The Return of the Marquis's Daughter

Concubine Shu once again straightened her hair in front of the mirror and inserted the phoenix hairpin that His Majesty had given her a few days ago.

After carefully examining her appearance and confirming that there was nothing wrong, he took Aunt Qiu's hand and walked out.

As Nanny Qiu walked out, she said to Concubine Shu, "All the ladies are gathered in Yikun Palace today. Prince An has returned victoriously and is in the limelight. We must be careful.

Your Majesty, please don't be careless. Those little people are waiting for you to make a mistake. We can't let them do what they want."

Concubine Shu raised her eyebrows and said slowly, "If I don't cause trouble, won't trouble come to me? Don't forget that Empress Wen won't let me go just because I don't cause trouble.

The one person she has always disliked is me. In her opinion, I am a hen that doesn't lay eggs, but I have always received the favor of His Majesty. She is already jealous to the point of madness.

Now that An'er is so outstanding, even if I do nothing, she will never let An'er and me go.

I was able to enter the palace for An'er, and now I have to fight for him without any effort, otherwise..."

This is true.

In the past, Concubine Shu and Prince An had always been very low-key, never competing with Empress Wen and Prince Yun for the limelight in the palace. Isn't it still...

Concubine Shu sighed softly. Ever since her nephew got engaged to Miss Qin, it was impossible for her to keep a low profile.

With such an outstanding daughter-in-law, even her fake mother-in-law had to change her lifestyle in the palace.

However, Concubine Shu was not unhappy at all. It didn't matter whether you were low-key or not in the deep palace. Things would not go unnoticed just because you were low-key or not, let alone someone like the daughter of the Wen family.

Concubine Shu and Aunt Qiu were talking as they walked towards the Yikun Palace.

As soon as I stepped into the Yiku Palace, I saw the Imperial Concubine, the Virtuous Concubine, the Ning Concubine, and the De Concubine already sitting inside. However, there was no sign of Empress Wen. It seemed that she had not come out yet.

Concubine Shu went up to greet a few people. Seeing that Concubine Gui was in a bad mood, she knew that she had not recovered from the scolding from His Majesty about the King of Chu.

She did not go forward any further and sat down directly next to Concubine Ning. Concubine Xian smiled and said, "I'm afraid Prince An should be meeting the emperor in the Qinzheng Palace right now. You'll be able to see him soon. You must be very happy right now, right?"

After all these years, you finally have something to look forward to."

After hearing this, Concubine Shu no longer concealed her joy and said directly to the others, "To be honest with you, when Prince An received the order to leave the capital, I really couldn't sleep or eat well.

It can be said that it has really reached the point where I can't sleep or eat. If I don't burn incense in front of the Buddha that day, I am afraid I will not have peace of mind all day.

I only hope that An'er can come back alive and well. Now that he's back, I finally feel at peace."

After hearing these words, the others were fine, but Concubine De felt inexplicably jealous. But then she thought of her son's appearance, haha.

At that time, she had often laughed at Concubine Shu, saying that she was so worried about a child who was not her biological child. Thinking about it now, she felt a sharp pain in her face. But what was the point of thinking about it now?

When the Imperial Concubine heard what the Concubine said, she sighed and said, "Who among us mothers doesn't hope that our children can be safe and sound? Other things are not important."

After hearing what the Imperial Concubine said, De Fei's expression changed like a palette, but she suppressed it instantly, saying one thing in front of others and another behind their backs.

When it comes to telling lies, I can really do it without blushing or getting nervous. Is everything else really unimportant? Haha~

But he really is lying with his eyes open. Prince An has made such a great achievement this time, and his status in Your Majesty's heart is probably different.

Now Prince Yun has repeatedly displeased His Majesty, and I'm afraid he may not even be able to take the position of Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, haha.

If there is a change, who has the ability to sit in the position of the Eastern Palace? As long as Your Majesty is not blind, he will certainly see it clearly.

Now that Prince An has returned with such achievements, some things may be different.

After thinking about this, Concubine De wanted to crush the handkerchief in her hand. The last time she went to the Qinzheng Palace, she saw the head of the Imperial Hospital leaving with a serious look on his face.

Although her expression immediately calmed down when she met her, but Concubine De was not a stupid person.

The fact that the head of the Imperial Hospital looked so solemn must be due to His Majesty's health...

De Fei didn't dare to think about it any further, but she had to think about it carefully. If...

Under such circumstances, it would be truly strange that Empress Wen and Prince Yun could be happy when Prince An returned to the capital in such a strong manner.

Just when Concubine De was lost in thought, Empress Wen finally arrived late.

Everyone stood up and saluted. Queen Wen waved her hand and sat down at the top seat. She smiled and said, "Okay, everyone stand up!"

As he spoke, he glanced around and muttered casually, "Why don't I see Concubine Zhang?"

As soon as these words were spoken, one could hear a pin drop in the entire Yikun Palace.

Except for the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, when Empress Wen met with all the concubines in the harem, no concubine dared to come to her Yiku Palace at other times.

Even so, Empress Wen still earned a good reputation as a virtuous and kind woman!

Everyone in the harem said that this daughter of the Wen family was gentle and virtuous, and that she treated all the concubines with great generosity and consideration, which added to the good reputation of Empress Wen.

Prince An has returned victorious today, and the princes will of course show up. In this case, even though Concubine Zhang is not very favored by His Majesty, she still has to show up for Prince Yu.

However, Concubine Zhang did not come to the Yiku Palace.

The imperial concubine glanced at the concubine and saw her sitting there with an uneasy look on her face.

The virtuous concubine acted as if she didn't care about the matter, so how could she say a word to Concubine Zhang?

Concubine Ning has always been like this, not getting too close to anyone. Even if her son is close to Prince An, she will not get too close to Concubine Shu in public.

Concubine De looked surprised. I don’t know if she really didn’t know or was just pretending too well.

The imperial concubine rolled her eyes in her heart. Others might not know, but she knew very well that there was always contact between Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhang.

If Concubine Shu spoke to Concubine Zhang at this time, Empress Wen would definitely vent her anger on Concubine Zhang, so Concubine Shu simply kept silent.

The Imperial Concubine and the Concubine Shu have been on good terms lately, so she had to intervene. "Concubine Zhang has always been timid. If she hadn't been summoned, how could she dare to come to the Yikun Palace to pay her respects to the Empress?"