newbobooks Chapter 263: The reaction of the harem after the thunderbolt
Chapter 263: The reaction of the harem after the thunderbolt
I don't know where I am at this moment.
Two loud voices shouted louder than any other voices.
"Oh no! Concubine Xiao angered the gods and was struck by lightning! Everyone, run! Concubine Xiao was struck by lightning! Concubine Xiao angered the gods! Concubine Xiao was struck by lightning!"
Then another louder voice shouted,
"Everyone, run! It's unlucky to anger the gods and get struck by lightning. Whoever gets close will be unlucky!"
When everyone heard this, they all stopped running towards Ruyi Palace, as if they were frozen in place, and no one dared to take another step forward.
The ancients believed in ghosts and gods, and Concubine Xiao was not like ordinary people.
When Eunuch De saw Emperor Kun's terrified and hesitant look, he was afraid that the emperor would be frightened again, so he quickly supported him and said,
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Empress is frightened. Please take her back to the palace first. Let me handle everything here, okay?"
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After Eunuch De persuaded the emperor, he did not wait for the emperor to speak, and directly called the two senior maids in Queen Qin's palace.
Together they pulled and supported the emperor and the empress and carried them away in a sedan chair.
By the time Concubine Xiao reacted, Emperor Kun had already sat in the sedan chair.
She stood up in disbelief.
He rushed out and yelled, but he didn't notice that a dog-eater fell to the ground under his feet. The blood on his face and head flowed more.
Unable to bear the pain, she lay on the ground and slowly raised her head. With blurred vision, she watched the sedan chair gradually going away. Suddenly, she collapsed.
A fear of being completely abandoned came over me.
Concubine Xiao cried loudly and stretched out a black arm with only half a sleeve left, shouting at the top of her lungs to try to stop them.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please don't leave. Your Majesty, come back, come back... Please don't leave!"
Amid the heart-wrenching cries, the emperor's sedan chair moved faster.
Concubine Xiao's eyes were blurred by the fire, and everything in front of her was dark. She finally let out a desperate roar.
"Your Majesty!" After shouting at the top of his lungs, he hit his head with a bang and passed out.
The sharp and piercing sound floated into Emperor Kun's ears, and it really sounded like a ghost calling for his soul.
Emperor Kun clutched the armrests of the sedan chair tightly and closed his eyes.
He couldn't figure out what he was thinking about Concubine Xiao, who had been with him for more than 20 years.
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Yao Ma was the first person to wake up. She threw herself on top of the unconscious Concubine Xiao, trying to cover her exposed body, and cried bitterly,
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Why is your life so miserable?"
As for how Eunuch De handled his funeral, no one cared.
Figures, in the light and in the dark, "whoosh...whoosh...whoosh" quickly ran back to their respective palaces, laughing secretly.
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that night,
The candles in the palaces flickered and burned all night long.
The topic in the harem was so prevalent that all night long, both the masters and servants gathered in groups of three or four like ghosts and stayed up all night.
They all lowered their voices and talked incessantly, but this time they were not envious, jealous or hateful of Concubine Xiao. Instead, they were listing how many bad things she had done that made God unable to bear it and struck her with lightning.
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In the palace of Consort De,
The virtuous concubine came to the door stealthily in the dark. She lowered her voice and whispered,
"Sister Defei, why didn't God take her away? It's a blessing that she wasn't struck to death."
"You! Keep calm and watch the show. Didn't you hear that the emperor just walked out in anger when he saw her?! It's said that the emperor wanted to comfort her, but someone shouted that, hehe."
When Concubine De thought of the news brought back by the dog servant, she couldn't help laughing.
The virtuous concubine also laughed and said,
"Hahaha, she deserves it. It would be great if this slutty vixen could lose favor completely!"
Concubine Xian said bitterly.
"Hmm? Xianfei, remember our alliance."
"Yes, sister knows she is wrong. Sister Defei, our Third Prince said that he was praised by the Emperor again!"
"Really? It's worth it for our two families to risk their lives to help him."
The two of them spoke in lower and lower voices.
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Jingcui Palace where Concubine Wan lived,
In the inner room, the brightness of a candle was limited and did not affect Concubine Wan's teaching of her son at all.
It was a coincidence tonight that the Fourth Prince Liang Chenhao came back to get the clothes made for him by Concubine Wan. The mother and son had not seen each other for a long time, so they took advantage of the thundering night and stayed overnight.
But no one expected an accident to happen in Ruyi Palace.
Concubine Wan was not sleepy at all. She held the Fourth Prince's hand beside her son's bed and whispered,
"My son, you are not a child anymore. You will be ten next year. You must understand what it means to judge the situation.
Even though Concubine Xiao had an accident today, she will be blessed in the future if she survives the disaster. I have been in the harem for so many years, and I have never seen any woman of your father dare to go against him.
This woman is not simple!"
"Mom, what do you mean?"
"Mother wants to tell you that we should not offend anyone. Those who take advantage of others' misfortunes will not have a good ending in the future. Today you laugh at his misfortune, tomorrow he will trample you to death.
Remember, don't alienate the Crown Prince and the Prince of Rui. No matter who gets to that position in the future, it's enough for us mother and daughter to live safely."
"Yes, mother, I understand. Mother, I will tell you a secret. One day, I went to pee urgently and saw my third brother hiding in the fake cave and crying. I didn't dare to say a word."
"Oh? Why?"
"I heard my third brother saying that you all forced me to take the position. Mother, I didn't dare to listen any more and quietly slipped away."
"Did he find you?"
Concubine Wan asked anxiously.
"Probably not. Mother, did the virtuous concubine force my third brother to fight for that position?"
"Hush! Keep your voice down. Mother has long noticed that Concubine Xian is restless. And Concubine De, who has no son, has been whispering to each other. Do they think we are fools?!
Son, don't get too close to the Third Prince, or we will be implicated in the future."
"My son remembers it."
"Yes, my dear. I don't have any family background, but I was lucky enough to be favored by the emperor and have you.
Fortunately, mother was smart enough and couldn’t see that her belly was small. She only asked the Queen Mother for protection after she was born and gave birth to you successfully.
Look behind you, apart from a few princesses, where else have princes been born?"
Concubine Wan touched her son's head, sighed, and didn't want to say anything more.
She pulled the quilt for her son and waved her hand.
"Study hard and make your father remember you. Then they won't harm you.
"In the future, try to avoid coming to your mother's place and stay in the outer courtyard obediently. Remember? Well, it's almost dawn, let's sleep for a while!"
The Fourth Prince nodded heavily and closed his eyes.
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