However, Weipin's explanation made Xiao Shuangbao even more confused.
So after she met with Concubine Wei, the first thing she asked when she saw Emperor Chengxuan was, "Daddy, why did you hit Concubine Wei?"
"I hit her? When did I hit her?"
Emperor Chengxuan looked puzzled.
"Hmph, Daddy, don't play dumb! Lvliu, the maidservant beside Concubine Wei, told Shuangbao everything! She said that every time Concubine Wei sleeps with her, she gets injured and can't get out of bed for several days! She can't even make cakes for Shuangbao!"
Xiao Shuangbao looked at him with an expression that said, "Don't lie to me."
Emperor Chengxuan's handsome face first turned dark, and then his old face turned red.
"That Green Willow! How dare she talk nonsense in front of you?"
He threw the letter in his hand onto the table and suddenly felt speechless.
"Green Willow is not talking nonsense! Daddy, please don't deny it!"
The little baby complained in a milky voice.
At this moment, the emperor who had always been decisive and in charge of the entire Eastern Qi Kingdom was surprisingly tongue-tied and didn't know how to explain.
After a while, he sighed helplessly and promised, "Okay, Daddy knows he was wrong. Daddy will definitely...not beat her anymore in the future."
"That's pretty good!"
Xiao Shuangbao felt relieved after hearing this.
She didn't know the effect of what she said.
That was because Emperor Chengxuan was embarrassed and stopped asking Concubine Wei to sleep with him for a long time, so everyone in the palace thought she had fallen out of favor.
Lvliu also became anxious.
Little did they know that only Concubine Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, you are not afraid of falling out of favor at all!"
Green willow is very disappointed with the iron that cannot be made into steel.
"My dear Lvliu, please stop saying that! I really don't feel any pleasure from what happened with the Emperor. I only feel pain..."
Concubine Wei was delighted. "From now on, I can continue to do what I love most! That is researching all kinds of pastries!"
She still has many pastry recipes that she hasn’t tried yet!
Seeing that she was so heartless and her mind was full of making pastries, Lvliu couldn't help but sigh and let her go.
Although Concubine Wei had "fallen out of favor", no one in the harem dared to bully her anymore.
Because Xiao Shuangbao likes her very much.
Everyone in the palace still remembers what happened to Concubine Zhang when she bullied Concubine Wei last time.
Concubine Zhang's life recently can be said to be as miserable as if she was locked up in the cold palace.
She used to be arrogant, but because she was favored by Emperor Chengxuan, no one dared to do anything to her. She always liked to stir up trouble among the crowd, and even the queen was tolerant of her because she was concerned about Emperor Chengxuan's favor.
But now, every time she went to pay her respects to the queen, the other concubines would bully her in various ways.
The queen no longer tolerated her.
Zhangpin said the wrong thing several times, and the Queen punished her directly.
Once, the eldest prince came to visit the queen and happened to hear Concubine Zhang gossiping.
After the greetings were over, the eldest prince said to the empress in surprise, "This Concubine Zhang, I remember she wasn't such a gossipy person before. How come she has become like a gossipmonger now?"
This Concubine Zhang had never been like this in her previous life.
Although she was arrogant and domineering in her previous life and was disgusting, she was very good at pleasing her father with her clever words and was very aware of the times. Her father often praised her for being sensible and sensible, and later she was canonized as a concubine by her father.
Until later, when the emperor's father passed away and the second prince ascended the throne, Concubine Hui became the empress dowager and ordered the death of Concubine Zhang.
Who knew this life would be like this?
On the contrary, Concubine Wei was not a good person in her previous life, but she has changed in this life.
He couldn't help but attribute all this to Xiao Shuangbao. Perhaps, it was because Xiao Shuangbao entered the palace early that changed the fate of many people.
"I don't know either. Perhaps she couldn't stand the loneliness in the deep palace, so she became delusional."
The Queen shook her head.
Neither of them took this matter too seriously.
Xiao Shuangbao had no idea of the impact she had had on Concubine Zhang and Concubine Wei. After punishing Concubine Zhang last time, she had forgotten about her. Now, she hadn't seen Concubine Zhang for several months and had long forgotten who she was.
However, five days later, news suddenly came from the harem.
"Little Princess, Concubine Zhang is dead. She's the Concubine Zhang who used to bully Concubine Wei! It's said that her death was extremely ugly. Her body shrank overnight, as if all the flesh and blood had been drained from her body, leaving only skin and bones."
As soon as Ju Qing heard the news, she quickly reported it to Xiao Shuangbao, "Little Princess, everyone says this Concubine Zhang must have been possessed by a ghost! They say she's become like a psychopath since she fell out of favor, gossiping all day long and loving to sow discord between people. She's acting weird and completely abnormal."
She felt that her little princess knew how to catch ghosts.
If there really is such an evil ghost in the harem that harms people, then other people will be in danger as well.
When Xiao Shuangbao heard this, she remembered who Zhang Pin was, and her face immediately became serious.
"The last time I saw her, nothing unusual happened. Is her body still there?"
Little Frost Treasure asked immediately.
"I don't know about this servant, but she should still be there. Concubine Zhang was a concubine. According to palace rules, her funeral should be handled by the Imperial Clan Court. I believe her body should be kept for seven days before being buried. However, her death was horrific, so I wonder if there will be any changes."
Juqing said.
"Go and ask around. If her body is still there, I'll have to go and see it."
Little Frost Treasure ordered.
Juqing quickly agreed.
Not long after, she returned to report, "The Emperor has issued an order, saying that we should proceed as before, which means that we should wait until the seventh day after her death before burying her body. Her coffin is now in Zhaoyang Palace."
Zhaoyang Palace was the palace where Concubine Zhang lived.
She is the mistress of Zhaoyang Palace.
There was also a noble lady named Zhao living in another palace in this palace.
"You're usually afraid of these things, so there's no need to follow me. Just let Sister Chen Cao follow me."
Xiao Shuangbao asked Juqing to stay in the Yangxin Palace, and he took Chen Cao to the Zhaoyang Palace.
According to the rules, when a concubine passes away, relatives can enter the palace to keep vigil.
When she arrived, Zhang Pin's mother, Madam Gao, was already wearing white mourning clothes and kneeling in front of Zhang Pin's coffin, crying bitterly.
"Princess Lingfu has arrived."
At this time, the eunuch of Zhaoyang Palace announced.
Mrs. Gao stopped crying immediately, raised her blurred eyes and looked at Xiao Shuangbao.
Xiao Shuangbao didn't pay much attention to her and directly ordered: "Open the coffin, this princess wants to see Concubine Zhang's body."
Upon hearing this, Chen Cao was about to step forward and push open the coffin lid.
“Wait!”
However, Mrs. Gao spoke out to stop her.
Only then did Xiao Shuangbao look at her.
Madam Gao said angrily, "Isn't it enough that the princess killed my daughter? She even opened the coffin, leaving her in peace even after death."
Xiao Shuangbao frowned.
"How dare you! The imperial physician said that Concubine Zhang died of illness. What does this have to do with our princess? When did the little princess ever harm your daughter?"
Chen Cao scolded immediately.
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