Chapter 241 Suspicious Huipin 1
That day, the Queen and Song Zhao parted unhappily.
Even though she was the empress, she was still suppressed by Song Zhao's arrogance.
Logically speaking, the Queen should have been angry.
But when Song Zhao left, Shuang Ruo came in to serve the queen, but she saw the queen sitting leisurely on the phoenix chair.
She had a relaxed smile on her lips and was playing with a string of beeswax Buddhist beads in her hand.
Shuang Ruo couldn't understand, "Concubine Yi committed treason, why didn't the Empress use your status as the Empress to punish her?"
"Insubordination? Who saw it?"
The Queen raised her eyebrows and looked at Shuang Ruo, and said slowly: "She was just made a concubine today, and is the favorite of the Emperor. And I have just been suspected by the Emperor and the Queen Mother. If I quarrel with her at this time, who do you think will suffer?"
Shuang Ruo pondered and said, "Speaking of today's events, I really can't understand... Your Majesty was worried that Concubine Yi would think that you were the one who did the Meiyuan incident and take the opportunity to retaliate against you. So you asked me to ask for leave from the Imperial Court, saying that you were not feeling well and might not be able to attend the New Year's Eve banquet. But today, Concubine Yi is being crowned as a concubine, so why would Your Majesty give her such a big face and come in person to perform the ceremony?"
The queen sneered and said, "If I hadn't come, she would have been suspicious. Now that I'm here, I'm playing a trick on her, making her more certain that I was the one who did it. In this way, the more she doubts me, the easier it will be for her to be slandered by those who are hiding in the dark and spying on her."
Shuang Ruo suddenly realized and said hurriedly: "So just now... the Queen wanted to keep Concubine Yi and made it clear, in order to make Concubine Yi more certain that all the things that were detrimental to the eldest prince were done by you, the Queen. So that she would focus on dealing with you and ignore other things?"
The queen sneered with great pride, straightened her back unconsciously, and sat up straight.
"As the mother of the country, you have to balance the six palaces, and there are so many things to do. Although the imperial concubine is domineering, she is just a talisman for the emperor to control the Ning family. To put it bluntly, she is not as good as an embroidered pillow that looks good but is useless. On the contrary, Song Zhao is the biggest threat to this palace."
She slowed down, lowered her eyes and fixed them on the intricate phoenix pattern on the sleeves of her phoenix robe, her smile becoming more sinister.
"But what if she is favored by the Emperor? What if she is the biological mother of your son? No matter how proud she is, as long as she falls, I, as the legal mother, will naturally raise her child well and will not let her feel sad in the afterlife."
"How could she be disappointed?" Shuang Ruo covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "Your Majesty, the Queen's status is so noble. If Concubine Yi's child can be raised in your lap, it will be a great blessing for them both in several lifetimes!"
"Haha~" The Queen was delighted by Shuang Ruo's words. After she helped her up with her sleeves, she said:
"Then wait for me to go to bed and worship Buddha. I will pray to all the gods and Buddhas in the sky for her, so that this overwhelming blessing can fall on her head as soon as possible."
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The next day.
Song Zhaochu was first ranked among the four concubines. Logically speaking, the Changle Palace should be bustling with people coming and going today.
But today the weather suddenly changed and it was very cold and cloudy.
Therefore, most of the concubines with higher positions sent their servants to bring gifts to Song Zhao.
Among the new concubines who entered the palace, only He Changzai and Kang Ying came to congratulate Song Zhao.
After finishing lunch, Song Zhao originally planned to take a break.
Just at this time, Huipin came to her palace with Li Changzai and Tong Changzai.
The three of them originally lived in Zhaochun Palace, so it was common for them to come and go together.
As soon as they met, Huipin seemed very close to Song Zhao.
She gave Song Zhao a fire fox fur scarf.
The fur is bright and shiny, thick and warm, making it the best choice for keeping warm in winter.
"Last time, Sister Song praised the scarf I was wearing for being beautiful. I knew right away that Sister must like it, too. So when I wrote home, I asked Dad to send me another one to the palace."
As Huipin spoke, she tugged at the fire fox fur scarf in her hand and was about to put it around Song Zhao's neck.
Song Zhao did not reject her and let her stand on tiptoes and fiddle with it in front of him.
After the scarf was tied, Huipin was as happy as a child and said happily:
"Sister Song is beautiful. This red color really suits her best. Do you like it?"
Song Zhao nodded, "You gave it to me, of course I like it~"
To show his affection, Song Zhao gently pinched Huibin's dimpled smiling face.
Later, Rong Yue and Li Changzai also presented gifts to Song Zhao, who hurriedly asked Xiao Fuzi to accept them, saying that she was very happy.
She continued, "Look at me. You've been here for quite some time, but I was so busy talking to you that I forgot to welcome you in. You left me and my sisters standing in the corridor in the cold wind. Come on, let's talk inside. Yunshan, go get the newly supplied Dongjiang Chu Yunxian from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then go heat up a cup of milk tea for Huipin. It's her favorite."
Everyone entered the main hall, talking and laughing.
As soon as I entered the room and sat down, I heard Li Changzai say:
"It's so warm in Concubine Yi's palace~"
Song Zhao smiled, "Raising a child in the palace means I have to worry about everything for him. I'm worried that he'll be cold, and I'm also worried that he'll be hot. This is giving me a headache."
Huipin said: "Sister Song, has Chengyu fallen asleep? I haven't seen him for a long time~"
Song Zhao looked at her with a smile, "He just went to bed. But he only takes a nap for half an hour. When he wakes up, let the nurse bring him over and coax him for you, okay?"
Huipin nodded repeatedly and smiled happily.
Afterwards, everyone chatted for a while, and the coldness on their bodies was completely dispelled by the heating in the hall, and they felt very warm.
Rong Yue wiped the sweat from her temples with a piece of silk and said casually:
"We noticed the temperature had dropped when we went out, so we went back and changed into thicker clothes to pay our respects to Her Majesty. I didn't expect it to be so warm inside Her Majesty's palace."
Seeing her face flushed from the heat, Song Zhao said, "If you feel hot, you can take off your coat. We are all sisters, there is no need to be so formal in front of me."
Rong Yue hurriedly said, "That concubine has lost her manners."
She couldn't wait to take off her coat. Li Changzai beside her was also feeling very hot, so she followed Rong Yue's words and unbuttoned her coat.
But Huipin...
She drank milk that was warmer than tea, and wore clothes no thinner than Rong Yue and the others.
But let alone taking off her clothes, she even refused to take off the fur scarf around her neck.
Rong Yue saw that Huipin's bangs were sticking to her skin due to the heat, so she asked with concern:
"Don't you feel hot, Concubine Hui? You are sweating. Why don't you take off your coat?"
"Huh? No... not hot."
Huipin stuttered, looking embarrassed and shaking her head.
"I'm not hot, I've always been afraid of the cold. Sister Song's palace is warm, which is just right for me~"
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