HBWnovel Chapter 477: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (229)
Chapter 477: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (229)
Chapter 477: The Imperial Concubine Is Pure and Elegant (Two Hundred and Twenty-Nine)
Ma Chongyuan patted Gu Xiaoyu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I am not that stingy. Let's make an appointment later!"
Gu Xiaoyu snorted and said, "Remember to send the invitation in advance, otherwise I won't attend the banquet."
Ma Chongyuan nodded and said, "Of course, Xiaoyu, don't worry, I, Ma Jingmin, am a polite person."
Concubine Zhao looked at the two of them and noticed that Ma Chongyuan was calling them by their maiden names. She asked in surprise, "Sister Gu, are you also planning to leave the palace?"
Gu Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Of course, I don't plan to spend my whole life in the palace. There are so many beautiful days and beautiful scenery here, why should I waste my youth?"
"Xiao Yu is right. There is no hope in this palace. We have no children, so there is no reason to stay."
Ma Chongyuan nodded as she spoke, feeling that she was right. She should leave the palace, otherwise Ji Wei would definitely target her when she got bored, and maybe even harm her. The wealth and glory of a concubine was definitely not suitable for her.
In the past few years, she has been very cautious in the palace and appears to be carefree on the surface, but in fact, she is not as brainless as she appears, otherwise she would have become a wandering ghost long ago.
Lady Zhou hesitated and said, "But we are all His Majesty's women. Can we have a good life outside the palace? We would be drowned by the spit of others. Will our parents and relatives accept us back home? How can a married daughter return home in disgrace?"
Concubine Zhao also agreed: "Besides, we are still concubines, and our status is more sensitive. If we stay in the palace, at least we won't have to worry about food and clothing."
Gu Xiaoyu said indifferently, "If you're afraid of rumors, then don't leave the palace. It's better to die here. Although life will be monotonous, as long as you behave yourself, His Majesty will not make things difficult for you." Ma Chongyuan snorted coldly, "I don't care what others say, as long as they don't spread rumors in front of me. Otherwise, I want her to know what it means to speak ill of others. If I hear her and she insists on making a big fuss, and dares to openly slap His Majesty in the face, I will see how that person will end up."
"But……"
Lady Zhao wanted to say something, but she didn't say it.
When the others saw that Gu Chongyi and Ma Chongyuan were about to leave the palace, those who originally wanted to stay in the palace and compete for the emperor's favor hesitated. The fact that these two left so abruptly might not be because they understood that the emperor had no interest in them.
Will those who stay be able to gain the emperor's favor? It is said that the palace will be moved, and I guess they can only see the emperor at banquets. So will they stay?
Your Majesty, do you want them to stay?
Everyone has their own plans in mind and is thinking about their future quickly.
Ma Chongyuan and Gu Chongyi looked at each other and started chatting while drinking tea. After everything was packed up, Ma Chongyuan prepared to leave the palace.
Before leaving the palace, she specially bid farewell to the Queen Mother and the other two concubines.
The Empress Dowager rewarded her with two jade ruyi and some newly made pearl jewelry, while Cuiyun from Chengqian Palace sent her some beauty supplements and a set of exquisite head ornaments.
When they arrived at Caiwei Palace, Ma Jingmin saluted Ji Wei.
"Your humble servant pays respects to Her Majesty! Today I am leaving the palace. Thinking of how long I have spent with Her Majesty, I have come to bid you farewell."
Ji Wei was speechless when she saw Ma Chongyuan happily bidding her farewell with a smile on her face, and she even called herself "the servant", as if she regarded herself as a lady from an official family.
In Ji Wei's opinion, these women have no attachment to the palace, nor do they remain loyal to His Majesty. They are simply fickle and easily attracted to other men.
Although it was the emperor who ordered them to leave the palace, they should have all put on sad faces and begged His Majesty not to drive them away. How could there be people like Ma Chongyuan who were still smiling after leaving the palace?
For Ji Wei, her obsession in this life is to be in charge of the Liang Kingdom's harem, to gain the emperor's favor, and to ascend the throne of the empress dowager. The power that she has always dreamed of is actually not cared about by others, which undoubtedly makes her very unhappy.
"Okay, it's getting late, you should leave the palace early."