Novel Full Chapter 1594 - 1587: In This Life, Only You Are Different
Chapter 1594: Chapter 1587: In This Life, Only You Are Different
Xie Qingyi took out a wooden bracelet from the basket, meticulously polished with two lifelike butterflies engraved on it, and immediately fell in love with it.
She put the bracelet on her wrist and smiled gently, "Honored by Your Majesty’s favor, I shall regard these two butterflies as Your Majesty and myself."
"It’s good that Miss Xie likes it," Nanny Yan truly admired the young lady from Marquis Xie’s Mansion.
Xie Qingyi once again thanked Rong Yun for her grace before leaving the palace with Xie Qingyou.
Xie Qingyou couldn’t carry all the rewards by himself, so Nanny Yan arranged for two palace guards to escort the siblings out of the palace.
After Xie Qingyi and her brother left the palace, Qin Muyan was accompanying Rong Yun. He asked her, "Do you really like Xie Qingyi?"
Rong Yun nodded, "Yes, I do like her. She’s very beautiful and gentle, just like a sister in Beiling City. She’s not like Li Yunshu, who doesn’t make me feel unpleasant."
A gentle and graceful woman like Xie Qingyi, probably anyone who sees her would want to become friends with her.
Rong Yun looked at him, "Don’t you like her?"
Qin Muyan tapped her nose lightly and said, "I grew up with her. She has a kind temperament. If you can get used to being with her, in the future... it may well be possible."
Qin Muyan is now not just any Your Highness, as he has to consider many more things from the previous and present royal court.
In his harem, there’s no way Rong Yun would be the only empress, and Li Yunshu the only one besides. For the stability of the court, the harem must also have several concubines to help him secure his reign over the Great Wei Dynasty.
If Xie Qingyi can get along well with Rong Yun, Qin Muyan would be willing to welcome her into the palace, and from now on, he would continue to rely heavily on Marquis Xie’s Mansion.
Seeing that he hadn’t explicitly said it, Rong Yun was not foolish, "Are you going to take Xie Qingyi as a concubine?"
Qin Muyan did not expect her to catch on so quickly and was slightly taken aback, but still hugged her with a doting tone, "I do have this thought, but it’s not a necessity. I’m only considering it because you seem to like her."
He would absolutely not do anything to upset her before she gave birth.
Moreover, he pinched Rong Yun’s nose, "An emperor marries only to have an empress; I shall only take you as my bride in this lifetime. Concubines are but concubines, and you are different from them."
"I am the most important one, the one you love the most, right?" Rong Yun snuggled in his arms, playfully blinking.
Qin Muyan chuckled tenderly, "Yes, you alone are unmatched in this life."
Nobody could compare to her.
"If you wish to take another wife, just do it. Before I got married, my mother told me that all men have multiple wives and concubines; it’s not the norm to stick to one woman, and emperors are different from ordinary men. The harem is related to his court politics. My father loved my mother dearly, but still, there were many other Imperial Consorts in his harem."
Rong Yun held his thumbs gently rubbing them, "As long as you love me the most, I will still be very happy."
"Is that true?" Qin Muyan always felt his naive young girl knew little of the world, but he didn’t expect her to have such clarity at times.
"Really... Ouch!" Rong Yun hadn’t finished speaking when the little one in her belly kicked her.
She winced in pain for quite some time, causing Qin Muyan to be so frightened his soul nearly flew away, sitting by her side and gently stroking her belly for a long while.
As the days grew colder and the season entered winter, Rong Yun’s feet were so swollen she couldn’t stand, and she could only lie on the soft couch and watch the snowy scene outside the hall.
Knowing she feared the cold, Qin Muyan had the entire Zhi Luo Palace arranged as warm as spring.
Rong Yun brought a pot of peach blossoms from Beiling City, and now they have all formed buds in the palace.
The green and white buds, like a bashful Miss, tightly closed, as if fearful of someone catching a glimpse of her delicate beauty, waiting only for the moment of maturity to slowly reveal her charm.
As Rong Yun looked at the peach blossoms, a shade of worry gradually tinted her eyes, "Auntie, why haven’t mother and brother, the Crown Prince, written to me or sent anything for so long? Hasn’t mother made some bellybands for Shunshun?"
When she returned to Wei Palace, she sent word back to Beiling City to inform her mother that she was about to have a baby.
If her mother knew, she would surely be very happy; even if it’s impossible for her to come visit, she should at least send some small gifts for her little grandchild!
It’s been two months now, and her child is about to be born, yet she hasn’t received a single letter from Beiling City.
Nurse Yan watered the peach blossoms for her and said softly, "Perhaps the Crown Prince is too busy."
She didn’t turn around to look at Rong Yun because in her heart she had guessed that something must have happened to the Beiling City Imperial family!
Otherwise, they wouldn’t fail to send reinforcements to Great Wei, nor would they leave Rong Yun’s joyful or worrisome news without any response.
But these...
She couldn’t tell Rong Yun!
Unfortunately, Rong Yun is kind-hearted, not brainless.
Her concerns for her mother and brother had entangled her thoughts for many days. Today, news from Beiling City had indeed reached the palace, but it was delivered not to Zhi Luo Palace, but to Phoenix Nest Palace instead.
Hong Xiu and Xiao Xiang, hearing of this, hurriedly came to report to Nurse Yan.
Nurse Yan frowned, "Li Yunshu has been quiet for so long and has finally made her move. Now that she has backers, we must not be careless."
"But the news from Beiling City was meant for our Her Majesty and the Crown Prince! How can we let others take it away?" Xiao Xiang stamped her feet angrily; had it not been for Hong Xiu holding her back, she would have already gone to snatch those items.
Hong Xiu’s eyebrows knitted tightly, "Auntie, we must not let the empress know about this. The emperor is now preparing for the empress’s enthronement ceremony and the Crown Prince’s proclamation. Her Majesty’s safety is the most important. However, if we don’t retrieve the letter from Beiling City, I’m afraid Li Yunshu will take this opportunity to cause trouble."
Hong Xiu was thoughtful, and what she had in mind was exactly Nurse Yan’s worry. The strength of the Li family behind Li Yunshu was too enormous; if they were not careful, it would be very hard to protect Rong Yun.
Nurse Yan looked back at the great hall, where Rong Yun was currently taking a nap inside.
After instructing the palace staff, she took Hong Xiu and Xiao Xiang to Phoenix Nest Palace.
Inside Phoenix Nest Palace, Li Yunshu seemed well-prepared for their arrival, sitting upright at the head of the hall, occupying the Phoenix Throne once belonging to the empress, her demeanor arrogant.
"What are three maids doing here in my residence? Not taking good care of your precious Her Majesty?" Li Yunshu, dressed lavishly, held a formidable presence, assuming the airs of the Middle Palace.
Nurse Yan and her companions all felt indignant.
Nurse Yan, holding Qin Muyan’s gold token, said, "Today, I came here to pay my respects to Your Majesty without wishing to cause any disturbance. Our main concern is the letters from Beiling City, ensuring they don’t fall into the wrong hands. Please grant us this favor, to prevent matters from reaching the emperor’s ears."
Nurse Yan spoke bluntly, not wanting to waste time with Li Yunshu.
Li Yunshu was currently very cunning, elusive and guarded.
Upon hearing this, Li Yunshu let out a cold laugh, "You come bearing the emperor’s gold token and think you can command me? Don’t forget, your master hasn’t been conferred as empress yet. Even if the entire imperial palace addresses her as empress, the emperor still allowed me to reside here in Phoenix Nest Palace. How long do you think you can be pleased with yourselves?"