At this time, the wine was brought up, and the palace servants came in one after another, served wine to each table, and then quietly left.
"Come, everyone try it," Concubine Heng regained her composure and greeted everyone with a smile.
She glanced at Queen Wang and said, "Old witch, let's see how long you can be so proud."
Guo Xiner was pregnant and could not drink, so Queen Wang asked someone to change her tea. Unexpectedly, the little palace maid accidentally spilled the tea on her.
"This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die"
The little palace maid knelt down and kowtowed to apologize, looking scared.
"You are such a clumsy servant. Someone, take her away and give her a slap in the face," Queen Wang seemed angry.
Concubine Guo stood up and pleaded, "Your Majesty, it's just a small matter. I have nothing to do. I just went to change my clothes. Please have mercy on her, Your Majesty."
There's no need to get someone beaten for such a small matter. Being a palace maid isn't easy. She had a deep understanding of this when she was a lady. The lower the class, the worse the quality.
Queen Wang did not insist and said to the maid, "Get out of here!"
Guo Xiner left the table and walked towards her tent.
The palace maid Yan'er supported her and said, "Your Majesty is in a heavy body, please be careful."
"In my humble opinion, Your Majesty shouldn't have come on this hunting trip. Not only is the journey tiring, but there are bound to be many beasts in the enclosure. What if you accidentally scare Your Majesty?"
She expressed her concerns.
Guo Xiner sighed. She didn't want to come either, but Queen Wang had prepared hunting clothes for her long ago, and the Imperial Household Department was very trustworthy. They said that the emperor would only feel at ease if he had her by his side, and that the spring hunt was to pray for the country, so she was indispensable.
Alas, when you are in the world, you can't just do whatever you want.
Unexpectedly, after walking only a dozen steps, an urgent voice came.
[Mother, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go! ]
That cruel scene appeared in Xiao Jiayun's mind again, and she shouted with all her might that she must not be left alone.
boom!
Guo Xiner felt like she was electrocuted. Who was talking?
She looked around. Some people were talking and laughing, some were drinking. The voice just now didn't seem to be theirs. Who was it?
Mother?
She calls me mother?
yes?
Guo Xiner looked down at her abdomen and felt obvious fetal movement.
[Mother, don't go. Stay with everyone else. Don't be alone. Someone is plotting against you. Don't go!]
Guo Xiner turned around and walked back, sat down at her seat, and gently wiped the water stains on her clothes with a handkerchief. Although she didn't know what happened, it was always better to be careful. It was just a little wet, and it would pass if she endured it.
When she was a lady, she once accidentally bumped into the virtuous concubine and was punished to kneel in the rain for a full hour. She had gotten over that time, so this little thing now was nothing.
Queen Wang, "What happened to my sister?"
Why didn't she go? Did she discover something?
Guo Xiner was fully protected in the palace, and Queen Wang had no idea where to start. She had planned long ago to kill Guo Xiner and her unborn child during this hunt. The wild dogs had been trained for a long time, and everything was ready. They just had to wait for her to be left alone so that they could let the dogs bite her. There was no way she could make any mistakes.
Guo Xiner said calmly, "It's just a little wet, it's no big deal. Changing clothes is tedious, so I won't go."
Oh, Queen Wang was disappointed, but she couldn't show it. She still looked concerned and said, "This is nonsense. What if the wind blows and you catch a cold?" Then she turned to Chunlan and said, "Go and help Concubine Guo change her clothes."
With this said, Guo would have no reason to refuse, but unexpectedly, Guo Xiner did not follow her plan.
"Your Majesty, I dare not trouble the people around you. I will not go." Guo Xiner could not think of a suitable reason at the moment and could only refuse directly.
[Mother, that's right, that's right. No need to give her face. If I refuse to go, she'll still use force.]
[The Queen has caused so many concubines to have miscarriages. The tyrant father will not forgive her. She doesn’t know how many more days she will remain Queen.]
[I think she wants to harm my mother]
What?
Were all those aborted children in the harem the work of Queen Wang?
Guo Xiner always thought that Queen Wang was as gentle and virtuous as she appeared, but she didn't expect that she was so cruel. The look in her eyes when she looked at Queen Wang was a little unusual.
Queen Wang was speechless after being rejected. How could she be so disrespectful? A wave of anger surged from the bottom of her heart. Before she even gave birth to a child, she was already so arrogant. She didn't take her seriously like this. Who knew what she would be like when she gave birth to a prince.
She suddenly remembered that Guo Xiner had come to her palace specifically to tell her that the emperor wanted to make the eldest prince the crown prince. It had been such a long time, and the emperor had not revealed a single word.
Queen Wang now feels that the matter of appointing a crown prince is more like Guo Xiner's conspiracy.
Thinking of this, Queen Wang felt a chill on her back. If that was the case, then Guo Xiner's scheming was unfathomable.
The ladies generally did not interfere in the affairs of the harem, but just watched them go about their business quietly.
"If you don't want to go, then don't go. It's not that serious."
Concubine Heng spoke up for Guo Xiner, even though it was unbecoming of her to have tea stains on her clothes. However, no matter what the matter was, as long as it made Queen Wang unhappy, she was willing to get involved.
Having said that, Queen Wang really didn't know what to say. If she insisted on letting Guo Xiner go, and something like that happened on the way, people would associate it with her, which would be more trouble than gain.
"As you wish."
Queen Wang laughed.
The atmosphere was restored and laughter could be heard.
Half an hour later, Queen Wang felt a little tired, and the ladies also wanted to go back early.
"The emperor will have to wait for a while before coming back, let's go first."
Without waiting for Queen Wang to speak, Concubine Heng spoke first.
Queen Wang glanced at her, looking displeased. Concubine Heng was really overstepping her bounds. "Let's go!"
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