Chapter 15: Concubine Wang falls into a trap
No one knew at first that the food at Shen Qing's place had improved, but by coincidence, a maidservant beside Concubine Wang happened to see people delivering food to Zhaohua Palace and discovered it.
It was also because Concubine Wang had some grudges against Shen Qing that she asked the palace maid to come back and tell her about this matter.
Concubine Wang was already very uncomfortable with Chen Qing, and it was the same thing again. When the two of them stood together, the emperor pointed at Chen Qing and asked him to sleep with him. It was like a slap in her face.
Now that Chen Qing is a good man and his position has not been promoted, why is he rushing to get the best food?
Isn’t it because she served the emperor twice more?
Concubine Wang felt more and more upset.
Still, not favored.
While she hated Chen Qing but had no idea what to do with her, she kept thinking about that day in the imperial garden when the emperor looked at Chen Qing but not at her. If the emperor had not looked at Chen Qing and saw her that day, would she have been the one who slept with him that day?
Thinking of this, she wanted the emperor's favor more than ever before.
But the emperor rarely comes to the harem, so how can she gain favor? How long will she have to wait for the emperor to call her?
Concubine Wang was very depressed. At this time, the palace maid beside her whispered, "Beauty, why don't you go to see Concubine Yu?"
"What?"
The maid Ding Xiang said: "The head of Qingyun Palace where the beauty lives now is Empress Rufei, and Empress Rufei is not favored."
Not to mention that Concubine Ru was not favored, in fact Concubine Chun was not favored either. These two had served Xuanyuan Ling for a long time and had a lot of seniority before they got the position of concubine. Of course, there were also reasons from their mother's family, but it was not because they were favored.
In short, Xuanyuan Ling did not come to the harem very often, and Concubine Ru could only see Xuanyuan Ling a few times throughout the year, which made Qingyun Palace deserted.
But Concubine Yu’s Zhongyu Palace was different.
"The Concubine Yu is pregnant and cannot serve the Emperor. I'm afraid she needs someone to look after her. If you surrender, the Emperor will often visit the Concubine Yu. You will have a chance to see the Emperor."
Lady Wang was moved.
Yes, kid.
Concubine Fang said that Shen Qing could not advance unless she had a child.
If she had a child, naturally Shen Qing would not be able to surpass her!
But if she wants to have a child, she must have the opportunity to see the emperor!
She really wants an opportunity now. If Concubine Ru can't give it to her, she can go to Concubine Yu.
Concubine Yu was pregnant when Concubine Wang suddenly came to see her and explained her purpose. Concubine Yu's face darkened.
She couldn't sleep with the emperor, but besides the one in her belly, she had two children. This was a unique honor in the harem. Why did she, an ordinary-looking beauty, have to secure the emperor's favor?
So ridiculous!
Concubine Yu severely punished Concubine Wang, but Concubine Ru also knew that Concubine Wang had gone to see Concubine Yu.
"You are too careless and look down on this small temple of mine."
Ru Fei smiled, but there was no smile in her eyes: "If she wants favor so much, why don't you come to me and ask for it? I can give her what she wants."
Abandoning the position of the head of a palace and joining Concubine Yu, this was a real slap in the face.
Concubine Ru was very angry to have such a person living in her own palace. After all, she was just a beauty. Concubine Ru had been in the palace for so many years, she must have some tricks up her sleeve. How could she let someone slap her in the face like this?
Concubine Ru glanced at Xiao Shunzi beside her and said, "The filthy stuff we found in Ping Niang's room earlier, when we have the eldest prince's birthday banquet in a few days, have someone put it into Concubine Wang's wine glass."
Xiao Shunzi said, "I understand." He paused and said, "But if this action disturbs the eldest prince's birthday banquet."
Concubine Ru smiled contemptuously: "She is just a little beauty, she doesn't have the ability to do that. Then take her to the guards patrolling the palace. I want to see how much she wants to be favored by men."
Over there, Shen Qing also learned from Chunhua Rizhong that the eldest prince’s birthday was approaching.
The eldest prince’s birthday banquet is also a big event in the palace.
Although the eldest prince is not a legitimate son, he is the eldest son. Moreover, the eldest prince is six years old this year. After all, he is the only prince who has entered the Shangshufang, and he is now very honorable.
On the eldest prince's birthday, the harem was bustling with activity.
Shen Qing arrived early. After all, she couldn't make Concubine Yu's style. But she didn't expect that Concubine Yu would come quite early today.
Chen Qing hadn't seen Concubine Yu for a long time. She saw that she was pregnant and her pregnancy was already a little obvious. Seeing her casually glanced at her, Chen Qing lowered her head and saluted properly, just like before.
Even Concubine Yu wouldn't be stupid enough to cause trouble in public.
Other people in the harem also arrived one after another. Xuanyuan Ling still had government affairs to deal with. Although he had to come, it was too late, so the Queen still had to preside over the affairs.
It was also the first time for Chen Qing to see the eldest prince. He was six years old, but looked like a little adult. He followed his biological mother, Concubine Shun. Chen Qing took a look and felt that the child's eyebrows and eyes did not look like Xuanyuan Ling, but his nose and mouth were a bit similar. Because of this, she looked at him several times.
As soon as Xuanyuan Ling arrived, the banquet began in earnest.
Shen Qing was still at the bottom. In short, according to the rules of the birthday party, Shen Qing didn't have much of a role. She was just here to watch the fun.
After the excitement was over, we started eating. Although the food at the banquet was average, Shen Qing had nothing to do. What else could he do when he was bored? He just ate to kill time.
Xuanyuan Ling glanced over unintentionally and saw Chen Qing pick up something to eat, chew for a while, then pick up another piece of food with chopsticks and eat it again, chew for a while, and then probably felt that it was not good to stare at one thing, so he looked at the person next to him and ate another one.
Still, quite interesting...
However, Xuanyuan Ling just glanced at it and didn't look at it again. He drank by himself, and the concubines around him naturally had to accompany him.
However, most of the concubines around him just paid lip service to him.
The one who is different from everyone else is Lady Wang.
Lady Wang was really depressed during this period. She drank one cup of wine after another, as if she was trying to drown her sorrows in alcohol. Her gaze shifted to Xuanyuan Ling who was sitting on the high seat in the distance.
The more I looked at it, the more uncomfortable I felt, but my body began to warm up as the wine went down my throat.
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