In the Yongxin Palace, Concubine Rong Guifei learned that Emperor Wu of Zhou was going to stop courting on the anniversary of the death of the late Queen, so she accidentally knocked over a tea cup. The tea wetted her dress.
Seeing this, Jin Mei hurriedly picked up the pieces of the tea cup, and immediately persuaded Concubine Rong to go back to the bedroom to change clothes.
Concubine Rong reached out and grabbed Jin Mei's arm, and asked eagerly: "The emperor really wants to stop courting on the anniversary of the death of the late queen?"
Jin Mei's arm was very painful when she was grabbed by Concubine Rong. She endured the pain and said, "Your Majesty, it's true. The Emperor said it himself." After saying that, she saw Concubine Rong's face becoming lonely, and she hurriedly comforted her, "Your Majesty, it's true. Your Majesty said it himself." , this year is the seventh year since the death of the late empress, and it is the most important year. It is not surprising that the emperor would resign for the sake of the late empress, so don’t think too much about it."
"In the past few years, the emperor has never stopped going to court." Concubine Rong Gui felt a stone in her heart, "I remember the year before last, the emperor was seriously ill and could not get out of bed, but the emperor still insisted on going to court. , no matter how much we try to persuade him, it’s useless.”
"In the emperor's heart, nothing is as important as the affairs of the court. But now he has to resign for the sake of the late queen. Sure enough, the first queen is very important to him." Jealousy surged uncontrollably in his heart.
"Your Majesty, the reason why Your Majesty once again resigned for the sake of the late Queen is just to show the people of the world and the government of the country." Jin Mei knew where Concubine Rong was concerned, "You also know that the Xie family had some influence on the Royal Family back then. Well, if the emperor does not show his respect for the late empress, he will be scolded as ungrateful by everyone in the world."
"Is that so?" Concubine Rong Gui was not as confident as usual at this time, with a suspicious look on her face. "Is it really?"
"Of course it is." Jin Mei said with certainty, "Empress, don't think too much about it." Empress really loves the emperor so much that she has always cared about the affairs between the emperor and the late empress. "The Queen knows that you care about the First Queen, so she deliberately provokes you and wants you to lose your composure in front of the Emperor. You don't want to follow the Queen's advice."
As soon as Queen Xie was mentioned, Concubine Rong's expression immediately changed and became vicious. The jealousy in her heart towards the late Queen was instantly replaced by hatred towards Queen Xie.
She did not dare to hate the late Queen, but could only hate Queen Xie, blaming Queen Xie for taking her position as queen.
"Empress, in fact, the Queen cares more about the Queen than you do." Jin Mei said, "Although the Queen is the Queen's sister, she is not a biological sister of the same mother. Furthermore, the Queen is a concubine of the Xie family, and the Queen is A legitimate daughter. She has a legitimate daughter as her successor, do you think she really doesn’t mind this at all?”
Concubine Rong raised her lips and sneered: "Of course she cares. She pretends to be gentle and virtuous on weekdays, but in fact she is more vicious than anyone else." Concubine Rong and Queen Xie are enemies, and she knows Xie best. The Queen's person, "As the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, she naturally looked down upon the late Queen, who was a concubine. This was not what she hated most. What she hated most was that others always compared her with the late Queen. She did Well, others praise her as worthy of being the late Queen’s sister. If she doesn’t do well, others will say she is not as good as the First Queen.”
"In the past few years, she has pretended to be gentle and virtuous in front of everyone, and has received a lot of praise, but no one has ever praised her as better than the late queen." Concubine Rong continued to mock, "No matter what she does, she can never surpass the late queen. Queen. She has always lived in the shadow of the former Queen. Do you think she can not hate the former Queen?"
"I guess the Queen hates the First Queen to death."
Concubine Rong's depressed mood was swept away by Empress Xie. The only person in the palace who could make Concubine Rong happy and raise her fighting spirit was Empress Xie.
"She, Xie Yi, is more pitiful than me."
"No, how can the Queen Empress be compared with you? You are the person that the Emperor cares about most." Jin Mei said proudly, "The Queen Empress doesn't even have half of your favor, so how can she be compared with you. "
"The Emperor was more polite to Xie Yi for the sake of the late Queen and the Xie family, but he didn't have half the respect for the late Queen." Concubine Rong sneered, "Xie Yi hated the late Queen, but she had to learn from the late Queen. . The funniest thing is that she had to rely on the first empress to gain the emperor's favor. Compared with her, I am much happier than her." She never needed to rely on the first empress to gain the emperor's favor, let alone learn First Queen.
"My Majesty, please don't fall into the Queen's scheme." Every year on the death anniversary of the late Queen, Jin Mei's biggest worry was that Concubine Rong would do something rude because she was jealous of the First Queen.
The late Empress was like a needle that had been piercing deeply into Concubine Rong's heart, unable to be pulled out or ignored. On weekdays, this needle did nothing, but on the anniversary of the late Queen's death, this needle would prick Concubine Rong's heart severely.
Concubine Rong suddenly remembered Queen Xie's words that day and narrowed her eyes slightly, her expression thoughtful.
Seeing that Concubine Rong's expression was not right, Jin Mei asked with concern: "Empress, what's wrong with you?" She seemed to have said something right just now.
"Xie Yi is afraid that he will attack me on the anniversary of the death of the late queen." Concubine Rong Guifei has been upset these days because of the news that the acting king is incapacitated. In addition, it is also the anniversary of the death of the late queen. She has long lost her calm and ignored Queen Xie. Words from that day. Now that she thought about it carefully, Concubine Rong felt that there was something in Queen Xie's words.
"It is most appropriate to attack me on the anniversary of the death of the late empress, and it can also make the emperor hate me."
"Then the Queen has made a wrong decision." Jin Mei said, "Even if you really did something on the anniversary of the late Queen's death, the Emperor will not dislike you for it."
Concubine Rong liked hearing these words, and a smile appeared on her face.
"You have such a sweet mouth."
"Your Majesty, this servant is telling the truth." Jin Mei suddenly thought of Concubine Rong's words just now, and couldn't help but worry in her heart, "Your Majesty, we can't sit back and wait for death, we must give the Queen some color."
"Keep an eye on me these days," Concubine Rong said. "Xie Yi will definitely target the people around me."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will keep a close eye on you, and I will definitely find the Queen's fault."
"I found it, let's use it to our advantage." Concubine Rong said as she stood up and told Jin Mei, "Wait for me to change my clothes."
In the bedroom, Jin Mei took out a new plain skirt and put it on Concubine Rong.
"On the anniversary of the death of the First Empress, I can't even wear a bright and beautiful dress. I'm really wronging you." Concubine Rong is most suitable to wear brightly colored clothes. "You can't even wear a hairpin."
Concubine Rong didn't care about this, "The Emperor remembers the late Queen, how can we wear brightly colored clothes."
"However, my dear, even if you wear plain clothes, you are still the most beautiful woman in the world!"
Concubine Rong reached out and gently plucked Jin Mei's mouth. She smiled fondly and said, "Is your little mouth covered with honey?"
"My slave is telling the truth. The Queen is in despair in front of you."
Concubine Rong sneered: "In terms of appearance, Xie Yi is not worthy of carrying my shoes."
"The Empress is not even as good as the First Empress." Jin Mei complained, "She is obviously not a gentle person, but she dresses herself up to be gentle and gentle, making her look neither fish nor fowl."
"She looks sharp and mean. If she doesn't dress herself up, her true face will be exposed." Concubine Rong looked at herself in plain clothes in the mirror and frowned slightly. Although she was also beautiful, she was not like. "The first queen is gentle, she must learn from the first queen."
"The Queen's gentleness is something that the Empress cannot learn from." Frankly speaking, the First Queen is truly gentle, the gentlest woman she has ever seen. There is a word called "gentle as water", which refers to the first queen.
Concubine Rong straightened her appearance, took Jin Mei to the study, and continued to copy Buddhist scriptures for the late queen.
While copying Buddhist scriptures, she suddenly thought of something. Before the emperor ascended the throne, the queen had always been in good health. She obviously looks delicate and delicate, but her body is not weak. In her impression, the late empress rarely got sick. Even when she gave birth to the prince and the eldest princess, her birth went very smoothly. It's not like when she gave birth to the King of Generations, she almost had difficulty giving birth.
After the emperor ascended the throne, the emperor became very busy, and the first queen was also very busy, but the first queen seemed very good at that time. Not two years later, the first queen suddenly became seriously ill and died soon after.
"Empress, what are you thinking about?" Jin Mei asked with concern when she saw Concubine Rong suddenly stopped with a thoughtful expression.
"I was thinking that the Queen's illness came and went quickly."
Jin Mei understood what Concubine Rong meant, "Are you suspecting that there is something fishy about the late Queen's illness?"
"I just suddenly felt that the late Queen's illness was too sudden."
"If there is really something wrong with the Queen's illness, it is impossible for the Emperor not to check it out." Jin Mei felt that there was no problem, "Didn't the imperial doctor say that the Queen was sick due to overwork? She had been suppressing it before, and then suddenly broke out, so she The disease is coming with a vengeance.”
"Indeed, if there is a problem with the late Queen's illness, my cousin cannot remain indifferent." Concubine Rong put aside her doubts, lowered her head and concentrated on copying Buddhist scriptures.
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