Chapter 245: Lack of Energy
Such a person was promoted by the Queen right under their noses. The Queen hated Concubine Qin, but now both of them were hurt. The entire harem was in decline, and only Shen Qing rose to prominence. Now she has been crowned a concubine. Looking at the newcomers in the palace, who doesn't pale in comparison to her?
Qinpin's words made the Queen shudder with anger; "She is so scheming."
She was not on guard against her, and the emperor was obsessed with her. She had fought with Concubine Qin for so many years. Didn't Concubine Qin fall out of favor because of her? Although the queen didn't know why Concubine Yu was crazy and insisted on caning Shen Qing, now thinking about it, it must not be for no reason. Concubine Qin was domineering, but she wouldn't do this to her own death.
What if Shen Qing did something first to cause this? Wasn't the emperor's confinement to protect Shen Qing?
I had been protecting him secretly at that time, and she had noticed it, but in the end I let it go just because the imperial physician said it would be difficult to have an heir.
Perhaps she had not expected that the only child who was beaten would have a hard time? But afterwards, the emperor took pity on her and promoted her to two ranks. In the end, wasn't it her who benefited?
Now Jinzhi thinks back to what Shen Qing did, and she feels scared: "This Concubine Xi is so good at pretending."
It would be fine if she pretended for a while, but she actually did so for three years. It’s not that she didn’t have doubts during this period, but she managed to avoid them each time. If she wasn’t exposed now, she would probably continue pretending. How long would she stop?
"You think that since she is so favored, she will sooner or later coax the emperor into giving her a prince, or... isn't she on good terms with Concubine De now? If she wants to rely on the Third Prince..."
The Queen thought of this directly.
Jinzhi's heart started beating fast: "What the queen thinks is indeed reasonable. She is also on good terms with Concubine De."
Now that she thought about it, she and Concubine De were on good terms under the Queen's nose, and since Shen Qing had always been respectful to the Queen, they didn't think it was a big deal. But it was different now, and the Queen felt a shudder when she thought about it.
"We can't let her do this!" The queen was panicking, anxious and annoyed.
"But now Concubine Xi's identity..."
The Queen couldn't understand why: "No wonder Concubine Qin came here today. She wants to borrow my help! She hated Concubine Xi so much that she couldn't do anything about it, so now she wants to borrow my help!"
Concubine Qin was going to reap the benefits, but the Queen really knew that Shen Qing had deceived her for three years, so how could she remain indifferent? She thought she had controlled the man for three years, but in fact he had deceived her for three years. His scheming was so deep that she felt scared when she thought about it.
The Queen was so angry that her liver ached when she thought of this, but fortunately the situation was still under control. Even though Shen Qing was favored, it was not too late: "She must be eliminated, but she is now favored by the Emperor. If I take action, any slight movement will attract the Emperor's attention. I have finally managed to make the Emperor's attitude a little better. I must not let this matter make the Emperor suspicious of me again."
She couldn't do anything herself, and couldn't get involved at all, just like the Second Prince at the beginning. All power had to be given by others, otherwise if she revealed any handle, she would be finished.
As for such a stupid thing as taking the contraceptive pills to complain, the queen would never do it. The emperor asked Shen Qing why she used the contraceptive pills. Shen Qing said that she did it because she noticed that the queen wanted to save the baby. The queen actually did it and Xuanyuan Ling found out. It was fine for her to know about it, but it was destined to rot in her stomach.
"Who in this palace has a grudge against Concubine Xi?"
Jinzhi thought for a while and said, "Since Concubine Xi is favored, I'm afraid they all dislike her. But if there is any grudge, Concubine Qiao is still imprisoned. And there is also Concubine Wang. I heard that she has gone mad and is still talking about Concubine Xi."
This Concubine Wang was originally imprisoned on the charge of insanity. Later it was heard that she had been ill and became quite crazy after waking up.
The queen's eyes lit up: "Crazy?"
"yes."
"That's a good thing."
During this New Year, there was unrest in Zhongyu Palace, and now the unrest has spread to Fengyi Palace. However, when both sides found out, they chose to remain silent for a while and did not make any move. At this moment, on the surface, everything seems calm.
Xuanyuan Ling went to Zhaohua Palace that day.
Chen Qing was following Chunhua in cutting paper-cuts. She found the paper-cuts novel, and a group of people could play together. The atmosphere of celebrating the New Year in Zhaohua Palace was good, and they also planned to have a hot pot at noon to liven up the atmosphere.
As I was cutting, Xuanyuan Ling came.
When Xuanyuan Ling arrived, the servants naturally saluted, and Shen Qing also blinked twice: "The emperor is here."
This expression looks really well-behaved.
Xuanyuan Ling just raised his eyebrows.
Shen Qing stood up and said, "I have prepared a red envelope for the emperor. I will go get it."
Xuanyuan Ling curled his lips when he heard this.
After a while, Shen Qing really brought a purse over. Xuanyuan Ling saw the embroidery on the purse and said, "The embroidery is still so bad."
Shen Qing: “…”
In fact, it has gotten much better than when I first came. At least the embroidery now looks good. Although not as good as that of an embroiderer, at least it is at an average level. The dog emperor is obviously finding fault.
Shen Qing curled his lips.
Xuanyuan Ling was always sensitive to Shen Qing's emotions, especially when he did find fault with her: "What? You still dare to be angry?"
Shen Qing said angrily: "I am here to wish His Majesty a happy new year, but His Majesty is not happy?"
What a happy New Year!
"Isn't he one year older?" Xuanyuan Ling smiled and said, "Isn't it because he didn't rest well at night that he has less energy?"
Shen Qing blinked twice: "I am also thinking about the emperor's health. The emperor has to deal with government affairs, so he naturally needs to take good care of his health."
"Yes, and they even added the issue of handling state affairs to cover it up."
Hey, can’t get through?
Shen Qing said: "It is the emperor who sent the message, making me sound like a child."
You say I'm young and I say you're old, then we're even. Don't act like you're feeling wronged now.
Xuanyuan Ling heard this and thought, this little thing actually admitted it.
It was just revenge to poke him.
The corners of his mouth twitched as he listened to Xiao Xia Zi's message. What did 'after another year, you are one year older' mean? What did 'you should have a good rest at night, otherwise you will be exhausted' mean? Who did they mean?
Who is old? Who is running out of energy?
Xuanyuan Ling had asked Shen Qing to bring up the issue of age more than once or twice. He was indeed ten years older than Shen Qing, but she had begged for mercy every time. Now she was talking about lack of energy?
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