Chapter 214 Untitled
Shen Qing was eating, and she was caught off guard and choked. It was terrible. How could this topic be mentioned in their previous conversation?
She choked and coughed.
Xuanyuan Ling didn't expect that his words would make Chen Qing do this, so he hurriedly handed him some water. Chen Qing drank it quickly and managed to suppress the cough a little, but he was still coughing. Chen Qing had just eaten and another grain of rice went into his trachea. He felt very uncomfortable now. When Xuanyuan Ling wanted to call the imperial physician, Chen Qing managed to spit out the rice.
She was so relieved that she looked at Xuanyuan Ling speechlessly, "Your Majesty, I feel like I will die if this happens again."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xuanyuan Ling felt uncomfortable after hearing this: "Did you just say that casually?"
How unlucky, what about death?
Shen Qing was finally in a good mood today: "Is the emperor serious?"
She heard it all, so she couldn't pretend she didn't hear it.
He usually has reasons for promotion, and those who are new to the palace are even more outrageous. At the beginning, they are all given high positions, and there is no good husband, only beauties. It is obvious that they will not be able to make a name for themselves unless they endure and have children.
Shen Qing made an exception and promoted two people in the beginning because he wanted to cover for Concubine Yu. She was wronged in this matter, and the promotion was to appease her, because there was no reason to dispose of the concubine's position for the sake of a good man. So he appeased her. Later, he also had his reasons for promoting her to the position of concubine. Shen Zhizhuo was admitted to the Hanlin Academy on the list of successful candidates. Entering the Hanlin Academy means a bright future, and she, as her elder sister, also benefited from it.
But what's the reason now?
Chen Qing still knew that Xuanyuan Ling was more disciplined. He usually promoted the harem according to whether they had children, or their fathers and brothers performed well in the court, or they had seniority.
No one in the palace is considered senior nowadays.
Xuanyuan Ling didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what she said. Although what she said just now was a bit impulsive, she had been thinking about this matter when she was conferred the title of concubine, but there was no opportunity.
But if you think about it carefully, although he now favors others, Shen Qing's favor is still eye-catching.
He had been thinking about Shen Qing at first, so the number of times he came was normal, but now he really couldn't bear not to come.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be the case that it would take only two concubines in the palace a month to get their turn.
At the beginning, the Queen was also keeping an eye on her. Chen Qing was openly on the Queen's side, and she would be reprimanded if she was too ostentatious.
The key is that Xuanyuan Ling can't do anything about this situation. If he had doted on Chen Qing so much at the beginning, and the queen scolded Chen Qing, would he scold the queen for Chen Qing?
The queen is the queen after all, and it is her duty to instruct the concubines to serve her, and Xuanyuan Ling can't say she is wrong.
But things are different now.
Xuanyuan Ling also saw the Queen's current attitude. It was obvious that she would not touch Chen Qing. Xuanyuan Ling could also see what she was thinking. She simply felt that it would not harm her if Chen Qing was favored but had no children, so she praised her and asked him to look at her with comfort.
Xuanyuan Ling was really satisfied with her for knowing the current situation. As for the fact that Shen Qing would become the target of public criticism if she had a child in the future, to be honest, even if she was pregnant as a concubine, she would still be the target of public criticism.
So it would be better to give her the position of concubine now. The higher the position, the easier her life will be. He can also arrange more people to protect her, so as to avoid being caught off guard when she really has a child. Although Shen Qing has not had one, Xuanyuan Ling is still thinking about it.
This also fulfilled Xuanyuan Ling's idea when the newcomer entered the palace and specially summoned Shen Qing to sleep with him on the first night and asked her to live in Qianyuan Palace.
Now that everyone in the palace knows that she is favored, then she should be promoted higher. It would be best if no one is so blind as to plot against her just because she is favored.
"Don't joke."
Chen Qing saw that he was determined. In fact, although it happened suddenly, Chen Qing and Xuanyuan Ling had some similar ideas.
Anyway, she is indeed too favored now, unlike before. She has always been the most conspicuous in the harem, and she might as well be more conspicuous. Sometimes, it doesn't mean that people won't miss you if you are low-key. On the contrary, if you are low-key, people may think you are easy to bully.
Chen Qing has always been very low-key. Now that a new person has entered the palace and Xuanyuan Ling has attracted hatred for her, she can no longer be low-key. So, she might as well be high-profile.
But the timing was wrong.
It was very strange that Xie En was still holding chopsticks in his hand at the dinner table.
Xuanyuan Ling saw Shen Qing's embarrassment, and liked that she had no worries: "No need to thank me, I will find an appropriate time and will not let you be promoted without a reason."
"The emperor's arrangement is naturally good." Shen Qing still believed this.
After Xuanyuan Ling promised her the position of consort, the guilt in her heart was much lessened, and she actually accompanied him to eat something, but not much.
Chen Qing knew about this, but it didn't mean that she could be made a concubine just like that. Xuanyuan Ling said that she had to find a reason.
Chen Qing pretended not to know and continued to live his life, paying respects as usual.
She was used to being the first to arrive, but Chu Linglong also usually arrived early. Shen Qing had discovered that Chu Linglong was also cautious. No matter whether the queen favored her or not, or what the emperor's attitude towards her was, she was the queen anyway, so she had to be respectful.
The same is true now that she is pregnant.
Then other people came one after another. Those with lower status bowed first and then sat down.
Those who are of higher status would come and wait for others to pay their respects, such as the concubine.
Chu Linglong is from Concubine Ru's palace, so according to the rules, Chu Linglong should have come with Concubine Ru, but Concubine Ru had a bad attitude towards Chu Linglong, and now it seems that neither of them came together to pay their respects.
When Concubine Ru saw that Chen Qing and Chu Linglong were the first to arrive, she sneered in her heart. Well, now the two most prominent people in the harem are very respectful to the queen.
In fact, Concubine Ru was not bad to Shen Qing. After all, Shen Qing had been close to the queen since the beginning and had always been respectful to her. Besides, she lived in Zhaohua Palace and had no main seat, so it was not an slap in anyone's face.
But Chu Linglong is different. It's true that Chu Linglong is respectful to the Queen, but it reminds Concubine Ru that Chen Qing had supported the Queen in the past. There's no guarantee that one day Chu Linglong will use the Queen's name to suppress her, which would be too disgusting.
Concubine Ru is now unable to touch Chu Linglong's share. Just thinking about her relying on her pregnancy and having an expression like "Just say whatever you want, I don't care anyway" really makes her angry and disgusted.
Then Concubine Yu came over. She had no expression on her face. Sometimes, changes in emotions really affect her facial expressions. Even after Concubine Yu was released after being confined to her house, she was actually fine. But ever since the Third Princess asked Xuanyuan Ling to order a governess to look after her, her complexion became worse day by day, and she became more gloomier day by day.
Now she doesn't look as bright and beautiful as she used to be. Sometimes when she is asked to take a look at her, she feels really scared.
Really, when she's not in a good mood you can feel that she must be in a bad mood.
Today she just glanced at Chu Linglong. She knew that Chu Linglong was pregnant, but the domineering Concubine Yu just glanced at her and said nothing.
Chu Linglong instead gave Concubine Yu a small blessing.
Shen Qing found it really magical. In the original novel, these two people were fighting to the death, but now that they met, Concubine Yu knew that she was pregnant, and even her sarcasm disappeared. The kindness of saving the third princess was really great.
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