Chapter 122 Watching Her Building Collapse

Xuanyuan Ling was very annoyed about this matter, but now that the truth was out, he left. He only saw Shen Qing with his head down, and frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.

As soon as the emperor left, the empress decided everything. The empress's face was not very good. She looked at Fangpin who was sitting on the ground in a daze and said coldly: "You also heard the emperor's decree. Take her in."

Concubine Fang has not yet recovered from her great disbelief. The Third Prince is only a hundred days old, but she has been stripped of her title, demoted to a good lady, and also confined to the cold palace for a year. How is this different from being banished to the cold palace?

She was afraid, and the fear turned into a huge wave that enveloped her. She crawled in front of the queen and said, "Your Majesty, this is not my fault. I really don't know anything. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Concubine Yu looked at her and sneered.

idiot.

At this point, she thought the queen would help her.

Concubine Yu had just seen with her own eyes that Jinzhi went out and came back after a while, but she could tell from looking at Jinyun that she was smart and cautious. It was strange that the poison was left openly in a side hall after the deed was done. And when she heard that the Queen was so eager to have the Third Prince kiss her every day, she didn't believe that there was no involvement of the Queen.

The Queen said expressionlessly: "Fangpin, this is the Emperor's decree. I have no right to interfere. Please go in."

Then several people took Concubine Fang away.

The Queen looked at Concubine Yu again.

Concubine Yu said, "I can go back and confine myself, without the Queen's help."

The queen smiled and said, "Just think about the past behind closed doors."

After Concubine Yu and Concubine Fang, who were involved in the incident, were taken away, the Queen looked at Chen Qing and Concubine Zhao and said, "It's okay. Go back and have a good rest."

Concubine Zhao and Shen Qing bowed and left together. They walked out together. No one spoke at first. Chunhua followed a few steps behind. After a while, Concubine Zhao finally spoke: "If you hadn't been cautious about this matter, I would have been wronged by that servant and there would be no way to defend myself. I'm afraid that I would be charged with poisoning the Third Prince and plotting against Concubine Yu. By then, not only would I be implicated, but my entire family would also be implicated."

Lady Zhao's eyes were red as she spoke, she suddenly stopped and saluted Shen Qing: "Lady Xi, I remember your kindness."

Shen Qing helped her up: "What are you talking about? It's just a coincidence. You are embarrassing me like this."

Lady Zhao looked at Shen Qing and suddenly asked, "Did you know this would happen?"

This question was asked abruptly. Although Shen Qing didn't spend much time with Concubine Zhao, he knew that she knew how to act appropriately. This question was obviously different.

"I don't know." Shen Qing said, "Who knew Fangpin would do such a thing."

Although Jinyun apparently took charge of all the matters, who couldn't see what was really going on?

It was basically Concubine Fang who was unable to get over the incident and asked Concubine Yu to slap her, which caused this incident. Jinyun was just the one taking the blame.

Chen Qing said: "I just think that since it concerns the Third Prince, it is better to be careful. If nothing happens, that is the best. If something happens, this can also avoid unnecessary trouble."

Lady Zhao sincerely praised, "I cannot compare to Lady Xi's thoughtfulness." She paused and laughed at herself, "Since I entered the palace, I have been well behaved and never offended anyone. I have always followed the rules and procedures. The emperor does not like me very much, nor does he hate me. I just want to live in peace in this palace, but now, someone has plotted against me."

It really made her understand a truth: the harem is a place where people are eaten alive, and even those who keep their place in check will be dragged into this vortex.

Today she finally understood that the Queen clearly wanted a child, and wanted to have a child in the harem. Even if Concubine Li gave birth at that time, wouldn't the Queen feel that other children were in the way? Would she be able to have a child of her own?

If this is true, then it is no use to stay calm. It is easier to avoid an open attack than to guard against an arrow from the dark. It is better to take that step.

Lady Zhao said to Chen Qing: "I believe that your status will be promoted to that of a concubine in a short time. I will say it directly. If I am lucky enough to get pregnant in the future, I hope that you will raise the child, regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl."

Shen Qing was shocked: "Lady Zhao, what are you doing..."

Chen Qing didn't know that when Concubine Zhao saw Xuanyuan Ling coming out of Zhaohua Palace, she already felt that the emperor treated her differently. Chen Qing felt that even if she was grateful to her today, she would not bring up the issue of her raising the child in the future.

Concubine Zhao wanted to seek protection. Shen Qing was favored by the emperor, and was beaten by Concubine Yu so that she would never have children. If Shen Qing wanted a child one day, the emperor would be willing to protect the child, and Concubine Zhao would at least feel much more secure.

Although it hasn't happened yet, Concubine Zhao has already thought about it in her mind just in case.

Chen Qing said: "Lady Zhao, you'd better think twice. After all, this is your child. Who knows, if you get promoted, you can raise this child by your side."

Lady Zhao knew that Shen Qing would not agree immediately. She was just expressing her attitude today, not asking Shen Qing to make a promise, which would seem too utilitarian.

Lady Zhao smiled and said, "That's right, I was also presumptuous."

After all, the two palaces were not in the same direction, so they naturally separated after walking on the same path for a while.

It was not until they returned to Zhaohua Palace that Chen Qing said to Chunhua: "What do you think Lady Zhao meant by this?"

Chunhua also thought about it all the way but couldn't figure it out: "Is it to express gratitude to the noble man?"

"I don't know." Shen Qing said.

Shen Qing calculated that she had been in the palace for a year. There were eight people who entered the palace at the beginning, but now Concubine Wang, Concubine Qiao, Concubine Shen, Concubine Lin, and Concubine Fang can all be said to have fallen. Now, not counting the old ones, there are only Concubine Li, Concubine Zhao, and herself left.

Thinking of this, the corners of Shen Qing's mouth twitched. With the current configuration of the harem, Xuanyuan Ling had no choice but to flip the card. Now Concubine Yu was under house arrest. Given Xuanyuan Ling's temper, he was afraid that he would ignore her for a while. He didn't visit other concubines very often, which meant that the probability of him flipping the card for Concubine Zhao next time was much higher.

Not to mention, Concubine Zhao was implicated in this matter. Given Xuanyuan Ling's temper, he should be able to comfort her.

No wonder Concubine Zhao mentioned the issue of children. I'm afraid Concubine Zhao has also thought of this.

But there is no need to worry too much about this matter for the time being. After all, Concubine Zhao doesn't have any children right now, right? And she hasn't even been promoted to the position of concubine, so she can't raise one.

What needs to be taken into consideration is that the Queen will probably be in a bad mood for quite some time. I'm afraid that until Concubine Li gives birth to a prince, the Queen will be in a bad mood. Hey, she has to pretend to be the grandson in front of the Queen again. How annoying.

When this happened, neither the Empress nor Concubine Yu had a good ending. Concubine Fang had watched her rise to prominence only to see it fall. In the end, it was Concubine Chun, who was not very prominent, who got a son out of nowhere.

Shen Qing thought that the Concubine Chun in the original novel was able to make it to the end, and she also had some luck.

After Shen Qing thought about all this and returned to her normal life, Xuanyuan Ling came to see her the next day.