Broken wings

But after returning to the palace, it didn't take long for Zeng Zhuang Rong to notice something unusual, in the past I heard what Yuan Zhen said, Wei Xun is a very righteous woman, but since she returned to the palace, she has been

pestering Yuan Zhen every day, and even Yuan Zhen has not been on the morning court for half a month, and the government is completely deserted, Zeng Zhuangrong felt that it was inappropriate, and went to find him once, but the imperial guard said that the emperor and the queen were in the horse training field, Zeng Zhuangrong went to the horse training field again, Yuan Zhen and Wei Xun were riding the same horse, Wei Xun's sweet laughter like a silver bell also came, Zeng Zhuang Rong ordered someone to open the door and walked in: "Your Majesty, the concubines understand that the emperor has found the queen, and they are happy in their hearts, but they should not be too obsessed with women and abandon the government. "

Wei Xun glanced at her, and then looked at Yuan Zhen's reaction, Yuan Zhen was on the rise at this time, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, but he didn't brush her face too much: "I will play with the queen for a while and come back." "

Zeng Zhuangrong retreated outside the door and waited, and when the guards saw this, they reminded in a low voice: "Niangniang, the emperor is on the rise at this time, why don't you bother to find him unhappy?"

"The emperor has not been to the court for nearly a month, and he is on the throne, he must put the people of the world first, King Qian is gone, and there is not even a loyal person around the emperor, and the palace cannot sit idly by. "

"But if you do this, you can only embarrass yourself, the queen has just been found, and the emperor will definitely not go against her will, in case the queen joins you in front ......of the emperor."

"If the emperor is really so ruthless, the palace itself will bear it. Zeng Zhuangrong already had tears in his eyes, and the guard sighed and stopped talking.

"Jian Yu, that person outside the door is so annoying, who is she?".

Yuan Zhen drove the horse and replied: "She is Concubine Wen, the daughter of Uncle Zeng's family, Zeng Zhuangrong, very dignified and steady, she has been by my side all these years." "

"Oh?" Wei Xun's eyes were slightly detached, and Yuan Zhen brushed her cheeks when he saw this, "Jealous?"

"Didn't you say that I was the only one for all these years? Then can all the concubines in your harem be dismissed?"

Yuan Zhen hesitated for a while, and said: "Everyone else can be dismissed, Concubine Wen can't, she has served her wholeheartedly all these years, and she is sincere to me, if you send her back, my friendship with her for many years is really hard to ignore." "

"Then you're lying to me?".

"I didn't lie to you, I only have you, the concubines in my harem are just empty names, for so many years, I only think about you. "

Wei Xun hooked the corners of his mouth: "I'm really embarrassed for you, then Concubine Wen, isn't there either?"

"Nope. "

The corners of Wei Xun's mouth tugged at the arc of mockery.

Since Wei Xun came back, Zeng Zhuangrong has not been to Chengming Hall again, she just stays in Wenhua Garden every day, thinking back on the past twenty years, feeling with Yuan Zhen.

There were other concubines in the palace who came to Zeng Zhuangrong, and they were asking what

the emperor's attitude was towards the queen who had been recovered, and how he planned to deal with them, Zeng Zhuangrong couldn't answer, so he could only send them back.

One day, she was sewing bedclothes in the palace, and Wei Xun came to Wenhuayuan with a breeze at her feet, and Zeng Zhuang stood up and saluted: "The concubine sees the queen's mother." "

"Bengong heard Jian Yu say that during the years of Bengong's absence, you served by his side. "

Zeng Zhuangrong had no expression: "The concubine is just serving the emperor for her mother." "

Wei Xun saw the displeasure in her expression, and helped her up with a light smile: "Although Jian Yu is the emperor, he attaches too much importance to affection and righteousness, and this palace is very moved in his heart, this time I came to thank you for taking care of the harem for this palace over the years, saving Jian Yu a lot of trouble." "

"This is all within the concubine's responsibility, and the mother doesn't have to thank me. "

"Although Jian Yu promised me, I still have a suspicion in my heart, for so many years, has Jian Yu really not spoiled any concubines?".

Zeng Zhuangrong felt as if he had been slapped in the face in public, and his face became even more ugly, but he endured it for a while, and still said: "The emperor has a deep affection for Niangniang, and for many years, he has never been close to a woman, this is the emperor's loyalty to Niangniang." "

"For me, it's naturally good, but it's too cruel to you harem concubines. Therefore, the palace has asked the emperor for the sake of the sisters, and the emperor will dismiss the harem. "

Zeng Zhuangrong put aside her hand, and even blushed with shame: "Queen Mother, is this what the emperor said himself?"

"I mentioned it, and Jian Yu has already agreed. Wei Xun pulled Zeng Zhuangrong to sit down, "This palace is really unbearable, my sisters are like flowers, but they are buried in this deep palace in vain, so I say, instead of guarding the deep palace, why not find your own happiness?

"The concubine has been married to the emperor for more than 20 years, but now the emperor wants to send the concubine back to her parents' house?

Zhu Xiang saw Zeng Zhuangrong's tears of grievance, she couldn't bear it anymore, and came in from the door: "Niangniang, the emperor, the emperor will not be so ruthless to you, the queen mother, our mother has been by the emperor's side for so many years, and has never disobeyed, how can we send her out of the palace again?

"When you go home, you can remarry, it's much better than in the old death palace. "

After Wei Xun left, Zeng Zhuangrong almost collapsed to the ground, Zhuxiang cried and helped Zeng Zhuangrong to sit on the recliner, Zeng Zhuangrong looked at the roof beam with blank eyes, and Zhuxiang knelt in front of her: "Niangniang, this is just the queen's words, Niangniang has served the emperor for many years, the emperor will not treat you like this, Niangniang, you say something, don't be like this, the slave looks so distressed......

".

"After that war, the emperor ascended the throne, the queen disappeared, and the elder of the hidden abyss asked me to marry into the palace, it has been more than 20 years, and the emperor has always respected me, and the intimacy is insufficient. A tear flowed from the corner of his eye, "Over the years, a few children have been on my knees, and I haven't been too lonely, but now, the dead are dead, the ones who are gone, the missing are missing, I have nothing to do under my knees, Zhuxiang, do you know the taste of loneliness in my deep palace." "

Takeka cried and wiped her tears.

"I told myself, there is nothing to complain about, the emperor treats all concubines the same, not just me. But that day, I saw Jian Yu's eyes looking at her, and I knew that I was always an outsider here with Jian Yu, and for so many years, he had never looked at me with that kind of look, not once. Zeng Zhuangrong's tears flowed down line after line, and he choked up," I have really tried my best, I try my best to do the duty of a concubine, serve the emperor wholeheartedly, the emperor loves several children, I also treat them as his own, the emperor refuses to touch me, I say to him every time it doesn't matter, every time he talks about the queen, I praise him for his deep affection, he has a gap with the child, I persuade him in every detail, every time he is down, I give him all the tenderness and patience, I really try my best, but why does he just not like me ......

".

"Niangniang

, Niangniang......" Zhuxiang hugged Zeng Zhuangrong and cried.

Zeng Zhuangrong was tired of crying, Zhuxiang wiped her tears, and put her cheeks on it: "Niangniang, the slave maid can see it clearly, the emperor will never be so ruthless to Niangniang, why don't you go to the emperor and ask clearly? "

Zeng Zhuangrong closed his eyes: "I'm going to find him, if Jian Yu really only values the queen, I will die in Wenhuayuan, so as not to go home and embarrass the family." "

That day, Zeng Zhuang Rong only combed an extremely simple bun, only a hosta was inserted in the hair, and he was dressed in an elegant plain clothes, and when he arrived at the door of the Chengming Palace, the guards saw it, glanced at the house, and his face was embarrassed, and a guard trotted forward, saluted and knelt down: "The slave asks for Niangniang, Niangniang, at this time the emperor is playing chess with the queen, why don't you come back later?"

Zeng Zhuangrong said lightly: "You can help me introduce me." "

The two guards glanced at each other, Concubine Wen has been treating her subordinates kindly, and many people in the palace have received her favors, so no matter how difficult it is, they have to report it.

The emperor treats Niangniang differently from others, and when he heard that Concubine Wen asked to see him, he was silent for a moment, but he still let him in.

Zeng Zhuangrong was

dressed in plain clothes, Yuan Zhen didn't even dare to look at her, since the day he took back Wei Xun, he only had this lost and recovered lover in his eyes, and he didn't care about Zeng Zhuangrong anymore, he felt ashamed, and he also knew that Zeng Zhuangrong looked soft and weak on the surface, but in fact he was also arrogant.