Chapter 235 Leaving the Palace
Xuanyuan Ling has not been in a good mood since he came out of Zhaohua Palace.
Zhao Hai was really thanking God in his heart. It was so hard for the Emperor to ask Concubine Xi to appease him, but how could such a thing happen?
Xuanyuan Ling was in a bad mood. Concubine Zhou's child was gone, so it was impossible for him to be in a good mood. What's more, he was in a bad mood because this matter had implicated Shen Qing.
He still remembered that the last time Concubine Qin also came to Zhaohua Palace, Shen Qing stood aside and looked so pitiful at that time. Now that she is the mistress of a palace, there are some things she cannot stay out of. He originally had some resentment about Shen Qing's contact with other concubines, always feeling that it was not right for Shen Qing to contact with them, and now he felt even more wrong, but he could not explicitly forbid others from going to the Imperial Garden.
If Chen Qing were to move to another palace, she would feel uncomfortable being close to other concubines, and he would also feel uncomfortable going there. In his heart, he felt that this Zhaohua Palace was a little different. In the end, he could only ask Zhao Hai to take people to clean up the Zhaohua Palace.
Chen Qing looked at Zhao Hai and his men cleaning the Zhaohua Palace that she had ordered to be cleaned once, and smiled. Before, they sprinkled salt on it, but now they did it even more simply, using pomelo leaves to smoke the glutinous rice. Wasn't it just a matter of finding a shaman to tell everyone that her Zhaohua Palace was unlucky?
It's unlucky to have no children in the palace, but who are you trying to annoy? I've already cleaned up once and you still have to do this again.
Xuanyuan Ling's original intention was naturally to get rid of the bad luck for Chen Qing, and he also didn't want to cause such a thing to happen again next time, but it seemed as if he disdained Zhaohua Palace. Chen Qing really thanked him, and laughed in his heart, "If you disdain it so much, you should not come if you have the ability."
As a result, Xuanyuan Ling did not come to Zhaohua Palace that night because he had some business to deal with.
Shen Qing cursed Xuanyuan Ling countless times in his heart.
It’s better for the dog emperor to castrate himself. At least there won’t be another woman coming to his room having a miscarriage next time.
What bad luck!
Chen Qing was speechless about Xuanyuan Ling's actions, while Jinzhi had already arranged for someone to do it: "Let's do it tonight, so as to avoid any more trouble."
The two maids opposite were naturally the two who strangled Concubine Shen to death. They were used to doing this and agreed immediately.
Too many things happened on this day. Everyone is trying to avoid suspicion and has returned to their respective palaces to reflect. It seems that they are unlikely to hang out outside in the short term.
Chen Mianmian, the instigator, didn't think it was a big deal.
It was getting dark, she lit the lamp in the room and took off her hairpins in front of the mirror.
The expression was slightly disdainful.
A noble lady like Concubine Chen, who had been living a life of luxury since childhood, would be turned stupid if left alone in her boudoir. The more favored she was, the less she was exposed to subtle tactics, and she had never seen anyone harming others so blatantly.
She has a good life with her parents protecting her, but Chen Mianmian is different.
For Chen Mianmian, it was easy to capture Concubine Chen.
She didn't take Concubine Chen seriously.
She looked at the women in the palace. In fact, she had taken a secret glance when Xuanyuan Ling came just now.
When Xuanyuan Ling came, the first person he saw was Chen Qing. Among the many women, there was clearly a pregnant woman who had just fallen into the water standing next to her. However, the first person he saw was Chen Qing who was standing next to him safely and soundly, and he looked at her as if he was confirming whether she was okay.
Everyone thought that Shen Qing's position as a concubine was related to the emperor's banishment of Shen Zhizhuo. However, only Chen Mianmian, who never took the overall situation into consideration and was always thinking about the complicated matters between men and women, saw that even though the whole palace was saying that Shen Qing's position as a concubine was nothing, she didn't even have anyone at home who could help her.
But Chen Mianmian has truly seen what it looks like when a man confuses a woman, and what it looks like when a man is concerned about her.
Chen Mianmian's face was gloomy as she thought about it. The women in the palace were all fools. Who was the emperor? He was the most noble man in the world. How could a single Shen Zhizhuo make them relax their vigilance against Concubine Xi? To promote him, wasn't it just a matter of a word from the emperor?
What's worse, it is clear that Concubine Xi is the most favored one now, but even the Queen doesn't touch her in the palace. Isn't this situation caused by the Emperor?
Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Xi was favored, but Chen Mianmian could see that it was a man's care for a woman. He didn't care about the women in the palace, even those who were pregnant. The one he cared about was Concubine Xi who couldn't have children.
Therefore, all the women in the palace are out of favor. If the emperor really wants to treat everyone equally, instead of spending most of the month in Zhaohua Palace like he does now, then Concubine Xi must be eliminated first. In this way, the emperor will have free time to spend with other people, right?
As she was thinking, two people suddenly pushed the door open and entered. She was startled: "Who are they?"
The two maids closed the door again, one on the left and one on the right, and Chen Mianmian immediately panicked.
She stood up, but the two men moved quickly and pressed her onto her dressing table.
The fear in her heart gradually grew larger and larger. It was so bizarre that she felt like she had seen this scene somewhere before.
She was held down tightly and something was stuffed into her mouth. She clenched her teeth, but her mouth was full of blood from being pierced by the gold hairpin. Her mouth was eventually pried open and the pill was placed in her mouth. A bitter taste spread.
This was followed by a burning hot pain, and instantly her throat and stomach began to ache.
She was released and reached out to dig into her throat, but nothing came out.
The two maids looked down at her. She wanted to shout, but no words came out. The poison had also damaged her throat. She could only look at the people in front of her as if they were the Black and White Impermanence. She was so scared that she knocked over the bronze mirror on the dressing table while struggling. The mirror fell to the ground and she could not hold on any longer. She fell down with her body trembling. She lay on the bronze mirror and could see what she looked like in the candlelight.
She saw blood in her mouth, nose, and even eyes. She was so frightened that she was dumbfounded and forgot to struggle for a moment.
Where had she seen this scene? Yes, she had seen it. When she was a child, she hid under the bed. She was playing hide-and-seek with her mother. She hid under the bed and saw with her own eyes how the strong nanny who rushed in pinned her to the ground and fed her something. Then her mother was like this now. The usually beautiful mother now had blood all over her face and died with her eyes open.
Two maids immediately changed Chen Mianmian into a palace maid's clothes, painted her face, and quietly carried her out to the place where the bodies of palace maids and eunuchs who were beaten to death were usually dealt with and thrown into the place. Anyone would think that this was a palace maid who had committed a crime and offended her master.
When Chen Mianmian first entered the palace, there was no fanfare. Now when she died, there was also no sound. Even Chen Guiren didn't know about it.
Concubine Chen was afraid of Chen Mianmian, so she didn't dare to go find her the next day. Instead, someone came from the Queen's place and asked her to come over for a chat.
Concubine Chen felt guilty, so she didn't greet the Queen until she came before her. The Queen asked her to sit down and said calmly, "The Chen Mianmian in your palace was not in the right place to stay. I will send her out of the palace for you. She has been serving the Queen Mother for a long time, and it's time for her to go home."
Concubine Chen was stunned for a moment. She was frightened by Chen Mianmian yesterday. Now seeing the queen's calm tone and even a slight smile on her face, she didn't react: "Leaving the palace?"
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