Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 58

"What happy event?"

Chen Yuanxiang screamed, staring at Zhao Qingze with wide eyes, the queen mother also opened her eyes, sat up from the bed with her weak hands, and looked over closely.

Zhao Qingze just smiled and said, "It seems that you are very interested in this topic?"

Chen Yuanxiang bit her lip, suppressing the anger in her heart, not letting herself get too excited.

"If the emperor didn't talk about the matter of the noble concubine Feng and the prince..."

It's not that Chen Yuanxiang has self-knowledge and knows that the happy event that Zhao Qingze is talking about is not about her empress dowager, but that she doesn't dare to have extravagant hopes now. Although the emperor before being imprisoned was indifferent, he always followed the rules. Not too bad.After returning to the palace, the prince, as if he had changed into a different person, ignored the etiquette and rules.

She didn't know that the prince was like this, and he hid it too well in the past!The days outside the palace have changed too much?
Chen Yuanxiang paused, summoned up his courage to look into Zhao Qingze's gaze, and said, "The emperor proposes to seal Chen's family and... the eldest prince, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!"

"Oh..." Zhao Qingze's expression didn't change, he just looked at Chen Yuanxiang, waiting for her to speak.

"The Chen family came from a humble court lady, and the eldest prince is not the son of the eldest son. The emperor should know that in our dynasty, there has never been a rare incident of appointing a maid as a concubine. As for the conferment of a noble concubine, it is unprecedented. It is not orthodox to appoint a son who is not a son as a prince." Chen Yuanxiang talked more and more slippery, and the regulations in his mind became clearer, and finally he said with a smile on his face: "And at this time, with the previous earthquake, will the courtiers think that the emperor has this Thoughts, did God give a warning?"

"go on."

Zhao Qingze listened calmly, and Chen Yuanxiang glanced at Zhao Qingze's expression, showing no sign of anger, she couldn't help emboldened, with a smile on her face: "Your Majesty, why not do this, Mrs. Chen will give a fourth-rank nobleman first, and The First Prince, first raised under the name of a courtier and concubine, and later when the matter subsides, and then promoted to the position of the Chen family, it is justifiable for the First Prince to be crowned Prince."

"You really have intentions!" Zhao Qingze glanced at Chen Yuanxiang with a sneer. This nobleman of the fourth rank happened to be a position below the concubine, and he was stuck under the high-ranking concubine. There are places above the concubine. Under the position, the emperor can entrust as many people as he likes, so the position of concubine is also a watershed for women in the harem.

"After the earthquake, how long did you think about it?"

Zhao Qingze walked up to Chen Yuanxiang slowly.

"emperor……"

"Could it be that you have forgotten the three imperial decrees I told you earlier?"

"Your Majesty, although the concubine is a woman of the Chen family, the concubine cannot make grandfather and father report this matter..."

What Chen Yuanxiang said was true.That's right, her becoming a queen is indeed beneficial to the Chen family, but the conditions are too high, and her aunt originally disagreed, and I believe that her aunt's opinion is more effective than hers in the Chen family.

Zhao Qingze nodded when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "I know, so I didn't intend to make you the queen."

"What does the emperor mean?"

Chen Yuanxiang raised her head instantly, and stared at Zhao Qingze dumbfounded.

"Actually, if you can persuade your grandfather and father to come to the table, I can still think about it. After all, you are still somewhat useful, but, exactly as I expected, you have always been so useless?"

Chen Yuanxiang felt that she was immersed in the ice cellar, which made her feel cold all over.

The Empress Dowager looked at Chen Yuanxiang's dazed look, cursed the idiot in her heart, but defended herself: "What did the emperor say, Yuan Xiang is your first wife, she is not smart enough, but she is only for you wholeheartedly. Since the emperor is just joking around, let's not mention the matter of making that court lady a noble concubine!"

"Wholeheartedly for me?"

Zhao Qingze couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, "I haven't played with my mother yet, but my mother has played a joke with me."

He looked at Chen Yuanxiang sharply, and said softly: "Mix the contraceptive pill with the tea and distribute it to the women in the backyard, just to prevent other women from giving birth to orphaned children. Is this wholeheartedly for the sake of orphans? She gave birth to her own child." No, don't let other people live, and the lonely backyard has been empty for more than ten years, she really can do it!"

"What did you say, Your Majesty?"

The queen mother stared wide-eyed and tried her best to deny it.And Chen Yuanxiang was already trembling with fright when the prince said this.

How did the emperor know about this, what should I do?what to do?
Chen Yuanxiang clenched his hands tightly, wishing he could pass out at this moment, so that he could pretend he didn't hear about it.

"What else does the Queen Mother want to say? Could it be that she told me that I wronged her!"

Zhao Qingze looked at the queen mother, and said softly: "The queen mother is talking to me!"

"Your Majesty, you can check again. Yuan Xiang didn't do anything in the tea? You wronged her in this matter!"

The Queen Mother spoke with confidence, with a slight smile on her face.

And Chen Yuanxiang cheered up in an instant after the Queen Mother's words.At this moment, she looked at her aunt with gratitude in her eyes. If her aunt hadn't asked Lan Zhen to change the tea, she might not have escaped this catastrophe!

Zhao Qingze shook his head when he heard the words: "Mother, why are you so stupid? You think you changed the tea leaves for her, so she is innocent! Besides, your methods are not innocent! The women in my backyard, except for your reward The women given to me, who are of low status, like Ye Liangdi and others, will not escape your mother's hand and foot?"

"It's fine that the empress mother used this method in the palace of the empress father, but she even used it in my backyard!"

"What are you talking about, Aijia doesn't understand!"

The Empress Dowager turned her eyes guiltily, covering her head and unwilling to say any more.

But the conversation has come to this point, how could Zhao Qingze stop here? He seemed to be explaining, and said softly: "Purple orchid grass? Is the queen mother pretending not to know each other?"

Chen Yuanxiang looked at the Queen in a daze, and then at the Queen Mother. How did the fire that originally burned on her spread to the Queen Mother.

"Purple orchid is a kind of medicinal material that grows in the northwest. It is also a spice. It has a hemostatic effect. Because it is more common in the northwest, it is widely used by the local people. Some local people also pick it up and sell it to the local army. Except for the army. , the locals generally don’t give it to women, especially newlyweds, because the purple orchid is cold and difficult to conceive. And I found that some of the mouth cream distributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs contains the medicinal juice of the purple orchid. You don't know anything?"

"Is the emperor trying to frame your queen mother!"

The queen mother yelled sternly.

"It's okay if the mother doesn't admit it, don't say that I have enough evidence in my hand, tell my courtiers, and let the people of the world admit it. It's just that the mother has never done it. Now I am the emperor, and the entire palace is under my control. Under. You say, I want to wrong you, false can also come true!"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to scare the Ai family. The Ai family is the empress dowager and your own mother. If you want to tell this matter to the public, isn't it radiant on your face?"

The queen mother still sternly refused to admit defeat, Zhao Qingze just shook his head with a faint smile, and looked at Chen Yuanxiang.

Chen Yuanxiang knelt down on the ground with a "thump".

"Your majesty, I know I was wrong. You have been married to us for many years, so don't tell this matter."

Chen Yuanxiang was not as optimistic as the queen mother, just like what the emperor said before, now, if he dared not do anything, they forcibly opposed the emperor, it would be like hitting a stone with eggs.

Besides, at this time, they really did it, and they had a guilty conscience.

Although the queen mother has not admitted so far, Chen Yuanxiang still understands the queen mother. If she hadn't done it, she would have been so wronged by the emperor, she would definitely not be like this.

Zhao Qingze glanced at Chen Yuanxiang who was kneeling underneath. Chen Yuanxiang was really scared. She begged for mercy carefully, looking very miserable. She wanted to hug Zhao Qingze's leg and beg for mercy, but she was afraid of being kicked away, so she dared not Touching, you can only kowtow once, and hit your head heavily on the ground. After a while, the skin on the forehead turned black.

"Your Majesty, this concubine doesn't have the extravagant desire to be a queen, because of our long-term relationship as husband and wife, please let this concubine go!"

Chen Yuanxiang knew that as long as this matter got out from the harem at this time, her life would be over. Even if she hadn't been gifted with white silk or a cup of dove wine, she would just spend the rest of her life in the cold palace.

"You told me to let you go, but based on the ridiculous love between husband and wife for more than ten years, it's too easy for you to settle the score!"

Chen Yuanxiang swallowed, and looked at the queen mother, but at this time the queen mother was already in danger, she closed her eyes, trying to get over this matter by ignoring and ignoring her.

Chen Yuanxiang sneered in her heart, her eyes were sad, she could see through it, her good aunt always thought she was clever and resourceful, but she was actually a fool even more stupid than her.

At this time, I still want to maintain the honor of the queen mother and hold my head proud.Don't even think about it, who gave her the honor of queen mother?Don't even think about it, the emperor will definitely not be Yuxiao's son.

The queen mother has already achieved the step of being unkind, and she still hopes that her son can be filial to her.

Chen Yuanxiang knows that she is not smart, and is often called a fool by her good aunt, but her only advantage is that she has self-knowledge.

At this time, what are the proud face, the queen's position and life compared with life?
Only after saving his life can he continue to think about other things.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Didn't the emperor want the Chen family to make an announcement and ask the Chen family to be the imperial concubine and the eldest prince the crown prince? The concubine will try her best to persuade grandfather and father... No, I promise! "

She took a deep breath and said with eyes wide open.

Zhao Qingze didn't speak, just stood.

Chen Yuanxiang raised his head and saw the unchanged expression on his face. He knew that the bargaining chip he said had not moved Zhao Qingze. Don't you believe it?
She shook her body, and knew what she said, even she didn't know what to say.However, she made the promise sincerely.

In the entire dorm, it was quiet, she could hear her beating heart and the sound of breathing heavily in her nostrils, she was getting more and more panicked, her eyes were reddened, and she burst into tears.

"My Majesty, please, from now on, all my concubines will listen to you, and I will never have any thoughts in my heart. Absolutely... there will never be such a thing again!"

Finally, Zhao Qingze lowered his head and faced Chen Yuanxiang, who was kneeling and looking up at him, with a faint smile on his face, he said, "You're right, at least it's a couple, I'm too Unfeeling is always bad!"

"Yep!"

Chen Yuanxiang nodded repeatedly, and at some point, tears had flowed all over her face, and the makeup on her face was already worn out, so she couldn't care about it anymore.

"You will listen to me from now on?"

"Yes, my concubine absolutely...absolutely listens to the emperor in everything!"

Chen Yuanxiang continued to nod, and looked closely at Zhao Qingze, fearing that he would change his mind in the next moment.

Zhao Qingze's moodiness did not appear at this time. He squatted down and said softly: "You are so sensible, I will not treat you badly, the Queen..."

"The concubine won't think about it any more!"

As soon as Chen Yuanxiang heard the word "queen", her body suddenly stiffened. She shook her head again and again. She really didn't dare to think about it.

"It seems that you are really sensible!"

An elegant smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Qingze's mouth, he looked at Chen Yuanxiang with hopeful eyes, and continued: "I can consider giving you a concubine! Of course, you have to fulfill everything you said, otherwise, even if you are given You, alone, can take it back."

"The concubine will."

Although Chen Yuanxiang felt that he would survive the catastrophe, he did not dare to relax his vigilance and lowered his head to reassure.

"I know that you alone cannot convince the Chen family. I have an idea for you. You can tell your grandfather and uncle about this matter, and they will know the stakes. After all, if this matter is revealed, the Chen family's reputation will be ruined." Yu once, and all the unmarried daughters of the Chen family, including the married ones, will probably have a hard time."

"..."

Chen Yuanxiang didn't speak, her eyes revealed struggles, she was not sure whether she could persuade the Chen family, Zhao Qingze's idea was indeed an idea, at least Xiao Ming's pros and cons, once the Chen family knew about it, they would definitely follow what the emperor said, But...she didn't want to be a sinner of the Chen family either!

"Think about it yourself, I don't have much patience."

"Yes!"

Chen Yuanxiang lowered his head, watching Zhao Qingze leave.

She was limp on the ground, but she looked at the queen mother who had never spoken since Zhao Qingze exposed the purple orchid grass just now.

A sneer appeared on her face, and the corners of her mouth curled up strangely.

What is she afraid of, she is accompanied by her good aunt!
Speaking of this matter, she is a sinner of the Chen family, but her good aunt can't escape either!
She slowly stood up from the ground, not caring about her distressed appearance, but just glanced coldly at the queen mother who was still lying on the bed.

With a sneer, he walked out of the bedroom.

sickness?Her good aunt will probably remain ill until this matter comes to fruition!Only in this way can she maintain her honor and dignity as the empress dowager.

(End of this chapter)