After Hua Fei was reborn, she became the white moonlight of Pangju

Chapter 76: Rest easy

Everyone in Yanqing Palace was caught off guard by the emperor's arrival.

Jixiang wanted to tell Concubine Duan, but was stopped by the emperor, "No need, just wait outside."

Jixiang had no choice but to obey and wait outside the palace gate.

Concubine Duan was sleeping on the bed at this time. She suddenly heard hurried footsteps and opened her eyes subconsciously. When she saw it was the emperor, she hurried to sit up, but was pressed down on the bed by the emperor's hand.

"Just lie down and talk."

Concubine Duan has been unwell for the past few years and has been recuperating in Yanqing Palace. She rarely sees the emperor on weekdays, and the emperor rarely sets foot in her place. At this moment, the emperor, a living person, is standing in front of her, and Concubine Duan feels it is unreal.

"Your Majesty is very busy, how come you have time to come and see me today?"

"Are you complaining to Concubine Duan that I haven't come to see you for a long time?"

"I dare not." Concubine Duan wanted to stand up and apologize again, but was held down by the emperor.

"Okay, lie down."

Concubine Duan lay down again, and the Emperor sat on the chair beside her, his scrutinizing eyes falling on Concubine Duan.

Being looked at like this by the Emperor, Concubine Duan felt a little uneasy.

"Your Majesty, did I do something wrong?"

The emperor frowned slightly and stared at Concubine Hua's eyes without blinking. "Why is Concubine Hua so kind to you all of a sudden? Not only did she restore your status as a concubine, but she also invited Imperial Doctor Wen to treat you?"

Hearing the emperor's words, Concubine Duan felt a chill in her heart. The emperor knew that Concubine Hua was targeting and bullying her, but he chose to ignore it.

"Is Concubine Hua good to me? She just returns to me what I should have." Concubine Duan said sadly.

Seeing the sadness and resentment on Concubine Duan's face when she talked about Concubine Hua, the emperor's tone softened a little, but his doubts did not disappear.

"Do you think Concubine Hua is not treating you well now?"

"Your Majesty, if someone stabbed you but gave you a golden medicine, would you think he was a good person? Would you be grateful to him?"

"I will kill him directly."

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so he will naturally be tolerant. If you still think so, how much more so do I?"

After hearing what Concubine Hua said, the Emperor's suspicion of Concubine Duan was reduced a lot.

After a long silence, the Emperor once again stared at Concubine Duan and asked, "So, you didn't tell Concubine Hua about what happened back then?"

It turned out that the emperor's purpose in coming to see her was to find out whether she had kept the promise they made that year and whether she had betrayed it.

"I didn't. I am even more confused than you. Why did Concubine Hua show mercy and not abuse me? I even wondered if she would find another way to torture me, haha."

"Cough cough!"

Concubine Duan covered her chest and coughed continuously, her face becoming even paler.

Seeing Concubine Duan's reaction, the emperor was almost certain that Concubine Hua did not know the truth of what happened that year.

"Have a good rest. I'll come to see you when I'm free."

The emperor stood up, gave Concubine Duan some instructions, and strode out.

Watching his figure disappear at the door, Concubine Duan's eyes were filled with sadness.

I don’t know when he will come next time.

After leaving Yanqing Palace, the emperor originally wanted to go back and review memorials, but when he thought of Concubine Hua, he turned around and went to Yikun Palace.

Just like when he went to Yanqing Palace, the emperor did not let Zhou Ninghai inform anyone and went straight into Concubine Hua's bedroom.

Hua Fei was copying Buddhist scriptures at a table, and Song Zhi was grinding ink for her.

The emperor approached quietly and saw Concubine Hua copying Buddhist scriptures. He suddenly asked, "When did Concubine Hua start to believe in Buddhism?"

Most Manchu nobles had the custom of believing in Buddhism, and the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were no exception.

But the emperor remembered that Concubine Hua did not believe in Buddhism.

Frightened by the emperor's voice, Concubine Hua used a little more force when writing, and the characters she wrote did not look very good.

Hua Fei looked up and saw that the emperor looked solemn and in a bad mood. She put down the pen in her hand and bowed.

"Your Majesty, I am here to pay my respects to you. I am copying Buddhist scriptures to pray for the Queen Mother."

The emperor was quite surprised to hear Concubine Hua say this.

"It's amazing that you have such filial piety." The emperor found a place to sit down and waved his hand to let Songzhi go out. Songzhi bowed and went out.

Only Concubine Hua and the Emperor were left in the bedroom.

Concubine Hua made a pot of hot tea for the emperor. The emperor looked at Concubine Hua serving him respectfully and obediently, his eyes full of scrutiny.

"Your Majesty, the weather is cold. Have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."

"Thank you for your kindness." The emperor took the hot tea and took a sip perfunctorily.

"I heard that you restored Concubine Duan's expenses some time ago and even invited Imperial Doctor Wen to treat her." The emperor put down his teacup and said casually. There was a question in his tone, but it was more of a statement without any emotion.

Concubine Hua knew that the Emperor was suspicious of her intentions towards Concubine Duan.

After all, everyone in the six palaces knew that Concubine Hua hated Concubine Duan to the core, so she deliberately made her life worse than death over the years. Suddenly, Concubine Duan's food and clothing were restored, so it was reasonable for the emperor to be suspicious.

"Your Majesty, I did restore Concubine Duan's food and clothing, and asked Imperial Doctor Wen to treat her." Concubine Hua answered truthfully.

"Don't you hate her very much?" The emperor fiddled with the teacup with one hand, but his eyes never left Concubine Hua.

"Of course I hate her. But what does it matter if I hate her? My child will never come back."

"So you forgave her?"

"No, I have not forgiven her, and I still hate her even now."

"Then why are you still nice to her?"

"I hope she lives well. Didn't the Queen say that we are all sisters serving the Emperor and should be tolerant and considerate of each other? I am carrying out the Queen's order."

"So, it was the Empress who influenced you, Hua Fei?" Hearing Hua Fei's tone just now, the Emperor saw the domineering Hua Fei of that year again.

Such a Concubine Hua makes the emperor feel familiar and trustworthy.

"Yes, the Queen is kind and generous, and is a role model for all the palaces. I was born into a military family, and there are always some things about me that are not presentable and stingy, so I decided to follow the Queen's example and learn from her."

Concubine Hua spoke some high-sounding words without blushing or beating her heart.

The emperor felt very comfortable listening to this.

"But from your tone, it seems that you still resent Concubine Duan." The emperor looked at Concubine Hua with interest.

Hua Fei smiled and said, "How can we forget the revenge of killing our son so easily? Your Majesty, have you also forgotten how our child died?"

Concubine Hua looked at the emperor with tears in her eyes and sadness on her face.

"How could I forget? I can't sleep or eat well!" The emperor slapped his thigh and sighed, "You can't let go of your hatred for Concubine Duan, but you didn't punish her anymore, which can be considered as forgiveness. I wronged you."

Seeing the emperor pretending to be sad, Concubine Hua sneered in her heart, "Your Majesty, how could you be so worried about the death of our child? I'm afraid you are sleeping soundly."