After telling Chang Lan a few things that needed to be investigated, Li Qingyi got under the quilt and planned to sleep. Tomorrow morning she would go to the palace to meet the queen and tell the queen about the Zhenbei Palace. By the way, I went to Princess An Cheng to ask what she planned to do about the fifth prince of Chongnan, He Lianrong.
He Lianrong was originally a cover-up thrown by Chongnan's female imperial master. At this time, the war had come to light. His current situation was very embarrassing. He could neither leave nor stay. It is even more impossible to marry the princess. Even the daughter of the queen he brought, the most beautiful woman in Chongnan, the woman named Xuan Yuan, could not marry the Ninth Prince because of the conspiracy of the female imperial master.
After Li Qingyi met and discussed with Princess An Cheng last time, he wanted to win over He Lianrong to help Dajing deal with the Chongnan female imperial preceptor, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. The secret wooing was a waste of time, so they had to put their purpose directly into talking to He Lianrong. ap.
But even if Helianrong had little say in Chongnan, his foundation was still there. If he failed to cooperate with them, he would be labeled as a collaborator and traitor by the female national preceptor, so he might not agree to it.
After thinking about it, Li Qingyi fell asleep at some point.
The next day, she got up early to wash up and have dinner, spoke to her second uncle and second aunt, and then set off for the palace.
Changlan was sent by her to investigate the life experience of Princess Zhenbei, followed by Isatis Lan and Changning.
It's a nice day today, and the sun shines brightly on the colorful glazed tiles of the palace.
Li Qingyi came at the right time.
When she arrived at the Yikun Palace, the concubines who had come to the Queen's place to relax in the morning and dusk had just dispersed. Only the two of them came out of the Yikun Palace, lingering and bickering all the way.
One of them was wearing green purple and the other was wearing goose yellow. They were both very elegant and graceful. The butterflies on their skirts seemed to be floating out as they moved. Three thousand green silk threads poured out like a waterfall, hanging around their waists. Caisi hugged it gently. Standing in pairs, they are as beautiful as a picture scroll.
It's a pity that the two beauties' words with guns and sticks in their mouths ruined this scene and the relationship.
The concubine in a goose-yellow palace dress said, "Well, the girl who was serving the Seventh Prince fell seriously ill and died yesterday. After all, she stayed with the Seventh Prince for so many days. It's so pitiful..."
Sighing, she turned her head slightly and said to the palace maid behind her: "When I come to collect the bones, remember to reward me with a few more taels of silver."
When Li Qingyi heard the words "Seventh Prince", he knew who the Goose Huang Palace Concubine was.
Concubine Mu's downfall did not involve many people. Concubine Hui was one of them. The eleventh princess she gave birth to was already of marriageable age and had her own palace in the palace. However, the seventh prince was still young and needed someone to take care of her. The emperor temporarily handed him over to his concubine who had no heirs to raise him.
Concubine Li got the seventh prince and became concubine Li.
She is one of the few concubines who has caught the emperor's attention in the past two years. In the past, Concubine Mu had the power to overpower all the concubines in the harem, and she did not dare to stand out too much. Now that Concubine Mu has become a thing of the past, the emperor has turned the seventh prince into a queen. Leave it to her to take care of her, and she is quite a rising tide in the harem.
As your status grows, your arrogance will naturally grow.
When she mentioned the seventh prince at this time, she actually wanted to show Concubine Yun beside her that she was valued by the emperor.
However, Concubine Yun, who was dressed in purple palace attire and was also newly promoted, showed disdain in her eyes, and even the peach blossom makeup on her forehead seemed to be pouting.
"My sister is really warm-hearted, but does the feng shui of Yuxiang Palace not be very good? Ever since the Seventh Prince moved into Yuxiang Palace, the palace people around him have almost died! There are also the good nobles who lived in Yuxiang Palace back then. But one body kills two lives... My sister must be careful. This palace maid is a good servant, but she only has one life. If the prince gets into trouble in Yuxiang Palace, my sister cannot afford it!"
Concubine Li's eyebrows immediately rose upon hearing this.
It turns out that the palace attendants around the Seventh Prince were all left by Hui Concubine, and she would have to clear them out sooner or later. Concubine Yun is such a vicious woman, she actually cursed her for this matter!
"Sister Yunfei is really unfounded. The prince and princess are the sons and grandsons of dragons! How can they be tainted by those evil spirits? Those who have bad luck and are in bad health may not be the real sons and grandsons of dragons!"
Li Qingyi looked at Concubine Yun’s body with obvious
Shaked.
There were rumors in the palace earlier that Concubine Yun had an affair with a talented young man before entering the palace. Although it was later confirmed that this was not true, some people would still bring it up from time to time.
In addition, the sixteenth princess whom Concubine Yun gave birth to was always in poor health and often suffered from illnesses. When Concubine Li mentioned these two things, the meaning of each was self-evident, and Concubine Yun suddenly became angry.
But no matter how angry the concubines in the palace are, they will not show off their swords and open guns like shrews and scold the public. Since elementary school, they have always been talking and laughing, killing people without being seen.
"It's a good thing that my sister is open-minded, but she also needs to take good care of her body. Otherwise, it's not a good idea if she's soaked in thousands of rains and dews without a single germinated seed. Oh, sister, look at my sister's memory. The princess is still waiting. As for me, sister must go back quickly. This child, no matter whether he is rich or poor, he must have a mother to care for him!"
Concubine Yun said, covering the small mouth of the cherry with a handkerchief, laughing for a while, and took the lead to leave with all the palace people.
The two of them were originally equally matched in the harem, and no one looked down on the other. When they saw each other, they would always tell each other to show off. The palace people had long been accustomed to it, unlike the original Concubine Mu, who was evil-mouthed and cruel-hearted. A single glance can send chills down one's spine. The palace people didn't take their quarrel seriously at all.
Li Qingyi secretly thought that if Concubine Mu fell, there must be new checks and balances in the palace.
Now it seems that these two newly promoted concubines are not scheming.
Men rarely like smart women. Women who are too smart often bring trouble to men, especially in the harem and the court in front of them.
Concubine Li looked at Concubine Yun's back and gritted her teeth, "Huh! We'll see!"
She was at a disadvantage and had nowhere to vent her anger. When she saw Li Qingyi hiding aside, she immediately scolded her angrily: "Where did this wild girl come from! She is so rude and doesn't show respect to me!"
Li Qingyi had obviously bent down to perform the blessing ceremony, but she pretended not to notice and insisted on causing trouble.
"It seems that Concubine Li calls herself 'I am not in line with the rules. I don't know how to salute Concubine Li for a moment and ask for your forgiveness."
The hierarchy in the harem is very strict. Only concubines of fifth rank or above, with a title and as the head of the first palace can call themselves "this palace".
Concubine Li previously lived in Yuxiang Palace with Concubine Hui and Guiren Liang. Concubine Hui was the principal, and she and Guiren Liang were side positions.
Among the people living in Yuxiang Palace, first a good nobleman died and two died, and then Concubine Hui was thrown into the cold palace. It was indeed as Concubine Yun said, not very auspicious, so Concubine Li used the excuse that the seventh prince would inevitably miss people when he saw things. , want to move out of Yuxiang Palace.
The queen will not embarrass her on this matter and has already agreed, but the matter has not yet been implemented.
Strictly speaking, Concubine Li, "this palace", has indeed exceeded the rules.
Concubine Li realized her loss and gritted her teeth with a dark face. She was about to say something else when she suddenly saw Princess Eleven walking towards her.
Concubine Li had always been a little scared of this unruly and willful princess, and the eleventh princess was not happy to hand over her younger brother to Concubine Li, so she turned around and left without hesitation.
Li Qingyi raised his eyebrows, this Concubine Li is really a coward.
The emperor asked her to raise the seventh prince. Even though the eleventh princess was the seventh prince's biological sister, she had no room to object. Besides, even if she disagreed, could she still raise the seventh prince herself?
But it's none of her business.
Li Qingyi turned around and walked towards Yikun Palace.
But before she had time to let the servants pass the news, Princess Eleven quickly passed her from behind and said, "Eleven wants to see the Queen."
Li Qingyi looked up and saw Princess Eleven looking towards her with an ugly expression, hatred in her eyes.
Li Qingyi knew what was going on.
The eleventh princess had originally selected her husband-in-law, who was the nephew of the Mu family. Last year, he was awarded the Jinshi Scholarship. He was of good looks. The eleventh princess could be regarded as one of the first to get her son-in-law, and she was very satisfied with her future husband.
However, even though the Mu family was in trouble, the eleventh princess's consort could not escape death. The eleventh princess went to meet the emperor.
The emperor not only refused to plead for mercy, but also pointed out that her mother, Concubine Hui, had a close relationship with the Mu family, and sent Concubine Hui into the cold palace to stay with Concubine Mu.
Princess Eleven did not dare to argue with her father, so she could only swallow her bitterness silently. Seeing Li Qingyi now, it was inevitable that he would feel resentful towards her.
"This princess has something to say to the Queen, so just wait here!"
Li Qingyi was noncommittal and looked at the maid in front of the inner hall and said, "Please pass the message that Li Qingyi has come to meet the Queen."
The palace maid glanced at the two of them and turned back to report.
After a while, Su Rong came out beside the queen.
She first looked at Princess Eleven and said, "Your Highness, the Queen cannot agree to what you ask for, so please go back."
Then, she said to Li Qingyi: "Miss Li, please come in with your slave."
Princess Eleven bit her lip and looked at Li Qingyi with even more hatred.
But Li Qingyi didn't look at her at all and followed Su Rong into the inner hall.
Princess Ancheng is also there.
As soon as she saw Li Qingyi, she quickly came over to hold her back, "Eleven is outside. She didn't make things difficult for you, right?"
Li Qingyi first saluted the queen, and then replied: "She doesn't dare to make any small moves in front of the queen's palace."
Princess An Cheng snorted coldly, "Guess, what does she want to ask my mother?"
Li Qingyi looked at the Queen.
The Empress smiled and said, "She said that the seventh prince is too young and cannot live without his biological mother. She wants to ask the emperor for mercy and let him follow Concubine Hui to live in the cold palace for two years. When the seventh prince reaches the age of enlightenment, the emperor will make the decision."
Li Qingyi was a little surprised, "Is it Concubine Hui's idea?"
Princess Ancheng sneered and said: "Mothers are afraid of harming their own children, but this Concubine Hui uses her son as a life-saving object. On the surface, she asked the seventh brother to follow her to the cold palace to suffer hardships, but the seventh brother is the prince after all. With the seventh brother by her side, is her cold palace still a cold palace? She is unwilling to be implicated by Concubine Mu and wants to use the seventh brother to make a comeback!"
Li Qingyi was silent for a moment, "This idea is indeed a bit fanciful. There has never been such a precedent, but..."
Princess An Cheng stared, "But what? You don't think this is possible, do you?"
