latelenovela Chapter 348: No Use Value
Chapter 348: No Use Value
Gu Jianchu naturally took the osmanthus cake handed to him by Wen Zhaoyi and took a bite. It tasted really good, but the honey one was not as sweet.
After swallowing a piece of osmanthus cake, Gu Jianchu couldn't help but look at Wen Zhaoyi, "The emperor ordered the concubine to be sent back from the palace. What are your plans?"
Wen Zhaoyi came to see the Empress and bring her some small gifts, but she came mainly for this matter. Wen Zhaoyi twirled her fingers around a handkerchief and said, "I came here just to tell Her Majesty the Empress about this matter. I want to leave the palace to accompany my father. I don't like the Emperor. Even if I stay in the palace, there will be no other possibility. I will only die in the palace. It is better for me to leave the palace and be by my father's side to show my filial piety. Besides, I didn't enter the palace voluntarily in the first place."
"It was my mother who plotted for me to enter the harem. I thought I would die of old age in the harem, but I never expected the Emperor to show mercy and let the concubines leave the palace. The only thing I can't bear to leave behind is the Empress."
"It's a good thing to be able to leave the palace. There's nothing to be reluctant about. You are the daughter of a marquis now. I can come to the palace to see me anytime whenever I want. I won't keep you in the palace and not let you leave. There's nothing to be reluctant about, especially since this palace is like a cage. I don't know how many people have been trapped to death." Gu Jianchu comforted Wen Zhaoyi.
Wen Zhaoyi couldn't help but laugh at Gu Jianchu's amusement, "I will often go to the palace to see the Empress."
"Okay, now that you're out, live a good life. Don't always think about these things in the palace, and don't think about coming to the palace to see me often. There's nothing good about me. Only by letting go of the past can you live a good life. Just come to the palace to see me during the palace banquet." Gu Jianchu stood up and personally helped Wen Zhaoyi up.
As soon as Wen Zhaoyi left, the wife of Nanping Hou and Gu Jianyue were brought into the palace.
As soon as they entered the hall, Madam Gu stuffed the food box in her hand into the hands of the little palace maid and hurried forward to support Gu Jianchu who was about to get down from the soft couch. "I heard from the emperor that you are newly pregnant and the fetus is unstable. Don't move around. Sit down quickly."
"The emperor is just exaggerating. He is not really that pretentious." Gu Jianchu pulled his mother to sit next to him.
Gu Jianyue, sitting opposite, smiled and said, "The Emperor is not exaggerating at all. He is clearly worried about you and puts you first in everything he says. We have all heard that the Emperor wants to expel all the concubines from the harem. He is really worried about you. However, this matter has caused a lot of uproar in the capital."
It wasn't because he wanted to send her out of the palace, it was clearly because he was afraid of being cuckolded.
However, the emperor ordered that Wu Guiyi's mouth be silenced, and all the servants in Qingliang Palace were not allowed to tell anyone what they had seen that day.
Whether in the former court or the harem, Wu Guiyi would only be expelled from the palace by the emperor if she had made a mistake.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I originally wanted my mother to make some chicken soup and send someone back to get it, but I didn't expect the emperor to directly order someone to summon my sister and mother to the palace." Gu Jianchu nestled in Madam Gu's arms and rubbed against her like a child.
"It's just right that the emperor let us into the palace, otherwise I would be worried. Although the palace is full of servants, this is my first pregnancy after all, so I still need to be extra careful." Mrs. Gu took the food box from the side.
"I have already cooked the chicken soup that Your Majesty wants to drink, but I'm afraid it's a little cold. Zhuxia, please take it to the kitchen to heat it up and then serve it to Your Majesty. You have to take good care of Your Majesty now and don't let anything happen to you." Even though Mrs. Gu wrapped the soup in cotton cloth to keep it warm, it was still a little cold, so she had to ask Zhuxia to heat it up.
Zhuxi brought out the pastries that had been prepared long ago from the small kitchen.
Later, Xie Ci'an came over after finishing his work in the previous dynasty. Madam Gu and Gu Jianyue went to the side hall to eat. Xie Ci'an accompanied Gu Jianchu to drink two bowls of chicken soup before taking a rest.
Since she became pregnant, although Gu Jianchu did not suffer from morning sickness, her appetite had not improved. No matter what she ate, she could not eat anything. Xie Ci'an had no choice but to ask the imperial kitchen to cook different dishes, but it was of no avail.
Xie Ci'an asked Doctor Lin at night, and Doctor Lin said that it was normal to have no appetite. She prescribed some appetite-regulating medicine for Gu Jianchu, but it didn't work.
No matter how busy he was, Xie Ci'an would come to eat with Gu Jianchu, and try his best to make sure Gu Jianchu eat more. If he really couldn't eat enough, he would come back after an hour or two to have another meal with Gu Jianchu. Although he ate less, he ate more often, so his nutrition would naturally increase.
Mrs. Gu and Gu Jianyue had nothing to worry about when they saw how well Xie Ci'an took care of Gu Jianchu.
All the concubines chose to leave the palace.
Some of them still have families and can go home. Those who were sent to the palace by their relatives are unwilling to move to the temporary palace. Going to the temporary palace is equivalent to dying of old age in the palace. Although the monthly salary is not small and there are palace servants to serve them, the temporary palace is remote and there is not even anyone to talk to. It is no different from being banished to the cold palace. Instead of that, it is better to leave the palace and live on their own.
Even if they don't move to the temporary palace, staying in the palace is no different from being banished to the cold palace. The emperor would never touch them before and will never touch them in the future. It would be better for them to leave the palace and find someone to marry.
The Imperial Astronomical Observatory selected an auspicious day for them to leave the palace. Before leaving, the concubines first came to Kunning Hall to pay their respects to the empress.
She didn't think much of it before, but now seeing everyone suddenly leaving the palace, Gu Jianchu couldn't help feeling sad. She asked Zhuxi to prepare gifts and some gold and silver in advance. Although it wasn't much, it was enough for them to live outside the palace for a while, especially those concubines who were sent into the palace by their relatives. Gu Jianchu gave them more gold and silver.
"These are just a little gift from me. Although it's not much, it's enough for you to live on for a while. Even if you leave the palace, I can't guarantee that your family or relatives will accept you, so you must keep these things I give you well. Maybe they can help you when necessary. Once you leave the palace, you have to rely on yourself for everything. I hope you can all be happy and find a good husband who can be considerate and take care of you." Gu Jianchu was still a little worried that they would be bullied.
After all, life is difficult for women in this world.
Before entering the palace, they were useful.
But now, they are concubines who have been released from the palace. They are of no use and can only be abandoned by their families. Even if they are girls from good families, their brothers and sisters at home may not accept them. After all, they are people disliked by the emperor.
If they stay in the palace, they will end up living alone. If they are released from the palace, they will have another chance to find a job. Xie Ci'an really does this for their own good.
Both of them also let them make their own choices.