Chapter 37: Affectionate and Ruthless
After all, the matter of Concubine Yu caused a big stir, and Shen Qing also got the news. When she found out that Xuanyuan Ling finally found a medicine boy and did not investigate further, she understood.
Xuanyuan Ling realized who was behind this.
As for who it was that could have caused Xuanyuan Ling to not deal with the loss of an heir, it was actually very obvious.
This time the Queen's true colors were exposed, but Xuanyuan Ling didn't make a scene openly, which showed that he was still considering the Queen's face.
This is actually not to protect the Queen, because there is no solid evidence for this kind of thing, and you can't really do something to the Queen just because of a guess. Since you are not going to do it, it still saves the Queen's face and serves as a wake-up call to her.
In any case, this time when Concubine Yu lost her child, the Queen did not suffer any good consequences. On the contrary, the always obedient Concubine Fang was in trouble. Originally, as a noblewoman, her child was naturally not as precious as Concubine Yu's. Now that Concubine Yu's child was gone, the child in her belly was a precious boy and became really precious.
Moreover, Concubine Yu's child was gone. After being warned like this, the Queen would definitely not dare to let Concubine Fang's child die for no reason and would definitely protect the child.
This person is really lucky.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with Shen Qing.
At first, Concubine Yu was staring at her, but now with the Queen in front of her and Concubine Fang behind her, Concubine Yu couldn't see her at all. She stared at the unfortunate Concubine Shen, and came to Chen Qing, where she was safe.
As for what the twists and turns are in this matter? Xuanyuan Ling has made the decision, so no one will dare to say anything openly, not even Concubine Yu.
Concubine Yu has been favored by Xuanyuan Ling for many years. When it comes to the issue of the royal family's reputation, in the absence of any evidence, he will not investigate it further and may even suppress it directly. This is the so-called imperial favor.
The emperor is a man who is passionate if you say he is passionate, and he is ruthless if you say he is ruthless.
She thought that after something like this happened, she would probably not come to the harem for a while.
What Shen Qing thought was actually right. Xuanyuan Ling hated the methods used in the harem, especially those that targeted children. He was indescribably disgusted. This touched Xuanyuan Ling's bottom line.
He was sure that it was the Queen who did it this time. There was no evidence and the matter was not made a big deal. However, Concubine Yu was pregnant with his child after all. The Queen was so vicious that she didn't have any children herself and was afraid that Concubine Yu would have another child and it would put more pressure on her, so she did such a thing in secret. It's despicable just to think about it.
Xuanyuan Ling didn't even go to the Queen's palace on the first and fifteenth of this month, which clearly shows that he doesn't like the Queen.
The more Xuanyuan Ling disrespected the Queen, the more arrogant Concubine Yu became.
She lost her child, and the blame was put on the Queen. As soon as she recovered, she hurried to pay her respects to the Queen.
It's just a greeting, not a formal greeting.
Concubine Yu was sarcastic throughout, either criticizing the Queen for not having children, or criticizing the Queen for being infertile, or explicitly or implicitly implying that the Queen was no longer young, etc.
Anyway, whatever makes you unhappy, I will do the opposite of that to you.
Chen Qing caught up with Concubine Yu a few times and gave her a thumbs up in her heart, saying that she was really brave.
Although she was sarcastic, she knew her limits and didn't say it directly. The Queen couldn't refute her and could only put on a dignified face and deal with it leniently.
Chen Qing silently thought that being a queen was not easy. Having a concubine like Yu under her would make her live several years less.
Of course, if the fire doesn't burn Shen Qing, Shen Qing will be happy to eat melons.
Gradually, the hottest two months passed and the weather improved.
The weather has improved, and Shen Qing no longer has to suffer from the heat, so her life is naturally getting better. However, her situation is better than Shen Guiren's, but it is not so good.
In addition to being at odds with the Queen, Concubine Yu also has a problem with Concubine Shen.
She was only sarcastic towards the Queen and Concubine Yu, but she attacked Concubine Shen hard. After all, Concubine Shen was just a Concubine.
So she ordered all the servants around Concubine Shen to be punished and beaten.
At first, Concubine Shen didn't know what was going on and tried to argue with her. As a result, people from Concubine Yu's side said that Concubine Yu had miscarried that day because she stepped on a pearl that she had left in the Imperial Garden.
Shen Gui's heart trembled.
What else could she do? She could only let Concubine Yu teach the servants around her a lesson and punish her by making her copy scriptures.
Concubine Yu held a grudge against her for this matter.
Concubine Shen had no choice but to endure it. She had to suffer this loss in silence.
Xuanyuan Ling didn't go to the Queen, and he was busy for a while. There were many people in the harem who were waiting for him to turn over the cards. Finally, he had some thoughts, and Xuanyuan Ling thought of Chen Qing.
Xuanyuan Ling's memories of Shen Qing were mostly good, with good looks and a good temper. If he didn't think about it now, it would be fine. Once he thought about it, he would think of Shen Qing's icy body and jade bones. He said to Zhao Hai: "Bring the red jade bracelet."
Zhao Hai was stunned for a moment. This was the second time the Emperor was holding the red jade bracelet.
Last time he said he would give it to Shen Liangren, but now the emperor has been cold to the queen these days, and today he finally plans to appease the queen?
Then Zhao Hai realized that he had overthought.
Because Xuanyuan Ling said, "Go to Zhaohua Palace."
The red jade bracelet that only a proper queen can wear, the emperor asked about it last time and refused to give up, this time he is going to give it directly to Shen Liangren?
Zhao Hai didn't even bother to shout this time. The emperor was obviously determined to send her away. If he tried to stop him, he would be in trouble.
Actually, think about it, it's just a gift, and Mr. Shen doesn't look like a rude person, so he shouldn't wear it out. What if he really wears it out to show off? The emperor hates such tactless people the most, so Zhao Hai kept silent in his heart.
Xuanyuan Ling arrived at Zhaohua Palace like this, with a smile on his face when he came in.
Shen Qing knew from his expression that he was in a good mood today. She was about to have dinner, and when she saw Xuanyuan Ling coming, she pulled him over: "Your Majesty, please eat with me."
Xuanyuan Ling placed the box in front of Shen Qing.
Shen Qing's eyes were filled with joy: "Why are there gifts?"
"Open it and take a look." Xuanyuan Ling just stared at her.
Looking at him, could it be that he picked this thing himself?
Shen Qing was a little curious, and then she opened the box and her mouth opened slightly: "This..."
There were two red jadeite imperial concubine bracelets with excellent water content in the box in front of me. They had not been taken out. The bright color and water content made people know that this thing was not an ordinary item, and it was bright red.
Why would Xuanyuan Ling give her this?
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