Chapter 103 No One to Rely On
"Okay, I won't ignore your lives. Let's do this, Emei, you take two reliable maids and go to check on Concubine Yi. Check her inside and out, and make sure she doesn't get hurt. I'll also make it clear in advance that this is not a palace search. If Concubine Yi disagrees, then forget it. You all go back first." The Queen waved her hand.
Concubine Feng had no choice but to leave unwillingly.
Everyone also left Fengzao Palace one after another.
Anxiang cried for a long time, but was finally dragged to the laundry department.
Concubine Yi was very uneasy when Anxiang was taken away early in the morning. At this moment, Emei and two maids arrived.
She bit her lip: "Where's Anxiang? Does the Queen have anything to say?"
Emei was polite: "In reply to Concubine Yi, Anxiang went to the laundry department. You are short of people here, and the Empress will arrange another one, or you can find one yourself."
"What did Anxiang do wrong?" Concubine Yi's face suddenly changed and her body shook.
"Zhu Li was poisoned to death by a snake, but there was medicine in his purse that could attract poisonous snakes, and the purse was given to him by Anxiang. This...I advise you not to worry about it for now. It is important for you to take care of your baby." Emei said.
Concubine Yi was helped to sit down while swaying: "Anxiang?"
She naturally knew that this was not the case. As for when the purse happened, she had no idea. But how could Anxiang do such a thing?
Besides, where did the medicine come from? "Sister Emei, what is this for you?" Huashan asked softly.
"Oh, it was the Empress's idea. She said we should check if there is anything bad in Changle Palace. After all, Concubine Yi is pregnant. You are the most important. Of course, the Empress said that this is not a palace search, and the three of us cannot search the palace. If Concubine Yi doesn't want to, we can just leave."
Concubine Yi sneered, "If I don't want to, I will have to pay for the medicine. Humph! Whether I am willing or not, I will take the blame. You can go back. Since my Changle Palace has not committed a serious crime, it is not your turn to search."
"Yes, then we will leave first. Empress Yifei, please take good care of yourself." Emei was not angry. She smiled and left with the two maids.
After they left, Concubine Yi covered her stomach with a pale face and said, "Call the imperial physician, call Imperial Physician Huang."
Doctor Huang is the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau and has excellent medical skills.
The important thing is, since he entered the palace, he has been serving Concubine Yi.
Huashan was extremely nervous, so Fuxiang and a few others came in to help, and asked the eunuchs to call the imperial physician.
Since Concubine Yi did not ask the Emperor to come, they did not dare to act on their own.
Anxiang has always been the one who dares to make decisions, but now that Anxiang is gone, they all feel a little at a loss.
Concubine Yi had a stomachache and was crying. She knew she could not save Anxiang.
Shen Chuliu and Yao Baolin returned to Cuiyunxuan and sat together to talk.
Cuiyunxuan has two peach trees and a pomegranate tree that were transplanted in the spring.
It’s also because the soil here is good that all the plants are alive, and even the pomegranates are blooming this year.
Although it will definitely not bear any fruit, it is also a good sign.
At this moment, they sat under the tree, and Zirui and the others brought out the tea set.
Shen Chuliu made tea himself.
"There's something I can't figure out." Yao Baolin said as he took a sip of tea.
"The Concubine Yi has been favored for several years, and now she is pregnant. Even if the matter fell on her, why did she become like this all of a sudden?"
For two consecutive days, two servants were taken away, and no one dared to stop them?
"She has no confidence." Shen Chuliu poured himself another glass.
This is the fine tea bestowed by the Emperor, and the tea soup tastes like red wine.
It tastes sweet and she likes it very much.
"What do you mean? Concubine Yi is so favored, how can she not be confident?" Yao Baolin was puzzled.
"Empress, Concubine Feng, Concubine Kangde, Concubine Jin, which one of them didn't have a much better family background than her? Even among the concubines below, I, Lady Li, Chen Baolin, and Li Baolin are all better than her. And there is also the always low-key Concubine Song Zhaoyi."
"Concubine Yi has been favored for many years, and she may not have encountered any trouble. Now that she has encountered trouble, she is timid. In fact, this is not difficult to see. You won't forget that she stood with Concubine Feng before, right? If it weren't for Wen Xiaoyi's miscarriage, they might still be in the same camp now."
"At that time, I felt that Concubine Yi was not confident enough."
How could a truly confident person surrender to Concubine Feng?
"That's true, but this matter is actually just a small matter. It's nothing more than the servants making a mistake and she stood up to it. The worst that could happen is that she could just kill Zhu Li herself." Yao Baolin was still puzzled.
"I guess she doesn't dare. It must have been difficult for her when she first entered the mansion."
Shen Chuliu shook his head and said no more.
Concubine Yi is indeed well-versed in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she also prides herself on being noble.
It is normal for such a person to be not good at managing servants. She was born in a poor family, and she had managed to win the loyalty of a group of people by relying on her favor over the years.
It's normal for her to be reluctant to give up when the critical moment comes.
But if he leaves, he won't be able to save anyone.
Now I don’t know if she regrets it, but…
Shen Chuliu smiled: "I don't know about other things, but from now on, Concubine Yi's favor will not be as great as before."
"Oh? What do you mean?" Yao Baolin became interested.
"It's just intuition. Just watch, sister." Shen Chuliu said.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Yao Baolin stopped asking.
Concentrate on drinking tea: "This tea is really good."
"After all, it's tribute tea, and the annual output is not that much. However, if you finish drinking it, it's also okay to have something slightly inferior to this one. If sister likes it, we can drink it together." Shen Chuliu said.
"It's all thanks to you." Yao Baolin said.
Yao Baolin and Shen Chuliu stayed for a while before going back.
Shen Chuliu sat there for a while and went back to eat at lunch time.
After lunch, she lay down, and Zi Rui became curious: "Master, can you tell me why Concubine Yi favored me less in the future?"
She had just been listening, extremely curious.
Shen Chuliu patted the bed and said, "Come."
"No, I need to change my clothes. They are dirty. I'll just sit here." She pulled a small stool and sat down next to Shen Chuliu.
"Look, the emperor said in front of everyone today that he would go to the queen's place for dinner. Isn't this supporting the queen? Besides, after so many things happened, Concubine Yi didn't ask the emperor for help. The emperor is so proud, how could he not know?"
"Ah? But why doesn't she ask for help? Isn't she favored?" Zi Rui asked.
"Your master is not a god, so how can she know everything? But I guess she doesn't dare to do that. She is afraid that the emperor will say that she doesn't manage the servants well. After all, too many things have happened to her in the past few days."
But in the eyes of the emperor, could it be that you don’t need me?
Isn't it because the queen rarely serves the emperor that she doesn't need him? But the queen has the confidence not to need him, and the emperor still has to respect her.
But Concubine Yi is different. She has no one to rely on and the only thing she can depend on is the emperor's favor.
(End of this chapter)
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