C120

He Lan Chun looked at him with satisfaction. As his official, Pei Ruochen had never bothered him before.

"Let's go see Lan Fei. Just now, the imperial physician said she's fine." He Lan Chun waved his sleeves and walked towards the door.

Pei Ruochen followed closely behind, not too far away and about ten feet away.

The ceremony followed right after.

Just like that, the group of people trod on the starlight that filled the sky as they flocked their way to the front of the Blue Hall.

The imperial physician who had been taking care of Pei Ruolan previously had already left the inner room, but he didn't dare to move too far away. He stood by the door, waiting for the emperor to speak.

The palace maids held up lanterns, which shone coldly on the marble steps. The moon shone silently, cold to the extreme.

Pei Ruochen walked forward, He Lan Chun had already entered the inner chamber, and stopped outside the hall, waiting for someone inside to speak.

The foyer was small, small, and quaint.

Right in front of him was a screen. Between the screen and the inner room was a path that was neither too long nor too short.

Pei Ruochen started a new round of waiting.

There weren't many people in the lobby, either, with thick red candles and the occasional crackling of the wick.

The palace was quiet.

Pei Ruochen stood in the middle and waited. Suddenly, she had a strange feeling.

— — Here, he was left.

He was the only person left in this world.

He turned his head in frustration: outside the entrance hall, the palace door was holding a lantern, coming and going like a ghost, silent as a ghost. Not only did the misty light not warm the night, it did not fill the air. On the contrary, it made the night even more dreary, and made the palace even emptier.

Loneliness is a cold color. It was bone-chilling cold.

Pei Ruochen lowered her eyes, and that loneliness entered her eyes. Her tall and straight figure instantly became despondent.

The shadow cast on the screen was thin and lonely.

Then, cautiously, a man poked his head out from behind the screen, and when he saw him, he drew his head back.

With her sharp eyes, Pei Ruochen had long since noticed the person who had arrived. When she saw her odd behavior, she froze for a moment before breaking into a smile.

For some reason, he thought of someone else.

The other one, once she thought of the woman who would warm her heart that was as cold as a cold pond.

"Esteemed wangfei." Seeing that the person had hidden behind the screen and was not planning to reveal himself, Pei Ruochen could only point out her existence.

The person inside made a sound of 'ah', then walked out embarrassedly.

The person who came out was Eli's sister, Eli. She was also one of the imperial concubines favored by He Lan Chun.

She was not like her lover at all. She was much more beautiful than him, but she was still a sibling. If one looked closely, they would see that her eyebrows were actually somewhat similar.

It was just that the lover's eyes were always drowsy, his facial features relaxed and his mind muddled. Not like Eileen, who was beaming with joy and feeling.

"Why isn't Master Pei entering? Big Sis has been talking about you since the afternoon. " Irene had specially come here to accompany Pei Rulan. However, seeing that Heran and Pei Rulan had some private words to say to each other, she left the room.

As soon as she turned the screen, Eli saw Pei Ruochen and quickly hid behind her.

It was just a single glance, but Pei Ruochen's silhouette had already appeared in her line of sight.

— — The Pei Ruochen who was still in a daze a moment ago was different from the young official that she usually saw in the distance.

So fragile, his handsome face was sad and lonely, but, loneliness turned out to be so beautiful, not wrong to open eyes, is the grassland wilderness, low stars — in a place where no one, lonely and glorious.

"Is Lan Fei alright?" Pei Ruolan was Pei Ruochen's own sister after all, so he was naturally concerned about her.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a hurry to enter the palace to visit her.

"It's nothing serious, I just got a shock." Eli shook her head and said to herself, "The Empress has gone too far this time. I think she must be afraid that Sister Lan will give birth to a prince. A mother will be worthy enough to threaten her position."

Pei Ruochen slightly frowned.

How could he think that the woman in front of him was like the other woman?

They were so different.

Her lover never talked about people's affairs, not to mention, it was all about making a scene.

Irin was not aware of it yet, but continued to be righteous, "Sister Lan is just too weak. Others are bullying her on top of her head, a voodoo doll, a voodoo doll. Such a malicious thing, the empress has really done it. Furthermore, Princess, can't you tell who is the one to kiss and who isn't? Sister Lan is the lord's sister, the princess' sister-in-law, and she even helped the empress bully Sister Lan. Master Pei, has the princess been infected by the empress's voodoo? "

"The empress and empress are all the princess's sister-in-law. As for Ruochen, all of you are Ruochen's masters, and there is no difference between them." Pei Ruochen cautiously replied.

Eileen pouted and looked at the log with a slightly depressed expression.

"Master Pei, don't tell me you don't care about your sister at all?" After a while, Eli asked, "Has Master ever thought that if Sister Lan gave birth to a prince and Sister Lan is not the empress, the little prince would be in a difficult situation?"

"His Majesty will not let his own flesh and blood suffer grievances." Pei Ruochen calmly replied.

Eli saw that she couldn't get anything out of him so she stood up and walked towards the door.

However, just as she was about to reach the door, Eli suddenly turned around and asked, "I heard that Master Pei has seen my sister's wife in Suiyuan. Father has asked about her condition recently, is she alright?"

Pei Ruochen paused for a moment before replying, "She is fine."

"Oh, you still stubbornly want to follow that traitor, Houlan?" Eileen said to herself in confusion: "Is it okay to suffer in the snow? "My beloved has always been called a fool by others. She is indeed a fool."

"My beloved isn't a fool." Pei Ruochen was about to keep silent, but somehow, she lost control and retorted.

He didn't like people calling her a fool. It was said by a woman who was not even a thousandth of her lover!

Eli raised her eyebrows and looked at Pei Ruochen in surprise.

— How could Pei Ruochen, who had always been calm and composed, suddenly be so excited?

Pei Ruochen also realized that he was acting strangely. After a moment of silence, he calmly explained, "My wife is the Empress's younger sister. The Empress is very beautiful and wise. Ruochen thinks that my wife is not a fool."

Eli was stunned for a moment and then smiled.

If that was the case, was Pei Ruochen praising her?

The fact pleased Eileen greatly: Pei Ruochen rarely praised people, and in his eyes, everyone seemed to be the same. Although there were rumors that his relationship with the princess was cold, and that there were many affairs going on outside, the women in the palace always praised him when he talked about men in the imperial court.

Because, no matter what sort of peerless beauty he met, he would always be able to look straight ahead with a modest and noble demeanor.

Eileen was flattered that such a cool person would praise her so freely.

The little deer was shocked.

"I have some books about the voodoo Gu, and they were given to me by someone else. If you are interested, I can help you analyze the pros and cons one by one." Eli coughed and replied in a serious tone.

Pei Ruochen was about to turn around and say no, but Eli had already turned around and started to laugh.

Pei Ruochen waited for a long time before a eunuch hurried over, saying that esteemed Empress Dowager Lan and the emperor had invited him in.

Pei Ruochen straightened her clothes and slowly walked along the long path all the way to the inner room.

Pei Rulan leaned against the headboard and smiled at He Lan Chun. He Lan Chun sat on the headboard with one hand on her stomach as he responded in a low voice.

"Big brother." When she saw Pei Ruochen, she immediately broke into a smile and said, "I've been waiting for a long time, big brother."

"Empress's words are heavy." Pei Ruochen bowed and said, "I am relieved to see that the Empress is fine."

"Where's the princess? "She didn't come?" Pei Rulan looked behind him and asked with a darkened face.

"This official pleads guilty on behalf of the princess. The princess is young and has no sense of propriety, so there is no need for the mistress to take it to heart." Pei Ruochen softly said.

Pei Rulan let out a cold snort. It was just that her brother had already shown himself, and He Lan's identity was extremely respected, so she couldn't pursue the matter too far.

However, he couldn't tolerate that slap anymore.

"Your domineering princess, your brother has suffered a lot every day." After waiting for a while, Pei Rulan said in an indifferent tone.

Pei Ruochen remained silent and did not reply.

He Lan Chun stood up, and his previous tender feelings for her became cold. He said lightly, "Rest well first." Then, he called Pei Ruochen, "Ruochen, come out with me."

Pei Ruochen replied with a 'yes' and looked deeply at Pei Ruolan for a moment before walking out.

— He had watched his sister grow up until she joined the palace as his concubine. In Pei Ruochen's memories, her sister had always been obedient and beautiful.

However, what happened today made Pei Ruochen realize that she was no longer the child in her memories. Her many years of living in the palace had made her unfathomable and crafty.

However, Pei Ruochen refused to believe that Rong Xiu was a voodoo doll. No matter how one looked at it, this matter was just a self-directed farce.

He had wanted to go to the palace and persuade her to restrain herself. If she wanted to be the Empress, he would naturally have to deal with her — he had promised his father that he would help her ascend to the throne, allowing his nephew, who was about to be born, to become the ruler of the country.

However, He Lan Chun obviously didn't give them a chance to be together alone.

He Lan Chun had He Lan Chun's methods.

He maintained his composure as he watched Pei Ruochen gain more and more authority. In fact, he was even helping her in the dark, yet he was unwilling to give her the position of Empress.

Pei Ruochen was well aware of her current status and position.

He was He Lan Chun's chess piece, the chess piece that He Lan Chun gathered the imperial power and diverted everyone's attention.

It had always been just a chess piece.

Pei Ruochen did not mind at all, since everyone treated him as a fool, how could they know that he did not treat everyone as a fool?

When he turned around, Pei Ruochen let out a mocking smile.

He didn't know if he was mocking everyone, or mocking himself.

After leaving the inner room, He Lan Chun slowed down his footsteps. He walked in front with his back facing Pei Ruochen as he casually asked, "Is the princess usually very domineering?"

"Nope." Pei Ruochen faintly replied, "Princess is a gentle, elegant and quiet girl. She doesn't act so domineeringly."

"Since that's the case, why has it been reported that you don't have a good relationship with the princess? Ever since your wedding, you haven't even entered the princess' room, right?" He Lan Chun stopped and turned to look at Pei Ruochen. His voice suddenly became sharp.