The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 60 The Crisis Is Coming
She asked: "The emperor...doesn't want a concubine...to sleep in?"

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that you are not ready..."

Qingchen's heart skipped a beat, and he said forcefully, "Concubine... concubine is ready..." Even though she was still struggling in her heart, it wasn't all because of Qin Zishuo, from the moment she learned that he was taking a concubine , she completely gave up on that flirtatious man. Moreover, life in the deep palace was difficult. She wanted to save the lives of herself and the people around her, so she was not allowed to stand up for Qin Zishuo. Besides, that insistence was meaningless.

The corner of his mouth smiled lightly, "It's not the time yet, you don't have the ability to deal with the harem battle, just wait a little longer." It is true that he can want her, as long as he doesn't record it in Tongshi, but in case she has What should I do if I am pregnant?A palace maid can't go beyond the limit, and only concubines of the fourth rank or above are eligible to raise children. With her temperament, how can she let others take her child away?

Qingchen also knows in his heart that once a concubine is favored, people will look at her sideways. As long as the emperor does not visit her, the danger she faces will always be much less than that.

It's not without a little touch, if an emperor can suppress his Gu Qiang, just to keep her, it at least proves that she still has some weight in his heart.Even if this amount is insignificant, at least there is.

"Concubine is not afraid." She met his eyes, and said very resolutely: "With the emperor protecting my concubine, concubine is not afraid of anything." Even she felt against her own will, she never really counted on it. She passed him, but the words she said were as natural as flowing clouds and flowing water, even with a bit of sincerity, because she understood that the downfall of Concubine Shu was the best time for her to compete for favor, how could she climb up without serving her bed?

Xiao Jun pinched her chin and looked at her deeply, as if trying to tell the truth from her expression, but she kept looking at him expectantly, so that he couldn't see the slightest flaw "It's not a question of being afraid or not. Let me ask you, if you were Lin Wanyi, how would you protect yourself in that situation? A person who only complains when things happen cannot survive in the harem."

His expression was as cold as his voice, Qingchen was dumbfounded for a moment, it was really not easy to come back when his slaves bit him back, generally speaking, if a slave of that palace did something unreasonable to other concubines, it would mean that It was the master behind him who did it. This is an unspoken consensus in the palace, and no one can argue with it.

"Will the emperor trust concubines?"

Xiao Jun's eyes sank slightly, and a smirk appeared on the corner of his mouth, "It's meaningless to say such words. In that case, my trust will not help you in danger, nor will it make any sense. Instead, it will make you dependent. Don't try to argue for yourself to clear up your grievances. You have to remember that I am the emperor, no matter how I treat you in private, you are still my concubine in front of people, and I can't show any favoritism in front of the evidence."

Qingchen was stunned for a moment, her whole body felt as if she was in an ice cellar, and she felt a slight chill in her heart. She had already understood what he said, but she still felt chills when she heard him say it himself.It was originally a sentence of deliberate intimacy, but now it is even more impossible to have the slightest expectation.

In a daze, she heard Xiao Jun say: "If it was Concubine Shu or Concubine Ning, they would not be so passive. Even if they really couldn't get rid of themselves, there would be palace servants who would come forward to take the blame. The unfavorable charges are given a lighter punishment, and afterwards they will definitely look for opportunities to clear the charges for the person who committed the crime. At that time, in order to appease them, I can only treat them generously to appease them. If it is you, can you do it?"

Qingchen stared at him in astonishment, unable to calm down for a long time, and said sadly for a long time: "Even if the wrong is done, what is the meaning to the dead?"

"But it is of great benefit to the living."

She was shocked when she heard the words, she lived and died for others, is the life of a court lady so worthless?Under the candlelight, her cheeks became paler and her lips trembled slightly, but she couldn't speak.How shameful and cruel is it to exchange someone else's life for one's own favor?She really can't do it, at least not yet.

Xiao Jun smiled faintly: "So I said you are not ready yet."

Qingchen's eyes flickered slightly. It turned out that she was thinking about it again. He meant that she was not ready to face the next battle, not to sleep, and she was guilty after all.

From her bewildered expression, he already guessed what she was thinking, so he didn't force her, some things don't happen overnight, there must be a process, and what he can do is to escort her secretly, and not let her fall halfway .

"Do you think Concubine Shu can turn over again?" He asked casually about such a matter of life and death, even a bit of a joke.

Qingchen suddenly raised his eyes to look at the faintly smiling emperor, his eyes were full of surprise, "The concubine who was convicted and thrown into the cold palace... how could she still..."

Xiao Jun shook her head slightly, as if she felt helpless at her ignorant mind, "A woman like Concubine Shu, as long as she is alive, she will definitely not give up. The queen turned defeat into victory this time, and her means are really beautiful, regardless of Whatever the facts, Concubine Shu was indeed caught off guard, which is why she was unprepared for a crushing defeat. Learn, you are still early."

"Concubine, concubine is stupid..."

"You're not stupid, but you're not cruel enough." He stroked her slightly pale face and asked with a smile, "Why, are you afraid? Didn't you just swear that you're not afraid?"

Qing Chen bit her lips and said, "I'm not afraid of concubines."

Xiao Jun held her tightly in his arms and said softly: "It doesn't matter if you are afraid, I will protect you, but the premise is that you must trust me and believe that everything I do is for you, understand?"

Although she didn't believe his words, she still nodded obediently, and heard the emperor ask again: "By the way, the Empress Dowager's birthday is coming soon, have you thought about what gift to give?"

Her mood at the moment is ups and downs like a small boat floating on the cusp of the storm. Before she can wake up from what she said just now, he has already started to ask about other things. Qingchen reluctantly said: "Think it over, Your Majesty will The piece of jade that was rewarded to the concubine a few days ago, the concubine looks pretty good, and I want someone to carve it into a Buddha statue to celebrate the birthday of the old ancestor, does the emperor think it's okay?"

"It's not only good, but it's a rare glass jadeite. I gave it to you, but it's good if you have this kind of filial piety, so let someone prepare it long ago."

"The concubine obeys." She smiled softly, and the little bird snuggled into his arms like a human being, but her eyes turned cold little by little.Thinking in her heart, with such a serious crime, what method will Concubine Shu use to turn over?How can she stop it?

(End of this chapter)