Chapter 336 Little Leo
The death of Chu's father was a big deal for the Chu family, but for Xuanyuan Ling, it was not a big deal. However, because Chu Linglong came to him for help, he summoned Chu's brother to the palace. As a result, Chu's father died when he entered the palace.
So when Chu's father passed away, not only was his daughter not around, but his son was also unable to see his father for the last time. When Xuanyuan Ling learned the news, his face did not look very good.
He was the one who gave the order, and it was Chu Linglong who asked for it herself. But because of his order, she didn't get to see her father for the last time. Why does she feel so upset? It feels like he disregarded the father-son relationship in order to appease the pregnant concubine, right?
Because of this incident, he postponed Mr. Chu's funeral as originally planned, which could be regarded as compensation for the last meeting between the father and son.
Although it was compensated, I felt that Chu Linglong was more and more ignorant.
Chu Linglong never expected that the grace she had obtained with great difficulty to see her brother would lead to such a situation. When she learned that Chu's father had passed away without seeing her brother, she fainted all of a sudden, frightening all the servants on the spot.
If Ming Su hadn't supported Chu Linglong, Chu Linglong would have fainted on the ground. But even just this one fainting was scary enough.
When this happened, of course the imperial physician was called on the spot. After taking the baby's pulse, the imperial physician found that the baby was having miscarriage, but fortunately, it was not a premature birth. He prescribed medicine to stabilize the pregnancy. Naturally, the matter had to be reported to Xuanyuan Ling afterwards.
Xuanyuan Ling knew that it was better to ask the imperial physician to treat the case well and not to give the baby a premature birth. A baby is more than seven months old. If it is born this early, it will be very difficult for the baby to survive. The fourth prince was born prematurely, so he was later than ordinary children in speaking and learning things.
This matter made Xuanyuan Ling very upset.
No one else knew what Xuanyuan Ling was thinking. On the surface, he seemed to be quite caring towards Chu Linglong. Others were just waiting to see the fun of the news.
Compared to the attitude of others who were just watching the fun, Concubine Zhou acted differently after hearing the news.
When she heard the news that Chu Linglong was pregnant, she was very worried. Later, she learned that Chu Linglong was just pregnant and the baby was not lost, so Concubine Zhou became silent again.
The maid grumbled, "Really? It would be fine if she didn't help at this time. If she really wanted to, she could have used her pity to ask the emperor to look after the family. That would have been filial piety to appease her father. But now, she's relying on her pregnancy to force the whole family to put her first. She's making a fuss and causing her brother to not be able to see his father for the last time. This is all unfilial."
Concubine Zhou said calmly: "But the emperor still gave her a favor after all, and her child is still alive."
The palace maid listened with some indignation. Concubine Zhou's life has been getting harder and harder recently. In the past, she had spent all the money she could give away in order to manage things for Zhou's father. Now she is out of favor and no one likes her, so her life is not going well.
The maidservant who followed was also looked down upon. She was not well-liked and could not stand hearing others praise her. She would just hum and say, "Why didn't it fall off?"
She just said it out of frustration, and then looked at Concubine Zhou with some fear.
Concubine Zhou has always disliked hearing such words.
But this time, Concubine Zhou did not tell her to be quiet immediately.
Yes, why didn’t it fall off?
If Concubine Zhou had heard the palace maid's words in the past, she would have scolded her. No matter what she thought in her heart, she could not say such words out loud.
Now, what the palace maid Sui Ri said seemed to have awakened something to Concubine Zhou.
Yes, why hasn’t she lost her baby yet?
There were already too many grievances and resentments piled up in her mind. All the stubborn things she had been holding on to in the past came to her mind at this moment. The things about Chu Linglong causing her miscarriage were gradually magnified. Coupled with the grievances she had suffered in the past few days, she felt that her life in this harem was boring. She didn't know how to get through the nights.
"Some people become sisters only when they are in trouble together." Lady Zhou said, "I am very lonely alone, and I always want to have a sister to accompany me."
After saying this, Concubine Zhou felt that her body, which had always been listless, suddenly became energetic.
Somewhat evil.
Cai Ping looked at Concubine Zhou in confusion: "What did you say, Concubine Zhou?"
She knew that her mother and father were gone, and she would never have children in the future. There were many unfavored concubines in the palace, and many people who were ignored. But now.
She looked at Caiping and said, "Tell me, if she were in the same situation as me, could she do better than me?"
Even though she was depressed in the past, she still knew that she should not do anything to harm others, but now she has nothing.
In the past, she deliberately tried not to think about it and suppressed it. Later, she got stuck in a rut and felt lost and depressed for a while. Her mood did not improve, but became even more wrong. Now, with this thought, she felt as if she had crossed some line.
She looked at Caiping and said, "I heard that Lady Yi has been taking pregnancy-preserving medicine recently. You have a good relationship with Xiao Dengzi from the pharmacy, right?"
Caiping's heart beat a little faster: "This servant, when the noble was ill, this servant often went to the pharmacy. After a few visits, I became familiar with him..."
Lady Zhou said, "I haven't had any contact with her for a long time. I should give her something."
Caiping looked at Concubine Zhou and didn't dare to speak for a moment.
If there is anyone who can empathize with Caiping's current feelings, it is probably Wan Zhao. Wan Zhao has been upset ever since the news of Shen Qing's pregnancy was announced.
After all, Concubine Qin was once favored and even competed with the Queen. It would be a lie to say that there were no spies and her own people in the palace.
It's just that as for spies, unless they are die-hard fans, most of them are just fence-sitters. Concubine Qin is out of favor now, the second prince is gone, and Chen Qing is in the limelight and favored by the emperor. Concubine Qin doesn't dare to make any big moves, so naturally the movement is small.
Wan Zhao was the one who had to do all the work. He had to do it. If he didn't, Concubine Qin would find someone else. Wan Zhao felt that his head was in danger and he was in a dilemma.
He and Concubine Qin are in the same boat. No matter how much he tried to persuade her, she still couldn't avoid it. But if they really wanted to take ruthless action, Wan Zhao felt that he would surely die.
How could he dare to do it? If this really got out, it would not be something that could be solved by just demoting his position. After thinking it over, he decided to pretend to obey but actually disobey.
But he didn't know that at this moment, another young eunuch from Zhong Yu Palace was right beside Concubine Qin.
The young eunuch originally worked for Wan Zhao. Concubine Qin had a bad temper, and Wan Zhao was afraid that his subordinates would instigate Concubine Qin, so he kept a tight control on her, and none of his subordinates had a chance to stand out. Then, a eunuch named Xiao Lizi started to have evil thoughts.
Little Leo felt that the grudge between Concubine Qin and Concubine Xi was not just one or two days old. If Concubine Xi could be removed, the Qin family would still be there, and Concubine Qin's original foundation would still be there, which would not be too bad. After all, if one really spent a lot of effort to deal with a woman in the harem, he did not believe that there would be no one who could not be brought down. And Zhong Yugong's treatment was not too bad. If he could become the top leader in front of Concubine Qin, he would be proud of it.
So he told Concubine Qin about Wan Zhao's previous behavior of pretending to obey when he found out that Shen Qing was pregnant in the palace, and his current behavior of not doing his job with all his heart.
Then he said carefully to Concubine Qin: "I dare not deceive your majesty, but Eunuch Wan is like this, I am afraid that he is already in Zhongyu Palace, but his heart is somewhere else."
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