Chapter 224: Concubine Shu hits someone
The autumn wind is bleak, and after several consecutive rains, winter is about to come.
Chen Fu has been living in His Majesty's Palace of Purity for several days, and rumors are rife in the palace.
After all, no concubine lived in the Palace of Heavenly Purity all the time.
If it was because someone died in Shen Fu’s Hehuan Palace, it has been several days now, so no matter how scared you are, it should be over.
But His Majesty heard it but pretended not to hear it, and kept Chen Fu here as usual.
Since that day, His Majesty was obviously extremely satisfied with Shen Fu's answer.
Not only was the pregnancy-preserving medicine delivered that night the same as the one she had drunk in the Hehuan Palace, but she was also allowed to enter and leave the Qianqing Palace freely.
That day, right after breakfast, Chen Fu got dressed and said she wanted to go out for a walk.
"My lady, you are still pregnant." Seeing that Chen Fu was about to go out again, Zi Su followed behind her and served her.
"It rained yesterday, and the road is still a bit slippery." Zi Su was so worried that she couldn't help asking:
"Why are you going out again?" The young lady has been going out too often these days, going out every few days.
It’s obvious that you didn’t like going out that much when you were in Hehuan Palace before.
Zi Su couldn't help but mutter in her heart, but seeing the young lady like this, she hurriedly followed.
"It's windy outside, my lady, please walk slowly." Zi Su muttered behind him.
After hearing this, Shen Fu just smiled and shook her head and asked, "Isn't it good to go out for a walk every day?"
It rained for three or four days in a row, and today was finally a sunny day.
"Of course it's good to go out for a walk." The young lady didn't like to go out before, but now that she is here, she has become fond of going out.
This is naturally a good thing.
Zi Su followed behind and said hurriedly, "It's just that you are pregnant, and I'm afraid something might happen if you hang out all day."
Zi Su muttered to herself, and Shen Fu just shook her head as she listened.
"You don't understand." The Qianqing Palace was originally where the Emperor handled official business, and sometimes he would also meet with ministers here.
Although Chen Fu lives here, she can't be too tactless. As long as the Emperor is dealing with official business, she will come out immediately.
As a concubine in the harem, she naturally had to distinguish clearly between the former dynasty and the harem.
After all, she was already attracting enough attention just by living in the Qianqing Palace. If she continued to listen to the Emperor discussing state ceremonies, wouldn't she be courting death?
There were already enough rumors and gossips, and Shen Fu didn't want to dig her own grave.
Only try to go out when His Majesty is discussing state affairs.
So as to avoid being caught and criticized in the future.
By then, she will be accused of being a harem official, and Shen Fuke will have no way to defend herself.
But there is no need to explain this too clearly to Zi Su.
Shen Fu smiled calmly: "Let's go to the Imperial Garden today."
She has been going out a lot these days and has almost walked around the Qianqing Palace.
But I haven’t visited the Imperial Garden yet.
The Palace of Heavenly Purity was very close to the Imperial Garden. Chen Fu didn't even take the sedan chair, but just walked and strolled with Zi Su and arrived there quickly.
Zi Su was afraid that Shen Fu would fall or get hurt, so she followed behind without blinking, "It's already late autumn, and the flowers have all withered."
"There's nothing to see." Shen Fu looked around and nodded.
"I heard it's going to snow in a few days. If we don't come to see it now, we'll have to wait until next spring."
His Majesty should not have finished discussing the matter yet. If I go back now, wouldn't all my efforts be in vain?
Shen Fu would not go back.
"Let's walk a little further." Chen Fu walked forward, calculating the time.
Zi Su was unwilling in her heart, but seeing Chen Fu like this, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and continue to follow.
However, the two had not walked for long when they heard a voice as soon as they reached the rockery: "It seems that the harem is now ruled by Concubine Shen."
Concubine Shen? Are you talking about her?
Shen Fu raised her eyebrows and stopped walking forward instantly.
"My lady!" Zi Su was extremely angry and pulled Chen Fu's sleeve: "They are saying bad things about you, my lady!"
"I know." Shen Fu lowered her voice and signaled Zi Su not to say anything.
The two of them could hear the laughter and rustling sounds from inside clearly through the rockery.
The person behind the rockery was indeed talking about her.
"That's right. It's because we are not as pretty as Concubine Shen." Someone inside sighed for a while after hearing this.
Then he couldn't help but say, "It's not surprising that His Majesty only dotes on her."
"That's true."
Another person came out and also sighed for a long time.
"Concubine Shen's face is really beautiful."
“Don’t even mention Your Majesty, even I feel happy when I see Concubine Shen’s face, let alone Your Majesty.”
Then, the two people inside sighed for a while.
"Who says it isn't? I once saw one from a distance and thought it was a fairy descending to earth."
"I hadn't come to my senses until I saw Concubine Shen walking past me..."
"If that face was born on me, I wouldn't have to go a year or two without seeing His Majesty."
Chen Fu listened to the voices of the people inside and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
The fire that had just started disappeared completely in an instant.
Aren’t these two people saying bad things about her behind her back?
Shen Fu originally thought she would be able to hear something, but now she couldn’t help but sigh.
These two people are actually too honest.
She peeked inside through the gap in the rockery, but she really couldn't recognize who the two people were.
"Who is it?" Chen Fu asked Zi Su. She should have seen all the concubines in the harem, but she really didn't recognize these two people.
"I don't know either." Zi Su lowered her voice and shook her head, but Xiao Guizi, who was standing aside and following, came out.
He leaned over to Shen Fu's side and said, "My lady, it should be Consort Meng and Consort Song."
"No wonder." Shen Fu murmured.
No wonder she had never seen the two of them before. The status of a concubine was too low and she was hardly allowed to go out on weekdays.
Except that His Majesty occasionally thought of him, I hadn't seen him for a year and a half.
With such a low status, even when they meet normally they have to stand, there is not even a seat to sit.
No wonder Shen Fu didn’t know.
It shouldn't be possible to enter and exit the Imperial Garden at will. I just don't know how these two people have the courage to do so.
Not only did you come here to the Imperial Garden to talk about it, but you also dared to secretly gossip about other concubines?
Shen Fu felt a headache when she heard those words praising her beauty.
But if they go out now, they will definitely be embarrassed.
But if she returned the same way, she was afraid of causing trouble.
After thinking it over, she could only stand there and wait.
"Just wait here." Chen Fu sighed as she stood there. With nothing else to do, she might as well wait here to see what new words these two people would come out of their mouths.
Shen Fu didn't dare to move and just stood behind the rockery.
But the two of them didn't leave, they just stood there and chatted.
"Yes, it has only been a short time since Concubine Shen entered the palace. Since she entered the palace, Your Majesty has rarely visited other people."
"Yes, yes, yes. Concubine Shen has only been in the palace for half a year."
"At this time last year, His Majesty was still accompanying Concubine Shu to appreciate the plum blossoms."
When Shen Fu heard this, she felt a headache.
Besides her, these two people also talked about Shu Guipin.
She and Concubine Shu Guipin did not get along well. If people knew that she was eavesdropping here, they would probably misunderstand that she arranged this.
Shen Fu rubbed her brows in pain.
After the two of them finished speaking, they covered their mouths and laughed: "I still remember the scene when Shu Guipin was arrogant, but I didn't expect that in just half a year, after the arrival of Concubine Shen, Shu Guipin fell out of favor."
"Yeah, who would have thought of that."
"How favored Shu Guipin was back then is just as funny now. It has to be said that things change over time. How could Shu Guipin have imagined that she would end up like this?"
The more these two people talk, the less right they are and the more outrageous their talk becomes.
The words that followed were even more unbearable to the ears. The more Chen Fu listened, the more headache she felt. Just as she was about to leave, she heard a burst of sneers from the other side.
She leaned over to take a look, and felt a headache at the first sight.
Shu Guipin had been standing behind her at some point. Upon hearing this, she came out holding the hand of a palace maid and asked, "How did I fall out of favor? How is this so funny?"
"You two come forward and explain to me."
Concubine Meng and Concubine Song stopped almost instantly.
When I looked up and saw the person coming, I felt like someone was strangling my throat.
How come Concubine Shu is here?
So, everything they said just now, was heard by Concubine Shu Gui?
When the two thought of this, their legs felt weak and they fell to their knees with a clang.
He kowtowed to the ground: "Knock, kowtow to see Shu...Shu..."
The two were so nervous that their tongues were trembling. They didn't even dare to raise their heads to look at Concubine Shu Gui: "Concubines pay their respects to Concubine Shu Gui."
It was late autumn and it had rained yesterday, so there were still tidal stains on the bluestone slabs of the Imperial Garden.
The two of them knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, but no one dared to stand up until Concubine Shu Guipin called them to.
"We concubines said the wrong thing, please forgive us, Concubine Shu."
After kneeling on the ground for so long, both of them were shaking all over. He raised his head tremblingly, only to meet Shu Guipin's cold eyes.
"Did you say the wrong thing?" Concubine Shu asked lazily, fiddling with her fingertips.
"It doesn't sound like you said anything wrong to me."
"You said that I have fallen out of favor, and you also said that I look ridiculous now. These words came from your mouths. How could you say something wrong?"
You can't tell how angry Shu Guipin's tone is.
It was just a casual remark, but one could hear the anger in it.
The two men knelt on the ground, their bodies trembling.
If Concubine Shu Guipin made a big fuss, they would probably feel more at ease. But it's just like this moment, cold and dull.
It made people feel their scalps tingle. "It is because we are talking too much. Please forgive us this time, Your Majesty."
The two men knelt on the ground and kowtowed hard, not even daring to glance at Shu Guipin.
"Have mercy?" Shu Guipin lowered her head and looked at the two of them, her eyes scanning their bodies one by one.
The concubines who were able to enter the palace were naturally good-looking.
She has bright eyes, white teeth, and a graceful and elegant appearance. Although she is not eye-catching, such a good appearance would make her a beauty even outside the palace.
Concubine Shu's fierce eyes flashed across the faces of the two people one by one, and then fell on Concubine Song who had been talking: "Come here."
Lady Song looked up in fear, but after looking at Concubine Shu, she had to obey.
She didn't dare to get up, so she knelt on the ground and crawled to the feet of Concubine Shu.
"Raise your face." Shu Guipin lowered her eyes and looked at her, the golden hairpin with peony flowers on her head swaying slightly.
Lady Song raised her face tremblingly, but just as she raised her chin, she was greeted with a hard slap in the face.
With a "pop" sound, Concubine Song's face swelled up instantly.
"Please spare my life, Madam."
Lady Song covered her face. She was a concubine and if her appearance was ruined, she would never have a chance to make a comeback in the future.
Concubine Song kept shouting for mercy, but as soon as she shouted, another slap came down.
The two maids beside Concubine Shu stood beside Lady Song, one on the left and one on the right, with their palms facing down one after another.
After a few strong blows, Concubine Song's mouth started bleeding, and her face, which was originally the size of a palm, soon became swollen.
There were traces of blood on the fingerprints, and blood was flowing, which visibly disfigured the face.
Concubine Meng, who was standing behind her, was so scared when she saw Concubine Song being beaten so badly that cold sweat broke out on her back.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare me, Noble Concubine Shu, please spare me."
Concubine Meng was so frightened that her soul left her body. She said, "I deserve to die. I deserve to die. I shouldn't have said such bad things about you. Please forgive me this time."
Shu Guipin slightly raised her slender eyes and looked at the person on the ground with her long eyebrows raised.
The look in his eyes seemed murderous, fierce and vicious.
What fall from grace, what a joke?
The words she just heard behind her were like a knife, stabbing her heart again and again.
Concubine Shu sneered, strode forward, and stepped on Concubine Meng's hand: "Let you go?"
"How can I forgive you?!"
What Concubine Shu Guipin wore today was not embroidered shoes, but deerskin boots.
The bottom is made of animal skin, and it feels so light on the palm of a person that it seems as if it can break the palm of a person.
"You deserve to die!"
She had been in the palace for so many years, and ever since she started serving the Emperor, she had never heard such a aggrieved word.
The emperor's favor made her feel high and mighty, and she never thought that she would be looked down upon by these lowly creatures.
"You filthy fellows, you dare to speak ill of me behind my back!"
Concubine Shu was so angry that she was going crazy: "I will have someone pull out your tongue so that you can never utter a single word again!"
Shu Guipin became furious and placed her foot on the palm of Concubine Meng's hand, crushing it hard.
Soon, Concubine Meng began to twitch all over in pain.
"I...I deserve to die..." Shu Guipin pressed her foot hard, clearly aiming to crush her hand.
Concubine Meng was twitching in pain on the ground, with beads of cold sweat the size of soybeans dripping down her forehead.
She didn't dare to pull it out, she could only kneel on the ground with her hands covering her palms and wailing: "I deserve to die, I deserve to die, please spare my life, Shu Guipin..."
"You are just a little concubine. Even if I kill you today, no one will say anything."
Shu Guipin tightened her palms tightly, but there was still murderous intent in her eyes.
She pressed her palm downwards, clearly with murderous intent.
Just as he was pushing down, a voice came from behind him: "Your Majesty has arrived!"
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