Chapter 136: The Tragic Queen vs. the Affectionate Emperor (10)
After the Emperor’s wedding, the Empress Dowager should have stepped back and let him rule the country.
The Emperor became busy all of a sudden. When he finished his work and went to look for his own Queen, he was sensitive enough to notice the alienation between him and the young Queen.
He wanted to ease the tension and summoned the four palace maids to ask. He only knew that the Queen would go to Concubine Wei’s palace for banquets from time to time.
He was very busy recently and Shi Yi didn’t want to see him. He had to order the four palace maids to continue to be strict so that the young Queen would not be bewitched.
But he never expected that after he was done with his work, something so unacceptable would happen.
The concubines had been in the harem for more than a month, but the Emperor was either busy with court affairs or busy running to the Queen’s Four Seasons Palace. He had never set foot in the palaces of other concubines. The three who were originally rivals unexpectedly formed an alliance for the sake of favor.
Dong Boshu knew that the queen loved to eat, so she specially asked Concubine Wei to set up a party and invite her to taste the food, while she and Concubine Chen were responsible for accompanying her and building relationships. After a period of time, it really worked. The queen no longer avoided them, and even took the initiative to invite them to the Four Seasons Palace for tea. She knew that she could set up a network.
At noon that day, Shi Yi was sleeping in a daze, and the emperor came in the wind and snow, and directly held her hand and pulled her out of bed.
"Cousin Emperor, what happened?" Shi Yi's eyes were still blurry. She hugged his waist and rubbed it. "You are so cold, are you cold?"
"Give it to me..." The overwhelming anger turned into helplessness. The emperor tore her hand away and threw out a white handkerchief. His voice was filled with unspeakable pain in his loss: "Look at what this is?"
Shi Yi pretended not to know that he was angry, picked up the silk with his fingers, and smiled very sweetly, "This is a love letter I wrote to my sweetheart."
"Love letter?" As expected, he admitted it. The emperor's face was hideous and he raised his voice and said: "You are my queen. Who allowed you to do such a stupid thing that ruined the royal family's family tradition!"
If he hadn't accidentally learned from the head maid Mei Jing that the queen was alone in the hall every time she came back from Concubine Wei, he would not have known that a man had entered the Six Times Hall. If
the queen had met with others secretly, it would be a slap in his face as an emperor.
"Shi'er doesn't understand what cousin emperor is talking about? Cousin, can you explain it to Shi'er?" Shi Yi's eyes were quickly covered with a layer of mist, which was very pitiful.
According to the psychological effect, when you face an angry person, the calmer you are, the more ashamed the other person will be when he calms down and thinks of the angry scene, and the more he will want to make amends.
"Still quibbling here!" The emperor roared and snatched the silk from her hand, and ordered the palace servants: "Seal off the Six-Hour Hall and stop any suspicious person immediately. If you leak even a word of what happened today, you will all be buried with the queen."
The palace servants knelt down and said "yes", knowing in their hearts that the emperor's move was almost to put the queen under house arrest.
The emperor walked out of the hall angrily, and suddenly felt something was wrong when he thought of the queen's misty eyes. But he couldn't say it. He thought in his heart that the adulterer must still be in the palace, so he could find him out without changing.
After returning to his Four-Hour Hall, he asked Eunuch Sheng to bring many rewards to the Six-Hour Hall, waiting for the adulterer to show his feet and catch him in one fell swoop.
The emperor is the weather vane of the harem, and many eyes and ears in the palace are paying attention. He was still full of anger when he entered the Liushi Palace, but when he came out, he began to reward the queen lavishly, which was really puzzling. Concubine Chen asked Dong Boshu and Concubine Wei to gather in her palace to discuss together.
It was more like a verbal confrontation between Concubine Chen and Concubine Wei than a discussion among three people.
Dong Boshu, who was sitting aside and watching the show, held a teacup and looked at the two idiots, who were talking back and forth, but could not say anything. He covered up his sneer by drinking tea.
The emperor was so angry, it must be that the maid Meijing handed over the silk that the queen wrote to her adulterer. It was originally thought that the four maids around the emperor should be loyal, but it was unexpected that there would be such a wagon that wanted to fly up to the branch and become a phoenix. When she becomes the queen, the first person she will get rid of is such a wishful thinking!
That night, the empress dowager received detailed news.
Aunt Sura took the opportunity to massage her neck and raised her doubts, "Did the queen really commit adultery or was she framed?"
"You are finally smart for once." The Queen Mother threw the paper into the brazier, looking quite unhappy, "This concubine in the harem is so bold that she dared to frame the queen."
"Why did the emperor believe that the queen betrayed him?" Aunt Sura raised a new puzzle.
"The emperor is young and energetic and likes the queen, but the queen knows nothing about love affairs. Knowing such news is like suffering a devastating blow, so naturally she has no time to carefully distinguish." The Queen Mother closed her eyes and thought about the suspicious person behind this incident.
Aunt Sura continued to massage her without disturbing her.
The fire basin made crackling sounds. After a while, the Queen Mother spoke up, "This matter is related to Concubine Dong."
"What kind of ability does Concubine Dong have to dare to do such a disrespectful thing to frame the Queen." Aunt Sura scooped a large piece of balsam from the wooden cup and rubbed it on her hands until it was hot, and then she put her hands on the Queen Mother's neck.
"Well..." The Queen Mother sighed comfortably and answered her question, "This Concubine Dong is not very capable, but she is very good at manipulating people's hearts. The beautiful scenery in the Queen's palace has something to do with her.
Aunt Sura woke up from a dream and said, "No wonder the Emperor didn't suspect that the Queen was framed by someone else. How could the palace servants he sent over tell lies? The Emperor was deceived."
"Finally I understand." The Queen Mother raised her hand and patted her shoulders and neck, as if relieved, "You are smarter now that you are old."
"It's still good for you, the Queen Mother. "Aunt Sura understood, wiped her hands, began to massage her shoulders, and cautiously asked: "Should we lend a hand to help the Queen?"
"We helped once and twice, but what about the third and fourth time? In this harem, you have to be careful." The Queen Mother sighed faintly.
"It's a pity for the Queen." Aunt Sura sighed, "A white and chubby little girl, if she were the daughter of an ordinary family, she would still be embroidering at home now."
"The Queen is too young after all, she fell into someone's trap so easily. If she can't find a way to break the deadlock, she will never be able to enjoy the emperor's favor in the future." The Queen Mother felt a little sleepy and turned over to lie on her stomach.
Aunt Sura didn't stop massaging her hands, but her eyes kept turning, as if she was thinking about something.
(End of this chapter)
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