As soon as Concubine Shu complained, the Empress Dowager's face immediately darkened.
She glared at Su Lijin and warned, "Queen, I'm here. If you want to touch my grandson, I will never allow it!"
When Concubine Shu saw that the Empress Dowager directly supported her, a look of pride flashed across her face. She looked at Su Lijin with an arrogant expression, but when facing the Empress Dowager, her face was pitiful.
"Queen Dowager, please don't fight the Queen for me. I'm fine..."
Her tone was full of grievance, but her voice was not small at all.
Su Lijin smiled when she heard this, her eyes full of sarcasm. This woman is so funny!
When did she ever say she wanted to move the baby in her belly?
He spoke in such a sarcastic tone, and was instigating the Queen Mother to go against him, openly and secretly. He really has a vicious mind!
After hearing what Concubine Shu said, the Queen Mother's face became even more furious. She snorted heavily and said, "Concubine Shu, don't be afraid of her. My grandson is of royal blood. Even if she is the Queen, don't even think about touching him. If you dare to do so, you will be going against the entire court!"
Su Lijin sighed, she was really speechless about these two people!
She's not interested at all, okay?
"Empress Dowager, I haven't said anything yet. If you want to take good care of your grandson, please take Concubine Shu back with you to take care of him."
After saying that, he made a "please" gesture.
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother looked displeased, but she did not bring up the matter again.
She looked at Su Lijin, making her feel uncomfortable. The Queen Mother suddenly said, "Queen, I heard that Imperial Physician Lu Bingqian has been with you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Lijin's brows furrowed slightly, and she had a feeling that the Queen Mother's next words were not good.
As expected, the Queen Mother glanced at Concubine Shu and said, "How about this, I will make the decision and let Concubine Shu live in your palace. From now on, you two will live in this palace together."
"I will definitely get along well with Her Majesty the Queen."
Something suddenly flashed in Concubine Shu's eyes, a hint of secret joy appeared on her face, and she looked at Su Lijin with a provocative look.
Su Lijin, who had been ignored the entire time and forced into this arrangement, looked at the two of them, smiled coldly, and directly refused: "Empress Dowager, since when has even a concubine been allowed to live in my palace?"
She glanced at Concubine Shu's face and said sarcastically, "The palace has its own rules. The harem attaches the most importance to the rules of rank. As the mother of a country, I will never live under the same roof with a mere concubine. Forget about it."
These words made Concubine Shu's face turn purple. Being humiliated in public, Concubine Shu almost wanted to tear Su Lijin's mouth apart.
In this harem, she can get whatever she wants, but her status is always suppressed by Su Lijin, making it difficult for her to stand out!
He was filled with resentment and stared at Su Lijin with a look that seemed to be filled with poison.
"Your Majesty, you are so majestic. I, a humble concubine, dare not approach you with such high status!"
The empress dowager who raised this matter was also ridiculed by Su Lijin's words.
Faced with being rejected in public, the Queen Mother felt ashamed and glared at Su Lijin: "Queen, I am the Queen Mother. I said that Shufei should live in the house, so I must let her live in the house. I want to see who dares to object!"
Facing the Queen Mother's majestic and angry gaze, Su Lijin smiled slightly and said slowly, "Queen Mother, I am the master of the harem. It would be better for you not to interfere in the affairs of the harem, lest you get angry and get sick. Then, as the Queen, I will have to arrange for an extra imperial physician for you."
Her words were extremely sarcastic, but also a declaration of sovereignty, which made the Queen Mother so angry that she almost couldn't breathe, and she pointed at her with an angry look on her face.
"Okay, okay, you're the queen. I can't control it, but the emperor should be able to do it!"
After gritting her teeth, the Queen Mother glared at Su Lijin.
Seeing the Dowager bring out Xiao Shengxing to pressure her, Su Lijin wasn't afraid at all. She straightened her sleeves and said with a smile, "Then please ask the Emperor to come and speak to me personally."
"Okay, since the Queen has said so, I will invite the Emperor here now. I want to see if the Emperor can control you!"
With a cold snort, the Queen Mother immediately sent for the Emperor.
After a while, Xiao Shengxing, who was reviewing memorials in the imperial study, was invited over by the eunuch.
At first he refused directly, but when he heard that it was a confrontation between the Queen Mother and the Empress, he paused and came over.
From a distance, Xiao Shengxing saw the three people who were on the verge of a fight, and walked over calmly.
He glanced at Su Lijin, who looked back at him, her beautiful face showing a very calm expression. Xiao Shengxing turned his gaze to the empress dowager and asked.
"Mother, what is the purpose of asking me to come here?"
When the Queen Mother saw Xiao Shengxing, she glared at Su Lijin, a cold smile on her face, and said, "Your Majesty, I can no longer manage the affairs of the harem. The Queen said she is the master of the harem, so I have no choice but to let Your Majesty make the decision."
As he spoke, he reiterated that he had just planned to let Concubine Shu live in the Queen's palace.
Xiao Shengxing comforted her, "Mother, don't be angry. Take care of yourself."
Upon hearing this, a look of pride flashed across the empress dowager's face, and she glanced at Su Lijin, as if she was sure of victory.
Concubine Shu's face was full of grievance. Seeing her pretending, Su Lijin wiped her tearless eyes and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress said that I, a mere concubine, have no right to live here. I am pregnant with the emperor's seed, but I am being belittled like this. I am really upset..."
Su Lijin looked indifferent, watching Concubine Shu's performance, she just felt funny in her heart. This woman actually squeezed out two tears, she should act more realistically.
Everyone looked at Xiao Shengxing to see how he would decide.
Xiao Shengxing looked at Su Lijin and said calmly, "Shufei cannot live in the Empress's palace. This would violate the ancestral rules. If every concubine can be equal to the Empress, then I, the Supreme Lord, must also be equal to the court officials. What do you think, Shufei?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not. I have no such intention!"
As soon as these words came out, Concubine Shu was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. She fell to her knees with a plop: "This is all my fault. Please don't blame the Queen Mother..."
The empress dowager's face also changed. She didn't expect that Xiao Shengxing would actually side with Su Lijin. However, his words were serious and he brought up the majesty of the imperial power. She didn't dare to refute it for a while.
Su Lijin smiled, and the matter was left unresolved.
evening.
Su Lijin looked at the eunuch who announced the incident in astonishment: "You said the emperor turned over my name card?"
The eunuch bowed his head and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Su Lijin frowned and was about to say something when she suddenly heard a slight noise coming from the inner room and walked in.
Seeing the secret letter on the table, she quickly unfolded it.
"The Mongolians already know about it." She frowned even more tightly. The letter was from Mongolia, questioning her about the defense map.
Coming out of the inner room, Su Lijin looked at the young eunuch and said, "Just say that I'm having my period and can't sleep with you. Ask the emperor to find someone else."
She also had to think about the secret letter and had no time to deal with these things.
Not long after the young eunuch left, Su Lijin was about to sit down when she heard the sound of someone kneeling outside.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Su Lijin was stunned, and then she saw Xiao Shengxing walking in.
"Queen, please have dinner with me."
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