Donggong Zhangjiao

Xu Lingyi was extremely reluctant, but with her current situation and status, how could she compete with Concubine Wan, so she had no choice but to agree.

Seeing that she was quite sensible, Concubine Wan ordered someone to take the Sixth Princess to play somewhere else, and she slowly started walking around.

"Tell me, how did you dare to enter the palace when you are so stupid? Originally, I thought that you and the Qiu family in the cold palace were really like sisters. Tsk, I never thought that you were being treated as a toy by her and played with. Yu Gu has been in charge for many years."

Listening to Concubine Wan's sarcasm, Xu Lingyi tightened the handkerchief in her hand, pursed her lips tightly and remained silent.

But Concubine Wan did not stop because of her lack of response.

"I think, if you hadn't been with that Qiu family, your current situation might have been better. How long has it been since the emperor went to your Xianfu Palace? I think about it, it must have been three or four months. ?”

"Why does the empress need to ridicule my concubine? Isn't it important that the emperor sets foot in the Yichun Palace of the empress?"

After all, Xu Lingyi was not a person who could stand his temper, so he still opened his mouth to fight back.

But what greeted her was Concubine Wan's backhand slap.

Under the crisp sound, an inconspicuous red mark appeared on Xu Lingyi's fair face.

That's right, Concubine Wan didn't hit her hard.

This slap was not an expression of anger, but a simple lesson.

Therefore, although the beating was gentle, Xu Lingyi felt even more aggrieved. He gritted his teeth and felt humiliation tumbling in his heart.

"I thought you really learned well, but I never thought that this mouth still doesn't know how to speak."

Xu Lingyi glared at her angrily, "Concubine Wan, please don't bully others too much!"

"Ha." Concubine Wan raised her hand to cover her lips and smiled softly. Then her eyes suddenly became sharp and she slapped her again, "You still don't behave well. I'm trying to teach you the rules!"

The slap was a bit harder, causing Xu Lingyi to turn his head away.

Seeing that her master was at a disadvantage, Hongdou was about to step forward, but was blocked by the people from Yichun Palace and couldn't get close at all.

"you!"

"What are you doing?" Concubine Wan cast her a sarcastic glance, "At any rate, your family background is higher than mine. You entered the palace with such a good reputation, and now that you are like this, you won't think that the queen really treats you so well. If you have a brain, you should carefully investigate why your stomach has not moved yet."

When she said these words, Xu Lingyi was immediately stunned.

Then Concubine Wan said, "You have a good sister, Qiu, in front of you. Do you want to have a good sister, Lu, in the back? You can definitely think that I am inciting you. Whether you grow wise or not is up to you."

After leaving these words, Concubine Wan led the people in the direction where the Sixth Princess was playing.

At this moment, Hongdou quickly ran forward and supported Xu Lingyi.

"Is your face okay, Lingyi?"

"It's okay." Xu Lingyi raised his hand to stop Hongdou's movements, "I'm fine."

"Lingyi. Concubine Wan must be deliberately sowing discord. You can't believe it. Our Xu family and the Queen's Lu family are already married. We are both prosperous and devastated. Concubine Zhao has Concubine Jin's eldest prince, Concubine Song. The third prince, as well as her own fourth prince, the queen only has a fifth prince here, allowing you to give birth to the prince is to give the fifth prince an extra boost, how could she not let you give birth."

Anko advised in a low voice.

But Xu Lingyi tightened his hand and his eyes darkened a bit.

"But Concubine Wan will not say these things to me for no reason. Has she discovered something and led me to notice it? If I find out, it will be in line with her wishes to turn against the queen."

"What are Lingyi going to do?" Hongdou asked slightly worriedly.

Xu Lingyi pursed her lips, narrowed her eyes and said, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, I'll check it out before I can feel at ease. People's hearts are apart from each other, and Qiu Shaojia has taught me the lesson before me. The queen can't believe it easily." Seeing what she said, Hongdou also felt that it made sense. , nodded and said no more.

That night, Fengxuan Palace.

"Mother, the news from Xianfu Palace is that Xu Lingyi got angry at Concubine Wan today and lost her temper again. The maid coaxed her for a long time, and now she said that she wanted to send something back to the family. She is so upset in the harem because her parents love her so much, and the family is also upset outside even if they can't help it."

Minsi came in from outside and reported in a low voice.

At that time, the queen was reading a book with the fifth prince. After hearing this, she asked Tian Mo to take the child down first.

"She just wants to do it all the time. If you come to report it, she must have done more than this, right?"

"Your Majesty is wise." Minsi leaned forward, "Among the things that Xu Lingyi picked out to send back to the Xu family, there is a batch of items that she needs daily. There are many things in there."

The queen frowned when she heard this, "I'm smart. I want to ask someone to investigate from outside, but have you heard what Concubine Wan said to her today?"

"Concubine Wan's place was as strict as an iron barrel, and she didn't hear anything. When Xu Lingyi went out, she only brought her personal maid Hongdou. Our people tried to trick her, but nothing came out. She only vaguely heard Xu Lingyi say a few words while she was waiting. No matter how proud Concubine Ju Wan is, she still cannot get pregnant."

When Minsi said this, she paused and said again.

"My maid guessed that Xu Lingyi might have used this incident to hurt Concubine Wan again, and Concubine Wan made things difficult for her. Then she thought that she had never been happy, so she was ready to check if there was any problem around her."

The queen felt in her heart that Concubine Wan didn't know that she couldn't have a baby, so she naturally wouldn't go there. Concubine Wan reminded Xu Lingyi to be careful of outsiders trying to murder her, so she thought about this.

Therefore, at this time, I also agree with Minsi's ideas.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a moment and then said, "Since she is suspicious, let's find something for her to do."

Immediately, he waved Minsi forward and whispered a few words in her ear.

That night, while Xu Lingyi was taking a bath, a second-class maid named Qinglian sneaked into the inner room and took out a comb that was exactly the same as the one Xu Lingyi used every day, ready to replace it.

But she was probably nervous. When she left, her sleeve accidentally caught the candlestick. The candlestick fell to the ground and made a loud noise, which attracted Anko and Xiaozhi, who were waiting in the clean room next to them, to rush out to check the situation.

The candle fell to the ground and was still burning. Several people hurriedly stepped forward to put out the fire.

Fortunately, nothing was burned, and a pot of tea was poured on it and it was extinguished.

Only then did Qinglian cry and say, "I didn't mean it, I didn't mean it. I saw the candle dimming and was about to cut the wick, but I accidentally knocked it over!"

At that time, Xu Lingyi had dried herself and came out in pajamas. She was upset when she saw the mess in front of her.

"Okay, okay, you're useless, get out of here!"

"Yes, slave, please leave!"

Qinglian kowtowed and was about to exit. At this moment, the comb she had hidden in her sleeve slipped out and was immediately seen by the sharp-eyed Hongdou.

"Wait, what is this?!"

"Nothing, this belongs to my slave."

Before Qinglian could explain, Anko had already snatched the comb away.

She helped Xu Lingyi dress up every day, so naturally she recognized her at a glance and asked her on the spot.

"You are so brave, you dare to steal the master's things!"