Chapter 2204 - 2112: Her Majesty Is Angry, and the Consequences Are Severe (1)
Chapter 2204: Chapter 2112: Her Majesty Is Angry, and the Consequences Are Severe (1)
Wang Cai blushed, as such matters of the boudoir were difficult for her, a palace maid, to speak of.
"Miss, for concubines in the Imperial Harem to attend to His Majesty, their name must first be chosen by His Majesty from a card. His Majesty has many concubines, and the chance for your name to be chosen is quite small; what’s more... you haven’t been granted the title of concubine yet, so your name is not even on a card..."
Xia Weibao was stunned. Does this mean that in the future, to meet Lu Hualiang, she would have to wait for her name to be chosen?
What is the point of such a life? She is a person, not a cabbage at a roadside stall, standing among a bunch of women waiting for him to choose.
Looking at the empty and luxurious room, an unprecedented feeling of loneliness surged within her, making her nose tingle with the urge to cry.
Before, when she lived alone in the depths of the mountain forest, she never felt so lonely.
Now, in a magnificent hall, she feels very isolated, very cold.
Was entering the palace with him a mistake?
With a wave of her hand, she dismissed Wang Cai, and Xia Weibao lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Though the night was deep, sleep remained elusive.
She turned and sat up; the breeze blew in from the open window, bringing a slight chill.
Xia Weibao stared at the moonlight outside the window, lost in thought.
There was a large tree outside, from this angle the night view was beautiful, but also very desolate.
She rose and gently pushed the door open, outside a palace maid was keeping watch, already asleep sitting in the corner.
Xia Weibao glanced at her, returned to the room, fetched a coat, and gently draped it over the palace maid before walking to the large tree in the courtyard, looking up, dazed.
The empty night amplified the sense of emptiness infinitely. She stared blankly upwards, her eyes unconsciously becoming moist.
Is this the kind of life she’ll lead from now on? Suddenly she missed her wandering days in Jianghu.
Footsteps sounded from behind. Xia Weibao turned back, only to see Wang Cai standing behind her, hurriedly draping a coat over her shoulders.
"Miss, why did you come out? It’s cold outside, let’s go back indoors."
Xia Weibao’s nose tingled, her eyes clouded with tears. She shook her head, continuing to gaze at the big tree.
Through the branches, she could see the moon in the sky; it is said there’s a Guanghan Palace there.
A lone palace, is it just as lonely as she is?
A breeze blew, a chill came; she pulled her coat tighter around herself.
Her heart was filled with sorrow; at such a moment, the one who should have draped a coat over her should have been that man, but standing by her side was merely a palace maid.
It’s been a day since entering the palace, and she hasn’t seen him again.
Wang Cai, unable to persuade her after several attempts and knowing Xia Weibao was in a bad mood, could only arrange for a chaise longue to be brought over for her to sit and watch.
Tonight, it wasn’t only Snowflake Palace that found sleep elusive.
The entire Imperial Harem lay awake.
The news that His Majesty returned from a disguised journey with a Jianghu woman spread to every corner of the palace.
Usually, His Majesty never steps into the Imperial Harem nor does he summon any concubines. They even thought He was uninterested in women; unexpectedly, this time he brought back a woman, the commotion is evident.
"What did you say?! His Majesty really placed that woman in Snowflake Palace?!"
A sharp voice sounded within Tianju Hall.
The palace maid being questioned shivered, shrinking her neck, "Re... reply Noble Consort, it... it is so."
Noble Consort Qi’s eyes slowly squinted. A few days ago, His Majesty suddenly ordered to renovate Snowflake Palace and Fengluan Hall. Everyone speculated on the decree, yet none knew the reason.
Until today, when His Majesty brought back a woman, everything became evident without needing explanation.