Chapter 288: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (37)
Chapter 288: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (37)
Chapter 288 The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (Thirty-Seven)
Xuan Yunian was one of the few young prime ministers in the Liang Dynasty. He was able to ascend to the position of prime minister when he was less than 30 years old. This shows how much he was favored by the emperor. It also shows that he had outstanding abilities. He was a giant ship in the officialdom, guiding the direction of the small boats behind him.
Xuan Yunian could always handle official affairs with ease, but he could not handle emotional matters. His beloved was pregnant and a little prince would be born in the future. He and Cui Li might never have been on the same page.
Prime Minister Xuan, who was usually calm, rarely felt sad about the autumn and the moon. For a moment, he was immersed in the melancholy of unrequited love and even ate only half a bowl of rice for dinner.
The next day, Xuan Yu, dressed in official uniform, walked out of the palace with a calm and elegant pace, and was in high spirits to attend the court. He had regained his calm style. Even when the emperor was angry because of the obstruction of reform on the dragon throne, he was able to ask the emperor to calm down without changing his expression, which won the admiration of the court officials.
A large number of people in the harem were punished. Concubine Xu committed suicide after being demoted to a noble lady, and Concubine Cui just woke up from her injuries. The recent unrest in the harem has affected the previous dynasty.
None of the ministers dared to cause trouble, and even the censors did not impeach others, trying hard to reduce their presence.
Look, all the people involved in buying and selling official positions have had their homes confiscated, those who are to be exiled are on their way, and those who are to be beheaded will be executed tomorrow.
After the morning court session, Emperor Liang kept Duke Cui, and all the officials speculated that it might be related to Concubine Cui's injury.
This was indeed the case. Emperor Liang comforted the Cui family, but he rejected Uncle Cui's request for his wife to enter the palace to visit Cui Li, saying only that Cui Li needed to rest now and was not suitable to see anyone.
Emperor Liang took the initiative to talk about Cui Li. After hearing that his daughter now eats in the small kitchen of Chengqian Palace and can eat whatever she wants, Duke Cui felt relieved and thanked Emperor Liang for taking care of his daughter.
At this point, Duke Cui would not give Emperor Liang a cold shoulder and agreed politely.
When she got home, Mrs. Cui couldn't wait to ask about her daughter.
Mrs. Cui was disappointed when she learned that her daughter needed rest due to her injury and could not be summoned to the palace for the time being.
But she also understood that she had visited the palace twice this year to visit the imperial concubine. This was a grace given by His Majesty, and she could not act recklessly.
After all, Empress Ji's mother, Madam Ji, only entered the palace to visit the Empress once this year. Of course, various palace banquets are not counted. The palace banquet is a rare opportunity for Madam Cui to enter the palace to visit her daughter openly.
Cui Li knew that she had lost her memory now, and Emperor Liang had hidden it from even the Empress. Only a few of his confidants in Chengqian Palace and the Director of the Imperial Hospital, Li Yongde, knew about it. Naturally, he would not let Cui's mother enter the palace.
But it did not stop her from bringing it up, and she was not angry when Liang Sheng refused her with an excuse. Instead, Liang Sheng felt a little guilty and sent many rare treasures to Chengqian Palace.
Chengqian Palace was constantly receiving rewards, and the concubines in the harem were all envious and jealous. Some were even very disappointed, wondering why Concubine Cui didn't fall to her death in the imperial garden, otherwise they would have been favored by His Majesty.
For a month, the concubines were envious and jealous because they couldn't see the queen. When they went to the Queen's Palace to pay their respects, they were not used to seeing the position of the Imperial Concubine being vacant.
Gu Chongyi was a little bored. She hadn't seen the beautiful concubine for a month, so she couldn't help but want to find someone to get some information:
"I wonder how your sister is recovering from her injuries? I haven't seen her for a month. It would be great if His Majesty would allow us to visit her."
Ma Chongyuan beside her covered her mouth and smiled, her tone a little strange: "Your Highness is a delicate and noble woman. You must take good care of yourself after injuring your forehead. I guess you haven't recovered yet, otherwise you would have come to pay your respects to the Empress long ago."
Ma Chongyuan thought, Concubine Cui hasn't left Chengqian Palace for a month, could her face be disfigured?
She smiled and touched the smooth and delicate forehead, which made Gu Xiaoyu's mouth twitch slightly. This Ma Chongyuan has bad intentions!
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