Chapter 256: Beating Rushi
For the whole month that followed, no concubine saw Concubine Chen.
The door of Yonghe Palace is closed every day.
During this period, Song Zhao went to see her three times, but was turned away each time.
At the beginning of March, all the magnolia flowers near Guangyang Gate were in bloom.
The branches are covered with clusters of petals that form a sea of flowers. The gentle breeze brings down a lavender rain, and the faint fragrance makes it seem like a dream.
Many times when Song Zhao passed by Guangyang Gate, he could see many concubines laughing and having fun, singing and dancing under the magnolia tree.
But I never saw Concubine Chen here again.
On March 19, two major events occurred in the palace.
First, Xiao Jingheng scheduled the southern tour at the end of March, but apart from Huipin and the queen, he did not specify who else he would bring with him.
Secondly, the people in the imperial court cut down the most beautiful magnolia trees near Guangyang Gate.
Song Zhao entered the palace late and didn't know much.
The magnolias that Xiao Jingheng ordered to be cut down were planted by him and Concubine Chen himself.
It represents the friendship between the two.
Now that the people are still there and the trees have been cut down, it is inevitable that people will think too much.
When the concubines paid their respects to Song Zhao the next day, they expectedly started discussing this matter.
Ying Fei speculated, "We all know the Imperial Concubine's temper. The Emperor goes to comfort her every day, but she is always thinking about the fact that she has lost her child and is unhappy. She may also always complain about the Emperor. She may have forgotten that her child who died young is also the Emperor's son. The Imperial Concubine only cares about her own feelings, and she is probably going to annoy the Emperor."
Concubine Yun also said, "Isn't it? The magnolias were uprooted, and the relationship probably ended here. Do you remember? In the past, the palace servants of the Flower and Bird Department did not weed those magnolias thoroughly, and the Imperial Concubine saw it, and she almost sent the person to the Ministry of Punishment. It shows how much the Imperial Concubine values those magnolias..."
Yaopin sneered, "What she cares about is the relationship between her and the emperor, but in the end, isn't it because of the word 'friendship' that she pushed the emperor further and further away? Who can she blame?"
The Imperial Concubine Chen was very powerful and had been flaunting her power in the palace for many years, and she always looked down on everyone.
In this whole palace, from the Empress to the unknown concubines and maids, is there anyone who has not suffered from her open and secret ridicule?
When you are strong, you offend many people. When you are weak, everyone is bound to come forward and step on you.
At this moment, even Ru Changzai dared to mock:
"It seems that the emperor is really angry with the imperial concubine this time. But this is just her own pretense. It wasn't the emperor who caused her child's death, so who is she showing her disdain to?"
Hearing this, Concubine Ying glanced back at her and said with a wry smile:
"Yes, it is said that you have made the greatest contribution to the Imperial Concubine's death. If she wants to be rude, she should do it to you."
"......"
Ying Fei would not respond to this as usual, nor did she dare to respond.
In the awkward moment, she could only turn her head to look at Song Zhao who was sitting firmly in the first place, and flattered him with a hypocritical smile:
"If I were to say, Concubine Yi is very lucky. The eldest prince has grown up healthy and is loved by the emperor. Now you are the leader of the four concubines and the most favored by the emperor. In addition to accompanying the imperial concubine, the emperor only turned over your name card recently. I think... if the imperial concubine really confesses her crime in front of the emperor this time, Concubine Yi may replace her soon~"
Song Zhao listened to her flattery, smiled and shook his head:
"The Imperial Concubine has served the Emperor for a long time and has a deep relationship with him. Let alone me, who in this palace can replace the Imperial Concubine?"
Ru Changzai said again: "Don't be so modest, Concubine Yi. You have only been in the palace for a year, and you have been promoted from a concubine to the highest position of concubine. Who in the palace is more valued by the emperor than you?"
She was a dullard, and she flattered Song Zhao repeatedly in order to surrender to him so that she could have someone to rely on in the deep palace.
But these few words made all the concubines change their expressions.
Especially Concubine Ying,
Her power to assist in managing the six palaces was transferred to Song Zhao. She was already unhappy about it, and now her face looked even uglier.
Song Zhao took a quick look at the faces of the people in the hall, still smiling, and said:
"What you said here is really clever. Not only did you disparage the Imperial Concubine, but you also made me jealous. No wonder Sister Yingfei asked someone to slap you in the face on the street. If you were someone in my palace, I'm afraid you would have been beaten to a pulp by me."
Song Zhao used the most gentle tone and said the most sarcastic words, which caused the concubines to laugh.
Wei Ruchang was so embarrassed that her face turned red and she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
Amidst the laughter,
Suddenly, Xiao Fuzi, who was guarding outside the door, said in a solemn voice:
——"The Imperial Concubine has arrived!"
After hearing this, everyone looked out the door.
All I could see was a red silhouette, swaying against the light.
Concubine Chen was still the same as before. Whenever she traveled, no matter where she went, she would always make a big fuss.
Dozens of palace maids surrounded her and as they approached the main hall step by step, they gave people a strong sense of oppression.
Today, she wore a crimson Shu brocade cloak with a phoenix wearing a peony. Her hair was combed into a cloud-like bun, and she wore a kingfisher-green and gold-gilded hair ornament in her hairpin. She was adorned with gold, silver and jade ornaments all over her body, and she looked extremely luxurious.
Add gorgeous makeup to your face, draw distant mountains on your eyebrows, and lightly touch your red lips.
She is truly a goddess, radiant and gorgeous, completely different from the decadent image that everyone has in mind.
Seeing that it was her, Song Zhao immediately stood up and led all the concubines to greet her.
"I, your humble concubine, pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine. May the Imperial Concubine be blessed with good health and good health!"
This time, Imperial Concubine Chen didn't even bother to roll her eyes at them, or even look at them. She didn't ask anyone to stand up, and just walked towards the seat at the top.
When she passed by, Ruchang was by my side, and I heard her say lightly,
"Kang Yubin, smash her mouth."
"I obey your order!"
Before Ruchang could react, Kang Yubin slapped him hard on the face.
He struck with great force, and within a few strokes the corner of Ru Uan's mouth was broken, with blood oozing out.
Along with the crisp slapping sounds and the usual unclear cries for mercy,
After Concubine Chen sat firmly in the first seat, she glanced at Song Zhao with lowered eyebrows and said to her lightly:
"You get up. Sit there."
She pointed to the seat next to her and asked Song Zhaodu to sit down.
After Song Zhao thanked him and stood up to take his seat, he saw Concubine Chen sweeping her sharp eyes at the concubines kneeling in the hall and said firmly:
"Why? Why don't you dare to look up at me? Don't you all hope that I will be devastated, heartbroken, and die a miserable death?"
The concubines were terrified and said in unison: "We dare not!"
"Humph." Concubine Chen snorted coldly, her tone full of her unique arrogance.
"I'm telling you, I'm not made of paper. I won't fall down so easily. And I won't let you bitches laugh at me!"
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