On the day Qi Jiahui was brought back, the queen got angry for the first time. Shen Mo and others knelt in the palace, feeling uneasy. Ever since the queen was reprimanded by his majesty, the queen's temper had gotten worse and worse.
Now that he heard that Qi Jiahui was brought back, he was even more angry.
"She is a good person, Concubine Lan. Concubine Lan, her behavior is even more disgusting than Concubine Rou." The queen said, motioning Shen Mo to come forward and give some instructions. Shen Mo looked shocked and advised: "No, my dear."
"Do you even want to disobey me?"
Shen Mo did not dare to persuade her any more, so she could only silently follow the queen's words.
At this time, the prince came back to visit the queen. When he saw the fragments on the ground, he couldn't help asking. The queen, who was originally angry, suppressed the grievance in her heart and said softly: "The palace servants clumsily broke several vases. , why are Yi'er here today?"
The prince's attention was successfully diverted, and he said seriously: "My sister wants a kite. I've made it and sent it to my sister today."
It turned out that the eldest princess saw Princess Jinyang holding an eagle kite when she went out the day before yesterday. She was very envious. When she returned to the palace, she met the prince and told her. The prince promised to give her a better kite than Jinyang's hand.
The Queen frowned after hearing this, "Why fly a kite in winter? You are busy with schoolwork, how can you do these things? Qing'er is too ignorant."
The eldest princess, who had just walked to the door, looked a little lonely when she heard the queen's words. The nanny beside her comforted her: "Your Majesty, you definitely didn't mean that."
"Don't worry, mama, I didn't think too much about it. My mother and brother must have a lot to say. Grandma, please accompany me to the flower room." The eldest princess said softly, but she never expected to be rejected by her, "Princess, you are weak. Can’t smell the flowers.”
The eldest princess lowered her eyes, covering up the disappointment in her eyes. Yes, she was weak, so the queen mother would devote all her hopes to her brother. The queen mother was afraid that she would not be able to support her, which would only increase her sorrow in the future, so she ignored her.
"Then go to the Imperial Garden. The flowers in the Imperial Garden have fallen and even the water in the pond has frozen."
The grandma was about to say that the imperial garden was cold, and she was afraid that the princess would catch the wind, so she met the eldest princess's calm gaze, and for some reason, she nodded.
Ling Wanying was the eldest princess she met in the imperial garden. She was a small person, with the tip of her nose red from the cold, but she kept looking at the ants in the corner of the tree. Su Jin accompanied Ling Wanying there. After watching for a long time, she got pleasure. She knelt down , asked: "Are there actually ants in winter?"
The eldest princess shook her head, "I don't know. I heard that the second emperor's brother clamored to see the ants, and then the young eunuchs found them for him, but after they found them, he didn't want to see them."
What the Grand Palace Master did not say was that the Third Emperor's brother disliked the slow movements of the few servants and wanted to hit them, but was stopped by the Concubine Xian who came over.
Listening to the eldest princess's words, Ling Wanying guessed that this was the eldest princess under the Queen's knees. Although she was a legitimate princess, she was like a shadow in the palace and was always ignored by people.
Ling Wanying squatted next to the eldest princess and kept silently watching the ants struggling to survive in the ice and snow. After an unknown amount of time, the nanny next to the eldest princess finally came over and couldn't stop saying: "Princess, it's really Let the old slave be easy to find..."
When she saw Ling Wanying, she hurriedly knelt down to say hello. Ling Wanying asked her to stand up as usual and did not pursue her collision. When the eldest princess was about to be taken away, Ling Wanying saw the eldest princess turning around, with expectation in her dark eyes, "I'll see you again tomorrow." Are you here to see the ants?”
Seeing Ling Wanying nodding, the eldest princess had a look of satisfaction on her face and returned to Fengyi Palace. As expected, she was scolded by the queen. When she heard that the eldest princess was with Concubine Lan, she thought of Qi Jiahui again and couldn't help but said: "Sure enough, she was born with It’s to defeat me.”
The eldest princess ate the rice in the bowl silently. This attitude made the queen even more angry. She knocked the bowl out of the eldest princess's hand and ordered the palace servants to remove the meal. She said coldly: "Since I like Concubine Lan, Then go find her and eat with her."
After saying that, she turned around and left. The eldest princess looked at the food at her feet. The lonely look on her face was gone, but she just looked indifferent. She thought, okay, then go to Lan Fei.
Hearing that the eldest princess really went to Yuhua Palace and happened to meet the emperor who was having a meal, the queen was so angry that her heart ached. Before she could think of a reason to explain to the emperor, she saw the emperor's servant coming, not Mr. Cui. , before the queen could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard the chamberlain say that Concubine Lan was in love with the eldest princess, so she left the eldest princess to stay in Yuhua Palace for a few days. The chamberlain was here to pack the eldest princess's clothes.
Seeing that the eldest princess didn't have many things, the chamberlain seemed a little surprised, and the queen only felt ashamed.
Fengyi Palace was filled with the smell of soup and medicine again.
Ling Wanying really thought that the eldest princess was cute. She was such a little person that she came to Yuhua Palace without anyone. When asked why she came, the eldest princess actually said: "My mother asked me to come here to eat."
Later, Duan Li felt something was wrong, and in a few words, the eldest princess recited everything the queen said.
Ling Wanying's eyes were full of heartache, she looked at the emperor softly, and said: "If our child is hungry and cold like the big princess, I would rather she had never been born..."
Duan Li couldn't imagine that his and Ling Wanying's children would be wronged, and he didn't allow Ling Wanying to talk anymore.
He became more and more dissatisfied with the queen. No matter what, the eldest princess was still a royal princess, but she couldn't even eat. This reminded Duan Li of some bad memories, so he left the eldest princess behind.
Su Jin quickly found out about the eldest princess. The queen had a dystocia when giving birth to the eldest princess and narrowly escaped with her life. After learning that she was too damaged to be pregnant, she ignored the eldest princess. Later, the emperor ascended the throne. , the second princess born of Concubine Rou was awarded the title of Princess Jinyang. As the legitimate princess, the eldest princess only received some rewards, which made the queen feel more and more that the eldest princess was not useful.
Ling Wanying heard this. Although she felt pity for the eldest princess, when she thought that the blood of the Qi family was flowing on her body, her pity immediately disappeared. She looked at Su Jin with burning eyes and asked: "Sister, today is the Qin family?" It’s the day when the family dies.”
Su Jin nodded, and Ling Wanying immediately ordered Shang Gong Bureau to make a golden hairpin for her. It was rare for Concubine Lan to have something she wanted, so Si Zhensi naturally attached great importance to it and tried to make the gold hairpin ingenious, beautiful and unique.
When the golden hairpin was delivered, it happened to be the seventh son of the Qin family, and the news that everyone in the Qin family was assassinated on the way to exile also happened to come. Ling Wanying took the beautiful golden hairpin and took the eldest princess for a stroll in the imperial garden. I happened to meet a wise concubine with two princes.
Concubine Xian seemed to have just returned from Qin Jieyu's place. Ling Wanying looked at Concubine Xian and said softly: "Qin Jieyu is so lucky. Concubine Xian still cares about her, and the two princes are also well taken care of by her."
Concubine Xian forced a smile. The two princes were the most domineering. They had almost demolished the Zhaohe Palace in the past few days. It was not known who was responsible for the execution of the father and son of the Qin family, and the news that other clan members were exiled. She told Qin Jieyu, Qin Jieyu became even more crazy and almost injured two princes today.
Afraid that the two princes would collide with Concubine Lan, Concubine Xian responded with a few words and then left with the two of them. Ling Wanying watched them leave and saw the third prince turning around with a pair of black eyes full of hatred.
"Does Concubine Lan hate her?" the eldest princess asked.
Concubine Lan didn't speak, she just looked at her doubtfully.
"Concubine Lan hates Concubine Xian." It's not a question, it's a statement.
But the eldest princess's voice was so soft that Concubine Lan didn't even hear it.
If she hears it, she will definitely answer, not with disgust, but with hatred.
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Mo Yao was blindfolded. She only felt as if she was on a boat. She heard the person who took her away said: "The princess said that she has purchased a house for you, prepared a suitable identity for you, and went to Yanzhou. Let go of the past and live a good life.”
Mo Yao was gagged and couldn't even ask if she was Princess Chaogui or Princess Chaoyang.
Since Lan Fei was injured that day, the mysterious man did not look for her. When he appeared again, he asked her to add something to Lan Fei's fragrance powder. At that time, she stopped the man and asked her if she was going to court. Princess Rose, or someone from the previous royal family.
In a panic, she told the cause of His Highness's death and hoped that the person who came was really from the previous royal family, so that she could help His Highness get revenge.
Unexpectedly, after listening to her words, the man didn't stop and left.
She waited for a few days, but the mysterious man never came again, so she didn't add anything to Lan Fei's powder.
That night, she was not on duty and had an early rest. Who knew she would be outside the palace when she woke up.
The process of sending her outside the palace must have been very difficult, but the person still did it. It must be someone from the previous royal family. Her Princess Chaogui was not dead and came back to avenge His Highness.
No one cared about the disappearance of the little palace people, but the disappearance of the Yuhua Palace palace people was a big deal. At that time, Concubine Lan felt extremely itchy on her face, and suddenly many red pimples appeared. The imperial doctor said that she was poisoned, and the poison came from Among the rouge that Lan Fei uses daily.
When Aunt Li was checking people, she found that there was a missing maid in Yuhua Palace. Her eyelids jumped. After reporting the truth, the emperor sent Manager Cui to investigate.
Even the Queen Mother, who never asked about the affairs of the harem, sent someone. Feeling that the matter was serious, the Queen struggled to get up from the bed and hurried over despite her illness.
As soon as she entered the palace, she saw the emperor coaxing the beauty in his arms. His gentle tone and cautious movements were like treating the most precious treasure in the world, which made the queen's heart feel a little sour.
She walked into the room and saluted the emperor. The beauty on the bed seemed to want to come down to say hello, but was held down by the emperor. The queen looked away and pretended not to see anything, but she saw the big lady sitting on the stool blankly. Princess.
The eldest princess looked at the queen and called her queen calmly.
Before the queen could make a motherly gesture, she heard the emperor say: "Concubine Lan is not feeling well, so she is exempted from the courtesy."
The queen then came to her senses and said with a smile: "Concubine Lan should have a good rest. The top priority is to find a way to detoxify Concubine Lan and find out the real culprit behind the scenes."
At this time, the nun sent by the Queen Mother also said, "The Queen Mother said that when she thought that there was such a vicious person in the palace, she could not sleep all night. However, considering that the Queen Mother was also ill, she would find out the truth. Leave the serious matters to Concubine Qi."
The queen's face froze. She looked at the emperor, who had always been on her side, and saw the emperor nodding thoughtfully: "The queen is thoughtful."
At this time, Concubine Qi walked in with Aunt Li from Yuhua Palace, followed closely by Su Jieyu and An Jieyu who looked anxious.
After several people presented their gifts to the queen, the leader Qi Concubine said: "Gifts coming and going from Yuhua Palace are all registered. I just checked the source of the rouge and found that it was sent by Cui Jieyu. I have asked Gong Zhengsi to go there." After interrogating the palace officials around Cui Jieyu, the results will surely come out soon."
The emperor read the brochure and handed it to the queen. After reading it, the queen asked doubtfully: "The rouge given six months ago is only being used now?"
"It's all concubine's fault. Sister Lan Fei never uses rouge. It was concubine who felt that it would be better if she used some rouge. After hearing this, sister Lan Fei asked Aunt Li to get rouge from the warehouse. Who would have thought... ..." An Jieyu said in fear, but the queen caught the loophole in her words and asked: "How could it be that Concubine Lan was reminded to use rouge today?"
An Jieyu hesitated, looking at the emperor with an unpredictable expression, and then at the queen with a sick face, without giving any reason for a while.
Just when Duan Li was about to have an attack, he felt Concubine Lan's hand pulling his sleeve and said softly: "Your Majesty said yesterday that my face is as delicate as a peach blossom without applying rouge. What would it look like if I applied rouge?" beautiful scenery.
I then asked An Jieyu if a woman would be more beautiful if she put on rouge, and An Jieyu persuaded me to give it a try. Your Majesty, don’t blame An Jieyu, they are all concubines..."
The emperor held down her hand and did not let her continue speaking. He coughed a few times and asked An Jieyu to stand up.
The result of Gong Zhengsi's interrogation came out quickly. It was indeed Cui Jieyu who did it. It was just because Concubine Lan's sister rejected the Cui family's marriage proposal, which caused Cui Jieyu's brother to linger in the flower house and not return home all day long. She even lost her ambition. After Cui Jieyu learned about it, she was angry at Concubine Lan, so she tampered with the rouge given to Concubine Lan. She also said smugly: How could someone poison the gift she gave? Disfigured, the emperor and queen would definitely not doubt her.
Of course Cui Jieyu did not admit that she drugged the drug, but the personal maid had confessed, and there were all the witnesses and physical evidence. She could not find any way to prove her innocence except to say that it was not her.
The emperor originally felt suspicious, but then he heard Ling Wanying crying: "I have always been kind to others since I entered the palace."
The concubines present thought that indeed, Concubine Lan even told them His Majesty's preferences, and she was just as close to getting along with His Majesty in private. She was indeed kind to others.
"Never stir up trouble."
Concubine Lan could only go around the imperial garden, not even the pavilions a little further away, so how could she cause trouble.
"Why would Sister Cui treat me like this? Is it just because my sister rejected the Cui family's marriage? I feel that Sister Cui is not such a cruel person. Your Majesty, is there something hidden?"
At this time, the palace concubines who had been stabbed by Cui Jieyu wanted to speak. However, Cui Jieyu was such a cruel person, but it was just a palace maid who made a sound while she was painting. Cui Jieyu thought that The little palace maid violated the rules and was punished with twenty imperial rods.
Poor little palace man, although he saved his life, he was disabled for life.
And they are doing better. Although they have not been scolded by the stick, every time they meet Cui Jieyu outside or greet her in the Queen's Palace, they will always be picked on by Cui Jieyu. If the picky person is more favored than her, Cui Jie Yu will also attack her appearance and make people cry.
The Queen has never cared about Cui Jieyu going too far. Recently, the Cui family was suppressed by His Majesty. Cui Jieyu was worried about her father and brother at home and stopped walking. Only then did they feel that the boulder above their heads was moved away.
Listening to the beauty sobbing, how could the emperor think so much? He threw Cui Jieyu into the cold palace on the spot. This made the Cui family anxious. They wrote a letter to plead for Cui Jieyu. When the emperor saw the person who wrote the letter, he suddenly realized that, Old Master Cui actually had so many disciples, and they still listened to Cui Shoufu's words, so he started sharpening his sword again.
But the Cui family was not like the Qin family. The emperor couldn't find any big fault with them, so he could only endure it for the time being.
