Chapter 319 Luo Meiren
Lady Liu's words may seem ordinary, but they actually conceal her ulterior motive.
Except for a few children, probably everyone present heard the hidden killer move in it.
The candidate designated by the family means that the previous dynasty is in collusion with the harem. Niu Niu's father, Gu Mingda, the top scholar, has already placed his bet in the harem.
The eldest princess frowned slightly. She didn't know what the Gu family had done privately. She was annoyed that the Gu family did not inform her in advance. Now she didn't know where to start to smooth things over.
The Queen Mother still looked at Niu Niu with a smile, as if she didn't understand the meaning of these words at all.
"Isn't everyone here yet?" The Queen Mother casually asked Li Shunfu who was standing beside her.
When Li Shunfu heard this, his expression changed slightly, and then his eyes wandered among the concubines in the room.
It didn't matter what he saw, he immediately broke out in a sweat.
There were more than one concubine who didn't come, at least three. If Concubine Li's servants had not said that everyone was present, he would not have hurried to report to the empress dowager.
Now that his superiors had asked so clearly, Li Shunfu had no way of getting away with it.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to send someone to notify Concubine Zhao, Concubine Zhang, Concubine Luo and other ladies." Li Shunfu said respectfully.
The Queen Mother nodded slightly.
The eldest princess felt relieved and thought to herself that it was a good thing that the one who didn't come was a low-ranking concubine. Even if there was collusion between the former dynasty and the harem, it should not be a big deal.
Concubine Liu spoke up again, saying, "Please forgive me, Queen Mother. These people were confined by the Imperial Concubine because they did something wrong. Now that they are released, it seems that she is changing her mind every day."
The Queen Mother's eyes fell on the Imperial Concubine and she said, "It's strange to punish three concubines at once."
Li Shunfu looked at the Queen Mother with an inquiring look at this time. The Queen Mother waved her hand, meaning that he should continue to send people to notify. It was obvious that she did not take the house arrest order issued by the Royal Concubine seriously.
When Concubine Li saw this scene, her eyes darkened.
Normally, she and the empress dowager had never interfered with each other, but now that this unfortunate child had entered the palace, there was a subtle conflict between her and the empress dowager.
Li Shunfu had done something wrong, so he was naturally very attentive when trying to make amends. The people he sent first invited these three people over, and then went around the palaces, and even brought in two lower-ranking concubines.
In this way, five more concubines were added.
Niu Niu's eyes lit up ever since Miss Luo walked in.
The Queen Mother asked casually, "Is there anyone here that Niuniu knows?"
Niuniu shook her head and said, "I'm not an acquaintance, but she's my uncle's cousin. I've seen her from a distance. She's very beautiful, and I like her very much."
Everyone followed Niu Niu's gaze and looked at the beautiful Luo among the five people.
Concubine Luo had been in the palace for a very short time. Not long after she entered, she was confined to the palace for three months because she offended Concubine Li. Even her green card was taken away. Until now, she has only seen the Emperor a few times.
Because she had received the house arrest gift package, she had not been out for a long time. The other concubines now felt that she looked unfamiliar.
It was the first time that the Queen Mother and the eldest princess met each other, and there was a look of surprise in their eyes.
Her eyebrows were as dark as distant mountains, her skin was as white as cream, and she just stood there, looking like a painting that no one dared to touch.
The princess smiled and said, "Such a beautiful woman who makes me feel pity for her is really so beautiful that it makes me forget the mundane world. No wonder Niuniu has been thinking about her all the time."
The Queen Mother also nodded, and the original idea that the Gu family might be colluding with the previous dynasty completely disappeared at this moment.
The old lady glanced at Concubine Li again. With such a beauty, it was no wonder that the concubine wanted to find a reason to put her under house arrest.
The emperor has a bad memory. No matter how beautiful a woman's life is, he will probably not remember it after a few months.
"Sister Beauty, although you have not seen me, I have seen you!" Niu Niu took the initiative to say to Lady Luo.
Li Shunfu also saw the meaning and said, "Miss Luo, this is Miss Gu, the daughter of the newly crowned number one scholar. Miss Gu looked for you in the palace today but couldn't find you. She was so worried!"
Concubine Luo is more than just a face. She had just entered the palace and was not well-informed. She had no idea that everyone gathered together today to have a baby.
But she could also understand the meaning of Li Shunfu's words. If it weren't for Niuniu, she would probably still be imprisoned.
"Thank you Miss Gu for your concern. I heard that my cousin's wife-to-be is the sister-in-law of the number one scholar. I never thought that we would have such a fate." Lady Luo said with a smile.
The beauty smiled gently, like a spring breeze, and the whole room was instantly brightened.
Niu Niu's eyes were full of amazement.
When the Queen Mother saw that Concubine Luo appreciated Niu Niu's affection, she became more and more satisfied.
The imperial concubine, who had been silent for a long time, also spoke at this time: "Since the Empress Dowager has forgiven your mistakes, you must be careful with your words and actions in the future, understand?"
The imperial concubine said this deliberately in public, determined to remind everyone present that Concubine Luo had made a mistake. Originally, Concubine Luo did not dare to argue, and obediently accepted the blame, and the matter just passed.
Just as Miss Luo was about to open her mouth, Niuniu asked curiously, "What did Miss Mei do wrong?"
Concubine Li said casually: "The maid beside her said something wrong and her words were offensive, which might be a sign of poor discipline."
Niuniu recalled when she had seen Lady Luo, frowned and asked, "Is that the maid my sister brought into the palace?"
Lady Luo said: "I am of low status and have no right to bring maids into the palace."
Niuniu added, "It turned out that the palace maid said something wrong, but it seems that the beautiful sister has not been in the palace for long."
Lady Luo had the opportunity to defend herself, so she naturally did not miss it and immediately said, "When that maid made the mistake, I had just been in the palace for three days."
When everyone heard this, they looked at the imperial concubine with strange eyes.
Just because the palace maid who had served her for three days said something wrong, the imperial concubine directly sentenced her to three months of house arrest. This was really too cruel.
Even people couldn't tell clearly whether the palace maid who said the wrong thing was sent there intentionally by the imperial concubine.
Concubine Li did not expect Niu Niu to be so talkative. She analyzed the matter clearly in front of everyone in just a few words.
She used this trick to suppress many extremely beautiful concubines. Relying on the emperor's trust, many beauties quietly faded away in the harem.
The Queen Mother originally didn't want to bother with these trivial matters, but seeing that Niuniu seemed to like Lady Luo very much, the Queen Mother said: "For newcomers who have just entered the palace, a light punishment is enough. Although the imperial concubine's punishment is too severe, you are not without fault. I will release you from the confinement and ask you to copy the "Female Rules" ten times."
Lady Luo hastened to express her gratitude.
Since the Queen Mother had spared her, her green card would naturally be sent back to the Jingshifang.
Lady Liu, who was standing by, was still the pacemaker and deliberately reminded, "Sister Luo is so lucky today. Not only did she get out of her confinement, but she also got a daughter."
Reminded of this, the Queen Mother asked the little girl in her arms with a hint of sourness: "My dear, do you want to live with Lady Luo? Be her daughter?"
(End of this chapter)
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