Chapter 326: Kneeling
Queen Qin had long suspected that the rumors outside the palace that Concubine Xiao was doomed to be unlucky were spread intentionally by someone with ulterior motives.
She asked someone to investigate the matter, and the results were almost the same as what Chen Liangyuan said.
It was the Jing family who spread the rumors, and the Jing family must have been instructed by Concubine Jing to do such a thing.
As for Concubine Jing's purpose, one can guess without thinking that she must want to eliminate her opponent and increase her chances of getting promoted.
Queen Qin sneered: "This Concubine Jing is really bold, she even dared to plot against me?"
She asked someone to call Quartz and gave instructions.
"Go to Wanhe Palace on my behalf and call Concubine Jing over."
“Here!”
Quartz turned and left the Pepper Room.
Chen Liangyuan lowered her head and dared not speak, but she was secretly delighted in her heart. It seemed that Concubine Jing was going to be in trouble this time.
Queen Qin glanced at her and said coldly.
"You are in league with Concubine Jing, you are not a good person either. Go back to your Yulu Tower and be confined to your room for three months."
Chen Liangyuan had already prepared herself mentally for punishment, and she did not react much when she heard this. She kowtowed calmly to express her gratitude, then stood up despite the pain and walked out of the Pepper Room.
Rouju came forward to help her: "My lady, are we going back now?"
Chen Liangyuan sneered, "No, I want to stay here and see Concubine Jing being punished with my own eyes."
They found a secluded place nearby and stood still.
Not long after, Concubine Jing arrived in a sedan chair.
The sedan chair stopped at the entrance of the Pepper House.
Dong Ling helped Concubine Jing down.
Concubine Jing still looked sick, her face was very pale, and she walked unsteadily, needing someone to support her.
Seeing this, Chen Liangyuan, who was hiding not far away, snorted coldly: "This woman is really good at pretending! I wonder who is better at pretending to be sick, her or Concubine Bai?!"
Supported by Dong Ling, Concubine Jing slowly walked into the Pepper Room.
They knelt down and bowed to Queen Qin.
Queen Qin said calmly, "Do you know why I asked you to come here?"
Concubine Jing raised her head and said, "I don't know. I hope the Queen will explain it clearly."
Queen Qin looked at her pale face and sneered, "What are you thinking about? I know very well that every woman who enters the palace wants to climb up. But you have to understand one thing. There are some people in the palace that you must not mess with. Although you are the one appointed by the emperor to the prince, you are just a concubine, a lowly concubine. How dare you plot against me?"
Concubine Jing's face turned even paler.
She hurriedly explained: "I didn't..."
Queen Qin interrupted her directly: "I don't want to hear your explanation. I have asked someone to investigate the matter. It was your Jing family who spread the rumor. Do you dare to say that this matter really has nothing to do with you?"
Concubine Jing said weakly, "I did want to plot against Concubine Xiao, but I didn't expect the Queen to do it. Even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to plot against the Queen. I beg the Queen to understand!"
"You are quite good at making excuses, but what I hate most is people like you who are full of calculations and yet insist on pretending to be innocent. Go kneel outside."
After saying these words, Queen Qin stood up, without even looking at Concubine Jing, and went straight to the inner hall.
Concubine Jing slowly stood up with the help of Dong Ling.
Quartz, who was standing next to her, was looking at her with a smile.
"My lady, please."
Concubine Jing took a deep breath, turned around and walked out the door, then knelt down in the open space at the door.
Since the master had knelt, Dong Ling, as a palace maid, naturally had to kneel down as well.
The master and servant knelt alone at the door of the Pepper House.
Quartz gave a few instructions to the eunuch at the door, asking him to keep an eye on Concubine Jing and not let her slack off.
After giving instructions to the young eunuch, Shi Ying spoke earnestly to Concubine Jing.
"Your Majesty, please kneel down properly. Don't faint or cause any other trouble. For the Queen, kneeling is the simplest and easiest punishment. As long as you can get through it, the matter will be over. But if you can't get through it, then this matter will be even more troublesome."
Concubine Jing pursed her lips and said nothing.
Shi Ying bowed to her and said, "I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you any longer. Goodbye."
He flicked his whisk, turned and left.
Chen Liangyuan, who was hiding not far away, saw this scene and felt extremely happy.
I let you frame me, and now you finally get your comeuppance, right?!
People kept passing by the door of the Pepper House. When they saw Concubine Jing kneeling at the door, they naturally couldn't help but look at her twice.
Concubine Jing's face was already very pale, and it became even uglier at this moment.
She wasn't wearing much today, and the white marble floor was cold and hard, so within a quarter of an hour she began to feel pain in her knees.
But the little eunuch at the door was still staring at her without blinking. She couldn't even move, let alone be lazy. She could only grit her teeth and hold on.
She couldn't help but think of the time when Concubine Xiao was punished by the Queen, but before anyone could do anything, the Crown Prince hurried over.
In order to protect Concubine Xiao, the Crown Prince did not hesitate to openly contradict the Queen.
Now it was her turn to be punished, but the prince didn't even show up.
Concubine Jing couldn't help feeling deeply jealous.
They are both concubines of the crown prince, so why does Concubine Xiao get all the favors from the crown prince?
And she tried so hard but couldn't even get a little bit of attention?
…
It was not until dinner time that Xiao Xixi learned from Baoqin that Concubine Jing was punished to kneel.
Baoqin said, "Concubine Jing knelt at the door of the Pepper Room for three hours this afternoon. Many people saw it. No one dared to say anything openly, but they all laughed at Concubine Jing in private. She was really embarrassed this time."
Xiao Xixi asked: "Why did the Queen punish Concubine Jing?"
"I don't know about this servant."
Luo Qinghan did not come to Qingge Palace to spend the night tonight, so Xiao Xixi felt at ease enjoying the whole big bed alone.
The next morning.
Luo Qinghan went to the meeting hall as usual.
After discussing the main business, Luo Qinghan stepped forward and expressed his idea of sending his mother's ashes back to her hometown for burial.
After hearing this, everyone present was stunned.
The emperor frowned and asked, "Why are you suddenly sending Shen Zhaoyi's ashes back to her hometown? Could it be that the monks of Shengguang Temple neglected Shen Zhaoyi?"
"Mother is staying well in Shengguang Temple and has not been neglected."
Luo Qinghan paused here, his tone somewhat sad.
"To be honest, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that my mother was crying and she said she missed home.
After I woke up, I thought about it carefully. My mother had been away from her hometown for more than ten years, and I had not been able to go back to visit her during this period. I felt extremely homesick.
She came to me in a dream, and I'm sure she wants me to send her back to her hometown. As a son, how can I disappoint my mother? I beg you to grant my wish!"
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(End of this chapter)
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