Chapter 426: A Decided Decision
Wang Lu was also startled when he heard Shen Qing's order, and he immediately went to do it.
After giving the order, Shen Qing went over the matter from beginning to end again, and somehow he felt an indescribable feeling.
I've been pretty peaceful in the past few years, nothing much has happened.
After Shen Qing became the only one who favored the concubines in the palace, what if the emperor didn't favor them because the affairs of the six palaces were handled by Concubine De and Shen Qing? Life still needs to be lived well, so naturally they have to stand in line and rely on currying favor with Concubine Xian or Concubine De. They can't expect favor, but they can still expect this position, or rewards. To live a good life in the palace, it is not only about the emperor's favor, after all, the emperor does not care about the harem.
In the past, if the concubines wanted to eat and use good things, wasn't it just a matter of a word from Concubine Xian and Concubine De? Not to mention that Concubine De and Concubine Xian both had children. When the prince came to the court, who knew if they would be able to use them? It would be good if they could be used.
So the incident with Lin Liangren was not serious. Apart from making her reputation worse, it was actually not a big deal. What substantial damage could there be? After she became the only favorite, her reputation was just like that. People said she was jealous and used some coquettish means to seduce the emperor. But now that she was in this position and had secured the position of the virtuous concubine over the years, the concubines in the harem would not dare to take any action even if they did not stand on her side.
Let's wait and see what happens next. I'm afraid the Queen will strike while the iron is hot.
As Shen Qing was thinking this, someone delivered the message.
"The Queen has summoned all the concubines to go to Fengyi Palace."
When Chunhua reported the news, Chen Qing laughed: "We can't wait until the next day. Today is really busy. That's right. The queen has been frustrated for these years. Today she can be proud. We have to go to Fengyi Palace to pay respect to the queen."
Chunhua felt sorry for Chen Qing and thought about asking the kitchen to prepare some of the Empress's favorite food.
The queen is now in Fengyi Palace, dressing herself in front of the mirror.
She looked at the woman in the mirror. She was in her thirties. She had white hair and fine lines at the corners of her eyes in recent years. She looked old, and bright and eye-catching things didn't seem to be suitable for her. But she was still the queen, wearing the phoenix robe that symbolized her noble status.
Chen Qing and Defei arrived almost at the same time. Chen Qing was not late, and the other concubines arrived at about the same time. The other concubines greeted Chen Qing and Defei first, and then waited for the queen.
The queen hadn't come out yet, Shen Qing smiled and sat down with Defei. The queen wouldn't be slow, but she wouldn't wait for them at this moment.
After all these years, the queen's position is still there. Now that this matter has come to light, shouldn't she show off her status?
After all, they are concubines, no matter whether they are virtuous concubines, virtuous concubines or other concubines. When the queen wants to dress up, they have to wait.
After a while the queen came out.
When the queen came out, all the concubines stood up and saluted her in unison.
The queen suddenly realized, but looking at the bright and charming Shen Qing brought her thoughts back.
This moment just now reminded her of the past, but there was no such anomaly as Shen Qing in the palace back then.
At first the queen saw Concubine Yu, but now she sees Chen Qing. Concubine Yu has long disappeared, but Chen Qing has remained standing for so many years. So much time has passed since she first saw Chen Qing, but she can still seem to see Shen Qing coming to see her respectfully after his first bedtime with her.
She seemed very timid at that time and was extremely respectful to her.
Now, at first glance, she was wearing the gorgeous clothes of a virtuous concubine, and her face, which had looked stunningly beautiful at the beginning, became even more elegant and noble. She had just seen herself in the mirror and found that her hair had turned gray. Shen Qing had black hair, and not only did she not look old at all, she was even more charming and attractive than before. She was the one who enjoyed all the honors and favors in the palace. She was so blessed...
How can this not be disgusting?
The queen still had a smile on her face: "Get up."
She didn't need to say anything else and went straight to the point: "I think you all know that the Lin family's case is an unprecedented scandal. Such a promiscuous thing happened in the harem, which really shames the emperor and everyone else. This matter is of great importance. If it is not thoroughly investigated, rumors will spread everywhere. I will take the lead in thoroughly investigating the harem so that you sisters can have a clean reputation. Otherwise, all of you will be implicated by Lin family."
All the concubines said in unison: "The Queen is wise."
The queen looked at Shen Qing again: "Xianfei, this matter is of great importance. Although you are the only one who has received the emperor's favor, your Zhaohua Palace is no exception."
Well, now I have to attract some hatred to her.
Shen Qing said righteously: "Sisters in the harem are all one, how can I be an exception? I will obey the Queen's order."
The other concubines did not dare to say anything about this. They did not dare to complain about Chen Qing's flattery. Instead, they hated Lin. After staying in the palace for a long time, the eunuchs and palace maids all had some forbidden things. What were these forbidden things? Even the slightly colored books that Chen Qing read every day were considered forbidden. This palace was also called the Forbidden Palace. People who stayed in it had better destroy human relations and six desires and only abide by the rules. The concubines' duty was to give birth to children for the emperor.
But it is obvious that the emperor does not want them to have many children. Life is boring, and what they play and watch on a daily basis always contain some things that are not allowed to be seen in public. If these are discovered, everyone will be embarrassed.
But Concubine Shun didn't expect the matter to develop like this. She was very excited. She had thought that what happened to Lin Liangren must have been done by Concubine De and Concubine Xian. It was inevitable to search the palace for such a thing. She just had to wait for the truth to be revealed. She didn't expect that the Queen actually had a helper.
This is not bad, this is very good. With the Queen here, as long as the things in Zhaohua Palace are found out, it will be a foregone conclusion. By then, the virtuous concubine will definitely fall out of favor.
Concubine Shun was excited and was waiting for the palace to be searched. The Queen had indeed given the order, and a group of concubines were waiting for the result. Generally speaking, it was just a formality. The purpose was not to find out anything, but to clear the names of the concubines.
At the same time, Wang Lu searched everything in Zhaohua Palace because of Shen Qing's words, and he actually found something wrong.
"There's something wrong with this batch of spices." After opening the spice box, a pungent smell came out, making people dizzy. As soon as they smelled it, they knew there was something wrong. Chen Qing didn't use incense very often, but he would use it occasionally when he remembered to use it. The ones he could use were all light fragrances, definitely not this kind of smell.
Everything that came in and out of Zhaohua Palace was checked by special personnel, and there was a register that had not been changed over the years. These things should have been checked before, so how could there be a problem? And there was more than one, and it was obvious that he found several when he checked.
But now is not the time to think about this. This must be dealt with first. Wang Lu made a prompt decision. No matter what this is, he must deal with it first so that no one will find out. Otherwise, it will be a big deal.
Since Shen Qing was in favor, they were wary of some shameful means in the harem. Once something obviously fishy happened, they would not rush to find out. Anyway, the most important thing was not to let the dirty things get involved with Shen Qing. Look, the queen has gone to the Queen Mother, and nothing can go wrong at this time.
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