Chapter 18 The Newcomer Meets the Concubine

Because Concubine Chen entered the palace late, after the Empress's death, Concubine De was in charge of the affairs of the six palaces.

Now that Concubine De has been demoted, Concubine Chen has taken over the responsibility, with Concubine Lan, the biological mother of the second prince, assisting her.

Therefore, after the newlyweds entered the palace, they naturally came to pay their respects to Concubine Chen first.

So on this day, Qingyun Palace was particularly lively.

After Concubine Ning and Noble Lady Le paid their respects to the other concubines according to the rules, Noble Lady Chen gave them a few more instructions as usual before the others spoke.

"Noble Lady Yue is the daughter of Minister Yu Shi. Your father played a role in overthrowing Prime Minister Cui. If it weren't for your father and others who overthrew Prime Minister Cui, Concubine De would still be sitting on the throne!" The one who spoke was Concubine Shu, the mother of the second and seventh princesses.

When the Great Chu Emperor was the crown prince, he only had the late empress and Cui by his side.

Later, when the Emperor of Great Chu ascended the throne, Shupin was among the first to enter the palace.

Concubine Chen was the last one to enter the palace among these people, but she had the highest status, so she was very jealous of Concubine Chen, but because of her status, she did not dare to do anything.

"Sister Shu, please be careful with your words. His Majesty does not allow this matter to be mentioned." Concubine Lan spoke up to stop her.

"Sister Lan Fei is on my side, but do I think highly of you?" Although Concubine Chen was of high status, Concubine Shu saw her weak nature and was never afraid of her.

[This woman is so noisy, mother, you should show some authority and teach her a lesson.]

[The storybook doesn't mention this woman much, but it seems that the second princess ended up marrying somewhere, and it was her mother who took the initiative to propose it in order to consolidate her favor.]

"Shupin, you have to be careful about your limits." Since that day, Concubine Chen Guifei has let it go. She used to be tolerant in the palace and always thought that harmony was the most important thing. Unexpectedly, she became a stepping stone for others to bully her.

Shupin didn't care and continued to mock: "It's just sisters chatting..."

"It has always been a rule that the harem is not allowed to discuss politics." Concubine Chen Guifei's face was neither hot nor cold, but her words were sharp, "Since Shupin is so undisciplined, she should go to the Buddhist temple to copy scriptures for three days!"

"You." Shupin stood up. She didn't expect Song Qingyan to be so tough this time.

"If Shupin is dissatisfied, feel free to ask the emperor for help." After saying this, Concubine Chen looked around and saw everyone. "The same goes for the rest of you. If you are dissatisfied, feel free to ask the emperor for help. But as long as the power to manage the six palaces is in my hands, I can control you."

When the concubines saw that Concubine Chen was angry, they stood up and said, "We will obey your instructions."

Lu Xingwan was stunned.

[Wow, mother is so cool! I didn't expect that when mother gets angry, she really has the demeanor of a general in the army! As expected of the daughter of Marquis Dingguo! ]

However, Concubine Chen Guifei complained in her heart: I'm not angry, I'm just scaring them!

"Your Highness is fair and strict. It is our blessing to have you in charge of the harem." After all the concubines stood up, Lady Le, who had just entered the palace, stood up and said.

[I didn't expect that even though a lot of things had changed, this noble lady Le still entered the palace. ]

[But mother, you should be careful with this person. She is a fence-sitter! In the story, when she entered the palace, Concubine De was still in power. At that time, she was Concubine De's lackey! ]

Concubine Chen Guifei replied in a distant tone: "Now that your majesty has asked me to take charge of the affairs of the harem, I will try my best to be fair."

She said this to Noble Lady Le, and then looked at Concubine Ning: "You two have just entered the palace. If you have any problems, you can come to me and Concubine Lan."

Concubine Ning and Noble Lady Le thanked the emperor together, and then they left Qingyun Palace.

But Lu Xingwan was still mumbling.

[Who is this Ningpin? Has she appeared in the novel? Why did Le Guiren appear in the novel, but Ningpin did not? ]

Concubine Chen Guifei saw Lu Xingwan frowning and mumbling something in her heart. She was afraid that she was tired, so she quickly picked her up and said, "Wanwan, can mother take you out to play?"

[Can we go out and play again? Mom is awesome! ]

Seeing that Wanwan's attention was diverted, Concubine Chen ordered, "Jinyu, pack up, let's go to Yu Garden for a walk."

After thinking for a while, he remembered something and told Jinxin: "Jinxin, go and invite Prince Pei. After all, it was the Queen Mother's order."

So the group went to Yu Garden together.

The next afternoon, something big happened in the harem.

A few days ago, Concubine Fang was diagnosed with pregnancy by the imperial physician, and the fetus was unstable, so Concubine De decided to let Imperial Physician Lin from the Imperial Hospital look after Concubine Fang's fetus. Later, Concubine Fang said that Imperial Physician Lin was not capable of doing the job, so she came to beg Concubine Chen for help. Concubine Chen then decided to let Doctor Zhao take care of the baby personally.

But that afternoon, Concubine Fang went to Yu's study crying, saying that she was suing Concubine Chen for having bad intentions and plotting to harm the royal heir.

Knowing that Concubine Chen had always been favored by the Emperor of Great Chu, and that she did not seem to care much about Concubine Fang's pregnancy, Meng Quande told Concubine Chen about the matter in detail when he came to report.

"Noble Lady Fang just came to Yu's study and is now crying in front of Your Majesty, saying that the Noble Consort is trying to murder the heir to the throne."

"Eunuch, do you know what this happened?" His Majesty had just been in charge of the harem for a few days when this happened. Jinxin was naturally anxious, so she asked hurriedly.

"It is said that... the Queen instructed Doctor Zhao to add a new ingredient to Concubine Fang's medicine. Now someone has been sent to the Imperial Hospital to invite Doctor Zhao. The Majesty asked me to invite Concubine Chen to go with him. It is better to clarify the matter."

"Then let's go." Concubine Chen stood up and was about to go out.

But Lu Xingwan behind him suddenly burst into tears.

【Mother, mother, take me there. 】

Concubine Chen sighed again and looked at Meng Quande: "Forget it, just take Yongan with you!"

When the others arrived, Doctor Zhao had just arrived at Yu's study and was kneeling on the ground to defend himself, "Your Majesty, please understand. There is absolutely no problem with the prescription I wrote for you. The Imperial Hospital has all the records on file."

Lady Fang has stopped crying now. She sat on a stool nearby and said sadly, "I have asked someone to check the records of the Imperial Hospital. Since Doctor Zhao did this, he must have handled it perfectly."

Concubine Chen entered the study room and greeted the Emperor of Great Chu before looking at Concubine Fang. She said indifferently, "I wonder why my sister is bothering Your Majesty?"

When Lady Fang saw Concubine Chen, she looked terrified and knelt down quickly: "Even if you are not used to seeing me, Concubine, you already have Princess Yong'an by your side, so why do you want to harm the baby in my belly?"

Lu Xingwan was shocked.

[So this is Green Tea? My mother hasn't said a word yet, but she's already crying here, putting the blame on my mother.]

[It's all my father's fault for marrying so many concubines, making my mother work so hard every day.]