Chapter 488: Face Slapping
Everyone agreed, and a group of beauties followed the queen out, with those riding the sedan chair going first and those walking behind.
Yang whispered to Zhou who was traveling with her, "Sister, look. Concubine Jing is so beautiful."
Zhou smiled and said, "Yes."
Unfortunately, they could only watch and could not pay their respects to the Queen Mother.
The group went to the Queen Mother's palace. The Queen Mother had already asked people to prepare tea and asked everyone to come in and pay their respects.
After greeting and sitting down, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "They are all good children indeed. Queen, you are also blessed."
The queen smiled and said, "Mother is right. I am very happy to have more sisters to share my worries."
It was not known whether she was happy inside, but there was no sign of reluctance on the Queen's face when she said this.
The empress dowager did not speak to the newlyweds. She talked to the queen for a few words, asked about the concubines who had children, and then waved her hand to let everyone go.
Even so, it had delayed half the morning, so there was no need to go back to Fengzao Palace and everyone went their separate ways.
Cuiyunxuan is right next to Yufu Palace, so naturally Shen Chuliu and Li Zhaoyi also walk closely behind each other.
When they arrived at the entrance of Cuiyunxuan, Li Zhaoyi bowed as she came down and said, "Hello, Madam. I will come to pay my respects to you another day."
"No need, I like quietness." Shen Chuliu said lightly.
Li Zhaoyi lowered her head and said nothing. She just watched the sedan chair go away before entering Cuiyunxuan.
"You are so arrogant. I am just a second-rank concubine, only slightly higher than you." said the maid Cuiluan.
Li Zhaoyi sneered: "Sooner or later, this will all be gone."
In Yufu Palace, Chi Su was puzzled: "Why is your Majesty doing this?"
What she asked was why she wanted to become enemies with Li Zhaoyi.
"Ah? Because it's fun. Concubine Li is too rational, and Concubine Qianshu has restrained herself now. Concubine Jin is too stupid, and I'm lonely." Shen Chuliu blinked.
Chi Su had nothing to say and could only help her change her clothes.
"Among the people who came in this time, Yang Yunu has the lowest status. Her father is just an eighth-rank official." Jimei said.
"Yes." Zhemei said as she brought tea, "It is said that when he came in, he was carrying a small bag, and it is estimated that there was nothing in it."
"Well, there are good and bad things. Let's see who will come out on top." Shen Chuliu smiled and picked up the tea: "Sometimes having a good family background is useless. Look at Concubine Yi. She has a good family background, but she is still silent. She is not bad looking."
"I learned all of this from Concubine Shun." Chi Su said in a low voice.
Shen Chuliu laughed.
Drink tea in a great mood.
On the third day, as expected, the first place the emperor went to was Cuiyunxuan.
Cuiyunxuan was brightly lit. Li Zhaoyi, wearing a crabapple red dress and a beautiful bun, came to greet the emperor.
Qi Yixiu smiled and took her hand and walked inside.
However, I have been to Cuiyunxuan many times before, and the figure of Concubine Jing flashed through my mind.
Of course the emperor would not leave because of this. He just smiled, which made Li Zhaoyi think that it was all for her.
Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Qi Yixiu got up to go back to court, and Li also got up to help him change his clothes.
Before leaving, Qi Yixiu smiled and left behind the Shoushan stone ornaments in the main room.
He recalled what Li had said last night, saying that this ornament was not good and that it was a good thing that Concubine Jing was reluctant to part with.
He walked away quickly, pretending nothing had happened.
Li Zhaoyi did not become spoiled by the favor. On the first day, she paid her respects in a proper manner.
In Fengzao Palace, many people envied her, but due to her high position, not many dared to speak out.
Even if others don't say it, she will say it herself.
"Empress Jing has lived in Cuiyunxuan for a long time, and Your Majesty has been there often. Yesterday, she was more familiar with the place than I am."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone felt a kind of... subtle, indescribable contempt.
Are you showing off now? "Why are you so happy that the emperor was thinking of me when he slept with you?" Shen Chuliu was bitten by a mosquito last night and didn't sleep well. She was sleepy and angry today.
This made Li speechless for a long time: "What are you talking about, Madam..."
"I'm annoyed, don't mess with me." Shen Chuliu frowned. She looked fierce after putting on makeup. She also had the majesty of a high position for many years. How could a concubine who had just been named Zhaoyi compare to her? When you raised your eyebrows slightly, Li Zhaoyi actually felt terrified.
"Oh, it seems that Li Zhaoyi didn't do her homework before entering the palace." Concubine Jin laughed: "Our Concubine Jing is the most powerful one. It's not good for you to mess with her. I don't even dare to do that."
Li Zhaoyi smiled awkwardly and said nothing.
The people below couldn't help but look down on her. How dare she challenge Concubine Jing? However, there were also people who didn't look down on her. Maybe she wasn't stupid, but she was very good at hiding. After all, it would be easier for the emperor to pamper a fool, right? Sure enough , in the next few days, the emperor stayed at Li Zhaoyi's place and had no intention of going anywhere else.
On the ninth day of May, after paying respects at Fengzao Palace, Shen Chuliu did not rush back, but went to the Imperial Garden. Yao Baolin had her period these days and was not feeling well, so she asked her to go back first.
Shen Chuliu didn't walk around for too long. The weather was hot, so it was okay to walk around now. It would be too hot if it was any later.
Before Shen Chuliu went back, she saw Baoyu coming to her anxiously, "Huangli, please go talk to the sisters and save our Baolin."
Huang Li was stunned: "What happened? Don't worry, tell me and I'll report it."
"Call him over." Zhemei looked at Shen Chuliu and nodded.
So Huangli didn't need to report it. Baoyu came over and said, "Madam, when our Baolin was leaving, Madam Li Zhaoyi was outside Cuiyunxuan. There was nothing to do, and our Baolin was about to leave after paying his respects. But Li Zhaoyi insisted that our Baolin didn't take her seriously, and punished our Baolin to kneel down, and... slapped him twice... He is still kneeling there now. Our Baolin is not feeling well today, Madam, please help him."
"He's asking for death. Okay, you go and take care of it first." Shen Chuliu waved his hand.
Baoyu didn't dare to say much, but just looked at Shen Chuliu expectantly.
Shen Chuliu said nothing: "Let's go to Taiji Palace."
Several people helped her get on the sedan chair and went to Taiji Palace.
In Taiji Palace, the emperor smiled when he heard that Concubine Jing had come: "Why is she here?"
Shen Chuliu came in to pay his respects: "Greetings to His Majesty. Sorry to bother you."
"What are you saying, my beloved? Come and sit down. It's so hot, why are you here?" Qi Yixiu smiled.
"Your Majesty, you are too partial now." Shen Chuliu sat down and frowned.
"Tsk, why do you come here to blame me? How have I wronged my beloved? Tell me, my beloved, and I will vent your anger for you." Qi Yixiu sat down.
"Your Majesty, you may be able to coax Li Zhaoyi with these words. I am also old enough to be unreasonable. But Li Zhaoyi has only been in the palace for a few days. Isn't it a bit too much? If she comes to provoke me, I will be a concubine after all, so I will just block her back. Don't bully Yao Baolin? Yao Baolin has followed the emperor since the Qiandi Palace. Even if there are some things that I don't know about, she has never been promoted. At least it's not a big deal, right? Otherwise, how can the emperor let her live?"
(End of this chapter)
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