Chapter 503: A Little Difficulty
The opportunity came faster than Lin Zhiqing had imagined.
Just when she finished treating the virtuous concubine at the Thousand Carp Pond again, someone came from the Scholar's Mansion and said that they had something delivered to the virtuous concubine.
Concubine Xian asked the palace maid to take Lin Zhiqing for a walk around the imperial garden, while she returned to the palace.
Although Lin Zhiqing was not interested in the Imperial Garden, he still walked around it a few times with the idea that he might meet Concubine Shu.
But enemies always meet.
She didn't meet Concubine Shu, but she met Concubine Rong.
"Oh, who was this? It's Miss Lin II." Rongpin sat at the stone table, one hand supporting her chin, holding a snow-white cat in her arms.
"Miss Lin has now reached a high position and can even enter the Imperial Garden."
"Good luck to Concubine Rong." Lin Zhiqing bowed and then wanted to leave.
She has more important things to do.
But Rongpin would never let her go so easily: "Why are you in such a hurry to leave, Miss Lin Er? Come and talk to me."
"Pingning has been talking about you these days, and I miss you very much too."
This was said with a hint of sarcasm. Everyone knew that Princess Pingning was exposed by Lin Zhiqing in the Inner Music Bureau and was so angry that she refused to come to the palace.
As soon as Concubine Rong opened her mouth, Lin Zhiqing understood that she wanted to vent her anger on Princess Pingning.
The two sisters of Princess Pingning were like dog-skin plasters, always sticking to Lin Zhiqing.
Lin Zhiqing was already very impatient: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I came to the palace to visit the virtuous concubine. If you want to reminisce with me, please do it next time."
"Xianfei? I didn't know you two were together." Rongpin glanced at the maid next to Lin Zhiqing:
"Go and tell Sister Xianfei that I will treat Miss Lin Er well."
The palace maid was somewhat bewildered: "My Lady, I..."
"How dare you!" The senior palace maid beside Rongpin raised her eyebrows. "Your Majesty is speaking, how can this servant have the right to speak?"
The palace maid beside Lin Zhiqing suddenly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Lin Zhiqing frowned slightly.
Rongpin's rank is lower than that of Xianfei, but the situation before her is extremely funny.
The maids of Concubine Xian did not dare to disobey Concubine Rong, or rather, they did not dare to disobey Concubine Rong for Lin Zhiqing.
This is a very realistic thing.
Looking at the trembling palace maid beside him, Lin Zhiqing didn't want to embarrass her, so he said:
"Since Concubine Rong insists, you should report back to Concubine Xian, and go to the Marquis of Changning's mansion to inform my grandfather that I will be back later."
It's possible not to interfere, but it's impossible to ignore it completely. It's still possible to report the news.
The palace maid nodded repeatedly and turned away.
This is too fast, Lin Zhiqing frowned slightly.
On the other side, Rongpin spoke again:
"Miss Lin is quite capable and knows how to win people's hearts. She even managed to make Concubine Xian ignore her own niece and keep you by her side every day."
This is definitely not a good thing to say.
Lin Zhiqing keenly sensed that something was wrong and knew that Concubine Rong would not come to stand up for Bai Ling.
She thought for a moment and then answered:
"Thank you, Empress Rong, for your compliments."
Rongpin raised her eyebrows. No reaction at all?
She waved at Lin Zhiqing and said, "Come here. I got some fresh chestnuts today and I'm just wondering what to do with them."
"I heard that Miss Lin is very intelligent. Why don't you come and take a look?"
Lin Zhiqing looked at the chestnuts on the table and frowned slightly.
You want her to peel chestnuts, but you don’t have the tools?
Such a despicable method, this Concubine Rong is really stupid.
Lin Zhiqing stood still and did not move forward: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Today, the lesson in the inner teaching house is the zither."
"The marriage procession will depart in a few days. If my hand is injured, it will bring shame to Dasheng."
With just a few words, she quickly cleared up the topic.
Rongpin narrowed her eyes and really had no way to refute Lin Zhiqing's words.
When she said that Lin Zhiqing was trying to climb up the social ladder, she was referring to Concubine Xian and Daliang.
Lin Zhiqing turned around and refuted it with this reason.
What a sharp-tongued person!
Rongpin frowned: "Miss Lin is indeed precious. I can't even use you now. It's no wonder that you squeezed Pingning out of the palace."
This is not a pleasant thing to hear.
Lin Zhiqing smiled and said, "If your Majesty is concerned about Princess Pingning, why not ask Nanny about her recent performance?"
"This humble servant has always understood the principle of not offending others unless they offend me. I'm sure Concubine Rong will also understand."
"How dare you! How dare you commit treason and teach our queen a lesson?" The maidservants around Concubine Rong saw the opportunity and started to make trouble.
Rongpin also frowned tightly, and touched the raccoon with a little more force.
The raccoon felt pain and jumped off Rongpin's knees and dived into the flowers.
Rongpin was startled and stood up immediately:
"You little beast, stop it now! This is the raccoon my father found from the Western Regions. There's only one like it in the whole of Dasheng!"
The palace maids around immediately started searching frantically.
Rongpin was not able to gain the upper hand verbally, and was very upset. She took advantage of the cat slave's excuse to speak:
"Miss Lin, you were speaking too loudly just now and startled my raccoon servant."
"Making a noise or causing trouble in the palace is a serious crime. You will kneel here and stand up after half an hour."
As she spoke, she raised her chin towards the palace maid beside her, and then went in the direction of the raccoon slave.
The palace maid looked at Lin Zhiqing with a disrespectful attitude: "Second Miss Lin, please come in."
Lin Zhiqing looked up at the palace maid and had no intention of kneeling down.
She did nothing wrong in this matter, and no one could find fault with her. Even if the matter was brought to the Queen's attention, Rongpin would be in the wrong.
Seeing that Lin Zhiqing didn't respond, the palace maid frowned tightly:
"Second Miss Lin, if you do something wrong, you must be punished. Now, you are only kneeling for half an hour. This is already a special favor from our queen."
"If you feel it's a pity, try kneeling down." Lin Zhiqing's face was very calm, but his words were chilling.
"You, you actually dare to disobey..." The palace maid was a little panicked.
Violate what?
Lin Zhiqing now sees clearly that as long as she is on the marriage list, some people cannot touch her.
Because she is the key person in the whole marriage.
Daliang specifically asked for Lin Zhiqing. If Dasheng still wanted the five cities, no one would dare to take her life.
What's wrong with being a little unrestrained?
Lin Zhiqing stared closely at the palace maid's eyes.
"ah!"
Just as the atmosphere became tense, a scream suddenly broke the tranquility of the Imperial Garden.
The maid's expression changed instantly: "My Lady!?"
She didn't have time to confront Lin Zhiqing anymore, so she turned and headed towards the direction where the sound came from.
Lin Zhiqing frowned. What happened?
The scream sounded like Rongpin's, very shrill.
She subconsciously wanted to catch up with the palace maid, but when she thought about it, she realized that this was the palace and if she discovered any scandal, she would not be able to get out.
But what if Concubine Rong takes advantage of the time when she is waiting here alone to cause trouble?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
