Chapter 143 Chen Mianmian
The Queen had just sent the people to Zhaohua Palace a few days ago, and she was satisfied when she learned that Chen Qing arranged the two of them to be palace maids serving tea. Chen Qing had never made any mistakes in the rules and was respectful to her. Of course, the main reason she was most satisfied now was that she had a grudge with Concubine Yu and she was unable to have children.
As a result, something happened today, and it was a big one. The imperial physician was called to Zhaohua Palace, Concubine Xi was put under house arrest, and the two palace maids who served tea were beaten with twenty strokes of the cane and sent to the laundry department.
The servants in Zhaohua Palace were arranged by Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai was prudent and chose people with clean backgrounds. The queen did not interfere. After all, there were so many people serving the nobles, and it would be too obvious to insert someone. Therefore, there were no spies in Zhaohua Palace. After all, Chen Qing looked obedient, so the queen really let down her guard. As a result, she is now in the dark and has no idea what happened.
The only thing they could do was to ask Jinzhi to ask the two palace maids who were beaten.
Mo Ya and You Lan asked the person sent by Jin Zhi and told him everything in detail.
Jinzhi immediately went to report to the empress. She felt embarrassed and said, "When they were serving tea to the emperor, the perfume on their bodies caused the emperor to sneeze. The emperor must have been unhappy."
As for the intimacy between the Emperor and Concubine Xi, she did not say anything, otherwise wouldn't it hurt the Empress's heart? Besides, Concubine Xi is the Emperor's woman, and now she is the only favorite, so it is possible for them to be intimate.
The queen was so angry that she threw the teacup: "Idiot, don't you even know how to serve others?"
Jinzhi was extremely angry with the two men. She was the one who picked them, and now, let alone climbing into the emperor's bed, such a thing happened at a glance. Wouldn't this make the empress think that she was incapable of doing things?
As soon as she saw the Queen's angry expression, Jinzhi had already decided that there was no need to keep those two useless people any longer.
"What about Concubine Xi?" Although the Queen was angry, she also felt that something was fishy: "The maids were punished for not serving well, but why was Concubine Xi confined to her house? Why did they call the imperial physician again?"
Jinzhi said, "I'll ask the imperial physician."
"What did the doctor say?"
Jinzhi was a little embarrassed to say, "The imperial physician said that Concubine Xi was injured by the emperor. I'm afraid she won't be able to get out of bed for a while. I deliberately asked around, and the imperial physician said that she had many bruises on her body. I don't know when she can recover. She already had difficulty in having children, and now I'm afraid she will have a chronic illness. It's said that her condition is even worse than the autumn hunt."
There is actually a precedent for this. During the autumn hunt, Shen Qing was also injured by Xuanyuan Ling. At that time, he was carried back to the palace, and the queen was not unacceptable.
In fact, ever since the emperor had beaten up the Chen and Qin families over the matter of the emperor's uncle, the queen had been wondering whether the emperor had done it on purpose when Concubine Yu suddenly beat up Shen Qing.
At that time, she had thought that it was the emperor who was protecting Shen Qing, otherwise the emperor would not have arrived so quickly when Shen Qing got into trouble that day. However, ever since the incident with the prince's uncle, she was terrified when she thought about it.
Didn't the emperor feel that Concubine Yu was too favored, and that he had no excuse for ignoring her for a while, so he used Shen Qing's matter to suppress Concubine Yu's arrogance? The Chen family stood out, and the Qin family also stood out.
The emperor used Concubine Yu to restrain her, and Concubine Chun to restrain her. Concubine Chun was honest, but Concubine Yu was not honest, so Concubine Yu was domineering. Didn't the emperor really think that someone could restrain Concubine Yu? The queen herself used Shen Qing as a gun. Now thinking about it from beginning to end, didn't the emperor use Shen Qing as a gun?
Wasn't the beating of Shen Qing the reason why Concubine Yu fell out of favor? Wasn't it also the reason why the emperor would deal with the Qin family in the future?
All I can say is that these events happened too coincidentally for the Queen to help but think too much. What if the Emperor didn't take Concubine Xi seriously at the beginning and was just using her as a target?
After all, the queen really didn't know what the emperor could like about a woman who couldn't bear children, except for her good figure and good looks.
The Queen didn't even think about love between a man and a woman. Instead, she said, "Does the Emperor know that those two people were arranged by me and is deliberately trying to warn me?" Chen Qing was also apparently trying to get close to the Queen, and she cleverly arranged for the two maids to serve tea, which was a way of showing her loyalty to the Queen.
Sending someone to the emperor secretly is just a small matter, but the emperor actually got so angry. On the surface, he was annoyed with Concubine Xi, but in fact, wasn't he just slapping the queen in the face?
The Queen felt very tired: "The Emperor's thoughts are getting deeper and deeper. Anyway, I have done this matter, and the Emperor has expressed his position. If the Queen Mother wants to say anything, let her arrange the people herself. I am tired. This matter will be left at that for now. You can see the reward from Concubine Xi, which will appease her." After a pause, she said: "Find someone to tell the Queen Mother."
The queen smiled coldly: "The Queen Mother is worried about the Emperor, and I can't hide it. After all, if Concubine Xi is confined, the Emperor will not even have anyone to serve him."
Now she has done things that the emperor hates, and the emperor has warned her against it, so she can't do it again.
If she doesn't do it, she will have to give an explanation to the Queen Mother, right?
The Queen Mother originally didn't want to care about the matter. After all, she now knew that she couldn't get angry because of her illness. But the Queen's act of sending a palace maid was not only useless, but also counterproductive.
The Queen knew about the exile of the King's uncle, but no one dared to tell the Queen Mother. After all, the imperial physician had told the Queen Mother not to get angry about her illness. But if the Queen intended to reveal it, the Queen Mother would naturally know about it.
This is bad now. Originally, Shen Qing was allowed to sleep with me, but now even Shen Qing can’t sleep with me.
As an emperor, he doesn't even have a concubine in his harem who can serve him properly.
This may sound ridiculous, but it may also be an opportunity.
The Queen Mother thought of Chen Zhenzhen again: "Now the Emperor has no one he likes around him. If Chen Zhenzhen doesn't please him, he can find someone else. The Chen family is not without good-looking people."
Cuiyun really wanted to persuade her about this matter, but the Empress Dowager couldn't get angry right now. If she persuaded her, she was afraid that the Empress Dowager would get angry.
I can only say tactfully: "If the emperor still doesn't like it, it will inevitably make him angry."
The Queen Mother said, "Why don't you just say that I need someone to talk to? Can't you do such a small thing?"
Chen Zhenzhen had previously entered the palace with a similar reason.
Who can't see the reason for this?
Cuiyun had no choice. It was difficult to refuse openly, so she could only think of a solution secretly. The Queen Mother had assigned this matter to her. After thinking it over, she realized that whether to sleep with the Queen Mother or not also depends on the person.
If the girl didn't have that intention from the beginning, it's possible that this matter wouldn't have been accomplished even if she entered the palace.
She really didn't feel comfortable leaving this matter to others, and she made up her mind that even if she had to find someone to enter the palace, she had to find someone who would be peaceful.
Cuiyun took the Queen Mother's order and went to the Chen family in person.
It was a coincidence that she came there. When she entered the backyard of the Chen family, she saw a young lady of the Chen family instructing the servants to beat someone.
Cuiyun went forward and saw that the person being beaten was actually a young girl. The girl curled up in the curl and made no sound.
The girl's name was Chen Mianmian.
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