Chapter 160 Double Kill Plan 2
Although Shu Fei was full of complaints,
But who will listen?
Even if Xiao Jingheng knew that the musk incident might have nothing to do with her,
But since this matter involved the Queen, she had to accept the injustice.
Xiao Jingheng held Song Zhao's hand and said in a gentle voice:
"I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. If anyone has the intention of harming our child, I will punish him severely and completely eliminate the unhealthy practices in the harem!"
When he said this, Concubine Chen was listening from the side, her eyes revealing an unconcealable sense of loss and sadness.
On the other hand, the Queen also blamed herself:
"There have been so many incidents in the harem recently, and they are all aimed at the heir to the throne. It is really my fault for being incompetent..."
"How can the Queen be incompetent?" The disappointment in Concubine Chen's eyes was swept away, and she turned to mock with unruly ridicule:
"If I were to say, you must be very capable. You, Yipin and Xiao Guiren were pregnant at the same time, and they both went through several dangerous situations, but you still protected your dragon fetus well. If this is still considered incompetent, then I really have to find a hole to hide in."
The irony in Concubine Chen's words was very obvious, and the Queen's face turned ugly.
"Concubine Chen, what do you mean by this?"
"What else could it mean? Queen, you..."
"Chen Fei." Xiao Jingheng called out, interrupting Chen Fei's wantonness, "You are not allowed to be rude to the Queen."
Although Concubine Chen was very angry, since Xiao Jingheng had spoken, she could not continue to insult the Queen.
Later, I heard Xiao Jingheng say to the Queen:
"The Queen is almost seven months pregnant now. It is not easy to move in the late stages of pregnancy, so this is the worst time to work hard. You should take a good rest these few days, and don't ask the concubines to bother you before you give birth.
In the future, when the six palaces come to pay respects, let them go to the Chen Fei's palace for the time being. The Chen Fei will take care of all the trivial matters in the palace. You just need to rest assured and take care of your pregnancy."
These words sound like Xiao Jingheng's concern for the queen.
But in reality, the Queen's power was completely sidelined.
At this moment, the queen had not yet realized that it was Xiao Jingheng who was suspicious of her.
She thought it was because she failed in her duty in managing the six palaces that she caused Xiao Jingheng's dissatisfaction.
The Queen naturally didn't want to do that.
She, the mistress of the six palaces, is still alive and well, so why should it be the turn of the Concubine Chen to be worshipped by the concubines?
So she immediately said: "Your Majesty, I think..."
"I obey your order." Concubine Chen rushed to answer Xiao Jingheng's order before she could finish her words, and then smiled and said to the Queen:
"Your Highness, you need to take a good rest. The Emperor is doing this because he cares about you and is thinking about you. This baby of yours is the Emperor's legitimate son, so there must be no mistakes."
Things have come to this point, if the Queen says anything more, it would be ungrateful.
At this moment, she was like a dumb person eating Coptis chinensis, she could only swallow the bitterness and responded reluctantly.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your concern."
*
Today's farce ends here.
In the following days, the Queen's Palace became completely deserted.
Xiao Jingheng told her to take good care of the baby, not to move around casually, and not to let the concubines bother her.
How is this different from putting her under house arrest in disguise?
She just didn't say it openly because she was concerned about her husband's reputation.
Two days later, after Song Zhao paid his respects to Concubine Chen, he went to the side hall to visit Concubine Xiao.
She caught a cold after falling into the water. Today, she looked much better. Song Zhao sat beside her bed, held her hand and asked:
"Is my sister all right?"
Concubine Xiao nodded sadly, and after a pause, she said helplessly, "To be honest, I am really scared. Concubine Chen threatened me with the baby in my belly, saying that if I don't listen to her, she will never let me see my child in the future. What can I do?"
She pounded the bed in frustration, holding back her tears as she said, "This time she asked me to wrongly accuse Shu Fei, what about next time? Will she use the child as a threat next time and ask me to wrongly accuse Yun Fei, Ying Fei, or even... the Queen?"
The incident of Concubine Xiao falling into the water was actually arranged by Concubine Chen from the very beginning.
She deliberately let Song Zhao and Xiao Guiren talk in the pavilion, and chose the time when Shu Fei would come over so that Xiao Guiren could speak nonsense.
The Concubine Chen herself had never had a child, so she certainly knew what words would touch the fragile nerves of a mother who had lost her child and make her impulsive.
Once Shu Fei gets impulsive, as long as she has any physical contact with Xiao Guiren,
Even without Shu Fei's push, Concubine Xiao would have jumped into the Imperial Lake on her own and put the blame on Shu Fei.
The original words of the Concubine Chen were, "You bathe in the palace every day anyway, and the water in the pavilion is shallow, so just think of it as taking a cool bath in the Imperial Lake."
However, Concubine Xiao was living under someone else's roof and was under the tyranny of Concubine Chen. She could only do whatever Concubine Chen said.
Song Zhao didn't know how to comfort Concubine Xiao, so he could only say, "Sister, just focus on your pregnancy and don't worry about other things."
Concubine Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "Rest assured? How can I be at ease?"
Song Zhao didn't know whether she could be at ease.
But after this incident, Song Zhao was finally able to give birth with peace of mind.
Because those in the harem who might plot to murder the royal heir in her womb are now trapped.
Song Zhao had actually been planning this double kill ever since the incident with the sedan chair in the corridor:
The sedan chair in the corridor fell down, which made Xiao Jingheng suspect that someone in the harem wanted to do something to the child. This was the first step;
Afterwards, Song Zhao was so anxious and worried that he hid in the palace and refused to see anyone except the queen. This was the second step.
The third step is to use the method of attacking the heart to make Xiao Jingheng abandon Chen Fei and go to visit Shu Fei, which will lead to Chen Fei's jealousy and resentment, and Shu Fei will join forces with Song Zhao again.
After Shu Fei was entangled in the matter of Xiao Guiren, Song Zhao took the opportunity to ask the imperial physician to treat her as well, leading to the fact that she had used musk, so that Xiao Jingheng could find the musk sachet hidden in her palace. This was the fourth step;
As for this last step, it is also the most critical step in this game.
She just took advantage of Xiao Jingheng's suspicion and made him think that the whole thing was actually the Queen's plan, and she wanted to put the blame on Shu Fei!
Song Zhao won this double kill game beautifully.
Did Shu Fei push Concubine Xiao into the water? Song Zhao said she didn't see it.
As for the sachet in her palace, it was found by Xiao Jingheng himself. What does it have to do with her?
In this way, even if the Queen and Concubine Shu could turn things around in the future, they would not doubt Song Zhao for anything.
At most, they will just be suspicious of each other and continue to fight each other.
The queen is the head of the imperial palace, and her mother's family is powerful enough to be underestimated. Now she is pregnant.
Therefore, this round will most likely only trap her temporarily, but will not bring her down.
And what about Shu Fei?
Is there any chance for Shu Fei to turn things around this time?
Song Zhao also wanted to know,
How loyal is Qingyue, who serves Shufei?
Could she, after having been punished by the Ministry of Punishment, still grit her teeth and not confess a single evil deed that Shu Fei had done?
And that night, Song Zhao's question was answered.
Xiao Fuzi reported to her overnight:
"Your Highness! Qingyue was tortured by the Ministry of Punishment until she was half dead. She couldn't stand the torture and confessed everything!"
(Ps: Don’t be anxious! Why did some cute people come out again after yesterday’s update to say that Concubine Xiao is stupid, and that what I wrote is illogical... Didn’t I say that the plot of this article is very deep, and it won’t be the kind of superficial and stupid palace fighting tactics.
So my dears, next time you see something weird, don’t jump to conclusions. There will be reasonable arrangements later. Happy weekend, refills.)
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