Chapter 189 Taking Away the Third Prince
The noisy room suddenly became quiet because of His Majesty's words.
In the silence, not even the slightest sound could be heard.
After a long time, the first person to react was Concubine Xiang herself. She followed behind His Majesty, anxious to go in and see the Third Prince.
But I never expected that His Majesty would say such words.
When Concubine Xiang Guipin looked at the person in front of her, she felt as if all her flesh and bones had been taken away from her body, and her whole body went limp.
"Wan..." Xiang Guipin looked at the person in front of her and murmured. Then his knees softened and he fell straight to his knees.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why are you so cruel to me?"
Concubine Xiang really wanted to cry, and her tears flowed like a torrent of water. The tears in the corners of my eyes fell down my cheeks little by little, but they could not stop flowing:
"Why does Your Majesty treat me like this?"
Xiang Guipin felt extremely uncomfortable in her throat, and her hoarse crying voice was filled with uncontrollable grievance.
How could His Majesty say such a thing?
Concubine Xiang had a look of confusion on her face, but it was obvious that the Emperor in front of her was not talking casually.
He looked at Concubine Xiang who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were cold and without any warmth.
"I am not saying this casually." Xiao Yu said, "If you can't take good care of the Third Prince, there are many concubines in the harem who can take good care of him."
There aren't many other people in the harem, but the concubines have many children.
Concubine Xiang doesn't want to raise the third prince, but there are plenty of people who can do it.
His Majesty's tone was extremely sharp. Concubine Xiang knelt on the ground and looked at His Majesty's expression. Only then did she realize that what His Majesty said was true.
"Wan..." Concubine Xiang had an extremely bitter taste in her mouth. She bent over and knelt on the ground, her entire back tense.
"I have been taking care of Rui'er alone since she was born. If you want to take her away from me today, you are trying to kill me."
Xiang Guipin found it hard to accept and she knelt on the ground begging bitterly.
There was such a big commotion here, and seeing the two of them like this. The others in the hall couldn't pretend they didn't see anything, so they just followed.
"Your Majesty." The first one to come in was Concubine Rong. She lowered her head to look at Concubine Xiang who was kneeling on the ground, and then looked at Your Majesty in front of her.
Concubine Rong stepped forward and advised, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xiang did not do it on purpose."
"Besides, she usually takes care of the Third Prince wholeheartedly, and the Third Prince is used to it. It is probably inappropriate to suddenly hand the Third Prince over to someone else."
As Concubine Rong spoke, she looked at Concubine Xiang below.
"Xiang Guipin, don't you think so?"
"Your Highness is right." Concubine Xiang really didn't expect that Concubine Rong would help her so much today.
He helped her again and again, and she didn't even have the time to thank him. She just knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously.
"Your Majesty, what the Imperial Concubine said is correct. Rui'er is now ill because I failed to take good care of him. But after this incident, I will be more careful in the future and will never let Rui'er get into trouble."
Xiang Guipin knelt on the ground, extremely humble: "I only ask Your Majesty to forgive me this time. Besides, Rui'er is still young and sick now. If Your Majesty takes Rui'er away directly, it would be like digging my heart out."
She has been raising the Third Prince since he was born. Over the years, even though he is not her biological son, Concubine Xiang has put a lot of effort and affection into him.
At this time, His Majesty took her away from him, and Concubine Xiang was naturally unwilling to let him do so.
"For the sake of this concubine and the Third Prince, please think twice."
Concubine Xiang knelt on the ground and looked at His Majesty with pleading eyes, hoping to see some emotion in His Majesty's eyes.
However, His Majesty was clearly determined today. He looked around:
"Lin An."
Lin An immediately bent forward after receiving the order. His Majesty lowered his eyes and gave the order: "Send someone to guard here, and do not allow anyone to visit. As soon as the Third Prince wakes up, send him to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
After His Majesty gave this order, everyone in the room couldn't help but look at him.
Your Majesty is too cruel. If Concubine Xiang loses the third prince, how can she enjoy such a glorious life from now on?
Even Lin An couldn't help but glance at His Majesty's face, then he bent over and said respectfully, "Yes, I obey your command."
As soon as His Majesty finished speaking, Concubine Xiang burst into tears.
The sound was deafening and the crying was earth-shaking.
But His Majesty didn't care. He didn't even look at Concubine Xiang and turned away without mercy.
After His Majesty left, the only sound left in the room was the deafening crying of Concubine Xiang.
Concubine Xiang was lying on the ground, trying to rush in to take a look at the Third Prince, but was blocked at the door by Lin An and his men.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty." Lin An brought his men and stopped Concubine Xiang with his hands spread out.
"Your Majesty has said that Your Majesty is not allowed to see the Third Prince. Please don't make things difficult for us servants."
Concubine Xiang Guipin couldn't rush in or break through. I could only kneel on the ground and cry.
The rest of the concubines found it boring and rushed to leave one after another.
Before leaving, Shen Fu couldn't help but turned around and looked behind her.
Concubine Xiang was kneeling on the ground, crying and gasping for breath, her whole body shaking up and down uncontrollably, and she looked like she was about to faint.
Chen Fu recalled the domineering look of Xiang Guipin when she first met him, and then looked at Xiang Guipin at this moment...
This is how it is in the harem. The emperor's heart is unpredictable, and grace and hell all depend on the emperor's thoughts.
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Chen Fu sighed, holding Zi Su's hand and walked out of Xiang Guipin's room.
As soon as she left the Changqiu Palace, Zi Su couldn't help but sigh, "My lady, Concubine Xiang is really pitiful."
Apart from anything else, Xiang Guipin had at least raised the Third Prince for such a long time. Now His Majesty wants to take her away without any hesitation, totally disregarding Xiang Guipin's hard work over the years. It is simply too cruel.
"There must be something hateful about a pitiful person."
Chen Fu recalled the appearance of Concubine Xiang just now, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
But Xiang Guipin's actions were her own fault. Even if she treated the Third Prince sincerely, she must have taken away a lot of favor from him over the years.
Although His Majesty's move may seem sudden, I'm afraid it was well considered.
Today is just an opportunity.
Thinking of this, Shen Fu couldn't help but sigh in her heart. But it was not because of Concubine Xiang, but because of His Majesty.
"Your Majesty seems to have no control over the affairs of the harem, but in fact, nothing escapes His Majesty's eyes."
As for whether or not to deal with you, it all depends on His Majesty's decision.
Shen Fu sighed slightly and walked back with Zi Su.
Just as I walked through the entrance of the Locust Gate, I saw a group of people gathered in front of me.
The young eunuch who led the way went over to take a few glances and came back to report: "My lady, it's Concubine Shu and Concubine Wang."
"What's the matter?" Chen Fu was also sitting in the sedan chair. She looked forward and then looked down at Xiao Guizi beside her.
Xiao Guizi was very clever. She slipped away for a while and came back immediately: "My lord, it was the cat raised by Concubine Wang that bumped into Concubine Shu."
"Concubine Wang had a cat. When she left just now, the cat broke free from her arms and jumped onto the eunuch who was carrying the sedan chair. The eunuch was so frightened that he almost hurt Concubine Shu. Now, Concubine Shu is punishing Concubine Wang."
Chen Fu was not far away, and she seemed to be able to hear Lady Wang's hysterical cries through the crowd.
"I didn't do it on purpose. Concubine Shu is a little too overbearing!"
Ever since Concubine Wang entered the palace, her temperament has been extremely flamboyant and overbearing.
Compared with Shu Guipin, she is not inferior at all, and she is indeed good-looking. Although she has a domineering personality, she is favored by the Emperor as soon as she entered the palace. She is also one of the first batch of new beauties entering the palace.
Therefore, even if the favor he received later was not very good, it could even be said that he had never seen the Emperor.
But Lady Wang has always been proud of it and her arrogance has not diminished.
Even when facing Concubine Shu, he was kneeling on the ground with a lot of reasons.
"This ball of snow didn't hurt you, nor did it scare you. It was just that you didn't sit firmly, and the eunuch in charge of the sedan chair just pushed you away. Why do you have to blame me?"
All the concubines were there. The concubines around them had just come out from Xiang Guipin's place and happened to be gathered there, watching the show.
Shu Guipin was still sitting next to the sedan chair. Chen Fu squinted her eyes and glanced at Shu Guipin, only to see that her hair at the temples was messy, but her expression was extremely calm.
"Drag him away." Concubine Wang knelt on the ground, making a lot of noise.
Concubine Shu sat on the sedan chair and said lightly, "Deal with that beast for me. As for Concubine Wang..."
Concubine Shu looked contemptuous, without even glancing at the beauty, and spoke with a raised corner of her mouth:
"You will kneel here for me until the sun sets. You can go back only when it is dark."
Concubine Wang was covering her cheeks and glaring at Concubine Shu. It was like a bolt from the blue when she heard these words.
"Shu..." Concubine Wang stood up from her kneeling position. Her eyes were full of anger as she looked directly at Concubine Shu.
“Why?!”
Concubine Wang was really not convinced. She had just admitted her mistake and knelt down.
Shu Guipin was the better one. She refused to give in. Now not only does Bai Xue want to kill her, she is also thinking of punishing her?
"Let's see who dares!" Concubine Wang stood up and reached out to take the cat back from the nanny's hands.
"Why are you punishing me?" Concubine Wang held the cat and looked directly at Concubine Shu who was sitting on the sedan chair.
"Do you think you are still the arrogant Concubine Shu?"
Concubine Wang sneered and said mockingly, "Your Majesty has long forgotten you. How long has it been since you last saw Your Majesty? Do you still think you are still the same as before, with everyone pampering you and coaxing you?"
Concubine Wang was holding a cat, standing among the crowd, looking at Concubine Shu with extreme contempt in her eyes.
"She's just a concubine who has fallen from favor, yet she's so arrogant!"
"You are simply courting death!" After Concubine Wang said this, Concubine Shu sneered and raised her armored hand: "Hold her down for me."
The nanny whose cat had just been taken away by Concubine Xiang stepped forward and swung her big hand directly at Concubine Wang.
Shu Guipin stepped down from the imperial staff and placed her palm hard on Concubine Wang's face.
"This slap is extremely disrespectful to you..." Shu Guipin lowered her palm and slapped Concubine Wang hard on the cheek.
Before Lady Wang could react, another slap landed heavily on her face: "This slap is because of your rude words..."
Shu Guipin attacked from both sides, making Concubine Wang dizzy and screaming.
Chen Fu looked here and was a little surprised by Shu Guipin's cruelty.
Looking further ahead, the road ahead is blocked. Going there at this time will undoubtedly lead to death.
Chen Fu thought for a moment and said to Xiao Guizi, "Let's take the small path."
There were screams from the crowd, and Chen Fu sat in the sedan chair and walked along the path, which was a very lucky escape.
However, she had just arrived at the Hehuan Palace and had just walked into the room when she saw the Emperor, who had left early, sitting on her couch waiting for her!
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