OBS Chapter 232: Prince Rongyue Slapped Too Quickly
Chapter 232: Prince Rongyue Slapped Too Quickly
When Shi Rongyue heard the chanting of the ceremony, she was helped by Nanny Qin to stand up, ready to follow the crowd to perform the ceremony. But as soon as she stood up and looked up, she saw Shi Nanxi supporting the empress dowager in, and her pupils suddenly dizzy.
How come Heather Creek is so close to the Queen Mother?
No one knew better than her how much the Empress Dowager disliked her. Despite so many visits to pay her respects, she had never even stepped into the gate of Shouchunyong. Later, because she was ridiculed by the Ninth Prince, she never went to Chunshouyong again.
Until she became pregnant, she had given up on repairing her relationship with the Empress Dowager. After all, she was pregnant, and when she gave birth to the Fourth Prince's eldest son, it would matter if she was the Empress Dowager. She no longer needed to take her into consideration.
But what happened to Shi Nanxi now? She was not familiar with the Empress Dowager, and because of her, the Empress Dowager was angry with her. Don't ask her how she knew, the secret agents in her palace were not there to eat dry food.
When she knew about it, her unwillingness finally eased. She thought that the Empress Dowager didn't have much power and it would be bad if the relationship couldn't be repaired. Besides, she had Shi Nanxi as a foil. The Empress Dowager didn't like the Shi sisters, and she was glad that she wasn't the only one.
Including listening to operas to this day, she knew that it was Shi Nanxi who had the new play staged in order to please the Empress Dowager. She sneered in her heart. She, Shi Rongyue, the time-traveling heroine, couldn't handle the Empress Dowager, and Shi Nanxi, a native, tried to please her, but ended up making a fool of herself.
However, the slap in the face came so quickly. Shi Rongyue stared at Shi Nanxi's hand that was supporting the Empress Dowager, and then his gaze moved to the Empress Dowager's smiling eyes. The two of them were not pretending!
"Concubine, what's wrong with you? Hurry up and pay your respects!" Seeing that Concubine didn't move, Nanny Gu was frightened and reminded her in a low voice.
When Shi Rongyue heard the reminder, he bent his knees subconsciously, but his mind was still a little dazed.
It wasn't just Shi Rongyue who was shocked by this scene. Noble Concubine Nianhulu, Concubine Hui and others all opened their eyes wide.
Everyone knows that because the eldest princess of the Shi family failed to become the Crown Princess, the Empress Dowager no longer loved them as much as she did during the re-election, and she even disliked them. Didn’t you see that after the eldest princess of the Shi family became Shi Concubine, she went to Shouchun Yong to pay her respects many times but was rejected and never met her once.
As for the fact that Concubine Xian was disliked by the Empress Dowager because of her status and the exposure of her affair with the Emperor before she was canonized, there is of course another explanation.
It is said that the Empress Dowager had known about the affair between Concubine Xian and the Emperor for a long time, so she took her anger out on Concubine Shi who entered the palace. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable for her to hate Concubine Shi so much just because she was schemed into becoming the Fourth Prince's concubine.
But no matter what the reason, it is a fact that Concubine Xian was not liked by the Empress Dowager. Even though the relationship between Concubine Xian and the Empress Dowager was later thawed for unknown reasons, the Empress Dowager still helped Concubine Xian after she assisted in managing the six palaces, but her treatment of Concubine Xian was similar to that of other concubines.
But what is going on in this scene? When did the relationship between the two become so close?
Could it be that because Concubine Xian catered to the Empress Dowager's wishes, could they also cater to her wishes next time? Would the Empress Dowager also be close to them?
They knew in their hearts that this idea was not very reliable and there must be other reasons, but as long as there was a slight possibility that it could really please the Empress Dowager, they would do it.
Among them, Concubine Niuhulu, who knew the truth, almost lost her composure. She didn't believe in the idea of pleasing someone at all. How could simply pleasing someone offset the Empress Dowager's disgust for the Shi sisters? What was going on?
Everyone was thinking a lot, but they bowed politely. Shi Nanxi first helped the Empress Dowager to sit down, and then took two steps back to pay her respects to Concubine Niuhulu. Concubine Niuhulu pinched her palms tightly to keep herself rational.
"Sister, please get up. I just thought you were here to invite people, but now I don't see you. It turns out you went to pick up the Empress Dowager."
As she spoke, Concubine Niuhulu looked at the Empress Dowager with a jealous look:
"The Empress Dowager has forgotten me because of her sister, Concubine Xian. I haven't been close to the Empress Dowager for a long time. When I saw you and your sister come in just now, I was almost stunned."
As if she could not hear the hidden meaning behind Concubine Niuhulu's words, the Empress Dowager held the Buddhist beads in her hand and said with a smile:
"Oh! I was wondering why I smelled a sour smell as soon as I entered the room. It turned out to be the Imperial Concubine. I just came back from worshipping Buddha and met Imperial Concubine Xian on the way, so we came together. Look at you, you are so old. If Old Ten sees you, he will laugh at you."
After hearing this, Concubine Nianhulu's heart, which had been so high, fell again. It turned out that they met halfway. However, the Empress Dowager was willing to be closely supported by Concubine Xian when she came in, which was also a kind of attitude. She still felt heavy in her heart.
"Yes, yes, thank you for your teachings, Empress Dowager. I know I was wrong, but if I could be close to you once, I would never care about it again." Concubine Nianhulu covered her lips with a handkerchief, smiled and begged for mercy jokingly.
The Empress Dowager pointed at Consort Nianhulu with a smile and shook her head helplessly. Then everyone went over and greeted each other.
Concubine Niuhulu looked at Shi Nanxi deeply and sat down again. Shi Nanxi just pursed her lips and smiled.
The backstage troupe was already ready, just waiting for the order. At this time, Concubine Xi smiled and said:
"Empress Xian, I wonder if the Emperor will come today?"
Hearing the word "Emperor", everyone pricked up their ears silently. Shi Nanxi looked at Concubine Xi and said:
"The Emperor said he would come over to join in the fun when he's done with his work."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere changed instantly. The concubines straightened their clothes and sat more elegantly, trying to present themselves in the most beautiful posture to welcome the emperor.
"Oh, that's great." Concubine Xi raised her charming almond-shaped eyes. Before she knew it, a series of singing of tributes sounded again outside the door as soon as Concubine Xi finished speaking.
"The Emperor has arrived, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived, the eldest prince, the third prince, the fourth prince, the fifth prince, the seventh prince, the eighth prince, the ninth prince, and the tenth prince have arrived."
Wow, why is there no one in the prince's area? It seems they are all following Kangxi. Everyone quickly stood up to greet him.
The Empress Dowager looked at the Emperor and the series of princes following him, and her eyes narrowed with smile.
"Your son greets the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager be blessed with good health."
When Kangxi came in and saw Shi Nanxi in the crowd, he curled his lips slightly and stepped forward to salute the Empress Dowager.
Behind him, the prince also led a group of princes to pay their respects.
"Emperor, please get up quickly. Prince, please get up quickly too."
Kangxi readily stood up, walked to his seat, looked around with a smile, and his eyes fell on Concubine Xi.
"I just heard Concubine Xi's voice outside the door. What is she talking about?"
Seeing that the emperor was the first to speak, Concubine Xi smiled more seductively with her charming phoenix eyes. She repeated the conversation just now and finally said angrily:
"It's because we know that the emperor is coming that we are so busy."
On the other side, the Crown Prince led the princes to their area. Their seats were together with their respective wives and concubines. However, the seats of the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, which had been deliberately separated by Shi Nanxi, were now connected together.
Sitting on the Crown Prince's seat was his concubine Li Jia, and sitting on the Fourth Prince's seat was Shi Rongyue, with only an aisle separating the two.
When the prince wanted to take his seat, he had to pass by Shi Rongyue's seat. This was also the first time the prince met Shi Rongyue after the selection. His face froze slightly when he saw Shi Rongyue.