Chapter 68 An Lingrong 9
This time the visit went smoothly. Lingrong and Zhen Huan took the frightened Concubine Shen on either side and left quickly, but Xia Dongchun still came to their door.
She was really looking for trouble, so naturally she couldn't avoid it. An Lingrong looked at her arrogantly mocking Chen Meizhuang and couldn't help but sigh. She was really courting death.
"Look at the ability of Concubine Shen to get along with everyone. I really admire her. Hahahaha~"
"The two sisters are very eloquent. We are far behind in their ability to curry favor with others."
Seeing that she was ignoring her intentionally or unintentionally, Lingrong was happy to stand aside and watch the show. She also noticed Hua Fei who had arrived. With her absolute eyesight, she could even see the impatience and disgust on her face.
"How dare you tease me!" She hadn't noticed that a fight was about to break out. Xia Dongchun raised her palm high, as if she wanted to swing it in a circle and hit Shen Meizhuang's face, but was stopped by a group of servants. As they were pulling and pushing, they heard a clear and lazy voice passing through them and suddenly rang in their ears: "Stop."
When Concubine Hua walked leisurely through the crowd, everyone stood on both sides like Moses parting the sea and knelt at her feet. Xia Dongchun was held by Zhou Fuhai's arms and could only kneel there in embarrassment.
"What a bummer! I was hoping to enjoy the beauty of the Imperial Garden in autumn, but Concubine Xia took me there instead. I ended up watching such a lively scene."
"Zhen Changzai was rude, and I was just giving her a little lesson."
"A lesson? I don't know. Concubine Xia is the one in charge of this harem. Beating up a concubine of the same rank as herself and calling it a lesson? Does Concubine Xia think that the Queen and I are no longer here?"
"The maple leaves this year don't seem red enough?"
"I heard that maple leaves look beautiful only when dyed with blood!"
"Really? Then I'll reward Xia Chang with a hundred scalps."
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When they finally got the chance to pay their respects and leave, all three looked terrified. Chen Meizhuang was the first to come to life, patting her chest and sighing, "Although Xia Dongchun was domineering, her crime didn't deserve death. Yet, Concubine Hua has effectively deposed her."
"Her move not only eliminates a newcomer, but also deters us. It kills two birds with one stone. What a good strategy and method."
Seeing Zhen Huan and the other woman looking at her in surprise, she slowly spoke, "Let's not talk about whether her move was too cruel or not. Just look at the result: the three most likely to rise to the top were stunned by her move. Concubine Xia is obviously not going to live long. Who else in the harem will compete with her?"
Zhen Huan and Shen Mei nodded in agreement. Just as the three were about to leave, a palace maid appeared to have deliberately let them see her. She was speechless and pointed at the well behind her, staggering away.
A young eunuch following closely behind was also unable to speak clearly. He answered the question reluctantly and left in a hurry.
"Don't go, I'll go alone and see what's in that well that scared them so much."
As he said this, he broke free from the two people's hands and walked boldly to the well alone.
Lingrong watched her curiously glance at the well, her face immediately turning pale. Before the two of them could follow her to take a look, Zhen Huan, who came trembling on her soft feet, grabbed her and said, "Don't look! There's a dead body in the well!"
Mei Zhuang was shocked again by the news, and immediately pulled them away quickly, fearing that if they stayed outside for another second, they would encounter something terrible again.
An Lingrong's Chengqian Palace was on a different route from theirs, so she had to say goodbye first. Not long after returning to her own territory, she heard that Wan Changzai had fallen ill due to excessive shock and needed isolation for treatment.
That night, the Fengluan Chun'en carriage took Shen Meizhuang away, and she served him for three consecutive days. Then came Fu Cha Guiren, also for three consecutive days.
After that, he went to Hua Fei's place once and then devoted himself to military and political affairs again.
As a result, An Changzai, who was the most likely to be favored as speculated by everyone who didn't know Zhen Huan's background, ended up being left behind.
However, for the sake of her face, the Imperial Household Department did not dare to do anything too drastic. The same went for Concubine Wan, who was specially granted a title by the emperor and had been mentioned by the emperor.
But if they still don't see any signs of being favored within two months at most, everyone in the harem will dare to push them under their feet.
An Lingrong was not in a hurry. Taking advantage of the fact that she was left behind this time, she asked Biqing and Ziyuan to observe the people in their palace carefully to see if they could find one or two useful eunuchs and palace maids.
After half a month, they dared to report to her: "My lady, we have conducted a thorough investigation according to your instructions. Among the eunuchs, the chief eunuch Feng Sanman is an orphan with no relatives outside the palace. He used to be the chief eunuch in the Dowager's palace. He has always been conscientious and responsible, and has a strong character. Therefore, he has been bullied a lot in the past."
Seeing that Ziyuan was almost out of breath after finishing her speech in one breath, Biqing continued, "And his apprentice, Xiao Youzi, is also pitiful. His family fled from famine, and he was the only one who entered the palace and survived. Because his life experience was similar to that of Eunuch Feng, he was accepted as his apprentice. He is efficient in his work, but he is not good at talking and is always naive."
"Xiao Jinzi is not bad either. Although he has a younger sister outside the palace, he is smooth-talking and adaptable. Some external tasks still need to be handled by a smart person." Ziyuan thought about it and decided to add Xiao Jinzi.
Then he frowned again and talked about the last few: "As for Xiao Luzi, Baojuan, and Baoque... it's hard to say."
Bi Qing frowned as she thought of their suspicious behavior. "Little Luzi is probably Concubine Hua's man. I saw him defend Concubine Cao in a conversation with others. Recently, since the young lady hasn't slept with him, he wants to move back to Yikun Palace to serve."
"Bao Que and Bao Juan... Your Majesty, please forgive me. Although Ziyuan and I don't have any concrete evidence, there is definitely something fishy going on with them."
"I believe in you. Get up."
Honestly, even with her past life memories and the TV drama script, she still couldn't guess who was behind Bao Que. But it didn't matter; she would always strike back at her enemies. No matter who was behind them, if she could kill them, wouldn't she have no enemies? And naturally, no informants around her.
When Lingrong thought of this, she simply assigned tasks to the eunuchs and palace maids who were recognized by Ziyuan and Biqing, and the entire Chengqian Palace became more organized.
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