Zhe Furong: After widowhood and rebirth, she was pampered by treacherous ministers

Chapter 218
As soon as the Queen's words came out, everyone thought they heard it wrong, they all lowered their heads, and quietly looked at Concubine Hui from the corner of their eyes.

Concubine Hui couldn't believe it either, looking at the queen with her eyes widened.

Seeing that she didn't understand what she said, the queen said again: "Didn't you hear what I said? Come and drag Concubine Hui out."

Several palace maids and eunuchs hurried forward to drag Concubine Hui away, Concubine Hui finally reacted and begged for mercy, shouting non-stop at the top of her voice.

"Empress Empress—the concubine is wronged!"

The few concubines who bullied Concubine Li together with Concubine Hui were so frightened by this scene that they all lowered their heads, not daring to look at the queen.Several people whispered, discussing why the queen suddenly went to help Concubine Li.Without their backing, they didn't dare to say another word.

"The concubine thanked the empress." Concubine Li bowed slightly, saluting the empress.

"You don't have to thank me, this is the rule in the palace." The queen's tone was as indifferent as when punishing Concubine Hui, which made Concubine Li stunned for a moment.

"Now that the matter of the fifth prince has not been decided, you should stop discussing it, so as not to disturb the rules of the harem." During the whole speech, the queen did not look at Concubine Li.

Princess Pingyang noticed that although the queen was maintaining the rules in the palace on the surface, she was actually hostile to Concubine Li and was not very happy.

"Empress, let Pingyang say something." Pingyang stopped bowing to the queen, and his face was full of dissatisfaction.

The queen turned around slowly and looked at Pingyang.Seeing that she didn't salute him, he wanted to be annoyed, but he also thought that Pingyang had a high status and treatment with the emperor recently, so he endured it.

"Pingyang, if you have anything to say, just say it." The queen said calmly, putting her hand on the hand of her personal maid, Qin'er, looking arrogant, which made Pingyang even more unhappy.

"Since the Queen has said that the Fifth Prince's matter has not been decided yet, it means that everything must remain as usual. Is this wrong?" Pingyang raised his eyebrows slightly.

The queen lowered her eyes and blinked slowly, looking impatient, she didn't speak at last, but just nodded.

"These people shouldn't do such a thing today." Ping Yang said, paused, and pointed to the concubines who were whispering under the steps.

"They all have to apologize to Empress Li." Ping Yang imitated the queen's impatience, uttering each word, which made the people under the steps very anxious.

Concubine Li was afraid of making enemies in the palace for the fifth prince, so she tugged at the hem of Pingyang's clothes behind her back.Pingyang knew what Li Fei was thinking, turned his head slightly to give Li Fei a smile, stretched out his hand and patted Li Fei's hand, telling her not to talk, not to be afraid, just leave it to her.

Seeing that Pingyang was provoking her, the queen couldn't help clenching her back teeth.

"The empress is the lord of the six palaces, she must act according to the palace rules, I will watch the whole process today, your majesty..." Ping Yang pretended to be flustered.

The queen could only sigh slightly, and waved her hands to signal those people to apologize to Concubine Li.

Concubine Xian looked back at Concubine Hui who was kneeling outside the gate of Yonghe Palace, then turned her head and looked at the other concubines in blank dismay.

They didn't want to apologize to Concubine Li, but in this situation, the empress is not willing to help them anymore, so I'm afraid they can only accept it.

A few people reluctantly walked up to Concubine Li, apologizing to Concubine Li one by one, looking very careless.

Pingyang was not very happy, but seeing that Concubine Li accepted it, he couldn't say anything more.

Seeing the end of the matter, Princess Pingyang is here, and the queen doesn't want to stay any longer.After instructing the servants guarding Concubine Hui a few words, he found a reason to leave.And the remaining concubines, who had always followed the queen, also left with the queen.

The Yonghe Palace was quiet in an instant, only Concubine Hui was still kneeling at the door with a full face of complaints, which made Pingyang feel much better.

"Pingyang, did the fifth prince ask you to come?" Everyone left, and Concubine Li could finally have a good talk with Pingyang. She was worried about the fifth prince for a day, but was bullied by all the concubines in the palace for a whole day.

"Yes, Concubine Li, the fifth prince is worried about you and asked me to come here to take care of you. Concubine Li, you see, you are not good to yourself at all. You let these concubines who are lower than you bully you. Let the fifth prince bully you." The prince will be heartbroken if he finds out." Pingyang said earnestly.

Concubine Li sighed and said she was fine.

"Fifth prince, what happened to him? What did your majesty say? It's all my fault. I'm too useless in the palace to help him." Concubine Li sighed.

"My Majesty is wrong, Your Highness is smart. He doesn't need your help. As long as your Majesty believes in him, he will be able to turn danger into good." Pingyang said proudly, "This is Pingyang's evaluation of him as a comrade."

Concubine Li, who had been tense all the time, was amused by Pingyang, and looked at Pingyang dotingly.

Anticipating that Empress Li would thank her, Ping Yang stopped her first.

"It's fine in the barracks. Anyway, I'm bored with it in the mansion. Let's spend time with Empress Li today. I'll come back in a few days."

Concubine Li felt warm in her heart, and with Pingyang around, she seemed to feel less afraid.

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Gu Mo came to Shengjingxi according to the address given by Zhong Yuanwailang.

The Yu Mansion doesn't look very big, and it's not very conspicuous on the street.As the dignified minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there is indeed some inconsistency.

After thinking about it for a while, Gu Mo only felt that Mr. Yu might be a clean and honest official.

Taking Danqing with him, Gu Mo walked up to Yu's mansion.

The guards stopped Gu Mo politely. Xu could see that Gu Mo's clothes were expensive and his appearance was extraordinary. The guards spoke softly and had a good attitude.

"My lord wants to know something from your lord Yu, please let me know." Danqing said.

"However, Mr. Yu is not feeling well today, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to see guests." The guard looked a bit embarrassed.

Danqing had no choice but to take out the token of Duke Dingguo's mansion, and the guards immediately enlarged their eyes when they saw the token, and saluted Gu Mo respectfully.

"See Your Royal Highness."

Gu Mo nodded, then looked at Danqing again, Danqing immediately understood.

"Can I go in and report to your adults now?" Dan Qing asked again.

"His Royal Highness, please wait a moment, the servant will report right away." After finishing speaking, the guard quickly ran in.

Not expecting the guards to come back soon, Gu Mo could only observe the surroundings.

The wood of the gate of the mansion is a little damaged, as if it is old and has not been repaired much.

The other guards by the door, as long as they meet Gu Mo's eyes, they are all respectful, but their expressions are not flattering, they are all natural.

To be able to train his servants to be like this, Mr. Yu must have a good character.Gu Mo couldn't help but wonder who this Master Yu is.And why did he frame the fifth prince's ambergris as poisonous?

(End of this chapter)