Chapter 256: Establish a good character
The pearl cake arrived just in time, and Xuanyuan Ling felt much better.
But I didn’t go to Zhaohua Palace that night.
Zhao Hai was thinking about going tonight, but he didn't go. Of course, Chen Qing's pearl cake was a great gift. Didn't the emperor's mood improve?
Zhao Hai also put his heart at ease.
Although I really don’t know why the emperor has been angry for so long this time, it’s better to be better. At least I won’t be too worried.
I originally thought that the emperor would be in a better mood this time, and this matter would slowly pass. However, ten days passed and Xuanyuan Ling didn't go to Zhaohua Palace.
This made people feel very strange. At this moment, Chu Linglong had just had a miscarriage in the harem. It had only been a few months since Concubine Zhou's incident, and now another incident had happened. Therefore, no one in the harem dared to inquire about it.
Each one of them is very strange.
After all, since they entered the palace, they have been accustomed to seeing Shen Qing being favored, and they have never seen such a posture after being ignored for several days.
And what's even more confusing is that Xuanyuan Ling asked Zhao Hai to go to Concubine De to convey the imperial edict, asking her to arrange for Concubine Yi to be promoted.
When Concubine De heard the news, she agreed. After Zhao Hai left, she raised her eyebrows.
The maidservant who was waiting beside her asked, "My lady, does this lady Yi want to be favored?"
"Who knows?" The emperor didn't say anything before, did he? She has been in the palace for a year, and now that she has just lost her child, she has been promoted.
The maid continued, "The emperor hasn't been to Zhaohua Palace these days."
Defei naturally knew about this, but she didn't take it seriously.
She had already returned to Chaolu Palace with the Third Prince that day, and she heard about Chu Linglong's incident only afterwards.
Although the person has been dealt with, it is not difficult for her to know some details. This time, it was Concubine Wang who took revenge on Chen Qing and caused Chu Linglong to run into bad luck and cause this incident. The emperor also ignored Concubine Yi for a few days to comfort her. After all, she was originally targeting Chen Qing, so of course she would not fall out of favor.
But thinking about Concubine Wang who had a grudge against Shen Qing, she couldn't understand this matter. After all, she didn't know about Shen Qing's contraceptive medicine. Even if Concubine Qin and the Queen wanted to take action, in her opinion, the probability of them dealing with her was greater than that of dealing with Shen Qing.
Or maybe it was just an accident.
The Queen is behaving herself well now, and the children are still young. How can they see anything now? She really shouldn't make a fuss.
But after thinking about it, Concubine De said, "She sprained her ankle and was implicated by this matter. I will go and take a look at her."
As for the promotion of Yimeiren to noble lady, it was not a promotion to concubine or consort after all, so there were not many ceremonies, and since she had just had a miscarriage, they just sent gifts over.
After Concubine De gave orders to people to handle the matter, it was over.
When Concubine De arrived at Zhaohua Palace, she asked someone to lead her to Chen Qing. At first glance, she looked in good spirits. It was obvious that she had thought it through and knew that she would be fine even though she was implicated.
It's emotional to say that there are always women in the harem who lose their original intentions because of the emperor's favor. Shen Qing can be favored without being arrogant, and now she can remain calm after being left out in the cold for so many days. It is obvious that she is open-minded.
Shen Qing looked at Concubine De and felt a headache: "Why did your Majesty send me medicinal herbs again? My injury was only a minor one."
Look, not only did Defei come to the house herself, she also sent her some medicinal herbs. This time she didn't have to carry a whole box, but the amount was indeed not small.
"I've never seen anyone like you. How can you reject something I give you?" Defei became angry when she heard what she said.
Chen Qing smiled and shook her head: "How dare I? I am grateful to the Queen for thinking of me, but I really don't need it. The ones the Queen gave me last time are still here. It's just that my body can't handle so many supplements."
Who can eat ginseng as radish for a day?
And, funny enough, the Queen also sent some supplements.
This meant that he was still planning to hold her in high esteem. Shen Qing noticed it, but pretended not to notice it. His attitude towards collecting things was no different from before.
Since she thought she didn't notice, she would just continue pretending. After all, it had happened once before, so she had to be vigilant about it and keep it in mind.
But at the moment, Chen Qing didn't think about these things. She chatted with Concubine De for a while. Now that she had taken the power to manage the six palaces from the Queen, she was not too worried, but she was not at ease either.
The two talked for a while. The main reason why Defei came to see her today was that she was afraid that she would be affected by Xuanyuan Ling's ignoring her. It was so hard to find someone in the palace who could talk to her, and she didn't want her to be sad in secret. Now it seems that Chen Qing has always been clear-headed, but she was worrying too much. It would be fine if people saw it.
After Concubine De left, Chunhua told Chen Qing that the emperor had appointed Lady Yi as Noble Lady Yi.
Look, the emperor hasn't come for ten days, and now he suddenly conferred a noble title on her, and it seems that he is going to be favored.
Shen Qing laughed when he heard it.
Chunhua was really confused when she saw Chen Qing's smile: "Is it a good thing that Lady Yi was named a noble lady?"
Isn't this the same as when Shen Qing asked Concubine Yu to beat her so that she would have difficulty having children, and then the Queen gave her a promotion? It was also compensation.
How many people in the harem are watching this matter?
Shen Qing said: "Anyway, it's not a bad thing."
After so many days, Xuanyuan Ling just remembered to compensate? Why didn't Concubine Zhou, who also lost her child, compensate? This is not compensation, this is just to save face.
It wasn't because he failed to protect her and save her face that day, but because she made the matter too serious. He guessed that he was angry with her for hiding the fact that she had concealed the contraceptive pills, but he really couldn't get angry. After she gave him a way out, he still wanted to put on airs. It's been more than ten days, but after this incident, it should be about time.
Shen Qing asked again: "Has the emperor turned over the cards these days?"
Even if Chunhua knew about the matter of sleeping with the emperor, she generally didn't want Shen Qing to worry about it, so unless Shen Qing asked himself, they wouldn't report it to Shen Qing. Of course, they were not unaware of it.
But when Shen Qing asked Chunhua, she was a little surprised: “No.”
Really not.
Ten days have passed, and the emperor has not once turned over a card or visited other people's palaces.
In the past, the emperor came to the harem very regularly, usually once every three days, sometimes once every five days. After he favored Chen Qing, the frequency increased, but only about ten times a month. The frequency in other palaces was less, but he also stayed with other concubines two or three times. After the incident with Concubine Zhou, he deliberately didn't want to turn over the card because he felt bad, so he didn't go to other palaces. But this time, he didn't come to Zhaohua Palace for more than ten days, and he didn't ask anyone else to sleep with him.
Because of the contraceptive drug issue, he didn't look for anyone for more than ten days.
This was the first time that he didn't look for her or anyone else.
Chen Qing didn't think that Xuanyuan Ling had a sudden realization after this incident and loved her even more so he favored her alone. Instead, she felt that Xuanyuan Ling had made her so busy for more than ten days that he had no time to favor other women. This time it showed that he really cared about her.
She cares so much about something like contraceptive pills. What if he knew that she didn't love him as deeply as she appeared to?
Shen Qing thought about it and decided: "Give me another chance."
Then Xuanyuan Ling received the second pearl cake from Chen Qing that day.
Xuanyuan Ling smiled as he saw it: "Let's go to Zhaohua Palace."
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