Chapter 67 Help You Die
The Concubine Chen had no intention of giving the Queen any face at all.
As calm and composed as the queen was, her expression now became visibly ugly.
Concubine Yun seized the opportunity to express her loyalty to the Queen, so she said to Concubine Chen:
"Empress Chen! Do you have any manners left? It's fine if you just come late to greet me, but look at the way you're dressed. What do you want to do? Are you trying to take over my business?"
"Haha?" Concubine Chen smiled contemptuously and stroked the intricate embroidery on her cloak disapprovingly.
"Are you saying that the peacock pattern on my dress is presumptuous, or that the string of floating cloud beads on my neck is presumptuous?"
She leaned back lazily on the back of the chair, her eyes resting leisurely on the queen, and said indifferently:
"You think these things are rare, but I have as many of them as you want in my palace. If the Queen likes them, I can also send some to you."
It was always the Queen who rewarded other concubines of lower rank with food, clothing and daily necessities.
How could it make sense for a concubine of lower rank to reward the queen?
But the Queen did not find fault with her and continued to say with a smile:
"How can I take your things? Besides, the peacock embroidery on your body makes you look pretty, and the floating cloud beads on your neck make my skin look fair and shiny. These things are the most suitable for me, so I'll keep them."
Song Zhao led a leisurely life in the palace. What she liked most was watching the Empress and Consort Chen quarreling with each other.
However, it must be said that compared to the arrogance and extrovertness of the Concubine Chen, the Queen's calm and dignified demeanor seems much more sophisticated.
She said that the Peacock and the Floating Cloud Pearl were most suitable for the Concubine Chen. Wasn't the implication that she was telling the Concubine Chen:
No matter how arrogant or presumptuous she was, she could only use these things that imitated the expenses of the imperial palace.
But imitations are imitations after all. No matter how similar they are, they are not presentable.
Concubine Chen also understood the Queen's hidden meaning. After a brief thought, she saw that she was staring at the embroidery on the Queen's phoenix robe without any hesitation and said:
"In fact, I think some things may be more suitable for me."
She didn't dare to speak openly, so the queen simply ignored her and let her go crazy.
Ying Fei interjected at the right time, "You had a reason for coming late after serving the emperor in the past, but why are you late again today for no reason? Chen Fei, I think you are taking advantage of the queen's kindness and are getting even more arrogant!"
Concubine Chen glanced at Concubine Ying nonchalantly, "You are the assistant in charge of the six palaces, but you don't even know who served the emperor last night? I don't know how you help the queen take care of the affairs of the harem."
Ying Fei said: "What do you mean by this? Could it be that you were the one who slept with him last night? The emperor clearly turned over the name card of Concubine Song yesterday, how could it be..."
"So what?" Concubine Chen laughed wantonly, her beautiful eyes flew upwards, and she said provocatively:
"If others can't figure this out, can't you figure it out too? It's not like you haven't had a time before when the emperor summoned me to the palace gates of Chaoyang Palace and then sent me back to rest. You must have performed this play of returning the jade intact to Zhao more than once or twice, so why are you making such a fuss now?"
Ying Fei has the blood of the Hu people in her body, and her temperament is tough and fierce.
In the past, when Concubine Chen was in favor, Concubine Ying had offended her because of her temper.
So for a period of time later, whenever Xiao Jingheng turned over the card to ask Concubine Ying to sleep with him, Concubine Chen would interfere and take away Concubine Ying's favor.
It was too embarrassing to bring up this matter in public. Concubine Ying was choked and her face turned red. She didn't know how to respond.
When the atmosphere was tense and awkward, the queen gave her advice.
"It is possible that the emperor has changed his mind. For example, the last time I had a heart attack, didn't the emperor leave the concubine to accompany me?" He looked at Song Zhao and said, "Song Changzai, don't take it to heart."
Song Zhao immediately said, "I dare not! The Empress Chen has served the Emperor for a long time, so she can naturally make the Emperor feel more comfortable than I can."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Chen looked at Song Zhao with a smile and said nothing.
Afterwards, everyone was silent.
Xiao Changzai, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly stood up, bowed to the concubines, and said:
"When the concubine and the queen worshipped Buddha, I specially made protective sachets for you ladies."
Her maid Yinzhi took out a bamboo basket, which contained many sachets of different colors with scriptures copied on them.
Xiao Chang was handing out sachets to everyone while saying:
"These sachets were made by me personally, and I have burned incense and prayed for them. I hope they can bring peace and prosperity to all the ladies."
After receiving the sachet, many people praised it.
When Xiao Changzai brought the sachet to Concubine Chen, Concubine Chen looked her up and down, then winked at Yingxiang, asking her to accept the sachet, and then said in a cold tone,
"You're thoughtful."
After Xiao Changzai delivered the sachets, the Queen suggested:
"It's winter now, and most of the plum blossoms in the Plum Garden have bloomed. Tomorrow is the day for plum blossom appreciation in the palace. Sisters, please don't come to the palace to pay your respects. Let's go to the Plum Garden to appreciate the plum blossoms together tomorrow morning."
All the concubines said in unison: "Yes."
On the way back to the palace, Song Zhao heard someone calling her from behind.
When I turned around, I saw Yingxiang standing beside Concubine Chen.
"I pay my respects to Concubine Song. Concubine Chen said that you did a great job yesterday and asked me to give this gift to you as a reward."
Yingxiang handed Song Zhao a letter. Song Zhao could recognize the handwriting on the letter at a glance.
It belongs to Song Shicheng.
Song Zhao received the letter and was very excited.
"Concubines of lower status are not allowed to exchange letters with their families at will. I have been in the palace for three months and I really miss my family. The Empress Chen treats me so well, I must go to her house in person to thank her."
Yingxiang said, "Her Majesty said she knew Concubine Song had good intentions, but the weather has turned cold recently, and Her Majesty couldn't bear Concubine Song to travel between the two palaces. If there is anything, this servant can convey it on behalf of Concubine Song."
Song Zhao understood that Concubine Chen was afraid that the Queen would find out about the affair between them, so she tried to avoid suspicion.
So she said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Auntie, to thank the Queen on my behalf."
After returning to the palace, Song Zhao opened the letter that Song Shicheng wrote to her.
After the huge piece of letter paper was unfolded, there were only sixteen words written on it:
[My daughter is safe, I am very relieved. Help the concubine and strive for promotion. ]
Every word reveals Song Shicheng's ambition.
He had a close relationship with the mother's family of the Concubine Chen.
Let Song Zhao help Chen Fei, on the one hand, he can curry favor with Chen Fei's father, and on the other hand, it can also allow Song Zhao to gain benefits.
It would be best if I could be promoted to the position of the head of a palace as soon as possible so that I could have a say in front of Xiao Jingheng.
It can be said that he did not raise his daughter in vain.
After reading the letter, Song Zhao set it on fire.
She watched the ashes in the incense burner rise up, with sparks of fire dancing in her eyes.
Suddenly he laughed.
She only has this one father, so of course she has to help him.
Help him to join hands with the Ning family as soon as possible,
Help him to go to hell as soon as possible, and go through all the hardships.
When he saw his concubine who died unjustly again, he cried out his heart out with every word and kowtowed to confess his guilt!
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