Chunman Palace

Chapter 33
On this day, all the concubines went to the Queen's Palace to pay their respects as usual.

The queen seemed a little weak, and said weakly: "Get up, summer and autumn are changing, all sisters should take good care of their bodies, and don't catch cold like this palace."

Concubine Min couldn't hide her contempt from the corners of her eyes: "It will be the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, the Mid-Autumn Festival, why is it that the empress is suffering from the cold at this time?"

The empress coughed a few times while covering her dry white lips, and said slowly: "I'm greedy for the cold, and opened the windows before evening, who would have thought that the cold wind would blow me away after eating, and I would fall ill at night."

Seemingly looking down on the empress being so weak, she collapsed when blown by the wind, Concubine Min couldn't help curling her lips in mockery, and sipped lightly from the teacup.

"What kind of cold wind is that? It's clearly a cloudy wind..." Lingbi's eyes were sharp, and she said angrily, "Have you heard about it, Empress? Last night, a palace maid from Yeting walked through the market in a dress embroidered with dragon patterns. Now there is a lot of commotion. , It is said that the emperor was seduced by this vixen and wants to make her a concubine, isn't it because she is blowing the wind?"

Concubine Min glanced at her and said coldly: "Concubine Ling, be careful with your words."

Ling Concubine looked sideways and closed her lips tightly.

The queen coughed a few times, frowned and asked, "Concubine Ling, is there really something wrong?"

"Everything my concubine said is true, if the empress doesn't believe it, you can ask concubine Ji, she has seen it too!"

Lingbi's words were strong, it didn't seem like she was lying.

If this matter is true, it will definitely damage the reputation if it is spread out, so it is better to find out the truth.

The queen thought for a moment, called Shu Xiang to say something, and then said: "It's just that Concubine Ji hasn't been out of the house for a long time due to illness, so let's make a decision after I ask Concubine Ji clearly. Let's all go back to the palace. "

All the concubines had no further objections, and they retired in unison.

Chang Xiuru and Mu Pingting walked side by side, and suggested: "Sister Mu, do you want to go to Yeting with me?"

Mu Pingting was puzzled and said, "What are you going to Ye Ting for? Hasn't the Empress already dealt with this matter?"

"The empress's body has not yet healed, how can I make her overworked? Sister Mu, you will accompany me to meet that court lady. How capable is it to confuse the emperor."

The empress has sent people to investigate this matter, they have not obtained the empress's permission, and they don't know what the emperor's intentions are, so going to the court rashly may seem a bit out of bounds.

Mu Pingting shook her head, "I won't go, Xiuru, I advise you not to go either."

Chang Xiuru said stubbornly: "Just to see, we won't do anything to her."

A crisp voice suddenly came from a distance: "I didn't expect Sister Chang to have such a heart, why don't we share the worries for the empress together."

Seeing Ling Concubine walking towards the two gracefully, Mu Pingting bowed to them and said, "Ling Concubine is auspicious."

"Exemption." Concubine Ling looked at Chang Xiuru without squinting, and said in a slightly raised voice, "Does my younger sister want to go to Ye Ting together? Why don't we go together?"

Chang Xiuru immediately agreed, "It's great to be accompanied by my sister."

"Well, let's go then." Ling Bin smiled lightly, and the sharpness in her eyes gradually revealed.

Mu Pingting expected that the two of them would cause trouble in Ye Ting, and would cause trouble to her upper body, she wanted to persuade her a few more words, but Chang Xiuru had gone far away, and could no longer hear her words.

That night.

The candles in Lin Qingyu's palace were frail, she sat upright on the rosewood chair and read books, Mo'er brought milk soup, and picked out the wicks on the table by the way.

In the past few days, Lin Qingyu has been flipping through the books in confinement, and after reading the books borrowed from Li Taiyi, he started to read the books given by the emperor, and his life was boring and difficult.

The strange thing is that the days of taking medicine to avoid pets were also very boring, but now I can't bear it if I stay for a few more days.

She thought, maybe because she couldn't go out of the palace to relax, she didn't have anything to look forward to.

The emperor didn't come these days, Mo'er felt a little distressed when she saw it, and persuaded: "Young master read the book carefully, this is too taxing for the eyes, use some milk soup and have a good sleep."

"En." Lin Qingyu responded softly, reluctantly put down the book, picked up the bowl of milk soup and said, "I can't ask for it, I want to take it. I seem to understand the meaning of this poem in "The Book of Songs" now." .”

People who write poems toss and turn and some people know, but how many people can know that they toss and turn themselves?If it's not known by my sweetheart, it's just that I worry too much.

She smiled self-deprecatingly, and the milk soup in her hand was stirred a little out of the cup by the spoon.

Mo'er sighed and said, "You can only know what it's like when you're in it. My lord, you still have to cheer up, and you'll be fine after this restraint."

"But my current predicament, I'm afraid it's difficult to solve, that's all." Lin Qingyu put down the cup with some depression, and stretched out his arms to stick to his face.

Mo'er was about to persuade him to rest, when Lingqiao suddenly rushed into the room, and said anxiously: "My little master! My little master! Something serious happened."

Lin Qingyu raised her eyes lazily to look at her, and Mo'er asked for others: "What's the matter, you're in a panic."

Lingqiao took a breath, swallowed the cold wind she inhaled and said: "It's over there, there is a court lady wearing the emperor's robe, which was seen by many people. This morning the empress found out and sent someone to investigate, but still Before the results came out, Chang Concubine and Ling Concubine went over and beat him up!"

"What?!" Lin Qingyu couldn't sit still anymore, straightened up and asked, "And then? How did the empress deal with it?"

"The Queen's Empress is getting more and more cold, and she doesn't have the energy to take care of this matter. The matter is too big. The emperor already knows, saying that Ling Concubine and Chang Concubine beat the maid for no reason, and Ling Concubine was demoted to a nobleman. All over the place as a punishment."

It was within Lin Qingyu's expectation that the emperor was so angry about this court lady.

This court lady can wear the emperor's robes and go back to Yeting, let alone whether the emperor really intends to enter the harem, even if there is, the emperor's own two concubines ran to Yeting to confront a court lady because of jealousy. The status will also make people feel that the emperor's harem is full of jealous wives and lose face.

And the emperor's punishment is not only to prove his majesty, but also to suppress the jealousy of the harem, but...

"It seems that this court lady will soon be brought into the harem by the emperor." Lin Qingyu sighed.

"Why did the young master say that?" Lingqiao looked at the person with puzzled eyes, and then said to herself as if thinking of something: "The servant also heard that the concubine Chang coerced the maid to eat the steamed bun she stepped on with her feet. The concubine is just asking the eunuch to dig up the dirty things from the pail and pour the maid all over her body! The maid probably won't have the face to live anymore."

Mo'er couldn't help sighing: "It's really unheard of."

"Okay, if you have time to chew your tongue here, it's better to read more books." Lin Qingyu was too lazy to listen to this, put a jade strip in the book, got up and walked towards the back room.

In Ganquan Hall, the Empress Dowager looked at Xuan Yin frowningly, and said in a serious tone: "Those concubines don't know how to behave themselves, even if the emperor likes that maid, they dare to make such a fuss. If everyone in the harem is like this, isn't it? Are you going to turn the sky upside down?"

Xuan Yin was sitting upright, with a calm face and said: "What the queen mother said is that the minister has already dealt with the troublesome concubines Ling and Chang."

"Then what are you going to do with Ye Ting? That court lady is wearing the emperor's gown, which is known to everyone. Now there are only two ways, either the emperor can make her a concubine, or give her death immediately." The queen mother looked at her. Xuan Yin, wait for someone to answer.

When hearing the latter sentence, Xuan Yin was startled suddenly.

After a long time, he said calmly: "Then seal it as a promise."

(End of this chapter)