Chapter 551 Losing the Sacred Heart
The palace became lively.
Shen Chuliu often goes out, but most of the time she is with Concubine Yao, or goes alone.
Not with others.
I was visiting the palace alone that day and met Mei Chongyuan in a pavilion halfway up Wanghai Peak. It was quite a surprise.
Mei Chongyuan is a little bit fatter than before, but only a little. She is fuller and more beautiful now than before.
"Hello, Concubine Jing. I hope you are well." Mei Chongyuan greeted with a smile.
"Sit down, you're doing well too?" In fact, they had seen each other when they paid their respects, but this was the first time they met in private.
"I'm fine, but I just didn't have the patience for the confinement period. But now I've gotten through it." Mei Chongyuan said with a smile.
"That's good. How about the Seventh Princess?" Shen Chuliu asked again.
"I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Mei Chongyuan waved her hand and asked someone to pour tea.
"I have nothing to do in the palace these days, and I have a lot of things to think about. Now that I am in the palace, I can look around and see the scenery." Mei Chongyuan looked at Shen Chuliu: "Your Majesty, you came a little early. Was it still a little cold here when you first arrived?"
"That's right. Now is the perfect time." Shen Chuliu had nothing to do, so he just dealt with it casually.
"Your Majesty is not in the palace. I wonder if you can know what's going on in the palace?" Mei Chongyuan had already hinted.
"Since I'm not here, I naturally don't care. What's the matter?" Shen Chuliu also looked over.
"It seems that the queen really doesn't know. Recently, there has been a rumor in the palace about some romantic affairs of Concubine Jin before she entered the palace. I think it's strange. Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, it is interesting to make it public at this juncture. Although Concubine Jin has a high position, she only gave birth to a princess. Who is so shameless to let others have their own good deeds?"
"Mei Chongyuan is a smart person." Shen Chuliu smiled.
"Oh, it's just that I'm scared just by looking at it. This matter already happened before I left the palace, and I don't know what to do now. The eldest princess will get married at the end of the year, so I hope nothing happens to her." Mei Chongyuan said.
"The eldest princess is noble, so nothing will happen to her. You and I don't have to worry so much. The scenery is so beautiful, it would be a shame to just not mention it." Shen Chuliu smiled.
Mei Chongyuan also responded with a smile and changed the subject.
When Shen Chuliu returned to Guanlan Pavilion, she asked about this matter. Nanny Zhang said, "I also got the news today. It is true. This matter is probably true."
"Did Concubine Jin have any history with someone before entering the palace?" Shen Chuliu raised an eyebrow.
Although according to her thinking, this is not a big deal.
As far as the current level of openness is concerned, even if you have been married, as long as the emperor is willing, he can take you as a concubine.
In folk customs, there are also cases where a man marries his wife who is a second marriage.
But the prerequisite is that the emperor must know it first.
Now that it has suddenly been revealed, the emperor doesn't know about it? That would be interesting.
Does hiding it mean that you can't forget the old love? "True or false is one thing, but now you bring this up..." Shen Chuliu shook her head: "Who can't wait to get promoted?"
"Ah... I didn't think of this. You are really smart, my master." Chi Su patted her head.
That’s right. Concubine Jin is not favored, so who can she bother?
It's nothing more than that she occupies the position of a concubine. If she is pulled down, won't someone else be able to take her place? "Could it be Li Zhaoyi?" Chi Su whispered.
This one is the best at dancing.
"I don't think so, but nowadays, it's hard to say whether it is true or not." Shen Chuliu smiled: "Concubine Jin is unlucky."
Sure enough, in Haiyan Palace, Qi Yixiu didn't seem angry when he heard Chu Si cover up the incident. He just frowned and asked, "Where did you get the news?"
“I don’t know now, it’s just circulating in the palace…” said Chu Si.
"If you don't know, investigate. I want to know who did it." Qi Yixiu waved his hand.
Chusi agreed and went out, thinking that the emperor couldn't demote Concubine Jin or punish her in other ways at this time, otherwise wouldn't it be tantamount to tacit approval? If things go wrong, he might even promote Concubine Jin to prove her innocence.
Otherwise, it would not look good for the eldest princess.
In the Heqing Palace, the Queen also laughed: "Who is so wicked? The Emperor has always been indifferent to Concubine Jin, and now he is really..."
"Yes, we estimate that it was done by one of the nine concubines below. But Concubine Li probably doesn't have the courage to do so, and she has no way of knowing these things. I wonder which capable person it was." Emei said.
The Queen shook her head: "In the end, this matter will still be blamed on Li Zhaoyi."
What a suitable opportunity?
It is fitting that the father and daughter of the Li family are both equally incompetent.
If Li Zhaoyi had been able to keep the baby she was pregnant with when she first entered the palace, she wouldn't be in such a passive situation now.
What a pity.
"The two people from the Li family who entered the palace were all like this. They couldn't even keep an heir." Emei shook her head.
How pitiful the third princess was back then.
"Yes, even if Ying Xiurong is stupid, at least she can read people's expressions. This Li Zhaoyi is really stupid. It shows that the Li family is just that capable. Now it's good, the second prince who was implicated is also like that." Pei Yue snorted, "Let them be proud!"
"Even though they are proud, they dare not offend you. Why are you angry?" The queen laughed.
"Whether Concubine Lin and Xu Baolin can keep their baby is the most important thing now. No matter what, don't let anyone take advantage of them," said the Queen.
Emei responded yes.
Love can be preserved or not, at least don't let anything go wrong and implicate the queen.
Three days later, the news that came back on the fourth day of the Chusi showed that... Li Zhaoyi was a suspect.
Of course, this is just what happens on the surface. No one knows what’s going on in his heart.
Li Zhaoyi had no way to defend herself, so the Queen Mother said directly: "With such behavior, you are not worthy of being a concubine."
Empress Dowager Li has been unhappy with Li Zhaoyi for a long time. She is even more annoying than Concubine Qian back then.
In the Heqing Palace, Li Zhaoyi stood there: "It's not me, how dare I, it's really not me!"
The Queen said calmly: "Okay, you can go back. Everything depends on the Emperor's decree."
Li Zhaoyi couldn't explain herself anymore and was dragged away.
Soon, the emperor's decree came down, saying that Li was talentless and immoral, framed the imperial concubine, and ruined people's reputation. She was unworthy of the position of the Nine Concubines, and was demoted to a beauty and was never allowed to be one of the Nine Concubines again.
The last sentence simply cut off her path to advancement.
No matter how hard she tries in her life, she can only be a concubine.
Li fainted at that moment.
Along with the decree of demotion, an imperial edict was also sent to the southwest to reprimand Li Pei for his poor parenting of his daughter.
At this point, the Li family completely lost the emperor's favor.
I don't know who was the master behind the scenes who was able to kill two birds with one stone. Although the bird belonging to Concubine Jin was apparently harmless, the emperor still remembered it.
As a result, there is one more seat among the Nine Concubines, and she is the head of the Nine Concubines.
Not only was Li demoted, she was also ordered to move out of Cuiyunxuan and live in Yinyue Pavilion.
Meow?
(End of this chapter)
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