Chapter 244 Be on guard from the beginning
Wan Zhao didn't know what Concubine Qin was thinking, but Concubine Qin mentioned Concubine Shen and the contraceptive drug, which had nothing to do with Concubine Xi. He always felt that it was not a good thing. In the current situation, it would be better to be content.
"My lady, it's late, you should rest."
Qinpin said, "Go and grind ink for me. I want to write a letter to my father."
Wan Zhao felt that something was wrong: "My queen, the palace gates are locked now."
"Yes." Qinpin was excited. She looked at Wan Zhao and said, "Why would a woman not want to bear a child for a man?"
Wan Zhao was a little nervous and embarrassed: "I am a eunuch, how do I know this?" He paused, afraid that Concubine Qin would do something wrong, so he asked one more question: "What did the queen find out?"
"Then Chen Qing must have taken the contraceptive pills herself!" The more Qinpin thought about it, the more she felt that it was right, and she said with certainty: "She took the contraceptive pills herself. She didn't want to have a child for the emperor. She didn't want to have a child for the emperor. Do you think there is any hidden secret here? Does she hate the emperor? Or did she have a lover in the past?"
Wan Zhao was stunned, and then he knelt down: "These are all your guesses. Even if it is true, Concubine Xi can enter the palace, so she must be a perfect virgin. If it is just a rumor, even if she goes to the emperor, you will be accused of spreading rumors, and I am afraid Concubine Xi will not fall out of favor. Your Majesty, please think about the third princess. If she is demoted now, she really can't be kept by your side."
Qinpin's excitement calmed down a little. Yes, Wan Zhao was right. Even if she took the contraceptive pills herself, there was a queen before her. She could have said that she took the contraceptive pills because she was afraid of the queen. The emperor might be angry that she concealed it, but after all, the queen's killing of the mother and keeping the child was exposed. The emperor would not blame her. As for whether she was sad or not, Chen Qing said that she was sad, so what could she do to her?
“Damn it!”
Wan Zhao was relieved by Qinpin's words, but the next moment, Qinpin sneered: "The queen still holds her in high esteem. She didn't know that Chen Qing pretended to be respectful for so long. It was the queen who protected her all the way to the current situation in the harem. She herself is out of favor and she didn't even know that she was deceived by Chen Qing."
There was no way to deal with Chen Qing for a while, but the queen hated her too. After Qinpin calmed down, she said, "You are right. Even if the emperor was told about this, what would happen? It's just that bitch asking for mercy from the emperor. But she can't think that it will be fine. The queen has praised her for so long. If the queen knew that Chen Qing had deceived her for so long, would she be able to swallow this anger?"
Then the next day, the Queen heard for the first time a message from the people in Zhongyu Palace saying that the Third Princess had benefited from the Queen's teachings and was now successful in her studies. Concubine Qin wanted to come and pay her respects to the Queen out of gratitude for her kindness.
Not to mention that the upbringing of the three princesses was taken care of by people sent by Xuanyuan Ling, even the matter of Concubine Qin paying her respects to the Queen.
Isn’t the sun rising from the west?
When she was Concubine Yu, she was unwilling to pay respects. Now that she has been demoted, with her arrogance, would she be willing to get close to the Queen?
Jinzhi felt like she had seen a ghost in broad daylight: "My lady, has Concubine Qin gone mad?"
The queen thought so too, but she thought for a moment: "Princess Qin would not do this for no reason."
"Your Majesty, do you really want to allow her to come and pay her respects?"
The Queen smiled and said, "Princess Qin has been under house arrest until now. She was wearing the uniform of a concubine at the palace banquet yesterday. When have you ever seen her like that? If she wants to come and pay respects, then let her come. I am really happy to see her like a lost dog."
It was not surprising for Concubine Qin to learn that the Queen had given her permission.
The Queen really wanted to see her in such a state of disgrace, but she would not get her wish.
Concubine Qin had already dressed herself up, and even though she was wearing the dress of a concubine, she still had the aura of Concubine Yu. So what the Queen saw was Concubine Qin coming to greet her with a straight back and a smile on her face.
At this moment, the Queen felt her eyes twitching. Could it be that Concubine Qin has really gone crazy?
She had been depressed since she fell out of favor. The Queen used Shen Qing as a pawn, and she had never gotten any advantage from Shen Qing. Also, because the Third Princess had restrained herself and dared not be as arrogant as before, now that her title had been stripped away and she had been demoted to a concubine, she was acting arrogant again?
The queen sneered: "Concubine Qin's current appearance still has the aura of Concubine Yu in the past."
Qinpin listened with a smile on her face: "Thank you for the compliment, Her Majesty the Queen. I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. It has been a long time since I last paid my respects to Her Majesty the Queen during my self-imprisonment. I am sorry for neglecting Her Majesty the Queen."
The Queen almost frowned at her sarcastic tone. She wanted to see her look like a lost dog, but she didn't see it. However, she didn't believe that Concubine Qin came to stab her on purpose today.
Are you sick?
"What are you doing? If it is a provocation, I don't mind reporting to the Emperor and extending your confinement."
The Emperor is Concubine Qin's pain point, so the Empress is naturally happy to poke at Concubine Qin's pain point.
Qinpin's smile faded. She and the Queen really didn't get along, so she got straight to the point: "Queen, do you still remember why Concubine Xi had difficulty having children?"
The Queen thought she was going to say something, but Kairi actually talked about this. She sneered: "Of course I remember that you beat Concubine Xi until she became infertile. If it weren't for you, how could she not have a child now that she is so favored."
Speaking of this, the queen really has to thank her. If Shen Qing couldn't give birth to a child, how could she dare to let Shen Qing do this?
Qinpin also sneered: "When the Queen put the blame on Concubine Shen for the contraceptive drug, did she ever think that she was the one who made the contraceptive drug?"
"What are you talking about?" The queen seemed confused.
Concubine Qin had long since determined that the matter was related to the Queen, and she felt sick to see her still pretending to be so righteous.
She pretended not to have seen the queen and said quietly, "Although I did not participate in the thorough investigation of why Concubine Xi was given contraceptive drugs, I also know that the queen has been investigating for a long time. If you know the queen's methods, there should be no one in the palace who knows them better than me. How can a new concubine in the palace have the ability to avoid the queen's contraceptive drugs given to Chen Qing for several months without anyone noticing?"
Qinpin looked at the Queen with a smile: "If she did it herself, then Her Majesty the Queen will naturally have no way of finding out who did it, right?"
The queen looked normal but did not respond for a moment.
Qinpin had said all she could. She felt disgusted if she stayed with the queen for any longer, so she said goodbye and left Fengyi Palace with a blank expression on her face. She didn't believe that the queen knew that she had deceived Chen Qing for three years. She had praised him to this point. How could she get away with this?
After Qinpin left, the Queen's mind was in a state of confusion. Every word Qinpin said hit her heart. She turned around and asked Jinzhi, "Did you hear what Qinpin said just now?"
Jinzhi was also very shocked: "I heard it."
"What do you think?"
Jinzhi didn't dare to say anything for a moment. She had suspected that it was strange that Shen Qing was so respectful to the queen but secretly favored her, but she was deceived by Shen Qing. Now that Qinpin said this, she thought about it and said with a very bad face: "Your Majesty, I think what Qinpin said today is not unreasonable. She must have noticed something. Today's action is definitely not for your Majesty. She came here on purpose to anger you."
The queen understood and was really angry. She raised her hand and smashed the teacup beside her: "She put the contraceptive medicine herself!"
No wonder! No wonder she had been favored for so long but had not gotten pregnant. She had been on guard against her from the beginning.
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