Chapter 749: Don’t be lenient when dealing with bad women
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Concubine Lao's mind.
Given the imperial concubine's favor, if she really gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, she might be crowned as queen.
no!
We can’t let the imperial concubine give birth to the child!
The concubine was filled with rage, but she remained expressionless.
She walked slowly down the steps, making rapid calculations in her mind.
Now the imperial concubine has not announced her pregnancy yet, which means that even if she gets rid of the baby in the imperial concubine's belly, she can say that she didn't do it on purpose and she didn't even know that the imperial concubine was pregnant.
As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. At most she would just be scolded and confined to her house for a period of time. There wouldn't be any big problem.
Thinking of this, Concubine Lao had already made a decision in her heart.
She walked to the imperial concubine, stopped, took a deep breath, and asked slowly.
"My Lady, you must hate me in your heart, right?"
Xiao Xixi was still touching her little belly, thinking that she must eat more when she got back.
When she heard what Concubine Lao said, a big question mark slowly appeared above her head.
What is this woman doing?
The eyes of the consort quickly turned red: "It is true that I came to ask the Grand Empress Dowager to make the decision, but I am not targeting you. I just don't want you to make the same mistake again."
Xiao Xixi thought about it carefully and nodded seriously: "You are right, I was indeed wrong."
Her biggest mistake was that she shouldn't have gone out without bringing something to eat!
Next time she goes out, she must hide some food with her in case of emergency.
The concubine knelt down immediately.
"No, I am the one who is wrong. I originally just wanted to ask the Grand Empress Dowager to give you some advice so that you can understand your situation and not give others a handle. I didn't expect the Grand Empress Dowager to punish you. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!"
As she spoke, she began to cry, and she looked quite miserable, as if she was actually the one suffering.
Liu Xu also knelt down and whispered, "Don't cry, Madam."
The tuberculosis concubine kowtowed to the imperial concubine.
"I am sorry for causing you to suffer so much this time. I apologize to you and hope to receive your forgiveness."
When she raised her head again, her face was covered with tear marks, and she looked even more pitiful.
Xiao Xixi was confused: "Why are you kowtowing to me? It's not even the New Year yet."
The tuberculosis concubine's expression froze.
Then she continued talking to herself as if she hadn't heard anything.
"I know you won't forgive me so easily. I will reflect on my mistakes when I return and promise not to cause you any more trouble in the future."
As she said this, she was about to stand up.
As a result, when she stood up, she accidentally stepped on the edge of her skirt and fell straight towards the imperial concubine in front of her!
The two were too close to each other, and Xiao Xixi had no time to dodge and was hit hard by her.
It would be fine if she was just hit, after all, Concubine Lao was just a weak woman with limited weight, and she couldn't hurt Xiao Xixi, who practiced martial arts.
But she didn't understand why Concubine Lao's elbow had to poke her stomach?
She was already growling with hunger, so why did Concubine Lao still want to be so cruel to her poor little belly?
This woman is so evil!
When dealing with bad women, you must never be lenient.
Xiao Xixi raised her hand, used her internal strength, and mercilessly slapped the bad woman away.
Anyway, people already knew that she knew martial arts, so there was no need to hide it anymore.
The concubine was beaten so hard that she flew more than ten feet away and fell heavily to the ground.
When Eunuch Chang and Qingsong came over, they happened to see this scene and were stunned with fear.
Damn, they ran into something interesting as soon as they arrived!
Liu Xu was so frightened by this sudden change that she screamed.
"The Concubine!"
The tuberculosis concubine fell to the ground in a mess. Her right arm accidentally hit something when it landed, causing the bone joint to be dislocated. The pain made her face turn pale and cold sweat broke out instantly.
Liu Xu rolled and crawled to the side of Concubine Lao, trying to help her up, but accidentally touched her right arm, causing her to cry out in pain.
Liu Xu was so frightened that he stopped in a hurry and screamed.
"Help! The concubine is hitting someone!"
Her shout attracted everyone in Changle Palace, even the Empress Dowager.
When the Empress Dowager saw that Concubine Lao was injured, she immediately sent for the imperial physician and had someone help Concubine Lao up.
The tuberculosis concubine gritted her teeth and endured the pain. She turned her head to look at the imperial concubine, wanting to see if she had any stomachache or spotting.
Unexpectedly, the imperial concubine just rubbed her belly and did not show any other symptoms of miscarriage.
The concubine was filled with confusion and uncertainty.
She didn't know whether the imperial concubine was lucky enough to keep the child, or whether the imperial concubine was not pregnant at all.
After the Empress Dowager heard Liu Xu's account of the whole incident, she frowned and looked at the Imperial Concubine.
"I asked you to reflect on yourself here, but you actually dared to hit someone? Do you still have any respect for the law?!"
Xiao Xixi: "It was Concubine Lao who bumped into me first. She bumped into me and it hurt my stomach so much. It was just my instinctive reaction."
The Empress Dowager: "Even if she bumped into you accidentally, you should just push her away. Why do you have to be so cruel to her?"
Xiao Xixi: "I didn't do anything ruthless. I don't have all the strength left."
She is telling the truth.
She had only used three-tenths of her internal strength just now.
If she had used all her internal strength, I'm afraid that Concubine Lao's small body would have been beaten to the ground with blood gushing out of all her orifices.
However, the Empress Dowager did not believe her at all and was convinced that she had hit people on purpose.
"I don't know how King Nanyue taught you before, but since you married into Dasheng, you have to follow the rules of Dasheng. Now that you have openly injured someone, this matter cannot be tolerated. Come, drag the imperial concubine away and give her twenty lashes!"
The tuberculosis concubine was delighted when she heard this.
Although she was injured, if she could make the imperial concubine be beaten with a stick, her injury would be worth it!
Eunuch Chang immediately stepped forward and shouted to stop them.
"Grand Empress Dowager, please calm down. The Imperial Concubine is weak and cannot withstand such severe punishment."
The Empress Dowager then noticed that Eunuch Chang was also here and asked with a frown.
"Chang Xi, why are you here in Changle Palace instead of serving the Emperor?"
Eunuch Chang was holding a square brocade box in his hand. He smiled and said respectfully.
"I am here on the orders of the Emperor to deliver something to the Imperial Concubine."
Xiao Xixi looked at him: "What is it?"
Eunuch Chang opened the brocade box and revealed the seal inside.
This seal is made of pure gold and is carved with a lifelike phoenix.
"The Emperor has ordered that there are many things to do in the palace, and I do not want the Empress Dowager to be overworked. I know that the Imperial Concubine is gentle, virtuous, and intelligent. From now on, all trivial matters in the harem will be handed over to the Imperial Concubine. In order to facilitate the Imperial Concubine's management of the harem, I will temporarily hand over the Phoenix Seal to the Imperial Concubine for safekeeping."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent.
The Empress Dowager almost thought she had heard it wrong.
She couldn't help but ask again.
"What did you say? Your Majesty is gentle and virtuous?"
She slapped someone and sent him flying, and you still have the nerve to call her gentle and virtuous? !
God damn gentle and virtuous!
(End of this chapter)
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