latelenovela Chapter 16 The Legend of Zhen Huan (15)
Chapter 16 The Legend of Zhen Huan (15)
At the same time, people from other palaces naturally noticed it and rushed over one by one. Eunuchs and guards also hurriedly ran towards Chengqian Palace with water in their hands.
When they arrived at the entrance of Chengqian Palace, there was no one there. Yongzheng's legs went weak, and he instinctively rushed inside, only to be held tightly by Su Peisheng.
"Your Majesty, you mustn't!"
"Let me go, you dog slave, let me go!"
The master and servants were having a great time inside Chengqian Palace when they saw a large number of guards and eunuchs rushing in from outside. Both groups were stunned for a moment.
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and put out the fire!" Yongzheng shouted hoarsely. He kicked Su Peisheng aside, rushed in, and then froze.
"Your Majesty, are you here for barbecue too?" Wangyou's cheerful voice rang out, and Fucha Yixin, An Lingrong, and the others hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects.
"Are you going to roast meat?" Yongzheng asked, his voice somewhat hoarse, after looking around.
"Yes, Your Majesty, please stay and have some barbecue too. I was planning to grill it myself, but they all said it's not good for a pregnant woman to be in close contact with these things!" Wangyou said, sounding a little aggrieved.
"I'm so glad you're alright!" Yongzheng pulled Wangyou close, holding her tightly in his arms, his voice trembling.
Yongzheng didn't know what this feeling was like. He only knew that when he heard that Chengqian Palace was on fire, his heart almost stopped. At that moment, he felt that he couldn't lose her. Now that he was holding her in his arms, he finally felt at ease.
"What are you saying? Let go of me! I can't breathe!" Wangyou felt uncomfortable and tried to pry Yongzheng's arm away.
"That dog of a servant, Su Peisheng, said that Chengqian Palace was on fire! I was terrified!" Yongzheng released Wangyou with some grievance, but alas, his flirtatious glances were wasted on a blind man.
"Your Majesty, quickly wake up Yixin and Lingrong, and all these eunuchs and maids, my flesh is about to burn!" Clearly, Wangyou was unaware of the danger.
Yongzheng had no choice but to order everyone to get up.
Before long, everyone from the inner palace arrived. After figuring out that the misunderstanding was caused by too much smoke from the barbecue at Chengqian Palace, everyone felt both regretful and relieved.
Subsequently, Yongzheng forcefully drove everyone else away, and the person who was grilling the meat was also taken away by Su Peisheng. For a moment, only Wangyou and Yongzheng remained.
"Um, Your Majesty, I was wrong!" Wangyou belatedly realized what had happened.
"What did you do wrong?"
"You're wrong about everything!" Wangyou admitted her mistake readily.
"I don't think you even know where you went wrong!" Yongzheng poked Wangyou's forehead in an annoyed tone, leaving a red mark. Yongzheng suddenly felt a little guilty, as he hadn't used much force.
"I've already admitted my mistake, what more do you want from me!" Wangyou exploded in a second. "I stayed quietly in Chengqian Palace, I didn't bully your concubines, and I didn't harm anyone, so tell me, what did I do wrong!"
"I was wrong!" Yongzheng felt a little guilty for some reason when he thought about how he had recently summoned the concubines in the harem. Therefore, he did not dare to argue with Wangyou about who was right and who was wrong. If he continued to argue, he was afraid that he would not be able to enter the gate of Chengqian Palace for a month.
"You owe me barbecue!" Wangyou said matter-of-factly.
"Alright, alright, I'll have someone bake some for you, but you can't eat too much, it's bad for your health!" Yongzheng wanted to say it was bad for the child, but after thinking about it, he decided against it, not wanting to be scolded.
"Your Majesty, the sour soup noodles you requested are ready. I'll bring them in for you!" Lamei said carefully as she entered.
"Bring it in quickly, I'm starving!" Wangyou's temper flared up and subsided quickly, and now she was cheerfully inviting Yongzheng to eat noodles with her, "Come on, have some too!"
Now that Yongzheng had calmed down, he was indeed hungry, so the two of them buried themselves in their food and filled their stomachs first.
Afterwards, Yongzheng had the memorials from the Hall of Mental Cultivation brought directly to the Chengqian Palace. He reviewed the memorials in a side hall, while Wangyou lay back and listened to Qingzhu read storybooks to her.
Time flies, and the New Year is just around the corner.
"Your Highness, why are you sitting by the window again? Be careful not to catch a cold!" Jiao Lan came in carrying a bowl of cheese and saw Wang You looking out the window. She was so frightened that she ran over quickly.
"It's so stuffy in here, and you won't let me go out!" Wangyou was extremely frustrated. She was almost five months pregnant, but much larger than the normal five months. The imperial physician had previously diagnosed her with more than one child, and since then, Wangyou's freedom had been restricted.
Although I know they all mean well, this kind of attention is really too torturous.
"You won't let me do this or that, I'm so bored!" Wangyou said, eating cheese, feeling extremely aggrieved.
"Your Majesty, it's snowing again outside. You're heavily pregnant, so you can't go out to play! It will be fine after the baby is born!"
"Hey, has anything been happening in the harem lately?"
"Your Majesty, Consort Zhen has made herself sick again. The imperial physician says it's due to wind-evil entering her body!" Miao Lan had never seen anyone so reckless.
"Since she likes being sick so much, tell the people at the Imperial Hospital not to bother with her treatment. Don't they charge money for medicine?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, please don't be angry, it's not worth it!"
"I'm not angry at all. How are the pregnant concubines doing?" This is what Wangyou cares about. After all, these are all his son's future workers, and he can't afford any mistakes.
"Your Majesty, Consort Fucha is now more than three months pregnant, Consort An is two months pregnant, Consort Shen is one month pregnant, and Consort Hua was found out this morning that she is one and a half months pregnant!"
"Now, including me, there are five pregnant women in the palace. That's not a small number!"
"Your Majesty is benevolent!"
"Since there are so many, let someone send word that the women of the six palaces should come to pay their respects tomorrow. I have something to say, and I want the pregnant concubines to be careful!" Wangyou said after thinking for a moment.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Miaolan wrote down Wangyou's arrangements one by one.
"Oh, by the way, tell them to come and pay their respects at 1:45 AM. Don't come too early, or I won't be awake yet!"
"Yes, this servant will pass on the instructions!"
However, Wangyou suddenly realized that it was not appropriate to have pregnant concubines come to pay their respects, but some people did need to be reprimanded. Besides, this was only the second time she had asked them to pay their respects since becoming a Noble Consort, which was very kind of her.
After Wangyou calmed herself down, she stopped caring about it!
The next morning, even though it was almost nine o'clock, Wangyou was still a little sleepy, but since it was Wangyou's own decision to pay her respects today, she couldn't get up too late.
Surprisingly, the people who came to pay their respects were quite quiet. Apart from exchanging greetings, no one spoke.
"The Noble Consort Shuxian has arrived!"
"Your humble servants and concubines pay their respects to Consort Shuxian, wishing Her Majesty boundless blessings and peace!"
"Rise, all of you. Please take your seats!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I've summoned you here today for a few things!" Wangyou suddenly felt uncomfortable being so serious, so she simply dropped the act and slumped onto the couch. "This is so comfortable! Keeping up this posture is exhausting!"
"Your Majesty!" Bai Zhi sighed helplessly.
"The first thing is that Consort Hua is pregnant, so you should put aside your power in the palace for the time being and take good care of your pregnancy. There's no reason for me to be taking a break and letting a pregnant woman like you work so hard!"
"Your Majesty's instructions will be followed. I will have someone send the account book over as soon as I get back!" Consort Hua cherished the child in her womb, which was hard-won, and she knew very well how the child came to be.
"No need to send it to me. Send it to Consort Jing. Consort Li doesn't seem capable of managing accounts, and neither does Consort Qi. Never mind, Consort Jing, I'll send a nanny to help you. There are quite a few pregnant women in the palace, so I'll have to trouble you!"
"Your concubine obeys!" Consort Jing knew that there were few people in the palace now, and that the Noble Consort was lazy, so she had no choice but to take over.