Harem for a living

Chapter 81

"Your Majesty, Yikun Palace is very lively now." Chen Manrou was standing in front of the table painting, watching the wine enter the door happily from the window, the corners of her mouth curled up, and she put down the brush in her hand: "Why is it so lively?"

"The noble concubine went to Yikun Palace just now, and not long after, even the concubine Cheng also went. Although the slaves can't get in, and they can't hear what is said inside, but the slaves will inquire." Enter the wine and enter the door, and give it to Chen Manrou first. After saluting, he stood by the table, put the brush in the basin to wash, and turned to Chen Manrou with a smile.

"The servant girl heard from the rough envoy in Yikun Palace that Concubine Yang dropped her cup as soon as she entered the door, and then called Concubine Shu for being a black hearted and rotten concubine. Concubine Shu only cried at first, saying that Concubine Concubine was bullying others , I was grounded, and I had to suffer this kind of humiliation. Later, the imperial concubine said that she was going to tell the emperor that she wanted to adopt the second prince, and the empress Shu was also angry, saying that the imperial concubine seduced the emperor, it was a disaster, and it would harm the country. of."

"You can hear all this?" Chen Manrou was surprised. At first, she thought that since Concubine Yang Guifei had lost a child, she should be more discerning. Unexpectedly, she was still so careless.

Once Concubine Shu said this, even if it didn't get out today, Concubine Yang would probably have to be refrigerated for a few days.

"The rough envoy hid under the window and eavesdropped, shouldn't you hear me wrong?" After drinking for a while and thinking about it, Chen Manrou burst out laughing: "I guess she's cheating on you, don't even think about it, Yang The noble concubine really got into a quarrel with Concubine Shu, is it possible that Concubine Shu's eldest maid is a fool who doesn't know how to guard against eavesdropping?"

Drinking wine felt reasonable, and shook his head regretfully: "It's a waste of a string of copper coins."

"Tell Jin Huan later, let her replenish you, and you continue to say, what happened after Concubine Cheng left?" Chen Manrou waved her hand casually and said, and became excited again after drinking: "Concubine Cheng is actually a shrew , She wanted to fight Concubine Shu as soon as she entered the door, but fortunately, Concubine Shu was imprisoned, but there were a lot of people in Yikun Palace, so she forced Concubine Cheng to lie down."

Because the Second Prince lives with Concubine Shu now, the number of people in Yikun Palace is at least twice that of Zhongcui Palace.

After thinking about the situation of Concubine Cheng being pinned to the ground, Chen Manrou suddenly laughed again, she was not afraid of opponents like gods, but teammates like pigs.This concubine Cheng was either being used as a spear by this one or that one, and she survived miraculously. It's really lucky.

"Continue to inquire. If there is anything interesting, come back and tell me as soon as possible." Chen Manrou said with a smile, and she responded with a drink, and hurriedly went to inquire about the news.

This time, before the wine came back, someone came from the empress's side first: "The empress has a decree, please come to Yongshou Palace, empress Hui."

"But what's important?" Chen Manrou personally came over to hold Wuyao's hand, and asked with a smile.Wuyao has a gentle temper, so he didn't refuse the purse, and said with a smile: "Concubine Shu, someone dragged Concubine Cheng to Yongshou Palace to file a complaint. The empress is not in good spirits, so I ask Concubine Hui to come over and make a judgment. "

"Then wait for a while, and wait for Bengong to change clothes." Chen Manrou was a little surprised, but soon calmed down, asked Jin Huan to serve tea, and went into the room to change clothes by herself.

Arriving at Yongshou Palace, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Concubine Shu mournfully wiping away tears, Concubine Cheng with disheveled hair, kneeling on the other side and glaring at Concubine Shu sideways.Concubine Yang Gui had a sullen face, her eyes fixed on Concubine Shu like ice scum.

It's not that she doesn't want to bear it. The women in the harem who lost their children for no reason are not rare, but the current Empress Dowager Ci'an, before the emperor was born, didn't she still pass a formed baby boy?
But, if it wasn't for Concubine Shu, a bitch!That child is the second prince in the harem. If something happens to the eldest prince in the future, wouldn't her son take the title of eldest son?I hate Concubine Shu for harming her son like this!

"Your Majesty, you want to be the master of this concubine. The concubine doesn't even know what's going on. First, the imperial concubine went to the concubine's place to make a scene, and even smashed the concubine with a cup. Look, the concubine. If the concubine loses her appearance, what will happen?" Is that right? And Concubine Cheng, the concubine doesn’t know how to provoke them, could it be that the imperial concubine and concubine Cheng are defiant just because Commander Yang has been promoted again?”

Concubine Shu wiped away her tears and continued to cry.Chen Manrou looked at her forehead, yo, there is indeed a red mark, but it is far from being disfigured. It seems that Concubine Yang Gui is worthy of being from the family of a general. This is really good.

"That's enough!" Probably Concubine Shu cried as soon as she entered the door. After crying for a long time, the queen's face was not very good. ? Do you know what happened?"

"Returning to the Empress, Miss Wuyao had already told my concubine when she came here. However, the concubine didn't know the reason." Chen Manrou hurriedly saluted the queen, and while talking, Concubine De and Concubine Liu also came.Those above rank three, except for Concubine Hu, who is still raising a baby, are all gathered.

The queen said in a cold voice: "My palace asked you all to come here, not to let you try the case, but to let you know, as a concubine, what should be done and what should not be done."

As he said that, he didn't ask Concubine Yang and Concubine Cheng why, and directly announced: "Concubine Yang, as a concubine of the first rank, should be respectful and prudent, respectful and frugal, but she doesn't care about her style and beauty, and there is no noble concubine. A model, concubine He Shu is like a shrew in the market, she really shames the royal family, I am deeply saddened, and now I punish the concubine for three months, fine her salary for two years, be a vegetarian, wear light clothes, and copy hundreds of Buddhist scriptures, Concubine Yang, how can you have objection?"

Concubine Yang's face was pale, and it took a long time to get up and said coldly: "I have no objection, but the empress, Concubine Shu harmed my unborn child, how should I be punished for this crime?"

"Do you have evidence?" The queen looked at Concubine Yang and asked in a deep voice. Concubine Yang's face showed hatred, her hands were clenched into fists, her long nails pinched her palm, and red bloodshot eyes could be vaguely seen.This time it took a long time before he said in a hoarse voice: "Liu Xiurong is dead, I have no evidence."

Within a month after Liu Xiurong entered Yeting Palace, he became seriously ill and died.At the beginning, everyone guessed that Concubine Yang Guifei did it secretly, but Liu Xiurong caused Concubine Yang Guifei to have no child, and Concubine Yang Guifei's behavior was not too much, so no one came forward to say anything.

At this moment, Concubine Yang suddenly felt a little regretful, if she hadn't been so impulsive then, Liu Xiurong might have been the breakthrough point.I hate Concubine Shu, a bitch, for pretending to be innocent for so many years, I am really blind.

Seeing that she had no evidence, the queen didn't care, she turned her head and said: "Concubine Cheng is even worse, as a concubine, she dares to attack another concubine, is it true that one day you don't like this palace, and you will also hit me?" My Yongshou Palace is here?"

"Empress, my concubine would never dare. It's just that concubine Shu harmed the child of my concubine, so this concubine..." The queen's words were heartbreaking, and concubine Cheng quickly kowtowed to apologize. He waved his hands and said: "Nian you are a first-time offender, the death penalty is inevitable, but the living penalty is inevitable, and you are demoted to the third rank Zhaoyi, are you convinced?"

Concubine Cheng bit her lip and lowered her head, making it hard to see her expression. However, she was not silent for a long time like Concubine Yang, and she responded almost immediately: "The concubine has no objection, the empress is fair and strict, and the concubine is very convince."

"Concubine Shu, do you have any opinion on the handling of this palace?" The queen nodded slightly, turned her gaze to look at Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu wiped the tears on her face, and replied with a sob: "Thank you, Empress, for being my concubine." I am the master, I have no opinion."

With that said, Concubine Shu gave another big gift to the Queen: "I heard that the Queen's Empress is happy some time ago, and I wanted to come to congratulate myself, but I was still under confinement, so I couldn't come. But I was in the small Buddha Hall In it, scriptures and prayer beads were enshrined for the Empress, and I prayed for the Empress and the little prince in her womb every day, and today I brought them together to present to the Empress, please accept it with a smile."

Concubine Shu personally took the scriptures from the hand of the maid beside her, went to the front of the stage and held them over her head, Wang Xiang came down and took the scriptures and prayer beads.The queen just glanced at it twice, then nodded: "You have a heart."

Glancing at Concubine Yang, the queen continued: "This incident is a warning. If any of you do such a shameful thing in the future, I will send you directly to Yeting Palace. What is not lacking is women, don't think that you can be lawless by relying on your own status! Anyway, you also grew up reading women's rings, so you should pay attention to your words and deeds!"

"I would like to follow the instructions of the empress." Chen Manrou hurriedly saluted. Although Concubine Yang was dissatisfied, she calmed down now and knew that her behavior today was too impulsive, so she just lowered her head and stopped slapping Concubine Shu.

"Okay, let's go down if you have nothing to do, Concubine Hui and Concubine De stay here." The queen waved her hand, she was out of sight, these three are not good birds, as long as you fight without knowing it, then don't worry about it.

Concubine Cheng lagged behind, and waited for the two in front to leave before wandering out of Yongshou Palace.After returning to Chengqian Palace, Qiaozhu, the eldest palace maid who stayed behind, rushed over to greet her: "Your Majesty, how is the matter? Have you been punished?"

"Punishment? That's for sure. Fortunately, I was not beaten." Concubine Cheng covered her mouth and yawned: "Let's not talk about it, it's not a big deal, but in the future you will have to call me Lady Zhaoyi, Qiao Zhu, You can order this matter down, and you can’t make a mistake in the future, I will go to sleep first, and I won’t eat lunch, and you can solve it yourself when you bring it back.”

With that said, he walked into the back room with three steps.Qiaozhu was dumbfounded, and turned to look at Qiaoyu: "What's going on? The status, if you say you're going to drop it, you're going to drop it?"

"Well, don't worry about it, don't you care if you don't see your mother? It's getting late, you hurry up and order someone to pick up lunch." Qiaoyu said, and hurriedly followed, ready to go in to serve.

Qiaozhu looked at Qiaoyu's back, frowned, and called two young eunuchs to the imperial dining room.

Concubine Cheng was lying on the bed, thinking about what happened today, and suddenly smiled with the corners of her mouth curled up. It's a pity that she actually demoted her own status, not the imperial concubine.However, the days are still long, take your time, and one day you will succeed.

(End of this chapter)