Ch 288: Imperial Concubine in the Cold Palace 2
Lin Lang’s eyes lit up. Fish meant that she could eat meat, and it also meant that there should be a hidden river below. This well should be a living well.
But she didn’t have the energy to do these things now. She could only clean the dirty kitchen utensils first, but maybe because of the age, there were very few things that could be used, so she could only make do with them.
There were only two thin quilts left in the palace, and these quilts were not only terribly thin, but also felt particularly damp. They could barely be used in summer, but they definitely wouldn’t survive the winter. She had to find a few thick quilts.
After cleaning everything, Lin Lang’s stomach was already growling. She found some wild vegetables in the corner, which were the legendary lamb’s quarters and purslane.
These things are both wild vegetables and medicinal materials, but now she can’t care about anything else. She chose the most tender ones to pick, cleaned them, put them in an earthenware pot, and then added a small handful of rice. She cooked it slowly like this, and after the fragrance came out, Lin Lang’s saliva was almost dripping down.
The taste of the wild vegetable porridge was so-so, but maybe because it was purely natural and green, the taste was still very good. She ate the entire earthenware pot clean, and touched her slightly bulging belly. Lin Lang showed a satisfied smile.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Lin Lang could only put her things in the side hall next to her, and then lay on the bed and fell asleep.
At the same time, some people in this Imperial Palace couldn’t sleep, especially the Empress, whose face was extremely ugly.
“Damn Consort Gao, she only knows how to go against this Empress. If she wasn’t relying on The Emperor’s favor to show off her power, I would have sent this presumptuous little bitch to the Cold Palace long ago.
Those new Imperial Concubine Candidates who entered the palace are also disappointing. None of them have been favored, and one was even directly moved to the Cold Palace…”
The Old Wet Nurse next to her comforted her: “Empress, this matter can’t be rushed. There’s a saying that goes, ‘Love wanes as beauty fades.’
The Emperor can’t favor Consort Gao forever. There are so many women in the Imperial Harem, there will always be a day when someone succeeds. You are the Empress, you just need to sit tight and wait.”
The Empress naturally understood this principle, and her eyes turned red. “Although this Empress understands this principle, my heart is still blocked. That damn little bitch, isn’t she just relying on her childhood relationship with The Emperor? What’s so great about that?”
The Old Wet Nurse could only carefully comfort her, “Empress, why bother arguing with a small Consort Gao? You are the Empress, the mother of the world, so naturally you must have the capacity of an Empress.
Besides, so many new people have entered the Imperial Harem at once. Now, the most anxious person should be Consort Gao. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have moved a small Imperial Concubine Candidate to a place like the Cold Palace.
Although The Emperor didn’t say anything, once or twice is fine, but if it goes on for a long time, The Emperor will definitely mind. Not to mention that there are so many Beauties in the Imperial Harem. We just need to wait slowly.”
Now, the most important thing in the entire Imperial Harem is not The Emperor’s favor, but only that The Emperor favors Consort Gao, but Consort Gao’s belly has not shown any signs of movement all these years, which is obviously because she can’t give birth. We only need to wait for other Imperial Concubines to become pregnant and give birth, and then bring the child over. At that time, you will be the eternal Empress, and no one can surpass you.”
The Empress’s expression softened a little. “You’re right, this Empress really shouldn’t bother arguing with a bitch like Consort Gao. So what if she’s favored? She doesn’t have any children!
By the way, have someone carefully watch that Imperial Concubine Candidate in the Cold Palace. Although she’s now a useless piece, it’s hard to say when she might come in handy.”
The Empress originally didn’t pay attention to Lin Lang, because the other party had already been moved to the Cold Palace. Perhaps in the eyes of others, she was already useless.
But Lin Lang successfully made Consort Gao lose her composure. In the Empress’s eyes, this was a signal. Perhaps Consort Gao was already feeling a sense of urgency.
Consort Gao really didn’t pay attention to those Imperial Concubine Candidates, until the palace maid who was combing her hair found a white hair on her head. Consort Gao became anxious.
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The Emperor is in his prime. Although she is only two years younger than The Emperor, how can a woman compare to a man? She is already old and fading, but The Emperor is getting younger and stronger.
Perhaps she can still rely on her former beauty to win over The Emperor, but after knowing that she is old and fading, will The Emperor still come to her side?
Consort Gao’s face became more and more gloomy. “Those Imperial Physicians in the Imperial Hospital are really good for nothing. This Empress has drunk so many bitter medicinal juices for so many years, why hasn’t my belly shown any signs of movement?”
The palace maid was so frightened that she knelt on the ground. “Perhaps… perhaps it’s because the time hasn’t come yet. Imperial Concubine is so favored, one day she will definitely bear a Dragon Son.”
A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Consort Gao’s eyes. “If it really doesn’t work, we can also get rid of the mother and keep the child. Isn’t that what our current Empress Dowager did?”
The palace maid was so frightened that she couldn’t say a word. She just knelt on the ground and kowtowed one after another, until Consort Gao glanced at her coldly and waved her hand impatiently, telling the palace maid to leave.
Lin Lang didn’t know that so many things had happened while she was sleeping. She sneezed hard, then rubbed her nose. The weather has been getting colder and colder recently. It seems that she has to repair this house as soon as possible before winter, and also get a few thick quilts. Otherwise, she really won’t be able to survive this winter.
Just when Lin Lang was troubled by her supplies, a Little Eunuch came over with two palace maids, carrying a lot of things in their hands, all of which were food and supplies. Although the workmanship was average, they looked quite thick.
“Although Imperial Concubine Candidate Lin was moved to this palace, the Empress still remembers you and asked this servant to bring some things over.” The Great Eunuch put the things on the ground with a smile. “I also hope that Imperial Concubine Candidate Lin will cheer up as soon as possible. You must know that you were praised by The Emperor.”
Lin Lang cursed “mǎ xī pí” in her heart. If it weren’t for being praised by The Emperor, she wouldn’t have been moved to the Cold Palace by Consort Gao.
Lin Lang also knew that she was actually a product of the struggle between Consort Gao and the Empress. The Empress sending her things was also out of ill intentions, probably wanting her to fight with Consort Gao as soon as possible. But now that she has been moved to the Cold Palace, how can she fight with Consort Gao? One is the favored Consort Gao, and the other is a small Imperial Concubine Candidate who doesn’t even have a title. Fighting with her is like an egg hitting a stone.
Lin Lang sighed heavily in her heart, but she was still very grateful to the Empress. At least the other party didn’t kick her when she was down, and even brought her so many things.
Lin Lang smiled and said thank you to the Eunuch, and then secretly stuffed a piece of silver ingot into the other party’s hand.
“Eunuch, there’s nothing here. I hope Eunuch can take care of me. Can you ask someone to send some vegetable seeds? It would be best to send some kitchen utensils…” Lin Lang’s voice became smaller and smaller as she spoke, mainly because the money she gave was a little less. Finally, she gritted her teeth and handed the bracelet on her wrist to the Eunuch.
This is a silver bracelet. This was brought by the Original Owner from her home, and it was also the most valuable piece of jewelry of the Original Owner.
The Eunuch weighed the silver ingot and looked at the silver jewelry again. He nodded slowly. “It just so happens that there are some unwanted old things in other palaces. I hope Imperial Concubine Candidate Lin won’t mind. This servant will send someone over later.”
Lin Lang showed a surprised expression. She thought this matter couldn’t be done, but she didn’t expect it to be successful. But this should be thanks to the Empress.
