his head and said, "Oh, Master, please forgive me this time. This morning, I heard that the boy got jealous and fell into the water and drowned."
Yan Wan sat up slightly straighter: "Jinzhong."
Jinzhong raised his head slightly, and looked at Yanwan with a smile in his beautiful fox eyes: "Master, please give your orders."
Yan Wan's cold eyes swept down from his brow to his neck: "Eunuch Jinzhong has become more and more daring recently."
Jinzhong couldn't help swallowing his dry throat and whispered softly: "Don't worry, my master. I am very careful in everything I do. I am not afraid of anything in my life. The only thing I am afraid of is accidentally losing my life and not being able to be loyal to my master."
Yan Wan was a little annoyed: "So you just pretended to be the one who cut off the half of the thing and let him tell Concubine Xian about it?"
Jinzhong paused, his steps staggered for a moment, a trace of panic flashed across his dark eyes, and then he forced himself to calm down: "Master..."
Yan Wan sneered and said, "Today, the Queen held me accountable, but I did not lie to her."
With just one sentence, Eunuch Jinzhong was completely defeated.