Chapter 169: Concubine Qi is promoted to Concubine
The people are sitting in the army, and the pot comes from the capital.

Ao Guangchun was telling his good brother Guan Wenqing about his hard life recently.

At first, he said hastily that he would work hard, but his parents took advantage of the fact that he was beaten and unable to get out of bed, threw a bowl of tranquilizer on the carriage, and took him to the border.

The Fu family army worked together to train themselves while preventing themselves from escaping.

He was caught five times and beaten until his body was covered with blood!
Those people are really cruel, beating with sea buckthorn sticks!
Even though the flesh and blood are blurred, the bones are not injured!

They also punched and kicked, targeting the thickest parts of the flesh.

After being abused for such a long time, he actually gradually improved...

As Guan Wenqing listened, he felt something was not right when he saw him lift up his clothes to show off his eight-pack abs and well-formed pectoral muscles.

"You bastard, are you showing off in front of me?!"

Ao Guangchun was surprised: "Am I showing off? My life is so hard! Look at my skin... it's been tanned..."

However, the corner of his mouth was too obviously raised, so Guan Wenqing slapped him on the back of his head with a big nose: "You still say you are not showing off?!"

The two of them immediately became a mess.

In the palace, Lu Daban was packing his things with a bitter face, while the two young eunuchs who were brought with him by him looked worried and reluctant.

"Master, why did you agree so immediately..."

Lu Daban comforted his two young disciples: "Don't worry, Master is fine. I will make it to Taizhou no matter what with my old bones! I will never let His Majesty down!"

There was a hint of tragedy on his face. After sending the two little disciples away, Lu Daban's mouth curled up slightly, with a hint of an attitude that he could no longer suppress.

I can actually leave the palace in this life...May my ancestors bless me!
He had saved up a lot of property over the years and originally wanted to take it with him.

But after thinking about it, he hid the most important things in the secret compartment in the floor tiles under the bed.

Of the remaining property, he gave part to his apprentice, put part in a box that usually holds gold and silver and entrusted it to his apprentice for safekeeping, and took part with him...

After Lu Daban and his guards left the capital, Lu Daban's little apprentice quietly came to the emperor with a box in his hand.

"Your Majesty, this is the property left by Lu Daban. He entrusted it to me for safekeeping before he left, and told me to return it to him when he returned..."

The emperor looked through the valuables in the box, and asked in detail about the circumstances before Lu Daban left, and heaved a sigh of relief.

He didn't know why, but now he was suspicious and felt that he couldn't trust the people around him...

After thinking for a while, he ordered, "Go to Concubine Qi."

The young eunuch was stunned for a moment before he searched for Concubine Qi's address in his mind: the biological mother of the Seventh Prince... Your Majesty hasn't looked for her for many years, why did he suddenly think of her?
The young eunuch responded with a "Yes!"

When Concubine Qi heard that the emperor was going to come to her place, she was extremely surprised and hurriedly asked the palace servants to help her dress up.

But she hadn't had the opportunity to meet His Majesty alone for many years, and she didn't have many jewelry or clothes to show off...

After reluctantly dressing up, Concubine Qi knelt down to greet the Emperor.

The emperor entered the palace, looked at the shabby Concubine Qi, then looked at the shabby palace. He recalled the past and his expression became more complicated.

"Rongrong, I haven't come to see you in these years. Do you feel resentful?"

This question is... Who can say that there is resentment?

Concubine Qi naturally said "no", and then said ashamedly that her palace did not have any decent tea or snacks to welcome His Majesty.

The emperor was not surprised. He asked about the seventh prince's situation and said that the Qinghui Palace was too shabby and wanted some ornaments to be sent over.

Concubine Qi was extremely surprised, but she didn't understand why the emperor suddenly treated her so well. She stood aside, feeling uneasy.

The emperor looked at her for a moment, then asked, "Have you regretted entering my harem these years?"

Concubine Qi was so frightened that she knelt down again: "I am devoted to Your Majesty and loyal to Him. How could I regret it? The greatest happiness in my life is to be Your Majesty's woman..."

It was a heartfelt confession, but the emperor didn't know how much he listened to. Anyway, the emperor only sat for a cup of tea and left without even touching the tea.

After Concubine Qi knelt to see His Majesty off, she sat there in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about...

"Mother..." The Seventh Prince came in at some point and saw Concubine Qi in a daze, so he shouted.

Concubine Qi shuddered with fear, and then she looked at the Seventh Prince: "Xu'er, help me think about why your father came to see me today? But what happened outside?"

Concubine Qi was no longer at the age where her mind was filled with love, and she knew very well that her ugly appearance could not possibly attract the emperor, so there must be other reasons.

The Seventh Prince's eyes were deep: "Perhaps it is because the master kidnapped all the soldiers in the camp outside the capital..."

The Seventh Prince explained what happened outside.

Concubine Qi covered her mouth with her hand.

"Oh my God..."

She only knew that the soldiers from the camp outside the capital and Fu Chenan were chasing the Tatar cavalry, but she didn't know that they never came back!
After coming to her senses, Concubine Qi grabbed the Seventh Prince's arm, her eyes full of fear: "Son, was it wrong for me to ask you to take Fu Chenan as your master?"

"Fu Chenan refused to obey the imperial edict and refused to allow the Beijing Suburbs Camp to return. Is he planning a rebellion? Ah?"

"If he rebels, will your father vent his anger on us and... kill us?"
Concubine Qi turned pale and was terrified.

The Seventh Prince's eyes were gloomy as he looked up at the cold and desolate palace: when he came in, the palace servants all went out obediently.

"Mom, don't let your imagination run wild. I am the son of the emperor. It's not my fault that Fu Chenan rebelled. He won't use me as a target..."

As for Fu Chenan, if he really rebels, when he enters the capital, there will always need a legitimate heir to the throne to sit in this position.

Wouldn't I, who was closest to him, have a chance then? !

But he didn't dare say this out loud, for fear that the walls might have ears.

After comforting her mother, not long after the Seventh Prince left, Concubine Qi received an imperial edict: Concubine Qi had made great contributions in raising the Seventh Prince, and was promoted to Concubine Qi.

Various ornaments were sent along with the imperial edict.

Concubine Qi looked at the dazzling array of ornaments and imperial edicts and felt that they were unreal.

Qi Fei's intuition told her that the reason in the imperial edict was just an excuse, and the real reason was still Fu Chenan...

Fu Chenan...that kid is so powerful now?

So bold?

He——actually dared to rebel? !
Concubine Qi covered her chest and felt very stuffy.

At such a precarious time, Concubine Qi, who had been out of favor for many years, was suddenly promoted to imperial concubine, which seemed strange no matter how you looked at it.

why? !

Is it because Fu Chenan was once the seventh prince’s master?
The emperor is afraid that Fu Chenan will rebel, so he plans to use the seventh prince to check and balance him? !

But the Seventh Prince is only twelve years old. Isn’t he too young?

The Qinghui Palace, which had been deserted for a long time, suddenly became lively.

Many concubines came to inquire about the news, wanting to know the real reason why Concubine Qi suddenly became favored.

The emperor suddenly began to pay attention to the seventh prince's studies. He actually took him to his side to teach him every day and praised him a lot.

Under the emperor's "careful teaching", the seventh prince was like a rough jade that had been dusted off, and gradually revealed his intelligent and clever side.

Several adult princes panicked...

(End of this chapter)