Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 28 Visiting Concubine Shu
  "It's easy to say. We serve the emperor together, that is, we are sisters. Since we are sisters, I should take care of you more. Oh, by the way, these two jars of plaster are for Jingyue. It can't be better for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. I hope she Get well soon."

Lu Zheng was originally here to give her peach blossom and jade face powder, and by the way, she gave Jing Yue a plaster to dispel blood and blood stasis. Seeing that her goal was achieved, she stopped staying, said a few perfunctory words and left.

"The sun is really shining in the west today, and Lucai people actually came to apologize to you in person. Could it be that your conscience has discovered it?"

Zhuying said suspiciously. For her, there must be a monster when things go wrong. If Lu Cairen had some scruples, he wouldn't have ordered people to beat Jingyue so hard in the first place.

"Or is it that last night, the emperor said something to Lu Cairen, and Lu Cairen had no choice but to come here to show off?"

"It shouldn't be the Emperor. If the Emperor wanted to punish Lu Cairen, he would have ordered her to be grounded long ago, but he did not do so because he was worried about the emperor's heir in her belly. In this case, the Emperor should not reprimand her later."

Although the emperor does not advocate slapping and punishing palace people at will, compared with the emperor's heir, he will certainly choose the emperor's heir.

Zhu Ci frowned and thought deeply, playing with the peach blossom and jade face powder in her hand. Suddenly she thought of something, spread the handkerchief flat on the table, and poured out all the powder inside.

"Master, what are you doing?" Zhuying asked.

Zhu Ci asked instead, "What kind of person do you think Lucai is?"

She reached out and pulled out the hairpin from her hair, flicking the powder on the veil back and forth.

Zhuying said without thinking: "Lucai is arrogant and rude. Every time he meets his master, he always speaks in a weird and arrogant manner. He always likes to look at concubines who have a low status for him. He is not a good person. Easy to get along with.”

"Yes, Lu Cairen looks down on me. Even if she is reprimanded by the emperor and has to apologize to me, she will not be so kind. So she came here willingly. There must be something wrong here."

Zhu Ci didn't find anything else in the Peach Blossom Jade Face Powder. When she smelled it carefully, she only felt that it was fragrant and there was no strange smell.

Strange, could it be that she thought wrong?
  Zhu Ci rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair and smooth wrists. She took some peach blossom and jade powder and applied it on her wrists, looking at it quietly.

Zhuying's heart also lifted. If there is really something detrimental to the master in this peach blossom jade face powder, then Lu Cairen would be too cruel.

About a quarter of an hour later, Zhu Ci felt an extremely itchy feeling on her wrist. She couldn't help scratching it twice and found that her wrist was red and covered with dense blisters.

Zhuying was shocked and exclaimed in a low voice, "Lucai is really a vicious person. He really added something to this peach blossom and jade face powder."

"My slave said she was so kind. It turns out that she had this intention in mind. Fortunately, the master was more careful. If she used it directly on her face without any precautions, wouldn't it be..." A chill ran down my back, and I didn't dare to think about it in detail. Go down.

Zhuying hurriedly fetched water. Zhu Ci cleaned her hands carefully. Fortunately, she didn't apply too much and washed them in time. It wasn't serious, but it was still a little itchy. As long as she refrained from scratching, she would be fine.

"I just said that Lu Cai is such a good person, why would he give me something? That was the original idea."

Zhu Ci's expression gradually cooled down, "She thinks that I am a palace maid and have never seen anything good. So she gave this peach blossom jade face powder to me. I will definitely use it on my face. By then I will The emperor will also dislike me because of the scars and disfigurement caused by the extremely itchy and unstoppable scratching."

She sneered and put down her sleeves slowly, "It's a pity, I've used this trick before, and I don't know any new tricks." "What are you going to do, master?" Zhuying's face was stained. A thin layer of anger.

"Do you want to tell the emperor about this? I am worried that if this plan fails, the Lucai people will have the evil intention to persecute you again!"

"It's useless to tell the emperor. The emperor will only scold Lu Cairen a few words, and she is pregnant now. If she had not done something treasonous, the emperor would not easily punish Lu Cairen. I am sorry to the emperor It’s not that important at all.”

Zhu Ci carefully reinstalled the remaining Peach Blossom Jade Face Powder. She took the handkerchief handed over by Zhuying and wiped her fingers.

"If I can't bring down the Lucai people in one fell swoop, the Lucai people will still look for opportunities to harm me, so if I have to do it, I'll do it absolutely, so that the Lucai people will never have the possibility of turning over again."

Zhu Ci stood up and took two steps back and forth, "I seem to be a little full from eating. Please accompany me out to eat. By the way, bring the East China Sea pearls that the emperor rewarded me with, and we will go to see Empress Shu."

The conversation changed so quickly that Zhuying didn't react for a moment, "But Lu Cairen is a distant cousin of Concubine Shu. What if Concubine Shu ordered Lu Cairen to do this..."

Zhu Ci reached out to interrupt her, "I know everything you want to say, so just do as I tell you. I know what I'm saying."

Seeing that Zhu Ci insisted on doing this, Zhuying could only do it even if she felt it was inappropriate.

Zhu Ci specially changed her clothes and put on a more colorful makeup, which made her look even more charming like Xu Tingyue.

She took Zhuying slowly to Jinghong Palace, where Xu Tingyue was teasing a white parrot with her nails on the corridor and teaching it to speak.

"Why is the wind blowing here today? Why did Zhu Yunu come here? If you don't go to Yongfu Palace and serve your noble concubine well, what are you doing here? The temple in this palace is very small, but it can't hold your statue. Big Buddha.”

"The imperial concubine is being served by Liu Yan. After all, the concubine is also the master. How can she still do the work of serving others in the past?"

Zhu Ci didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in Xu Tingyue's words, or maybe he didn't care after hearing it.

She curled her lips in disdain, took the box of East Sea pearls from Zhuying's hand, and handed it over to her in a flattering manner.

"I heard that Concubine Shu's favorite thing is pearls. I have a box of fine East Sea pearls here, which are of excellent quality. I came here specially to present them to Concubine Shu."

Xu Tingyue glanced at Zhu Ci suspiciously, then took it and took a look. The pearls inside were in good condition, both in terms of size and color.

"You are so thoughtful. Remember what I like! But why don't you keep such a good thing for yourself? If not, you might as well give it to the imperial concubine. She is also your benefactor."

Xu Tingyue handed the bird food to the palace maid next to her, clapped her hands and turned around to enter the house.

Zhu Ci followed closely behind, "There are no good things from the imperial concubine, and I guess she doesn't despise this concubine. I'm not afraid to say something heartfelt to the imperial concubine. Although the imperial concubine is kind to the concubine, she can It is true that I am jealous of my concubine for being favored by the emperor."

(End of this chapter)