Chapter 140 The Angry Empress
Concubine Zhen, Concubine Zhen... Concubine Zhen again!
It seems that all the concubines in the palace are giving way to a little Concubine Zhen.
Empress Zhu was even more embarrassed. She invited the emperor to cook wine and enjoy the snow together, but the emperor said that he was too busy with government affairs and had no time. Now he picked the plum blossoms they were enjoying and gave them to Concubine Zhen.
Why?
Did he see that Concubine Zhen was unwilling to leave the palace, so he wanted her to see the bright plum blossoms without leaving the house?
She couldn't even maintain the most basic, dignified and elegant smile, and said with a dark face: "Since the most beautiful flowers have gone to Concubine Zhen's Hexi Palace, let's go to Concubine Zhen's place to see if there are any rare things to see!"
The Empress was finally willing to teach Concubine Zhen a lesson. How could the concubines in the harem not be willing?
Only Jin Zhaoyi covered her forehead and leaned on the palace maid, saying weakly: "Your Majesty, I just drank a few more cups, and now my son has a severe headache. Please allow me to go back to the palace to rest. My head hurts so much."
She said so, and Queen Zhu has always been "generous and kind", so it is not easy to force her, so she can only let her leave.
The Jin family had a man named Jin Wuyong who had an affair with the concubines and cheated on the emperor. The whole family has been convicted and imprisoned in the Dali Temple. I am afraid they can only wait until the emperor's amnesty to get out. The
Jin family has already declined, and even Jin Zhaoyi's life was saved by Jiang Xinyue. She really doesn't want to be forced to stand on the opposite side of Jiang Xinyue.
What's more, after the incident with Concubine Shu, she also saw it very clearly.
As the emperor's white moonlight, Concubine Shu has been in a high position in the harem for so many years and has remained standing. Even if Concubine Li Guipin and the Empress did not discover her specialness at the beginning, they should have realized it later.
Concubine Liang and Concubine De were able to be concubines because they gave birth to princes and princesses for the emperor, which elevated the status of Concubine Liang and Concubine De, and the status of the princes and princesses was relatively more noble.
Concubine Shu was apparently not favored at that time and had no children, so why did she sit on the position of the four concubines?
Not to mention that the emperor also extremely disliked the Wu family and people related to the empress dowager.
Concubine Rong Guipin has been in the palace for so many years, and she has only been promoted from concubine to noble concubine. Why does Concubine Shu have special treatment?
It can only explain one thing, Concubine Shu is someone the emperor really likes and really cares about.
They didn't want her to be envied or in danger, nor did they want her to be bullied because of her low status.
The Empress and Li Guipin had seen through it long ago, but they had never been able to defeat Shufei. For so many years, she and the emperor had been "secretly having an affair" under their noses, which shows that Shufei was very capable.
But such a capable Bai Yueguang, who the Empress and Li Guipin couldn't defeat, was finally defeated by Zhenpin, who had been in the palace for less than two years.
The scary thing was that she knew how Shufei and her brother conspired to harm her just by guessing.
And she deduced that they wanted to destroy her innocence, start with the child in her belly, and provoke the relationship between her and the emperor.
This is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that she can find her in advance and teach her how to save her life.
Although Jin Zhaoyi knew very well that Zhenpin was just using her to clear herself, she had to do what Zhenpin said.
Because if she didn't report it, she would die.
If she died, who would remember the family members who were imprisoned in the Dali Temple?
So she couldn't get involved in the fight between the Empress and Zhenpin. She was still hoping that Zhenpin would come to power in the future and help her plead with the emperor to release the Jin family.
Even if she didn't tell the emperor, it was Zhenpin who asked her to report her brother.
"Huh?"
Defei looked at the wide-open palace gate of Hexi Palace and said, "Did Zhenpin open the door?"
Looking more carefully, the ice bridge was shining in the sunlight, almost blinding people's eyes.
"What is that?"
Someone exclaimed, "Ah! That's an ice bridge carved out of ice and snow, so beautiful!"
Everyone couldn't help but quicken their pace to find out.
"What on earth is this Concubine Zhen doing?"
Concubine Liang said dissatisfiedly, "What do you think of the craftsmen in the palace? These are the most powerful carving masters recruited from the public, who are specialized in building and repairing palaces for the emperor. She is too willful. Your Majesty, you must not let her off this time." Empress
Zhu was already full of anger when she came all the way from the warm pavilion, and said unhappily, "I know what's going on."
If it was really that Concubine Zhen was willful and opened and closed the palace gates as she said, and did not take the palace rules and regulations seriously, she would not mind exercising her rights as the Queen of the Eastern Palace to teach Concubine Zhen a little lesson.
As they approached, the eunuchs and guards at the gate of Hexi Palace hurriedly paid their respects to the empress, but refused to move aside.
Empress Zhu frowned fiercely: "What? I am not allowed to enter even though I am here to visit Concubine Zhen?"
Did he really think that this harem was the backyard of the Jiang family, and dared to stop her, the master of the harem?
Jiang Chuan knelt on the ground: "To reply to the Empress, the Emperor is in there with Concubine Zhen! Please allow me to go in and report."
It would be fine if the Emperor did not accompany them to watch the snow, and sent flowers to Concubine Zhen, but he was actually in Hexi Palace?
It seems that the ice-carved arch bridge outside was also built by the craftsmen ordered by the Emperor.
He is romantic, but where does he put the face of her, his first wife?
But no matter how angry he was, Empress Zhu had to endure it.
Normally, she would not be a disgusting person, but today she also confronted the emperor: "Then go and report it."
Jiangchuan glanced at Empress Zhu, and hurriedly ran in with his body bent. After Shuangjiang went in to explain the situation, the emperor agreed. Then he entered the inner hall and replied: "The Empress has come with Empress Liang, Empress De, Zhang Ronghua and the concubines in the harem in a majestic manner. I see that the Empress seems to be very angry. Your Majesty, you see..."
Wang Dequan hurriedly said: "The guards who went to pick plum blossoms just now said that the Empress and others were admiring the flowers."
It must be because of picking flowers that made them unhappy.
Emperor Xuanwu had just reconciled with his Yue'er, but before they could spend much time together, the Empress and the others had spoiled their fun. They said unhappily, "Isn't it just a few flowers? I've admired them year after year, but I'm not satisfied? Do I need her permission to pick a few flowers?"
Jiang Xinyue blew the hot milk tea on her lips, sat lazily on the couch and said, "Maybe there is some misunderstanding. Why don't you go out and take a look?"
Why are you getting angry in front of her?
You scared her little six.
Emperor Xuanwu didn't dare to make Jiang Xinyue angry again. He kissed her on the face and took Wang Dequan out.
Xi Que asked, "Your Majesty, aren't you
going?" Jiang Xinyue sneered, "Why should I go? When the Emperor and the Empress are arguing, should I pass the knife? Or let those women's jealous faces pollute my eyes?"
If Emperor Xuanwu couldn't even resolve such a small matter for her, then he should get out quickly and not stay here to waste air.