Concubine Huang said she wanted to leave

Chapter 26
Chenshi, Kunning Palace.

In the bedroom, after Tao Xiang changed the queen into a red dress embroidered with peonies, she redressed the queen.

After putting down the wooden comb, Tao Xiang couldn't help but look at the kind-hearted Empress Empress in the mirror and sighed: "Oh, your empress is obviously the master of the harem, but even that little concubine Hua dares to climb on your head to bully you, it's really shameful." unacceptable!"

The empress smiled faintly, and looked at the mirror, but did not answer.

Tao Xiang bit her lip, hesitated again and again, and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you go back to the ancient temple, just stay in this harem and fight for it!"

The queen's red lips curled up, she lowered her hand and said, "Contest? It was originally my palace's thing, so I naturally want to take it back. Speaking of which, how do you feel when you look at that concubine Chen?"

How did it come to Concubine Chen?
Tao Xiang thought for a while and replied carefully: "Concubine Chen... is very respectful to the empress, she doesn't seem to deal with Concubine Hua very much, but she seems to be quiet and well-behaved."

The queen's eyes flickered, she got up and walked out, Tao Xiang quickly supported her, but she heard the queen say quietly: "One of them is the daughter of the left prime minister, and the other is the daughter of the governor of Yangzhou. What is this Palace using to compete with these harem concubines?"

Tao Xiang heard the words, and said regretfully: "If the mother clan of the empress becomes stronger, I am afraid that no concubine in the harem would dare to disrespect the empress. The mistakes made by Concubine Hua this morning are enough to ground her for three months!"

The two of them left Kunning Palace as they talked, there was no one on the way, the queen glanced at her, and said with a smile: "Tao Xiang, you have been with me for more than five years, I know your loyalty, but there are some things I can't remember, who is the mantis and who is the oriole, it is still unknown..."

As she spoke, the Queen's voice faded away, Tao Xiang didn't hear clearly, but she quietly didn't ask any more questions.

At this time, in the Ci Ning Palace.

Under the eyes of everyone, Concubine Chen knelt in the hall.

Once the crime of murdering the dragon's heir is confirmed, it will be easy for the queen mother to throw concubine Chen into the cold palace!
When Concubine Chen heard the words, she still maintained the posture of kowtowing her head to the ground, and replied respectfully: "Dare to ask the Empress Dowager, what do you mean?"

The queen mother snorted coldly: "Well, you concubine Chen, how dare you pretend to be stupid? Concubine Ning vomited after eating the pastry you sent yesterday. The imperial physician found poison in your pastry. What are you still arguing about?"

It really is waiting for her here!

Shang Kelan's eyes flickered slightly, her expression was calm, and she didn't show any guilty conscience.

She said unhurriedly: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, sister Concubine Hua also ate the cake at that time, but she didn't see anything unusual about Concubine Hua, and the concubine and concubine Ning each ate a piece of cake, but they didn't see it. If there is any difference between the two sisters, it is enough to prove that the cakes sent by the concubine are not poisonous."

"It's just that it's up to whoever handed this pastry and who poisoned it. If you want to put the blame on the concubine, it's up to you."

As soon as Shang Kelan finished speaking, he heard a voice outside: "Your Majesty is here!"

The emperor is here?

All of a sudden, all the concubines got up one after another, and when the person outside the door walked in, they bowed their knees and saluted: "The concubine sees Your Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed and safe!"

Jin Yantang walked quickly past the crowd like the wind at his feet.

From the corner of his eye, he saw Shang Kelan kneeling in the hall, but he never set his eyes on her.

After paying respects to the Queen Mother, Jin Yantang sat down beside the Queen Mother, with a slight smile on his stern face: "Mother, can I eat too early?"

Seeing Jin Yantang coming, the Empress Dowager's complexion improved a bit: "I've already eaten, but this concubine Chen really made the Ai family feel uneasy. There are all the witnesses and material evidence, but she still refuses to admit the murder of the dragon's heir. I'm really angry." Shame on the family!"

Concubine Ning sat at the lower head of the empress dowager early in the morning. When she saw Jin Yantang, her face flushed, and she said softly to Jin Yantang: "Your Majesty, the empress dowager also wanted to uphold justice for my concubines. The concubine is really grateful!"

Jin Yantang glanced at her: "Didn't I tell you to stay in the East Palace? What are you doing here?"

Shang Kelan was kneeling in the hall, obviously she was kneeling, but it didn't make people feel that she was humble.

After hearing Jin Yantang's words, Shang Kelan couldn't help but twitched her lips: So Concubine Ning is here too?No wonder, when she came, the empress dowager started to attack herself.

I don't know how much the queen mother believed what Concubine Ning said in the queen mother's ear, which made the queen mother so dissatisfied with her.

In the main hall of the Compassionate Ning Palace, all the concubines sat back on their chairs silently. Even though Concubine Hua wanted to show off in front of Jin Yantang, she didn't dare to act presumptuously in front of the Empress Dowager, so she could only stare at Concubine Ning enviously.

After hearing Jin Yantang's words, Concubine Ning showed a weak expression on her face: "Concubine...Concubine thinks that the empress dowager's greeting can be avoided, but the empress dowager has to come here, after all, the empress dowager is also Senior concubine."

After a few words, knowing that the heart is sweet, the Queen Mother looked at Concubine Ning with even more satisfaction.

Hearing this, Jin Yantang nodded lightly, and said, "If that's the case, then it's up to you."

Seeing that he had returned to his usual indifferent attitude, which was completely different from yesterday's gentle appearance, Concubine Ning's joy dropped somewhat.

At this time, Concubine Hua interjected: "Then Empress Dowager, Concubine Chen actually did such a rebellious thing, how are you going to punish her?"

Immediately, the Empress Dowager returned her attention to Shang Kelan.

She glanced at Shang Kelan condescendingly, and said emphatically: "This kind of woman with a wicked mind should not be allowed to stay. Come here and pass on the family's mourning order. The concubine Chen has misbehaved and murdered the dragon's heir. The crime is unforgivable. We specially demote him to the third rank of Zhaoyi, punish him with a salary of one year, and confine him for half a year, just to make an example of others!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the hall, and the happiest people were Concubine Hua and Concubine Ning.

After tripping the imperial concubine standing in front of the two, the queen is just a puppet in their eyes, and the power of the harem is still in the hands of the two of them, and life can be as comfortable as before!

Concubine Hua's face was full of joy that couldn't be concealed. Although Concubine Ning was not as happy as her, there was a little bit of excitement in her eyes.

Jin Yantang's lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

After hearing this, the nanny next to the queen mother stood up and said, "Your servant obeys..."

"Wait a minute!"

Suddenly, a sonorous and powerful voice sounded from the hall, a smile flashed in Jin Yantang's eyes, and then he looked at the person in the center of the hall.

When the queen mother heard this, she frowned and stared at Shang Kelan, "Why? Do you have any objections to Aijia's punishment?"

Shang Kelan smiled, straightened up slowly, raised her eyes and looked at the Queen Mother and said, "If this thing is really done by the concubine, the concubine will be punished willingly by the empress dowager."

The queen mother said impatiently: "Then you are?"

Shang Kelan said unhurriedly: "But the concubine did not do this, so why did she plead guilty? In addition, the concubine thinks that this matter is full of doubts, and it is necessary to review it again. What the concubine did, why not give the concubine another three days to investigate the case?"

(End of this chapter)