The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 112
The queen looked at Concubine An, who was crying with pear blossoms and rain, and said impatiently: "The Duke and his wife trained you for a period of time before you entered the palace, don't you know? I hate my concubines for being seductive and misleading the country."

Concubine An was sobbing, covering her handkerchief and pleading: "The concubine was confused for a while, I beg your mother to help the concubine. Is Yongxiang a place where people stay? The concubine doesn't want to go no matter what!"

The queen sneered: "Since you don't want to go, you should obediently follow Bengong's words. You looked at yourself for being favored and thought you had reached the sky in one step, so you wanted to ask Bengong to be the stepping stone to climb another high branch with you!" The queen put down the tea heavily Cup: "Don't forget, what kind of bastard you are, others don't know it, but I know it clearly. I can make you a high-ranking concubine now, and I can beat you back to your original shape tomorrow!"

Concubine An was terrified, and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, even my concubines are so courageous that I dare not betray the Lord. Today, all my concubines are cultivated by my empress. My empress tells my concubines to go east. Dare to go west. The empress has the grace of cultivation, and in the future, the ministers and concubines will be the rings and weeds, and they will never forget it until death."

Only then did the queen nod in satisfaction, and asked Nanny Qian, who was serving close by, to help Concubine An up: "The emperor's anger will dissipate after a while, you go to stay in Yongxiang for two days, and Nanny Qian will take care of everything. You won't suffer much in Yongxiang, but you just copied two Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's original vows with your heart, the empress dowager loves this scripture the most, if you show your filial piety, I will be able to intercede with the emperor."

Concubine An was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to thank her: "Your Majesty loves my concubine, and my concubine will definitely live up to your expectations, so I just close the inner door tightly, and pray for the empress dowager and empress with peace of mind!"

As soon as Concubine An came out of the palace, the queen immediately cast a cold face, and said to the eunuch who was serving her, "Go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to find out why Cheng Zimo is here?"

Qian Momo is an old palace official who has been with the queen for more than [-] years. She hurriedly persuaded: "Concubine An has offended the emperor because of this. Your mother might as well ask the people in the Hall of Mental Cultivation later. Master Cheng is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Maybe it's just for the errands in the yamen to discuss with Wansui, the empress doesn't need to be so worried."

The armor on the queen's fingertips touched the passionflower pattern on the phoenix seat again and again, "Since it was rumored that the emperor had an illegitimate child, look at it, the gang of dog servants have gathered around the emperor one by one like pugs. In front of you, show your loyalty shamelessly. Hmph, when both this palace and the fourth prince are dead, it’s impossible!”

Qian Momo laughed and said: "Your Majesty also said that they are all dog slaves, and it's their nature to curry favor with others! Madam, don't ruin your body because of such stinginess. The Fourth Prince has gotten better recently and can already use After eating half a bowl of rice, you can still enjoy a stick of incense in the back garden on weekdays, Madam, don't worry, our fourth prince is blessed with great blessings, he is the real dragon emperor's life!"

Only then did the queen show a smile: "You old man, you can say pleasant things." The queen got up slowly: "Take the mandarin duck and lotus flower cup that I ordered to be stewed early, and I will go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation with me to see Your Majesty." Go! He and An Bin are so angry, it should be lowered."

Nanny Qian has always known that the Empress always says what she wants, if she wants to achieve something, she will not give up until she achieves her goal.Therefore, Nanny Qian didn't dare to persuade the queen any more, she just ordered someone to lift the sedan chair, and she accompanied her as her attendant, the mighty group of people went through the imperial garden to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

It was already noon, and the sun was scorching right now. Although there were court ladies holding umbrellas and fanning the queen, the queen was still covered in thin sweat due to her tight clothes.

"Is the person standing behind the Fubiting Pavilion someone from Fengzao Palace?" Sitting on the palanquin, the Empress suddenly squinted her eyes, looking at the figure flashing behind a pavilion in the Imperial Garden, and asked Mother Qian.

Qian Momo hurriedly went to look at it, and after a long while of recognition, she said: "The servant stared at it in a daze, it seems that the maid who is serving by the concubine Yuan's side is holding the piano, and now she has changed her name to Yunzheng."

Since Jia Yuanchun took Xue Baoqin into the palace, he changed the name of the big palace maid Baoqin who was originally married into the palace, just to avoid the name of the precious person.

The queen smiled lightly and said, "Is the Concubine Yuan still shutting her door in suspense day and night?"

Speaking of this, Qian Momo felt uncomfortable and hurriedly complained: "Isn't it just like what your mother said? Oh, I think someone is going to harm them. They don't even dare to eat three meals a day, and they call seven or eight. The palace people are willing to swallow it after trying it. Madam, if the emperor finds out about this, he would think that the majesty will not tolerate them! Concubine Yuan is clearly going to wear shoes for the majesty again!"

There are two types of women that Xiaozong likes, one is gentle and soft like Yuan Chun, and the other is delicate and willful like Zhou Guifei.But the queen was never among them, otherwise, after the birth of the three princes, her own son, the fourth prince Li Yuncai, would not have come to the world late.

The queen knew that she was not lucky enough to compete with other concubines, but it didn't matter, as long as she always held the power.Today is the empress, tomorrow is the empress dowager. Those women in the harem are fighting to the death, why should she care?

The queen sneered and said, "Concubine Yuan doesn't have a son. Now that she has a precious man to give birth to a son, I don't need to do anything about it. Naturally, someone will 'share my worries and solve problems' for me. Not only does this palace give her delicious food and drinks, but it is even more delicious than before. Praise her. By the way, the emperor stayed in Qingqiu Pavilion last night? Did you send aconite soup?"

Qian Momo nodded hurriedly: "This servant stared at Liu Chongyi and used up all the medicines, but I heard from the eunuch serving in the Qingqiu Pavilion that the emperor only stayed in the middle of the night, and still went to the precious people of Fengzao Palace in the latter half of the night." Qian Momo said After that, he didn't dare to look at the queen's face anymore. Although the master kept saying that he didn't bother to compete with those villains for favor, he still couldn't see anyone sharing more of the emperor's blessing.

When he arrived outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Dai Quan greeted him personally: "Greetings to the empress."

The queen helped Dai Quan's hand to get off the sedan chair, and said with a smile: "I ordered people to make soup to relieve the heat, can the emperor have some free time now?"

Dai Quan hurriedly said: "The Lord Long Live is talking about your empress, but the slave also said that there is no such a coincidence in the world, only the empress knows what the Lord Long Live thinks."

The queen scolded with a smile: "You old slave, you have a clever mouth. Don't pretend to deceive me!"

"Slave, dare!" Dai Quan led the queen into the palace.There were only two deacons and eunuchs and a maid serving tea in the imperial study room, and when they saw the queen, they also knelt down to pay their respects.The queen waved her hands casually, moved her lotus steps lightly, walked to the imperial table, and said softly: "Long live, long live!"

Xiaozong pretended to be stunned: "Ah, the queen is here."

The queen smiled shyly: "The concubine knows that the emperor has worked hard for the past two days, so I specially prepared a mandarin duck and lotus cup to clear away the heat." She looked at the neat memorial on the imperial table, "Concubine An just went to the concubine's place."

Xiaozong waved his hand: "Concubine An is proud of being favored, this crime must not go unpunished."

"The concubine said the same thing, but the emperor has not had a smart girl like Concubine An for a long time. The concubine thought to herself that although there are many concubines in our palace, there are not many who may continue to be the emperor's heirs." It's rare that the emperor likes Concubine An, if she can give birth to a son for the emperor, it would be a good thing."

Xiaozong heard the words and caressed the queen's hand: "My beloved concubine is really the flower of my interpretation."

The empress bowed her head shyly: "The emperor praises you, the concubines and the younger sisters in the palace are all only thinking about your majesty. Just like the younger sister of the concubine Yuan, why doesn't she treat the precious person as her own sister? Concubine An is a minister. The concubine's natal family recommended her to enter the palace, she was young and ignorant, which offended His Majesty, and the concubine was also charged with lax discipline."

Xiaozong sneered: "Why are they all coming here to plead guilty! The queen is like this, and so is Cheng Zimo! Forget it, Concubine Guan An will still learn the rules by your side for half a month. The Queen Mother's birthday is coming, you just Tell her to be quiet and don't move around."

Seeing that Xiaozong turned a blind eye to the lotus cup on the imperial table, the queen asked tentatively, "Long live, is there anything troublesome?" Xiaozong raised his head and stared at Fa's wife, then remained silent.The queen took a few steps forward, leaning against Xiaozong's side and said softly: "The concubine has an unfeeling request, and I hope His Majesty will grant it."

"My concubine has always been less than what I want, you just say it."

"Chenqie. Chenqie wants to meet that young master of the Xing family."

Xiaozong's eyes contained cold stars, and when he looked at the Queen's eyes, he could feel the cold all over his body before he knew it.The queen had the illusion of being suffocated, she hurriedly stepped back two steps, and slowly calmed down her breath.

"Does Concubine Ai know what I'm talking about?"

"The concubine secretly thinks that if the child is really the blood left by the emperor, it is better to take it back and raise it." The queen pleaded: "Even if the child's mother has something wrong, the child is innocent. The concubine these days Listening to those gossips, I can't sleep day and night. This means that I was picked up by the Xing family. If I change to that immoral family, I don't know how much the child will suffer."

Xiaozong smiled and looked at the queen: "My concubine knows everything. But that child really resembles my childhood appearance. It's a pity. His biological mother died early."

The queen's original fluke mentality was instantly dispelled.

It turned out that she was still hoping that the emperor would deny it.

"I have been hesitating whether to accept him into the palace, after all," Xiaozong looked at the queen with deep meaning: "The queen mother has always been a little bit incomprehensible to me."

The Queen shivered.How could she have forgotten, now is not the time to be sentimental, after all she and the emperor are husband and wife, the most important thing now is to join forces to deal with the queen mother.

Xiaozong grabbed the Queen and walked out of the hall: "I have always wanted to ask Guoan to enter the cabinet to help me, but unfortunately the Queen Mother doesn't like my relatives to become big, and I don't want to ignore the Queen Mother's intentions. If the Queen is willing to share my worries, I will never Let down my concubine."

The queen Xiaoniao stood beside Xiaozong, looking up at this man who had never given her sincerity.He seldom talked sweet words to himself. Whenever he watched Concubine Zhou and Concubine Wu flatter and flatter the emperor, the queen hated them more and more for not loving themselves.
The queen was cruel, and said: "The concubine only listens to the emperor's orders, and the queen mother will naturally have a concubine to persuade her."

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PS: I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival~ Xiaohe will also go to the gala

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