Volume 1 Chapter 91 Secret Activities
The eunuch said with certainty, "Since the Emperor ascended the throne, he has only favored the Empress and Concubine Qin. Apart from that, he has only visited Concubine Wang once. I remember this incident clearly, and there will never be a second time."
Mei Renyao fell silent, and Zhen Rou said, "Okay, Xiaomei, reward!"
Mei Renyao immediately took out a piece of silver, a full ten taels, from his bosom and placed it in the hand of the eunuch in charge.
He quickly thanked her and said, "Thank you, Queen, for the reward. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
Zhen Rou nodded. After he left, Mei Renyao immediately said, "Your Majesty, even if His Majesty has visited Concubine Wang, it does not mean that Concubine Wang is pregnant with a prince. We still have to confirm the time of the child with the Imperial Hospital!"
"Enough! When have I seen you worry so much?" Zhen Rou was obviously unhappy. It was obviously a good thing, but why did it become so strange in Xiaomei's mouth? Did she have to cause some trouble?
Mei Renyao stopped talking after being scolded. Not long after, the imperial physician who treated Wang Jiaojiao yesterday was summoned by Zhen Rou. He finally confirmed that it was a pregnancy pulse, and the time was exactly right, so it must be the emperor's son.
This made Zhen Rou very happy, and she hurried to go to Yuxue Palace to see Wang Jiaojiao, but was stopped by Mei Renyao again.
"Your Majesty is the Queen and the mother of a country. Even if Concubine Wang is pregnant, she should be the one to take the initiative to greet you and report the news. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for you to go there in person?"
Zhen Rou frowned upon hearing this and asked in confusion, "Is that so? Don't worry about it so much. The pregnant woman is the most important. It won't hurt for me to go over there!"
Mei Renyao added, "Your Majesty, it's fine if you lower your status and go over, but you can't do it now. How can you announce the good news in the evening? Your Majesty, you should have a good night's rest. It won't be too late to visit Concubine Wang tomorrow morning."
Zhen Rou nodded and said, "That makes sense. Okay, I'll go there early tomorrow morning. I'll just think about what gift to prepare for Concubine Wang."
That night, in Kunning Palace, Zhen Rou was worried and tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
She was very happy when she first learned that Wang Jiaojiao was pregnant, but as time went on and she thought about it carefully, she became more and more worried.
The emperor has touched her more than once or twice, so why is there no movement in her stomach?
And Concubine Wang got pregnant after just one try. The accuracy rate is too high.
What Zhen Rou is most worried about now is whether her body is infertile, otherwise why has there been no movement for so long.
It seems that I have to ask the imperial physician to see me tomorrow. If I can't give birth to a child for the emperor, then what qualifications do I have to be the queen? I might as well give it to Wang Jiaojiao. After all, I am so useless.
Suddenly, Zhen Rou sat up from the bed in shock and shouted, "Xiao Mei~Xiao Mei!"
Another maid ran in hurriedly and asked, "What does the Queen want?"
Zhen Rou said immediately, "Quick, call the imperial physician to come to the palace to take a look! Ask the imperial physician Wei to come personally!"
The maid quickly agreed and walked out. Zhen Rou suddenly realized something was wrong and asked hurriedly, "Why are you the one keeping watch? Where is Xiao Mei?"
The maid quickly replied, "Aunt Mei may be tired. Go back and rest. If the queen needs anything, I will go and get Aunt Mei."
Hearing this, Zhen Rou didn't think much about it, and waved her hand and said, "Forget it, go and call Doctor Wei."
Now in this palace, apart from the master, there are only two people who hold the most power!
They are Yuan Ping and Mei Renyao.
As the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department, Yuan Ping holds enormous power and is deeply favored by the emperor. There are countless people in the palace who fawn on him and flatter him. On weekdays, he lives a much more comfortable life than the emperor.
Now, she has everything she needs, and when she is tired, her godson will massage her feet. When she is sleepy, he will fan her. It is much more comfortable than serving Xiang Yun in front of him.
But in this palace, apart from his master, the only person Yuan Ping is afraid of is Mei Renyao!
After all, the empress is in power in the harem, and the emperor does not ask about this matter. As the most favored maid beside the empress, Mei Renyao's power in the harem is second only to the empress. Sometimes, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the empress.
Especially now that the emperor is not in the palace, Mei Renyao is even more arrogant and complacent.
Yuan Ping has many godsons in the palace, and Mei Renyao has many goddaughters. The palace maids in all palaces call her "mother" in private.
That night, Mei Renyao waited until Zhen Rou fell asleep before leaving.
As soon as she came out of Kunning Palace, the palace lady, Liu Jia Liu Shangyi, came over in small steps with a young eunuch with delicate skin and handsome face.
Liu Shangyi first called out "Mother", then pointed at the young eunuch behind her and said softly with a smile: "This is a young eunuch who just entered the palace. He is less than sixteen years old and very young. My daughter saw that he is so handsome, so she immediately brought him to you as a gift. I hope you like him."
Mei Renyao walked up to the eunuch and pinched his chin with her little hand, looking him over from left to right. She nodded with satisfaction, then turned around and said, "Yes, you are the most sensible among all my goddaughters. But I have something else to do tonight, so please send him to my bedroom and wait for him."
"Hey!" Liu Shangyi agreed, and hurriedly took the little eunuch away. On the way, he said with a smile: "You are really lucky, you were chosen at first sight. When you go back, remember to thank your parents for giving you such a good appearance.
Remember to treat Aunt Mei well in the future. If you win her favor, no one in the palace will dare to bully you in the future!"
Mei Renyao first came to the Jingshifang, found the chief eunuch, and said with a smile: "Eunuch, can I have a word with you for a moment?"
The chief eunuch smiled knowingly, and took Mei Renyao to his own study, closed the doors and windows, sat down and said with a smile: "I saw you in the daytime, I wonder what Aunt Mei has come here for tonight?"
Mei Renyao didn't say anything at first, then started to take out silver from his pocket, one ingot, two ingots, three ingots...
The chief eunuch stared at the money until it formed a small pile on her desk. Mei Renyao then stopped what she was doing and said with a smile, "I just need to ask you for a small favor, and the two thousand taels of silver will be yours."
The chief eunuch immediately smiled and said, "Aunt Mei, if you have anything to say, just tell me. There's no need to be so polite."
Mei Renyao came to the chief eunuch with a smile and whispered in his ear, "You just need to erase the record of the emperor visiting Concubine Wang in the Jingshifang for the queen."
The eunuch's pupils shrank slightly when he heard this, and he frowned and said in a cold voice: "I'm afraid this is not what the Queen wants, right?"
Mei Renyao looked at him straight, exhaling softly, "Who cares who it is? Just take the money and do the job. Think about it carefully. If the imperial concubine Wang really gives birth to a prince, how will the queen, who is not pregnant, deal with it?"
"After the task is completed, there will be a reward of two thousand taels of silver, and the Queen will also remember your kindness."
The chief eunuch's face darkened and he said sternly, "This is a capital crime."
"So what do you want?"
Upon hearing this, the chief eunuch stood up, raised his thumb, looked directly at Mei Renyao and said, "It will take at least 10,000 taels of silver!"
The next moment, the chief eunuch hugged Mei Renyao tightly, and started to grope her all over. Then, he sneered and said, "Be my concubine for another night, and I will make this matter clear to you!"
Mei Renyao's expression turned cold for a moment, but soon he calmed down and said with a smile on his face: "Okay, as long as you can get this done, not to mention one night, even three nights will do!"
After hearing this, the chief eunuch became even more excited, but Mei Renyao immediately pushed him away and said with a smile: "But not now, I have something important to do tonight!"
"Two thousand taels here is the deposit. After the matter is completed, the other eight thousand taels will be given immediately, as well as this aunt's body!"
After Mei Renyao finished speaking, she opened the door, gave the eunuch in charge a charming look, and left quickly.
Only the chief eunuch was left staring at the two thousand taels of silver with a silly smile on his face, and fantasizing about how he would torture Mei Renyao.
In Yuxue Palace, Wang Jiaojiao, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly woke up from her bed with cold sweat all over her forehead. It was obvious that she had just had a terrible nightmare.
"Hoo~, someone, pour me a glass of water!"
Wang Jiaojiao called out while lying on the bed with her hands on her hips. It was obvious that she had not yet recovered from the nightmare. However, after a while, there was no movement outside, and the palace maid on duty outside seemed not to have heard what she said.
Wang Jiaojiao shouted again: "Someone come~!"
Still no one responded to her. The night was extremely quiet. Wang Jiaojiao began to realize that something was wrong. She became a little anxious and yelled to the outside world, "You slaves, you want to rebel but you dare to be so disobedient to me. Don't forget that I am the Imperial Concubine!"
"boom!"
Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked across the night sky outside, and a loud thunder roared, giving Wang Jiaojiao a big fright.
Not long after, it started to rain heavily outside, with constant lightning and thunder. There was also a strong wind, which blew the doors and windows that were not closed tightly, making them creak like the howling of evil spirits.
Wang Jiaojiao was terrified and quickly shouted, "Someone, come here!"
"No need to shout, Concubine Wang. No one will come to Yuxue Palace tonight, and the maids and eunuchs in Yuxue Palace have all been sent back by this aunt to rest."
A sudden cold voice sounded, and Wang Jiaojiao was so scared that she quickly looked in the direction where the voice came from, and the next moment she screamed in fear.
“Ah~!”
Inside the bedroom, Mei Renyao appeared at the door of the bedroom at some point in time. She stood there with gloomy eyes and a sneer at her. It was obvious that the words just now came from her mouth.
It was so late at night, with thunder and lightning, and this face alone was enough to scare Wang Jiaojiao. What made Wang Jiaojiao scream in fear was that behind Mei Renyao, there were actually eight eunuchs. Each of these eunuchs had a cold expression and held a red lacquered wooden stick as thick as an arm in their hands!
Wang Jiaojiao said calmly, "Why are you here? What do you want to do by bringing these people to my Yuxue Palace?"
She seemed to have a bad premonition, and she covered her abdomen with both hands involuntarily, and said in a cold voice: "Speak up, did the Queen ask you to come?"
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