Chapter 102 Complaint
Concubine Yu has been more low-key recently. Seeing that Concubine Fang hasn't changed much, she still hates Chen Qing. When Xuanyuan Ling hugged her and called her Chen Qing, she will never forget it. But now, she can't touch her because she still has the third princess.
Xuanyuan Ling's attitude made her feel increasingly depressed. Even though her heart was full of grievances and sorrow, she could do nothing about the current situation. Apart from treating the Third Princess well and being content, she didn't know how to make the Emperor change his mind. She could only hope that Xuanyuan Ling would really dote on her as before because she was contented, instead of just doting on her appearance like now.
Fortunately, she still has the third princess, but Shen Qing is destined to have nothing.
Not being able to have children will be a woman’s eternal pain.
And if she only had this one thing and was favored by the Emperor, he would not let her be promoted so quickly given his discretion. After all, even if she had a title, wasn't she still just a small noble?
If it weren't for her, Shen Qing's favor would also be very eye-catching.
She went to look at Fangpin again. Didn't the Queen's defense of this sentence today make Fangpin resent Chen Qing in her heart?
The Queen was not trying to protect Shen Qing at all. She was just venting her unhappiness. If she really wanted to protect him, she wouldn't have brought up the Third Prince. She knew very well that children were the most important things to the women in the harem. What use would it be for her to use the Third Prince to lecture Concubine Fang, other than making her more resentful of Shen Qing?
Shen Qing has been expressionless since then. After all, her current state seems normal to everyone.
After paying respects, Shen Qing returned to Zhaohua Palace.
She didn't say anything to Chunhua and the others about Concubine Fang. She just thought that she hadn't eaten sweet and sour fish for a long time, so she asked Wang Lu to go to the imperial kitchen and ask them to make sweet and sour fish today. However, when it was lunchtime, Wang Lu came back with an injury.
Wang Lu confessed his crime to Shen Qing: "Please punish me, my lord."
Shen Qing frowned: "What's going on?"
"I went to the imperial kitchen to get food, and met Concubine Fang's subordinates who also came to get food. That servant saw the sweet and sour fish that Your Majesty liked to eat, and said that Concubine Fang also wanted to eat it, so he came to grab it. I refused, so he beat me. The fish fell to the ground during the fight. I was useless, please punish me, Your Majesty." Wang Lu was really upset.
Last time, the pearl cake was taken away by someone from Concubine Fang's palace, and he failed to bring it back, but the noble lady did not punish him. Now it's the second time, and the noble lady specifically asked for sweet and sour fish, but he still failed to protect it.
Wang Lu knelt on the ground and felt very uncomfortable, but he heard a sentence: "Did you fight back?"
Wang Lu looked up in surprise and saw that Shen Qing's brows were frowning even tighter. Seeing that he didn't speak, he asked again: "Let me ask you, did you fight back?"
“No…no…”
Shen Qing took a deep breath and said, "Go fight back."
Wang Lu was a little dumbfounded: "But, that's Concubine Fang..."
Chunhua had been watching from the side, and was also startled when she heard this. As a result, Shen Qing said.
"Did I ask you to beat Concubine Fang? Or did I ask you to beat the Third Prince? What's wrong with beating a servant beside her? I am your master and I am not out of favor now. If she beats my people, I will beat hers. I will give you this opportunity to take revenge. You can decide how hard you beat her. Just don't kill her. Do you want to do it?"
Wang Lu's heart was beating fast. He looked at Shen Qing and said, "Slave, I'll do it."
"Yeah." Shen Qing waved his hand: "Go ahead."
Wang Lu stood up, his eyes were wet, and he wiped his eyes with his sleeve.
When Wang Lu walked to the door, his expression was a little cold and resolute. The noble lady always hated trouble. She didn't say anything when the pearl cake was taken away before, but now that he was beaten, she got angry. How could he not see that the noble lady was protecting him? This matter today couldn't be done openly. He wanted revenge, but he couldn't make it difficult for the noble lady.
Chunhua was still a little worried when she saw Wang Lu leave: "Is everything really alright? After all, she is Concubine Fang."
"What can happen?" The day was over. Concubine Fang was always unhappy with her, and she might ridicule her in the future. This one incident was not a big deal. The one that happened during the day was fine, but the one who beat her was not the one who let it go.
Shen Qing sneered: "This person really can't just show weakness all the time. Look, he keeps showing weakness. He thinks I'm easy to bully. It's okay to make a fuss."
That night, the eunuch Meng Yi, who had been serving Concubine Fang in her palace, was suddenly beaten with a club while his head was covered, and was also thrown into the toilet.
By the time they were fished out, they were already full and stinking.
When Shen Qing heard the news, she looked at Wang Lu and twitched her lips: "Very creative, keep working hard next time."
Wang Lu smiled shyly, the nobleman praised him.
After this happened, Meng Yi naturally couldn't serve Fangpin anymore. After all, everyone knew that he had fallen into the cesspool. If such a person was still used, wouldn't the master be laughed at? Meng Yi naturally couldn't serve, but he had a little conflict with Wang Lu from Zhaohua Palace at noon, and he had someone throw him into the toilet at night. If you say there is no trick here, no one will believe it.
Fangpin didn't believe it. She got angry when she heard it. She felt that Meng Yi was mean and angry. When you beat a dog, you have to look at the owner. How could Chen Qing allow his men to beat people in her palace? Isn't this obviously a slap in her face?
Concubine Fang was so angry that she broke several teacups. The next day, when Xuanyuan Ling came to see the third prince, Concubine Fang looked like she was worried about something.
Xuanyuan Ling frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
Fangpin said: "I was so panicked. I didn't know there was such a daring person in the palace. He actually sneaked into my place at night and beat up the servant who served me."
When Xuanyuan Ling heard that there was such a thing, he couldn't help but ask in a deep voice: "Who hit him?"
Concubine Fang shook her head: "I don't know, I only know that yesterday, he seemed to have offended the eunuchs around Concubine Xi of Zhaohua Palace."
Xuanyuan Ling's expression was a little subtle. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Concubine Fang: "The eunuch beside Concubine Xi?"
Fangpin nodded: "That's what he said."
Xuanyuan Ling glanced at Zhao Hai with a half-smile: "Go and bring out the servant who was beaten. Ask him if he saw the man's face in the middle of the night, and if he is sure that it was someone from Zhaohua Palace who beat him."
"Yes." Zhao Hai responded immediately.
He raised his eyebrows when he turned around and walked out. If he really believed what Concubine Fang said, he should have asked the servants around Concubine Xi to interrogate the case. Why did he ask him to interrogate the person who was beaten? He even specifically asked whether he saw the person's face in the middle of the night. Doesn't this mean that even if he saw it, he didn't see it?
Oh, Concubine Fang is probably going to be in trouble. Why does she have to offend Zhaohua Palace when there are so many people she can offend.
Xuanyuan Ling did not go to see Concubine Fang. After a while, Zhao Hai came back and reported in front of Xuanyuan Ling: "Your Majesty, the man said that it was too dark last night and he didn't know. Maybe he was confused and dreamed."
Fangpin's face immediately changed: "This..."
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