Chapter 370 Protect the Child
The Queen was in a bad mood, but Xuanyuan Ling had already decided on the matter, so she couldn't refuse. After the matter was settled and all the concubines walked out of Fengyi Palace, her face looked very bad.
The servants in Fengyi Palace also became more careful. Although the discord between the Emperor and the Empress had been going on for a long time, this incident was indeed too disrespectful to the Empress.
It's just a matter of saying openly that the queen is no longer capable.
After all, if the rules were followed and the child was given to the Queen, even if Concubine Li became a concubine in the future, unless the Queen died, the Fourth Prince would be the Queen's biological son. No one else could mention it, and no one could tell the Fourth Prince that Concubine Li was his biological mother.
Now, not only does the Fourth Prince know that Concubine Li is his biological mother, but she is also a concubine. What is the Queen then?
The Queen was still angry that day. She looked at Jinzhi and said, "Bring Li Concubine here in a few days."
Jinzhi knew what the Queen meant. This noble lady Li was suddenly promoted to Concubine Li, and also became the head of a palace. She was afraid that Li Guiren would have more thoughts and would not be as obedient as before.
She couldn't help but comfort the queen: "Don't worry, your majesty, the people around her are all arranged, and she dare not say too much."
The queen felt better when she knew this.
As a result, she hadn't been relieved for long when someone came from the front.
The one who came was Xiao Xia Zi. He actually didn't want to come, but Zhao Hai was not willing to do such a thing. Now the job in front of the Queen Mother was not easy to do. Zhao Hai was unwilling, so he had to come.
After he entered and paid his respects to the Queen, he began to speak: "The Emperor has issued a decree that the Fourth Prince was born prematurely and is not in good health. The people who serve him are not dedicated. We need to replace him with some dedicated people."
The queen's expression changed in an instant.
Xiao Xiazi lowered his head and did not dare to look. Well, he knew what was going to happen and he really wanted to cry in his heart. The job in Zhaohua Palace was so good that he was happy to go. Every time he went back, he was happy and could get rewards. This Fengyi Palace.
Although it is extremely gorgeous, it is also cold.
Of course, the Queen would not do anything to Xiao Xiazi. No matter what, she always behaved very well and even said to Xiao Xiazi, "The Emperor is thoughtful."
Those few people naturally stayed.
Xiao Xiazi left quickly after leaving someone behind. Reward? He had never thought about it at all. Thinking about the tone of the Queen just now, he was terrified.
He has served the Emperor for a long time, and it's not just one or two days that the Empress has been disliked by the Emperor. In fact, he really agrees with this in his heart. Of course, this is a bit of rebellion, but every time he goes back to the Empress to do his work, he is just like before. It is obvious that he feels bad after hearing it, but the Empress doesn't ask, nor does she get angry. She just says "The Emperor has a plan", which makes people feel uncomfortable.
Even if you get angry, you can ask the emperor for an explanation?
Xiao Xia Zi has also seen many people like the Queen Mother. The more high-handed they are in public, the more ruthless they are in private. It is really not easy to mess with them, for fear that the Queen Mother will keep her eyes on them.
As soon as Xiao Xia Zi left, the Queen looked at the few people who stayed behind to serve the Fourth Prince. They were very nervous.
After all, they were servants, so who didn't know the Fourth Prince's identity? And wasn't Concubine Li just promoted to Concubine Li? If they were asked to take care of the Fourth Prince at this time, there was no way they could get the approval of the Empress.
However, the Queen did not get angry at those servants. She said to Jinzhi calmly, "Tell someone to take her to the Fourth Prince."
Jinzhi immediately arranged for someone to go there.
After everyone had left, the queen finally couldn't bear it anymore.
She stretched out her hand and smashed the teacup beside her to pieces. It was really one problem after another. Originally, the Queen was already very upset about Xuanyuan Ling's promotion of Li Guiren's rank. Now, not only was her rank promoted, but the people serving the Fourth Prince were also replaced.
Does this mean that the Fourth Prince is not even hers in name? Will it be that sooner or later, the Fourth Prince will no longer be considered hers and will simply be given to Concubine Li?
In fact, the queen was overthinking it.
Although Xuanyuan Ling was disgusted, the fact that the Queen had no children could not stop some ministers from talking. Now that the Fourth Prince was raised under the Queen's name, at least the Queen was raising the child. He did not think of letting Concubine Li raise him herself.
Xuanyuan Ling also looked down on Concubine Li.
Previously, the Queen had begged for the Fourth Prince, and later the Queen also obeyed her will. Because the Fourth Prince was born prematurely, Xuanyuan Ling only checked whether the child was healthy or not even when he saw him on weekdays. It was good enough for a child of this age to be healthy. As for other things, he would have to raise him for another two years after all, and the Fourth Prince didn't get sick very often, so Xuanyuan Ling didn't worry too much about it.
As a result, he was really angry at this annual banquet. This is how the Queen taught her children. It doesn't matter if the children learn things slowly, but Xuanyuan Ling couldn't stand it if their personalities were developed like this.
That's why this happened. He had originally intended to give face to the Queen and at least not raise Li Concubine's position. When Li Concubine said in front of Xuanyuan Ling that she was willing to give the child to the Queen, he had decided to raise her position in the future. Now it's all for the Fourth Prince.
Thinking that she, as the biological mother, should stand up a little, she would be able to protect the child more.
The Queen had thought of this. She noticed that Xuanyuan Ling was unhappy at the New Year's Banquet, but she never expected that he was waiting for her here.
"I am the queen, am I going to let that bitch Lipin climb over my head?"
The Fourth Prince was openly raised by her. Even if she regretted her decision and no longer cared about him, he was still her child in name after all, and the Queen had to have some dignity.
This was the second time in a row that the Queen was slapped in the face. She was really furious: "Go, call Concubine Li over immediately."
"Your Majesty, you can't do this." Jinzhi had to persuade her at this time. It was only a few days ago, and the Queen was still rational. She would have called Concubine Li over immediately, for fear that someone was watching her.
The Queen only said this verbally. Jinzhi's advice was just right. She took a deep breath and felt it was ridiculous. The Fourth Prince had already made her uncomfortable, and now he made her even more disgusted. And then there was Concubine Li.
When Concubine Li was promoted to a concubine, she was happy for a moment, but she was more afraid because she knew that the Queen would never let her go. As a result, while she was feeling uneasy, the people sent by Xuanyuan Ling came over.
Concubine Li was so excited that she almost cried for joy. After all, the Emperor was always thinking about the Fourth Prince.
But...the emperor didn't ask anyone to protect her.
Her excited heart quickly cooled down because of this. Li Bin was really scared, and now she was even more scared. The Emperor conferred a title on her and asked people to protect the Fourth Prince. How could the Queen let it go?
Concubine Li was already scared to death by the incident of killing the mother and keeping the son, and she has been under the shadow of the Queen for many years. In this situation now, she feels that she is afraid that she will not live long.
The wounds on her body cannot be seen, but that doesn't mean she doesn't feel any pain. This person has been oppressed too harshly, and the humble string in her heart is almost broken. She has to have some other thoughts. Is she really like this?
There were joys and sorrows in the harem that day, but the concubines in the harem were much more sensible, and they knew that if they pretended to be happy at this time, they would only bring trouble upon themselves. Didn't they see the situation with the Queen Mother?
Even though the Queen had been out of favor for a long time, she was still the Queen. It was easy for her to control the concubines under her. At this time, no one dared to offend the Queen.
After this day passed, the previous excitement and joy in the harem was suppressed again, as if Xuanyuan Ling's appointment of the six palaces was nothing.
However, even though Concubine Li was promoted, she was still nervous. The Queen was really angry, and she couldn't suppress her anger. Especially since she couldn't do anything to Concubine Li for the time being, it made her even more sad.
Shen Qing was not very surprised by Xuanyuan Ling's decision. Shen Qing knew Xuanyuan Ling's attitude towards children. The Fourth Prince looked pitiful that day. It would have been fine if Xuanyuan Ling didn't pay attention, but if he had paid attention, there would be no reason for him to let it go.
It was the Queen's own fault.
The Queen wanted him in the first place, but now he seems to be well behaved, doesn't she? She knows that even if she doesn't care about the Fourth Prince, it won't affect anything, but she forces him to study just to save face. You have to know that children have different personalities. The more you suppress them, the more they will rebound. The Fourth Prince is at this age and has grown up in such an environment. He doesn't look cheerful. It's obvious that he can't be criticized and educated intensively, which will crush him.
But now that Xuanyuan Ling has intervened, it shouldn't be that serious, right? This is something Xuanyuan Ling has to worry about.
Shen Qing played with Xiao Liu for a while and saw him yawning, and asked someone to hold him down. Thinking about the way the child smiled just now, "He is about to grow teeth. I saw white spots on his gums."
"That's right." Chunhua now looked at Xiaoliu with even more kindness on her face than Chen Qing, the mother.
Shen Qing looked at Chunhua and remembered something: "Chunhua, are you old enough to leave the palace?"
Chunhua was also stunned.
Palace maids leave the palace at the age of 25, and Chunhua is indeed reaching this age.
Chen Qing smiled and said, "Is there anyone you like? If not, I will ask someone to keep an eye out for you and find a good family for you." Chen Qing felt that this matter could be left to Chen's mother.
Chunhua smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am worried, but it is still early."
Shen Qing didn't mean to force it: "If you have this idea, just tell me, don't be embarrassed, you are indeed old enough, and you have been doing your best for me over the years, but you also have to think about yourself."
Chunhua has been with her for so many years, and she always wanted to see Chunhua have a good home.
It's just a pity. It's not easy to find a loyal person in the palace. Although she has more than Chunhua and Fangyun serving her now, they are both old after all. As the saying goes, if they stay, they will become enemies.
Chunhua was somewhat moved, and recalled the assassination attempt that year. In order to protect her, Chen Qing threatened to use himself as a threat when confronting the assassin. Later, when Chen Qing got into trouble, she was extremely heartbroken and wished that she had gotten into trouble instead. After that, she followed Chen Qing and never thought about leaving the palace again.
Now that Shen Qing mentioned it herself, she was thinking about her, and she said, "I understand."
Chen Qing didn't say much, but since there was Fang Yun, she also gossiped a little: "Do you know if Fang Yun has a crush on someone?"
Chunhua's expression was quite different.
When Shen Qing saw her expression, he asked, "Pregnant?"
Chunhua was not sure what to say, she had something difficult to express: "I saw Fangyun making shoes these days, men's style."
She had wanted to confirm this matter before telling Shen Qing, but she didn't expect to suddenly bring it up today.
"Oh!" Shen Qing never expected: "Really? Who is it?"
Chunhua was also somewhat helpless: "I asked her, but she kept her mouth shut and didn't tell me." After a pause, she said: "But I am keeping an eye on her."
Chunhua was also worried. All the servants in Zhaohua Palace were on alert. Now they not only had to serve the empress but also the Sixth Prince. They were afraid of mistakes. Fangyun was the one serving Chen Qing. If she really had someone she loved, her family background had to be clean and she wouldn't cause any trouble.
Chen Qing understood Chunhua's cautiousness, but after thinking carefully, he said, "You and her were most often in my service, and she rarely went out in the past. Who was her crush?"
In this palace, apart from Xuanyuan Ling, there are only the imperial guards who can be chosen. Xuanyuan Ling hates the idea of palace maids climbing into bed. He looks very serious on the outside and he has never liked such things. It is precisely because of his relatively dignified image on the outside that Chen Qing has never seen any other palace maids who are so brave except the two palace maids sent to her by the queen.
This is a bit far-fetched. When it comes to palace maids looking for a partner, the most desired one is probably the imperial guard. Even if they don't come from a good family, at least they have a place to go. It's better than being released from the palace because of their old age or poor family background, making it difficult to find a good family. Being an imperial guard is a good way out. Some of the maids whose families are really poor can live together with the eunuchs and have them as companions.
But for people like Chunhua and Fangyun, even though their family backgrounds are not very good, now Chen Qing is the virtuous concubine, and the two of them are serving the virtuous concubine, so they can naturally find a good family to marry into. At least, it is not a problem for them to pick one.
Chen Qing originally wanted Chen's mother to find a good family for them. Now Fang Yun sounded like she really had something to do. After thinking for a while, she said to Chun Hua, "You can just watch quietly. There's no need to expose her. I want to see who she makes shoes for."
Chunhua saw Chen Qing's interested look and thought she was cute. As a mother, she was curious about Fang Yun's lover. Which master is like this? There are masters who ask their maids to have sex with powerful eunuchs in order to consolidate their power. Look at Zhaohua Palace now.
The queen is certainly not a soft persimmon. No servant in Zhaohua Palace thinks that the queen is easy to bully or dares to bully her master. The queen is a person with her own ideas, but she is kind to the servants. The servants of Zhaohua Palace can be so united and protect Zhaohua Palace like an iron barrel. There are few dirty things among the servants. Although it is because of their management, it must be because of Shen Qing.
Everyone really protects Zhaohua Palace as their place to settle down. There are many intrigues and deceptions in the palace, and everyone understands this. But precisely because of this understanding, it is not easy to maintain peace. To be disrespectful, this huge Zhaohua Palace is their huge home.
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