famous eldest daughter

Chapter 730
The head chamberlain couldn't help but frown when he heard this, why is she here?

Not to mention that it was already midnight, even in the daytime, without the emperor summoning her, and she was not familiar with the palace. Looking for her like this with her huge belly... it was indeed not like Concubine Tong's usual style.

As for staying in bed... the chamberlain shook his head inwardly. If it were the past, that would be fine. Today, His Majesty would definitely not stay in bed.

Just when he was hesitating whether to wait at the door or go to the side hall to rest, he heard the creaking sound of the wooden door being pushed open. The head chamberlain immediately bowed, his hands drooped and folded in front of his belly. He had just stood up, and the door was opened. Then he was pushed away, his eyebrows lowered and his eyes lowered, and what he saw was a touch of azure blue.

Concubine Tong's belly is getting bigger and bigger. It's possible that it's triplets, not to mention twins.

After a flash of thought, the head chamberlain saluted respectfully, "Is Concubine Tong going to leave?"

Concubine Tong glanced at the head chamberlain and whispered "Hmm" as an answer. As soon as she stepped out of the threshold, her maid stepped out from one side, walked up quickly, held him steady, and said, " Your Majesty, please be careful where you step." He helped her down the steps.

Looking at Concubine Tong's bulky body, and thinking of Concubine Hui's usual friendship with Concubine Tong, the head chamberlain's heart skipped a beat and he took a step to catch up, "It's dark and the road is difficult to walk. Concubine Hui is here, but she's sitting in a soft sedan chair?"

Concubine Tong didn't expect that the head chamberlain was going to catch up. She paused and was stunned for a moment. She turned back to look at him in surprise and shook her head, "It's not too far to walk here."

Glancing at the shadows under the ancient trees in the distance, the chamberlain said: "I'd better send someone to send the queen back. This place is no better than in the palace. The queen is pregnant, so it's better to be careful."

Concubine Tong couldn't help but have a look of surprise on her face. She took a deep look at the steward, her eyes flashed with sadness, and she said with a smile: "Thank you, father-in-law."

The chief chamberlain bowed to her, "My Majesty has made a serious statement. It is your duty to take good care of your Majesty."

With that said, the head chamberlain stood up straight and said to the little chamberlain behind him: "Put up a bright lantern and carefully light the way for the queen!"

The little chamberlain received the order and nodded in agreement.

After watching Concubine Tong leave, the chamberlain turned around and went back. He took off his coat, warmed himself up, opened the curtain and entered the inner room. As soon as he entered the threshold, the emperor, who was leaning on the bed, asked him: "What are you talking about outside?" What? Chirping."

The head chamberlain said: "I saw that Concubine Tong didn't use a soft sedan when she came. It was dark and it was difficult to walk on the road. I was afraid that something might happen to her on the way, so I ordered to see her off personally."

An understatement and a passing sentence.

The emperor nodded when he heard the words, but did not answer. He only sighed quietly. After sighing, he took the cup of milk handed by the chamberlain, drank half the cup, and said: "Concubine Tong came here at this time to tell me. It's an old thing from back then. After listening to her words, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep all night."

After the words fell, there was another deep sigh.

The head chamberlain immediately looked worried and said, "Why is it so serious? Your Majesty is so worried!"

The emperor sat up straight, half leaning on him, handed the remaining half cup of milk to the chamberlain, took a deep breath, and said: "Concubine Mei, she mentioned Concubine Mei to me, and also mentioned..."

As he spoke, the emperor cast a sympathetic glance at the chamberlain and said, "I also mentioned your son."

The head chamberlain was suddenly startled. He raised his head and looked at the emperor in astonishment. The emotions in his eyes poured out in an instant, and his lips trembled, "Old slave...Old slave's son..."

Due to such an unexpected incident, his heart could not bear the sudden topic brought up by the emperor. The chamberlain's feet could not help but weaken and he stumbled back. After all, he had been in the palace for many years and was good at concealing his emotions. In a decent and appropriate manner, he said: "You're so good, why did you mention the old slave's son? How many years have passed."

As he spoke, he supported the square table behind him and stood upright without showing any traces. He took a deep breath and tried his best to calm his mind. He secretly warned himself that accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. No matter what you hear, you can't lose sight of yourself. .

As soon as thoughts came to his mind, he heard the emperor say: "Your son... your son did not die in an accident, but died at the hands of the queen. He overheard the queen's secret and was silenced by the queen."

No matter how sophisticated the chamberlain was, he could not hide the sadness, resentment, hatred, shock... all kinds of emotions in his eyes when he heard the emperor's words that went straight to the point.

While his face turned pale for a moment, the emperor said quietly: "Although I don't know why your son appeared at the rockery in front of the queen's palace, but according to what Concubine Tong said, she was also at the rockery that day, but she said The hiding place is even further inside, and the queen's people only found your son, not her."

"That day in front of the rockery, what the Queen mentioned was that she and the British Duke conspired to assassinate each other. It was the British Duke who sent the Queen to ask for money, saying that if he hadn't arranged it properly that day, how could the Queen be where she is today... Concubine Tong saw it with her own eyes , it was Cui Wei in front of the queen who beat your son to death with a stone from the rockery..."

As the emperor slowly told what happened that year, the head chamberlain felt that the world was spinning and his head was heavy. The scene when he found his son's body that day appeared in front of his eyes. The fist-sized blood hole on his son's forehead was like a bottomless black hole. He sucked in his heart and fell infinitely.

His body was trembling. No matter how hard he gasped for air and tried to calm down, it was all in vain. The emperor saw his chapped lips trembling uncontrollably and couldn't bear it, and said: "I know you feel uncomfortable in your heart. If you want to cry, just cry, there is no need to hold on in front of me."

The emperor's words were like the last straw that weighed on the chamberlain's heart. He could no longer bear the blow. The chamberlain's feet gave way, and his whole body fell to the ground. He leaned on the leg of the table behind him and sat there paralyzed.

He was in grief, his heart felt like thousands of arrows were piercing his heart, he was breathing heavily with his mouth open, but he couldn't even draw a breath.

The emperor looked at the chief chamberlain quietly, saying nothing, but Concubine Tong's words were floating in his mind.

Concubine Tong said that the reason why she accidentally bumped into the queen while passing by the rockery was because she happened to be invited by Concubine Li to see the full-moon princess in Concubine Li's palace. When she returned, it was already dark and she heard something. I heard movement, so I followed the sound, and when I got closer, I realized that I had bumped into something I shouldn't have bumped into.

I wanted to pull away but it was too late, so I hid in the rockery out of desperation.

For so many years, this secret has been hidden in her heart. Due to the power of the British government and the queen's power, she did not dare to reveal it. Even as close as the concubine Hui, she never revealed the slightest bit.

If the British Duke's affair had not been revealed today, I don't know how long this secret would have lingered in her heart.

In addition...there is also the matter of Concubine Mei...

Thinking of Concubine Mei, the emperor felt distressed and broke out in a cold sweat.

(End of this chapter)