I. Suspicion
From the moment Zhen Huan stepped into this deep palace compound, her eyes were immediately attracted by her colleague Shen Meizhuang. At the beginning, she was full of admiration for this noble-born Meizhuang.
After all, in that grand draft meeting, Meizhuang showed a calm and calm extraordinary bearing as soon as he appeared, which formed a strong contrast with the arrogance and rudeness of An Lingrong's Xiaojia Biyu, Xia Hong and others, and could be called the leader in the competition.
Meizhuang not only came from a noble background, but also carefully arranged various trainings for her at home, which really amazed Zhen Huan. As expected, at the draft scene, Meizhuang won the favor of the Queen Mother with her profound knowledge and calm temperament, and became the newcomer with the highest status among the concubines who entered the palace that day.
However, soon after entering the palace, Zhen Huan began to have deep doubts about Meizhuang's behavior. According to common sense, a palace concubine who has won such an honor should always accompany the emperor in order to seek that grace.
However, Meizhuang treated the emperor very coldly, but frequently went to the queen mother's bedroom and served the queen mother wholeheartedly.
Second, the glorious years
On the day of the draft, Meizhuang showed her extraordinaryness as soon as she appeared. Her calm and unhurried bearing, elegant and decent words, all show the superior conditions of her noble birth.
In contrast, An Lingrong's cheesy posture like a small jasper, and the arrogant looks of Xia Chun and others are not comparable to Meizhuang's calm atmosphere.
Sure enough, after layers of screening, Meizhuang finally emerged and won the highest score of the day and won the praise of the Queen Mother. All this is what her family expects and is the best proof of the rigorous training she has received since she was a child.
Stepping into the palace gate, Meizhuang is the newcomer with the highest status among the concubines who entered the palace that day, which can be described as infinite scenery and momentum.
In addition to Meizhuang's own outstanding quality, the emperor's deep friendship with her is also worthy of the name. After all, Meizhuang is not only from a prominent family, but also the eldest daughter of the family, and the emperor included her in the harem, so he naturally has deeper considerations.
The draft set up by the emperor was ostensibly to bring together the previous dynasty, but in fact, Meizhuang's noble background is a rare candidate, and it is undoubtedly an excellent choice for the emperor to attach importance to strength and family rank!
After entering the palace, the emperor's love for Meizhuang was revealed. Meizhuang quickly obtained the qualification to serve in the bedroom, and became a noble person who could always accompany the emperor and share the luck of Longque.
Her status as a favorite concubine is as stable as a rock, and she even became a favorite concubine in the harem for a while.
However, there has always been a constant chord song in the harem, and it is inevitable that people who are outstanding will not be able to avoid it. For example, Concubine Hua, although she is arrogant and domineering in the eyes of everyone, her deep friendship with the emperor is unparalleled, and she sincerely loves the emperor.
Seeing that Meizhuang won the emperor's favor so quickly and took away the favor that should have belonged to her, Concubine Hua's heart was naturally full of jealousy and resentment.
So, Concubine Hua began to secretly plot a conspiracy. Although she is also a favorite concubine, she is just an insignificant nobleman in front of Meizhuang, and she doesn't need to take it to heart at all.
Under the banner of "teaching", Concubine Hua ordered Meizhuang to transcribe the complicated palace accounts in the middle of the night, until Meizhuang's eyes were so sour that she could barely open them.
When Meizhuang was exhausted, Concubine Hua actually took advantage of the night to push her into the thousand carp pond in the palace, trying to kill her. Faced with such a life-and-death situation, Meizhuang was naturally terrified, but fortunately, the emperor arrived in time, otherwise she would have died in Huangquan.
With such a major matter, the emperor naturally cannot sit idly by. However, the emperor did not investigate the matter in depth, and only understated it and left it alone. For Meizhuang, this is undoubtedly a heavy blow.
She thought that the emperor would seek justice for herself, but it backfired, and this favor turned out to be just a hypocrisy.
Since then, Meizhuang has been completely disappointed in the emperor. She knew that she couldn't gain a foothold in the palace with favor alone, and she needed to find a more solid support. Therefore, she began to aspire to have a royal son and consolidate her position in the harem by giving birth to an imperial heir.
It's a pity that fate played a cruel joke on her! An unexpected fake pregnancy incident made the emperor angry, and he slapped Meizhuang in public! This slap not only made the golden hairpin on Meizhuang's gorgeous bun fall to the ground, but also shattered the little expectation of the emperor left in her heart.
Since then, Meizhuang's feelings for the emperor have completely disappeared, and the deep friendship between the two has disappeared.
Fourth, turn to the Queen Mother to seek refuge
Meizhuang, who has gone through hardships, has a deeper resentment towards the emperor. She used to be so favored, but once she lost her grace, she couldn't get even the most basic justice.
Seeing that Zhen Huan was in a deep predicament, but in the end she was not punished in the slightest, Meizhuang's trust in the emperor completely collapsed.
It turned out that the emperor's favor for the harem was so false, it was just endless deception and charity. A woman he once favored was finally abandoned.
Meizhuang was full of pain and disappointment, so he decided to sever all relations with the emperor.
During the lockdown, Meizhuang suffered another conspiracy, and almost died of poison in his body. Fortunately, Wen Shichu did his best to save her from the brink of life and death.
Meizhuang's gratitude to Imperial Physician Wen was beyond words, and he had a deep admiration for him. However, due to the great difference in status between the two, they are destined not to come together.
Although Meizhuang's personal future is bleak, she carries the high hopes of the entire family behind her. She knows that it is far from enough to gain a foothold in the palace with the emperor's favor, and she needs to find a more stable backer.
In the court, the Queen Mother is undoubtedly the best choice.
The Queen Mother has always admired Meizhuang very much, and has given her a lot of care and favor since the day she entered the palace. When Meizhuang was pregnant, the Queen Mother generously gave her the precious hairpin she had worn when she was young as a reward.
Meizhuang kept this in mind, so he decided to serve the Queen Mother wholeheartedly in order to seek her protection.
Meizhuang won the love of the Queen Mother with its careful care and thoughtful care, whenever the Queen Mother complained about the taste of the decoction, she would always use dexterous language to coax the Queen Mother to take a sweet candied fruit, and every time the Queen Mother could be amused and smiled.
With this delicate care service, Meizhuang quickly won the favor of the queen mother, even if she lost the emperor's favor in the harem, she was still able to deal with every day calmly.
Chapter 5: Secret Feelings
During the days when she served as the queen mother's palace maid, Meizhuang and Wen Shichu of the Tai Hospital gradually established a deep friendship. At first, she didn't have any thoughts about this steady and humble doctor.
However, with the passage of time, Wen Shichu's strict manners and elegant manners made Meizhuang feel a special feeling.
As a physician at the beginning, Wen Shi has always adhered to the quality of integrity and kindness, and treats others with kindness and friendliness. Despite his humble origins, he displayed no less noble sentiments than any powerful family.
Meizhuang regarded him as a confidant and had a deep admiration for him.
However, the identity gap between them is simply too huge. One is a noble concubine in the harem, and the other is an ordinary imperial physician in the court, even if Meizhuang has a deep affection for him, it can't change this fact.
Therefore, Meizhuang can only bury this emotion deep in his heart and not let anyone notice it.
The reason why Meizhuang frequently goes in and out of the Queen Mother's palace is not just to please the Queen Mother. She hoped that she would take this opportunity to take a few more glances at Wen Shichu, even if it was just a peek from a distance, it was enough to make her feel satisfied.
When Zhen Huan persuaded her to maintain an intimate relationship with the emperor, Meizhuang turned a deaf ear to this. For her, the emperor's favor has become a thing of the past, and her heart has already made a decision.
Even when Zhen Huan was expelled from the palace by the emperor, she never wavered from this and completely threw the emperor out of the clouds.
Her mind has been completely poured into Wen Shichu alone.
Chapter 6 Catharsis of Love
No one expected that an accident would ruthlessly reveal the deepest secret of Meizhuang's heart. When the noble Qi maliciously slandered Zhen Huan and Wen Shichu had an affair, in order to prove his innocence, Wen Shichu resolutely chose to self-harm his body.
Once the news spread, Meizhuang was immediately shocked. Wen Shichu has always occupied an extremely important position in her heart, but now that such a distressing thing has happened, her emotions are instantly excited to the extreme, resulting in an unexpected early delivery.
Sitting on the delivery bed, the intense pain made Meizhuang have to pour out the secrets that have been hidden in his heart for many years. It turned out that for many years, she was full of different emotions for Wen Shichu, so she frequently went in and out of the Queen Mother's bedroom, not for other purposes, just to be able to often witness Wen Shichu's demeanor.
Zhen Huan was puzzled by Meizhuang's behavior before, but now when she hears her confession, it is like seeing the sun through the clouds.
In the cage of this deeply locked harem, it is not easy to have an innocent love. Now Meizhuang can express this feeling without reservation, which can be regarded as the end of a heartfelt matter.
Since then, she can finally be completely relieved and bury this love that ended without a problem deep in her heart.