Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 29 Do you think I will believe you?

"Why are you telling me this? I am not interested in your affairs."

Xu Tingyue sat on the couch. Bai Xinrui was pregnant and it was inconvenient to attend her bed, and she was worried that the rising stars in the harem would steal her favor, so she had no choice but to let those around her serve the emperor.

Instead of finding a noble girl from a noble family, it would be better to find a slave from a humble background.

"I have been at odds with the imperial concubine for a long time, and everyone in the harem knows it. If you still dare to come to Jinghong Palace as a guest, you are not afraid that the imperial concubine will hear some news and make you angry."

"I'm not afraid of concubines. The imperial concubine is domineering and moody by nature. If she doesn't conform to the imperial concubine's wishes, she will throw a tantrum at the concubine. Don't say that you have any objections to the imperial concubine, even the concubine has enough to endure."

Zhu Ci said aggrievedly, with a bit of resentment in her voice, "I want to understand that the reason why the imperial concubine allows me to serve the emperor is just for herself, and the concubine is just her chess piece. If the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, the concubine will be killed." I'm worried that one day, if the imperial concubine gives birth to Lin'er safely, her concubine will die."

"It seems that you are not too stupid. I originally thought that you were a beauty with empty beauty and empty brains. However, Concubine Bai is always sour and jealous. Just because of your beauty, you can stay dormant in her palace. After such a long time, I’m not stupid after all.”

Xu Tingyue propped her head up and looked at Zhu Ci. She was indeed very pretty, no wonder the emperor was fascinated by her. She has been in the palace for many years and has seen many beauties, but not many who are as stunning as her at a glance.

Not to mention the emperor, she liked it after seeing it.

"Do you want me to help you?"

"The Concubine Shu is smart. I am a palace maid, so I am weak and have no one to rely on in the palace. Your Majesty, you have always been a royal family member. Thanks to you and the Concubine to compete with me for so many years, the Concubine has not been able to rely on me." As for one family being the only one?"

Zhu Ci bit her lower lip and said solemnly: "I don't want to be just a royal concubine, so I am willing to work for the empress and help her bring down Concubine Bai."

"Oh, do you think I will believe the nonsense you are telling me? Let's not talk about whether you colluded with Concubine Bai and deliberately deceived me."

Xu Tingyue paused, glanced deeply at Zhu Ci, and raised a mocking smile on her lips.

"Even if what you say is true, since you think the imperial concubine is unreliable, you are willing to take refuge in me. If the palace loses power somewhere, I am afraid that you will turn around and sell me. Do you think I will believe you?" !”

She sneered, and Zhu Ci raised his head and looked directly into Xu Tingyue's eyes.

"The empress has concerns, and I can also understand the concerns of the empress. I just don't know whether the concubine in her belly is a princess or a prince. If it is a princess, forget it, but if it is a little prince..."

Seeing Xu Tingyue's expression change, Zhu Ci stopped in time and changed her words.

"Your Majesty, you can carefully consider my concubine's proposal, and I will find an opportunity to prove your sincerity to your Majesty."

Xu Tingyue remained silent. She took a piece of dried orange meat and pinched it on her fingertips. She didn't eat it but just looked at it quietly.

Bai Xinrui has always said that she will like boys or girls, but anyone can see that she particularly wants a little prince. For this reason, she also specially searched for folk remedies to give birth to a boy. It is said that using it can guarantee the birth of a boy in one fell swoop. Get a man.

The imperial doctor who gave her an abortion was as strict as a river clam and couldn't ask a single word. If she is really pregnant with a prince, I am afraid that she will become even more arrogant in the future, and it is not impossible to be established as a prince.

By then, she thought it would be difficult to bring down the imperial concubine.

"You should go back first. I will send someone to give you an answer after I think about it."

"The concubine will go back first." Zhu Ci saluted Xu Tingyue, turned around and took Zhuying away. It wasn’t until the figure disappeared at the palace gate that Ziying turned around and returned to the house.

Xu Tingyue scooped a spoonful of fragrant powder and sprinkled it into the incense burner, then closed the lid again. The blue incense mist flew out from the cracks of the incense burner and drifted away in the air.

"Your Majesty, I wish you have left." Ziying hesitated for a while and asked.

"Your Majesty, do you really believe what Princess Zhu said? According to Yi Nu, it is probably a trap set by Princess Zhu and Concubine Bai."

"You also think there's something fishy about this matter?" Xu Tingyue also found this matter more and more strange the more she thought about it,
  Not long after Zhu Cicai went to bed, there was a rift with Bai Xinrui, which was a bit too fast. And she didn't hear any rumors that Zhu Ci and Bai Xinrui were having trouble.

"Whether what she said is true or false, one thing she said is right. If Concubine Bai really gives birth to a prince in the future, I am afraid that the situation of this palace will only be more difficult."

"Why does Concubine Bai target you everywhere? When Concubine Bai was pregnant for the first time, she accidentally rolled down the steps and had a miscarriage. There were so many people present that day."

Ziying said angrily: "Concubine Bai insisted that it was you, the empress. She has been against you all these years. Fortunately, the emperor believed in the empress, otherwise there would be no point in complaining."

"Even without that child, I and Concubine Bai cannot live in peace. She has what she wants, and I also have what I want. The only one who can give me all this is the emperor. Sooner or later, I and her will One day we will break up."

Xu Tingyue has never figured out who pushed Bai Xinrui down the steps. At that time, she had been looking for an opportunity to take action, but she really didn't dare to take the risk in full view of the public.

But while she was hesitating, Bai Xinrui was pushed hard with one hand. The action was too fast, and there were many people present at the time. As soon as Bai Xinrui fell down, everyone panicked. She really couldn't see who it was.

I only vaguely remembered that the hand that pushed Bai Xinrui down had a red rope on it.

Zhu Ci came out of Jinghong Palace and went directly back to the palace without wandering around.

She heard crying and howling coming from the veranda to the south, and then Hongxiu ran out from behind the curtain, her face full of tears.

"Master, you are finally back. Something bad has happened. Jingyue...she may not be able to survive."

A flash of deep surprise flashed across Zhu Ci's face, her face turned a little pale, and she was a little in disbelief.

"You can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing. Didn't the imperial doctor come to see you and say you just caught a cold at night? It's getting better gradually. How could it be..."

She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and couldn't bear to speak any more. His voice was choked, and his eyes were slightly red.

"I gonna go see."

Cui Lan stretched out her hand to stop Zhu Ci and said with red eyes: "Master, it's best not to go in. I see that Sister Jingyue's symptoms are not right. It doesn't look like a common cold. Don't let the illness pass. Gave it to the master."

Zhu Ci stopped in fear, hesitated for a moment and asked Hongxiu, "Have you seen the imperial doctor? Did the imperial doctor say anything?"

Hongxiu raised her eyelids and glanced at Zhu Ci, then quickly lowered her eyes.

(End of this chapter)