Empress, she is rising step by step

Chapter 3 The emperor will definitely like it when he sees it
  "Your Majesty, when Zhu Ci stuffed the scented powder into the slave, Zhuying was right next to her. She and Zhu Ci are good sisters, and they are inseparable all day long. As long as the Imperial Concubine sends people to arrest Zhuying and torture her, she won't believe it. I can’t tell the truth.”

Zhu Ci was shocked and angry, "Sister Qian Shuang, I treat you as my own sister. Why do you want to frame me? I have never revealed a word to anyone about the things you asked me to keep secret. Why are you like this?" Are you anxious to silence me?"

Bai Xinrui frowned and sat up straight. She glanced at Qian Shuang, and then her eyes fell on Zhu Ci.

"What did Qian Shuang ask you to keep secret for her?"

"Returning to the Imperial Concubine. Actually, it's nothing. It's just that I saw Sister Qian Shuang whispering to Wen Hui next to Imperial Concubine Shu a few days ago, and it seemed that she gave Sister Qian Shuang something."

Zhu Ci tried to think back, "I still think it's strange. It's normal for Sister Qian Shuang and Wen Hui to know each other. Why don't you let me tell others? Now that I think about it carefully, could this powder be..."

Zhu Ci's face turned pale, and she knocked hard on the ground, "It's all your fault, please punish me."

Bai Xinrui's expression suddenly changed. She and Concubine Shu had never dealt with each other, which was a well-known fact in the palace.

As a member of her palace, but secretly communicating with Concubine Shu behind her back, it is really powerful.

"Concubine Shu is accustomed to making incense. The soothing incense commonly used by the Queen Mother and the Emperor is made by her. If she wants to harm me, it is most convenient to use incense powder."

Qian Shuang was also panicked. She had met Wen Hui several times in private with Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu wanted to be her eyeliner. After knowing that Wen Hui and her were fellow villagers, she wanted to contact her through Wen Hui.

But she didn't agree at all.

Masters don't like disloyal slaves, and she still knows the principle of one servant serving two masters.

If she takes refuge in Concubine Shu, the Concubine will definitely not let her go. Concubine Shu would not openly offend the concubine for her sake.

So she didn't agree at all. How did Zhu Ci know? !

"My Lady, please don't listen to her nonsense. Wen Hui and this slave are from the same hometown, so they only talked a few times, but really didn't do anything. She didn't even give me anything, so please be careful."

"Mingcha? I see you cheating on me and want to change your master, right? Concubine Shu has repeatedly contradicted me, and she doesn't take this noble concubine in her eyes at all. It's not that you don't know, you still dare to go behind my back It’s so courageous to associate with Concubine Shu’s people.”

Bai Xinrui laughed in anger. What she hates most is others betraying her, especially the slaves serving around her. Anyone who is unfaithful will bring danger to her at any time.

She thought she was not kind to them, but she actually raised such a black-hearted person.

"Wei Jinzhong, go and search Qian Shuang's house for me. Then ask Zhuying what's going on?"

Wei Jinzhong took the order and went back soon.

"Your Majesty, I found two things from the bottom compartment of Qian Shuang's dressing table. Please take a look at them."

As he spoke, Wei Jinzhong took out a white handkerchief from his sleeve, which seemed to contain something, and handed it to Liu Yan.

Liuyan turned around and came to Bai Xinrui and opened the veil. There is a magnolia hairpin inlaid with red agate, which is very delicate. The other thing is fragrant powder.

Bai Xinrui quickly held her breath and covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief. Pick up the magnolia hairpin and look at the lines on it carefully.

“What did Zhuying say?”

Wei Jinzhong replied: "Zhuying said that Zhu Ci helped her out today, and there was nothing else after that, and she didn't give Qian Shuang any powder. The servant also asked other palace maids, Zhu Ci is indeed a very good person. Frugal people also don’t like to put on makeup.”

"Okay, very good. I pride myself on being kind to you, but on the contrary, I have raised a group of scoundrels and evil-hearted people." The corners of Bai Xinrui's lips raised coldly, and she raised her eyes to look at Qian Shuang with a heavy gaze.

"Didn't you say that Concubine Shu didn't give you anything? Then how did you get this hairpin? It seems like a gift from the emperor. I didn't know that you had such a great ability."

Qian Shuang pursed her lips, and all the color drained from her face. The hairpin was forced on her by Wen Hui. She was just as young as a flower and liked to dress up. She usually couldn't find any good things, so she accepted them obsessively.

Bai Xinrui's eyes flashed with uncontrollable anger, and she raised her hand and threw the hairpin hard at Qian Shuang's face.

"Pull her down, pluck out her tongue and nails, and send her to the rape room."

"My dear concubine, please forgive me. I was obsessed for a moment and took the concubine's things. But I didn't agree at all, and I didn't betray my concubine. As for the fragrant powder, it was really Zhu Ci who gave it to me, and I didn't know it. Why is there powder in the house?"

Qian Shuang came to her senses. The violent chamber is a place dedicated to punishing maids and concubines who have made mistakes. They have to shed their skin even if they don't die.

She didn't want to go. If she did, there would be no way to survive. Zhu Cike was really ruthless, he had already planned to frame her.

Qian Shuang shook her head and crawled forward to touch Bai Xinrui's feet.

"Your Majesty, it was Zhu Ci who framed this servant. I am very loyal to you, Your Majesty..."

Bai Xinrui said nothing and waved her hand impatiently. Someone was already waiting aside. When he saw this, he took out a handkerchief, covered Qian Shuang's mouth and dragged it down.

"Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine...uh huh...please spare my life..."

The sound of crying gradually faded away. Bai Xinrui drank tea with her head lowered and looked at Zhu Ci sideways.

There was such a beautiful lady among the palace maids around her. Wei Jinzhong didn't find out what he was doing for a living.

"Why does it seem like I've never seen you before? You look very strange."

"Back to the Imperial Concubine, I only entered the palace last year. I had been working in the Clothing Bureau before and was later transferred to the Imperial Concubine's palace." Zhu Ci replied respectfully, looking down at the ground.

Bai Xinrui nodded, with a half-smiling expression, "Where are you from? How old are you this year?"

Zhu Ci mustered up the courage to glance at Bai Xinrui, and then quickly lowered his head.

"I am from Gusu. I am sixteen this year."

Bai Xinrui's eyes lit up, "Oh? So you can sing a ditty, can you play the pipa?"

Zhu Ci didn't know why she asked this, but she still answered truthfully: "I only know a little bit, but I'm not proficient."

"It's good to be a little proficient. Sometimes being too proficient is not a good thing."

Bai Xinrui put down the teacup, stood up and walked slowly to Zhu Ci, leaned over and pinched her chin to force her to look up.

"'As delicate as the morning glow of the sun, as scorching as the green waves of floating algae.' The most lacking thing in the palace is a beauty like you. If the emperor sees you, he will definitely like you."

Now that she is pregnant with Liujia, it is not convenient for her to sleep with her. There were so many beauties in the palace that she had to find a way to win the emperor's heart.

So she had to find someone to "keep an eye on" the emperor for her.

(End of this chapter)