Concubine Huang said she wanted to leave

Chapter 329
These heartfelt words were half-true and half-false, but the queen mother was moved and angry. She only heard the queen mother say to Zhao Kehan: "Han'er, I have really suffered for you. If your majesty hears what you say, I'm afraid I don't know how touched you are." .”

Zhao Kehan ​​smiled embarrassedly, and said: "The Empress Dowager, don't tease the concubines, these are all the concubines' petty thoughts, and the concubines in the harem are only trustworthy by the Empress Dowager, so I told the Empress Dowager."

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager nodded with a smile, but quickly turned cold, and turned to Wanqin and said, "Go and call Concubine Chen to Ai's family, Ai's family wants to take a look, this Zuoxiang family Why should your son meddle in the affairs of the palace!"

"Yes, the Empress Dowager."

Wanqin resigned and left for Xianya Palace.

Zhao Kehan ​​lowered his eyes, and then pretended to be uneasy and said to the queen mother: "Your Majesty, you... what are you doing? It would be bad if your majesty is upset because of the quarrel between the concubine and the concubine Chen..."

These words were like adding fuel to the flames. The Queen Mother was so angry that she slapped the table heavily, and said angrily: "Concubine Chen, concubine Chen, there are such concubines everywhere! It is because of her entering the palace that His Majesty has repeatedly contradicted Aijia. He almost stopped paying attention to Aijia because of this woman!"

"The Queen Mother..."

Zhao Kehan ​​wanted to persuade her again, but the Empress Dowager stopped her with her hand, and said coldly: "Han'er, Aijia knows that you are soft-hearted, but if this Concubine Chen doesn't teach you a lesson, she will really think that with His Majesty's favor, she can do whatever she wants in the harem." Now, Ai Jia has to teach her a lesson!"

In the past, she was concerned about the presence of the Zuo Xiangfu, so she didn't say anything to Shang Kelan, but now that her elder brother dares to interfere in the affairs of the harem, she can't just let the concubine Chen leave her alone!
While the two were talking, Wanqin had already arrived at Xianya Palace.

At this time, in Xianya palace.

Shang Kelan led the four maidservants to and fro in the bedroom, the floor and table were full of cloth gifts and account books.

Wanqin was just brought in by the palace maid, she couldn't help being a little surprised when she saw this scene.

But she quickly withdrew her gaze, saluted Shang Kelan and said, "I have seen Concubine Chen, please tell your empress, the Empress Dowager sent you to the Palace of Compassion and Peace."

"Gardenia, you wrap up the eight treasures, you will know autumn in the late winter, you can sort out the silks and satins in Suzhou, Yuliu, you can check the account books, these gift lists can't be wrong!"

However, while Shang Kelan was packing up the gift boxes on the ground, she gave orders to the four maidservants, but she didn't seem to hear Wanqin's words.

Therefore, Wanqin had no choice but to increase her voice carefully, and said: "I want to report to Concubine Chen, the Empress Dowager has an invitation!"

Shang Kelan paused, looked back at her, and said, "The empress dowager asked me to go to the Palace of Compassion? Alright, wait for me to clean up."

When she said tidy up, she actually meant tidy up for herself.

Without Wandong's help, she skillfully combed her messy hair and put the rosewood hairpin on her head before she said to Wanqin, "Okay, let's go."

When she was leaving, she turned her head and said to Zhizi, "Gardenia, keep doing it, I'll go back as soon as I go!"

"Understood, empress!"

Zhizi hurriedly responded, but Shang Kelan didn't ask Wanqin why the Queen Mother invited her, and followed Wanqin to the Palace of Compassionate Ning.

In the Palace of Compassion and Ning, Zhao Kehan ​​managed to make the queen mother laugh, and if Ruo Ruowu said a lot about Shang Kelan, the impression of Shang Kelan in the queen mother's heart was even worse.

At this time, Wanqin brought Shang Kelan to the gazebo, and respectfully saluted the two of them: "I am here to report to the empress concubine Jia, empress dowager, concubine Chen is here."

Shang Kelan also bowed his knees and saluted: "This concubine has seen the Empress Dowager, and greets the Empress Dowager Jia."

Zhao Kehan ​​also got up, bowed to her respectfully and said: "The concubine sees the concubine Chen and greets the concubine Chen."

Thinking back to the time when Zhao Kehan ​​first entered the palace in summer, she had always turned a blind eye to Shang Kelan. When the Queen Mother and His Majesty were away, how could she ever salute herself?
Shang Kelan smiled slightly, looked at Zhao Kehan ​​and said, "The concubine Jia is very polite."

Zhao Kehan ​​blushed slightly, and said softly: "It's all taught by the concubine Chen."

But the Queen Mother looked at her coldly, and asked straight to the point: "Aijia asked you, why did you instruct your eldest brother to expose the identity of Concubine Jia in front of the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty? What are you going to do with Concubine Jia?" land!"

Frowning, Shang Kelan said puzzledly: "Empress Dowager, when did this happen? Why didn't the concubine hear any news!"

The queen mother sneered, looked directly at her and said, "Hehe, do you think you can get by by pretending to be stupid? Aijia told you that people in the harem are not allowed to have anything to do with people in the court. You ordered your elder brother to expose Concubine Jia The identity of the late emperor's daughter is to put the concubine Jia to death, this harem cannot tolerate a poisonous woman like you, immediately pack up your things and go back to your Zuo Xiang's mansion!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Kehan ​​frowned slightly, and then persuaded: "Empress Dowager, calm down, this result may not be a good thing for the concubine, don't hurt the harmony between the two of you because of the concubine, after all You and Concubine Chen are also mother-in-law and daughter-in-law..."

If Concubine Chen was allowed to return to her natal home, she would not be able to act according to the plan tonight, so Zhao Kehan ​​persuaded the Queen Mother to change the way of punishment for His Majesty.

When talking about this, the Queen Mother became even more angry, she stood up and pointed at Shang Kelan and said: "Just eating hot pot the day before yesterday, Your Majesty also fell out with the Ai family because of her, the Ai family does not recognize her as a daughter-in-law, she is still just a concubine !"

concubine?
Shang Kelan narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the Queen Mother, the light in her eyes became sharper and colder in an instant.

At this moment, Zhao Kehan ​​rolled his eyes, and said to Shang Kelan in a different tone: "Concubine Chen, you made the empress dowager so angry, why don't you bow your head to the empress dowager and admit your mistake, and this matter will be over. After all, the empress dowager is an elder... If you can't let go of your status, it's good to kowtow to the empress dowager, it's almost Chinese New Year, everyone, don't make things so stiff?"

"Kowtow to the empress dowager to admit your mistake? Why is this palace wrong?"

Shang Kelan didn't even blink her eyes, and after finishing speaking to Zhao Kehan, without even looking at her, she continued to say to the Queen Mother: "Your Majesty, you keep saying that the concubine ordered the elder brother to frame the Concubine Jia, what is the evidence? If the evidence cannot be produced and you speak empty words, you will not be able to convict the concubine, and besides, if the Empress Dowager is fine, the concubine will resign."

As soon as the words fell, Shang Kelan turned around and wanted to leave, unwilling to entangle with this vexatious old lady any longer.

"You! You stop for Aijia!"

The queen mother yelled at her with an ugly face, then quickly walked in front of her, and said angrily: "The Ai family thought that His Majesty trusted you so much, so he was going to return the palace power to you, but now it seems that this harem power is still Leave it to Concubine Jia to deal with it!"

Raising her eyebrows, Shang Kelan looked at her in surprise and said, "What the Empress Dowager means is..."

The Empress Dowager snorted coldly: "What Aijia means is that from now on, as long as Aijia is still alive, Concubine Jia will be in charge of the power in the harem!"

Her words floated into Shang Kelan's ears along with the wind, and then, the corners of Zhao Kehan's lips raised slightly, and the smile on his face disappeared in a flash.

But Shang Kelan quickly came back to her senses, and said clearly: "Okay, it's as long as you are happy, Empress Dowager."

(End of this chapter)