Chapter 551 I Can Only Inconvenience You
Xiao Xixi woke up not long after sleeping.
This time she was woken up by someone.
Qingsong knelt on the ground and said anxiously.
"My lady, something terrible has happened. Miss Baoqin has been arrested!"
Xiao Xixi's remaining sleepiness disappeared in an instant.
She pressed, "What's going on? Explain clearly."
Qingsong explained the whole story.
Today is the first day of the new year, the day when the masters of each palace receive their tributes.
Nowadays, the internal affairs of the Eastern Palace are managed by Concubine Xiao, but Xiao Xixi herself does not take care of it. All these trivial matters are handled by Baoqin.
Early this morning, the Shaofu sent over the monthly tribute from the Eastern Palace.
Because there was too much to do, they put their things down and left in a hurry.
Baoqin has always been cautious in doing things. She counted all the things first and found that the number of these things was wrong and was a little less than expected.
She thought that the Shaofu had made a mistake accidentally, and this kind of thing had happened before.
Usually, you just need to fill in what is missing.
Baoqin immediately went to the Shaofu, wanting him to restock the goods. However, the Shaofu refused to admit that something was missing, and instead said that Baoqin had embezzled some of the goods, which led to the incorrect number of items.
The Shaofu Jian personally ordered that Baoqin be sent to the Ministry of Punishment for trial.
The Ministry of Punishment is not a good place. If Baoqin really goes there, she will be skinned alive even if she doesn't die.
Xiao Xixi got up quickly, washed and dressed simply, and took a sedan chair to the Shaofu.
Qingsong followed the sedan chair, jogging and asking.
"Your Majesty, should we inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this?"
Xiao Xixi knew that the Shaofu was under the direct jurisdiction of the Queen. Today's incident was most likely instigated by the Queen, otherwise a mere Shaofu Supervisor would not dare to make things difficult for the Crown Prince's favorite concubine so blatantly.
"The prince should not have left the court yet. Go wait outside the meeting hall. When the prince comes out, tell him about this."
"Yes."
Qingsong hurriedly ran towards the meeting hall.
Xiao Xixi was dissatisfied with the strong eunuch who was carrying the sedan chair because he was too slow.
She asked the eunuchs to put down the sedan chair, and she jumped to the ground, ready to run to the Shaofu.
Before she could even reach the Shaofu, she saw Baoqin and Zhao Xian walking towards her.
Baoqin was very surprised when she saw Concubine Xiao.
She hurried over and bowed.
"My lady, why are you here?"
Xiao Xixi: "I heard that you were captured by the Shaofu people, and they were going to send you to the Ministry of Punishment. I was worried that you would suffer, so I rushed to find you. How are you? Are you hurt anywhere?"
Baoqin shook her head: "I am fine. Fortunately, General Zhao acted in time and saved me. That's why I was not forcibly taken to the Ministry of Punishment by those people."
Xiao Xixi looked at Zhao Xian who was following behind Baoqin, her eyes full of curiosity.
Zhao Xian bowed to her and said, "I am following the orders of the Crown Prince to secretly protect the safety of the Concubine and everyone in Qingge Palace."
Xiao Xixi: "How did the prince know that we would encounter an accident?"
Zhao Xian: "I don't know."
Xiao Xixi: "If you just take Baoqin away, the people in the Shaofu won't give up so easily, right?"
Zhao Xian: "I only follow the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. What others think has nothing to do with me."
Xiao Xixi gave a thumbs up: "Cool!"
Zhao Xian didn't know what cool meant, but judging from her expression, it seemed to be a compliment to her.
"Your Highness, you are too kind."
Cool guy Zhao Xian escorted them back to Qingge Palace.
On the way, Baoqin recounted the whole story.
The content is almost exactly the same as what Qingsong said.
Baoqin escaped from danger, but she was not very happy. Instead, she was worried.
"I think the Shaofu Supervisor is targeting you this time. If you really went to the Shaofu today, they would definitely take the opportunity to drag you into it. Although their plan was ruined by General Zhao, if one plan fails, they may come up with another one. In short, you must be careful in the future."
Xiao Xixi comforted him, "Don't be too nervous. Since things are not peaceful outside, we should just try to go out less in the future."
Baoqin sighed, "This is the only way now."
As soon as they returned to Qingge Palace, the prince arrived.
As soon as Luo Qinghan came home from court, he learned from Qingsong that Baoqin had been arrested.
He had already instructed Zhao Xian to protect everyone in Qingge Palace. Zhao Xian was a very reliable person. As long as Zhao Xian was there, Baoqin would be safe.
So he did not go to the Shaofu, but came directly to Qingge Palace.
Sure enough, Baoqin was safe and sound, nothing happened to her.
She knelt down and saluted the prince, and thanked him at the same time. If the prince had not been foresighted and deployed people in advance, she would have suffered today.
Luo Qinghan asked her to get up and turned to ask Zhao Xian.
"what is going on?"
Zhao Xian answered truthfully: "The Supervisor of the Imperial Household wants to use Miss Baoqin to lure Concubine Xiao out."
Luo Qinghan was not surprised by this.
As the institution in charge of the palace expenses, Shaofu has a lot of money and has always been considered a lucrative position in the eyes of everyone. Empress Qin holds Shaofu firmly in her hands and does not allow anyone to interfere.
The current Shaofujian was promoted by Empress Qin and is considered a very useful confidant of Empress Qin.
Even though Concubine Xian, Concubine Ning and Concubine Hui divided up the power from Empress Qin in the name of hosting a birthday banquet for the Empress Dowager, the Supervisor of the Imperial Household still stood on the side of Empress Qin and could be said to be very loyal.
The incident that happened today at the Shaofu Supervisor's request was obviously instigated by Empress Qin, who wanted to take action against Concubine Xiao.
Why did Queen Qin go to so much trouble to deal with a mere concubine of the Crown Prince?
There is only one reason.
Because Concubine Xiao knew about her affair with Prince Xiling.
She wanted to keep her mouth shut.
Luo Qinghan signaled everyone else to leave, leaving only Xiao Xixi.
He looked at Xiao Xixi in front of him and said seriously.
"From today on, don't step out of the gate of Qingge Palace. I will have people strengthen the defense and prevent others from approaching Qingge Palace."
Xiao Xixi nodded obediently and said yes.
Luo Qinghan patted her head and slowed down his tone: "I have already asked someone to investigate the matter between the Queen and Prince Xiling. They won't be able to jump around for too long. I will have to inconvenience you during this period."
Xiao Xixi didn't feel wronged at all.
Being able to stay in Qingge Palace every day with peace of mind, eating and waiting to die, this is exactly the life she has always dreamed of!
She took the initiative to hold the prince's hand and said seriously.
"Take your time, don't be impatient. I can stay in Qingge Palace forever and never go out."
Luo Qinghan: “…”
He tried to change the woman's lazy nature and gave her serious advice.
"You should go out more often. When these troubles are over, I will take you out for a walk again."
Xiao Xixi nodded and said in deep agreement.
"Yes, people need to go out more often, otherwise they won't realize how comfortable it is to lie at home."
(End of this chapter)
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