As luck would have it, the day Meng Qi was released from house arrest coincided with a grand ceremony in Kunning Palace. Everyone looked at Meng Qi kowtow to the Empress, with different expressions on their faces.
"Seeing that you are safe and sound, I am relieved. With this lesson, you should think more before speaking and doing things in the future, and don't act impulsively and cause inconvenience to yourself and others." The queen's voice showed no emotion.
Meng Qi responded in a low voice, "It's my daughter-in-law's fault. I will never be so impulsive again."
The queen nodded and expressed her concern for Meng Qi, especially about her stomach upset.
After the Queen finished speaking, Concubine Xu covered her mouth with a half-smile and stepped forward, saying, "I heard that Princess Rui was seriously ill last time, with beads of sweat the size of beans dripping down her face. Why didn't anyone tell Prince Rui?"
When Princess Duan heard Concubine Xu say this, she snorted and said, "Sixth brother has been running around the Crown Prince lately, so he doesn't have time to think about these things. If it were you, the Crown Princess should also persuade the Crown Prince. What urgent matter must Sixth brother handle? Sixth brother's wife almost lost her life, and you didn't even care. This is really disheartening."
The Crown Princess raised her eyebrows and said coldly, "Second brother's wife is quite capable. I don't even know what tasks the Crown Prince has assigned to Sixth Brother, but you know it all. So, it seems that Second Brother usually consults with you on everything. You are indeed a virtuous wife worthy of our sisters-in-law to emulate."
Princess Duan's face turned red after being hurt by the Crown Princess' words. She wanted to retort but didn't have any strong words to say. She looked at the Imperial Concubine nervously.
Concubine Xiang gave her daughter-in-law a stern look, then looked at Concubine Xu. Concubine Xu smiled slightly, "No matter what the job is, it's all for the Emperor, to relieve his worries. By the way, Princess Jing, I heard that there was a small accident at Mr. Hong's wedding, and the old lady of the Boyanjue family was so angry that she couldn't get out of bed. I wonder if she's feeling better now?"
Princess Jing was handing the tea to Concubine Xian when she heard Concubine Xu mention this. She frowned unhappily. What was wrong with Concubine Xu? She could just target Meng Qi. It had nothing to do with her. She could just watch the fun. Why did she bring it up with her again?
Thinking of this, Princess Jing gritted her teeth in anger. On the day her third brother got married, Meng Juan's sedan chair had two accidents in a row.
First, not far from the Huainan Marquis's residence, they ran into a funeral procession head-on, which was extremely unlucky. When they arrived at the door after handling the matter, the sedan chair fell down again.
This was a major event. She had only heard of such things in operas before, but she had never expected it to happen to her third brother. This was an ominous sign, especially for the man. Rumors were circulating in the capital that the Viscount's Mansion had offended the gods, and that Meng Juan was not a good match for Hong Zhe, and that even Heaven could not bear it.
My grandmother was so angry that she lay down on the bed and even asked my father to cancel the marriage and not let Meng Juan enter.
Meng Qi was stunned. She hadn't heard anything about it. What had happened? What kind of little accident had Concubine Xu brought up here to talk about?
Also, when did Concubine Xu turn her gun on Prince Jing? Was it Concubine Xiang's intention or Prince Duan's? How did things get messed up again after just a few days?
Princess Jing glanced at Concubine Xu and whispered, "Concubine Xu is not favored in the deep palace, and yet the news came so quickly. What's the matter? Is there someone of yours in Princess Xian's palace, or in Prince Jing's mansion, or have you even extended your hand to the Boyanjue mansion?"
Concubine Xu was stunned at first, then she said, "What are you talking about, Princess? I heard that as well."
"Hear it? Then it can't be true. If it can't be true, then don't say it so openly. Your Majesty, do you think I'm right?"
Xiang Guifei raised her eyelids, snorted, and said to Xianfei, "Sister, when did your daughter-in-law become so eloquent? Where did she learn it? If she has time, she should teach our clumsy one a lesson."
Princess Duan took a moment to realize that the person being talked about was her. Her face turned even redder and she lowered her head, not daring to speak.
The virtuous concubine smiled slightly. "It's better to be eloquent than not to be able to speak at all. If you suffer a loss in silence, you should say thank you twice. Besides, being eloquent is not always a good thing. The sixth son's wife suffered a loss in vain because of her eloquence. My good child, you suffered in vain in Hanyuan for a month."
As Concubine Xian spoke, she stepped forward, took Meng Qi's hand, patted it, and said, "When you have time, tell your sisters-in-law about the situation in Hanyuan, and warn them not to make the same mistake as you and suffer the same punishment."
Meng Qi was annoyed by how they kept harassing her, as if every topic she brought up would ultimately end up revolving around her. She kept it to herself, letting Concubine Xian take her hand. She smiled and said, "It's not difficult. If you sisters-in-law are interested, I'll take them to see it now. I haven't lived here for nothing this month. I know all the houses in the backyard, what's in them, where the rat holes are, and where the bat nests are."
The smiling face of Concubine Xian stiffened. What was this brainless guy talking about?
Concubine Xiang's face, which had just been gloomy, was amused by Meng Qi's words. She pursed her lips and let out a "ha" and looked around. "Sister Lin is really something. Her daughter-in-law was finally released from house arrest, but she didn't even come to see her."
Only then did Meng Qi look around, and sure enough, he didn't see Concubine Lian.
As several people were talking openly and secretly, Fang Hua limped over to Meng Qi and asked coldly, "Were you faking that stomachache that day or was it real?"
Meng Qi turned around and looked at Fang Hua's unfriendly eyes, frowning and said, "Whether it's pretending or not, it's none of your business."
Fang Hua said "you" and bit her lip. "I knew they were right. You just wanted to use your stomachache to get the Queen to release you from your confinement so you could go see Hong Zhe and embarrass my Sixth Brother, right?"
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