Actually, the concubines in the palace were not ugly. After all, they had gone through many rounds of selection before they entered the palace, and their looks were very iconic. But this kind of beauty had to be compared with whom. Compared with Feng Zhaolian's face, there was really a huge difference. It was not enough to describe them as one in heaven and the other on earth. No wonder Feng Zhaolian spoke ill of them, and these few couldn't even say anything to refute.
The queen also looked at them coldly, and glanced into the lake a few times, until she saw the eunuch who had entered the water was already carrying Zirui to the shore, and then she felt a little relieved. Then she looked down at Meipin and asked coldly: "Who gave you the power to maliciously tease the distinguished guest invited by the emperor to the palace? Do you know that the child is the younger brother of Princess Yu? He is a royal relative, where on earth do you get the courage to do that?"
Xiangpin and Liu Guiren dared not say a word, but Meipin was a little bolder and said, "It was the young master of the Feng family who took the initiative to salvage it. It was not a malicious trick by me and others. I hope the Queen will investigate it clearly."
"Obviously..." Yue Rong was halfway through her words, looking at the beautiful concubine, and suddenly remembered what the Defei said to her before she came. Now this palace belongs to the Eighth Prince, and the harem belongs to Yuan Shufei. Remember, hide if you can, and please them if you can't. Don't go against them, otherwise it will harm the young master of the Feng family. Thinking of this, Yue Rong suddenly changed her words and said to the queen in a lighter voice: "It was the young master Feng who was kind-hearted and took the initiative to help Concubine Qi get the golden hairpin. I don't know if he got it."
The Queen looked at Yuerong and was not surprised. She stopped planning with Meipin and the others and went to Zirui who had been put ashore. She told the people around her, "Summon the imperial physician to Jingci Palace and call for a sedan chair to take the young master of the Feng family back to Jingci Palace." After saying that, she bent down again and took the hairpin from Feng Zirui's hand. After looking at it for a while, she said, "It's really beautiful. I'll keep it. If you have nothing else to do, you can go back too. It's so cold. What's there to see in the garden?"
After saying this, he turned and left. Feng Zhaolian immediately stepped forward and picked up Zirui, then quickened her pace and walked out after the queen, so as to meet the sedan chair that was coming to pick her up as soon as possible.
But Meipin and the others were dumbfounded and shouted, "Noble Lady Qi is still in the lake!"
However, no one paid any attention, as if Concubine Qi had never appeared. The Queen and her entourage quickly left the garden and walked further and further away, leaving them all staring at the lake as Concubine Qi disappeared.
Xiangpin shuddered and said quietly, "This is definitely hopeless, right?"
"What else?" Meipin asked back, "Who do you think can go down and save her?" Then she asked the maids around her, "Do any of you know how to swim?"
The maids shook their heads, "We don't know how."
"That's it." Meipin said, "Don't be afraid, it's just a death, it's a normal thing. The harem has been peaceful for more than 20 years, and it's time for someone to die or live. What's more, the person was kicked into the river by the queen. Let's not worry about anything else, just tell the Empress Shufei everything that happened today, and we won't be afraid that no one will make the decision for the noble lady Qi. Let's go!"
After a few words, no one paid any attention to the person who fell into the water. Only Qi Guiren's maid was left kneeling on the shore and crying.
At the Imperial Hospital, it was Sun Qi who was assigned the task, and he came with his assistant Xu Mao to see Zirui. These talents were all sent to the palace by Feng Yuheng, but their hearts were completely different. One had set a trap for Feng Yuheng in the incident with Concubine Liu, and the other was Wang Lin's cousin, and always maintained the same position as Feng Yuheng. Of course, Feng Yuheng did not tell these things to outsiders. To the queen, they were just two ordinary doctors in the Imperial Hospital.
Although Feng Zirui had been in the lake for a long time, he was not seriously injured. He took some warm ginger soup and his condition had improved. Sun Qi prescribed a few warm-up prescriptions and left with Xu Mao. But before leaving Jingci Palace, he turned around and looked at the queen. His eyes met the queen's, which made the queen's heart skip a beat. She wanted to stop him and ask what was going on, but Sun Qi had already walked out of the inner hall with Xu Mao. Feng Zhaolian said to her, "What's going on? Is the Imperial Hospital in the palace also completely leaning towards Concubine Yuan Shu?"
The Queen was dazed for a moment, and felt that she was too sensitive. Or maybe Feng Zhaolian was right. Sun Qi must be Concubine Yuan Shu's man. He came to Jingci Palace just to demonstrate to her on behalf of Concubine Yuan Shu. That was why he gave her that warning look just now. It had nothing to do with other things.
This was her self-consolation, but what else could she do besides self-consolation? Turning back to look at Feng Zirui who had already woken up on the bed, Yuan Nai shook her head helplessly and said, "If this happened in the past, who in the palace would dare to bully Princess Ji'an's brother? Even the emperor would have to protect you as well as Feiyu. It's a pity that the world has changed. Not to mention you, even I don't have the power and confidence that a queen in the central palace should have." As she spoke, she reached out to touch the child's wet hair and said, "Your sister must have found a way outside the palace. Just bear with it. I don't believe that Concubine Yuan Shu can really continue to be arrogant."
Feng Zhaolian was sitting on the side, and said with some regret: "You are the queen after all. Didn't the emperor say that your position as the central empress would be given to Concubine Yuan Shu? Then you should act like a queen! Shouldn't Concubine Yuan Shu's behavior be controlled? It's the duty of the head of the harem to teach the concubines, right?"
"I can't control it." The queen said honestly, "I can't even protect myself, who else can I control?"
Feng Zirui was a little anxious when he heard what the two of them said. He was really afraid that they would quarrel again because of him, so he quickly half-rose up and wanted to thank the queen, but was pushed back by the queen: "Don't be polite to me, you are not well yet, just lie down! In my opinion, you are still a child, but you have to suffer this pain, what a pity! I can't protect you now, so you still have to be smarter. Don't go to places like the Imperial Garden if you can avoid it in the future." After that, he glanced coldly at Yue Rong who had been kneeling, and said: "You are someone around Concubine Shi De, right? Since your master sent you out, you should take good care of Master Feng. You are an old man in the palace and you should know where you can go and where you can't go. I don't want to see what happened today again, understand?"
Yue Rong kowtowed quickly and said, "I know I was wrong. I will take good care of the young master in the future. Please forgive me, Queen."
After she finished saying this, Feng Zhaolian got angry again, "You acted like a queen in front of Concubine Shi De's maid, but why can't you be tough in front of Concubine Yuan Shu? If I had known you were so fragile, I should have kicked all four of them into the river to drown them."
"Hmph!" The Queen snorted coldly, "You are enjoying yourself and are carefree, but you don't know what kind of turmoil the life of Noble Lady Qi will cause in the harem. Do you think Concubine Yuan Shu can just let it go? This account will still be attributed to me."
"So what?" Feng Zhaolian smiled and raised her lips. "Let me ask you, at this point, are you still afraid that she will cause trouble? Are you still afraid that someone will come to settle accounts with you? Won't the accounts in the emperor's heart be settled sooner or later?"
The queen sighed and said nothing more. Feng Zhaolian was right. There was nothing to be afraid of now. Her life was already in someone else's hands. She was kept alive just to fish. Since the fish hadn't been hooked yet, no one could move her position as the empress. As for the future, once the fish was hooked, it would be useless for her to be cautious. Thinking of this, she felt relieved, so she nodded and said, "That's true." Then she said to Fangyi, the maid beside her, "Today, I don't think that Concubine Mei is a good person. Go and convey my decree. Concubine Mei will be demoted to Concubine Jieyu and move out of the main hall of the palace where she originally lived and live in a side hall!"
Zirui's illness was not that serious, so the Queen did not dare to give him the medicine sent from the Imperial Hospital. She only ordered someone in Jingci Palace to cook ginger soup for him to drink, and only sent him back in a sedan chair when it was dark.
Zirui felt very guilty about what happened today, especially towards Yuerong. It was not until he returned to his room that he said to Yuerong, "Sister Yuerong, I'm sorry. It's all my fault that you got involved. I had to go out. It has nothing to do with you. But you still took all the responsibility on yourself in front of the Queen. Zirui feels very sorry." As he spoke, he looked at Yuerong's swollen face that was beaten by Meipin's maid. He thought to himself that he must be more energetic tonight. If his sister comes again, it would be best if he could see her and help Yuerong get some face medicine.
Feng Yuheng still entered the palace at midnight, and hid in Feng Zirui's room, watching the child silently. She hadn't heard about what was happening in the palace, but she felt that the little guy seemed to have something to do tonight, otherwise why would he sit on the bed and not sleep? His big eyes were looking around, as if he was looking for someone.
After a while, Yue Rong pushed the door open and said helplessly: "I saw that the candle in the room had not been blown out, so I knew that the young master must not have slept. What's wrong? Why can't you sleep?"
Feng Zirui did not hide the truth from her: "I want to wait for my sister. If she comes to the palace to see me, I can ask for some medicine for Sister Yuerong. Your face is getting more and more swollen. This won't do. My sister's medicine is very effective. It's not painful or bitter. It's better than anything in the Imperial Hospital."
After hearing what Zirui said, Feng Yuheng noticed that Yuerong's face was red and swollen, and there was a bloody scar on the corner of her lips. She couldn't help but feel puzzled, and her brows knitted tightly. At this time, Zirui and Yuerong talked about what happened during the day, and Feng Yuheng heard everything clearly.
It turns out that someone in the palace is bullying her brother!
Feng Zhaolian kicked one into the lake and drowned him, well, that's good. The Queen demoted the other one, well, that's not bad either. Feng Yuheng remembered these two favors, but she didn't feel very satisfied with the demotion to Concubine. After all, Zirui and Yuerong's words revealed that Meipin was the mastermind, and it was she who forced Zirui to jump into the lake. Of course, there were two other people who shouldn't be let off so easily.
She disappeared and reappeared beside the table, gently placing a bottle of anti-swelling medicine, a packet of warming powder and a packet of cold-preventing powder on the table, and then disappeared again.
For the three who are still alive, I, Feng Yuheng, will personally give you retribution!
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