Chapter 795 Cold Heart
Originally, Concubine Li wanted to play Landlord, but now with the addition of Concubine Min, playing Landlord turned into running fast.
Four people sat around the table.
Concubine Min said cautiously, "I have never played this before, and I am afraid I will be a hindrance."
Xiao Xixi: "It's okay, just play a few rounds first, learn while playing, and you will learn it soon."
Yao Jieyu shuffled the cards quickly and then began to draw cards in turn.
Concubine Min really doesn't know how to play at all. She just watches how others do it and then tries to learn from them.
The three of them deliberately slowed down the speed of playing cards so that Concubine Min could keep up.
Concubine Min is smart and thoughtful. After two rounds of playing cards, she easily mastered the basic rules of the game.
Seeing that the atmosphere at the card table was becoming harmonious, Yao Jieyu could no longer suppress the gossipy spirit in her heart and asked tentatively.
"Did your Majesty sleep well last night?"
Xiao Xixi looked at the cards in her hand and replied casually, "It's OK."
Yao Jieyu: "I noticed that you didn't look very energetic just now, and I thought you didn't get enough rest."
Concubine Min glanced at her and said softly, "It's cold now, and people tend to feel sleepy. This is normal."
Yao Jieyu smiled awkwardly: "Yes."
The words she had finally started were cut short, and she felt sad.
Xiao Xixi seized the opportunity and gave away all the straight cards in his hand in one go.
She won!
Concubine Min praised: "Your Highness plays cards very well."
Xiao Xixi smiled proudly: "I have never lost in playing cards. Come on, give me the money!"
The three of them took out money.
Princess Li was extremely skilled in taking out money, so skilled that even she felt sad.
Xiao Xixi collected the money and waved her hand: "Continue!"
Yao Jieyu refused to give up. She started to ask questions indirectly while drawing cards, trying to find out what happened in Yingfu Palace last night.
But every time she opened her mouth, Concubine Min would block her back without leaving a trace.
If it were someone with a bad temper, they would probably get angry immediately, but Concubine Yao has always been a person with a good temper, so even if she was upset, she didn't dare to show it.
Finally, Concubine Li couldn't stand it anymore and spoke directly to the Imperial Concubine.
"I heard that something happened in Yingfu Palace last night, so I want to know what happened?"
Xiao Xixi paused in drawing the cards.
She first looked at Concubine Li, and then at Concubine Yao who was looking expectant. Only then did she realize that these two people came to her not to play cards, but to get gossip!
Concubine Li: "If you feel it is inconvenient to say it, just pretend that I didn't ask."
Xiao Xixi casually pulled out a card and played it, saying, "You came to me on purpose to ask about this matter. Do you think there is something strange about Concubine Jing's death?"
Now that things had come to this, Concubine Li simply stopped beating around the bush and admitted it frankly.
"yes."
Xiao Xixi: "I can only tell you that Concubine Jing brought this upon herself. As for the rest, you don't need to know."
The phrase "it's all your own fault" explains everything.
Concubine Li and Concubine Yao stopped asking questions and began to concentrate on playing cards.
However, the next moment, the imperial concubine threw out the last two cards and laughed.
"I won again."
Princess Li: "..."
Shit, this woman actually secretly played all her cards while they were listening to gossip!
So insidious!
Xiao Xixi stretched out her hand: "Give me money."
Princess Li pushed the money over indignantly and gritted her teeth, "Come again!"
It’s fine that she can’t defeat Concubine Xiao, but she can’t even defeat this imperial concubine who came from a remote small country!
…
Luo Qinghan was called to Changle Palace early in the morning.
The Empress Dowager was no longer as kind to him as before, and she even felt a little dissatisfied with him in her heart.
But for the sake of the overall situation, she still tried her best to maintain the relationship between the two parties.
She didn't want to break this balance unless it was absolutely necessary.
The Empress Dowager: "I heard that Concubine Jing died of illness last night. What happened?"
Luo Qinghan knew she would ask this question, so he told her everything Concubine Jing had done.
After listening to this, the Empress Dowager was silent for a moment before speaking.
"You could have banished Concubine Jing to the cold palace or sent her to Ziyun Temple, but why did you kill her? After all, she is the daughter of the Jing family. If she died in the palace without any clear reason, what would the Jing family think?"
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "What they think is their business. I have my own standards in my heart."
Seeing his expression, the Empress Dowager guessed that he did not want to employ anyone from the Jing family anymore.
He wanted to completely wipe out the Jing family from the aristocratic family circle in Shengjing City.
The simplest and most effective way to wipe out a noble family is to prevent their family members from having the opportunity to serve as officials in the court.
As long as there has been no official in the family for three generations, they will naturally disappear from the ranks of aristocratic families.
The Grand Empress Dowager sighed, "Jing Fei's grandfather was your father's teacher. As the saying goes, a teacher is a father for life. Can't you give the Jing family a chance to survive for your father's sake?"
Luo Qinghan: "It was for my father's sake that I did not reveal everything Concubine Jing had done, and preserved a bit of dignity for her."
The Empress Dowager looked at him deeply and advised him earnestly.
"The Jing family represents the old ministers in the court. I hope that when you deal with the Jing family, you can pay attention to the thoughts of those old ministers and don't let them down."
Luo Qinghan lowered his eyes and nodded: "Grandson understands."
The Empress Dowager sighed, "I am tired."
Luo Qinghan stood up and said, "Grandmother, please have a good rest. I will come to see you another day."
Looking at his tall and straight back as he left, the Empress Dowager felt mixed emotions.
"I thought he was sentimental, but now it seems that he is even more cold-hearted than his father."
Although Concubine Jing was not favored, she came from the Eastern Palace after all and had been with him for several years. However, he did not even have any feelings for her and killed her without any hesitation.
From this perspective, Concubine Lu was lucky, at least she managed to save her life.
Ms. Kong quickly lowered her head and pretended not to hear this.
The Empress Dowager looked at her and whispered.
"Send a letter to the Lu family, telling them that there is no need to mention sending Xinyao to the palace anymore, and ask them to find a good family for Xinyao."
The Lu family actually prepared two girls to enter the palace, and Concubine Lu was just one of them. Now that Concubine Lu has been banished to the cold palace and has no hope of reinstatement, the Lu family wants to send another girl in.
Earlier, when the royal family members came to the palace to pay New Year's greetings, the Lu family brought up this matter in front of the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager was still a little hesitant at that time. She just told them to wait and see and asked them not to be anxious.
Now that the Jing Fei incident happened, it helped her make a decision.
The position of queen is tempting, but you have to have a life to fight for it.
Now that the emperor has made it clear that he does not want to marry a woman from the Lu family as his queen, sending more people in will be of no avail. If things go wrong, he might end up like Concubine Jing.
(End of this chapter)
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