Chapter 599 Taking Advantage of the Issue
Because Helian Yue deliberately publicized the news at the time, no one present thought that Si Linglong had lied about this matter, except Gu Qingquan.
She knew the inside story of the incident and also knew that the so-called heavy bleeding was all a show.
But she didn't intend to expose it.
Putting aside their relationship, she is closer to Si Linglong than to Bai Qianqian. Just now, the Queen Mother arrived at the scene first, and seeing Bai Qianqian's miserable appearance, she specifically suggested that someone take her downstairs to check and treat her injuries, and at least clean herself up before she can see anyone else.
Bai Qianqian refused.
She insisted on waiting for the emperor to come in this miserable state.
Although Gu Qingquan understood her purpose, he didn't like the way she deliberately made herself look bad.
If she didn't deliberately make herself look bad, would the emperor not stand up for her?
She believed that even if the emperor favored Concubine Lang, he would never do anything that would disregard palace rules and confuse right and wrong.
The fact is, even though the emperor doted on Concubine Lang so much, he never delayed state affairs for a single day, nor did he deliberately suppress other concubines because of Concubine Lang, because the emperor has always been a wise ruler who can distinguish between likes and responsibilities.
Bai Qianqian's action shows that she does not trust the emperor.
Gu Qingquan didn't like her usual little tricks to win people's hearts, and now he had no intention of helping her expose Concubine Lang's plan.
It was at this moment that Gu Qingquan suddenly realized that he was also a person who helped his relatives but did not help others?
"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, I am innocent. Concubine Lang is simply slandering me and taking advantage of the situation!"
Bai Qianqian cried and defended herself. Her face and body were still in pain, but Si Linglong dared to slander her so blatantly. The key was that the Queen Mother's expression showed that she believed it. How could she not hate her!
"Taking advantage of the situation?" Helian Yue was not in a hurry to investigate Si Linglong to calm the situation. Instead, he looked at Bai Qianqian and asked her, "What did Concubine Lian do that she would take advantage of the situation to attack you?"
What this means is that if you didn't do anything, why would she attack you for no reason?
This is also what the Queen Mother thought.
After all, although Si Linglong seemed a little coquettish in her eyes, she was not the kind of person who would pick a fight for no reason, let alone the concubines in the palace. Even if she encountered trouble, it was unreasonable for her to bring people to kill them directly.
In the eyes of the Queen Mother, everything in the harem is nothing more than a fight for favor. However, with the favor that Concubine Lang enjoys now, there is really no need to fight. It will only be someone who wants to compete with her.
Bai Qianqian almost vomited blood from anger when she heard the emperor's question.
So this is her fault?
Si Linglong, this bitch, had only said one sentence without even producing any evidence, but the Emperor and the Queen Mother believed her and even turned around to question her, the victim. They hadn't even cared about her injuries since she entered the palace. Even though she had given up on this man, she couldn't help but feel angry about the injustice.
She wanted to refute, but when Helian Yue's gaze came towards her with an intimidating sense of oppression, she still felt a little guilty in the corner of her heart.
After all, she had just sent Xiang Tian to Yuxiu Palace today, and Si Linglong brought people to kill him. This was too coincidental that she dared not think too much about it.
Compared to Si Linglong's accusation that she was mocking her for not being able to have children, Bai Qianqian was more suspicious that she had discovered Xiang Tian's identity and his purpose of entering Yuxiu Palace.
This also seems to make more sense logically.
But she didn't say it, and I wouldn't be stupid enough to admit it.
After all, insulting concubines and plotting to murder the emperor are two things that have serious consequences.
After thinking this through, Bai Qianqian started crying again and pretended to be in pain.
"I, your concubine, am wronged! Although I know that I am not as important as Sister Langfei in the emperor's heart, the emperor should not treat me so unfairly..."
Bai Qianqian's words were pointing out that Helian Yue was deliberately biased and wanted to use this opportunity to get the Queen Mother to make decisions for him.
Under normal circumstances, the empress dowager might have really questioned the emperor's bias because of what she said, but she was not one of those confused old ladies.
She just looked at it carefully.
When the emperor asked her back, Bai Qianqian's eyes flashed with guilt for a moment.
It was because of this moment of hesitation that the Queen Mother saw that she had indeed done something. Her eyes sank slightly, and the little sympathy she had for her instantly decreased by half, so she was no longer in a hurry to make a decision for her.
His slightly cloudy eyes turned sharply towards Si Linglong.
Even if she really had her reasons for what happened today, the fact is that she led people to take action. Even if the Emperor was here, the Queen Mother would definitely hold her accountable today.