Chen Palace

Chapter 13
"What's going on?" Yuan Qi asked in a deep voice.

"Back to the emperor, something happened in Juxiang Garden yesterday, and the concubine dared not go to the gardens and waterside pavilions anymore, but the imperial doctor told me to walk more, which is good for the fetus, so the concubine was on the palace road ahead. Walking slowly, walking to a remote place, but never thought... Suddenly two maids rushed out, bumped into the concubine very hard, and then..." Concubine Mei broke down in tears when she said this.

"Do you remember what those two maids looked like?"

Concubine Mei thought for a while, and said with some hesitation: "I was too panicked at the time, and I didn't remember their faces... But," she thought for a while, and suddenly if she got something, she said with certainty: "On their skirts, the embroidered The blue and auspicious clouds with flowing light."

The faces of the court ladies and eunuchs present all changed when they heard this.

The palace has always been strictly hierarchical. Generally, in the palace of concubines, there are no palace people with excessively luxurious clothes. Only when the master has conferred the title of concubine, can the former master be eligible to wear dresses with embroidered patterns.Among them, there are strict regulations. The servants of the middle palace are decorated with colorful flowers and birds, while the concubine's retinue can only be marked with blue auspicious clouds. Every year when the palace clothes are made, the Shangyi Supervisor will strictly manage them, and will never allow anyone who goes beyond their duties. phenomenon appears.

When Yuan Qi heard this, his eyes became colder.Now there is no doubt that the mastermind behind the scenes must be one of the two concubines of Zhou and Qi.

"Let the two of them hurry to this place, I will come and ask in person!"

He said in a low voice, Qin Xi has always been smart, without asking, he knew that "the two of them" must be the second concubine.He quickly trotted to convey the will.

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Just after a moment, Concubine Qi rushed over, she was also admiring the flowers in the Juxiang Garden today, when she heard about such a big event, she didn't dare to neglect and hurried over.

Her face was a little flushed, and there was sweat on her forehead. It was obvious that she didn't use her shoulders just now, but came in person.

All she knew was that Concubine Mei's child was gone, and when she saw that everyone was looking at her strangely, her heart sank, she forced a smile, and wanted to bow down to the emperor, "I have seen the emperor!"

Yuan Qi said in a deep voice: "Don't give me such an empty gift. Concubine Mei was assassinated this time, and the people in your palace are also suspicious. What do you say?"

When Concubine Qi heard this, she was so frightened that if she was charged with such a crime, no matter how much Yuan Qi loved her, she would not let her off lightly.She knelt on the ground and shouted in confusion: "I swear to God, I never did such a thing..." She tried her best to calm herself down: "What's going on? , what proof is there?"

Yuan Qi motioned to Qin Xi, and he immediately picked the most important thing about the whole incident. When Concubine Qi heard this, she felt wronged and angry, and she said with tears in her eyes: "Your Majesty, it is not the only one with blue and auspicious clouds embroidered on the skirt." My Yunqing Palace family, the concubine Zhou Guifei in Linrui Palace who wields swords all day is the most suspicious, by the way, I heard that..." She immediately added fuel to the rumors she heard: "Yesterday, Sister Mei and Concubine Zhou were watching fish in the pond in Juxiang Garden. Concubine Zhou's maid even pushed her into the water. She was very frightened!"

"What nonsense!"

Concubine Zhou Gui, who had just arrived, heard these remarks, and stared at her like cold electricity: "Only an ignorant woman like you can create such rumors that confuse black and white!"

Although she arrived in a hurry, her wide robe and wide sleeves were still in order. She explained to Yuan Qi calmly: "Yesterday, Concubine Mei accidentally fell into the pool. If it hadn't been for my maid to save her, she would have died a long time ago." Suffering from the cold hurts your vitality."

Yuan Qi looked at her sincere and clear eyes. If he hadn't listened to Qu Yun's report, if he really believed her, he sneered: "Your father's army is full of masters, just one or two can accomplish this. ...How do you want me to believe you?"

Concubine Zhou's father is Zhou Jun, a well-known general in the world. He was Emperor Jingle's Jingying general in the previous dynasty. He was known as a soldier when he was young. Although the first emperor couldn't believe it, he couldn't bear to bury the talent, so he let him join the Zhenbei army guarding the border.

Unexpectedly, the first emperor died young, and the emperor was only a ten-year-old boy. The middle palace was ruled by the empress dowager. Although she was wise and resourceful, she was still only a woman. The Tatars saw this opportunity, and they were ready to move In the critical moment, the famous families and vassals all put aside their past suspicions and fought against the enemy with one heart.

In this battle, the greatest merit was obtained by Zhou Jun. He took the Tianmen Pass with his surprise soldiers and cut off the supplies of the Tatar army, so that the tiger and wolf enemies retreated. It didn't make the world laugh. .

Afterwards, he built the Zhenbei Army again, and forced the imperial court to grant him the entire North County as a fief.

Such a powerful person sent his daughter to the palace. Although he could not help but have ulterior motives and suspicions, he still actively showed his sincerity. It is extremely honorable.

Yuan Qi had long complained about the domineering General Zhou, but this time he finally exploded with this excuse.

But Zhou Guifei saw that the emperor was really angry, and she just sneered slightly. She met Yuan Qi's eyes without fear, and said clearly, "The emperor has long been suspicious of my father, and the concubine has nothing to say." ..."

She stood up, snatched the dagger from the hand of the servant girl, and pulled out the blade with a clang.

The cold light shone on her ice-cold and crystal-clear beauty, and she glanced nonchalantly at the guards in front of the emperor who were guarding and bewildered, and with all her strength, she slashed down towards the jade steps.

She poured her true energy into the sword, metal and stone intersected, only heard a clear sound, and the short sword broke into two pieces.

"Your Majesty, in the name of a warrior, I swear here that today's incident is definitely not my deed. If there are false words, let my father and I have such a sword-like decapitation!"

She said sonorously, her words were resolute and decisive, and there was a faint sound of gold and stone.

For a martial artist, Duan Jian made such an oath, which was extremely harsh. The emperor saw her stubborn and cold face, and his anger slowly died down.

Seeing the emperor's softening attitude, Concubine Qi hurriedly stepped forward and cried, "Your Majesty, don't listen to her nonsense. Anyone can say such an oath with red lips and white teeth. She must have harmed Sister Mei..."

She choked up, and began to talk about Zhou Guifei's domineering and domineering concubine on weekdays, even crying and fussing, she even picked herself up completely.

Yuan Qi couldn't bear her crying, and shouted loudly: "Let's stop here for today, both of you get out of here! Concubine Qi, if you continue to behave like this, I will depose your concubine right away!"

This move was very effective, Concubine Qi stopped crying, sobbed softly, and was supported by the palace servants to leave, while Concubine Zhou remained calm, bid farewell to the emperor, straightened her body and left.

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Zhaoyang Palace

The queen smiled softly and noblely when she heard the commotion in the distance.

She played with the set of flowers engraved with gold and beads on her fingertips, as if looking at the fire from the other side, and smiled leisurely: "Mei Concubine, this little girl is really a good plan... It's a pity, she still can't compare to Aunt E, you are so hot!"

The middle-aged woman standing next to her smiled. She had a round face and kind eyebrows, and she felt more amiable when she smiled: "If you can't deal with such a little girl, how can this old servant have the face to serve the queen mother all the time? The old master of the queen mother Over there, as soon as the sister of the He family sent the decree, I knew it was time to do something."

She glanced at the queen again: "Your Majesty, it's not that the old slaves rely on the old to sell the old, but you are too reckless this time. Although the juice tastes similar to pine nuts, you can still recognize it when you meet people in the world who are proficient in this way. That Shangyi, I heard that it was recommended by Qu Yun, who has been wandering around the rivers and lakes at a young age, such a fine person, do you still want to hide it from her?"

The queen apologized sincerely: "Shujing is really sorry for causing trouble to my aunt."

"Your Majesty really killed the old slave when she said that... To say the least, that little girl, Concubine Mei, is too stupid to bribe the eunuch who guards the gate of the palace and let outsiders in because of her father's two dollars—it's really funny , Who in this palace would dare to disobey the Queen Mother's will? As soon as the goddess doctor came in, someone had already tipped her off!"

The queen smiled happily: "That day I went to Concubine Mei's Changchun Palace and walked into the main hall. The woman's face is really wonderful... She just found out that it was a female fetus, and she was very depressed. The first time I saw me again, my face...was as white as a ghost."

"I had a showdown with her that day, but this little girl was cruel and asked the genius doctor to leave behind the slow-onset abortion pill. Hearing that it was safe and not harmful to the body, she was impatient to use it... Hehe, such a A basin of sewage was splashed on the heads of those two people, and it was hard to distinguish between them, I am afraid... now they are in front of the emperor, biting each other!"

The queen laughed so hard that her body trembled: "However...what I said to Concubine Mei that day was not entirely a lie. Her birth is just a girl, and mother is not worth more than a child at all. If you cooperate with me, After getting rid of those two thorns in her eyes, she didn't give birth to a boy, so why should I make things difficult for her... From now on, with Bengong supporting her from time to time, and without concubine Zhou's plotting, her life will be full of flowers... If you are lucky and the emperor is also suspicious of Concubine Qi, it will be even more cost-effective if most of the favor is transferred to her!"

She seemed to be very satisfied with this kind of cooperation that benefits both sides. After thinking about it carefully, she wondered: "Auntie, why are you so sure that it is a female fetus? If the miracle doctor diagnoses it as a boy, Concubine Mei will never agree to this deal!"

Aunt E showed that kind and generous smile again, just looked at the queen, the queen thought about it back and forth, and was suddenly stunned: "Could it be...?"

(End of this chapter)