Chapter 327: Uneasy
Xuanyuan Ling went to such great lengths to reward the cook. If you didn't know, you might think it was all because of Miss Ji. Miss Ji was a little flattered.
She just got pregnant, and her original treatment has exceeded the rules. It is understandable that the emperor cares about offspring, but now the emperor is like this. Although he did not say it explicitly, something that did not happen before has suddenly happened now. Now she is suffering from severe morning sickness, which always makes people make associations.
The palace maids around Concubine Ji were all surprised. Since she entered the palace, the emperor had never doted on her so much. Now that she had a child, it was like her life had turned around. The maids who served her could really feel the difference all at once.
Lady Ji was more worried than happy. She was happy, but this happiness required her to be able to withstand such pampering. She had never been pampered before, but it was not like she had never seen how Xuanyuan Ling pampered Chen Qing. Wasn't it because she knew that Chen Qing was favored that she went to pay her respects to Chen Qing, the first person to be favored after she returned from the tour?
Now that this has happened suddenly, even if she has so many people taking care of her, she is still afraid that someone will harm her.
Since she entered the palace, she has never been so high-profile. Now thinking about Shen Qing, Empress Xi has been favored for so many years, her psychological quality is really good. The emperor took care of her so much when she was pregnant, she was a little scared.
Although Lady Ji was afraid, she was still able to remain calm. She didn't go to pay her respects at this moment. She knew that if she went to pay her respects while she was pregnant, people would think she was showing off. She felt uneasy in her heart, so she just had to be cautious.
Xuanyuan Ling's actions did not make others think much. Generally speaking, because Shen Qing had always been favored, Xuanyuan Ling did not forget to assign a cook to Shen Qing. When other people knew about it, they did not find it strange.
Not feeling strange doesn’t mean you’ll feel at ease.
Concubine Qin was not very comfortable in her heart. Some of the other concubines were pregnant or had children. Chen Qing had been special for a long time, and now she was still special.
Ever since she got stuck in a dead end, she couldn't get over any good news about Shen Qing.
A few days passed like this, and the third princess saw that Concubine Qin was always in the room and didn't go out, so she went to pull her: "Min Ning wants to play with mother today."
Concubine Qin didn't go out, or she didn't like to meet other people. She was no longer as ostentatious as before. Moreover, Chen Qing and Xuanyuan Ling went out for a walk together from time to time. She had heard that the two of them were walking together more than once, not to mention that the emperor now went to Chen Qing's place almost every night.
She cursed the foxy girl so much in her heart. She seduced the emperor so tightly, wasn't it because she was afraid of losing favor and having no children?
Thinking of this, she was no longer afraid to go out.
What if she didn't go out? It was as if she was afraid, but she wasn't.
As the saying goes, what you think will come true. Qin Pin was taking the third princess out for fun when she actually ran into Xuanyuan Ling and Shen Qing taking a walk.
Since Xuanyuan Ling knew that Shen Qing was pregnant, he paid more attention to Shen Qing's health. It was not good to stay in the house all the time, so as not to suffocate her. So he accompanied her out for a walk. It was also subconscious that he held Shen Qing's arms more when she walked.
I got used to it in the room these days, so I brought this habit outside.
So when Concubine Qin and the third princess came out, they saw Xuanyuan Ling hugging Chen Qing. The situation between the two was simply eye-catching and heartbreaking.
It's not that she hadn't thought about meeting him, but she has the third princess. If she meets him, she will always think that she is piercing Shen Qing's eyes, making her have been favored for so long without a child. Shen Qing is infertile, so it's useless even if she seduces the emperor. Can she compare with Min Ning?
But now she was the one who was stabbed, and she felt so sad as if her heart was stabbed with a knife.
Xuanyuan Ling hadn't seen Concubine Qin and the third princess yet, but Shen Qing saw them first.
The next moment, Shen Qing met Qin Bin's eyes.
Well, it's a narrow road for enemies to meet, right?
Shen Qing curled his lips.
Xuanyuan Ling also saw them. The third princess had always been loved by Xuanyuan Ling, so she came over to pay her respects.
Chen Qing rarely saw the Third Princess, but she knew that Xuanyuan Ling had sent someone to teach her the rules. At the Third Princess' age, she was very formal in her etiquette, but she was not intimacy at all. When she saw Xuanyuan Ling, she called out, "Father."
Xuanyuan Ling nodded, and Concubine Qin also saluted. After saluting Xuanyuan Ling, it was her turn to salute Chen Qing.
After all, Qinpin's current status is not as high as Chenqing's.
She had thought about meeting Xuanyuan Ling and Shen Qing when she went out, but she forgot that now she had to greet Xuanyuan Ling in front of him.
I was so angry at the moment, but what else could I do?
Previously in Fengyi Palace, Shen Qing had used the matter of status to stab her once. Now in front of Xuanyuan Ling, what else could she refute? She would be accused of not following the rules.
Concubine Qin could only hold back her nausea and bow to Chen Qing.
This was the first time that Chen Qing had watched Concubine Qin perform a formal ceremony. Before, she either forced herself not to perform the ceremony, or when there were many people around, she would perform the ceremony together. In short, she had never been alone.
Thinking back to when she first entered the palace, she was bullied by her husband the first time she slept with him, and she was bullied by him again the second time. If it weren't for Concubine Qin, she would have wanted to use her beauty to serve him until he entered the palace. At first, she didn't even think about deliberately winning his heart, she just thought that at least her life wouldn't be so bad.
After all, at that time, I didn’t know that the plot would turn out like this.
Ah, I'm thinking too far. Is Shen Qing proud of Qin Bin's unwilling look now? Fortunately, she hasn't reported the beating yet. If she doesn't report it, she will just do whatever Qin Bin does. If she is proud of such a small thing, she doesn't need to mix.
It's not that she doesn't hate Concubine Qin. She still remembers that she was almost beaten to death. She usually doesn't want to hurt others, but since someone hurt her, she holds a grudge. Now she is pregnant, and when she can no longer hide her pregnancy, she doesn't know if she will come for revenge.
Chen Qing just thought about it, and naturally couldn't show it on his face. Xuanyuan Ling called out. He was accompanying Chen Qing at the moment. The third princess was accompanied by Concubine Qin, so he just asked a few questions and didn't say much.
Although the Third Princess was young, she was also able to read people's expressions. Her nanny had instilled in her the concept that her father was the emperor. But as soon as Xuanyuan Ling left, she noticed that Concubine Qin's hands were clenched tightly, and her expression looked really bad: "Mother?"
Concubine Qin didn't care about the third princess at this moment. She felt humiliated. She felt extremely ashamed to salute Chen Qing in front of Xuanyuan Ling. Now looking at the two of them walking together, she really hated them.
There was nothing she could do and she hated it. This feeling made Qinpin feel extremely uncomfortable. She could only desperately tell herself, "Just wait, Chen Qing. Her Qin family will definitely be able to support a prince to sit on the throne of the crown prince. Just wait!"
Just when her thoughts were most confused, the Third Princess saw that Qin Bin did not respond, so she called out "Mother" twice. Qin Bin came to her senses and saw the Third Princess. She was suddenly overwhelmed, and looking at the Third Princess's face reminded her of the Second Prince who had passed away.
She couldn't help but think that if the Second Prince hadn't been gone at the beginning, her situation wouldn't be so embarrassing now.
When Concubine Qin thought of this, she suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Why did she think like this? The third princess was also her child, her only child. How could she think like this?
Qinpin thought about it and suddenly hugged the third princess tightly: "Go back, let's go back."
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