northernbook Chapter 187 3 Wills
Chapter 187 3 Wills
Qiao Xin nodded
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Emperor was very angry in the Xian Ya Palace, and I could faintly hear the crying of Imperial Concubine Xi. I guess this time, the Emperor was really angry with Imperial Concubine Xi. However, the Emperor did not issue any imperial decree. I guess it was because of the dragon seed in Imperial Concubine Xi's belly. Although the two of them are estranged, the Emperor will not be in any trouble."
Lin Junxue curled her lips and said nonchalantly, "Not necessarily. Chen Xier pleaded for her father, so the news was naturally passed in from outside the palace. How could the emperor not think of it? Even if Chen Xier's friendship with the emperor has faded, the child in her belly still has importance, so the emperor will not issue an order to deal with Chen Xier? But that does not mean that the emperor will indulge the Chen family. I guess that the emperor will vent his anger on the Chen family. Let's see, we will know tomorrow."
Qiao Xin said, "What the Queen said makes sense."
Guyu came over and said, "Your Majesty, I never thought that Zheng Jin was so lucky. He was the first one to sleep with the emperor, so the emperor would naturally remember him more. I thought it would be Noble Lady Yan who was the first one to sleep with him."
Danzhen also said, "Your Majesty, how could Zheng Jin meet the emperor in the Imperial Garden by such a coincidence? What was she, a newly-entered concubine, doing in the Imperial Garden in the middle of the night?"
Lin Junxue said calmly, "Whether Zheng Jin was waiting for the emperor on purpose or it was an accident, it doesn't matter. It's understandable that women in the harem want to compete for the emperor's favor. Let them do whatever they want."
Elegant Palace
Chen Xier felt her stomach better only after she drank the medicinal food to preserve the fetus.
As soon as she put down the bowl, Zishuang came in
Chen Xier quickly asked, "Your Majesty, has your Majesty returned to Taiwu Palace?"
Zi Shuang lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has summoned the concubine Zheng Jin to sleep with him tonight."
Chen Xier's face suddenly turned gloomy and she gritted her teeth.
"Zheng Jin? Is she the concubine that the emperor kept because the queen said she was interesting? Zheng Jin looks so ordinary, but she became the first of the five concubines to sleep with him. What a joke!"
Zi Shuang listened at the side, not daring to say a word
for a while
Chen Xier said helplessly, "Your Majesty, you are angry with me tonight. I can no longer talk about my father's mission. Please send someone to tell him that the matter of going to Jiangnan to provide disaster relief is over."
Second day
During the morning court session, Xie Yu reprimanded Chen Baolu with sharp and unpleasant words. No one in the court, civil or military officials, dared to stand up and speak.
Xie Yu also directly issued an order to demote Chen Baolu by one level and put him in a useless and idle position.
Xie Yu directly appointed the officials who would go south to provide disaster relief. With this, the matter of going south to provide disaster relief was completely settled.
Simultaneously
In the harem, an imperial decree came down to appoint Zheng Jin as the concubine.
The concubines in the harem already knew what happened last night in the morning.
Zheng Jin met Xie Yu in the Imperial Garden. There were some sour words about him sleeping with her.
However, Zheng Jin's appearance was only mediocre in the harem, and after serving the emperor in bed, her position was not high.
Therefore, when everyone went to Zhonghe Palace to pay their respects, they did not target her in any way, and just said a few sarcastic remarks.
That scared the timid Zheng Jin so much that she became timid and kept her head down, not daring to speak no matter what others said.
Everyone turned the topic back to what happened in Xian'ya Palace last night.
Now that Chen Xier is not as glorious as before, naturally those concubines who are angry can finally speak out without scruples to vent their anger.
Zhonghe Palace
Guyu came in, and the concubines looked at Guyu.
Guyu walked up to Lin Junxue and whispered something in her ear.
Lin Junxue had a calm expression, then waved her hand, and Guyu stepped aside.
Li Shiwen also came to pay respects today. She asked, "Your Majesty, what happened?"
the other side
Elegant Palace
Chen Xier took a step back with a pale face, her hands shaking with anger.
She looked at Gao Cheng and said, "Your Majesty, what's the difference between asking me to stay in Xianya Palace and not go out unless necessary and confining me? No, I want to go find the emperor. Your Majesty, she can't do this to me. I'm pregnant with your child. How can your Majesty treat me like this?"
The successive falls from favor have made it impossible for Chen Xier to maintain her sanity.
Xie Yufu was the only thing on her mind now. She shouldn't have treated her like this.
Gao Cheng frowned slightly as he looked at Chen Xier, who was pale and shouting.
"Empress Xi, the emperor is doing this for your own good. The prince in your belly is not even three months old yet. You should take good care of the fetus. The most important thing is to give birth to the prince safely."
Chen Xier sneered, feeling disheartened, and questioned Gao Cheng
"For my own good? Your Majesty, it is really for my own good. Okay, I will listen to your words and stay in Xianya Palace. Eunuch Gao, please tell your Majesty that many years ago, he promised me that as long as I get pregnant, he would promote me to Imperial Noble Consort. Does that still count?"
On the side, Zi Shuang's face changed drastically. How dare the Queen ask the Emperor this?
Gao Cheng frowned. He thought Concubine Xi was really crazy. How dare she say such a thing?
Of course Chen Xier knew that this would make Xie Yu unhappy, but she took the risk.
The emperor totally ignored her pregnancy and disregarded her dignity. He demoted her father's position and prohibited her from leaving the Xian'ya Palace unless necessary.
Since the emperor is so heartless, she has no shame either.
The concubines looked at Lin Junxue, who took a sip of tea slowly.
She said calmly, "The Emperor has just issued an order to demote Concubine Xi's father by one level. Eunuch Gao has gone to the Xian Ya Palace. The Emperor asked Concubine Xi to stay in the Xian Ya Palace to rest and take care of her pregnancy. In the harem, if there is nothing to do, do not disturb Concubine Xi in the future. Do you understand?"
Xie Yu's order was merciless. On the one hand, he demoted the Chen family and put Chen Baolu in a sinecure.
On the other hand, he ordered Chen Xier to stay in his palace, saying that it was to allow her to rest and take care of her pregnancy, but it was more like a warning for her to be obedient.
The concubines were surprised and secretly delighted. They stood up and said in unison:
"I will obey your orders."
Among them, Sun Manrou was the happiest. She had always been suppressed by Chen Xier, who came from a humble background. Now, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and did not conceal her joy.
Lin Junxue took in everyone's expressions, and then asked everyone to leave.
Li Shiwen did not leave. After everyone paid their respects, she would sit in Zhonghe Palace for a while.
However, there was another person who took the initiative to stay today, and that was Zhang Yuyan, who had been eager to make a move.
Recently, she has been looking for an opportunity to be alone with Lin Junxue.
Ever since she knew that her target was Lin Junxue, Zhang Yuyan could only think of Lin Junxue even with her eyes closed, and all she could think about was how to improve Lin Junxue's favorability.
Li Shiwen looked at Zhang Yuyan, then turned to look at Lin Junxue who was sitting in a high seat, silently picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and took a bite.
Hey……
Why did she feel that the way the new noble lady Yan looked at the Empress was so strange?
It was as if a wolf saw meat, its eyes were extremely hot.
How weird!
Zhang Yuyan didn't feel that her eyes were too direct and passionate at all.
The more she looked at her, the more she felt that the queen was beautiful and kind-hearted, and she thought she was good no matter how she looked at her.