12dz Chapter 165 Emperor Nanyuan's Promise
Chapter 165 Emperor Nanyuan's Promise
When the mountains and waters don't move, if people don't move, there will be only one way to go, and that is death.
Rather than waiting to die, it is better to give it a try.
Murong Jingyan took the porcelain bottle from her hand without any hesitation.
"I came here by gambling."
...
The next day, it was still dark.
There was not a breath of wind in the mountains.
Shen Muxi was sleeping soundly.
Then I heard the guards outside looking for Murong Jingyan.
Not long after the noise outside died down, another voice was heard from behind the door curtain, "Excuse me, Miss Shen, please come with us."
The voice was shrill and thin, and one could tell it was a palace eunuch.
Shen Muxi's eyes darkened slightly as he glanced at Hongdou.
The latter walked to the other side of the curtain and said, "My daughter is still injured. I wonder where the father-in-law wants her to go?"
While Hongdou was speaking, Shen Muxi had already stood up and washed up with the help of another maid.
Hongdou's straightforward question sounded extremely rude to the eunuch who was delivering the message. The eunuch's eyes and eyebrows showed contempt for Shen Muxi.
However, due to the order from above, he still said respectfully, "It is the Queen's invitation. The Queen thought that since Miss Shen and His Highness have been engaged for so long, it would be great if they could see each other properly. So, she wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity during the spring hunt to meet with the young lady and have a few personal words."
It's been so long, and you're only thinking of talking to me in private?
and...
It was when she was so injured that she could hardly get out of bed.
Is this something the mother of a country would do?
Shen Muxi didn't know whether this kind of thing would be laughed at by others.
She wanted to laugh anyway.
It seems that everyone is racing against time.
"Please tell the eunuch, I will get out of bed immediately. The Queen has invited me so graciously that I will crawl over even if I have to."
As soon as she said this, the little maidservant frowned slightly, as if she disagreed.
"girl..."
No matter how disrespectful you are to the Queen in your heart, you cannot show your attitude so openly.
What is the difference between this and courting death?
Hongdou also looked at Shen Muxi worriedly, "Miss..."
There was a deep and long wound on Shen Muxi's back.
The slightest movement would cause excruciating pain.
Shen Muxi looked at Hongdou with a pale face, "It's okay."
She had a long talk with Murong Jingyan last night and had already guessed that this would happen today.
This is a disguised form of testing her obedience.
Hongdou originally wanted to say something else, but when she saw the sarcasm in her young lady's eyes, she ended up saying nothing.
Because Shen Muxi's injuries were so serious, the eunuch was later sent back to the palace to ask the queen for instructions, and Shen Muxi was carried to the palace in a sedan chair.
This back and forth took another hour or two.
When Shen Muxi arrived at the palace, it was already noon.
The sky was gloomy and even the air was damp.
Chengde Hall was the residence of Empress Jiang and Emperor Nanyuan in the temporary palace.
Empress Jiang was originally just Murong Mingkun's concubine. Due to the internal strife between Grand Tutor Ming, Marquis Anping and the three mansions of the Shen family, the court was in a state of tension for a long time. Finally, Grand Tutor Ming and his entire family were dismissed and eventually deposed and sent back to his hometown in Xunyang.
The Marquis of Anping was stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner because Du Heng was plotted against and impulsively entered the palace with a sword.
The Shen family seemed innocent, but in fact they were not free from responsibility. Shen Chuanhai was fined and confined to his home for a year.
In a vigorous struggle for power, Master Jiang became the biggest winner on the surface.
The throne of empress Murong Mingkun, which had been vacant for many years, was finally taken by Concubine Jiang.
Shen Muxi was carried into Chengde Hall in a sedan chair, attracting a lot of onlookers from palace maids and concubines.
Her eyes swept around.
What surprised her was that the concubines and nobles here were very relaxed, each one more flamboyant than the other, and some even had translucent clothes.
It is completely different from the solemn and solemn Xiaodong Palace.
Looking at the eunuchs and palace maids serving around, there was no admonition, and each of them served their masters calmly, as if it was common for concubines and nobles to come out in such untidy clothes.
Shen Muxi could guess without even thinking about it how ridiculous Murong Mingkun was in the palace on weekdays.
When they arrived at Chengqian Hall, Queen Jiang sat in the main seat with grace and dignity, obviously having been waiting for a long time.
With the support of Hongdou, Shen Muxi tremblingly bowed to Queen Jiang.
"Your humble servant Shen Xi greets Her Majesty the Queen."
"Since we are still in the palace, let's skip these red tapes."
She said this, but none of the palace maids and eunuchs around her came forward to help Shen Muxi up, leaving Shen Muxi sweating profusely due to the pain in her back.
Just when Shen Muxi was debating whether to pretend to faint and leave, Queen Jiang's surprised voice finally came from above.
"Why is Miss Shen still kneeling here? Someone, help Miss Shen up and give her a seat."
Shi Liu, the senior palace maid standing beside Queen Jiang, stepped forward and helped Shen Muxi up with Hong Dou.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Muxi tried hard to cheer herself up, but because her injury had not yet healed, her voice was weak.
Queen Jiang's eyes flashed with satisfaction, but her tone was full of concern. "Yesterday I heard that you were seriously injured while saving that child Xiaoxiao. Are you feeling better now?"
She can hardly get out of bed, what's the good thing?
Isn't this just asking nonsense with open eyes?
Shen Muxi secretly complained in his heart.
"Thank you for your concern, I'm much better now."
As soon as she finished speaking, a cry of "The Emperor has arrived" followed.
Shen Muxi finally sat down, but immediately knelt on the ground stiffly waiting for Murong Mingkun to arrive.
With this alternating movement and stillness, her injuries became more serious. She could even feel the wound on her back burst open, and warm blood was flowing down her back.
A gust of damp wind blew over, and Shen Muxi caught a glimpse of a corner of a bright yellow dragon robe out of the corner of his eye.
"Your humble servant Shen Xi greets His Majesty."
"When you go out, you don't have to deal with all this red tape."
The man at the top had a somewhat weak voice.
"Raise your head and let me see."
Shen Muxi looked up as he was told.
While Murong Mingkun narrowed his cloudy eyes and looked at Shen Muxi, Shen Muxi was also looking at Murong Mingkun calmly.
The bottom of the eyes are dark, the eyes are cloudy and have a red light.
It's clearly a sign of overindulgence.
As far as Shen Muxi saw.
Murong Jingyan should look more like the late queen.
No wonder Murong Mingkun treats Murong Jingyan like a nose that is not a nose and eyes that are not eyes.
Murong Mingkun seemed to be in a very good mood, nodding repeatedly to Shen Muxi with satisfaction, "She is indeed very beautiful."
Queen Jiang smiled and responded, "If she can gain the favor of Your Majesty, it will be considered a blessing for her."
Shen Muxi felt something was wrong no matter how he listened.
What does it mean that it is her blessing to be favored by His Majesty?
Why does this sound like an old pervert targeting a decent woman?
Without waiting for her to think it over, Murong Mingkun left Chengde Palace on the pretext of being busy with state affairs.
The smile on Queen Jiang's face faded a little.
Shen Muxi clearly felt the pressure from her superiors, and she pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Did you hear what I said just now?" Queen Jiang took a sip of warm tea slowly.
The bright red nail polish painted on the thin-bodied, gold-painted porcelain bowl made it look as bright as if it were stained with blood.
How much blood was stained on those hands in the harem? I'm afraid only she knows.
"Your humble servant is ignorant and I hope Your Majesty can teach me."
"I don't deserve your advice."
Queen Jiang looked at Shen Muxi with a half-smile, "I think you are smart. His Majesty has made a promise to you today. If you continue to pretend to be ignorant..."
Queen Jiang stretched out the last syllables, and glanced vaguely at Shen Muxi, seeing the latter kneeling on the ground motionless.
She smiled coldly, "Even the emperor and I can't protect you."
Shen Muxi's expression suddenly changed. "I hope the queen can give me some advice."