Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 236 Rebuking Concubine Hui
Back in Yikun Palace, Bai Lu helped Chen Wenxin change and wash her clothes, and checked her face for signs of allergies.

"Fortunately, the slaves didn't touch the lead powder too much, but the master's face, I'm afraid it will take a few days for the ointment to completely fade away."

What women cherish the most is their appearance, not to mention Chen Wenxin's stunning beauty?
Because of this, Bai Lu was extra cautious, for fear that if Chen Wenxin's face was not fixed, it would be bad.

Chen Wenxin herself didn't really care about this, but she was thinking about another thing.

"Bai Lu, you said that Concubine Hui sent the nurse in charge of the Changchun Palace here today to ask, what exactly do you mean?"

Ever since she knew that Concubine Hui intended to have Elder Brother seize the crown prince, she felt that she had misjudged Concubine Hui.

A virtuous and virtuous concubine who even the emperor respects her somewhat, but wants to fight for the crown prince.

Her ambitions have swelled. She didn't care about the affairs of the harem before, but now she has begun to seize power.

They even began to suppress Chen Wenxin's power to assist the harem.

Mrs. Yigui was the one who framed this matter, and it was the fifth elder brother who nearly killed her.

In terms of emotion and reason, Chen Wenxin should preside over this matter.

She didn't hide anything, she asked the maid to tell Concubine Hui about this in advance, and all the evidence was true.

She didn't understand, what reason did Concubine Hui have to intervene?
In terms of public affairs, she did not bend the law for personal gain. The evidence is solid, and Concubine Hui should support it.

In terms of personal matters, she has a friendly relationship with Concubine Hui, but she has no personal relationship with Mrs. Yigui, so she should also support herself.

She thought about it, and there was only one possibility.

On the road of Concubine Hui's expanding ambitions, her concubine's position and favor, her adopted son fifth elder brother and the power of assistant harem.

These have become obstacles for Concubine Hui.

As soon as Concubine Tong was demoted, she was exalted, and Chen Wenxin was promoted from concubine to concubine, which invisibly lowered Concubine Hui's supreme status.

She threatened Concubine Hui's position, and this kind of threat could no longer make Concubine Hui treat her kindly.

Even if she didn't want to threaten Concubine Hui.

Bai Lu took a look at Chen Wenxin's expression, and felt relieved.

"The master has clearly thought about it, why bother to ask the servant?"

Concubine Hui's ambitions are getting bigger and bigger, she even dared to take the crown prince, what else can't she do?

Besides, she and Chen Wenxin have never been in the same party, they just keep friendly and don't attack each other.

The friendship in the past was due to the situation. Chen Wenxin had two powerful enemies, Concubine Tong and Yigui, so he couldn't make more enemies.

The hostility now is also due to the situation. The two of them stood together in the most honored position in the harem, and they were destined not to tolerate each other.

"It seems that it is not a good thing for the emperor to demote Concubine Tong."

Chen Wenxin sighed, she would never have imagined that Concubine Hui would target her if Concubine Tong fell.

Concubine Rong has always followed Concubine Hui, if Concubine Hui is against him, Concubine Rong will naturally follow.

Then she has two more enemies at once.

Bai Lu frowned and said, "If the master becomes hostile to Concubine Hui, both sides will suffer, and Concubine Tong will be the one who is afraid to be proud."

Concubine Tong has lived in seclusion since she was demoted. According to the report from the eldest mother, she has not done anything, but she is still paying attention to the big and small matters in the palace.

I'm afraid Concubine Tong already knows about this and is watching a joke.

Chen Wenxin couldn't help being a little irritable, she didn't want to be an enemy of Concubine Hui.

The reason why she showed her anger towards that nanny tonight was because she wanted to take the initiative back.

It was Concubine Hui's people who offended her, not her offending Concubine Hui by interrogating Yigui alone and not reporting to Concubine Hui.

Besides, that nanny's words were really annoying, so she took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey and seize the initiative.

If Concubine Hui sent someone to apologize afterwards, she could express her forgiveness extra leniently, and then the two reconciled.

Even if Concubine Hui didn't say anything, she just let this nanny offend her...

That was Concubine Hui's fault, not hers.

In this way, Concubine Hui would have no reason to harm her.

This is just a stopgap measure, and I'm afraid it won't stop Concubine Hui's hostility towards her.

"It's useless to worry about these things. What should happen will still happen. Today, the master can quickly find out the criminal evidence of Mr. Yigui, which is more important than anything else."

Not only brought down a concubine who had been framing her everywhere, but also established prestige in the harem.

Want to harm my concubine Qin?
Yigui is a lesson from the past!
Chen Wenxin nodded, "Fortunately, Mr. Yigui's brain is not too smart. It seems to be invisible, and it can still be detected with dim sum."

It's easy for her to say it now, if she hadn't used lead powder to fake a phenomenon that she was also allergic to alcohol on the spot, then the emperor probably would have hindered public opinion and sent the fifth elder brother directly back to Yongshou Palace.

Thinking about the dangerous situation at that time, it cannot be said that this Yigui was stupid.

"How does the master plan to deal with this Yigui?"

"She entered the Punishment Department, and I'm afraid she will die tonight. Tomorrow, the matter will be decided by Concubine Hui and the Emperor. I think Yigui won't survive."

The crime of murdering the emperor is enough to punish a nobleman for a capital crime.

Think about how ironic it would be if Yigui was executed for murdering his son.

"Ah--"

She couldn't help yawning, and the eyelashes of the upper and lower eyelids kept closing.

Seeing this, Bai Lu snickered, and said again: "Master, let's rest early, tomorrow I'll see Yigui reap the consequences."

"Let's go to Xipei Hall to see Brother Wu first, and I'll go to bed after watching."

She propped up her sleepy body and walked outside.

The next morning, when she woke up, she felt that the weather was not right. She took out her pocket watch from under her pillow and saw that it was already 08:30!
This time may be nothing to her in her previous life. There are many office workers who go to work at nine o'clock in the morning.If it is a man who lives close to the company, it is still too late to get up at 08:30.

However, in the Qing Dynasty, people were still on the bed at this point in time, which is what Confucius said was rotten wood that could not be carved.

Legend has it that Confucius had a student named Zai Wo, and when Zai Wo was sleeping in broad daylight, Confucius saw him and called him rotten wood and dung.

If the emperor's court visit is considered as work, he gets up at 04:30 and goes to court at 05:30...

The more Chen Wenxin thought about it, the more guilty she felt. It had been a long time since she woke up until this point in sleep.

Bai Lu always wakes her up at eight o'clock, and she has formed a habit, sometimes waking up by herself when it is almost eight o'clock.

This made the emperor very gratified. In the past, she was only thought of as lazy, but now she is more and more promising.

Bai Lu walked in from the outside, "Master, are you awake?"

Chen Wenxin complained to her, "Well, you Bailu, you agreed to wake me up at eight o'clock, why are you being lazy today?"

Bai Lu smiled and said: "Master, it's not that the servant is lazy, it's that the master was tired yesterday. The servant can't be woken up by barking softly, so why don't you just stop barking and let you rest more."

Yesterday, the Fifth Elder Brother's first birthday ceremony was caused by the nobleman, and she tried every means to find evidence, so she went to Yongshou Palace for interrogation in the evening.

He was so busy all day that he didn't take a break, so he was naturally too tired to wake up.

Chen Wenxin tapped her own neck, "I'm still a little tired after sleeping."

Bai Lu hurriedly put down the things in her hand, came forward and sat on the side of the bed, and massaged her neck.

"Master, Concubine Hui invited all those present yesterday. Eunuch Du, Eunuch Liu, and Lord Nan Huairen."

"She's going to hear the testimony for herself, and she still doesn't seem to believe me. No, it's not that she doesn't."

Chen Wenxin couldn't help but smiled wryly, "I want to use this method to show her authority."

Bai Lu didn't stop her hands, and continued, "Then Concubine Hui reported to the emperor, saying that it is better for the emperor to rule on matters involving the concubine and elder brother."

Chen Wenxin closed her eyes, Bai Lu's technique was just right, and her neck didn't feel so sore anymore.

She said indifferently: "This is a warning to me. How can I adjudicate things that her concubine Hui dare not adjudicate at will? No matter what affairs I manage in the harem in the future, I have to think twice about whether I am qualified to do so."

Bai Lu reminded: "In the future, we should pay more attention to the affairs of Changchun Palace."

Concubine Hui is holding the Phoenix seal now, if she really made up her mind to be her enemy, then it should not be underestimated.

"Hmm... By the way, has the emperor approved this?"

"The servant girl is about to talk to the master about this, the emperor is saving the face of the master."

Bai Lu was a little overjoyed, "Concubine Hui sent someone to clean up the palace. The emperor only said that this matter involved Concubine Qin. It was Concubine Qin who found the evidence to catch the culprit. Let Concubine Qin decide for herself. .”

"The emperor also reprimanded the palace servants of Changchun Palace, saying that if these trivial matters have to be reported to the emperor one by one, then what does Concubine Hui want to do in charge of the harem?"

Hearing these words, Chen Wenxin felt very familiar.

The emperor had never spoken to Concubine Hui in such a tone before, but he often used this tone on someone——

Concubine Tong.

Now that Concubine Tong has fallen and Concubine Hui has been replaced, the formula is still the same, and the emperor's tone of reprimand is still the same.

She shook her head and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is showing Concubine Hui's face. One is that the Emperor is indeed busy with the war and has no time to take care of the harem. The other is that Concubine Hui urged the ministers to write a letter to appoint the elder brother as the crown prince. The Emperor is very worried about it. "

The emperor's respect for Concubine Hui is because she is submissive and undisputed, and she keeps her own place.

Now that Concubine Hui is going to fight, if she is going to be restless, the emperor has no worries about her.

Besides, the emperor is now focused on helping Chen Wenxin establish prestige so that she can relieve the emperor's worries in the harem.

Concubine Hui deliberately took away her power in this way, the emperor could see it clearly at a glance.

The sentence "Let Concubine Qin decide for herself" was a slap in the face of Concubine Hui.

Chen Wenxin was not happy about this, but she was worried that Concubine Hui would hate her even more because of this.

Footsteps could be heard from the small table outside the dormitory. Chen Wenxin had just rewarded him with a pair of boots with golden chiseled wooden soles, and the sound would be particularly crisp when walking.

The small table often had to be moved around in the palace, and the soles of the shoes were often worn out.

Bai Xue and Bai Fei also complained that in Yikun Palace they rarely made clothes for the master, and spent most of their time making shoes for the small table.

Of course this was just a joke, but Chen Wenxin took it to heart, and when he heard that the boots with golden chiseled wooden soles were not easy to wear, he sent someone to find them and give them to the small table.

Sure enough, the little table walked in quickly, stood by the door and bowed: "Master, the Changchun Palace sent someone to say that the matter of Yigui is left to the master to handle by himself. He also sent the nun from last night to take care of it." Is the master sorry, did the master see it or not?"

She is still lying on the bed with disheveled clothes, why do you see her?
She said: "You go and tell that nanny that I was tired yesterday and cannot see you today because I am unwell. You reward her with money for me, so don't let Concubine Hui misunderstand that I am deliberately trying to show her face."

"Yes, master."

(End of this chapter)