Chapter 115: A Mistake
The queen frowned, looked at Concubine Yu and said in a deep voice: "Concubine Yu, what's going on?"
Concubine Yu curled her lips as she listened to the Queen's pretentious voice: "It was I who beat him."
Even Concubine Fang didn't expect that Concubine Yu would dare to admit it so blatantly at this moment. She was still thinking that Concubine Yu would not admit it.
Concubine Yu looked at Concubine Fang with contempt and said, "Concubine Fang spoke rudely, so I slapped her in the face, so that she would learn some rules."
The Queen felt that Concubine Yu's slap on her face was also a slap on her face. What's the matter? Did she think she was dead? Did she need a concubine to teach her the rules?
This Concubine Yu had been well behaved for a while, but now she is acting arrogant again. Is it because the Emperor stayed at her place yesterday?
The queen became angry when she thought about this. The emperor was too partial to her. Concubine Yu was so domineering. Even though the second prince was gone, she was still favored. She was already afraid of Concubine Yu, and now she was even more afraid that if Concubine Yu got pregnant again, the situation in the harem would become more and more uneasy.
She thought to herself, her face became more gloomy, and the look she gave Concubine Fang was not right. She was not a quiet person either. However, she was the biological mother of the Third Prince, wasn't she? The Emperor had visited the Third Prince yesterday.
"Even if Concubine Fang was rude, you could have come to me to make your case. Concubine Yu, you are too presumptuous to look down on the Empress."
Concubine Yu said, "I am not disrespecting the Empress, I am just furious and cannot tolerate it. I will beat her, but if the Empress wants to punish me, I will not admit it."
The concubines around looked at Concubine Yu in silence.
Concubine Li hid behind the crowd, for fear that the noise would frighten the fetus. The baby in her belly was extremely important to her now.
Chen Qing looked at Concubine Yu and couldn't help but sigh, "She is really brave, and she is tough with the Queen. But I'm afraid the Queen won't avoid her this time, right? Without Concubine Fang, how can the Queen control Concubine Yu? Now they have a grudge, Concubine Yu is domineering, and the Queen will help Concubine Fang no matter what."
After all, the fight between Concubine Fang and Concubine Yu allowed the Queen to rest easy.
What she wanted was never for any one party to dominate.
Sure enough, the next moment the queen angrily said, "Concubine Yu, you are too arrogant. Do you think the concubines in this palace will be humiliated by you?"
As the queen spoke, she saw Shen Qing: "You beat Concubine Xi at the beginning, and now you slap Concubine Fang. Do you have the final say in this harem?"
Shen Qing ate a melon and ended up eating it himself?
Okay, it's time to express my stance in front of the Queen.
Shen Qing was named, and now that she was named, she seemed to recall the hatred in the past. She pursed her lips and spoke, and her speech was rare and sharp: "Your Majesty is right. Your Majesty Yu has a big face, and I am far inferior to her. The concubines in the harem beat me as they say. I am not talented, but I know the rules. If Your Majesty just beats people, then I have nothing to say, but if you want to teach me the rules, I only know that there is no noble concubine or imperial concubine in this palace, only the Queen."
According to the rules, if a palace concubine is to be dealt with, she must at least have the position of a noble concubine. A noble concubine has the right to assist in managing the six palaces. Now there is no noble concubine in this palace. Although Concubine Yu occupies the position of a concubine, she is still one step away from being a noble concubine. But one step away is still one step away. If she is not, then she is not.
The queen was indeed very satisfied after hearing this.
Concubine Xi was also filled with hatred in her heart.
Shen Qing's words surprised others. She had always been a low-key person, so everyone thought she was docile. But on second thought, they couldn't help but realize that she couldn't understand.
If it is said that Shen Qing had no grudges or hatred against anyone present, then he had a deep hatred for Concubine Yu.
After all, not only was she almost beaten to death, but she was also unable to have children.
In the harem, this is almost the same as having your life attempted.
Concubine Yu thought that Xuanyuan Ling treated her so coldly because of Shen Qing, and she had been dissatisfied with her for a long time. If she didn't know that she couldn't touch her, and was afraid that the emperor would ignore her even more, how could she have allowed her to live in peace until today?
She could remain calm in front of everyone except Chen Qing. Xuanyuan Ling's "Chen Qing" that night had become her nightmare.
It haunted her day and night. She looked at Shen Qing's face and raised her hand to hit him, but before the queen could call for help, she took a deep breath and suppressed her anger: "Noble Xi is really sharp-tongued. You can't tell on weekdays. The queen has trained her really well."
Overtly and covertly, everyone was pointing out that Chen Qing was a dog raised by the Queen. The word "training" was not meant to be applied to a human being.
Shen Qing didn't care about this, but focused on how Concubine Yu suppressed her anger.
There is something wrong with Concubine Yu's attitude.
It was naturally impossible to see anything for a while. After all, they were here. Shen Qing looked insulted and said to Concubine Yu: "The Queen is the Empress, and we concubines must obey the Queen. Do you despise the Empress like you do, Concubine Yu?"
Fangpin was shocked when she asked Concubine Yu to confront the Queen just now. Now that she saw Chen Qing dared to confront Concubine Yu face to face, how could she suppress the anger in her heart?
She continued Shen Qing's words and said, "The Queen is here, and everything will be decided by the Queen. The Queen will naturally make the judgment on how things go. Concubine Yu, do you feel that you are in the wrong and dare not make the judgment?"
Concubine Yu was originally furious. It would have been fine if she couldn't touch Shen Qing, but Concubine Fang actually dared to act rashly. She gritted her teeth and walked up to Concubine Fang and slapped her in the face.
With a loud 'bang', Concubine Fang was knocked to the ground, and she was numb.
Concubine Yu sneered, "You are just relying on the fact that you gave birth to a child. You are nothing but a fool. You have the guts to ask the Emperor to punish me. If the Empress does not go, then I have paid my respects today. I will take my leave."
Finally, she said the four words "I'm leaving" in a very long tone. After she finished speaking, she looked at the queen with contempt, then turned and left.
It turned out to be the posture of a winner.
The Queen could do nothing but cry out that it was outrageous. If she really wanted to punish Concubine Yu, she would not be able to explain herself to the Emperor.
Shen Qing sighed again, Concubine Yu was really arrogant, but she also looked at the queen and didn't dare to call the emperor.
The Queen has the final say over all matters in the harem. If the Queen cannot make the decision and has to ask the Emperor to make the final decision, then that is the Queen's dereliction of duty. Moreover, Concubine Yu said that it was Concubine Fang who spoke rudely. The reason why Concubine Yu was so angry is most likely related to the Second Prince.
The death of the Second Prince is not only a pain in Concubine Yu's heart, but it may also be a pain for the Emperor. If she really makes a fuss in front of the Emperor, she may not get anything good.
Concubine Fang is bound to suffer a loss today.
Speaking of which, Shen Qing asked Fangpin to snatch several plates of pearl cakes and ruined a plate of sweet and sour fish, not to mention that her servants beat Wang Lu. It can't be said that they have a good relationship.
Seeing her doubting her life after being beaten by Concubine Yu, Shen Qing rolled his eyes and said, "You deserve it. You are so mean."
By the way, at that time Xuanyuan Ling had coaxed her into saying that Concubine Fang would be under house arrest a hundred days after the Third Prince's death. Now, using the incident of Concubine Yu to expose her, others would only think that Xuanyuan Ling put Concubine Fang under house arrest to protect Concubine Yu.
Shen Qing thought about it and thought, hey, this is a coincidence.
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