Chapter 143 Promotion
The emperor roared, and everyone present was shocked.
Shufei was the first to react. She looked up at the Emperor in front of her, then looked at the palm of her hand.
The expression on his face was slightly distorted. His Majesty came at the perfect time.
"You're lucky." Concubine Shu looked at Chen Fu in front of her and put down her hand angrily.
It's a pity that the slap never landed. This bitch got a bargain.
His Majesty and the others were still some distance away from here. Seeing His Majesty approaching, Concubine Shu took two steps forward and said to Chen Fu with gritted teeth:
"Keep your mouth shut!"
She deliberately moved very close to him, and her voice was deliberately lowered, but her tone was full of threats: "When the emperor comes later, you should decide what to say and what not to say."
She has been in the harem for many years, so she can naturally face such a situation with ease.
Besides, it was just a lesson for the concubines. His Majesty had seen this countless times before, and naturally had never blamed her.
Concubine Shu was not at all flustered. She straightened her clothes and smiled at His Majesty: "I pay my respects to His Majesty."
Shufei's knees had just bent, and then she immediately stood up again.
Her eyes fell on Concubine Rong behind His Majesty, and the smile on her face faded: "The Concubine is here too."
Xiao Yu rushed over and almost lost his breath. He first scanned Shen Fu's body up and down for a few times, and only after seeing that Shen Fu was indeed fine did he feel relieved.
He breathed a sigh of relief, and after seeing that Shen Fu was safe and sound, he looked at Concubine Shu: "What's going on."
"Your Majesty, Chen Ronghua was rude and contradicted me." Concubine Shu had done a lot of things like this, and even if Your Majesty asked her face to face, she was not panicked at all.
"I had no choice but to teach you a lesson."
She had no idea how many things like this she had done in the past, so she naturally faced it with ease. Duanduan covered herself up with just two sentences.
But this time it was obviously different from the past.
Just as Concubine Shu finished speaking, a voice came from the Emperor above her head: “What mistake did Shen Ronghua make that you want to lynch her?”
He attacked Shen Fu openly in broad daylight.
Fortunately, he arrived at the right time and stopped it in time. What if he had arrived a little later?
If it had been a step later, would Concubine Shu's slap have landed on Shen Fu's face?
When Xiao Yu thought of this, he felt anger rising from the inside out. He clenched his fists and directly asked Concubine Shu:
"How did Chen Ronghua commit the following offense against you?"
"Your Highness..." Concubine Shu could hardly maintain the smile on her face.
His Majesty had seen her teach concubines in the harem a lesson before, and even if she did it in front of him, His Majesty would always be gentle with her.
Later, there was one time when she even whipped Shen Qingru's face, and the Emperor had never been so angry with her.
Now... Concubine Shu felt panicked for the first time.
What is happening now? How could His Majesty actually question himself like this?
"My concubine." Concubine Shu took several deep breaths, but still couldn't figure out the reason.
But His Majesty was obviously extremely disappointed with her.
Xiao Yu looked at Concubine Shu with a cold gaze: "Kneel here for me!"
"Your Majesty?" Concubine Shu looked up with a look of disbelief.
In public, the Emperor actually ordered her to kneel down?
All the servants coming and going will see this... How can she maintain her dignity in the future?
Concubine Shu had an unyielding look on her face. She was betting that the Emperor would not treat her like this.
"I am not wrong." Concubine Shu bit her lip and asked, "Why should I kneel?"
However, His Majesty did not say a word. The cold eyes fell directly on Concubine Shu.
At that moment, Concubine Shu felt that the Emperor's gaze was like an ice-cold knife, falling straight on her, leaving her unable to escape.
The emperor's majesty was like a mountain, and His Majesty's gaze was full of oppression.
Before she could react, Concubine Shu felt her knees go weak and she fell to her knees on the bluestone slab with a plop.
Xiao Yu's eyes fell on her head for a moment, then he walked past her and went straight to Chen Fu.
As Shen Fu watched His Majesty approaching her, her heart couldn't help but beat twice.
She knew that someone was behind today's events, with the purpose of making her confront Concubine Shu.
If His Majesty had not arrived in time, she would have suffered a lot.
However, what the concubines in the harem were actually vying for was the Emperor's attention and favor.
The culprit who caused all this was right in front of her. Shen Fu felt mixed emotions as she watched His Majesty rushing over.
Seeing His Majesty approaching, Shen Fu withdrew her thoughts and immediately turned around and bowed: "Your Majesty, your concubine greets you."
She still had a veil on her face, exactly the same as when Xiao Yu first saw her.
His eyes were slightly lowered, his gaze was looking at the ground. Her delicate and quiet appearance is extremely adorable.
"You..." Xiao Yu looked at Chen Fu deeply for a few times before speaking. The last time he saw Chen Fu was before the allergy incident.
During this long period of time, the only news we received was from the servants. What was happening with Shen Fu and how she was doing were all just spoken by the servants without any specific description.
Now the person I have been thinking about for a long time is right in front of me.
Xiao Yu was filled with sorrow. He wanted to take a good look at Chen Fu and have a good talk with her.
But when it came to his lips, all he could say was: "I'm late."
His Majesty's tone was extremely gentle, and his voice was so soft and gentle, as if he was afraid that a louder voice would hurt her.
Not only was Chen Fu stunned, but even Concubine Shu and Concubine Rong behind her were also stunned.
When has a man like His Majesty ever spoken so gently?
Shufei's eyes were as red as blood. She stared at Shen Fu intently, wishing she could stare a hole in her.
It’s all because of her. If it weren’t because of Shen Fu, why would the Emperor punish me to kneel down?
My knees hit the bluestone slabs, causing a burning pain. The concubine stood straight, but her armored hands were grasping the ground.
It was so deep that it seemed to cut it off alive.
Concubine Rong was always standing behind and saw it all. She touched the Buddhist beads on her wrist, then strode forward:
“Is Sister Shen okay?”
Concubine Rong stepped forward and took Shen Fu's hand, looking her up and down carefully, and then she was obviously relieved.
"I heard about Sister Shen's illness before, but I have never found time to visit her." Shen Fu left the palace with His Majesty, and only a few people knew about it.
Concubine Rong is one of them.
She held Shen Fu's hand, her attitude friendly and gentle.
: “I was just in Yuqing Palace with His Majesty. I just heard the news about Sister Shen. His Majesty was so anxious that he didn’t even ask and rushed over directly.”
When Concubine Rong said this, her expression looked a little unnatural.
This was also the first time she saw His Majesty so nervous.
The footsteps were so fast that she just followed behind and couldn't catch up no matter what.
Concubine Rong thought of this and tightened her grip on Chen Fu's palm.
But after a moment, he smiled more naturally: "Besides, if something really happened to my sister, the emperor would be furious, and no one sitting here today would be able to escape."
Concubine Rong's words were suggestive.
Seeing how gentle His Majesty was to Shen Fu, Concubine Shu was already filled with jealousy.
Now, after hearing what Concubine Rong said, his jealousy was ignited.
"What does this mean, Your Majesty?" Concubine Shu knelt on the ground, her knees aching.
But she still knelt and stood straight, as if as long as she did this, she would still be superior to others.
In the past, the person His Majesty cared about the most was clearly himself, but who is this Shen Fu now?
She could have beaten Rong Hua, but why must she do this?
"Your Highness, are you saying that Shen Ronghua is committing an insubordination and I shouldn't do anything?"
She is now holding Chen Fu hostage for insubordination. She is a concubine, and Shen Fu is a Ronghua.
There is a huge difference in identity and status.
Besides, looking at Shen Fu's thin and pitiful appearance, and her current timid appearance, even if she had the courage, she would not dare to refute.
“Sister Shen has a pure nature, but I don’t know how I have offended Sister Shufei.” Shufei’s temperament is too arrogant.
It is difficult to bow your head in front of His Majesty.
Concubine Rong looked at Concubine Shu kneeling on the ground with her head down and admired her very much.
“This palace is a concubine, and Shen Ronghua is a fourth-rank Ronghua.” Concubine Shu raised her cold eyes and asked directly:
“May I ask, Madam Imperial Concubine, is the status of a concubine higher than that of Shen Ronghua?”
Concubine Rong really had no idea that there would be such a surprise today.
I thought that after letting His Majesty see Shufei's true character in front of him, the matter would be over.
But I really can't imagine why Concubine Shu would do such a thing to cause her own death.
His Majesty is obviously protecting Chen Fu. At this time, we should not retreat in order to advance, pretending to be weak in order to win His Majesty's pity.
Instead, he directly confronted His Majesty?
Concubine Rong raised her eyes and answered, "Yes."
"You are a concubine, and you are the most favored among the concubines." Concubine Rong shook her head, her expression even more dignified and generous.
"It's just that you are a concubine, and Chen Fu is just a little Ronghua. The more this is the case, the more you should set an example and be a good role model."
This is complete bullshit!
Concubine Shu was too lazy to pay attention to her and rolled her eyes secretly. She hated Concubine Rong's hypocritical character the most.
"I would like to ask, in this harem, is it based on status that determines superiority and inferiority?"
"It's based on status." Concubine Rong nodded.
"If that's the case, then just now when I asked Chen Ronghua to come forward, she was urging me to do so, and when I asked her to take off her veil, she bluntly refused." Concubine Shu was really arrogant.
She raised her chin and said in a tender voice, "I tried to persuade her several times, but she refused. In the end, she even talked back to me."
Everyone present today was hers, and Shen Fu had neither witnesses nor evidence. It can be said that there is no response from either heaven or earth.
Wasn't it just something she said casually?
"May I ask Your Majesty, Chen Fu contradicted me like this, and I just wanted to teach her a lesson so that she can understand the hierarchy of the harem. What's wrong with that?"
She just didn't believe it. She just beat Rong Hua today. Besides, her slap hadn't even landed on Shen Ronghua's face yet. Would His Majesty be willing to punish her for such a small matter?
Shu Fei looked very confident, but Shen Fu felt speechless after hearing it.
But Concubine Shu would confuse right and wrong in front of her son, and only speak in the aspects that benefit herself.
Naturally, Shen Fu didn't want to suffer this loss.
"I didn't." Chen Fu hadn't spoken a word until now, but after hearing this, she couldn't help but stand up.
She looked at Concubine Shu with disbelief on her face, as if she couldn't believe that Concubine Shu would say that.
After just a few glances, Chen Fu's body began to shake again, and then she knelt on the ground: "My concubine..."
Shen Fu's throat was churning, as if she had thousands of words to say. But in the end, it just turned into one sentence: "I don't have it."
"I believe you!" As soon as Chen Fu knelt down, Xiao Yu bent down and pulled Chen Fu up from the ground with both hands.
He held Shen Fu's hand, holding her firmly in his palm, and then turned his head:
"I believe Chen Fu is not like that." When His Majesty held Chen Fu's hand and said this, even Concubine Rong beside him couldn't help but frown.
Compared with the emperor's favor, the emperor's trust is more rare.
Over the years, she managed the harem and tried to do everything perfectly, which is how she gained a little trust from the Emperor.
And Chen Fu...it's only been in the palace for a short time, and His Majesty says he trusts her?
Concubine Rong narrowed her eyes. After all, no one knew better than her. How rare it is to hear the words "I trust you" from the mouth of His Majesty.
Concubine Rong was shocked, and Concubine Shu was the same. She knelt on the ground, staring at the emperor holding Shen Fu's palm.
For a moment, she seemed to be unable to hear anything the Emperor said.
"Chen Ronghua made a mistake, but there are still me and the Imperial Concubine in the palace." Concubine Shu's temperament has always been like this, too cruel and ruthless.
It's not that he doesn't know, it's just that sometimes he just turns a blind eye. As time went by, he became accustomed to indulging Shufei's various wrongdoings.
But when it was Shen Fu's turn today, he realized that not all temperaments could be satisfied by Concubine Shu.
Especially when it comes to caring, and Chen Fu is the person he cares about.
"You are cruel and too unruly." Xiao Yu looked at Concubine Shu with a cold and disappointed look:
"Go back to your own palace, kneel down in front of the Buddha Hall, and calm your mind to temper your temper."
Is His Majesty going to ban her from walking?
Concubine Shu only felt a burning pain on her face. She had been favored for many years, and the Emperor had always been indulgent to her. When had he ever punished her like this?
The straight back drooped, and Concubine Shu's eyes trembled: "Does Your Majesty really want to treat me like this?"
Her voice trembled slightly, unable to hide the sobs in it.
After all, she was a woman he had once favored. Seeing Concubine Shu like this, Xiao Yu frowned and felt a moment of pity.
Concubine Rong noticed His Majesty's gaze, her eyes flickered and she suddenly asked, "Sister Shen, what's wrong with you?"
Concubine Shu didn't expect that the Emperor would be so cruel. Her eyes trembled and then fell on Shen Fu.
She still refused to believe that His Majesty would treat her like this: "Could it be that His Majesty would punish me just because of a little Ronghua?"
"Just Ronghua?" However, what Concubine Shu said finally aroused the anger of His Majesty.
He lowered his head and looked at Concubine Shu: "It seems that I have spoiled you."
Xiao Yu looked down at Lin An behind him:
"Pass on my decree, promote Chen Ronghua to the position of imperial concubine." Xiao Yu turned around and held Chen Fu's hand.
The ten fingers were clasped tightly together, hot and warm: "From now on, I will not let you suffer any more grievances."
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