Chapter 105: Scheming against Shu Fei 2
"If I had thought so, I would have taken the bouquet to the Emperor instead of coming to the Empress first."
Song Zhao knelt down and bowed, and said to the Concubine Chen very respectfully:
"I have always remembered the grace of the Queen in Yuntai that saved me. I know that the Queen may be dissatisfied with the Queen Mother's closeness to me. That day at Lianxintai, the Emperor reprimanded the Queen and promoted me, which made the Queen lose face..."
"How dare you, Concubine Song!" Yingxiang shouted, interrupting Song Zhao's words, "The Emperor has never reprimanded the Empress, he just spoke to her a little louder, stop talking nonsense!"
Everyone around Concubine Chen knew how much she cared about Xiao Jingheng.
Since the master was not in a clear-headed state, the servants followed suit and deceived themselves, saying only nice things to coax the Concubine Chen.
Song Zhao knew that her words were like thorns, piercing the softest part of the Concubine Chen's heart.
But she had to say these words today, so she ignored Yingxiang and continued:
"I know that the queen may not want to be close to me because of these things. But I believe that the person who wants to harm me this time will definitely not be the queen."
"Oh?" Concubine Chen looked at Song Zhao with a gloomy face, "Since you have said so many things that I don't like about you, how can you be so confident that I won't harm you?"
Song Zhao said: "Because no matter what you do, it is to gain the emperor's favor. So even if you look down on me, you can't do anything to me at this time. If this incident makes the emperor suspicious of you, it will be more trouble than it's worth for you."
She slowed down, then suddenly knelt down in front of the Concubine Chen without any warning.
"Your Highness truly loves His Majesty, and His Majesty also truly treats Your Highness sincerely. But I am different. Your Highness only sees me as a pretty toy. And I also have my own selfish motives."
Song Zhao took a deep breath, as if he had made a great decision, and said earnestly:
"I want to take advantage of the fact that I still feel a little fresh in front of the emperor to ask for a good position for myself. It would be best if I could be promoted to concubine or consort and become the head of a palace."
"By you?"
The Concubine Chen obviously did not expect Song Zhao to dare to openly express his ambitions in such a dignified manner. She was stunned for a moment, then quickly sneered and said:
"Let's not talk about your status as a concubine's child. Just take the fact that your stepmother was convicted of a crime by the court as an example. The fact that you are still able to obtain the position of a noble is already a great honor for your Song family's ancestors."
"I know my situation, so I came to see you today with a bouquet of flowers."
Song Zhao bowed down and knelt down to pay homage to the Concubine Chen.
"I hope that Your Majesty can put aside the past grudges and continue to let me help you."
Concubine Chen narrowed her eyes and looked down at Song Zhao, "Are you trying to do me a favor?"
"I am not trying to sell you a favor. I am trying to show you my loyalty and gain your protection."
The color of Concubine Chen's eyes darkened. She looked at Song Zhao for a moment and suddenly got angry. She raised the teacup in her hand and threw it at her.
The teacup shattered beside Song Zhao, and the broken porcelain pieces brushed against the delicate skin of Song Zhao's wrist, leaving a bloody cut.
Concubine Chen stood up angrily, pointed at her and cursed: "Do you want me to support you to climb to a higher position, so that it will be easier for you to compete with me for the emperor's favor? Song Zhao, who gave you such courage to say such absurd things to me?"
The Concubine Chen's aura was so imposing that Song Zhao trembled with fear.
However, she still knelt upright, not paying any attention to the blood on her wrist, and continued with a slightly trembling voice:
"Since I am in the palace, I have to plan for myself. The emperor's current favor towards me is all because of my appearance. But my appearance will eventually age, but the selection of concubines is held every three years, so there will definitely be no shortage of young and beautiful ladies around the emperor.
My love for the Emperor and I are not as deep as His Majesty's. Without my beauty, I will have nothing.
But if I can become the head of a palace, and I can raise the heir I give birth to in the future, I will have a support in the palace. I have never thought of competing for the emperor's favor, and I don't want to be an enemy of the Empress Chen."
As she spoke, she suddenly raised her head and looked directly at the Concubine Chen with her bright, tearful eyes.
Gritting his teeth, he said earnestly:
"I just want to live."
Song Zhao said it very frankly.
She went straight to the point and told Concubine Chen what she wanted.
Since she entered the palace, she has never been thrown out of the whirlpool of harem fighting.
She was terrified that one day she would lose Xiao Jingheng's favor, not because she really liked Xiao Jingheng, but because she knew that she would inevitably be envied and hated by others if she was favored, and she might even lose her life if she fell out of favor in the future.
In fact, with so many people holding high positions in the harem, adding Song Zhao wouldn't be a big deal.
And she was right in saying one thing,
If she really gave the bouquet to Xiao Jingheng today, then Concubine Chen would definitely be in endless trouble.
Naturally, Concubine Chen was wary of Song Zhao. Even if Song Zhao was honest, she only believed half of what he said.
But right now, the most important thing for Concubine Chen is to deal with Concubine Shu first.
Therefore, Song Zhao was still useful to her, and she could not directly reject Song Zhao's surrender.
Then her expression eased a little, and she said calmly:
"You should get up and answer. Yingxiang, go get some medicine to treat the wound on Concubine Song's wrist."
Later, when Yingxiang was treating Song Zhao's wrist injury, she said to Concubine Chen:
"Your Majesty, in fact, it is obvious that someone is targeting you. I am just a pawn. Your Majesty arranged my first bed with you, and you saved my life. I really want to stand behind you and do my best to protect you. I just don't know if you are still willing to accept me..."
The Concubine was silent for a moment, not mentioning Song Zhao's surrender at all, and changed the subject:
"I like to be straightforward with people and hate people playing dirty tricks behind my back. I already have some guesses about who did this. Please put it aside for now and pretend that you know nothing. Give me three days, and I will naturally make the person who hurt you suffer the retribution she deserves."
In this way, Song Zhao had no choice but to thank Concubine Chen for her protection and then left.
After returning to the residence, Yunshan said timidly while helping Song Zhao rebandage his wound:
"I was so scared... There was no Soul-Separating Powder in the bouquet just now. If the Empress Chen sends someone to check, wouldn't the young lady be exposed?"
"She won't." Song Zhao smiled calmly, "Xiying has already told her in advance, and she knows how powerful that thing is. When she saw me carrying the bouquet, she was afraid of hurting herself, so she definitely didn't want to keep that thing for a moment."
Yunshan asked again: "My lady, do you think that Concubine Chen will definitely take action against Concubine Shu? But there is no evidence for this matter. My lady cannot find the poisonous substance of Lihunsan from Miaojiang in the manor to frame Concubine Shu, this..."
Song Zhao smiled and shook his head. "Without evidence, the Concubine Chen will naturally find a way to fabricate evidence. Why are we in such a hurry?"
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