Chapter 312: Little Concubine Tong Jia’s Certificate of Surrogacy
"In my eyes, no one can compare with me."
Lu Pheasant said lightly.
Brother Si didn't answer and even looked out the window.
But the corner of his mouth could not be suppressed.
Little Fujin likes him the most.
It was probably just his illusion.
He actually delayed his scheduled trip to the hot spring because of an unfounded suspicion.
"I didn't think it through properly. This time I broke my promise."
"Fenglong is too eye-catching. Next time I will take Fujin to another hot spring."
"Obviously, your ears are very good. How can you blame me when you hear the howl of a wolf?"
"But the Crown Princess told me that there is a good place at Qingjingguan where she lived before."
"Fu Jin must let me make up for it."
Lu Zhi bowed his head at the right time, shyly.
The best thing is to let her deal with it.
No matter what, Qiguang is a time bomb.
*
The fourth elder brother has not been able to find a chance to make amends.
News came from the palace that Chu Xiu's concubine Hesheli had died of illness.
Concubine Wen Xi had been ill for several years before she slowly recovered.
Hesheli was still young and in good health, so why did he die so soon?
"Well, it's also Chu Xiu's concubine who has a bad fate."
"If something happens to Hesheli's family, how can she live alone?"
"That's right, I heard that Suo'etu is too domineering and many people dislike him."
"In the clan's mansion, I could count the grains of rice given to him. He starved to death."
"But when the emperor found out, he was so angry that he cursed. Suo'etu was going on a hunger strike to protest the emperor's decision."
"You have all said that too many people hate Suo'etu to the core, and you don't even think about it. The person next to Long Live Master must also hate Suo'etu."
"How a sentence is conveyed is very subtle."
"Didn't Mr. Gao recommend Suo'etu to the emperor in the first place?"
"Because of the successful recommendation, Mr. Gao became a popular figure around the emperor. In front of Suo'etu, he even treated Mr. Gao as a slave."
"Well done! Who else could be able to swallow this breath?"
"Poor Concubine Chuxiu, she was sent to the palace but she didn't get much benefit, and she sacrificed herself for the family."
"Long Live Lord still has some affection for her. Didn't he say that he would make her the concubine?"
"If everyone is gone, what's the point of pursuing the title?"
…
Compared with the funeral of Concubine Wen Xi, Hesheli's funeral was a bit perfunctory.
On this day, the mourning and worshiping ended.
Lu Pheasant went to Yonghe Palace to rest.
"Your Majesty, little Concubine Tong Jia wants to see you."
Concubine De was a little surprised: "At this time?"
The heavy mourning ceremony is over and everyone is going back to get well. There is no etiquette for visiting at this time.
She glanced at Si Fujin and said, "Let her come in."
Mrs. Tong Jia still looked cordial and warm: "Greetings to Concubine De."
"Sifujin is here too."
If the Hesheli family is gone, the happiest person is undoubtedly the Tong Jia family.
Concubine Wen Xi died, and the girl Niu Hulu planned to send to the palace was cleverly rejected by the prince.
What remains is the fight between the Hesheli clan and the Tong Jia clan.
Today, among the three queens' sisters, there is only one emperor's cousin, Tong Jia.
The fourth concubine also lost one, and Tong Jia's final opponent was Concubine De.
Originally, the princess was also under Tong Jia's observation, but the prince kept getting into trouble, and Tong Jia made a smart decision to skip the princess first.
If there is no prince, where will the concubine come from?
"I came here rashly to disturb Concubine De."
Concubine De just smiled gently and asked for tea.
"Actually, I came here today to submit a certificate of nomination."
Concubine De had a bad premonition in her heart, and she was about to ask Sifujin to go back first.
Tong Jia was the first to speak: "Sifujin is here too, let's listen together."
No matter how good Tong Jia was before, she was still the imperial concubine and the elder of Sifujin.
Lu Pheasant could not leave.
Besides, she is not afraid of trouble.
Apparently Tong Jia's arrival was not a good one.
No, it should be said that she has always been just hypocritical.
For the sake of her daughter-in-law, the concubine will turn into a god of war.
Lu Pheasant had no reason to let Concubine De carry it alone.
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
"I'm thinking that this matter probably won't be kept secret for long."
"Empress De is as meticulous as a hair, and now that the Crown Princess is in charge of palace affairs, if I wait for you to find out and make a fuss, I might as well explain everything myself in advance."
"Ping Fei Hesheli's death was because I changed her medicine."
As soon as these words came out, the whole palace fell into silence.
Concubine De cleared the place early.
Having seen big scenes, she didn't know how to speak.
Lu Pheasant said: "Little Concubine Tong Jia, why do you do this?"
"With Sifujin's intelligence, do you still need me to tell you the reason why I did this?"
"Suo'etu is dead, and his son has also been executed. The Hesheli family is already lonely, and she is no longer a threat to little Concubine Tong Jia."
"When Concubine Mi was giving birth, Concubine Hui seduced Concubine Ping. She seemed to have changed. After the ban was lifted, she left the Chuxiu Palace. She secretly threatened me several times in private."
"How can I be suppressed by her again?"
Lu Pheasant was also waiting for Hesheli's darkening, but unexpectedly, he waited for the news of her death first.
Concubine De seemed calm and asked: "What is her illness?"
Tong Jia couldn't hide her joy, but she just didn't smash a handful of melon seeds: "This matter was not done by me."
"I'm also curious who made the first move."
"But it doesn't matter how she got sick. For me, taking advantage of the situation and striking at her is the most important thing."
"How did little Concubine Tong change her medicine?"
Tong Jia: "Does the Imperial Concubine want to ask so carefully?"
Lu Pheasant said: "Since Little Concubine Tong Jia said she was submitting a petition, is there anything else that can't be said?"
Tong Jiashi answered quickly: "It's purified ginkgo powder. As soon as Concubine Ping ate it, her condition worsened."
"The imperial doctor increased the dosage of the medicine. In such a short period of time, she took too much, and the person died."
"I've finished talking. What are your plans, Concubine De?"
"Are you going to hand me over to the emperor, or..."
Concubine De said nothing.
But Lu Pheasant smiled: "Please come back, little Concubine Tong."
Tong Jia's face, which had been filled with pride since she entered the palace, suddenly broke down: "Concubine De, did you actually let Sifu Jin be your master?"
"Little Concubine Tong Jia also said that Si Fujin is a smart child."
"What she said is exactly what I think."
Tong Jia raised her voice: "As the head of the four concubines, don't you plan to accuse me, the culprit of Concubine Ping's death?"
"This is a huge achievement."
Concubine De took a sip of Lu'an tea and looked out the window with an incomprehensible expression: "Originally, I was wondering why the emperor wanted to make Hesheli his concubine."
"Obviously, there wasn't much friendship between Hesheli when he was alive. Add to that the Suo'etu incident, how could he feel guilty?"
"Thank you very much, little Concubine Tong Jiafeng, for telling me the answer."
"The certificate of submission you said is true, but it is not for me."
"It's for the emperor."
