Chapter 1187 [Updated on May 23] If the Emperor Can Trust His Concubines

The imperial concubine raised her head suddenly, and said pleasantly: "Ziqing, I heard that right, did the emperor turn over my signboard? Am I dreaming?"

"Master, you heard it right, the eunuch in the respect room has sent a message to let you light the lamp at night." Ziqing nodded in response.

A pair of eyes looked at his master worriedly.

Since the day of Zhongyuan Festival, the master has been full of fighting spirit from before, and the whole person has become negative.

I always like to shrink in the corner of the bed, closing myself in a small space in a daze.

And I will be in a daze for a long time, and often lose my mind for a whole day.

For some activities in the harem, I am no longer active, but try not to participate.

Even though Si Gege lived in Yongshou Palace for so long, the master is not worried at all.

Not to mention the intention of bringing Si Gege back sooner.

But at the beginning, the master clearly said that he would do everything possible to bring Si Gege back, why is it like this now?

The imperial concubine looked down at herself, then raised her head and stroked her black hair.

"But I haven't had time to dress up yet, I can't let the emperor see me like this." She got up and was about to get out of bed, "Ziqing, hurry up, prepare water quickly, I need to take a shower and dress up."

"My good lady, there's no rush for these things, why don't you talk about it after eating first?" Ziqing coaxed softly.

"No, I can't eat it, and I don't want to eat it." The imperial concubine didn't even think about it.

"That can't be done. You haven't eaten since you got up this morning. If you continue like this, you will become skinny. Besides, your complexion is not good, no matter how much you dress up, it won't work."

These days, the empress has no appetite for anything to eat, sometimes after a few mouthfuls, she stops eating.

But sometimes I have a big appetite and overeat.

In terms of meals, there are simply two extremes.

"What do you mean, that I am old, so it's useless to dress up?" The imperial concubine suddenly turned her head and stared at Ziqing viciously.

Ziqing was so scared that she froze on the spot, and quickly denied: "Master, this slave doesn't mean that. I just think that you haven't eaten for a day, and I'm afraid your body won't be able to withstand it. It's not good for the emperor to look at it, isn't it?"

She knew that her mother cared about the emperor's opinion the most, so she had to bring the emperor out to speak out.

Sure enough, the displeasure in the imperial concubine's eyes gradually disappeared.

She held her lips and said, "Forget it, let the small kitchen prepare meals quickly."

"Okay." Ziqing nodded repeatedly, and gestured to another servant in the room, and that servant went out to pass on the message.

At the same time, Ziqing also breathed a sigh of relief.

Recently, the master's temper has become more and more serious, and she thought the master was going to lose his temper again.

I don't know why, sometimes it is obviously a trivial matter, but the master gets angry because of a little disappointment, and feels very anxious and irritable.

Not only that, but also often fell into low self-esteem, looking very desperate.

At the same time Ziqing was relieved, the imperial concubine suddenly lowered her head and pulled her hair.

I saw her crying in despair and said: "Ziqing, what should I do, I feel really bad, I don't seem to have my menstruation this month again, I do everything, but my whole body is sore, I often feel dizzy, and I can't eat well." No appetite, always feeling tired..."

As she said that, she looked up at Ziqing, "Tell me honestly, am I dying soon, if that's the case, I might as well die now."

"Bah bah bah! Master, you are in good health and there is no major problem. It's just that in the past few years, you have had a series of pregnancies and miscarriages that hurt your body, and you were frightened on the Zhongyuan Festival. That's why you are like this. As long as you take your medicine on time , work and rest regularly, everything will be fine."

"Really?" The imperial concubine raised her head and asked in disbelief.

"Of course it's true." Ziqing held the imperial concubine in her arms, and comforted her patiently: "Your Majesty, you must have been unable to sleep due to many dreams recently, which has caused your body to decline day by day. As long as you go to bed early and get up early, and eat meals on time , it will be the same as before, Si Gege still needs you."

That's what she said, but she didn't even believe her words.

Every night, the empress would have nightmares, causing her to wake up several times.

After waking up, I lay on the bed and cried, crying.

It doesn't matter whether the doctor the Nian family hired in private is the imperial physician and imperial physician in the palace.

They all said that the empress had hurt her body in terms of childbearing these years.

The first child was framed and gave birth to a big-headed elder brother who suffered from decapitation, and he suffered a lot during childbirth.

Although the second child was an accidental miscarriage, it coincided with the death of Emperor Kangxi.

If you can't eat well or sleep well, it hurts your body after all.

During the third child, almost the whole pregnancy was bloody.

After eight months, he was still framed by others, and the little elder brother died after he was born.

After going through these three times, Niangniang suffered great trauma both physically and mentally.

If it weren't for knowing that the queen was the one who framed her behind the scenes.

In addition, Niangniang is pregnant with Sigege.

This gave the empress the motivation to persevere in life.

Even after giving birth to Si Gege, her body was weak, but she kept on taking care of her.

But all of this changed on the day of the Ghost Festival.

The empress suddenly said that the queen was not the one who framed the elder brothers.

Since then, Niangniang's postpartum depression has only gotten worse.

In the beginning, in order to conceal it, the Nian family's doctor secretly treated her and prescribed medicine.

Later, the empress was seriously ill, and the prescriptions prescribed by the government doctor could no longer be concealed, so Imperial Physician Feng told the emperor about it.

Not long after, the emperor promoted his empress to be an imperial concubine.

To say that the empress is not ill, it is a great joy to be named the imperial concubine.

But the empress is sick like this, except for being happy, she puts on a show for others to confuse everyone's feelings.

Especially the emperor's recent rewards to General Nian one after another, which made her feel that this was a kind of flattery.

Not to mention this, both the key imperial physician and the imperial physician said that the empress was not only weak, but also severely depressed.

If you continue to be pessimistic and world-weary like this, you may have suicidal tendencies.

In a situation like this, only happy things can drive the empress' emotions.

But those three elder brothers are already dead, and the knot in the empress' heart cannot be untied.

The emperor whom the empress loves most is getting colder and colder towards the empress.

Si Gege was carried to Yongshou Palace by the Queen.

Just like that, how can the empress get better?

Thinking of this, Ziqing had a sad expression on her face.

She was really worried about her master.

The imperial concubine just lay on Ziqing's shoulders in a daze for a long time.

After a long time, she said unresponsively: "Ziqing, I want to eat."

"Okay, this servant will urge the cook in the small kitchen." Zi Qing comforted her while helping the imperial concubine get out of bed.

When the master and servant arrived in the hall, it happened that the small kitchen had already set meals in the hall.

After the imperial concubine sat down at the Eight Immortals table, she began to eat big mouthfuls.

For some reason, seeing her master's appetite, Ziqing beside her felt relieved, but at the same time felt distressed and sad.

Because she knew that the empress was forcing herself to eat because she was going to see the emperor later.

The imperial concubine overeat for about a stick of incense.

After sitting in the hall for a while, she showered and dressed.

After dressing up, the imperial concubine is still beautiful.

It's just that she looks weak and slender, and has lost her former aura.

When she was ready, there was still no sign of fourth master.

Ziqing waited in the hall with her.

Oh, the emperor is still like this.

On weekdays, when dealing with the harem, except that going to Yongshou Palace will be earlier, even before dark.

The rest of the harem doesn't take it seriously, and it always makes people wait endlessly.

The master and the servant waited and waited until Ziqing almost dozed off, when Su Peisheng's singing came from the yard.

As soon as she heard that shrill voice, the imperial concubine became energetic.

The feet also immediately went out.

It's just that she is too thin and her steps are weak, as if a gust of wind can blow her away.

Seeing this, Ziqing hurried forward and carefully supported her.

"The courtiers and concubines respectfully welcome the emperor." In the courtyard, the imperial concubine was full of blessings and saluted.

Fourth Master gave a faint "Yes", and went to the side hall to look at Er Gege.

Because he came too late, Er GeGe had already fallen asleep.

So, he simply glanced at the sleeping child, and went to sit down in the hall.

The imperial concubine cheered up and poured a cup of hot tea for the fourth master, "Your majesty, please drink tea."

Fourth master glanced at the cup lightly, but didn't take it.

He just knocked on the table and signaled her to put it on the table.

The imperial concubine smiled awkwardly, put down the teacup, and sat down beside her.

For a while, the atmosphere in the hall was a little cold.

The fourth master didn't speak, and the imperial concubine didn't know what to say.

Because she didn't know him at all, and she didn't know where to start.

She just turned her head and secretly glanced at the man in front of her.

The candlelight shone on the masculine cheeks, and the nose looked very handsome.

The man's thin lips were slightly pursed, and his pitch-black pupils were like bottomless ice holes, which made people shudder.

Recently, the emperor has become more and more indifferent to her.

I don't know if it's because she's not good enough, or because of my brother, or all of them.

After being quiet for a while, Fourth Master said lightly, "What do you think of Liang Gong?"

Hearing this, the imperial concubine was slightly taken aback.

Lianggong is my brother's trade name.

After she was silent for a while, she replied in a low voice: "In the heart of my concubine, my brother is naturally good. It's just that my concubine has been in the palace all these years, and I rarely see my brother. I don't know if he is still the same as before."

The imperial concubine is a smart person. She knows that the emperor has issued an edict to her brother, so she knows everything.

So, she didn't say good things for her brother, but she didn't say bad things either.

Because she was worried that if she chimed in, the emperor would dislike her.

But if she tried to speak ill of her elder brother in order to please the emperor, her conscience would feel bad.

Fourth master nodded slightly, and gave a faint "um".

Seeing this, the imperial concubine felt a little undecided.

After she pursed her lips and thought for a while, she plucked up her courage and said, "Your Majesty, if you trust me, I will go back to my mother's house, but if there is anything wrong with my brother, I will know everything and say everything." .”

"And...the concubine hasn't seen her family for a long time, and she's feeling homesick..."

Her voice was low and humble, afraid of being rejected.

It's not so much homesick, it's more like going back to see your family for the last time.

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