Chapter 103 The Man Behind the Scenes
Xi Que has been serving Jiang Xinyue since she was a child. Not to mention that she is a lady from an official family, her upbringing is no different from that of an official lady. Yet, she was being talked about in public.
Moreover, her queen was as noble and beautiful as a fairy from the Ninth Heaven. How could these wretched men talk about her?
She simply hated those people, and her actions were particularly cruel.
The palace people passing by ran far away. It was really because of Xi Que's fierce appearance and Zhenpin's indifferent look that they dared not approach.
Someone immediately went to inquire how the guards at the gate of Hexi Palace had offended Zhenpin.
Upon asking, they learned that Zhenpin had been confined by the Queen Mother again.
This time, it was not one or two months, but a full six months. That was six months!
The old ones were replaced by the new ones in the palace, and the concubines in the palace were even more varied. The emperor could reject some bad peach flowers for Zhenpin because of his temporary liking, but he was an emperor, and it was impossible for an emperor to remain chaste for a woman all his life.
Those concubines in the harem who had been silent for a long time and suppressed by Zhenpin's halo and had no chance of turning over all became active. For a while, every place in the palace seemed very lively.
The most favored concubines Li Guifei, Shufei and Zhenpin were all useless, which showed the favor of Ye Guiren, Jin Zhaoyi, Liangfei and Defei.
Jiang Xinyue didn't care about the bloody storm outside. Anyway, she had the promise of Emperor Xuanwu. No matter how favored the outsiders were, no matter how busy the emperor was, he would always take some time to come to Hexi Palace every day to tell stories to the baby in Jiang Xinyue's belly.
On the fifth day of her confinement, the wound on Shuangjiang's head stopped bleeding. Under the persuasion of Xijue and Xiaoxuanzi, she took the initiative to come to the main hall to find Jiang Xinyue.
What she didn't expect was that the mastermind behind the scenes revealed by Shuangjiang was actually someone she had never thought of before.
Frostfall knelt on the ground, looking gloomy: "If Your Majesty is wary of me and doesn't want me to serve you anymore, just punish me to the laundry department! Before Your Majesty entered the palace, I worked in the laundry department."
Jiang Xinyue helped her up: "Who said that I don't want to keep you anymore? I can see clearly how you feel about me. You and Xi Que, Xiao Xuanzi, and Jiang Chuan have supported each other since you entered the palace. The affection between us cannot be replaced by others. I believe in my heart more than my eyes." Sometimes
one's eyes will deceive oneself, but the heart will not. She believed that Frostfall was forced into a helpless situation.
She wiped Shuangjiang's tears with a handkerchief: "Don't worry, when my father entered the palace last time, I gave him the letter you wrote. He will go to your house to rescue your parents and brother."
The emperor asked her to tell her stepfather tactfully that he could use this corruption case to deal with the Song family. She took advantage of the opportunity given by the emperor and asked her stepfather to rescue Shuangjiang's family.
Shuangjiang cried so hard that she lost her voice. She knelt on the ground and wanted to kowtow. Xi Que held her back: "When can you change your habit of kneeling and kowtow? We are all tough guys in Hexi Palace. We dare to beat the Queen Mother's people. What does that person count for?"
Shuangjiang only found out now that her mother had beaten the Queen Mother's people. Moreover, the people in Kunning Palace had not come to cause trouble until now. It was obvious that they were afraid of her mother.
She felt that she was so stupid before. She actually did those stupid things just because she was afraid of bringing trouble to the Empress.
In fact, if she really listened to that person's orders, she would harm the Empress Zhen.
After finally pacifying Shuangjiang, now that she knew who was the mastermind behind the scenes, Jiang Xinyue naturally had to give back.
To be honest, since she entered the palace for the selection, the other party had been trying to kill her in various ways.
When Jiang Xinyue's soul traveled to the original owner's body before, it was the scene where the original owner was slapped and forced to kneel.
If her memory is correct, it was that person who said that the crabapples in the garden were in full bloom and he wanted to pick one to wear in his hair.
Although the original owner was also a very scheming person, she was the best at pretending to be innocent and weak, but her scheming was limited to the inner courtyard. How could a mere concubine know that the weeping crabapple in the Yu Garden was a token of love between Emperor Xuanwu and Concubine Li?
The person picked the flower, but suddenly said that the flower would look better on the beautiful original owner's head.
Who doesn't like to hear others praise their beauty?
As soon as the original owner put it on, Concubine Li rushed up from behind and slapped Jiang Xinyue in the face.
It turned out that the crabapple was not picked by her at all!
Changxin Palace——
"Your Highness..."
Xia He whispered a few words into Li Guifei's ear. The fierce beauty who was leaning on the soft couch sat up straight instantly, her eyes wide open: "Zhenpin is pregnant? Who said this? Is it reliable?"
She felt uncomfortable looking at the baby in Shufei's belly. She always felt that Shufei's child killed her child. She didn't want that nemesis to be her prince.
But if it was born from Zhenpin's belly, Shufei would feel the pain of separation from her flesh and blood, and have a beautiful little prince who looked a bit like herself. She still wanted it very much.
Xia He's eyes were determined: "I heard the news from a palace maid I didn't know, but think about it carefully, Your Majesty, Zhenpin has always been cautious. She rarely steps out of Hexi Palace without an invitation. Why did she go to Kunning Palace to give the Empress Dowager some crappy tea when she knew that she didn't please the Empress Dowager?"
Li Guifei thought for a while: "You mean, she deliberately angered the Empress Dowager?"
Xia He nodded: "The Empress Dowager wanted to punish Zhenpin, and it just so happened that the Emperor went there, and it just so happened that the Empress Dowager had a request for the Emperor because of Concubine Shu's matter, On the surface, it was the Empress Dowager who wanted to punish Concubine Zhen, but in reality, it was Concubine Zhen and the Emperor who set up a trap. The purpose of the six-month house arrest was to protect the dragon fetus in her belly. "
Li Guifei's beautiful eyes were full of disbelief. She looked up at Xia He and said, "But the Emperor wants to send Concubine Shu to Sheng'an Temple. Maybe the Emperor is using Concubine Zhen as a shield to protect Concubine Shu." If she
lost to Concubine Shu, Concubine Li could still comfort herself that she lost to the youthful love between the Emperor and Concubine Shu, but losing to Concubine Zhen... her self-esteem and pride were such that she didn't want to admit it no matter what.
Who is Concubine Zhen?
When she entered the palace, she was just a concubine's daughter from the fifth-rank Honglu Temple Shaoqing's family. Relying on nepotism, Jiang Shaoqing was promoted to Honglu Temple Qing.
Recently, the Song family has been very busy with the corruption case of officials in Zhenzhou. The old bastard Jiang Yankun even dared to go to the palace to complain, saying that the Song family assassinated Jiang Yanxi.
The emperor just issued an imperial edict the day before yesterday to reprimand my grandfather and father, saying that if Jiang Yanxi died or Jiang Yankun was injured, the account would be counted on the Song family.
Even if the Song family did not participate in the corruption case, they would be punished for the same crime.
Listen, is this what a human being says?