bookcurios Chapter 145: The Servant is Thick-skinned
Chapter 145: The Servant is Thick-skinned
Chapter 145: Slaves are Thick-skinned
After the Queen left Xianfu Palace, she was invited by Aunt Zhuxi on the way back to Jingren Palace.
As soon as she entered the room, the Queen Mother, despite her sick body, asked the Queen to kneel down.
The queen showed no sign of sadness or joy on her face, she just knelt down calmly.
"If I hadn't taken action today, how would you have solved this situation? How will you explain to the emperor?" The empress dowager didn't know why, but after returning to Shoukang Palace, she woke up from a nap and found it difficult to breathe.
The queen remained silent.
Anyway, it's just an old problem, and the Queen Mother doesn't care much about it.
Because the Empress Dowager was exhausted after returning from the Old Summer Palace, she fell asleep as soon as she returned to Shoukang Palace.
Therefore, they did not know that Concubine Shen's carriage was frightened and she gave birth prematurely.
It was not until she woke up from her nap that the empress dowager heard Zhu Xi report the matter.
The horse was frightened and Concubine Hui almost had a hemorrhage.
The Queen Mother knew without even thinking that this little trouble must be related to her cousin.
To make the best of both worlds, the empress dowager issued a secret order to take action against Liu Bin first.
Ever since she found out that Concubine Hui was pregnant, the Empress Dowager sent people to keep an eye on Liu Bin. On the one hand, she was afraid that Liu Bin would continue to harm Shen Meiyu, and on the other hand, Concubine Hua was one step ahead of her in using Liu Bin to shake the Empress's position.
There is no evidence when someone is dead, so the dead are the safest.
Perhaps Liu Bin was indeed threatened by himself, and even when he appeared before the emperor, he only dared to admit that he was incompetent in medicine.
However, there must not be even a ten-thousandth threat to the Ulanala family's throne.
"Now there is no witness, and no confession. Fortunately, Concubine Hui gave birth to the child safely. You can handle the rest yourself."
The queen lowered her brows, her expression cold, and still said nothing.
When Honghui died, was his aunt, Honghui's grandmother, so angry?
The Empress Dowager didn't know that today in Xianfu Palace, Concubine Hua had already pointed out that it was the Queen herself who paid for Shen Meizhuang's continuous supply of nutritional supplements.
As soon as he uttered this sentence, news came from Liu Bin's side that he had died suddenly.
The suspicion hanging over the Queen cannot be cleared away anytime soon.
But these were all suspicions of the emperor, and without any proof, suspicions had a way of allaying themselves.
It would be a good opportunity to ask the Queen to be more restrained.
"You can leave now and go back to your Jingren Palace to reflect on your mistakes. You don't need to come to pay your respects these few days."
"Yes." The queen bowed and took her leave.
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The main hall of Jingren Palace.
"Your Majesty, does your knee still hurt?" Jianqiu rolled up the queen's knees with concern and massaged her with a medicated pillow.
"The Queen has been kneeling for the whole afternoon. As soon as she entered Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother asked her to kneel again. The Queen Mother really doesn't care about her."
Jianqiu saw that the queen was silent and continued talking to herself.
"The Queen Mother is naturally more concerned about her unborn grandson. Fortunately, Concubine Hui gave birth to a princess." A trace of medicinal power seeped into the purple skin, and the Queen felt a stinging pain, then she spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty is really something. He only listened to what Concubine Hua said and refused to let the Empress get up. The Empress and the Emperor are the legal couple. How could the Emperor not believe the Empress?"
"Your Majesty is doing this for Concubine Hui to see." The Queen felt a little tired and held her forehead with her hand and closed her eyes.
What happened today, whether it was Liu Bin’s death or the fact that he had knelt for an entire afternoon, was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that Concubine Shen was able to give birth to a daughter safely.
Fortunately, it was a daughter. It seemed that Concubine Hua and the Queen Mother had already known that I had deliberately fed the big fetus.
In order to protect Concubine Hui's pregnancy, Concubine Hua and the Queen Mother really spared no effort.
Concubine Hua should be very disappointed now. After planning for so long, Concubine Hui gave birth to a daughter. What use can a daughter be?
In this round, she and Concubine Hua were evenly matched.
Hua Fei probably never expected that the empress dowager, for whose protection she begged, would always favor the Ulanara family.
As long as she is the daughter of the Ulanara family, Hua Fei will never be able to shake her position as queen.
"Tomorrow I will go to the storehouse and pick out a golden lock for Lady Hui."
"Yes." Jianqiu replied in a low voice.
"Don't be sad, Your Majesty. The Emperor will figure it out in a few days and will know that it was Concubine Hua who deliberately framed Your Majesty."
Concubine Hua: Your master has been framed, don’t you have any idea?
Jianqiu: Whatever my master does is right!
"Humph, it just so happens that Nian Gengyao has returned to the capital to report on his work. I should let Concubine Hua show off her power for a while."
The queen was not worried at all that she would become weak in the harem.
When Nian Gengyao came to Beijing to report on his work and the Nian family was at its peak, the emperor began to neglect Concubine Hua.
The queen has seen through the emperor's technique of balancing power.
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"My lady, when I rushed to Liu Bin's house, he was already dead. He was bleeding from all seven orifices. He must have been poisoned."
Zhou Ninghai replied cautiously. He rushed to Liu Bin's house without even having time to treat his wound. Unexpectedly, he was still a step too late. Zhou Ninghai knew that he had delayed his master's long-planned plan and felt extremely guilty. After returning, he only bandaged his wound hastily before replying.
"Why didn't you ask the imperial physician to apply proper medicine? The wound will heal so slowly. How can you still be on duty?" Concubine Hua saw Zhou Ninghai's sloppy bandage through the dressing mirror and couldn't help frowning.
Such a small accident makes me feel upset and it’s hard to take it seriously.
Zhou Ninghai didn't expect that Concubine Hua didn't criticize him for his poor performance, and he hid his hands behind his back in embarrassment.
"Go find Wei Lin to re-apply medicine and bandage it. If you go out like this, you will only bring shame to our Yikun Palace." Concubine Hua took off her pearl hairpin and carefully put it back into her makeup box.
"My servant has a thick skin, and the wound has healed, so it's not a problem."
Songzhi raised her eyes to examine her master's expression. Why couldn't the queen always say nice things?
I heard that Concubine Wan took care of little Yunzi on that winter night, and little Yunzi was so moved that he wanted to turn into a big blue ox in the next life to repay Concubine Wan.
The painting style of Yikun Palace is "the slaves are thick-skinned."
The servants in the Yikun Palace are indeed thick-skinned.
"Your Majesty, what should we do next regarding Concubine Hui's matter?" Songzhi asked.
"It's not a big deal. Zhou Ninghai will go to the Imperial Stables tomorrow to see if there is anything abnormal with the frightened horses. I think everything that needs to be cleaned up has been cleaned up. Let's just pretend it's done." Concubine Hua took off her hairpins and let down her bun. She felt her scalp was much more relaxed.
"Songzhi, go to the storehouse of Yikun Palace tomorrow to see if there are any herbs or food ingredients that can replenish qi and blood, and pack some for Xianfu Palace. Also send the red gold agate Ruyi lock that was made a long time ago."
"Yes, it just so happens that Hui Gui gave birth to a princess, who will be a perfect match for the agate!" Song Zhi agreed happily.