Jiang Xinyue shook her head: "Promotion in the harem is the Queen's right. If I refute the Queen's will, wouldn't it be disrespectful to the Queen?"
Magpie made a sad face: "What should we do? I don't want to be slapped often in the future!"
Jiang Xinyue also held her little face in her hands: "I am also very scared."
Aunt Li shook her head in disgust: "Ms. Zhenbi, you should ask the emperor to find out who sprinkled unclean things on Jiang Chuan's body."
Instead of worrying that he will be slapped after the good concubine becomes the first of the four concubines.
Jiang Xinyue held her chin with both hands, making her big round eyes even more cute. She blinked twice: "What's there to find out? She must be a good concubine! It was even more so when she slapped Jiang Chuan. On the body.”
This conclusion is too childish.
Grandma Li sighed and said, "Your Majesty, please take some rest after lunch. I will go out for a while."
Jiang Xinyue didn't ask anything and just let her go, looking very heartless.
Chengqian Palace——
The silent atmosphere made the already heavy breath even more depressing. Emperor Xuanwu rubbed his temples, thinking that if Empress Dowager Wu knew that Concubine Li had pushed away Concubine Shu's child, he would have a headache if there would be another commotion.
"Your Majesty, Grandma Li wants to see you."
"Let her in."
Nanny Li walked into Chengqian Palace with ease and reported the situation of Hexi Palace to the emperor.
"Someone brought unclean things in and spread them on the palace servants?"
Aunt Li nodded: "Empress Zhen is suspected to be Empress Liangfei..."
"Good concubine?"
Emperor Xuanwu remembered that Concubine Zhen was very kind to the eldest princess Liangfei, and the eldest princess also liked Concubine Zhen very much. Why did Concubine Liang want to harm Concubine Zhen for no reason?
Grandma Li hesitated for a while, but decided to tell the emperor everything that happened in the Zhen concubine's palace today.
He thought more than Concubine Zhen, and felt that Concubine Liang did not have the courage, so she must have been ordered by Empress Zhu.
Liang Fei has always been a staunch Queen's loyalist and has never betrayed the Queen. She always acts according to the Queen's will, and I think it will be the same this time.
But even at the Queen's instigation, Emperor Xuanwu felt that Concubine Liang was hateful enough to dare to harm his and Concubine Zhen's children.
Everyone in the palace knew how much he loved Concubine Zhen and how much he looked forward to the birth of her child, but Concubine Liang dared to take this risk and attack Concubine Zhen.
How much do you not take him as an emperor seriously?
Could it be that Concubine Liang felt that Queen Zhu's majesty far surpassed his own?
To be honest, he also guessed that Empress Zhu would give the head of the four concubines to one of the Liang concubines or the virtuous concubines. If Empress Zhu proposed it, he would not refuse.
Because Concubine Liang and Concubine De had been in the palace for a long time, it was appropriate for them to be promoted to the next rank. Concubine Zhen... Concubine Zhen's qualifications were really not enough. If she were to be the first of the four concubines, she would be criticized.
The emperor himself felt that he could seal whoever he wanted, but the ministers in the previous dynasty were always nagging, which gave him a headache, and he did not want them to regard the concubine as a demon concubine who would bring disaster to the country and the people.
Liang Fei's father was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. He was one of the most senior feudal ministers in the nine feudal history of the Great Yan Dynasty. He was in charge of the military and civilian affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.
His official title is "Governor-General of Guangdong, Guangxi and other places, superintendent of military affairs, food and salary and governor affairs", which is the second rank.
The Zhu family, who also has Empress Zhu behind him, is their backer, and their strength cannot be underestimated.
After Concubine De, there was Duke Cheng Guo. Although Duke Cheng Guo had passed away many years ago, Concubine De's father not only inherited the title of Duke Cheng, but also served as the director of the Sixth Section of the Supervisory Academy in the court. The reputation is also excellent.
If Concubine De was not of a Buddhist nature and did not fight or snatch, she would have been the first among the four concubines.
Therefore, no matter who the queen proposes, he will agree.
Emperor Xuanwu took a deep breath. For the first time, he felt that having too many women in the harem was a problem.
He waved his hand: "Take good care of Concubine Zhen. She has an innocent temper and is not defensive about others. She will have a long time to come. When her confinement is lifted at the end of the year, there will probably be more people who want to harm her. You and Xiang Grandma is a good person, don’t let me down.”
"This old slave will definitely live up to the emperor's trust."
Just as Nanny Li was about to leave, the emperor said again: "When Concubine Zhen's child is full term, I will grant your request to leave the palace."
At this time, Nanny Li's eyes shone with light. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed firmly: "Old slave, thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Nanny Li was more than ten years older than Queen Mother Wu. She had already gotten married and had children before she entered the palace. Later, Queen Mother Wu brought her into the palace. She could only see her husband and children once every three years, and only for a short time. A short half day.
Every three years there is a talent show in the palace. On the day when the beautiful ladies enter the palace, the palace maids and eunuchs can also meet their families in Chuxiu Palace.
At that time, the Wu family was in decline, the men were exiled, and the women were demoted to commoners. If she had not taken refuge with the emperor, his husband and son would have died on the way.
So for so many years, even though Empress Dowager Wu hated her for betraying her, she never regretted it.
It had been a year since the last time I saw her son and daughter. If Empress Zhenbi gave birth to the child to full term, she could leave the palace and enjoy her old age, which would be the best ending for her.
In this palace, she has seen too many people end their lives peacefully. She does not seek wealth and wealth, but only wants to spend her old age in peace with her family.
For her, this is the greatest happiness in the world.
Besides, Jiang Chuan was so moved that he cried when he knew that his mother-in-law was prepared to end her dream of being promoted to a good concubine for her.
It had been too long since anyone had taken the lives of these slaves like them, and suddenly they had received such care and concern from the queen above, and they really couldn't control their emotional outbursts.
When he cried, Xiaoxuanzi and Shuangjiang, who had been favored by Jiang Xinyue, also cried. Magpie was infected by their emotions, and the four of them hugged each other and cried together.
Aunt Xiang has never seen a palace where the master and slaves get along like this.
Empress Zhenbi is a person with strong empathy. Such a person must be very kind and soft-hearted.
You will cry when you see an old person who is helpless, you will cry when you see a young person who has no support, you will cry when you see someone suffering from illness, you will cry when you see an honest person being bullied, you will still cry when you see someone in trouble...
What's the saying?
Even though he was living a very hard life, he still couldn't bear to see the suffering in the world.
Aunt Xiang didn't think that a lady from a wealthy family like Zhenbi had suffered much, but she really sympathized with people's hard work and pity.
Even as an old lady who had just arrived in Hexi Palace, every night when the heat was too hot and she couldn't sleep, she would receive an ice basin from Magpie and Shuangjiang Girl for her and Nanny Li to share.
Although the quantity was not large, it was saved by a few girls and father-in-law from their own few ice basins.
Isn’t the person they spared and added a concubine a precious concubine?
Even though she knew what was going on, she never asked, she just silently moved some more ice cubes into their ice basins.
The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not dare to shortchange Zhenbi's ice cubes, so they could only give Zhenbi more.
The mistress cannot be allowed to miss out on these expenses.
