Weishi's Mind

  As he walked towards the Yanxi Palace, Long Hui's anger still lingered in his heart, but more so was a sense of helplessness, not towards the harem affairs, but rather towards the newly appointed Empress Ulanara.

  It's said that this empress has been living in the palace for many years, even if she doesn't know those little tricks and schemes, she should at least know a thing or two. But now it's very clear that she was taken advantage of by a eunuch who rose from humble origins, and what's more, he took advantage of her at this time. Dragon Hidden is truly at a loss for words to evaluate this empress.

  Long Hui Tian chose Wu La Na Ra as his empress simply because she was the most pleasing to his eyes, but he didn't expect that this Wu La Na Ra not only had a straightforward personality, but also an extremely strong competitive spirit, and was indeed a bold and uninhibited Manchu woman, making her title of "First Beauty of Manchuria" well-deserved.

  Wulana's character is absolutely a good hand in handling palace affairs, but from the complex and cumbersome coronation ceremony, it can be seen that everything has its pros and cons. Her personality is not easy to survive in this cunning and deceitful harem, because it is really too easy to make enemies.

  In order to avoid the concubines in the harem from unanimously targeting the new empress, and also to give the empress some time to adapt, Long Hui Tian would frequently visit Yan Xi Palace during this period. Moreover, he even intentionally found a benevolent reason to make things difficult for the empress without causing any major issues.

  He had considered the empress so much, but unexpectedly this empress actually went out to cause trouble for him, and also indirectly disrupted his arrangement to balance the harem. It seems that this Ulanara is really not a likable person.

  He stepped into the Yanxi Palace, looking at the house full of servants and imperial physicians. Long Yitian slightly raised the corner of his mouth, it was just a small production, but Wei made such a big fuss about it, he really had good skills, and it was quite entertaining to watch.

  The queen heard the eunuch's report, saw that the emperor had actually come in person, and her heart suddenly cooled down by half. The smile on her face also disappeared, and her mind was somewhat panicked, but she still managed to calm herself down on the surface.

  Who would have thought that after the ceremony, Empress Wei had not even had time to speak, when suddenly Wei Changru, who was lying on the couch, burst into tears and said: "Your Majesty, I should die, I couldn't protect the child in my belly, please...please punish me..."

  Long Hui Tian sneered inwardly after hearing Wei Chang Zai's words, but his face remained expressionless. He dared to be so blatant in giving the Empress a show, and this Wei family was truly capable of lifting themselves up. Moreover, they even used the child in their belly to put on an act - such ruthless and cunning hearts were indeed rare.

  The empress standing beside him couldn't help but grit her teeth in anger when she heard Wei's shameless words, and the flames of rage burned fiercely in her heart. The handkerchief in her hand was almost twisted to pieces, but since the emperor was still present, she could only force herself to suppress her anger and slow down her tone: "Your Majesty, Wei Chang is..."

  The Empress wanted to interject, but Long Huan had no intention of giving her the opportunity. He interrupted her in a tone that was not pleasant: "Empress, be quiet for now. Whatever you have to say can wait until we return to Kun Ning Palace."

  The queen's face turned pale in an instant, to know that since she ascended to the throne, the emperor had never scolded her, not even a harsh word was ever spoken, so the emperor always gave her a feeling of being calm as water, yet distant and unapproachable.

  But little did she expect that the Emperor would give her a slap in the face today, right in front of everyone, just like he had given her a public reprimand. How could she swallow this humiliation? But the Emperor's words were imperial decrees, and as Empress, how could she dare to disobey them?

  Wei Changzai, who was wiping the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief, slightly raised the corner of her mouth at this time, although there were tears in her eyes, but it was not easy to detect. A hint of complacency flashed across her eyes, and then she immediately covered it up, showing a grieving mother's appearance who had lost her child.

  The queen finally stopped talking, and Long Yitian shifted his attention to Wei Shi's body, but just now, Wei Shi thought he had performed perfectly, but he didn't miss a single detail.

  He walked a few steps to the bedside, and Long Yitian first "appreciated" Wei Shi's weak willow-like appearance, then said softly: "I know what happened today, you should focus on recovering your body first, I'll come visit you again in a few days."

  "Troubling Your Majesty with my concerns, I...I...", as she spoke, Wei Changjin began to sob again, and although tears did flow, her makeup remained intact.

  Long Yintian's eyes suddenly turned cold when she started crying again, startling Wei Shi so much that she choked on her breath and her sobbing stopped abruptly.

  Wei then carefully observed again, seeing the emperor's expression as usual, completely without anything out of place. Although he had doubts in his heart, he didn't think much of it and thought it was just his own eyes playing tricks on him.

  Long Hui Tian didn't have the patience to stay any longer, so he casually instructed a few sentences and then had the Empress Dowager leave Yanxi Palace with him. However, their next destination was not Yangxin Hall, but rather Kun Ning Palace.

  The queen's heart was uncertain and had no bottom line all the way, she originally thought that the emperor should still be good to herself, although not as good as the previous Empress Xiaoxian, but at least on the surface, it should still be passable, but what happened in the Yanxi Palace made her unable to grasp the emperor's thoughts for a while.

  While following closely behind the Empress, Rong Yiniang was now filled with regret in her heart. After all, she was the one who had given the Empress advice, and as a result, not only had they failed to deal with Wei Changjin, but also ended up offending the Emperor and the Empress. If the Emperor were to abandon the Empress because of this, Rong Yiniang would be held responsible and might even lose her life.

  Even if the emperor and empress dowager didn't pursue it, she would still feel guilty in her heart. After all, she had been serving by the side of the empress dowager since she was young, when the empress dowager was just a secondary consort of the fourth prince.

  More than ten years have passed, and the friendship between the two of them is not something that others can compare to. And she really did wish from the bottom of her heart that the Empress would live a good life.

  Until he walked into the door of Kun Ning Palace, Long Yintian's face had always been calm and expressionless, even Gao Wuyong, who was by his side every day, couldn't tell what he was thinking at this moment, let alone others.

  Seated on the main seat, Long Yitian merely waved away the palace maid servants who were waiting inside, but did not open his mouth to mention what had just happened. Instead, he silently lowered his head and drank the clear tea in his cup.

  The queen standing beside the emperor saw that he had ignored her and didn't even ask, her heart was even more anxious and uneasy, her fingers constantly twisting the handkerchief, a good handkerchief had long been pulled out of shape by her, at this rate this poor handkerchief would be completely torn to shreds sooner or later.

  The old lady saw that the atmosphere in the house was getting heavier and heavier, knowing that if this continued, something bad would happen. So she took a deep breath, knelt down on the ground with a thud, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, today's events were all done by me behind closed doors. I thought it would help the Empress Dowager vent her anger, but I didn't expect things to get so out of hand. I am guilty of a grave crime, please punish me."

  "Concubine, you...", The empress's face changed instantly as she never thought that Concubine would take on this crime by herself. This crime was always a big or small matter, if the emperor insisted on investigating this matter, then Concubine would definitely not be able to escape death.

  The Empress Dowager ignored the Queen's words and continued to kowtow, her voice trembling with tears: "Your humble servant deserves to die ten thousand times, I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

  Long Hui's mouth slightly curved upwards, just about to speak, but at this moment, the Empress Dowager suddenly knelt down and said urgently: "Your Majesty, Concubine Rong did all this for me, please spare Concubine Rong this once for my sake."

  The Empress's words made Long Hui Tian's brain hurt, the feelings between master and servant were deep, it was a good thing. But you, as the Empress of the Great Qing Empire, knelt down to beg for mercy for a mere slave, if this gets out, where will your face be? What will you use to intimidate the harem? If you, as the Empress, were just a bit dull it would be fine, but why do things so inappropriately?

  The Empress's approach, although touching to Granny Rong, made her more anxious and worried for the Empress. By pleading like this, wasn't it clear that she knew about the matter? What if the Emperor suspected the Empress of being involved in this affair? Then even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn't be enough to wash away the stain.

  Seeing the Empress still kneeling motionless, Long Yitian took a deep breath and suppressed the suffocating feeling in his heart, ordering directly: "Empress, get up for me."

  "Your Majesty!?" The empress was now completely bewildered by the emperor's intention. She carefully observed the emperor's expression, then looked at Concubine Rong kneeling beside her, hesitating whether to get up or not.

  Long Yintian was furious in his heart and could only turn his head to give Gao Wuyong a glance.

  After Gao Wu Yong understood, he immediately walked over quickly, carefully supporting the queen on one side, and spoke in a roundabout way with a hint of meaning: "Your Majesty, your body is precious, you can't just kneel down like this, it will worry the emperor to death."

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