The miscarriage of a concubine was no small matter, and the news soon reached the emperor.
When the emperor came, Lu Yanluo had already left, and Qin Xuelin sat alone in the room, crying sadly.
"What's the matter? Since you are pregnant, why are you so careless!" As soon as the emperor entered the room, he began to question her without any mercy.
Qin Xuelin secretly resents this, but in order to seek justice for her child, she has to swallow her hatred and pretend to be pitiful.
"Your Majesty... It's all my fault. I've heard people say that Lady Yue was favored by Your Majesty when she first entered the Imperial City, and she was so arrogant. But I was lucky, thinking that a little girl could have any bad intentions, so I didn't take precautions. I didn't expect her to push me into the lake, and our unborn child was implicated. It's all my fault for not being on guard!"
Qin Xuelin's words really dumbfounded the emperor. He received news that Concubine Hui accidentally fell into the water and lost her child.
But...but the truth is that he was pushed into the lake by Yue Meiren?
The emperor asked, "Is this true?"
Qin Xuelin raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face and said aggrievedly, "How could I lie about my child's life? Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty loves Lady Yue and I can't bear to blame her. I don't blame you. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame me as a mother for my incompetence and my son's bad luck."
The emperor could no longer sit still upon hearing this. He stood up in a rage, held Qin Xuelin's shoulders and comforted her, "Just rest and recuperate. I will give you an explanation. As for the child, you are still young and good fortune is yet to come." After saying this, he turned and left.
As soon as the emperor left, Qin Xuelin put away the sadness on her face, took the handkerchief from the maid and wiped away her tears with an expressionless face.
From the moment her sister died, she understood that tears are the most useless thing in the world, but also the most powerful weapon.
The emperor will never understand how painful it is for a mother who loses her child. It is that kind of pain that cannot be expressed through tears.
What just happened was just a play that she and Lu Yanluo had discussed in advance. If the emperor wanted to punish Yue Meiren this time, he had to let her do it.
Those in high positions tend to sympathize with the weak. What Qin Xuelin has to do is to show weakness. She wants the emperor to know how painful and powerless she is after losing this child.
The emperor had no choice but to ignore it.
Allure Pavilion.
The emperor walked in angrily with a gloomy face.
Mei Mei felt something was wrong. She thought that Qin Xuelin's falling into the water must have alarmed the emperor. Until this moment, she didn't know that her momentary impulse had killed an innocent life.
"Your Majesty..." Lady Yue was pretentious, leaning softly in the emperor's arms, pouting and asking, "Your Majesty, what's wrong? You look so aggressive, I'm so scared."
The emperor was furious, and Qin Xuelin's miserable and helpless face flashed in his mind from time to time. He pushed Yue Meiren away and asked, "Noble Concubine Hui fell into the water. Did you do that?"
Beauty Yue frowned and said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty said it was a mistake, how could it be that I did it? Your Majesty is wrongly accusing me."
The emperor did not believe it: "Noble Concubine Hui pointed out with her own mouth that it was you who pushed her into the water and caused her to lose her child. You are still quibbling. Nanyue, you do this, you know what crime you should be punished for!"
Yue Meiren's heart skipped a beat, and her hands and feet went weak. That woman's child was gone? But she didn't know Concubine Hui was pregnant at the time, so how could she be blamed?
"Your Majesty, I...I didn't mean it." Meiren Yue fell to the ground half-seriously, with guilt and fear on her little face.
"At that time, I just bumped into Concubine Hui, and I accidentally tripped Concubine Hui. Unexpectedly, Concubine Hui stepped on empty air and fell into the water. Moreover, I didn't know that Concubine Hui was pregnant at that time. Your Majesty! I really didn't mean it!"
The emperor snorted coldly, obviously not believing Lady Yue's unintentional words, and said in a cold voice: "Nanyue, it's okay for you to be a little spoiled on weekdays. I just think you are young and naughty, so I pamper you and love you, but you shouldn't set your mind on the royal heir!"
"I thought you would be smarter than your aunt, but now it seems that you are birds of a feather after all!"
"Your Majesty?" Ever since entering the palace, Yue Meiren has been deeply favored by the emperor. This is the first time she has faced the emperor's wrath. After all, she is young, and facing the furious emperor, she was completely frightened.
"Your Majesty." At this moment, Concubine Xian came from outside the palace and walked quickly to the side of the emperor.
A strange fragrance gradually rose up, and the emperor, who had been clear-eyed and furious just now, immediately stopped and smiled at Concubine Xian: "My beloved concubine is here."
Concubine Xian glanced at the pale-faced Yue Meiren and secretly called her a waste.
“Your Majesty, how can you say that about Nanyue? I feel unhappy listening to you.” As Concubine Xian got closer to the emperor, the fragrance around her became stronger and stronger.
The emperor just stared at Concubine Xian, and nodded in agreement no matter what she said.
Concubine Xian whispered, "It's just an unborn child. Your Majesty, why should you be angry? Nanyue's mistake was unintentional. Your Majesty should forgive her and let this matter go."
The emperor nodded immediately: "Forget it, don't blame Nanyue."
Yue Meiren watched the situation from the side and gradually forgot her just fear. She knew that the incense was a good thing, but she had only heard of it and had never seen it with her own eyes. She didn't expect it to be so useful and could really make a person submit.
Concubine Xian took the emperor away. When she left, she leaned over to Lady Yue's ear and said, "Be quiet for me recently. And this incense, get some more for me."
Ever since she learned about the benefits of this incense, Concubine Xian carried it with her wherever she went, because she discovered that even if she didn't light it, as long as the emperor smelled a little, he would be kind to her and obey her orders.
But this thing has a limited effect. If it is away from the incense, the medicinal effect will wear off within an hour. Therefore, whenever she is with the emperor, Concubine Xian will use this incense.
Although it was Concubine Xian who helped her overcome the difficulties this time, Concubine Yue was very happy and agreed to Concubine Xian's request.
Since the emperor left, Qin Xuelin has been waiting for news, and this wait lasted a whole night.
The next day, the maid who was sent to get the news came in with an ugly face and said indignantly: "Your Majesty did go to Qingcheng Pavilion yesterday to ask for punishment and scolded Yue Meiren, but before Your Majesty could say how to deal with her, Concubine Xian came and somehow coaxed Your Majesty to let the matter go! Your Majesty, they are going too far!"
Qin Xuelin had no expression on her face after hearing this. After a while, she said, "Go to the Night Palace and pass on a message. Ask A'Luo to come and see me."