Chapter 219: Great Seal
The queen was also caught off guard. Her original happiness was dampened now, but she was used to it, wasn't she?
Xuanyuan Ling had no tender feelings towards her a long time ago. Now she was holding Shen Qing in her arms for her own honor in the harem. But, was the emperor really so obsessed with Shen Qing? How long had she been promoted to the rank of concubine? She was going to be promoted again?
It has only been two years. When she first entered the palace, she was just a lowly concubine.
She was the lowest-ranking official in the entire palace, but in just two years, she had become a concubine, which was already a special promotion. How could she be promoted further? Above the concubine rank was a consort!
There are no four concubines named Gui, De, Xian and Shu in the palace now, let alone Imperial Noble Consort. Therefore, the highest rank after the Empress is Consort. All of the concubines now have given birth to children for the Emperor and have served the Emperor since before entering the palace.
How could Shen Qing, who had no qualifications, no status, and no offspring, rise to prominence in the harem just by being favored by the emperor?
Even the Queen didn't believe that Xuanyuan Ling could really do this.
If he is incompetent, how can the court be stable?
But if he wasn't stupid, how could he do such a thing?
The Queen was also forced by the situation and did not openly oppose it. Now she already knew that nothing good would come of going against the Emperor: "This Xipin has no children, and her family background is not good after all. If there is no reason, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public to promote her to the position of concubine."
She didn’t refuse, and she still seemed to care about Shen Qing.
Xuanyuan Ling just said calmly: "Not only her, but it is precisely because Xipin has no children that I came to ask the queen."
The Queen was shocked, and not just her?
"The Emperor intends to confer titles on the six palaces?"
Xuanyuan Ling said, "I will promote a few of them. Shunpin has been educating the eldest prince for so many years and has made great contributions, but she has always been a concubine. Chunfei is now raising the third prince. She lost her sons one after another, and now she finally has the third prince. I plan to promote her to Defei. Chen Qing has made great contributions to serving, and I plan to send her brother away. I am sorry for her. Taking advantage of the happy events of the harvest in various places, I hope to ask them to promote their positions during my birthday banquet."
The queen wanted to refute, but Xuanyuan Ling's words were well-reasoned. Shunpin had always been honest and had given birth to the eldest prince, so it was normal for her to be promoted. Chunfei had a family background and was now raising a prince. She had assisted in managing the harem many times, so it was normal for her to be promoted.
The Queen was puzzled: "Does the Emperor intend to send Xipin's brother away?"
"kindness."
Xuanyuan Ling didn't say much, but just agreed.
The queen really couldn't understand. She had seen Xuanyuan Ling favor Chen Qing. Although she had never seen the two of them get along, who in the harem could be more favored than Chen Qing?
But the emperor wants to send her brother away?
What kind of place is Hanlin Academy? It is a place where you can have a bright future once you enter it. But he has to be sent out not long after entering. What good can that be?
The emperor has always disliked external relatives interfering in politics. Could it be that because Shen Qing is favored, the emperor is a little reluctant to tolerate her brother just in case?
The Queen had no time to think too much. To any normal person, he had just been admitted to the Hanlin Academy and then was sent out again. His future was really bleak.
The queen thought for a moment that it didn't matter if Shen Qing was promoted to the position of concubine, a position without any foundation, and besides, Shen Qing had never neglected her.
"Empress." Xuanyuan Ling looked at her: "Do you think something is wrong?"
"No." The Queen sighed, "It's a pity that Xipin's brother is not doing well and can't stay in the Hanlin Academy. I will take care of this matter, Your Majesty, don't worry."
Xuanyuan Ling knew that the Queen would not dare to refuse now and there was no suspense in this matter, so he did not stay overnight and left directly.
The queen had already become numb in her heart. Anyway, the emperor would not come unless there was something important.
Jinzhi felt sorry for the queen: "Your Majesty..."
"I have nothing to do. After all, the emperor has to ask me about this kind of thing. As long as I am still the queen, the emperor will never bypass me."
Jinzhi didn't mention it anymore.
Xuanyuan Ling's visit to the Queen's Palace this time was really eye-catching. He hadn't been there for a long time, and he went there suddenly again. It made people wonder what the emperor was going to do. As a result, when he went to pay his respects to the Queen a few days later, the Queen announced the matter personally.
Concubine Chun herself did not expect this, but she was relieved. After all, she was the one raising the prince now, and the emperor was obviously giving her compensation because of the child she had lost before.
In fact, Concubine Chun was given the title of Concubine De because she was supported by the Third Prince, and she herself had assisted in managing the six palaces many times, not to mention her good family background. The most eye-catching person was Chen Qing.
She had no foundation, had been in the palace for two years, was childless and infertile, and yet she was about to be promoted to the position of concubine?
Everyone looked at Shen Qing, only to see that Shen Qing also looked shocked.
The queen looked at her and was afraid that she didn't know that her brother was going to be sent away. The queen didn't want to tell her at the moment, thinking that she would know it eventually, so she smiled at Shen Qing and looked very appreciative of her.
Concubine Yu naturally saw the smile that the Queen showed to Shen Qing, and her heart felt like it was on fire.
Is the Queen crazy? She actually agreed to promote this little bitch to a concubine?
Did you raise a dog for so long and make it stupid? Do you really think this little bitch is easy to deal with?
Concubine Yu almost held back and didn't say anything on the first day. Naturally, the other concubines didn't say anything either. After all, they all wanted to congratulate them openly.
Congratulations to Concubine De and Concubine Shun for having children, but congratulations to Shen Qing, it's really frustrating, especially for Chu Linglong who is pregnant, which makes her feel quite embarrassed.
She was still pregnant. Although there had never been an example of an emperor promoting a concubine during her pregnancy, she got nothing while she was pregnant, but Shen Qing was promoted to a concubine instead.
Chu Linglong really didn't want to make the comparison, but she was pregnant now, so she was more sensitive. In fact, she had been looking for the reason why Xuanyuan Ling was angry after he left because of her request for mercy.
After thinking about it, she finally thought that it was because she mentioned the matter of Bing. This matter was related to Shen Qing. Chu Linglong thought at that time, is Xipin still a taboo in this palace?
As a result, now that Xipin was going to be promoted to a concubine, she only received some rewards even though she was pregnant. Xipin received more rewards and even had a higher status simply because she was favored and did not even have a child.
The emperor's preferences are all made clear.
Chu Linglong lowered her head and looked at her belly. She thought, wait, until the baby in her belly is born, then she can be promoted.
This visit to pay respects was really a shock to everyone. Concubine Yu was the first one to come out with a gloomy face. Wan Zhao was waiting outside and felt that something bad was going to happen when he saw Concubine Yu's face.
It would have been fine if she had just left, but Concubine Yu walked out of Fengyi Palace and stood still as if she had thought of something. When Wan Zhao saw Chen Qing coming out, he felt that something bad was going to happen.
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