Traveling through the Poisonous Concubine

Chapter 234: The Restored Favor of Concubine Shu

As Yan Lingxi appeared, everyone was amazed by her beauty and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. This greatly satisfied Yan Lingxi's vanity.

She looked at Yun Yuxi, who was sitting next to Yan Wuque, with gratitude, and gave her a grateful look. Yun Yuxi smiled and nodded in response, showing her understanding and support.

"Lingxi, your makeup today is very unique and goes well with your clothes. My Lingxi has grown up without me noticing and turned into a beautiful and charming young lady!" Emperor Suwen said admiringly.

"Thank you for your praise, father. My makeup tonight was specially designed for me by the Empress's Aunt. Here, I sincerely wish you good health and all the best!" Yan Lingxi replied quickly.

"Oh? So it was the Regent Princess who did your makeup. It's so creative! Her makeup skills are so outstanding and unique." The favored Concubine Rong took over the conversation.

"That's certainly extraordinary. My makeup skills are unique!" Yun Yuxi responded bluntly.

Hearing this, Rong Fei's face froze slightly, and she was obviously a little embarrassed. Seeing this, the Queen hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Sister-in-law, please put on this kind of makeup for me some other day. I am also quite interested in this."

The emperor looked at Yun Yuxi and felt bitter. Why didn't he let such a beautiful woman enter the palace as a concubine?

Except for the third prince who pretended to be stupid, several other princes vied with each other to offer their blessings, hoping to gain the emperor's favor.

Yun Yuxi looked at the slender Qi Yue and a trace of sympathy flashed through her heart. It had only been half a month since they last saw each other, but Qi Yue had become so haggard that even her makeup could not cover the blue color under her eyes.

The Fourth Prince returned to his seat, unable to contain his inner joy. He received a note from his mother, in which he learned that his mother was pregnant and would be restored to her favor tonight. He waited patiently for Concubine Shu to appear.

Concubine Rong looked at her son, the third prince, carefully. She knew very well that Qi Yue's miscarriage had made him feel bad and he had become distant from her.

Concubine Rong was filled with worry, fearing that the Third Prince would not be able to withstand such pressure and lose his composure.

At the palace banquet, everyone raised their glasses, toasted each other and expressed their praises. At this moment, a clear and pleasant song sounded, breaking the silence of the banquet.

I saw a woman in red and a veil, holding a pipa and singing a beautiful tune. Her posture was graceful, and she danced with the pipa in her hand like a blooming flower.

Following the rhythm of the music, the woman in red slowly walked towards Emperor Suwen, gently placed the pipa on the ground, and began to dance gracefully.

Her movements are smooth and natural, like a dancing butterfly, giving people a pleasing feeling.

The Queen asked the personal nanny beside her with a puzzled look, but the nanny was also at a loss and said that the dancer was not scheduled to perform tonight.

The Queen, who was originally planning to reprimand Emperor Suwen, swallowed the words back when she saw him staring intently at the dancer in red.

The Queen knew very well that someone was up to something again. This arrangement was simply to attract the attention of Emperor Suwen. If she stepped forward at this time, she was afraid that Emperor Suwen would be displeased and blame her.

After the dance, Emperor Suwen walked down from the platform and took off the woman's veil. This woman was Shupin, who was supposed to be in the cold palace.

The queen shouted in a stern voice: "Hurry up and drag me out and put me in the cold palace. You are so bold, Concubine Shu, how dare you leave the cold palace without permission? Drag me out and beat me!"

The emperor looked at Shupin with displeasure and asked sternly: "Shupin, are you questioning my decision?"

"Your Majesty. I am pregnant for two months. It is yours. I cannot let our child be born in the cold palace."

"What? Pregnant?" Emperor Suwen was a little unbelievable.

"Your Majesty, this is true. If you don't believe me, please call the imperial physician to take your pulse," said Concubine Shu solemnly.

The deputy director of the Imperial Medical Bureau, who had been bribed long ago, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to take the pulse of Concubine Shu."

Emperor Suwen, with mixed feelings, picked up Concubine Shu and placed her on a chair, and the deputy chief minister stepped forward to feel her pulse.

After a while, the deputy head of the academy knelt on his knees and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty, Concubine Shu is indeed pregnant, and she is almost two months pregnant."

Emperor Suwen glanced at Eunuch Liu, who nodded slightly. Emperor Suwen suddenly smiled and said:

"My beloved concubine, you have worked hard. From today on, you will be reinstated as the Imperial Concubine. You will be moved out of the cold palace and allowed to live in your original bedroom. Imperial Concubine Shu is pregnant with the heir, which is a great achievement. I will grant you 100 taels of gold."

The fourth prince's heart finally settled down, and an irrepressible joy appeared on his face. He knew very well what his mother's restoration of favor meant, and his own status would also rise accordingly.

Sure enough, the emperor continued, "Fourth Brother, you will come to court tomorrow and take up your post in the Ministry of War."

"Thank you, father, for your grace!" The fourth prince knelt down excitedly to express his gratitude, his heart filled with joy.

At the same time, the Second Prince's eyes were fixed on his cousin, with a fiery light flashing in his eyes, as if to melt her.

Yun Ruyan was so angry that she bit her lips and tugged at the handkerchief with both hands. She knew clearly that the woman was the second prince's cousin and the queen's niece.

It won't be long before this woman will marry into the palace and become a concubine! Thinking of this, Yun Ruyan couldn't help but feel jealous and unwilling.

"Sister, this is in the imperial palace, you should restrain yourself. Who are you showing your gloomy face to? The prince is only looking at his cousin. At most, there will be more servants around the prince. You are the principal wife, how can they bypass you?" Yun Jinxi said sarcastically with a smile.

"Jin'er, you still understand me. Go back to your courtyard tonight," the second prince said with some displeasure after glancing at Yun Ruyan beside him.

Yun Yuxi had not expected that Concubine Shu was so capable that she could regain favor even in the cold palace. She was a little tired, so she pushed Yan Wuque to the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.

In the Cining Palace, the Queen Mother dismissed the serving maids, and then looked at Yan Wuque with tears in her eyes as he stood up and walked towards her.

"Zimo, my Zimo, you are finally well." The Queen Mother was so emotional that she couldn't speak and sobbed.

Yan Wuque hugged his mother, patted the Queen Mother's back gently, and said: "Mother, Yu'er healed me."

The two stayed in the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace for a while and then left.

"Xiuhe, today's events must be kept secret. The matter of Zimo's leg must not be let know to the emperor. My son is cruel and ruthless, and I'm afraid he can't tolerate his own brother," the empress dowager ordered.

"Well, I understand, Your Majesty the Queen Mother. The princess is really a perfect match for our prince. They are a match made in heaven. I hope that they will be safe and sound," Aunt Xiuhe whispered while supporting the Queen Mother.