mesbooks Chapter 107 Accompanying
Chapter 107 Accompanying
"Besides, she has always been obedient to the Emperor, always agreeing with him in everything and would never disobey him. The Emperor is very busy with state affairs, and he is tired enough with them. He will not tolerate anyone going against his wishes, so he naturally likes this kind of submissive and gentle woman."
To put it bluntly, she simply meets all the needs of the emperor at present, both physically and mentally.
I heard that she recently found a Kunqu artist to learn Kunqu opera. I guess the emperor's trip must be very lively.
Ruyi saw it very clearly. She has always been arrogant and disdains people like Yanwan.
I always felt that she was of low birth, had empty ambitions, and was only interested in currying favor with the emperor and climbing up the social ladder. She was just some despicable trick, a clown, and there was no need to take her seriously.
But now, seeing with her own eyes that the emperor treated her gradually differently, Ruyi felt as if a huge rock was blocking her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.
"Master, Eunuch Li Yu just said that the Emperor wants to take us hunting in Mulan Paddock and wants us to prepare well."
Hearing this, Yanwan was still studying the medicinal food with her head down. After listening to Chunchan, she put down the Chinese medicine book in her hand and a determined smile appeared on her face.
"Okay, then you should make good preparations. Since Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke are going together, have the nurses return to the Empress Dowager first. It's more important to serve the Emperor. Have you arranged all the people you asked them to arrange?"
"Master, don't worry. I have already made all the arrangements. Nothing will go wrong."
"Okay, go down and make good preparations. Send a message to Concubine Shu and Concubine Mei. I'll probably go straight back to the palace after returning from Mulan Paddock. Tell Concubine Mei to take good care of Concubine Shu."
"Yes."
When Yan Wan first learned that Ruyi hadn't included her in the list of accompanying people, she hadn't been anxious. She had just wanted to see the extent of the emperor's favor towards her. Now that the emperor had taken the initiative to let her go, it was clear that she had a special place in his heart.
Not long after, the emperor and his entourage arrived at Mulan Paddock. Except for hunting, the emperor always kept Yan Wan by his side. He not only taught her archery himself, but also rode a horse with her personally when he saw that she could not ride a horse, which aroused the envy of several concubines.
"Your Majesty, I am not good at riding and shooting, and I don't know how to hunt. Why do you insist on taking me with you?" The two of them rode together on the grassland, admiring the scenery, and Yanwan asked him in a low voice.
She understood the reason, but she just said it out loud to please the emperor.
"What? You're not happy to have me accompany you?"
"That's not what I meant. It's just that the emperor favors me so much, I'm really scared. The jealousy in the harem is about to drown me." Although Yan Wan said she was scared, she had a bright smile on her face.
"I am the Emperor. Who dares to bully my Concubine Ling? This harem is always filled with decadence. The Empress is indifferent, Concubine Shu is aloof, and Concubine Mei is obsessed with the Eleventh Prince. Only you understand me and are willing to spend time trying to make me happy. Only when you are with me do I feel truly relaxed. It would be great if you could be more tolerant and give me a child..."
So that you can be promoted to a higher position.
He paused mid-sentence, and the emperor didn't utter the rest of his sentence. Ever since she had spoken out in the Qinzheng Palace, the emperor's heart had gradually become attached to Yan Wan, feeling that she had been in the position of concubine for long enough and had suffered enough.
But her status was low, and if she didn't have any children, it would be difficult for him to promote her.
"It is my duty to please His Majesty, but...it is so difficult to have children. I have also sought pregnancy-maintaining medicine from Sister Shu Fei, but there has been no good news for several years. I guess I am unlucky and cannot bear this blessing..."
Yan Wan sat in the front overlooking the scenery on the grassland. She changed the subject and mentioned the pregnancy medicine intentionally or unintentionally.
The emperor's body stiffened when he heard this, and he remembered the matter of the pregnancy-maintaining medicine. He had forgotten about it since Qi Ru's death, but he didn't expect that Yan Wan in front of him was still obsessed with it.
Guilt welled up in his heart, and he comforted her loudly, "This pregnancy-maintaining medicine was originally used to regulate Shu Fei's body. You are in good health, so don't drink it anymore. I will personally send the imperial physician to treat you later. Remember, medicine is three-quarters poison, and you are not allowed to drink it again in the future."
The emperor repeatedly warned her not to drink the pregnancy-maintaining medicine again. He had originally thought that they were not destined to have children, but he had never expected that the pregnancy-maintaining medicine he had used in the past had abruptly cut off their fate.
Originally intended to use it to prevent Concubine Shu from getting pregnant, but unexpectedly it ended up blocking Concubine Ling.
A trace of barely visible heartache flashed through the emperor's heart. He sighed softly and tightened his arms around her waist.
"Yes, I'll remember it." She agreed obediently.
When the emperor said this, a smile appeared on Yan Wan's face.
In this life, the emperor treated her differently after all.
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"She's truly a foxy woman. It's not enough that she's favored in the palace, but now she's staying by the emperor's side every day at Mulan Paddock, enjoying the hot springs and Kunqu opera. This Concubine Ling is really willing to use any means to win his favor."
Concubine Ke and Concubine Ying were watching the emperor and Yan Wan riding together at the camp. She clutched her handkerchief and bit her silver teeth so hard that they were about to break.
When Concubine Ke first entered the palace, she was not favored by the Emperor. Initially, the Emperor spent every day at Concubine Ling's place, until the Empress Dowager persuaded the Emperor to turn her over.
Now, over a year had passed, and her favors had waxed and waned, and even her rank hadn't risen. Now, the Empress had finally allowed them to accompany the Emperor on a hunting trip, providing them with an opportunity, and then had let Yan Wan interfere. How could she not be jealous?
"Sister, who is this Concubine Ling that the emperor favors her so much?" Concubine Ying was very curious about who this Concubine Ling was that she could win such favor from the emperor.
Concubine Ying and Concubine Ke shared the same fate. Although she was the daughter of King Bahrain of the forty-nine tribes of Mongolia, she was not very favored when she entered the palace.
In addition, she had been learning the palace rules with the governess for half a month, so she had not even seen a corner of the emperor's clothes, let alone meet him.
She came here to win over the friendship between the Manchus and the Mongols. She had a heavy responsibility and did not want to disappoint her people's expectations of her.
Wasn't it said that the Emperor respected Mongolia? Why did he seem to show no favor to these Mongolian concubines?
"My sister has just entered the palace, so she doesn't know how powerful this Concubine Ling is. She was originally a maid of the Jin family in Qixiang Palace. Fortunately, she was favored by the emperor and became a concubine. In order to win the emperor's favor, she mastered all kinds of martial arts. Not only did she learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, she is also good at moon guitar and medicinal cuisine. Look, she just learned Kunqu Opera recently to make the emperor happy..."
After Concubine Ke said this, Concubine Ying understood.
"No wonder she's trying so hard to win your favor. It turns out she comes from a poor family and doesn't have her mother's family to back her up..."