Chapter 36: Become the number one fangirl!
Concubine Huang was knocked to the ground by the slap.
She covered her face in a daze, not daring to speak in defense.
Concubine Song circled around her, then half-knelt down, stared at her and said, "Go back and tell Concubine Shu that she escaped because she didn't come out."
The two were close to each other, and Concubine Huang could clearly feel the cold murderous intent from Concubine Song. She didn't dare to disobey and could only nod resentfully.
Only then did Concubine Song let her go.
He turned around and sat in the chair again.
In public, Huang Jieyu was slapped in the face. She was so embarrassed that she felt her face burning.
The pain from the slap has long passed, but now I feel so ashamed.
After the palace maid helped her up, she stood aside dejectedly, with her head down and silent.
It was almost time to pay respects, and most of the concubines in the harem had arrived.
The last person to come was Concubine Xie.
She looked at the huge crowd of concubines gathered at the gate of Fenghe Palace and was about to frown and scold them when she suddenly saw the figure of Concubine Song.
Concubine Xie walked over and bowed: "Your Highness, may you be well and safe."
She wondered why Concubine Song, who hadn't been out for years, was out today, and why was she making such a big scene?
Hearing the words "Wan'an", Concubine Song sneered, "Wan'an? I do want Wan'an, but there are people who don't want to do what I want and don't want me to be safe!"
Concubine Xie's eyelids twitched, sensing the hostility in the words.
Could it be directed at her?
Even as she thought this, her expression remained unchanged: "I am a foolish concubine, and I cannot understand who dares to be so presumptuous."
Concubine Song sneered and slowly stood up.
"You don't understand? Well, I'll tell you myself!"
Concubine Xie had a bad feeling in her heart.
Sure enough, the next second.
Concubine Song's cold voice was heard at the palace gate.
"It's not someone else who makes me unhappy. It's you, Concubine Xian!"
When two high-ranking concubines confronted each other, the concubines below them were so afraid of getting into trouble that they didn't even want to make a sound. They wished to reduce their presence to the lowest level.
Even the concubines in Concubine Xie's palace did not dare to speak for the queen, and they all shrank like quails.
These words made Concubine Xie's heart suddenly tighten.
Since she entered the palace in the first year of Xining, she gave birth to a prince and was named a concubine. Her life was smooth sailing. Even when Concubine Liang was in great favor, she did not dare to be rude to her.
This is the first time that I have been called out for my difficulties.
If it were someone else, she would have had a fit long ago.
But it happened to be Concubine Song...
Concubine Xie gritted her teeth and cursed Concubine Song over and over again in her heart.
She looked around. Although she didn't dare to look at the concubines in the palace, they were all here, and she must not show her fear!
Thinking of this, Concubine Xie said calmly, "I am very worried. I hope Your Majesty will explain clearly."
"It's clear, isn't it?" Concubine Song smiled and explained carefully, "On the day when Concubine Shu had a miscarriage, it was you who took advantage of the situation and tampered with my people, wasn't it?"
Concubine Xie frowned.
That day, she did say something sarcastic.
But just because of this? For a little concubine like Pei, Concubine Song came out to embarrass her?
Concubine Xie was a little confused.
The next second, she froze in place.
“Bang!”
A slap hit her pretty face.
Concubine Xie didn't react for a long time!
Her face was hit sideways, and the slap mark was obvious. She maintained this posture for a long time.
Until the anxious voice of her maid rang in her ears.
"My lady, are you okay?"
Concubine Xie finally came to her senses and suddenly pushed away the hand of the palace maid who was trying to help her. She couldn't suppress her anger and asked, "You hit me?"
This was the first slap she had received in her twenty years of life.
Emotions such as embarrassment, disbelief, anger, etc. quickly filled my heart.
"So what?" Concubine Song said nonchalantly. She repeated, "I hit you, so what?"
Extremely contemptuous and extremely disdainful.
It was as if he didn't care about this person or this matter at all.
Concubine Song walked towards her. When she reached her, her voice was as cold as frost, piercing her bones. "Xianfei, do you know the saying, 'When beating a dog, you must look at its owner.' From now on, if you dare to embarrass anyone in my palace again, I will still beat you!"
Concubine Xie raised her eyes stubbornly and stared at her.
Seeing that she was not convinced, Concubine Song narrowed her eyes, held her chin, and raised her voice: "Concubine Xian, do you understand?!"
Concubine Xie was filled with humiliation.
She really wanted to leave in anger and go to Chengming Palace to ask the emperor for help.
But she knew in her heart that if she did so, not only would she not gain any benefit, she would most likely be punished again.
After all, Concubine Song was of prominent status and the emperor was extremely fond of her, a level of respect that neither Empress Cui nor Concubine Shen Liang could compare to.
If the stalemate continues, she will be the one who will be most embarrassed.
Concubine Xie quickly analyzed the situation. She pinched her palms hard until she felt a piercing pain, and then she felt better.
She spoke word by word,
"Chen, concubine, Ming, Bai."
As soon as he finished speaking, a warm feeling passed through his face.
Concubine Xie realized it later and was actually forced to cry.
Satisfied with the answer, Concubine Song turned and stepped into the gate of Fenghe Palace, saying to the other concubines, "It's time to pay your respects. Let's go."
The concubines followed her and silently entered the gate of Fenghe Palace.
In the crowd, Pei Tingyue, who had just been called a "puppy", was not angry at all, but was extremely happy.
At this moment, she didn't think about heavy things like "making enemies" and "the future", she only felt pure pleasure!
In the harem, the second-rank Concubine Xian was beaten so beautifully, and the reason was that she was being taunted.
This is so cool!
Concubine Song is so handsome!
Pei Tingyue raised her head and looked at the back of Concubine Song. Stars twinkled in her clear peach blossom eyes. At this moment, she made a very important decision - she would be a fangirl of Concubine Song for the rest of her life and firmly occupy the position of the first lackey under her seat!
The rear hall of Fenghe Palace.
"Your Majesty, the concubines are here."
Queen Cui sat in front of the dressing table, looking somewhat helpless. "Is she done with her fuss?"
"The fight is over." Zhiwu thought for a moment and added, "Not only did they beat Concubine Huang, they also beat Concubine Xian."
Empress Cui shook her head after hearing this. "Ever since she left the palace, I've anticipated a disturbance. Sure enough, she caused a huge uproar the moment she came out."
Having said that, there was no trace of blame on the Queen's face.
Zhi Wu said softly, "But I think the Imperial Concubine did the right thing. Normally, the concubines would see Concubine Pei being favored and would want to eat her up. Even when the Imperial Concubine transferred Concubine Pei to Changle Palace, they still dared to disregard the Imperial Concubine's dignity and continued to speak harshly to her. Now, with the Imperial Concubine making such a fuss, no one will dare to look down on Changle Palace or Concubine Pei from now on."
Empress Cui said nothing more and sighed, "Let's go and take a look."
In the main hall.
Except for Concubine Song, all the concubines in the six palaces sat upright.
Not long after, the sound of a jade phoenix was heard.
The concubines hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"Your humble concubine greets Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness."
After Empress Cui sat down, she made a gesture of support and said, "Sisters, please stand up."
After a while, the concubines sat down.
Empress Cui was the first to speak: "Why did the Imperial Concubine come to pay her respects today? Are you feeling better?"
Noble Concubine Song sat in the first seat, turned sideways and winked at her secretly: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am feeling much better now. If no one had given me trouble, I would have been full of life and would have paid my respects to you every day!"
This sentence almost made Concubine Xie on the opposite side collapse.
Concubine Song is the first to complain!
She was furious!
But there is nothing I can do.
Empress Cui pretended to be ignorant: "How can you say that? You are the Imperial Concubine, who dares to make you angry? If there is any, Imperial Concubine, just tell me, and the Emperor and I will take care of it for you."
Concubine Song glanced around the hall and sighed, "There are always some people who are blind. I have already taught them a lesson and will not disturb the Empress and the Emperor."
“…”
The two of them started talking about this, and the other concubines had no chance to get a word in.
As the concubines watched this scene, they developed a new understanding of Concubine Song, who had been staying indoors for many years.
He caused such a big disturbance and beat Concubine Xie and Concubine Huang, but not only was nothing wrong done to him, he even received so much care from the Queen.
An idea came into their minds.
This Concubine Song cannot be offended!
And there is also Pei Cairen in her palace. She must not be provoked. Otherwise, if she angers the imperial concubine, it will be difficult to end up in a bad situation.
The concubines stayed for a long time before they dispersed.
Concubine Xie was unwilling to give in, so she stayed after paying her respects.
When no one was in the hall, she covered her face and said angrily, "Please, Queen, make the decision for me."
She just didn't believe that the Queen wouldn't know about such a big thing happening at the gate of Fenghe Palace.
Since you knew it, why did you pretend nothing happened?
Could it be that he is biased towards the imperial concubine?
Empress Cui sighed as she sat on the Phoenix Throne. "I understand the whole story. Imperial Concubine did go too far, but I can't make the decision for you."
Concubine Xie frowned.
Empress Cui continued, "Even if that slap hits my face, I have to take it and cannot complain."
Those angry words stopped in Concubine Xie's throat. She looked up in astonishment. She had never thought that the Queen would say such a thing. She knew very well that Queen Cui was not joking. She was serious!
Concubine Xie was silent for a moment, and only after a long while did she utter a sentence, "Isn't it just that the Song family occupies the northern border and has 300,000 soldiers! Does this mean that everyone has to give in to the Song family's daughter?"
"Xianfei, you are a member of the imperial family. You must have heard some rumors back then." Empress Cui's expression was calm. She said slowly, "Now I tell you that the rumors are true."
Now Concubine Xie was quiet, staring with her eyes wide open and unable to say anything.
Empress Cui's eyes were far-reaching, as if she had returned to the past: "On the day the late emperor passed away, Song Lingyun, blaming the Song family's century-old reputation, led the elite troops of the northern border to attack thousands of miles away, defending the suburbs of Beijing until our emperor successfully ascended the throne."
"Also, due to the late emperor's last words, after your majesty ascended the throne, rebellions broke out across the country, and the regime became unstable. It was Song Lingyun who resolutely entered the palace to show the world that the northern border submitted. These thirty armies intimidated all parties and made them afraid to act rashly. This gave your majesty the opportunity to clean up the mess and save the people from suffering from unrest."
"In this palace, the person the Emperor trusts most is not his biological mother, the Empress Dowager, nor this first wife of his, but Song Lingyun."
"Based on these, everyone must give in to the Song family girl! Whether it's you, me, or even the emperor, as long as she doesn't commit a heinous crime, she must be allowed to do what she wants."
"This slap is something you can only take."
"Xianfei, do you understand?"
Concubine Xie was shocked when she heard this. She took a deep breath and realized that she couldn't let it out.
After a pause, she whispered, "I understand."
Empress Cui nodded and said, "Now that you understand, don't mess with Changle Palace from now on. Stay away from both the Imperial Concubine and the Concubine Pei who is under her protection."
"yes."
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The other side.
Pei Tingyue returned to the palace with Concubine Song.
Concubine Song seemed to be in a good mood, humming an unknown tune.
Pei Tingyue said carefully: "Your Highness, would you like me to go and talk to you?"
Concubine Song stopped singing and looked at her with a puzzled look: "What do you mean by pillow talk?"
Pei Tingyue explained, "You hit the virtuous concubine today. There's no guarantee that she won't complain. If she exaggerates and says something unfavorable to you, it will be bad for the emperor to get angry. I will go to Chengming Palace to defend you."
Concubine Song snorted and laughed, raising her eyebrows: "Oh, there is no one who can sue me yet!"
Pei Tingyue blinked, not expecting her to be so confident.
She thought about it, but still felt uneasy: "What if..."
"There's no such thing as a one-time event!" Concubine Song stopped and looked at her, "Do you believe me?"
Pei Tingyue nodded.
Concubine Song patted her shoulder and said, "Just trust me. If I say it's okay, then it's okay."
Pei Tingyue had no choice but to give up.
As she approached the palace gate, Pei Tingyue suddenly remembered something, "Oh, Noble Concubine, I want to ask you a favor."
Concubine Song was very straightforward: "Speak!"
"Could you give me two trustworthy eunuchs?"
"Hmm?" Concubine Song looked at her with a half-smile. "After being framed, have you become smarter?"
Pei Tingyue flattered decisively: "I have been with the Imperial Concubine for some time. As the saying goes, those who are close to vermilion will be red, and those who are close to ink will be black. The Imperial Concubine is smart, so I will naturally be smart too."
After hearing this, Concubine Song smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'll pick one for you when I get back to the palace!"
Pei Tingyue cleared her throat: "I have one more thing to ask..."
Concubine Song was so happy that she didn't care about her pushing it too far. She waved her hand and said, "Speak!"
Pei Tingyue came closer to her and said: "I am taking advantage of the imperial concubine's power and bullying her."
"Um?"
A sly glimmer flashed in Pei Tingyue's eyes.
"I was afraid that treason would happen again, so last night I personally asked the Emperor to go to the Imperial Household Department to select the palace maids. After the selection, I naturally had to give them a good scolding. I told them that I belonged to the Imperial Concubine, and if they dared to betray me, no matter what happened, the Imperial Concubine would stand up for me! They would not let their lives go!"
Concubine Song was shocked. She looked Pei Tingyue up and down.
"You still have this brain?!"
"It was the Empress who infected me." Pei Tingyue swallowed his saliva and said this without changing his expression.
Concubine Song thought for a moment and said to her seriously, "You can use your power not only on the palace maids but also on the concubines. I will make the decision for you."
Pei Tingyue took a breath, and then joy spread throughout her body.
She originally wanted to seek the consent of Concubine Song, but she didn't expect that Concubine Song was really willing to support her!
The imperial concubine is really great!
She has to be the number one lackey!
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