Chapter 259 Taboo on Resentment
"I have not been in the palace during this period, and I have troubled you, Concubine Kangde, to take care of the trivial matters." The Queen said with a smile.
In fact, during the period when the Queen was away, the eunuchs and maids in charge of the palace were in charge, and Concubine Kangde was not really entrusted with the affairs.
However, as a concubine, Concubine Kangde was inevitably involved in some things.
Of course, she was smart enough not to do anything obvious.
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? I am only trying to do my best." Concubine Kangde said hurriedly.
"You are the one who does not take credit for yourself. I know all your merits," said the Queen.
Concubine Kangde hurriedly thanked her and was very respectful.
No matter what, from the perspective of others, the Queen was indebted to Concubine Kangde.
If it weren't for the Queen's words back then, Concubine Kangde would not be Concubine Kangde now.
So, she should be grateful.
But who knows what's going on in her heart? "Speaking of which, Concubine Kangde is busy, but Concubine Song Zhaoyi is indeed very idle." Lu Baolin suddenly said.
Everyone looked over and knew that there was something to be said.
Song Zhaoyi blushed: "What can I be busy with when Lu Baolin said that?"
"Empress Song Zhaoyi must have something going on. She has been scheming a lot every day. If Empress Song Zhaoyi had a son, wouldn't she be able to be promoted to a higher position?" Lu Baolin snorted.
"Lu Baolin, just say what you want to say." The Queen said in annoyance.
"Yes." Lu Baolin stood up and glanced at Song Zhaoyi. "I missed the fifth prince some time ago, so I went to visit him. I heard that the fifth prince was taken to the imperial garden. I was worried. The emperor and the queen were not here, and the prince was still young. How could he be carried around? I rushed to the imperial garden, but I saw Song Zhaoyi holding the fifth prince."
"Oh, when did this happen? I didn't even know about it. Does Concubine Song want to have a child?" Concubine Jin said with a smile.
Song Zhaoyi's face turned even redder, and she also stood up: "Your Majesty, I just saw that the child was cute, so..."
"Empress Zhaoyi! It was not I who asked the wet nurses to carry the child." Lu Baolin snorted.
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen the Fifth Prince yet? Sister Song likes him, so he must be cute, right?" Shen Chuliu suddenly said.
"Empress Jing Xiuyi has disliked me for a long time, but she really shouldn't say that now. The Emperor only said that the Fifth Prince is being raised in Ruiqing Palace, so he is still my child!" Lu Baolin had never been so sharp before.
At this moment, she was also afraid that the child would be raised by someone else. How could she recognize him in the future? "It's okay for Sister Song to like children, but the Fifth Prince is still young after all, how can she dare to take him to the Imperial Garden?" Concubine Kangde smiled and said, "Look how anxious Lu Baolin is."
"Yes, I know I was wrong." Song Zhaoyi's face turned red and white, and she was almost unable to stand.
Of course she wanted a child, but she didn't want to go too far.
It was indeed she who asked someone to take the child out, and she did have some thoughts on this.
She thought that if she got close to the child, maybe the emperor would ask her to raise him. Now that she was exposed in public, she was really ashamed.
She is a truly honest person, the kind that has no sense of existence, never harms others and does not plot anything. She was able to become Zhaoyi only because of her honesty.
"Alright, Song Zhaoyi, don't go see the Fifth Prince again in the future. Lu Baolin, don't be disrespectful to the high-ranking concubines. Let's forget about what happened today. If you are disrespectful again in the future, I will punish you. The emperor only said that the Fifth Prince will be raised in Ruiqing Palace and he will not go back on his word. Song Zhaoyi is not allowed to go and see him, and the same goes for you!"
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Lu Baolin said hurriedly.
Song Zhaoyi also thanked the Queen and sat back with a blushing face.
After saying this, there was nothing else to say, so the queen just told everyone to disperse.
When they came out, Shen Chuliu was walking behind Song Zhaoyi, and whispered, "Sister, don't worry about these guys in Ruiqing Palace. If they could be raised by someone, they would have been raised by someone long ago. Sister, instead of asking for an heir, it's better to ask for a princess whose mother is not prominent in the future. Just live in peace. Asking for a prince is like going to the battlefield. Sister is not that kind of person, why bother?"
After saying this, he left without listening to Song Zhaoyi's reply.
Song Zhaoyi clutched her handkerchief, murmured something, and then went back.
After returning to Shuyuxuan, Zhen'er served Song Zhaoyi tea and said softly, "Empress Jing Xiuyi has always been powerful, but what she said is also true. Master, you don't ask for anything else. You have no bad intentions in raising the prince, but you can't guarantee that others are afraid that you have bad intentions. If they come to harm you, how can you resist even if you have three heads and six arms?"
The Song family is also a frontier family, but after all, they are far away from the imperial city.
Besides, she is only slightly better than ordinary people. If she is brought to the palace, won’t she still be not good enough? Song Zhaoyi sighed: "If I could have her ability, I wouldn’t be like this now."
"Forget it. I know all this in my heart, but... that child is really cute." Song Zhaoyi shook her head.
"Master, don't be anxious. Aren't there two more pregnant women now? No matter who it is, after giving birth to a child, she can only be promoted one level, but she can't raise the child." Zhen'er said with a smile.
Song Zhaoyi also smiled and put the matter aside for the time being.
"Master, do you think the Emperor will ask Concubine Song Zhaoyi to raise the fifth prince?" Zi Rui asked in a low voice.
Shen Chuliu shook his head firmly: "Of course not, if she knew, she would have raised it a long time ago, why would she wait until now?"
"So we're going to keep him in Ruiqing Palace forever?" Zi Rui whispered, "Isn't that a bad idea?"
"What's wrong with that? In name, he is Lu Baolin's child. When the fifth prince grows up and needs to be married, if Lu Baolin is still alive, he can be promoted. But they were not together since they were young. By then, the prince had grown up and moved out of the palace. The mother and daughter only saw each other a few times, which was even more limited. Isn't that good?"
In fact, Shen Chuliu knew clearly that the emperor just disliked Lu Baolin because he was too cunning and never used his mind seriously, and he was not smart.
She was afraid that she would lead the child astray. Otherwise, based on the Lu family, she would be qualified to raise the child.
There is no way. The emperor would rather give benefits to the Lu family from other places than to promote the Lu family.
But this is a good thing for her. Since Lu Baolin can't catch the child, he naturally has no confidence to harm others.
One less enemy at the root.
However, as the Sixth Prince grows up, she will not fall out of favor for a while, otherwise the palace will be full of enemies.
Shen Chuliu didn't dare to relax.
I had just returned to Cuiyunxuan when I saw Shen Biyu coming to pay her respects.
Shen Chuliu naturally disappeared.
Shen Biyu was anxious: "I haven't seen you for a long time, are you busy?"
"Shen Yu-nu, please go back. The Queen said that she is tired. See you another day." Yuan Xiao said with a smile.
Shen Yu Nu bit her lip: "Sister always refuses to see me, do you hate me in your heart?"
"What are you saying, Imperial Concubine? They are all the Emperor's concubines. You must know that concubines in the palace are most afraid of resentment."
Yuanxiao meant to ask Shen Yu-nu, do you want to harm your sister? (End of this chapter)
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