Chapter 232 Sacrifice of Life
Chen Qing got extra pastries for no reason, and the people in the imperial kitchen were confused. Of course, not understanding did not stop them from doing what they were told, so the imperial kitchen really sent one more pastry every day.
After Concubine Chen recovered, Chen Mianmian asked her to go out for a walk more often.
Originally, she didn't go out much because she was too embarrassed, but now when she went out for a walk, she happened to run into the imperial kitchen delivering snacks to Shen Qing.
These dim sum were extra, so they were not served together with lunch. The imperial kitchen was also thoughtful. Lunch was lunch and dim sum were dim sum. If they were served together, then after lunch, there wouldn't be much room for dim sum.
So Shen Qing now has the added bonus of afternoon tea every day.
Concubine Chen saw people heading towards Zhaohua Palace. She was not jealous, but she felt more and more pitiful. Concubine Renxi was so favored, and she had to think of every way to see the Emperor.
Of course, Chen Mianmian knew about this when he got back.
Chen Mianmian can be said to be quite sensitive to Shen Qing's affairs. When she first entered the palace, Shen Qing had just been conferred the title of concubine, and now she is a consort. She is different from others. She never cares about the gains and losses in the court, nor does she care about the rise and fall of the family. All she cares about is favor.
She thinks it is glorious for a woman to be pampered like this by a man.
This is related to her background. No matter how noble she is, isn't her mother still favored?
And now with Shen Qing's status, as long as the emperor favors her, wouldn't all the noble ladies in the palace be better than her?
So what does status mean? Love is the real thing.
"If you are envious, you should try harder to win the emperor's favor." Chen Mianmian said to Chen Guiren, "Now that you have recovered, make more friends with other people when you pay your respects next time. Who can you meet if you stay in this room every day? Haven't you heard that the pregnant Concubine Yi met the emperor while she was walking outside, and the emperor later ordered her to be carried back on a sedan chair."
Chen Mianmian said, "She was thoughtful and saved the third princess. The emperor showed up to sleep with her more often than others, so she got pregnant. Now that she's pregnant, she doesn't forget to go out more often. Can you meet the emperor in the house?"
What Chen Mianmian said was all true, and Concubine Chen couldn't refute it. She was now pointing at Chen Mianmian, and even though she didn't like what she said, there was a voice in her heart saying that she was right.
Thinking this way, Concubine Chen would naturally listen to Chen Mianmian and do what she said.
After that, she no longer kept her head down when paying respects as she did before. The Queen had given her a message beforehand, so she decided to get closer to the Queen.
The Queen originally asked people to keep an eye on Concubine Chen, but when Concubine Chen's attitude changed drastically, she naturally paid attention to her.
"Chen Mianmian is a good shrewd person. So, it was Chen Mianmian's idea for Concubine Chen to pretend to be sick?" The Queen guessed this: "Concubine Chen really praised her? I'm afraid she doesn't know that it was her father's credit that the Emperor came to see her that day."
Jinzhi asked, "Should we send someone to tell Concubine Chen?"
The Queen said, "After all, she was selected through a formal selection. She is better than Chen Mianmian, who has an unknown origin and a lowly family background. Moreover, she has a good father. The Emperor may not ignore her in the future. You can go and give her some advice."
The emperor promoted Chen Yuliang because Chen Yuliang had visited Concubine Chen once. Who knows what will happen to her in the future? After all, she is from the Chen family. The queen did not rely on her before, but now, considering that she has a good father, she can give her some advice.
Jinzhi naturally agreed. It was not easy to delegate this matter to others, so she went there in person.
Coincidentally, Concubine Chen was not at home. She listened to Chen Mianmian and went out for a walk more often. At this moment, Concubine Chen's personal palace maid was there.
Look, ever since Chen Mianmian heard her previous words asking Concubine Chen to be careful, she has been deliberately getting closer to Concubine Chen, and now Concubine Chen doesn't take her with her when she goes out.
This palace maid is also a personal maid to Concubine Chen. She was also a member of the Chen family who followed her in from outside the palace. Now that she saw Jinzhi coming, she was more attentive.
She thought Chen Mianmian was unreliable. In fact, no matter whether the queen was favored or not, she was still the queen. She felt much better to flatter the queen than to flatter Chen Mianmian.
"Aunt Jinzhi, what brings you here today? Your Excellency is not here right now. If you have any instructions, I can pass them on."
Of course, Jinzhi would not tell this suggestion to anyone other than Concubine Chen herself, but she was also wondering, Concubine Chen didn't even bring her own personal maid, and went out with Chen Mianmian?
What were you doing out there? An encounter with the Emperor?
It's such a waste to have a promising father, he is so impatient.
Since the person was not there, Jinzhi didn't know what to say, so she went back to Fengyi Palace to report.
The queen said nothing after hearing this.
Unexpectedly, if I missed it this time, something really bad would happen.
Naturally, Concubine Chen and Chen Mianmian went to the Imperial Garden. It can be said that the Imperial Garden is much more lively now than before. The Emperor goes to Zhaohua Palace eight out of ten times a month when he visits the harem. The Imperial Garden is the closest to Zhaohua Palace.
It would be too obvious to go directly to Zhaohua Palace. Now that the weather is just right for a walk, naturally people will go to the Imperial Garden.
The others all walked towards the Imperial Garden. Normally, they would not meet Concubine Chen, but now they met Concubine Chen and Chen Mianmian, right?
The expressions of the other few people were a little subtle.
Although Concubine Chen was of a high rank and had not yet entered the emperor's bedchamber, they still had to pay their respects to her.
While they were paying their respects, Concubine Zhou and Chu Linglong also came over.
Well, now most of the people in the harem are met here.
The young ladies gathered together, and they were staring at Chu Linglong's belly the most. They had all met each other, and with so many people, it would not be good for anyone to say leave first, so they were polite on the surface and walked together as a group.
Chen Mianmian was looking at Chu Linglong. She was pretty and pregnant. Didn’t she see a bridge not far away?
She thought of something and curled the corners of her mouth slightly.
Noble Lady Zhou and Chu Linglong were just talking. The maple leaves had turned red, and they were very pleasing to the eye. At this moment, Chu Linglong felt someone push her hard from behind, and she fell forward involuntarily.
Now everyone was on the bridge, and she subconsciously wanted to grab something, and ended up grabbing Concubine Zhou.
After all, Concubine Zhou was the closest to her.
Concubine Zhou was also caught off guard. After Chu Linglong grabbed her, she screamed and struggled for a while, but she couldn't hold on any longer. The two of them fell into the water together in this position.
Everyone was shocked. At this time, Lady Wu shouted, "Hurry up and save people! Go and call for help!"
Concubine Chen didn't react to what happened. She only heard Chen Mianmian whisper in her ear: "Concubine Yi saved the third princess and won the emperor's favor. If you risk your life to save Concubine Yi and the baby in her belly, the emperor will definitely look at you with new eyes."
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