readsfreenovel Chapter 239: Wutong Wooden Flute
Chapter 239: Wutong Wooden Flute
King Kang spoke to Wuer Yuji calmly, and she heard nothing but praise for the woman. The more she listened, the more her heart twisted with hatred. The woman was like a fairy in King Kang's words, but she herself had to crawl out of the jade cage and kneel at King Kang's feet, like the lowest of slaves.
The emperor and the empress were inseparable in Fengqi Palace for several days. Emperor Shenwu even issued an edict to exempt the concubines in the six palaces from kneeling and paying respects for nine days. Of course, the concubines in the harem did not really think that Emperor Shenwu did not value the empress and exempted them from kneeling and paying respects. On the contrary, it was because Emperor Shenwu did not want the concubines in the six palaces to disturb them and did not want them to disturb the empress that he issued such an edict.
During the reign of Emperor Shenwu, Lan Qingwu was considered the first true queen. Empress Li Wanhui was the Crown Princess. After her death, she was posthumously named Empress by Emperor Shenwu and given the title Ronghui.
In the bedroom of Fengqi Palace, Lan Qingwu was resting on the bed. Emperor Shenwu rarely stopped pestering Lan Qingwu and was flipping through a memorial beside him.
Ruhan walked lightly to the bedside and whispered, "Master, Concubine Wen came to see you and brought a special gift."
Lan Qingwu glanced at Emperor Shenwu, who was looking at the memorial with a frown on his face. After a moment of thought, she quietly stood up and walked towards the main hall.
Lan Qingwu walked into the main hall slowly and calmly. Ruhan carefully helped Lan Qingwu sit down before standing up straight.
In the middle of the hall, Concubine Wen watched Lan Qingwu walk in leisurely, and then sit leisurely in the supreme position in the harem. She unconsciously clenched her hands.
Concubine Wen suppressed her true emotions and knelt down to perform the ceremony of worship in a serious manner.
Lan Qingwu felt awkward watching Concubine Wen perform the salute with the airs of a noble lady. She didn't mince words and said directly, "Concubine Wen, is there something wrong? His Majesty has ordered the six concubines not to come to pay their respects for the next few days. You don't have to come to Fengqi Palace."
Concubine Wen straightened her back, looked directly at Lan Qingwu and said, "Your Majesty, I have a gift for you. Please accept it."
Concubine Wen glanced at the senior palace maid Caixia behind her. Caixia immediately stepped forward with the gift in both hands. Ruyan hurried down the hall, took the mahogany brocade box from Caixia's hands, and presented it to Lan Qingwu.
Lan Qingwu frowned slightly and said, "Princess Wen, I have accepted your gift. Is there anything else?"
"Your Majesty, won't you take a look? This gift was given to me by my father after much effort. I am giving it to you, Your Majesty."
Concubine Wen had no intention of leaving. She looked at Lan Qingwu's puzzled expression and said, "The Empress is now pregnant with the dragon fetus. This gift is just the right thing to relieve her boredom."
Lan Qingwu gestured to Ruyan to open the mahogany brocade box. Inside the beautiful mahogany brocade box was a flute made of paulownia wood, with a lifelike phoenix with its wings spread high carved on the flute body.
Concubine Wen looked at the phoenix totem and whispered, "This material is carved from the heart of the rare phoenix wood. The phoenix wood and the phoenix totem are perfect for the Empress and her Phoenix Palace."
Lan Qingwu sighed helplessly, "Is the Third Princess feeling unwell? Has the Imperial Physician checked on her?"
Concubine Wen shook her head gently: "If there is anything wrong, I will protect the Third Princess. I have a doubt in my heart, and I can't help but express it!"