Each person's so-called "secret" was different. The story of Hai Ma Rong Yang, which Princess Jing had just mentioned to him, was passed on exclusively to Ms. Zhang. This confirmed that Ms. Zhang was a member of the Jing Palace. Of course, one shouldn't be too arbitrary; further verification was necessary.
It is just unknown whether she was employed by Prince Jing before Song Chengze opened his palace, or was bribed after entering Prince Rui's palace. Meng Qi is more inclined to the former.
It would be easy to deal with Ms. Zhang if we knew who she was. And judging from today's situation, Ms. Zhang was spreading the news very quickly. Thinking that Song Chengze was now focused on dealing with Prince Duan, Meng Qi decided to hold off on Ms. Zhang for the time being.
The reason why Princess Jing spoke so openly about Madam Hai was because her attitude towards Madam Hai was no secret in their eyes. However, she had never mentioned to others that she wanted Madam Hai to be taken care of, and just let her stay at home.
Meng Qi turned her head to look at the concubines and saw Concubine Xiu talking to Concubine Lian. She didn't know what Concubine Xiu said, but Concubine Lian nodded repeatedly, with a hint of smile in the corner of her eyes, looking at Concubine Xiu with eyes full of love.
Meng Qi sighed. Life was a whirlwind. Sometimes, a single step off meant a lifetime of neglect. She had every reason to believe that in her past life, the Crown Prince had been in the throne for three years before being pulled down by Song Chengze. Concubine Xiu must have exerted considerable effort.
As mentioned earlier, according to the regulations of the Great Xia Dynasty, concubines who did not have sons and whose rank was below that of a concubine would generally be sent to the Rongyang Palace after the old emperor passed away. Even if they were doing well, they would be moved to a remote palace and ignored.
However, this Concubine Xiu was an exception. After the Crown Prince ascended the throne, she was actually brought by the then Empress Dowager, now the Empress, to be her companion. It is said that at that time, the Empress Dowager treated Concubine Xiu very well, and all her expenses were the highest among all the concubines.
Therefore, Xiupin was able to understand more closely and make some arrangements that would benefit Song Chengze, until Song Chengze finally took that position.
I just don’t know what will happen to Concubine Xiu after Song Chengze sits in that position. I believe Song Chengze will definitely give her what she wants.
But these have nothing to do with her. It was like this in her previous life and it is even more so in this life. Both she and Xiupin have the same goal, but they just seek different results.
Concubine Xiu seemed to feel Meng Qi's gaze and turned to look at her. Concubine Lian also looked up. Her face, which had been smiling just now, became calm. She picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.
"Look at other daughters-in-law. They all serve their mothers-in-law. But you, how can you please Concubine Lian by sitting here?"
Meng Qi turned around and saw Concubine Zhen standing behind her. She chuckled and said, "Are you afraid that your future daughter-in-law won't respect you?"
"Respect? That's not necessary. Just don't get into trouble every day and make others laugh at you."
Meng Qi smiled and said, "If I didn't know there was no grudge between us, I would have suspected that the Queen's words were directed at me."
Concubine Zhen burst out laughing, "It can be seen..."
Before Concubine Zhen could finish her words, they heard a baby crying. They turned their heads and saw Song Baimo picking up Song Bairan who was lying on the ground.
Meng Qi's heart skipped a beat and she hurried over. Ms. Li had been standing next to Song Nongyu, and Ms. Zhang was talking to Ms. Xu who was next to Princess Jing. She first heard the crying sound, and then turned around to see Meng Qi with a gloomy face already next to Song Bairan. She thought to herself, "Oh no!" and without thinking too much, she squeezed in.
Meng Qi looked at Song Bairan's lip, which was broken by the blue brick and blood was oozing out. His big eyes were full of tears. Seeing that Meng Qi wanted to say something but couldn't open her mouth, her aggrieved look made people feel distressed.
"What's going on?" Meng Qi looked at Song Baimo coldly.
Song Baimo was obviously frightened as well. He wanted to say something but couldn't seem to open his mouth. Instead, Song Nongyu said softly, "It was cousin Qing who tripped my second brother."
"You're talking nonsense. He fell because he ran too fast." A chubby boy said unhappily.
Meng Qi looked up at the little fat man who was talking, with a triumphant smile on his lips. But after seeing Meng Qi's cold gaze, he retracted his smile, but still looked disdainful.
This Brother Qing is the third son of Prince Duan, born to Prince Duan's concubine. He is also the third cousin from the second uncle's family who Song Baimo mentioned when he went out in the morning and bullied Song Bairan.
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