Chapter 93 Chapter 93 Concubine Shu's Sixth Day

Concubine Yu continued, "My last name is Wei. I was chosen by the master family to be raised by him since I was a child. There were several other girls with me, all of whom were of the Wei family's bloodline and were beautiful. There were special masters who taught us music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I became an expert at playing the pipa."

"The master was very pleased with me. When I was fifteen or sixteen, I was sent to the capital from Jiangnan with several sisters. I don't know where the Wei family got connections, but they sent me and a girl from the Wei family to the prince's mansion."

"My past in the Crown Prince's Mansion, Concubine Shu, should not know..."

"I know." Shen Qing interrupted her, "I know. That year, I was not yet crowned as Zhaoyi. You stared at me for a long time in the Summer Palace. Later, you and Concubine Yan instigated Concubine Jiang to bring out the Queen Mother. I secretly took note of you and asked the old man who was in the Prince's Mansion at that time to inquire about you when I returned to the palace."

Concubine Yu was surprised. She really couldn't understand how someone like Concubine Shu could have taken her to heart so early.

I didn't know whether to feel honored or resentful.

It’s no wonder she lost. If Shen Qing had been on guard against her, no matter how careful her plan was, it would not be able to defeat such caution.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to Concubine Yu's mind, and she finally strung together the broken thread. She said in a serious tone, "Did you tell Concubine Yan that I calculated her appearance?"

Shen Qing nodded slightly: "It's just some speculation, but I don't have any solid evidence."

Concubine Yu was really angry. She suspected everyone, even suspected that Concubine Yan had become smarter, but she never suspected Shen Qing.

After all, who could have imagined that at that time, Concubine Zhaoyi had completely suppressed her and Concubine Yan, and still did not forget to alienate them in private.

Seeing Yu Guiren's face becoming ferocious, Shen Qing added: "It's true that the two of you are both beautiful and scheming. When you get together, I can't handle it. I have to strike first."

If it weren't for her, today's plan would probably have been brought back to the time when we came to the Summer Resort two years ago.

It can be seen that the strategy of sowing discord is really effective.

Hearing this, Yu Guiren stroked her face and sighed, "No wonder the Emperor and Empress like you. If you were my concubine, I would definitely feel a little distressed when I attacked you."

Concubine Yu really didn't change her original intention... Shen Qing smiled faintly and said, "It's impossible. People go to high places and water flows to low places. After I entered the palace, Du Shi was favored, so I naturally tried my best to go to her palace."

It’s a pity that there were too many palace maids around Mrs. Du. By the time she was able to emerge, Mrs. Du had already lost her power and became Baolin.

Mrs. Du's name was Du Mingyi. When Concubine Yu mentioned her, she remembered her clearly. She still remembered her destroyed pipa, and she understood that Concubine Shu was hitting her in the heart.

Concubine Yu lost her smile and looked at Shen Qing with gloomy eyes.

Shen Qing seemed unaware and asked calmly, "You were the one who ruined the appearance of the girl from the Wei family who entered the Crown Prince's Mansion with you, right?"

Concubine Yu: "Yes, the resources of the Wei family can only be poured into one Wei family girl. I don't want to be an insignificant concubine in the prince's mansion, so I naturally want to destroy her. However, I was young at the time and my heart was not cruel enough, so I still saved her life."

"After that, the Wei family really valued me, and a lot of money flowed into my hands, enough for me to manage everything in the palace, so even if you ask, I don't regret it."

Shen Qing raised his eyebrows: "I am not asking you if you regret it or not. There is no need to ask about the past. But I have a question. The emperor knows what you did, but why are you favored so much in the palace?"

Concubine Yu looked at Shen Qing in confusion.

How could the emperor know?

...Yes, the Prince's Mansion is the emperor's territory, and nothing should be hidden from the emperor. No wonder the emperor didn't respect her even though he respected Du at the beginning.

But soon, Concubine Yu concealed the confusion in her eyes and chuckled, "Our emperor is heartless and doesn't care if one of his women attacks another woman."

Shen Qing saw through her easily: "You don't know either."

Concubine Yu paused.

"If the emperor didn't care about the quality of his concubines, then Mrs. Du wouldn't have been demoted to Baolin because of the lives of two palace maids, and then banished to the cold palace because of her private cruelty."

"We can only deal with each other separately. The emperor has already punished you in his heart, and you have been wronged several times because of Madam Du. In addition, there was no one in the harem at that time. When Madam Du fell, it would take another year for the new concubine to enter the palace, so he promoted you."

"After that, when the new concubine entered the palace, you saw that Concubine Yan was extremely favored, and you felt uneasy. You thought that she was blocking your way, so you wanted to use the same trick to destroy Concubine Yan's face. But at that time, there was a ready-made scapegoat, Concubine Lin. Concubine Yan was eager to deal with Concubine Lin, so you were lucky enough not to be exposed."

"I am no longer curious about this matter. What I am more curious about is, what can you use to force Concubine Yan to obey your orders?"

Shen Qing lowered his eyes, wiped the dust off his fingers with a handkerchief, and looked up at Concubine Yu.

Yu Guiren's shoulders relaxed. "Shu Fei actually knew this... Yanpin's mother has some relationship with Lin Guipin's Lin family. When Yanpin entered the palace, her mother was worried that Yanpin would not live well in the palace, so she asked Lin Guipin to take care of her. But Lin Guipin actually wanted to control Yanpin, and naturally failed in the end."

"Later, when I made some moves on Concubine Yan, Concubine Lin privately passed me a message, telling me that Concubine Yan cared most about her mother and brother. I started from this aspect. Sure enough, Concubine Yan panicked when she saw her mother's token and agreed to everything I said."

Concubine Yu's voice became increasingly low.

Shen Qing got what she wanted to know, and took a step back: "I am leaving now, does Concubine Yu have anything else to say?"

Concubine Yu's eyes lit up slightly: "Can you replace the white silk with poisoned wine?"

Shen Qing was surprised. The poisoned wine was not as effective as Bai Ling. When the poison took effect, it was not only painful but also lasted for a long time.

But this was Concubine Yu's last wish, so she agreed: "It's not difficult."

After Shen Qing came out, he told the eunuch in charge about this matter. The eunuch readily agreed. Inside the room, Concubine Yu listened to the eunuch's flattering voice and slowly smiled.

Soon, Shen Qing left and it became quiet outside again. The only sound was footsteps. It was the eunuch who ordered someone to prepare a dose of poisoned wine.

When the door was opened again, the person who came in was not the original eunuch. His eunuch uniform was more exquisite, and the embroidery on it was also different from that of the young eunuch.

He smiled and said, "Your Excellency may not know my name. My name is Wang Ding. The poisoned wine you requested was prepared by me personally. Don't worry, I won't let you suffer for too long."

Concubine Yu's pupils shrank and she looked at him in disbelief, realizing that he had noticed something fishy.

Some poisonous alcohol can cause the victim to have symptoms of poisoning and a weak breath, but if rescued in time, the person can still be saved. However, some poisonous alcohol can directly damage the lungs, and by the time the symptoms appear, the person is already beyond help.

Concubine Yu has always known that the Wei family is powerful, and at this point she has also prepared to escape with the help of the Wei family. The Mountain Resort is not as heavily guarded as the Imperial Palace, which is very convenient for her.

She met Concubine Shu and kindly answered her questions just for that last insignificant request.

That was her way of survival.

But unexpectedly, Wang Ding's appearance disrupted her plan.

Wang Ding still had a smiling face, not affected at all by Concubine Yu's hateful gaze. He waved his hand, and a eunuch brought clean paper, writing brush, inkstone, and said, "Concubine Yu, if you can write down everything you know about the Wei family, I can present the white silk to you again if it is sufficient."

Concubine Yu was already very tired and didn't want to say anything more. She stretched out her hand, and a young eunuch came forward and put the pen on her fingertips.

She wrote a page of calligraphy in small characters with great eloquence, and instead of taking the white silk, she drank the poisoned wine in one gulp.

She told Shen Qing that she would drink the poison and she would definitely drink it, even if it was painful, she would still be willing to do it.

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After Shen Qing went to see Ji Chen, he told Ji Chen about how Concubine Yu had threatened Concubine Yan's mother and brother.

She didn't want Ji Chen to forgive Concubine Yan, but she wanted to prevent Concubine Yan from using this to make a comeback in the future.

Ji Chen disagreed: "Even so, Lu is not wronged."

Concubine Yan's original name was Lu Yunmei.

Shen Qing looked at him inquiringly.

Ji Chen: "I originally didn't want to tell this to my beloved concubine, as it would only upset you, but if I don't tell you, you will be soft-hearted towards Lu. The problematic pill that was sent to you was not made by Concubine Yu, but was brought into the palace by Lu. I have already punished the eunuch who brought Lu into the palace to check her baggage."

Shen Qing sighed softly: "When did the emperor know?"

What a confusing thing this is. Concubine Yu was demoted to a noble lady because of this incident, but Ji Chen knew it clearly and just watched it all coldly.

“I found out about it a long time ago.”

[At that time, Concubine Yu had already threatened Concubine Yan, and Lu suffered the consequences of her actions, so I did not intervene.]

Last year, Concubine Yan's position was raised, while Concubine Yu's position remained unchanged, which further exacerbated the conflict between the two.

As Concubine Yan's position becomes higher, her resistance to Concubine Yu will only become stronger. She will pretend to obey Concubine Yu's orders but actually disobey them and not do her best.

Shen Qing thought that Concubine Chen had noticed something was wrong between Concubine Yu and Concubine Yan last year. When she thought about Ji Chen's intention, she understood everything.

She sighed, "Nothing in the harem can be hidden from the emperor."

Ji Chen stroked Shen Qing's hair and said, "The harem is so clear because of Qian Quanzhong. If one day I am not in the palace and Qingqing has no one to use, she can go to Qian Quanzhong and he will take care of everything."

Qian Quanzhong rarely appears around Ji Chen anymore, and the concubines only remember his existence when he is mentioned.

Shen Qing had met Qian Quanzhong several times and knew that he had been staying in the palace. Even if he came to the Mountain Resort, he could choose not to go with him.

"Will Eunuch Qian listen to me?"

Ji Chen reflected on himself; "It's probably because I didn't show my favor to you clearly enough that made my beloved concubine have such doubts."

Shen Qing couldn't help but smile shyly under his gaze, her smile bright: "The emperor already dotes on me very much."

She kissed Ji Chen on the side of his face and said, "Look, even though I'm making such a fuss, the emperor is not angry at all."

[The other side wants it too. ]

Shen Qingcai was not used to him. She held Ji Chen's face, thinking about where to start, and then gently kissed Ji Chen's Adam's apple.

Ji Chen tilted his chin slightly up uncomfortably to make it easier for her.

[Why reward me? ]

Shen Qing: “…”

She couldn't speak, not because she was completely speechless, but because Ji Chen caught her, held the back of her head, and kissed her on the lips she had been thinking about.

Shen Qing's hands, which were originally grabbing Ji Chen's collar, gradually lost strength and became sore.