Chapter 50 How dare this bastard come to her house?
Concubine Jing Gui was filled with astonishment and looked around.
Who is speaking? Where is this man from? Where is he hiding?
Also, what about the story that Concubine Li framed her and the eunuch... and she fought back?
What the hell was that man talking about? When did this happen? How come she doesn't remember anything about it?
The seventh and eighth princesses looked at each other and pretended not to know. The eighth princess silently picked up Xiaojiu.
The two of them bowed to Consort Jing Gui, and the Seventh Princess said, "Consort Jing Gui, we still have to go to Fengyi Palace to pay our respects to the Empress, so we'll leave first."
Having said that, the two of them left, and several palace maids hurriedly followed them.
The concubines in the Da Sheng harem were headed by the empress, followed by the imperial concubine who was also the vice empress, and then the two concubines.
Consort Jinggui was one of them. When Emperor Wen Zhao had not yet ascended the throne, she was already his concubine. She was almost as old as the empress and gave birth to the third prince. It can be said that she had a high status.
There are many concubines in the harem, as well as many princes and princesses, with different positions, ranks, and status.
Consort Jing is considered to be of a high position, so when the Seventh Princess and the Eighth Princess meet her, no matter what they think in their hearts, they have to be respectful and polite on the surface, otherwise they will break the rules and be reprimanded by the Empress and the Imperial Consort.
No matter what jokes other concubines made, the two of them could ignore them and watch the fun openly, but they didn't dare to do that to Concubine Jing.
Moreover, although Concubine Jing Gui appears to be kind and easy to get along with, she is actually narrow-minded.
Seeing that they had already caused trouble, Princess Seven and Princess Eight didn't want to confront her, so they quickly took Xiaojiu and ran away.
But Concubine Jing Gui was full of suspicion and would not let them go. She hurriedly chased after them: "Ninth Princess, just now..."
Ji Jinyou was held in the arms of the Eighth Princess. When she heard Concubine Jing Gui calling her, she turned her head quickly to look, but Concubine Jing Gui was silent again. She didn't know why, but she just stood there stupidly, as if she had encountered something strange, with a look of surprise and confusion.
Ji Jinyou leaned close to the Eighth Princess's ear and whispered, "Eighth Sister, what happened to Concubine Jinggui?"
The Eighth Princess didn't even need to look back to know what was going on. She must have found herself speechless and was dumbfounded.
She was afraid that Concubine Jing Gui would call her and the Seventh Princess to question them, so she didn't dare to stay any longer. She carried the little girl in her arms and walked forward at a brisk pace, whispering as she walked, "Seventh Sister, hurry up."
The Seventh Princess hurried to catch up, and the group of people turned a corner and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Concubine Jing Gui covered her neck and coughed again. After a long time, she found that she could speak normally again.
She was confused and wanted to ask the two older ones if they knew what was going on, but when she looked up, there was no one there.
Naturally, she was unwilling to go back in a daze until the matter was clarified. Recalling that several people had mentioned going to Fengyi Palace, she set off towards it.
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Concubine Li's surname was Jiang. After being demoted, she became Concubine Jiang.
Two eunuchs from Chongde Hall carried her directly to Feixuexuan, the palace where Sun Cairen lived.
After entering the door, an eunuch first walked to the main hall where Sun Cairen lived and told him the emperor's will truthfully.
Upon hearing that Concubine Li was demoted to a talented lady and was going to move in with her, Cairen Sun was so excited that she stood up immediately and hurried out.
Seeing Concubine Li standing in the courtyard with a veil on her head, Sun Cairen laughed happily and said sarcastically, "Isn't this Concubine Li? Oh, look at my memory. You are no longer Concubine Li, right, Jiang Cairen?"
"Why are you still carrying a Mi Lan in the broad daylight? Are you too embarrassed to face people? Hahaha."
In the past, when Sun Cairen first entered the palace, she was still a little maid and was assigned to serve in Changli Palace of Concubine Li.
Once, His Majesty agreed to come to Concubine Li's palace, but temporarily went to another concubine's place. Concubine Li was so angry that she was about to go crazy.
In order to avoid the spotlight, the maid in charge ordered the newcomer to serve tea. However, Concubine Li caught her and took out her anger on her. A cup of hot tea was poured on her head. The clothes were thin in summer, and a large area on her body was burned red, which took a long time to heal.
Concubine Li was still not satisfied after hitting her, and she turned the tables, saying that she did not serve him attentively and that she would scale her to death by serving him such hot tea. She was also forced to kneel outside as punishment. She knelt for two full hours, and when she stood up, her knees were swollen and she could not even stand up.
Later, she saved some money by eating frugally and bribed the eunuch in charge of personnel deployment to transfer her out of Changli Palace and to somewhere else.
At first she was worried that Concubine Li would look for her, but Concubine Li never looked for her.
She hid for a while, and when she saw that everything was safe, she felt relieved and even laughed at herself for taking herself too seriously.
Concubine Li is a concubine after all, so she certainly has no shortage of people to vent her anger on. After all, everyone in the Changli Palace has been beaten and scolded, so one less person like her would not make a difference.
She was just a little palace maid. She might have just beaten and scolded Concubine Li a few times in front of her, but she definitely didn't go out of her way to find excuses after she left.
So when she met Concubine Li again later, she did not try to avoid her but greeted her respectfully.
But she never expected that Concubine Li would recognize her, stop and scold her, and punish her to kneel again. That time, she knelt on the gravel on the path, and there are still scars on her knees from the scratches of the stones.
Now that she saw Concubine Li fall from power, she felt extremely happy.
But she has always been cautious, and she would not easily show up unless it involves her own major interests.
What's more, Concubine Li's mother's family still has some power, and she gave birth to a prince. Even though she was demoted today, she might be promoted again in the future.
If she were to take advantage of Concubine Li's misfortune, it would sow the seeds of trouble for the future. In addition, she was still under house arrest, so she shouldn't cause any more trouble. Sun Cairen thought so rationally.
But then she thought again, that person was Concubine Li, the Concubine Li who made her unable to sleep at night, who made her teeth itch with hatred, and who she wished she could die with.
She couldn't control herself and didn't care about so many things. She just wanted to make a few ridicules and sarcasms to vent the anger that had been pent up in her heart for a long time.
Concubine Li's father was the Minister of Revenue, and her brother also held an important position in the court, so she always considered herself to be of noble birth and looked down on concubines of humble origins.
Especially since Sun Cairen was a slave who had served in her palace before. Now they were of the same rank and lived together. However, Sun Cairen lived in the main hall while she had to live in a side hall. She already felt greatly insulted so how could she be ridiculed for nothing?
She immediately pulled the fence to the ground and threw it, then swung her arms and rushed towards Sun Cairen: "You little bastard, you dare to bully me? I will tear your mouth to pieces today."
Sun Cairen used to do rough labor, so if they really fought, she might be able to beat Concubine Li. But she didn't want to fight in front of the two eunuchs in Chongde Hall, least the news get directly to His Majesty's ears and damage her image in his heart.
Furthermore, she was a little frightened when she saw Concubine Li dressed in a wolfish manner, with disheveled hair and a face as swollen as a pig's head, rushing towards her with her teeth and claws bared, looking like a madman.
She dodged swiftly, screaming and hiding everywhere, and even shouted to the two eunuchs who were not far away: "Eunuch, help me, Concubine Jiang wants to kill me."
The two eunuchs had actually heard the conversation between the two men before they even walked out of the door. However, thinking that less trouble is better, they quickened their pace, hoping to turn a blind eye to it.
But they didn't expect that Concubine Sun would actually call their names. They had no choice but to turn around and run back, one on the left and one on the right, dragged Concubine Li into the west wing hall and locked the door from the outside.
Sun Cairen looked frightened and hurried forward to thank them, "Thank you for your help, gentlemen. Otherwise, I would have died today."
Then he ordered the palace maid beside him to hand over two purses.
The two eunuchs did not take it. Thinking that they had already been involved in the incident, they were not in a hurry to leave. They just stood at the door and said, "If Concubine Jiang does this again in the future, Concubine Sun will just report it to the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine."
Sun Cairen nodded in agreement.
After Concubine Li was demoted, the Imperial Noble Concubine arranged for Qingshuang to go to Changli Palace and reassigned the palace maids and eunuchs serving there.
All those who were close to Concubine Li were transferred elsewhere, leaving only two eunuchs and two palace maids, who were given some instructions.
After receiving the order, the four of them brought the things to Feixuexuan.
Seeing that they had arrived, the two eunuchs in Chongde Hall handed them the key and left. Before leaving, they specifically reminded them, "Jiang Cairen is going crazy right now. Don't open the door for now, or she might run out and hurt Sun Cairen."
Upon hearing this, the leading eunuch hurriedly responded, "Yes, yes, thank you, Eunuch Lao."
After the eunuchs from Chongde Hall left, the four men saw Sun Cairen still standing at the door of the main hall, so they hurried over to pay their respects.
We had worked together before. Sun Cai was ambitious and knew the importance of personal connections, so she worked hard to build them up. If others had any difficulties, she would help if she could. Even if she couldn't help, she would still ask about their well-being and show concern. She was good at dealing with people, so she always had good relationships with people.
When they first learned that Sun Cairen had been conferred the title of Talented Person, several people originally wanted to come and congratulate him. However, before they arrived, Sun Cairen was put under house arrest.
Now that they saw that they would be living in the same courtyard in the future, several of them would like to come forward to congratulate them, both for official and private reasons.
Sun Cairen did not put on airs and maintained the same attitude as before, greeting them with a smile. Finally, he took them to the east wing hall where he lived and asked the palace maids beside him to give each of them a purse. Although the money was not much, it was a token of friendship.
Some people knew that Sun Cairen was a good person, but they didn't expect that she would be so sentimental. They were all flattered and hurried to show their loyalty.
The leading eunuch knew that Cairen Sun had been beaten and scolded by Concubine Li before. He looked towards the west side hall and whispered, "If Cairen Sun needs anything from us, just tell us and we will do our best." The others also responded.
At that moment, Sun Cairen was really moved. She wanted to take this opportunity to punish Concubine Li. No, she wanted to punish Jiang Cairen.
But she remembered what Tong Tong had said, and also remembered that she had promised the Queen that she would behave herself.
After some quick thought, she decided it would be better to keep quiet.
She had put in so much thought and effort, and finally made it from a servant to a master. There was no need for her to dwell on the bad things and bad people of the past, lest she get dragged down by them.
After all, when His Majesty gets angry, even someone as powerful as Concubine Li can be deposed at will, let alone a mere talent with no foundation at all.
Sun Cairen understood and said with a smile, "I understand your good intentions, but I am still under house arrest, so I don't want to cause any more trouble. Let's forget about it. Besides, the palace has been in turmoil recently, so I don't want to implicate you all because of my personal affairs. It is most important for everyone to take care of themselves first."
What Sun Cairen said made sense and his tone was very pertinent. After hearing it, several people nodded repeatedly, feeling grateful in their hearts, and hurriedly said that they were rash.
Jiang Cairen's roar came from the West Side Hall, "Where have all those damn slaves gone? Why don't you open the door and let me out?"
Sun Cairen hurriedly said, "You should go back quickly. It's not good to stay here for long. Otherwise, she will punish you again."
Although Concubine Jiang lost her power, she was still a master after all, and her father and brother were in the court, so she was not helpless. In addition, the shadow left by Concubine Li in the past made them very jealous of her.
After hearing what Sun Cairen said, they bowed and left, returning to the west wing hall. However, they did not dare to open the door and just stood outside.
Hearing Concubine Li's angry voice, the leading eunuch did not dare to let her out at this time, otherwise they would definitely not escape a beating.
After thinking for a while, he said respectfully through the door: "Mr. Jiang, the two eunuchs of Chongde Hall have instructed us to open the door for you in an hour. We dare not disobey them. Please forgive us."
The two eunuchs in Chongde Hall only said that they would open the door in a while and did not specify that it would take an hour. Sun Cairen was sitting on the bed in the east side hall. When she heard this, she could not help laughing and thought to herself that it was a good idea.
The leading eunuch's words provoked another round of angry curses from Jiang Cairen. With the crackling sound of things falling to the ground, several people outside quietly moved away and no one paid any attention to her.
The clanging sounds lasted for a while, and the west hall finally quieted down. Then, the loud crying of Concubine Jiang broke out.
In the past, whenever Concubine Li was not satisfied, she would vent her anger by beating and scolding the servants, and they were no exception. Now, seeing Concubine Li like this, they were all secretly happy in their hearts, but they did not dare to show it on their faces and just lowered their heads even more.
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In Jingming Palace, the eunuch beside the Thirteenth Prince hurried back. He ran too fast and bumped into the door frame. He stumbled and staggered twice before he stood up. He ran into the room in two steps, knelt in front of the bed, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, it's bad. Concubine Li has been demoted to a talented person."
"What?" The Thirteenth Prince was so shocked that he stood up immediately.
But as soon as he moved, the wound on his body was torn and hurt so much that he burst into tears and asked, "What happened? Was my mother punished for coming to see me? Tell me quickly."
The eunuch helped him lie down. "Although Concubine Li was very careful on the way back from our place, she was still discovered by several princesses. Concubine Li went to Furong Palace. Later, Concubine Shun was also invited by the Imperial Concubine. I don't know how, but the two concubines suddenly started fighting in Furong Palace. Later, they were taken to Chongde Hall by the Imperial Concubine. I heard that Long Yan was furious and demoted the concubine. Now she has moved out of Changli Palace and moved to Feixuexuan to live with Concubine Sun."
The Thirteenth Prince was shocked and panicked, and asked hurriedly, "What about Concubine Shun? What punishment did she receive? Was she also demoted to a concubine?"
The young eunuch shook his head and said, "Your Majesty did not punish her. I heard that she returned to the palace safely."
The Thirteenth Prince was extremely puzzled: "My mother was directly demoted to a talented person, but Concubine Shun is actually fine?"
The eunuch nodded and said, "I also think this is strange. When I heard about it, I didn't even bother to go up to get the medicine. I hurried back to report to you."
The Thirteenth Prince was indignant and tears fell from his eyes: "Two people fought, but father only punished one? But in the past, father always punished both with fifty lashes. Why did he only punish mother today? Why is father so partial? "
"Is it because mother came to see me secretly? But I am mother's child. I am injured so badly, mother can't even come to see me? Why is father so cruel?"
The young eunuch also felt that this treatment was unfair, but he did not dare to say anything. He just whispered: "Your Highness, be careful with your words. Be careful that the walls have ears."
The Thirteenth Prince felt very aggrieved, tears streaming down his face. "Mother has always been the most proud. Today, I was directly demoted to a talented person. Mother must be very sad. No, I have to go see Mother."
As he said this, he could no longer lie down and made a move to get up.
The eunuch was so frightened that he hurried forward to stop the man, trying to persuade and comfort him: "Oh my little master, you are so injured. The imperial physician has repeatedly told you to take good care of yourself. Besides, you are under house arrest now. If you go out again, it will be like pouring fuel on the fire. Not only will it not help, but the emperor will punish you later. Then you will not be able to keep your legs anymore."
The thirteenth prince's wound was already painful, and now he couldn't get out, so he cried anxiously: "This won't work, that won't work, so what do you say I should do?"
The eunuch thought for a moment and whispered, "Your Highness, why not send a letter to the Jiang family? I think it would be better to tell the two Lords Jiang about such an important matter as soon as possible and let them make the decision."
Upon hearing this, the Thirteenth Prince stopped crying immediately, lifted his sleeves and wiped his tears: "Yes, you are right, quickly bring paper and pen, I want to write a letter to my grandfather and uncle, go quickly."
The young eunuch nodded quickly and turned to get paper and pen. The Thirteenth Prince took it and lay on the couch to write a letter.
The Fourteenth Prince was still staying with the Fifteenth Prince. When he heard the crying and howling coming from the main hall, he became very annoyed: "What is he crying about again?"
The fifteenth prince moved a small stool and sat in the corridor in a daze. He came back to his senses after hearing the words, glanced towards the main hall, said nothing, and continued to be in a daze.
Not long after, Concubine Shun came hurriedly, entered the courtyard gate and walked straight to the east side hall.
The fifteenth prince saw this and stood up and said, "Madam Shunfei, are you here to see the fourteenth prince? He is here with me."
Concubine Shun changed direction again and hurried to the west side hall. When she passed by the fifteenth prince, she put her hand on his shoulder and led him into the hall. Then she left the palace maid outside and asked her to guard it, and she closed the door casually.
The fourteenth prince was stunned: "Mother, why are you here?"
Shun Fei walked over and said, "Come and see you."
When Concubine Shun walked in, the Fourteenth Prince was shocked: "Mother, why is there a scar on your face? Who was so daring to scratch you?"
Concubine Shun stepped forward, avoiding the Fourteenth Prince's wounds, and carefully held him in her arms: "Mother knows everything, my son is frightened."
Upon hearing this, the Fourteenth Prince was surprised and asked, "Mother, did you also hear Tong Tong and Xiao Jiu talking?"
"I heard it." Concubine Shun nodded and gently put the Fourteenth Prince back on the couch. "Mother knows that Thirteen will harm you in the future, so you came back yesterday to tell me about this, right?"
The fourteenth prince nodded: "Yes, but you have never heard Tong Tong speak before, so I can't explain it. Mother, can we not be friends with them from now on?"
"Okay, we won't get along with them anymore and stay away from them and their son." Concubine Shun touched the Fourteenth Prince's head, her eyes reddened, and she felt a wave of fear in her heart: "Son, it was because of your blindness and poor judgment that you almost harmed your son. I am sorry for you."
The fourteenth prince held Concubine Shun's hand and smiled: "Don't blame mother, they are just too mean."
The more the Fourteenth Prince said this, the more guilty Concubine Shun felt. She wiped her tears and told the Fourteenth Prince exactly what had happened that day.
When the Fourteenth Prince heard that Concubine Li would kill Concubine Shun in the future, he was so angry that his face turned blue: "Mother, they are really vicious."
Concubine Shun nodded: "Yes, it's because I heard what Xiaojiu and Tongtong said, otherwise both mother and son would not live long."
As he spoke, he spat in the direction of the door and scolded Concubine Li harshly. After scolding her, he said, "If it weren't for the fact that Thirteenth little wolf cub is so young, I would go and slap him a few times right now."
The more he talked, the angrier he got. "No, you can't hit him. I have to scold him too."
Having said that, he stood up and went out, rushing directly into the main hall.
The young eunuch had just folded the letter written by the Thirteenth Prince and put it into an envelope. When he looked up, he saw Concubine Shun rushing in with great momentum. He was so scared that he immediately stood in front of the Thirteenth Prince and said, "This servant has met Concubine Shun."
Concubine Shun said coldly: "Get out."
The young eunuch did not move. Concubine Shun snorted coldly, looked at the Thirteenth Prince and asked, "Do you want me to scold you in front of me?"
The Thirteenth Prince pushed the young eunuch and said, "Go ahead." Then he glanced at the letter in his hand and motioned him to deliver it quickly.
The young eunuch had no choice but to agree, bowed and walked out.
As soon as the palace door was closed, Concubine Shun didn't wait a moment, pointed at the Thirteenth Prince, and whispered: "Thirteenth Prince, you little wolf cub, my son treats you wholeheartedly and sincerely, but you treat him like this, not only teasing him, but also trying to kill him. If it weren't for your young age, I would have skinned you alive today, what do you say..."
Concubine Shun cursed so hard in one breath that the Thirteenth Prince could not raise his head. He lowered his head and dared not say a word.
Only when Concubine Shun got tired of scolding and stopped did he look up at her and ask, "Madam Shun, can you tell me why my mother was demoted?"
Concubine Shun did not hide it: "That's because your mother will kill me in the future. Not only will she kill me, she will also frame Concubine Jinggui with extremely shameless means. With such a vicious heart, how can she be worthy of the position of concubine."
Upon hearing this, the Thirteenth Prince understood, "So this is why Father demoted Mother. But those things haven't happened yet. Why did Father punish her so severely?"
Concubine Shun sneered, "If it didn't happen, you shouldn't be punished? Then why did you bring a knife to kill the prince of Yao Kingdom?"
The Thirteenth Prince choked and was speechless. Yes, if it didn't happen, then why did he want to kill the little proton first?
"From now on, my mother and I will cut off all ties with you and your son. You should stay away from Fourteen. You'd better take care of yourself." After scolding, Concubine Shun was too lazy to look at him again, so she turned around and left.
Concubine Shun had always treated the Thirteenth Prince like her own son since he was a child. He looked at that heartless figure and suddenly felt very uncomfortable in his heart. As he listened to the footsteps going away, he lay on the pillow and sobbed.
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Concubine Jing Gui followed closely to Fengyi Palace and watched the little princesses go in, but she was turned away.
The maid who had gone in to pass on the message came out and said, "My Lady Jing Guifei, the Empress is resting. Today, the Imperial Concubine will still handle the palace affairs. Please go to Fengyi Palace. The Imperial Concubine will naturally tell you any questions you want to ask."
Since the Empress refused to see him, Concubine Jinggui could not force her way in, so she agreed and went to Furong Palace again.
When the Imperial Concubine heard that the Jing Concubine was coming, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Let her in."
The good son born to Concubine Jing Gui dared to instigate the idiot Old Five to plot against Young Six behind her back. She wanted to see how this bastard would have the nerve to come to her.
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