Chapter 385: Zhaohua is crowned as the queen! She personally beats the baby out of Huifei's belly!
In the main hall, all the concubines were dressed in their best attire.
Looking around, there are a sea of bright red and purple, and each one is more beautiful than a flower.
After Zhaohua took the first seat, everyone except Ning Wanshuang stood up, bowed to Zhaohua, and said respectfully:
"I, your humble concubine, pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty live a thousand years and enjoy auspicious and peaceful life."
When Zhaohua was watching the ceremony, he deliberately glanced at Concubine Hui.
She was dressed very simply today.
She was wearing only a light blue brocade cloak, and almost no gold, silver or jewelry on her body. Even her hair was simply tied up with a wooden hairpin. The only thing she did not take off was the red coral ring on her right index finger.
Xiao Jingheng practiced frugality, and Concubine Hui followed suit since she became pregnant. She was the concubine with the least shortage of money in the harem, but now she lived the most frugal life to show her obedience to Xiao Jingheng.
Zhao Hua smiled faintly, but didn't say anything.
He raised his hand and ordered everyone to calm down, then said:
"Knowing that you sisters would be coming today, I prepared gifts early in the morning to see you off."
After that, Yunshan and two palace maids each held a mahogany tray and delivered the gifts to the concubines in each palace.
Some people with sharp eyes noticed that these were the jewelry that Zhaohua used to wear.
However, they are well maintained and look about 90% new. They are also extremely valuable.
"I have seen the Queen wearing this jade pendant before. This... the Queen gave me her own jewelry. How can I be so lucky as to bear it?"
Zhao Hua smiled gently and said, "Since we are sisters, how can we follow the rules to get along with each other? It will become awkward. So I thought of doing this as a gift to let you sisters understand that no matter who I am, my feelings for you will not change."
When everyone thanked him in unison, Rong Yue suddenly suggested:
"The Queen Mother is so kind to us. We accepted her gifts when she was crowned as the Queen, but we all came here empty-handed."
It was expected that the concubines would come empty-handed.
Zhao Hua's coronation date was suddenly brought forward, catching everyone off guard.
Who dares to be careless about the gift for the queen?
Rather than giving something inferior, it is better to wait until the enthronement ceremony is over and then give a grand gift together.
But when Rong Yue suddenly mentioned this matter, it made everyone in the room feel awkward for a while.
Ting Rongyue smiled and said, "I was thinking, since the Queen has given us all her personal accessories, why don't we pick out some personal items to give back to the Queen as a token of our friendship?"
After saying this, she set an example by taking off the gold and jade bracelet on her wrist and respectfully presenting it to Zhaohua.
Zhaohua was very happy after receiving it, and the other concubines followed suit and also picked out their own personal belongings to send Zhaohua off.
Even Ning Wanshuang, who had a cold face throughout the whole process, took off a jade hairpin from her bun and threw it to Yunshan.
"This emerald green is a little too pale, but it's more suitable for the queen to wear."
Although she spoke sarcastically, Zhao Hua was not annoyed, but smiled and said:
"Thank you, Concubine Chen. I like this hairpin very much."
"Humph." Ning Wanshuang snorted coldly, rolled her eyes at Zhao Hua, and then ignored her.
The scene became awkward for a moment, and Ying Fei suddenly said:
"It seems that Concubine Hui hasn't given the Queen any gifts yet?"
Concubine Hui subconsciously clenched her right fist and clasped it unnaturally on her legs.
"I came here in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. It would be better to ask someone to go back to the palace to get it and then give it to the Queen..."
"Are you unprepared or are you reluctant to part with it?" Ning Wanshuang interrupted Concubine Hui with a wry smile. She lowered her eyes to glance at her clenched right hand and said in a mocking tone, "Don't you always wear a red coral ring on your right index finger?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Hui's face suddenly changed.
"This won't do... This is given to me by the Emperor, how can I..."
"Hahaha~" Ning Wanshuang laughed wildly, stroking her temples and said lazily, "Everything that the concubines in this palace wear, which one is not a reward from the emperor? How come you are the most precious?"
Concubine Ying also said in a deep voice: "Concubine Hui, are you deliberately trying to intimidate the Empress?"
"I dare not."
Concubine Hui pursed her lips tightly, her eyes filled with reluctance and unwillingness.
But with so many eyes looking at her, what can she do?
She had to take off the ring very slowly and let her maid Rendong give it to Zhaohua.
After Zhao Hua received it, the smile on his lips became even more intense. He immediately put it on his index finger and compared it, praising it endlessly:
"No wonder my sister is reluctant to part with it. Look at this red coral, it is as red as blood, and its quality is comparable to the large coral that the emperor gave to Concubine Chen."
After saying that, he ignored Concubine Hui's reaction. After hearing a burst of thunder,
Then he looked out the window and said:
"It looks like the rain is going to get heavier soon, sisters, please go back to the palace as soon as possible."
All the concubines took their leave, except Concubine Hui who was reluctant to leave.
When Concubine Yun passed by her, she called her, but she said she had something to say to Zhaohua and asked them to go first.
After everyone had left, Zhao Hua looked at Concubine Hui with a relaxed expression and asked softly:
"Is there anything else, sister?"
Concubine Hui's face suddenly darkened, and she was too lazy to pretend in front of Zhaohua.
She stood up and took two steps forward, standing at the back of the hall. She suddenly stretched out her hand to Zhaohua and said:
"Give me back my ring."
"So my sister is reluctant to part with this ring?"
Zhao Hua slowly took the ring off his index finger and rubbed it in his hand.
"I see that my sister wears this ring every day. Maybe she has developed feelings for it after wearing it for so long? Well, a gentleman should not take away what others like. Since my sister is reluctant to part with it, I will return it to you."
As he spoke, he reached forward, pretending to return the red coral ring to Concubine Hui.
But when Concubine Hui was about to step forward to take it, Zhaohua suddenly let go and the ring fell to the ground.
The coral was brittle and hard, and it broke into two pieces the moment it came into contact with the equally hard marble tiles.
"oops."
Zhao Hua stroked his chest and smiled a little embarrassedly.
"Look at how clumsy I am. I was really careless."
As he spoke, he did not forget to raise his long eyebrows towards Concubine Hui, as if he was provoking her.
"Song Zhao! You..."
Concubine Hui valued this ring more than her own life.
She didn't care about her seven-month-old body, she squatted down to pick up the broken ring, held it tightly in her palm, and her eyes immediately turned red.
Ren Dong quickly helped her up, "Madam, what are you doing? You are healthy, be careful not to hurt yourself!"
Unexpectedly, Concubine Hui suddenly lost her temper. As soon as she stood up, she pushed Rendong away with force, and then glared at Zhaohua who was sitting in the first seat.
She was so angry that her beautiful features twisted into a ferocious look like a mad beast.
"Do you think I don't know what you are planning?"
Concubine Hui approached Zhaohua step by step, but was blocked by Xiao Fuzi and Yunshan.
She squinted her eyes and looked at Zhao Hua, lowering her voice and saying word by word:
"Whether you have lost your memory or not, you know it yourself. How long can Doctor Zhang hide in Jing'an Marquis's mansion?
You'd better hope that he never returns to the palace in this lifetime. Otherwise, let alone the position of Queen, you have committed the capital crime of deceiving the emperor and making a fool of him. It is unknown whether you can save your life at that time!"
After saying these harsh words, Concubine Hui pushed Xiao Fuzi hard and turned to leave.
She walked quickly until she reached the main hall entrance. Just as she was about to open the palace gate, she suddenly heard Zhao Hua's gentle voice calling from behind.
"Sister Huifei, what do you think this is?"
She was stunned, and when she turned back impatiently, she was hit by a heavy force in the lower abdomen without any preparation.
The pain made her eyes go dark, and she fell to the ground.
After a while, she recovered and saw that it was Zhao Hua who was holding a curtain-lifting stick in his left hand and looking down at her with a sinister smile on his face.
"Song Zhao! How dare you...you murder the heir to the throne...ah!"
'Pop'
Without waiting for Concubine Hui to finish her words, Zhao Hua raised his stick and struck her in the lower abdomen with it again.
"Why don't I dare?"
Zhaohua wanted to fight again, and Rendong was also frightened by the scene.
She rushed over to protect Concubine Hui, crying and shouting:
"Empress! Our mistress is pregnant, how can you hit her like this?"
Zhao Hua remained silent and stopped for the moment.
Only after Xiao Fuzi forced Rendong aside did she see the blood flowing from Concubine Hui's body, which had already dyed her light blue skirt red.
Concubine Hui clenched her teeth, covered her abdomen with her hands, and had an extremely painful expression.
She stared at Zhaohua intently, her forehead covered with sweat, and she was unable to speak.
Zhao Hua calmly lowered his eyes, looking down at her as if he were admiring an ant.
"Laugh, don't you love laughing at me the most?"
After he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly turned fierce, and he used all his strength to hit Concubine Hui on the abdomen with the stick.
Following Concubine Hui's miserable screams, Zhao Hua looked at her fiercely and shouted:
"Why aren't you laughing? I told you to laugh!"
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