si-mexico Chapter 149 The Old Eunuch in the Cold Palace, the Deposed Empress (5)
Chapter 149 The Old Eunuch in the Cold Palace, the Deposed Empress (5)
"Why didn't you bring out this good thing sooner?!" The imperial concubine gave Xu Fu a cold look.
"This will save you three, master and servants, the trouble of making a special trip to the Cold Palace..."
"Your Majesty," Xu Fu said, feigning difficulty as he looked at the person, then stammered.
"You dog of a servant!" The old woman glared at Xu Fu. "Are you afraid to speak, or are you trying to deceive my mistress?"
"Yes, yes, the one before me was too arrogant—"
Xu Fu gritted his teeth, his face flushed, and revealed the existence that embarrassed him.
"Although the Empress is glamorous, she has a very high opinion of herself—"
Xu Fu hesitated, but ultimately refrained from uttering any further sarcastic remarks.
"Hmph!" The imperial concubine scoffed, giving Xu Fu a mocking look.
"You're a sensible person! It wasn't for nothing that you got involved in this mess."
"Speak, what brings you here today?!" The Imperial Concubine looked at Xu Fu with a leisurely air.
After too much peace and quiet, a few clowns started causing trouble.
This will make the harem a bit more lively...
"This old servant begs Your Majesty's protection, I only wish to live out my life in peace—"
Xu Fu, with a sincere expression, delivered the speech he had prepared beforehand.
"Her Majesty the Empress probably can't tolerate this old servant anymore."
"Therefore, this old servant has come to see Your Highness, hoping that Your Highness will show mercy and protect this servant!"
"Why should I?" The imperial concubine curled the corners of her lips and said casually.
"With the medicine in my possession, can the Imperial Concubine give birth to a healthy prince—"
"Hmph!" The imperial concubine scoffed disdainfully.
This time, not only did the Imperial Concubine not believe it, but even the nanny beside her looked at her with disdain.
"You worthless lackey, how dare you spout such nonsense before the Imperial Concubine!"
"He even gave birth to a prince, who is clearly the emperor—"
The old woman almost blurted out the truth about the emperor's infertility.
Seeing that the situation was turning bad, the Imperial Concubine coughed heavily, interrupting the nanny's next words.
Knowing she was in the wrong, the old woman retreated to the side with a sullen expression.
"How can I trust you?" The imperial concubine glared at the nanny, her sharp gaze sweeping over Xu Fu.
"Her Majesty the Empress is using these medicines. Will they work? We'll know in a while."
Xu Fu spoke with absolute certainty and an air of great conviction.
"How do I know that what you gave to the Empress and what you sent here are not the same things?"
"What if you feign allegiance and then poison me to frame me?!"
The imperial concubine looked at Xu Fu with a cold gaze, as if he were already a cold corpse.
"This..." Xu Fu hesitated, "It's truly a pipe dream to get Her Highness the Imperial Concubine to believe me now—"
"However, this entire harem is under the control of the Imperial Concubine."
"If you wanted to kill a lowly servant like me, it would be as easy as turning your hand..."
"Since this pill is so potent," the Imperial Concubine remained silent for a long time.
With a calm expression, she looked at Xu Fu and said, "If you can truly help the Empress give birth to a prince ahead of schedule..."
"I believe that, considering such a great favor, they should be able to spare your life..."
"Your Majesty, you are mistaken," Xu Fu shook his head with a sorrowful expression.
"They always betray you after you've crossed the river, and discard your loyal servants like a cooked bow!"
"And the first thing a blind person does after regaining their sight is to throw away their cane—"
"Your future will certainly not be much better than it is now!"
Xu Fu tried hard to hold back his tears, looking pitiful, weak, and helpless.
"Alright," the Imperial Concubine said, too lazy to watch the act, and simply waved her hand at Xu Fu.
"If there's nothing else, you can leave. I'll pretend you were never here today—"
Although the imperial concubine said that, the small porcelain bottle remained on the table.
They dismissed Xu Fu with a few words and had no intention of returning him.
"Your Majesty," Xu Fu hesitated, pointing to the small porcelain bottle.
"If Your Highness is still worried, perhaps this old servant should take the things back first?"
"How dare you! What do you want to bring?!" The old woman stepped forward, blocking Xu Fu's view.
"Everything in this palace, from top to bottom, down to the smallest brick and tile, belongs to the Empress."
"You idiot, you think you can get a reward?! Get out of here!"
The Imperial Concubine neither stopped the nanny from driving Xu Fu away nor tried to persuade him to stay.
Xu Fu shook himself and pretended to be utterly helpless as he left the room.
After Xu Fu left Ronghua Palace, he walked forward at a leisurely pace.
When Xu Fu noticed a little tail following him, he smiled with satisfaction.
"We've already come this far, how can we give up now?!"
Xu Fu immediately instructed the system, "System, stop the tail behind me!"
"Don't let anyone find out my itinerary for today..."
Xu Fu counted on his fingers: Besides the Empress and one Imperial Concubine, the harem...
Following them were four imperial concubines, six concubines, and countless noble ladies—
Not to mention the countless concubines who had no official titles or ranks!
"These are all my accumulated and potential clients—"
Xu Fu realized he had almost let something slip and quickly stopped his wandering thoughts.
Having set his sights on a destination, Xu Fu searched for it place after place.
"Your Highness, I beg you to protect this old servant—"
"Your Highness, I beg you, please spare this old servant—"
"Your Highness, I beg you, please spare this old servant!!!"
Xu Fu adopted the same tactics he used to deceive the imperial concubine, and finally managed to get there before dinner.
He went through all the palaces of the four concubines, exhausting himself to the point of being breathless.
Fortunately, the female lead and the emperor are newlyweds after a short separation and are temporarily too busy to cause him trouble.
So no one noticed anything was wrong with him...
Xu Fu quickly finished his dinner and returned to his communal sleeping quarters.
He lay there, his face pale.
The next morning, Xu Fu took six fertility pills and went to find the six concubines...
Fortunately, they were ambitious and eager to rise in rank.
Faced with the ladder to heaven offered by Xu Fu, four people had already excitedly accepted it.
The other two, though somewhat skeptical, also chose to follow the concubine's lead.
They simply left the items behind and then sent Xu Fu away.
Everyone made the same choice—to receive no reward whatsoever.
Even when Xu Fu left, they followed him.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and the female lead not only regained her position as empress, but also enjoyed even greater favor than before...
The other women in the harem, with remarkable tacit understanding, did not come out to compete for the emperor's favor.
They only began to act after the emperor had been sleeping in the empress's palace for more than a month.
The Empress did not stop the Emperor from leaving; she remained silent for five days.
A shocking revelation immediately broke out—
The Empress is one month pregnant, and the pregnancy is progressing very steadily.
And he made Zhu Ye boast that he would definitely give birth to the first prince.
Whether her child can be made crown prince is another matter, but he is at least the eldest son of the emperor.
The emperor had no children and was already middle-aged as a widow.
Now that the Empress has finally brought good news, the Emperor is overjoyed.
With a wave of his hand, he lavishly bestowed titles and rewards upon the imperial harem and the court, and others received the signal.
They all began to try to intercept the emperor, hoping that one day they could rise in status through their sons...