coobybook Chapter 288 What kind of evil wind did the emperor have? He didn’t even inform us in advance.
Chapter 288 What kind of evil wind did the emperor have? He didn’t even inform us in advance.
Every warning from the Queen hit Ling Xiang on the head, making her tremble with fear.
"Yes, I understand." Ling Xiang felt her hands and feet were cold at the moment, and she could only respond hesitantly. She didn't know why the queen suddenly got so angry.
"Okay, the emperor has just promoted you to a concubine, so stop talking like a servant. Jianqiu, help Concubine Ling up." The queen looked down at Ling Xiang who was lying on the ground. Ling Xiang's belly had grown a lot and she was injured, so it was a little difficult for her to kneel, but she still persisted.
The queen looked at Ling Xiang who was holding on, and her sense of self-esteem was greatly satisfied.
The Queen loved the Emperor, so she was jealous of other women who shared his favor. She felt sorry for her own children, so all the children in the harem had to be buried with Honghui.
But Yixiu knew in her heart that what she loved most was the feeling of control over the imperial power, second only to the emperor. In the harem, she, the queen, had the final say on who lived and who died.
Only she, Ulanala Yixiu, is worthy of sitting on the throne. Her sister, who only knows how to scheme in the mansion, cannot support the imperial power.
Jianqiu helped Ling Xiang up from the ground with a cold look.
"You have done a good job today. From now on, you don't have to obey unless I give you the order myself." The queen softened her tone towards Ling Xiang.
The deeper meaning behind these words made Jianqiu's heart tighten. She had thought that the Queen Mother would not hold it against her.
"Yes, I obey your command."
The queen left Qixiang Palace and returned to Jingren Palace. She summoned the servant on duty in Baohua Palace to inquire about the situation.
The conclusion was that the young eunuch did not clean properly and a stone was accidentally placed under one of the legs of the three-legged copper incense burner, causing the burner to become unstable and fall over.
It was up to the emperor to believe it or not. Anyway, Zhen Huan, the apple of his eye, had not been hurt at all, so the emperor just let the empress deal with it on her own.
The queen fined the young eunuch who cleaned the Baohua Palace three months' salary.
He also gave Ling Xiang and Zhen Huan many supplements from the storehouse of Jingren Palace as a token of appeasement.
As for Jianqiu, the queen fined him two months' monthly salary and ordered him to do some rough work for ten days to reflect on himself. All the personal service matters were to be done by Huichun.
Huichun was a talkative person. Whether she was serving the empress with writing brushes or adding tea, she would always grumble a few words about how Songzhi from the Yiku Palace was bullying her in the Ministry of Internal Affairs again and had snatched away the best grapefruits, apricots, apples, etc.
Before she could last more than three days, the queen summoned Jianqiu to serve her.
After this incident, Zhen Huan often sent Ju Qing to Qixiang Palace to bring food, drinks and other useful items to Ling Xiang.
Zhen Huan was not stingy even with the precious treasures bestowed by the Emperor.
When Concubine Hua of Yikun Palace heard the news that day, she didn't react much.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, Ling Xiang is indeed Zhen Huan's benefactor.
Concubine Hua was actually very surprised. She thought Ling Xiang had such a good physique that she was able to keep the baby after being hit.
If all the palace maids in Yikun Palace had a good physique like her, Concubine Hua would really have to burn incense to Maitreya Buddha.
"Can you find out why the incense burner in Baohua Palace fell down?" asked Concubine Hua.
"The Queen Mother found out that the eunuch who was cleaning did not clean properly. Something got stuck on the foot of the stove and it was not placed firmly." Zhou Ninghai replied.
"She is lucky. She was promoted to a concubine after a fight. Concubine An has been serving the emperor for almost two years and she is still a concubine." Songzhi was always furious every time she mentioned Ling Xiang.
"Hmph, it's not certain whether it's good fate or man-made." Concubine Hua was happily eating the dried apricots that Songzhi and Lingzhi had dried some time ago.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Songzhi seemed to have guessed something. "Then Concubine Wan seems to be very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, so she shouldn't..."
Songzhi wanted to say that Wanpin was obviously a smart person and would not be fooled by Lingxiang's deliberate tricks.
"Wanpin is smart, but no matter how smart a person is, they can't stand being pushed around day and night. Moreover, Wanpin is now flattered by the emperor and feels flattered. I don't know why, and I'm afraid her eyes are not as bright as before."
Concubine Hua couldn't help but pick up another piece of dried apricot and put it into her mouth. The sour taste made her mouth water, it was so tempting.
Everything that rises must fall, and everything that rises high must fall hard. What's more, there is a hidden fuse between Zhen Huan and the Emperor.
Once ignited, it's ready to explode.
"You dried the dried apricots and Lingzhi very well. Send some to Suiyuxuan and Yanxi Palace. Send the remaining baskets that were not so good to Yangxin Palace. The emperor is very busy handling state affairs, so it's a good opportunity for him to sharpen his teeth in his spare time."
Songzhi bowed her head and agreed.
The dried apricots in that basket were not very well made because they had been dried in the sun for too long under the porch, and the moisture in the apricot flesh had dried out too much, so they were a little bit tough to bite.
Kosongzhi knew that the ladies preferred softer apricot flesh, so she had intended to give the basket of dried apricots as a reward.
I didn't expect that the Empress would ask to send me to the Yangxin Palace. Fortunately, she hasn't rewarded the servants yet.
The one who delivered the dried apricots was naturally Zhou Ninghai. Ever since Fuzi refused to go to the Yangxin Palace to deliver things, the task of delivering things fell on Zhou Ninghai.
Little Linglong still carries her schoolbag to school every day. She has learned "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Classic" and now "The Analects of Confucius". Although Xin Changzai lets Linglong do whatever she wants in terms of rules, she always keeps a close eye on her studies. After finishing "The Analects of Confucius", the master started to teach "Mencius".
Xiao Linglong might not understand the ways of governing a country, but she knew every word and sentence in it very well. One day, the emperor came to the study to see the two princes reading, but his eyes caught a glimpse of Xiao Linglong sitting in the front row.
Linglong didn't know why she was growing so slowly. Now, even when she sat on the stool, her toes could barely touch the ground.
The emperor looked at Linglong reciting with her head shaking, and couldn't help but walk up to her and ask her a few questions.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Linglong answered the questions fluently.
This made the emperor look at Linglong with new eyes. He remembered that Concubine Xin was not a woman who was good at reading or understanding poetry, but he did not expect that the daughter she raised was so outstanding.
Therefore, the night Linglong finished school, the emperor flipped over Xin Changzai's nameplate.
Xin Chang, who was writing furiously in Changchun Palace, had not yet wiped the ink off her mouth when she heard Xiao Xiazi at the door say that Fengluan Chunen's carriage had arrived at the door.
Xin Chang finished washing and dressing with the help of the palace maid Xiu He in a daze. Before getting on the Fengluan Chun'en carriage, she did not forget to take a pen and write a few words on paper in order to jot down the inspiration she had just had.
When Xin Chang got in the car and headed for the Yangxin Palace, she realized that she hadn't slept with the emperor for more than half a year.
What kind of evil spirit is this emperor having? He didn't even inform us in advance.
Although she was full of complaints, she still did everything she had to do. After serving the emperor well, Xin Chang was about to close her eyes and rest when the emperor suddenly coughed and said:
"You have brought up Linglong very well."