Chapter 118 Chapter 118 Concubine Chen's Twelfth Day

"Your servant..." Concubine Xian's eyes showed grievance and embarrassment, especially since Princess Feng Xi was still standing on tiptoe looking at her, which made her face even hotter.

She just wanted to get out of this situation as soon as possible. Thinking that the emperor had so much resentment because the second prince pushed the eldest prince into the water, she blurted out:

"The Second Prince is not my own, his temperament was determined since he was born, he took after Concubine He, no, Concubine He. It is extremely difficult for me to correct his temperament!"

"Your Majesty, when the Second Prince wakes up, I will take him to apologize to the First Prince and beg for his forgiveness!"

Shen Qing frowned slightly. The virtuous concubine made such a bad move in a desperate situation.

The Second Prince is still a prince after all, and is no less noble than Concubine Xian. However, Concubine Xian firmly blamed the whole thing on the Second Prince's bad character and cleared herself of all blame.

The second prince still has royal blood, so there is no way he would fall to the point where he would be criticized by others.

Sure enough, Shen Qing looked at Ji Chen, and Ji Chen's face darkened as soon as Concubine Xian said this.

Just now I was disappointed with you, but now I am completely disgusted with you.

[The Xianfei's surname is Yan... Even if I dislike her, I still have to consider the Empress Dowager's face.]

[Rather than putting another unknown member of the Yan family in the harem, it is better to keep the virtuous concubine. ]

Ji Chen glanced at Concubine Xian and said, "Since you dislike the Second Prince so much, I will choose another mother for him."

Then he stopped talking to her and instead ordered: "Xianfei is unable to bear the heavy responsibility. From today on, you will be given back the power to assist in the management of the six palaces and sent back to Changchun Palace to reflect on your mistakes."

When Concubine Xian heard this, her heart choked up. She realized belatedly that she had said the wrong thing and had really lost her mind.

She didn't expect that she would lose her power in the palace so carelessly, and she was even worse than the queen.

She is still sharpening her knife, but has yet to attack the queen!

The past few months have been like a dream. She has experienced the feeling of being the center of attention and felt the benefits of palace power. Naturally, she does not want to let it go.

The virtuous concubine made a final struggle and explained palely: "I didn't..."

Ji Chen was impatient to listen to her again and glanced at Qian Ji.

Qian Jimang half politely and half forcibly asked Concubine Xian to leave.

Shen Qing silently pondered the meaning of Ji Chen's words. Ji Chen only said that Concubine Xian should reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors, but he did not say how long. This means that unless Concubine Xian truly realizes her mistakes and gets Ji Chen's approval, she will not be able to leave Changchun Palace in a short period of time.

As for why Concubine Xian made mistakes but still remained as a concubine, it is easy to understand.

Apart from the fact that her last name was Yan, the Emperor did not want to have any more disputes with the Empress Dowager. The biggest mistake of Concubine Xian was her failure to discipline her children properly and to shirk responsibility.

While Ji Chen was dissatisfied with Concubine Xian's lack of dedication in handling palace affairs, strictly speaking, it was not Concubine Xian's fault.

At least before Concubine Xian made a big mistake, Ji Chen promptly took back Concubine Xian's power to assist in managing the six palaces.

Shen Qing originally thought that maybe he would wait until Concubine Xian made a big mistake before he would remove her completely.

I didn't expect that Ji Chen would take into account some feelings between him and Concubine Xian.

Ji Chen held Shen Qing's hand and said depressedly, "I originally wanted to give Concubine Xian the power of the palace, so that she could be busy and there would be no more disturbances in the harem, but I didn't expect her to be so useless. Not only is the palace affairs a mess, but she also failed to discipline the Second Prince."

During these two months, his dissatisfaction with Concubine Xian grew day by day, and he finally used the matter of the Second Prince to deal with her.

But he was not so powerful as to know in advance that the second prince would push the eldest prince into the water.

It can be seen that the second prince has become lawless in the past two months.

Shen Qing was not happy to hear this. He pulled Ji Chen's hand away with a sour look on his face, and said sarcastically, "You are really thoughtful for Concubine Xian."

Although Concubine Xian was incompetent and had a past of harming the Empress, Ji Chen still thought of her when dividing the palace power.

Knowing that Concubine Xian had a vicious side, the reason he gave was that if he kept her busy, there wouldn't be any trouble.

Thinking that Concubine Xian would make a big mistake if she continued to assist in managing the six palaces, he took the opportunity to take back Concubine Xian's palace power in advance.

If Concubine De and the Queen had been treated like this by Ji Chen, they would not have been defeated so tragically.

For a moment, Shen Qing felt really indignant for Concubine De and the Queen.

Without waiting for Ji Chen's response, Shen Qing added: "Being the emperor's favorite concubine is not as good as being the emperor's cousin."

"Xiao Man, mother will take you to see your brother."

After saying that, Shen Qing gently took Xiaoman to see Ji Can.

Ji Chen was stunned and didn't react at all. When he wanted her to touch his chest and talk to him about why he treated her worse than his cousin, he saw that the person had already left, leaving him standing there in a daze.

Ji Chen took a quick glance, and wherever his eyes passed, all the palace people held their breath in concentration.

He coughed lightly and walked in the direction Shen Qing left.

Ji Can knew to hold his breath when he entered the water and was rescued in time, so he was not seriously injured, just wet all over. Now it is autumn, and in order to prevent him from catching a cold, he has been made to soak in a hot spring pool and drink a bowl of ginger soup.

Now lying in bed.

As for Ji Min, he was accidentally pulled down because of his own evil deeds. In his panic, he choked on a lot of water. Although his life was not in danger, he suffered a lot.

Ji Chen was too lazy to see him, so he sent Wang Ding to look after him.

When Ji Chen went in, Shen Qing was asking about Ji Can's health.

Ji Can answered them one by one, and his temperament became much calmer.

It can be seen that Ji Min's matter had a great impact on him. He didn't understand why his second brother stepped on him even though he treated him sincerely.

Every prince has Ji Chen's people around him, even the third prince who left the palace is no exception, so Ji Chen knows very well that the princes are not treated harshly by their subordinates.

However, fighting between brothers is inevitable.

In the past, the virtuous concubine praised the second prince to the skies, and Ji Chen also had a good impression of Ji Min, thinking that he had no talent in academics. However, he did not expect that the two brothers who were the most friendly and respectful to each other would become the first to drift apart.

Ji Chen knew that it was Ji Min's fault, and naturally felt very disappointed with Ji Min.

After Shen Qing finished speaking, Ji Chen said to Ji Can: "You were supposed to start learning martial arts next year. Since this happened, I will summon Master Wu to the palace after you recover."

Ji Can said yes.

After leaving Ji Can's residence, Ji Chen held Shen Qing's wrist, hooked her hand with his fingers, and looked calm.

Shen Qing glanced at him and asked, "Are you still going to the Second Prince's place?"

"With Wang Ding here, he will handle this matter."

The two of them returned to Chengqian Palace. As Shen Qing's wrist was held, she couldn't get rid of him, so she turned her face to the side without even the faintest smile on her face.

Seeing Shen Qing like this, Ji Chen didn't dare to laugh, for fear that she would get even more angry.

Xiaoman was held by a palace maid. She looked at her father and mother who were very close to her but didn't say anything, and couldn't help but blinking in confusion.

After returning to Chengqian Palace and having dinner, Xiaoman felt sleepy.

Ji Chen had Xiao Man carried away, and trapped Shen Qing at the head of the bed, and asked bluntly: "Am I not treating my beloved concubine well?"

【What a heartless person.】

He doted on her in vain.

Shen Qing turned his face away: "But you treat others well."

Ji Chen felt a mixture of bittersweetness and sadness: "I am wronged."

He never expected the word to come out of his mouth.

Shen Qing looked at him, with obvious depression on her face. Her long eyelashes cast shadows under her eyes, and her lips curled up slightly in dissatisfaction.

It looks very kissable, Ji Chen thought.

"Didn't the Emperor take good care of the virtuous concubine?" Shen Qing almost lost control of her feelings because of his voice, and she restrained herself from pursing her lips.

Ji Chen's eyes were filled with grievance: "If I really cared about her, I would not have given her the power to assist in managing the six palaces, and then taken it back. There are many excellent female officials in the palace. Even if Concubine Xian is incompetent, she can manage the harem without making big mistakes."

Shen Qing lowered his eyes: "So the emperor gave the power of assisting the six palaces to the wrong person, didn't he?"

She skipped over the fact that Ji Chen had taken the initiative to take back the power of Concubine Xian. Ji Chen knew this and followed her meaning.

"Of course you are right. There are only Consort Xian and Consort Lan left. Moreover, they entered the palace very early and have rich experience. I will never divide the power of the palace beyond them, so as not to disappoint the concubines in the harem."

Shen Qing looked at him suspiciously: "But the emperor just said that he gave Concubine Xian the power of the palace in order to prevent her from stirring up trouble in the harem. Now he says this again. I am confused."

Ji Chen said, "Because I have some affection for Concubine Xian, I will not lose Concubine Xian's face for the sake of the Queen Mother, but it is definitely not because of cousins. Concubine Xian will not call me cousin in front of me, and I have never called her cousin. What is right is what it is."

"It doesn't make sense for you to enter the palace as a concubine, enjoy the splendor and wealth of the palace, and then come to seek a relationship with me."

"If everyone is like this, the tiles of the Palace of Heavenly Purity will be worn out by the clan members."

"Compared to cousins, there are many royal relatives who are closer than Consort Xian."

Shen Qing believed Ji Chen's words, but she couldn't help but ask back: "You really don't have a cousin...cousin like this in private?"

"My beloved concubine can pass on the money, and you will know once you ask."

Ji Chen held Shen Qing's hand: "But with Qingqing, all of these are possible."

Shen Qing snorted lightly: "I don't want the emperor to be my cousin."

Ji Chen asked in confusion: "Why?"

"If the blood relationship is too close, the children born are rarely healthy." Shen Qing added, "This is what I have observed in the market, and I don't know if it is true or not."

Ji Chen took note of it and prepared to ask the Ministry of Revenue to check it out.

Suddenly, Ji Chen thought of something and his face became serious.

Shen Qing's eyes were blank at first, and then he asked nervously: "What's wrong?"

Ji Chen is like this, maybe something happened in the previous dynasty.

Ji Chen said slowly: "According to the age of Qingqing and I, Qingqing should call me brother."

He was thinking about this matter seriously.

Shen Qing: “…”

Shen Qing punched him on the chest for the first time in a long time, but when she thought about it, she really didn't have any nickname for Ji Chen.

The truth is that Ji Chen is the emperor, and it is a bit inappropriate for her to call him casually.

Ji Chen looked at her expectantly.

Shen Qing closed her eyes, knowing that if she didn't agree, Ji Chen would make trouble for her for several days and force her to speak out.

A short pain is worse than a long one. Shen Qing found it very difficult to speak, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty...brother?"

Ji Chen smiled and kissed Shen Qing's lips repeatedly, his dark eyes full of smiles: "Call me again."

Shen Qing didn't know how he ended up in this situation.

In the final analysis, it was because she was not determined enough to get angry, and was led astray by Ji Chen's few words.

Shen Qing was in a dilemma and tried to escape from this situation. They were already an old couple, so what was Ji Chen doing?

Shen Qing was a little embarrassed: "Xiaoman..."

Ji Chen interrupted her and said patiently, "Xiao Man has just fallen asleep, and I still have a lot of time to spend with you."

He paused and said, "If you don't shout now, you will have to shout later."