Chapter 135: Exclusive Favor
The weather was getting warmer, and Chen Qing finally changed out of her thick winter clothes. However, Chunhua felt that it was too cold in late spring and was afraid that Chen Qing would get sick, so she didn't dare ask her to wear too thin clothes.
Ever since the incident with the prince's uncle and the queen's illness, she was exempted from paying respects twice in a row. Shen Qing was happy and at ease, but she still went to pay respects on the surface, although she didn't see anyone.
After a month, the day to pay respects has come again.
Shen Qing was still the first to arrive.
Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer people paying respects in the palace, with only seven people paying respects in total. Before the Queen arrived, Shen Qing saluted Concubine Ru, Concubine Chun, and Concubine An and Shun. Except for Concubine Ru who had a strange expression, the other three were relatively calm.
Since the Queen had a fever that day, she took medicine for several days, but the fever did not go away and she fell ill again. Otherwise, she would not have been exempted from paying respects twice.
It was also because of the poor stomach caused by the medicine, and she looked thin. Shen Qing only glanced at her when he paid his respects, and didn't look at her for long. Looking at the thickness of the powder on her face, he felt that the queen should not be fully recovered.
However, the queen still looked the same graceful and elegant queen, at least on the surface, and the concubines who came to pay their respects were all respectful.
Concubine Li's belly was already showing, and she looked a lot plumper. Compared to the empress's thinness, she was a bit fatter.
Unless Shen Qing was confronting Concubine Yu, the Queen generally didn't need her. After all, Concubine Yu was under house arrest and didn't need to come to pay her respects, so she didn't say much, at most a few words of flattery. When she was almost done paying her respects, Shen Qing was stopped by the Queen.
Chen Qing knew that this trip today would definitely lead to this.
Because Xuanyuan Ling came too often this month.
The Queen has the duty to discipline the concubines. To put it bluntly, if the Emperor comes too often, it will attract too much attention, and the Queen has the responsibility to take care of this matter.
But at this moment, I really can't blame Xuanyuan Ling or Chen Qing.
Chen Qing didn't want to, and Xuanyuan Ling really didn't mean it. Since he had been thinking about protecting Chen Qing, he really didn't intend to make her particularly conspicuous, but there was no one in the harem now.
There is really no one.
The only ones left in the harem who are still worthy of the emperor's attention and willing to sleep with him are Concubine Xi and Concubine Zhao. No emperor's harem could be so miserable. The rest are either despised by the emperor or have offended him and will never be favored by him again.
What if the emperor has physical needs? Aren't they Zhao Meiren and Chen Qing? Chen Qing looks better than Zhao Meiren, so he should go find Chen Qing more often. No one can say there is anything wrong with this.
Shen Qing still looked nervous when he asked the queen to stay, and he saluted honestly.
The queen looked at Chen Qing and actually knew that her current favor was due to the situation. How to say it? After all, Chen Qing was not so favored in the past. There was no one in the harem, so the emperor went to Zhaohua Palace more often, and the queen could understand it.
"Get up."
Shen Qing got up at this point, but there was still some panic on his face.
The Queen did not beat around the bush. After all, Shen Qing's favor was an open matter. She said, "Now you are the only one in the harem who is favored by the Emperor. It is also your blessing. I know that you are a well-behaved person. You have worked hard to serve the Emperor. Later, I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send you an extra portion of the monthly allowance."
"Thank you, Queen." Shen Qing said hurriedly, "I will definitely live up to your support."
The Queen curled her lips and said, "Well, I know you are sensible. Go ahead and serve the Emperor well."
This is to acknowledge that she is now almost the only one who enjoys Xuanyuan Ling's favor.
The queen didn't say much, and Shen Qing heard that she looked a little tired, so he respectfully took his leave.
Jinzhi looked at Shen Qing and always felt that she was not very good: "It's really too cheap for Concubine Xi, Madam."
"Now she is the only one favored in the whole palace. She is favored, but she doesn't take advantage of it and is unable to have children. That's enough."
When she first knew that Chen Qing couldn't get pregnant, she thought about not touching Chen Qing in the future. Later, when she used her to deal with Concubine Yu very easily, she didn't want to touch her even more. Now it's not a question of whether the queen wants to touch her or not.
There are only two concubines in the palace who can serve the emperor. If they are touched now, it is obvious that they are looking for trouble with the emperor. The emperor can only summon these two to sleep with him, so why touch them? The queen will not touch them, and as for the others, she will not care.
Shen Qing was second: "It's a good thing for her to get more favor now."
Jinzhi was a little puzzled: "What do you mean, Madam?"
"Now the whole palace sees Concubine Xi as the most glorious. The emperor favors her 80%, while Concubine Zhao only 20%. However, no matter how beautiful a person is, men will get tired of her one day. In half a decade, the selection will be held. Now Concubine Xi is the only one favored. A newcomer to the palace, she is an old one after all. As the saying goes, newcomers are better than old ones. Why doesn't the emperor try something new? If there is another considerate one, Concubine Xi will naturally fall out of favor."
So Shen Qing is not important, others are important.
"People should pay attention to Lady Zhao. She is fertile."
Jinzhi agreed.
The Queen was chatting with Jinzhi, and Chen Qing also left Fengyi Palace. The Queen's words were not unusual, just an ordinary conversation. Chen Qing thought there was no other meaning in it. Yes, as long as she didn't go off and commit suicide, the Queen had no reason to touch her at this time.
The Queen is now more concerned about the baby in Concubine Li's belly.
However, ever since she started thinking about being favored, for more than a year, she really didn't think that there would be such a situation in the harem. All the women who could serve in the emperor's bed had been used up, and if it weren't for Concubine Zhao, she would have been the only one favored.
Now Xuanyuan Ling came eight times a month, which was indeed a bit eye-catching, but she couldn't refuse. Shen Qing thought about it and decided to just treat it as cultivating friendship. After all, there was still half a year before the selection and Chu Linglong was going to enter the palace. She didn't know what changes would happen to Xuanyuan Ling after this heroine entered the palace.
When Shen Qing was thinking this, half a month later, news came from Concubine Zhao that the imperial physician found out that she was pregnant when he took her pulse.
Concubine Zhao is pregnant.
When Shen Qing heard this, she was like, wow, is she suddenly the only one favored?
And it was an irreversible favor, the kind that no one in the court could call her a witch or call her a seductive concubine, the emperor's favorite?
After all, Concubine Ru, Concubine Chun, Concubine Shun and Concubine An have long been out of favor, Concubine Yu, Lady Sun, Concubine Qiao, Concubine Wang and Concubine Lin are all under house arrest, and Concubine Li and Concubine Zhao are pregnant. Apart from the Queen, isn't she the only one left?
Chen Qing really didn't expect that her exclusive favor was actually obtained by the women in the harem who were either pregnant or confined to their homes.
What else can I do? I can only pay my respects to the Queen once again and express that I will never do anything wrong, will never take advantage of the favor and will definitely behave myself.
The queen couldn't say anything. She had no choice but to reward Shen Qing with things and told her to serve her well.
So since Concubine Zhao became pregnant, Shen Qing officially started her journey of being the only favorite before the next talent show.
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