Chapter 305 Threat
In addition to the southern tour, there were many other things in the court that made the emperor feel upset.
What used to be something that could be done with just a word from him now requires him to put in a lot of effort to barely accomplish.
It was like adding an invisible resistance to him, making him feel obstructed no matter what he did.
But if he really wanted to investigate, it would be difficult to find out the real reason.
The emperor felt very aggrieved.
After the court session, he returned to the harem, intending to go to Wan Jieyu's place to relax.
Who knew that as soon as he entered Wan Jieyu's residence, he was told that Wan Jieyu had been slapped more than 20 times for accidentally bumping into the queen. Her originally pretty face was now red and swollen, and she could not really face anyone.
The emperor knew that Queen Qin did this on purpose.
She deliberately punished Wan Jieyu in order to make things difficult for him.
He was so angry that he wanted to rush to the Pepper Palace and beat up Queen Qin as well.
But in the end, reason prevailed.
He gave Wan Jieyu some medicine for her wounds, said some comforting words, and then turned and left.
He returned to the imperial study, picked up the brush, and wrote a big word "忍" stroke by stroke.
He has endured it for so many years, so why not endure it a little longer?
It's just a little bit of injustice.
When the late emperor was still alive, he suffered much more grievances than he does now.
The emperor put down his pen and stared silently at the word "忍" in front of him.
A moment later, he had the calligraphy burned.
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The number of files in the Ministry of Justice has decreased recently, which gives the prince some free time.
After he left court today, he went straight to Qingge Palace.
But he met Concubine Jing on the road.
Concubine Jing stepped forward and saluted: "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "No need to be polite."
After saying this, he planned to let the carriage continue moving forward.
Concubine Jing: "Your Highness, I have something I want to talk to you about in private."
Luo Qinghan: "If you have anything to say, just talk here."
"It's about Concubine Xiao."
Since the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Concubine Jing noticed that the Crown Prince treated Concubine Xiao differently, and she thought this might be a breakthrough.
So she wrote a special letter to her family, asking them to help find out about Concubine Xiao.
At the same time, she also asked people to contact people from Qingge Palace, trying to get some information about Concubine Xiao.
Unfortunately, Baoqin managed Qingge Palace very tightly, and no matter how much she used intimidation or inducement, she was unable to get the information she wanted from the people in Qingge Palace.
Instead, the Jing family found out some useful information outside the palace.
So Concubine Jing waited here today specifically, wanting to complete a deal with the Crown Prince.
As expected, when the prince heard the three words "Concubine Xiao", his originally cold look changed slightly.
He waved his hand.
Eunuch Chang understood and immediately led the palace maids and eunuchs to retreat to a far place.
Concubine Jing also sent away the people around her.
She looked at the prince sitting in the carriage and said with a smile: "I heard a rumor about Concubine Xiao. When I first heard it, I couldn't believe it, but I heard that it should be true. I am really worried that Your Highness will be harmed by her, so I came to tell you specially, hoping that you will be careful."
Luo Qinghan said impatiently: "If you have something to say, just say it directly. I hate it when people beat around the bush."
Concubine Jing lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "I heard that Concubine Xiao is a star of misfortune. Anyone who gets close to her will be killed by her."
She had thought that after she said this, the prince would definitely react.
Who would have thought that the prince would have a cold expression on his face, his eyes acting as if he was looking at a fool.
Concubine Jing felt that this situation was very wrong.
She couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, aren't you afraid of being defeated by her?"
Luo Qinghan said coldly: "I am the crown prince, the future heir apparent. Concubine Xiao is not a star of destiny. Even if she is, I can still suppress her."
Seeing him defending Concubine Xiao so much, Concubine Jing couldn't help feeling a little jealous.
But for her, this is a good thing.
The more the Crown Prince defends Concubine Xiao, the more he likes her.
He certainly wouldn't want to let Concubine Xiao suffer.
Concubine Jing said calmly: "Even if you are not afraid of these things, the palace has always been very taboo about these things. If this matter gets out, the Queen and the Queen Mother will definitely not let Concubine Xiao continue to stay in the palace!"
Luo Qinghan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you threatening me?"
Concubine Jing lowered her head: "I dare not."
"Tell me, what do you want?"
Concubine Jing raised her head again and looked at him with burning eyes: "I want to bear a child for the prince."
In this palace, if a woman wants to gain a foothold, offspring are the foundation.
Even if there is no favor, as long as there are children, you will have someone to rely on for the rest of your life.
If I'm lucky in the future, maybe I can compete for that position.
Luo Qinghan clearly saw ambition in this woman's eyes.
What she wanted was not only a child, but also the supreme throne.
Luo Qinghan uttered four words expressionlessly.
"wishful thinking."
Concubine Jing pursed her red lips and said, "Your Highness, don't you want to protect Concubine Xiao?"
Luo Qinghan: "It's not your turn to worry about what happened between me and Concubine Xiao. As for what you said just now, for the sake of Master Jing, I can pretend that I didn't hear anything. If I hear bad words like "unlucky star" from others in the future, I will turn you into a real unlucky star."
Concubine Jing’s pretty face turned pale.
She was frightened by the coldness in the prince's eyes.
She took an involuntary step back.
Luo Qinghan: "What I dislike most is people who are smart. If you want to live a long life, just be content and don't covet things that don't belong to you."
He raised his right hand.
Seeing this, Eunuch Chang, who was standing in the distance, immediately walked over with the palace maids and eunuchs.
It was not until he got closer that Eunuch Chang realized that Concubine Jing's face looked extremely bad, as if she had suffered some kind of severe shock.
He wisely chose to ignore it and asked respectfully, "What do you want, Your Highness?"
Luo Qinghan: "Concubine Jing comes from a family of scholars and is said to be a famous talented woman. If that's the case, don't waste Concubine Jing's talent. Chang Xi, go to Mingguang Palace and give Concubine Jing the "Map of Mountains and Seas" and ask her to help copy it. During the time Concubine Jing is painting, no one should disturb her. She can go out when she finishes the painting."
Concubine Jing looked up in astonishment and said in disbelief, "The Thousand Miles of Mountains and Seas is more than twenty feet long!"
"A Thousand Miles of Mountains and Seas" is the longest scroll painting in the Great Sheng Dynasty. The whole painting is delicate and vivid. The painter spent ten years of hard work to complete it.
If I just copy, it will definitely not take ten years, but it will take at least several months to complete.
How could this be asking her to paint? It was clearly a punishment to ground her!
(End of this chapter)
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