Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

26 Inner Ghost 1
The emperor summoned the fourth elder brother to start writing in the Qing Palace, which caused a great sensation.

Even De concubine condescended to send someone to invite her and told her to go to the main hall to talk.

This is the second time Chen Wenxin has stepped into the main hall of Yonghe Palace since the first time she went to pay her respects to Concubine De, and after Concubine De had given her the instruction to come and do nothing.

The emperor suddenly got close to the fourth elder brother. As the fourth elder brother's biological mother, Depin was naturally surprised and delighted.

But she tried to go to Qianqing Palace to find out what the emperor meant, but she couldn't find out.Even Concubine Tong Gui didn't seem to understand why.

After much deliberation, she could only think of Chen Wenxin.

Chen Wenxin went to Qianqing Palace every now and then, and she was there on the day when the fourth elder brother started writing, so if you ask her, she must know better than the servant.

When she went in, Debi was already sitting and waiting for her.After paying her respects, she took her seat, and the maid served freshly brewed tea.

She is familiar with this smell.

It is a cold tea that was newly rewarded by the emperor a few days ago and paid tribute by Korea.

If Debi hadn't asked her for something, how could she serve such good tea to her?

After she figured it out, she realized that the tea was hot.

Now that I have picked it up, I want to take a sip, but finally put it down.

Seeing that she was serving tea but not drinking it, Debi asked, "Why, Chen Changzai doesn't like this tea?"

This tea is a tribute given by the emperor, among the concubines in the harem, there are four people above the concubine rank.The rest are Chen Wenxin and Yigui who is pregnant.

"It's not that I don't like it, it's just that it's a little hot. The concubine will drink it later."

Seeing what Chen Wenxin said, Depin nodded, and asked again: "You often go to Qianqing Palace recently, have you seen fourth elder brother?"

It turned out that Debi came to her just to inquire about the fourth elder brother.

The mood of being a mother must be to care for her children. Chen Wenxin could understand it, so she said a lot about the fourth elder brother that she knew.

"The fourth elder brother is as tall as my waist and abdomen. He is fat and healthy. He is also very serious about writing. He often writes profusely, and the iceberg is useless."

"Oh, by the way, the fourth elder brother's hands are quite strong, and he doesn't shake for half an hour while writing."

"I didn't ask these questions."

Debi waved her hand and asked: "Why did the emperor suddenly get close to the fourth elder brother? Why did it happen to be the fourth elder brother? Why didn't the third elder brother go? What does the emperor mean?"

Debi's words made Chen Wen feel a cold war.

Debi is not concerned about the situation of the fourth elder brother, but...

Inquiring about the emperor's mind.

Is she playing with the emperor's idea of ​​making the fourth elder brother the crown prince?
That's right, if you only want to know about the situation of the fourth elder brother, you can ask the servant who serves the fourth elder brother, why bother to ask her in person?

Concubine De must have inquired about it at Qianqing Palace, but she couldn't get any useful information, so she couldn't wait to ask her.

"The emperor's intentions, how can concubines know."

Chen Wenxin was perfunctory, and he couldn't tell Debi that it was because he wanted to play with the fourth elder brother, so the emperor sent the fourth elder brother to practice calligraphy in the Qing Palace, right?
Maybe the emperor has other intentions, then she really doesn't know.

Depin snorted coldly.

"You and the fourth elder brother started the pen with the emperor and practiced calligraphy together. Do you dare to say that you don't know?"

Chen Wenxin only felt a thump, and his heart was not good.

She and the fourth elder brother practice calligraphy together. The emperor once told the fourth elder brother not to tell outsiders.She could see that the fourth elder brother respected and admired the emperor, and he would definitely not disobey what the emperor said.

Naturally, the servants of the Qianqing Palace would not say that they dared not disobey the emperor even more than the fourth elder brother.

The only ones left are those around her...

Chen Wenxin couldn't help feeling angry.

She has always trusted the people around her, and she feels that she treats them kindly.

Debi actually managed to bribe the people around her to get the news.

She was annoyed that her palace servant was unfaithful, and she also resented Concubine De.

This woman only knows about positions of power, what position does she put her own son in?
She doesn't care whether her son is happy or not, whether she is healthy or not, she only cares about whether the emperor made her son the crown prince.

"I'm not talented as a concubine. I only know how to keep my duty. It's my duty to serve the emperor. If the emperor asks me to practice calligraphy, I will practice calligraphy."

She said coldly: "It's not my job to speculate on the holy will, so please find another master."

This is Chen Wenxin's first time speaking in this tone to other concubines.

She is still a concubine in the position of concubine.

She has always been very respectful to the concubine, so people think she is easy to bully.The news that couldn't be found out from Qianqing Palace came to her to find out, and even bribed her palace servants!
If she really knew the emperor's intentions, she would tell Debi foolishly.

Maybe she won't be able to see the sun tomorrow.

Debi is trying to kill her!

"You... what tone are you talking about?"

Debi was furious, she didn't intend to make Chen Wenxin reveal the holy will, but she was too impatient for the possibility that the emperor might make the fourth elder brother the crown prince.

So she anxiously wanted to know what the emperor meant.

"Your Majesty wants to trap me in infidelity, why do you still ask me?"

Chen Wenxin simply went all out: "Your Majesty bribed the palace servants around me to inquire about my affairs. He doesn't want your Majesty to know about the emperor's affairs, so she can also inquire about it?"

"Let the emperor know, the empress will not escape punishment. Fortunately, I don't know what the emperor thinks, otherwise, if the empress tricks me accidentally, I don't have to live."

When Chen Wenxin spoke, her shoulders trembled.

Depin's face was ashen.

She was confused, indeed confused.

Even asking around for such a thing.

She is not qualified to inquire about whether or not to establish a prince, whoever is established or not.

What's more, the emperor only got close to the fourth elder brother once, and the fourth elder brother is neither a direct wife nor an eldest son. He wants to let the emperor know that she covets the crown prince...

Her good days are over.

Thinking of this, De Concubine didn't want to pursue Chen Wenxin's bad attitude, so she waved her back.

Chen Wenxin was regretting his attitude just now, what if Debi was dissatisfied and retaliated against her?
Seeing Debi wave her hand, she hurriedly jumped up, saluted and ran out.

Before Debi could react, she had to run as fast as she wanted.

Who knows if Debi will suddenly react and reward her with a big hit?

Bai Lu followed behind her with a gloomy face.

Wherever the master goes, he takes her there, and trusts her extremely.

If De Concubine bribed the palace servants around her, Bai Lu would be the first to be suspected.

"Bai Lu, I'm practicing calligraphy in the Qing Palace, who did you tell?"

Bai Lu was by her side every day, when she went to Qianqing Palace, sometimes she brought Bai Lu alone, and sometimes she brought Bai Lu and Bai Shuang with her.

On the day of writing, she brought the two of them to wait on her.

Bai Lu is a smart person, seeing that the emperor treats her so sincerely, she will not be so stupid as to betray herself to cater to the concubine De.

Chen Wenxin is still confident about this, so what she doubts now is...

Hoarfrost.

"The servant did not tell anyone else."

Bai Lu bit her lip, thinking that it must not be Bai Shuang who betrayed her master.

In Chen Wenxin's mind, Bai Shuang had a criminal record of being lazy and negligent when he was in Chuxiu Palace.If it weren't for her skill in combing hair and makeup, Chen Wenxin would have kicked her out a long time ago.

Bai Shuang gave her the impression that she is short-sighted, loves to cheat and play tricks, and is by no means a diligent person.

If she is judged by the standard of servants in the palace, she can't even do the most basic work hard.

Bai Lu saw her thoughts, and said carefully: "Master, in fact, after arriving at Yonghe Palace, Bai Shuang has corrected a lot."

"Why do you always defend her like this?"

Chen Wenxin was very puzzled.

It can be seen from the first day she served in bed that Bai Lu not only did not step on her, but also helped her everywhere.

Bai Lu smiled wryly and said: "Before Xiaoxuan entered the palace at the age of 12, I had a younger sister who was three years younger than me. The family was poor, so I had to have an elder brother to take care of my parents. The servant and my sister made an appointment, and after Xiaoxuan three years later, she would enter the palace." Come and be with your slaves."

"But three years and three years have passed, and the slaves are almost at the age of leaving the palace, and the younger sister has not come in yet."

"Maybe she wasn't chosen?"

Bai Lu almost cried while talking, Chen Wen thought to himself and comforted her.

"If she can't be selected, she will always pass a message to the servant. But since the second year of the servant's entry into the palace, there has been no news from the family..."

Chen Wenxin understood.

The maids of the palace have the opportunity to meet their natal family in batches once a year, but it is only through the palace gate.After all, I can see my relatives and talk about the current situation.

Bai Lu's family has not come to see her since the second year, they can only explain.

Her family has died for some reason.

"The maidservant was only assigned to Baishuang when she arrived at Chuxiu Palace. The name of her Yan'er was changed by my mother according to my original name of Juan'er. The maidservant was eighteen, and she only had fifteen, which happened to be the same as the maidservant. As big as a younger sister..."

Bai Lu, who has lost news of her relatives, treats Bai Shuang as her own younger sister, and protects her everywhere.

"If I find out that Bai Shuang is the inner ghost, what should you do?"

Bai Lu gritted her teeth and said, "This servant treats her like her own sister and teaches her to be loyal to the master. If she really betrays the master without knowing what to do, this servant will be the first to let her go."

Chen Wenxin nodded and stopped talking, and the two returned to Xipei Hall in silence.

"You all go out."

Chen Wenxin rubbed her temples by herself, feeling a little worried.She sent out all the palace servants, and only stopped Bai Shuang.

"Come and do my head for me."

Bai Shuang was always in charge of the master's hair and make-up, and everyone didn't think much about it. Only Bai Lu took a worried look inside when she took the door at the end.

Bai Shuang untied her bun, and combed her hair from scalp to ends with a mahogany comb.

She originally wanted to leave Bai Shuang alone, and threatened her, asking her to tell the truth whether she was bribed by Debi.

Those words turned in her mind a few times, for example, "If you dare to lie, I will drag you out and stick you to death!".She felt terrible even thinking about it, and really didn't want to do such a thing.

She could only sigh, and said to Bai Shuang, "Ah Bai Shuang, what do you think, how will I treat you?"

(End of this chapter)