Chapter 113 Chapter 113 Concubine Chen's Seven Days

Ji Chen's jade pendant was tied with a rope and worn around Xiaoman's neck on the spot.

After the one-year-old ceremony was over, Shen Qing personally watched over Xiaoman as she was carried away to rest.

When the princess turns one, a family banquet is held with music, singing and dancing. Otherwise, Concubine Xian and Concubine Lan would not have been troubled to do this.

Everyone moved in and took their seats.

Shen Qing took a quick look and found that Concubine Li was not there. He asked her and found out that she was ill and could not attend.

Shen Qing sat in the first seat on Ji Chen's left and enjoyed the singing and dancing.

The palace maids flowed in like water, holding trays of bowls and dishes and placing the things one by one on the small table in front of them.

There are also many seasonal fruits, which are washed clean and placed in glass cups.

There was harmony in the hall, with people talking and laughing. It was easy to relax in such an environment.

Then, the sound of a pipa was heard, and a dancer in red walked slowly to the center and began to dance. Her figure was light and graceful, and her beautiful face was revealed as she waved her sleeves.

The eyes of all the concubines fell on the dancer in the center. Some of the concubines who had entered the palace earlier stared at her in a daze, while the other concubines were fascinated by her.

Shen Qing looked at the dancer and found that she had the demeanor of Mrs. Du in the past, so he couldn't help but look at Ji Chen.

Ji Chen was talking to the Queen Mother and nodded slightly.

However, the Queen's eyes narrowed slightly when she saw the dancer.

Obviously, she and Shen Qing had the same idea.

But it's already the eleventh year of Jingming, who would bring out a woman who looks like Du?

Shen Qing thought of someone, Concubine Li.

The only ones who had a close relationship with Du were the former Defei and the current Lipin. Lipin was also very clear that the emperor used to like this kind of women.

But now that Li Pin knows that Concubine Chen is the exclusive favorite, it is impossible for her not to know that doing so will not win the Emperor's favor.

Then why does she still do this?

Shen Qing only had two pieces of information about Concubine Li. One was that Concubine Li had framed Lady Du and killed two palace maids. The other was that the Li family still had assassins in the palace who could kill people at any time.

Concubine Li has already suffered a serious injury, and the former proposal would only lead to her demotion. As for the latter, it would be a great opportunity at this moment.

The banquet is now calm, but Shen Qing does not dare to be careless and asks Bai Ying to go with Wen Xi to look after the little princess.

There was a white peach left beside her.

Shen Qing felt relieved when she saw that the guards in the palace had become much stricter. She quickly asked Yu Gan to tell the emperor what she suspected.

She followed the Queen Mother with her eyes, and seeing that there were several palace maids skilled in martial arts around her, she decided to sit still.

Li Bin's target should be her.

Li Guipin's two plots against her failed, and instead caused the emperor to pull the Li family into trouble. It was impossible for him not to hate her.

Shen Qing picked up the teacup and looked for a handy one. She had good aim, and the table in front of her was heavy but could be flipped over. Together with Bai Tao, she should be able to stop the assassin.

She had no intention of joking about her own safety. At least Ji Chen had received news that a palace maid with martial arts skills would come to her side.

If we fail to capture the thief this time and leave this person in the palace, no one will sleep well.

So Shen Qing didn't mind using himself as bait to lure the assassins.

At the top, Ji Chen gave some instructions to Qian Ji, who followed the order and walked towards Shen Qing quickly.

Qian Ji said quickly: "Empress Chen, the Emperor invites you to come over."

Shen Qing's eyes lit up slightly. When it comes to martial arts, who can compare to Qian Ji?

"I know what's going on, so I won't go over."

Since Shen Qing didn't move, Qian Ji naturally couldn't leave. After all, his first order was to protect the imperial concubine.

Qian Ji was a little anxious because he couldn't take the imperial concubine away to report back.

Ji Chen, who was at the top of the table, saw this scene and ordered, holding his wine glass, "Send the Queen Mother back to the Cining Palace."

If Shen Qing's words were said by anyone else, he would never believe them. But that was Shen Qing, whom he cherished and valued. No matter how outrageous what she said was, he would believe it.

The Queen Mother didn't know what happened, but after hearing what Ji Chen said, she said, "I am tired. Please help me go back to the Cining Palace."

Seeing the empress dowager being sent away, Ji Chen strode towards Shen Qing with a slight frown.

Just at this moment, something unexpected happened.

The eunuch who was delivering fruits suddenly overturned the tray, revealing a sharp blade, and stabbed towards the queen.

I only heard a cry of surprise: "My queen, be careful!"

Qinggu threw himself forward without hesitation, and the sound of the sharp blade piercing into flesh and blood and then being pulled out in an instant caused exclamations one after another.

The queen stepped back in panic, but after a few breaths, her back could only lean against the phoenix chair behind her, with no way to retreat.

There was a panic in the hall.

Someone shouted: "Protect the Emperor!"

Shen Qing grabbed Bai Tao and said, "Go save the queen!"

She had no time to think about why the assassin's target was not her. She just stared in the direction of the queen with red eyes.

Bai Tao received the order and rushed towards the Queen.

When Shen Qing was about to give an order to Qian Jishi, Ji Chen, who was not far away from her, heard what she said, drew out the heavy sword beside him, and threw it in the direction of the assassin.

All this happened in an instant. After the assassin stabbed Qinggu, he immediately stabbed the queen. At this moment, the sword thrown by Ji Chen pierced the assassin's back.

But this was no ordinary assassin; he was a death warrior who had long since abandoned life and death and was only intent on completing his mission. When the severe pain came, he was only numb for a moment, and the direction of the sharp blade did not shift at all, and it pierced towards the queen's heart.

When Bai Tao arrived, she kicked away the assassin who had lost most of his mobility due to the sword stabbed in the back, then caught the queen and quickly tapped her blood to protect her injured heart.

Then, he went to Qinggu without hesitation and sprinkled medicine on Qinggu's wound.

The assassin was surrounded by the guards and was defeated. He was stabbed by several swords, but he was still alive.

Seeing that he was powerless, the assassin bit his tongue and committed suicide on the spot. The guards were unable to step forward to stop him in time, and in the end only a corpse was left with black blood oozing from the corners of his lips.

Seeing the same way of death, Ji Chen said coldly: "Remnants of the Li family, go and bring Li here."

When Shen Qing saw this scene, he was so grief-stricken that he paid no attention to the assassin. Instead, he walked towards the queen and almost fell.

Qinggu was half dead, and the queen was stabbed in the chest and was dying.

Bai Tao hugged Qinggu and called her "Empress" instead.

Shen Qing was in tears at this time. She held Qing Gu's hand and said, "I'll ask the imperial physician to save you. You will be fine!"

Qing Gu couldn't utter a word, his lips were pale and trembling, and he didn't even have the strength to shake his hand.

Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, and her brows, which were furrowed in pain, relaxed for a moment.

Shen Qing couldn't help but glance at the queen.

In a short while, many people gathered around the Queen, and Concubine Xian and Concubine Lan had already sent someone to quickly invite the imperial physician.

The maid from the Qianqing Palace came forward to feel the Queen's pulse, not even missing Qinggu's injuries.

Because the emperor was still there, everyone felt a little more at ease and stopped making noises and shouting.

Ji Chen walked over and helped Shen Qing up: "They can be saved, they will be fine."

The queen's heart was injured, but the assassin had stabbed her in the back with a sword. Although the blade did not move, he had less strength in his hand, so the queen's injury was not serious compared to the one caused by Tattoo Gu.

As for Qing Gu, because he was blocking the knife for the queen, he was not targeted in the vital parts. Although he was seriously injured, he was not killed instantly. He still had some breath left, and there was hope that he could be saved.

Shen Qing couldn't stop her tears from rolling down. She blamed herself and said, "I was too careless."

She only thought that Li Bin would get rid of her first, but she didn't expect that in the original book, the queen had already lost power when she was assassinated, so Li Bin naturally would not regard the queen as a thorn in her side.

But now, the Queen is still the honorable Queen. Although she has been divided into different palace powers, she is only temporarily weakened and has not yet been deprived of her Phoenix Seal and Queen's Book.

In order to pave the way for the eldest prince, the queen did a lot of scheming against the third prince and Concubine Li.

Concubine Li’s poor health was also caused by the Queen.

Naturally for her, Concubine Li wanted to deal with the Queen more.

In the end, Li Bin and the Queen were the old enemies. They entered the Prince's Mansion together, were conferred the title of Concubine together, and managed the six palaces together. Later, when the Queen was promoted to the Queen, Li Bin was still the De Concubine, but the two were evenly matched, and Li Bin was even more clever and cruel.

Shen Qing didn't like the queen's temper, but after all, he had been with her for such a long time and knew her temper very well. How could he really not care about her?

If she didn't care, the leverage she had over the queen would be enough to pull her down from the throne.

But she didn't want to deal with the Queen. Even if that day came, she hoped that the Queen would take action first, otherwise she really couldn't do it.

The Queen does not allow anyone to covet the power in the palace. She just doesn't like it. Although she can push the power in the palace into the hands of Concubine Lan and save herself from the hard work, she still doesn't want to calculate the power in the hands of the Queen.

She also has a sisterly feeling towards Qinggu. She remembers every person she has ever been with, and she doesn't want them to become victims of palace fighting.

Compared with concubines, the fate of palace maids was much more miserable. For example, Li Guipin's palace maids did not follow the right master and met with a devastating disaster.

She hopes that the Queen and Qinggu are all well!

The imperial doctors rushed over, sweating profusely, and all gathered around the queen.

Shen Qing called Doctor Zhao and said, "Please treat this palace maid and make sure she survives."

The imperial concubine gave the order, and Doctor Zhao naturally knelt beside Qinggu, took her pulse and treated her external injuries.

A female doctor laid out the tools and placed them next to Doctor Zhao for him to use.

Shen Qing said: "Qing Gu has done a great job in saving the Queen. Once her life is stabilized, she will be sent to my Chengqian Palace for further treatment."

The palace maid said yes, and Shen Qing then looked down at his hands, which were stained with Qinggu's blood, which showed how serious Qinggu's injuries were.

She didn't want to think of another possibility, and just wondered how to place Qinggu after she recovered from her injury.

Ji Chen held Shen Qing tightly in his arms, as if only in this way could he keep her soul stable in her body.

He knew that Shen Qing was a sentimental person. Shen Qing had never dealt with the Queen in any way. When he was angry with the Queen, he would just distance himself from her out of spite and had never said anything bad about her in secret.

You know, Shen Qing has always been vindictive and hates being bullied the most.

But such a person is only tolerant towards the queen.

Even when facing him, he would lose his temper. Ji Chen didn't dare to do that now, and he was reluctant to let Shen Qing get angry. He felt that he owed it to her to coax and love her.

Shen Qing wiped away the tears that were covering her vision and continued to stare at Qing Gu and the Queen.

The Queen was the first to receive the news. The imperial physician said, "The Queen's life is temporarily safe!"

People were excited for a moment.

Doctor Zhao was still treating Qinggu. Seeing this, Ji Chen had two doctors brought to Qinggu.

It took Doctor Zhao a lot of effort just to stop the bleeding from Qinggu's injury.

Finally, an imperial physician inserted a needle into Qinggu's acupuncture point. The webs of his fingers turned red as he twisted the needle. Only then did he save Qinggu's life.

The three imperial doctors said, "We have fulfilled our mission!"

Shen Qing finally felt relieved and dared to close her eyes and relax. The last tear fell from the corner of her eye. In her ears, she heard the voice of Ji Chen rewarding the imperial physician.

Ji Chen added: "The maid Qing Gu stepped forward at a critical moment and saved the queen. I decree that she be allowed to leave her status as a maid and be specially appointed as a county lady."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qing loosened his grip on Ji Chen's sleeve a little.

After being conferred the title of county princess, Qinggu will be able to live a prosperous and prosperous life.

No need to get involved in palace infighting anymore.