Chapter 209: The Praise-to-Kill Strategy
Rumors in the harem always spread the fastest.
They are wrapped in the wind, caught in the light,
It doesn't take even a day for the news to become known to everyone.
On the second day when Xiao Fuzi was let out for a walk,
When Song Zhao went to pay his respects to Concubine Chen, he saw everyone's flattering faces as he wished.
The one who started the conversation first was Ru Guiren.
After greeting, everyone else sat down obediently, but she stood up again as soon as she sat down, and bowed to the Concubine Chen again.
"I congratulate Her Majesty the Concubine on her great happiness!"
The tip of the Concubine's nose twitched, as if she had smelled something. She immediately raised her orchid finger and placed it in front of her nose, saying with disgust:
"What's that smell on you?"
Today, the noble lady is wearing a small leather jacket that is decorated with gems, which looks very dazzling.
She raised her hand and smelled herself, and didn't think there was anything wrong, so she explained:
"This is a precious sheepskin armor. My concubines' mothers would wear this when they congratulate others, as a sign of respect."
Hearing this, Concubine Chen glanced at her with disdain, "I thought the smell was coming from your body. Don't wear this dress anymore, it's giving me a headache."
As soon as these words came out, all the concubines in the palace couldn't help laughing.
If a noble flatters a horse and hits its hoof, it is really embarrassing.
At this moment she was tugging at the corner of her clothes nervously, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.
The Concubine Chen ordered the palace servants to move an incense burner next to her to remove the smell, and then slowly moved her hand down from her nose, raised her eyebrows and asked her, "What did you just say? Congratulations to me on my great happiness?"
Noble Lady Ru forced a smile and said, "Your Highness has been favored by the Emperor and will soon be named a Noble Consort. I know that there has never been a Noble Consort in this dynasty. Your Highness Chen Fei has received this honor, and the glory will spread throughout the harem. I am really happy for your Highness."
After hearing this, the frown on the concubine's face suddenly relaxed, and she said with a faint smile:
"You are well-informed. But it's just tailoring, and the emperor didn't say it clearly. You'd better stop saying such flattering words in the future."
She told everyone to keep quiet, but the smile on her lips was telling everyone,
She likes to hear such words.
So, Li Changzai was not to be outdone and immediately stood up and said,
"Who in the palace doesn't know that Your Majesty is the most favored by the Emperor? And Your Majesty is originally the most noble concubine. Sooner or later, the Emperor will give you the title of Imperial Concubine."
Kang Ying, who was sitting next to her, was a timid and cowardly person. She dared not even breathe when the concubines spoke.
But now seeing that everyone else was busy saying nice things to curry favor with the Concubine, she also plucked up the courage to whisper:
"Your Majesty and His Majesty are deeply in love, and the concubines are very envious..."
Whether it is new or old people in this palace,
Everyone knows that what Concubine Chen likes to hear most is from other people, telling her how much Xiao Jingheng cares about her.
If this is the case, the Concubine Chen will definitely accept it all.
However, there are also some newcomers who are not in a hurry to curry favor.
Rong Yue just said congratulations to the Concubine Chen in a perfunctory manner, and He Changzai, who lived alone in Zhongcui Palace, just echoed Rong Yue's words.
As for the old people in the palace, except for Concubine Ying who had a cold face and said nothing, others, due to the power of Concubine Chen, had to follow suit and say a few words to please her.
Everyone chatted with each other, making the Concubine Chen smile brightly.
Listen to her saying: "In fact, whether or not to be a noble concubine is just a position, I don't care. Anyway, I have always known that the position of me in the emperor's heart will always be the first, and that is enough."
Hearing the Concubine Chen say such complacent words, Song Zhao just smiled and said nothing, letting her be proud.
Later, I returned to the palace and took a nap at noon.
Song Zhao saw Xiao Fuzi coming in with a bird cage.
Trapped inside is a parrot with a red head and blue tail.
The feathers are bright and colorful, very beautiful.
Song Zhao asked him, "Where did you get this little thing?"
Xiao Fuzi picked up the birdcage, whistled to tease the parrot twice, and replied:
"This was sent to the Empress by Lady Ru. She came from Mongolia and brought some rare creatures into the palace. I heard that she sent a 'pearl cow' to the Empress the other day. An adult is about the size of a large dog, with round and bright eyes and a rare coat. But the Empress asked Kang Yubin and others to light a fire and roast it for food."
Song Zhao smiled and put the armor into the birdcage, gently hooking the parrot's beak.
"This little thing doesn't have much meat, I can't ask you to roast it and eat it too, right?"
Xiao Fuzi grinned and said, "Your Majesty is always good at joking. But this little guy, do you want to keep him?"
"What the noble lady gave me was a token of her love. There is famine in the palace of the Concubine Chen, but I have plenty of food and clothing here. Why should I trouble a beast like it? Please leave it here."
So, Xiao Fuzi hung the birdcage on the treetop in the courtyard and kept it there for the time being.
Later at night, Xiao Fuzi got the news from the Jingshifang and went into the inner bedroom to report to Song Zhao.
But Song Zhao had brought the bird cage in at some point and was now feeding it sunflower seeds.
Xiao Fuzi said respectfully from the side:
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has summoned Concubine Ying to sleep with him tonight."
Song Zhao smiled and said while feeding the parrot:
"It's as expected. The Ning family was able to successfully capture Zhuyin Kingdom this time, thanks to the help of the Adahu tribe. The emperor is very pleased and will naturally not neglect Concubine Ying."
As soon as she finished speaking, the smile on her face froze, she threw the sunflower seeds into the drawer, and then sighed softly.
"How come this little guy can't even eat a melon seed? Zhenzhen is as precious as Ruguiren. Ask someone to peel the sunflower seeds and put them in a box for him. Don't let him go hungry."
Xiao Fuzi nodded, but was also wondering why Song Zhao suddenly became so interested in a parrot?
He glanced into the cage subconsciously.
Only then did I realize that there were faint blood stains on the sunflower seed skins that the parrot had chewed.
Take another look,
It turned out to be its tongue, which had been cut off by someone...
Xiao Fuzi understood, "I understand." He moved closer to Song Zhao and lowered his voice, "The concubine Ying has always been at odds with the concubine Chen. Your Majesty, do you think that during the visit today, the concubines flattered the concubine Chen, and would the concubine Ying tell the emperor?"
Song Zhao smiled and said, "She can say it or not, I am too lazy to guess."
Xiao Fuzi saw that Song Zhao seemed to be in a good mood today, and the smile on his face never faded, so he said:
"It seems that the queen is in a very good mood today."
Song Zhao raised his eyebrows frivolously, took off his armor and slowly peeled the melon seeds.
"The promotion of Concubine Chen to Imperial Concubine is something that all the concubines in the harem hope for. Since the Emperor intends to promote Concubine Chen, and he often says that he likes to see the six palaces in harmony, I think that if the Emperor hears this news, he will definitely be very happy."
He paused for a moment, threw the peeled melon seeds into the bird cage food box, watched the parrot eat them with relish, and then continued with a smile:
"If the emperor is happy, I will be happy too."
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