"It's a great joy for my young master to be able to accompany him to the horse racing farm. I heard that among the concubines in the harem, except for Concubine Yu, no one else has ever been there." Lian Ou picked some animal skins from the warehouse and spread them on the In front of Shen Qingyi, "My lord, take a look, which one is the best for a cloak?"
At this time, Fuling also brought a few pieces of brocade, and said slightly dissatisfied: "How can animal fur be as beautiful as satin? My little master, take a look at this."
Shen Qingyi's slender and soft fingers brushed over the pieces of satin.
A trace of jealousy flashed in Fu Ling's eyes.
"Let's use this one." Shen Qingyi picked out the white rabbit fur, "It just matches the snow scene."
Seeing that the fabric she recommended was adopted by Shen Qingyi, Lotus Root smiled and left holding the cloth in her arms.
Poria bit her lower lip and followed Lotus Root.
Shen Qingyi looked at Fuling's back with deep meaning in her eyes.
The horse farm that we will go to tomorrow is located in Xishan. The road is remote. It will take three or four days to get back, so there are a lot of things to prepare. After Lu Luo packed two boxes, she was about to call in the lotus root and poria cocos. The door of Lan Yuexuan was kicked open with a bang!
Yingchun took two young eunuchs, waved away the guards, and rushed into Lanyue Pavilion with great pride.
"Miss Yingchun, our little master is taking a nap, please let me know when the slaves come in!" Lian Ou ran in front of Yingchun, but was restrained by two little eunuchs.
"I am here to invite Mr. Shen on the orders of Concubine Jin. Do you, a cheap servant, need to inform me?!" Yingchun glared at Lotus Root fiercely and glanced at Poria Cocos huddled in the corner with disdain.
"No! Miss Xiangwan, you can't do this..."
Separated by a wall, Jingqi Pavilion.
Lingjiao glanced in the direction of the next door and said worriedly: "Little Master, there is quite a lot of movement over there. It won't affect us, right?"
"What are you afraid of?" Beauty Miao pinched a honey lily flower and played with it lazily: "Are you all ready?"
Ling Jiao's eyes lit up: "Don't worry, little master, that thing is colorless and odorless. If you put it in the honey pollen, just a little bit can make the horse go crazy."
"Very good, even if Shen Qingyi can come out of Yong'an Palace safely today, she will definitely die tomorrow!"
After gently smelling the scent of honey and flowers in her hand, Miao Meiren put the flowers back into the vase and smiled proudly.
…
Shen Qingyi was escorted all the way to Yong'an Palace by several eunuchs.
Luluo tried to dissuade her several times, but was blocked by Yingchun.
"Our young master is also the emperor's concubine after all. Aren't you afraid of the Queen's punishment for acting like this, Miss Yingchun?"
Yingchun took two steps forward and smiled contemptuously: "If Shen Qingyi can get out of Yong'an Palace today, it won't be too late to come back to question her! Someone, take her away for me!"
Just at this time, several elderly palace maids hurried past holding blessing prayer flags and murmuring:
"Today is the day when the Queen Mother worships the Buddha. These prayer flags must not be lost."
"The master of Baohua Palace is ready, let's hurry up."
Before Shen Qingyi could think about it, Yingchun took her all the way into Yong'an Palace.
"Yah squeak——!"
The gate of Yong'an Palace was closed, and Shen Qingyi looked up and saw Concubine Jin who had been waiting for a long time.
Dressed in rose purple satin and water-red brocade, covered with a blue cloud-patterned dress, Concubine Jin is different from other beautiful women in that under her slightly gaudy makeup, she has a bit more of a mature woman's charm.
Therefore, when Shen Qingyi saw Concubine Jin for the first time, she knew that she was definitely not a beloved concubine!
Beautiful girls like flowers and jade were sent to the palace one after another, but Concubine Jin was no longer young after giving birth. How could she not be anxious?
Shen Qingyi knew that today was probably going to be a bad day, so she could only force herself to calm down and bowed down to salute: "Concubine, Mrs. Shen of Yue Pavilion, I would like to pay my respects to Concubine Jin. May your concubine be blessed with peace and prosperity."
Concubine Jin stood up without calling and said directly to Yingchun: "Yingchun, slap your mouth!"
"yes!"
Yingchun sneered and stepped forward to attack Shen Qingyi.
Shen Qingyi's eyes flashed sharply, she held down Yingchun's wrist, and slapped Yingchun with her backhand.
"Snapped!"
Yingchun covered her cheeks and looked at Shen Qingyi in disbelief.
Concubine Jin suddenly stood up, her eyes blazing: "Shen Guiren, you are so brave!"
Shen Qingyi pushed Yingchun away and said, neither humble nor arrogant: "May I ask, why did you attack my concubine?"
Concubine Jin slapped the case angrily and shouted loudly: "I am a concubine, and you are just a noble person. Can't I handle it?"
Shen Qingyi frowned: "No matter how low-ranking a concubine is, she still belongs to the emperor. If there is really something wrong, the queen will deal with it. How can we use lynching?"
However, after saying this, Shen Qingyi knew that Concubine Jin must have hated her since the incident with the second prince.
"I insist on having my own way today!" Concubine Jin looked to the left and right with a ferocious expression: "Come here, hold her down and whip her twenty times! If she still has breath, let her kneel on the snow and copy for my children. Buddhist scriptures!”
Shen Qingyi finally panicked after hearing this.
She resisted desperately, but her strength was too weak and she was subdued by the eunuchs.
The thick bamboo board, like a blade, fell heavily on her lower back. After only ten blows, her flesh and blood were already covered in blood.
"My dearest concubine, you can't treat me like this. I am unjustly accused!"
"Please think again! Ah!!"
Seeing Shen Qingyi's painful expression, the evil spirit that had been building up in Concubine Jin's heart for a long time finally dissipated.
On the day when Shen Qingyi stepped on her to ascend the throne, the second prince still had a high fever. It was not until just now that the imperial doctor made a diagnosis and said that even if the second prince wakes up this time, he may suffer from dementia in the future.
How could she not avenge such a great hatred? !
The cold wind whimpered and the snow fell heavily.
The vast snow was soon stained with a layer of bright red blood.
The eunuch dragged Shen Qingyi after the execution and threw her like mud in front of Concubine Jin.
Concubine Jin lowered her eyes and looked at Shen Qingyi's pale face. After a moment, she finally grabbed Shen Qingyi's chin tightly and said word by word: "Do you know? The first time I saw you, I was very disgusted! You are stupid You are as dull as a pig, and your appearance is like no salt. If you had not become a meritorious official, you would not even be qualified to be looked at by me. But even an ant like you dares to step on me and rise to the top. I will let you know today, What does 'difference between superiority and inferiority' mean?"
Seeing the tears in Shen Qingyi's eyes, Concubine Jin was extremely disgusted and stood up suddenly: "Someone, bring the pen and ink, let her kneel in the snow, and copy carefully!"
The pen and ink were brought quickly, but Shen Qingyi's back was already in unbearable pain and it was difficult to even move.
After the eunuchs discovered this, they didn't force it and asked Shen Qingyi to lie down on the steps.
Shen Qingyi clenched her fist tightly, the hatred in her heart reaching its peak!
What happened today, in the final analysis, was because she was not strong enough, so she was insulted by Concubine Jin.
One day, when she ascends to a high position, she will repay the shame she suffered today tenfold!
“Concubine—obey!”
Shen Qingyi touched the writing brush tremblingly, and wrote down the words on the rice paper with difficulty.
The heavy snow soon covered the roofs of the palace with a layer of white, and air-conditioning filled the air.
…
Fengluan Palace.
After taking a bite of the honeydew, Concubine Yu held up a cup of plum water to soothe her tiredness, and looked to her left and right: "Over there at Yong'an Palace, it's not over yet?"
Xiang Wan said respectfully: "Shen Guiren has been kneeling outside the house for two hours..."
"This Concubine Jin was an out-and-out idiot when she was in the East Palace. Now that she has given birth to the second prince, she has become more arrogant."
Xiangwan looked puzzled: "The Queen manages the harem, why haven't you received the news yet and rushed there?"
Concubine Yu gave a meaningful smile: "What is going on in the harem that can be hidden from the queen? If she wanted to stop it, she would have rushed there long ago..."
Seeing Xiang Yuan's expression of confusion, Concubine Yu did not criticize her.
In the harem, she and the queen have been fighting openly and secretly for so long, and they must be able to compete with each other after today.
At the very least, the Queen had to give in to the power of co-managing the Sixth Palace that she had coveted for a long time.
This is not in vain. She has been planning for so long, and even Qiao Xiaoyi got involved...
Looking at the snowflakes flying outside the window, Concubine Yu lazily leaned on the concubine's couch and smiled.
…
Yong'an Palace.
Shen Qingyi, who had finished copying a book of Buddhist scriptures, already had stiff limbs and was breathless.
In the spring, she opened the curtain and held the Buddhist scriptures in front of Concubine Jin.
Concubine Jin looked through it and saw that Shen Qingyi's handwriting was scrawled and there were blood stains on the rice paper, and she looked slightly unhappy.
Yingchun looked at Concubine Jin's face and considered it, "Master, Shen Guiren just said that she 'knows that her sins are serious, so she wants to ask the empress to allow her to burn these Buddhist scriptures, and then personally pray and recite them for the second prince'."
"Is this a worthy servant?" Concubine Jin snorted coldly. She didn't know what she thought of, but her eyes filled with softness: "But if her sins can be eliminated by burning scriptures, it can be considered a meritorious deed."
After receiving Concubine Jin's instructions, Yingchun immediately ordered the palace servants to set up a brazier.
Shen Qingyi knelt and crawled to the brazier with unsteady steps, and put the scriptures into it page by page.
Fires were everywhere, and scorching flames were burning in the depths of Shen Qingyi's pupils.
Soon, soon.
Wait a moment.
It was over soon.
As more and more scriptures were burned in the brazier, smoke spread from Yong'an Palace and was soon seen by the master of Baohua Palace.
The Buddha who was chanting sutras stopped, looked at the rising smoke in the distance, shook his head and sighed: "Everything in the palace is unfavorable today, so it is only suitable to worship the Buddha. If you want to worship sincerely, you can only visit the Baohua Hall. If you add another As for the dojo, I’m afraid that the house will be uneasy and the harem will change owners.”
The Queen Mother was shocked and said angrily: "Where did that smoke come from?"
Aunt Juyu glanced at the direction of the smoke and said uncertainly: "It seems to be Yong'an Palace?"
"This Yong'an Palace has been inviting imperial doctors and burning incense all morning. What on earth are they doing? Zhuyu, you go and have a look with the Ai family!"
In Yong'an Palace, Shen Qingyi's scriptures were quickly burned.
Concubine Jin glanced at Shen Qingyi and raised the corner of her mouth: "Come here, bring another Buddhist scripture and let Shen Guiren kneel down to copy it. I want her to remember who is in charge in this harem!"
Shen Qingyi gritted her teeth, waiting for a rebuttal.
The door of Yong'an Palace was pushed open with a bang.
"The Ai family has been living in the harem for a long time, but they didn't know that it turns out that in this harem, you, Concubine Jin, already rule the harem!"
