kingnovel Chapter 613 If you don’t do it, you won’t stop.
Chapter 613 If you don’t do it, you won’t stop.
Concubine Chunyi picked up a white chess piece and supported her chin with her other slender hand. She frowned and thought for a while before placing the chess piece.
Nian Susu was not very good at playing chess, and he only suggested playing chess to relieve boredom and distract the attention of Concubine Chunyi.
In this game on the chessboard, every move she made was full of flaws, and it seemed that her opponent's victory was already a foregone conclusion.
"The Imperial Concubine came to see me today. Is there something?" Nian Susu took the time to chat with her while he was deep in thought.
The warm spring breeze, carrying the scent of peach blossoms, entered the hall through the brocade windows. Nian Susu's hair was lifted up, and her profile was illuminated by a soft light. She smiled and placed a chess piece. Although she had already lost, she took the game very seriously and would never give up until the last move.
Concubine Chunyi, who had long guessed that she would ask this question, smiled with an ambiguous meaning, "It's not that I have anything to say, it's just that it's too boring to be alone in the palace..."
After a pause, she continued, "Yuan'er now lives in a side hall of the Qinian Palace. It is not easy for me to see him. He has a stubborn temper, and I don't know if he will make the teacher angry and make the emperor worried." She drooped her eyelids worriedly.
"Don't worry, Empress Dowager. A few days ago, I went to the Qinian Palace to visit the Emperor and met the Fifth Prince. He gets along very well with the Grand Tutors and the Grand Preceptors. He is not only a fast learner, but also hardworking. The teachers like him very much." After saying this, Nian Susu felt uneasy.
After all, the only time she saw Qin Wenyuan was when he was punished.
But she didn't want to worry a mother who was worried about her son, so she had to comfort her with white lies.
Concubine Chunyi was stunned, not expecting what Nian Susu said. Then she realized something. She smiled at herself, laughing at herself for judging others by her own mean standards.
On the day when Qin Wenyuan was punished by the Grand Tutor, she received the news, and naturally she also heard about how Nian Susu helped her son out of trouble. Although Nian Susu only had a few words with the Grand Tutor at that time and did not reverse the situation, a few days later, Qin Junyu summoned the three masters to the Yangxin Palace, and the four of them stayed there for a whole day.
No one knew what they talked about in there. The only thing that surfaced was that since then, the Third Master's way of educating Qin Wenyuan had changed a lot.
Concubine Chunyi knew that Nian Susu had made an important contribution here, so she tried to test her attitude by trying to see if she would take credit for it in front of her or say something to sow discord. Nian Susu's answer was so unexpected that she felt inferior to her.
"The Queen has more opportunities to see Yuan'er than I do. If we meet one day, I hope the Queen would say hello to him on behalf of me, his incompetent mother." Concubine Chunyi sighed and played chess for a long time.
Nian Susu nodded: "The Fifth Prince is the Emperor's younger brother, and he is my younger brother. Even if the Empress Dowager doesn't say it, I will still care more about the Fifth Prince."
After Concubine Chunyi made a move, Nian Susu was defeated as expected.
She burst out laughing, "I'm not very good at chess, I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me."
"No defense." Concubine Chunyi messed up the chess pieces, her expression becoming meaningful. "Playing chess requires careful planning and a grasp of the overall situation, so that you can slowly make plans and defeat the enemy with one move at the critical moment."
"The queen is kindhearted and simple-minded, and is not suitable for playing chess."
Nian Susu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry for a moment. Was he scolding her or praising her?
High emotional intelligence: simple-minded, not suitable for playing chess.
Low EQ: Too stupid, can’t have any fun.
Before she could figure out the meaning, Concubine Chunyi stood up and left with the case. Nian Susu had no choice but to put the question aside and send her out.
Nian Susu was a body length shorter than Concubine Chunyi. As they were about to reach the palace gate, Concubine Chunyi said something nonsensical: "Surviving in the harem is like playing chess. One wrong move leads to all the wrong moves. Especially since you are sitting on the throne of the queen, there are still many things you will have to face in the future."
Nian Susu looked confused.
"If you need me in the future, you can come to Yongshou Palace to find me." Concubine Chunyi left only these words and left.
Nian Susu went back to the palace while thinking about why she said this to him.
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The cold moonlight enveloped the entire imperial city. The palace servants were ordered to carry lanterns back to their bedrooms, and little lights flickered in the dark night.
Qin Junyu strode into Zhongling Palace with big strides. This time he came alone.
Just like the previous few days, the palace door was closed and Zhihua was guarding the door again.
She had tried to stop him many times, and she was a little worried when she saw him, but she had to obey the Queen's order. When Qin Junyu approached, she could only lower her head and say carefully: "The Queen has gone to bed, Your Majesty, please go back."
This was the fifth time Qin Junyu heard this sentence.
Nian Susu had not seen him for five days and had turned him away five times in a row.
Which emperor had ever suffered such humiliation? But Qin Junyu didn't dare to be angry with her, and didn't dare to use his power to force her to do something she didn't like. No matter how wronged he was, he could only coax her.
Seeing that Qin Junyu didn't speak or respond for a long time, Zhihua was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat. She was really afraid that Qin Junyu would chop her to death in anger.
Qin Junyu clenched his fists. He knew that she must not have slept yet and was acting like this just to avoid seeing him.
In this case, he had no choice but to go all out!
Qin Junyu raised his voice and shouted inside: "Lingling! I know you are not asleep!"
"Can you please open the door and let me in? I have something to tell you."
"If you don't open the door, I will stand at the door until you open it."
Zhi Hua's eyes widened in panic. This was Zhongling Palace! There were so many guards and palace servants on duty around. He begged Nian Susu to open the door without caring about his dignity. The news would spread throughout Shengjing tomorrow.
It doesn't matter to you. You can just let it go if the ministers criticize you in the memorials. But for Nian Susu, once this matter gets out, she will be immediately accused of being arrogant due to her favor, committing crimes, and not knowing etiquette.
Zhihua had lived in the palace for nearly half a year and had seen through the true colors of these people.
"Your Majesty, the Queen has really fallen asleep. Why don't you come back tomorrow?" Zhihua was so anxious that she was about to cry and wanted to cover Qin Junyu's mouth several times.
Qin Junyu wouldn't listen to her.
"Lingling, please don't be angry with me, okay?"
"Lingling..."
Nian Susu was originally reading a storybook in the hall, but he was so noisy that he couldn't concentrate on reading a single word. So he simply sat cross-legged on the bed, hugging a pillow, to listen to what good words he could say.
In the end, he kept saying the same few words over and over again, which was not coaxing at all.
However, she was very happy that Qin Junyu admitted his mistakes. At least he was willing to bow his head and reflect on himself. This was enough to make her less angry.
But this is far from enough for her to forgive him!
No matter how Qin Junyu called out, Nian Susu remained indifferent.
After a while, it became quiet outside.