Chapter 72 Noble Lady Shen's Plan
The servants in Fengyi Palace naturally reported to the Queen. The Queen had no idea who had given Shen Qing the contraceptive drug these days. She was feeling a little upset when Jinzhi came in: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shen wants to see you."
"What is she doing here?" The queen was in no mood to do anything at the moment.
Seeing Chen Qing return to Zhaohua Palace, she was happy for a while when Concubine Yu was humiliated, but it also meant that she had less and less time.
The emperor is still waiting for her result.
Jinzhi said, "I saw that Concubine Shen didn't look very well, but she insisted on asking to see the Empress. She didn't say why, but only said that she had something important to see the Empress. She hasn't been doing well these days. I thought that if it wasn't an important matter, she wouldn't dare to ask the Empress for help."
That's right. The Queen had exposed her in person and used her to suppress Concubine Yu. If it were an ordinary person, how could he have the courage to hang around her for no reason?
The queen thought for a moment and said, "Go and ask her to come in."
Concubine Shen was invited into Fengyi Palace. The Queen met her in the inner hall. The moment Concubine Shen saw the Queen, she knelt on the ground and bowed deeply.
Generally speaking, when a concubine meets the queen, it is not necessary to perform such a grand ceremony unless it is a formal occasion, but Concubine Shen kowtowed three times to the queen respectfully.
As the saying goes, people who speak frankly do not speak in veiled terms. The Queen looked at Concubine Shen and asked, "What is Concubine Shen doing?"
"I am willing to serve the Queen."
Concubine Shen came straight to the point, something the Queen hadn’t expected.
Jinzhi immediately dismissed everyone around her, and for a moment the atmosphere in the room became a little weird.
The Queen's mind raced, and she narrowed her eyes: "Do you know what you are talking about?"
Concubine Shen took a deep breath and said without hesitation, she had already figured it out: "I don't want to be tortured like this in the palace anymore, I want to have a child." She raised her head: "This child of mine can be raised by the Queen."
The queen's eyes flashed with sternness, and then she smiled: "Noble Shen, please get up first."
Concubine Shen did not feel relieved by the Queen's smile. She had already made up her mind today. She had revealed that she knew about the Queen's plan to have someone else's child.
When Shen Qing and Concubine Qiao had that scene in front of Fengyi Palace and the Queen sided with Shen Qing, Concubine Shen had already seen through the situation. She felt at the time that it was impossible for the Queen to be nice to Shen Qing for no reason.
Considering that the Queen had no children and Shen Qing was favored, if Shen Qing was pregnant, given her status at the time, the child would definitely be taken to the Queen's palace to be raised.
Or to put it more simply, Chen Qing had a low status, and if a good man died, the queen would have a child without any worries.
After all, Concubine Fang's status did not allow the Queen to raise her child.
This is also the reason why she has been frustrated in the palace for so long but has never been able to ask for help from the Queen.
She didn't want to be the mother and child left behind, she wanted to live, even if it was a difficult life.
But now, she has made up her mind.
It is difficult to give the child to the queen, but life will be better there. As the mother of the crown prince, the emperor will remember her in the future. As long as the emperor remembers her, there is a chance that she will have another child.
"I don't want to go on like this. Please help me, Queen. I will never let you down!"
The Queen is not favored, but she is in charge of the harem. As long as the Queen is willing to help her, such as arranging for her to go with them on autumn hunting and summer vacations, there will always be opportunities. What she lacks most now is opportunities. Even if it is just to flatter and dance, someone has to arrange it for her. Without opportunities, she can only waste time in this harem.
The Queen is now neither anxious nor slow: "Noble Lady Shen, you are smart, and I won't talk nonsense. I do want a child, but you are already a noble lady."
After the noble lady became pregnant and gave birth to a child, she was promoted to concubine. The queen couldn't have this child, and noble lady Shen had said this openly, so she certainly didn't want to die.
The Queen narrowed her eyes and asked, "How can I believe that you won't keep the child after you become favored and pregnant?"
This is something that people who don't have any evidence can't trust.
Sure enough, the worst happened.
Concubine Shen smiled bitterly in her heart. It was one wrong step after another. If her previous scheme against Concubine Yu had not been discovered, how could the Queen be so arrogant now?
How could she not know? The queen wanted a child so badly to consolidate her position, but now, she was afraid that the queen would have other intentions, so she would rather give up the choice that was right in front of her.
The Queen couldn't make a move on Concubine Fang. She came to her door but was rejected.
Concubine Shen was extremely mocking in her heart, but she knew that the moment she came to the door, she had already fallen into the dust and had no way out.
Concubine Shen said: "I can swear that even if I am promoted to a concubine, I will place the child in the Queen's palace to raise him, and I will let the Queen see my sincerity."
She said this with absolute certainty.
The queen pretended not to care: "In that case, I will wait."
When Concubine Shen left Fengyi Palace, it was getting dark outside. The sunset glowed red in the sky, and in Concubine Shen's eyes it looked like blood red.
She exhaled the sun's breath, and took her first step towards the west.
The Queen in Fengyi Palace watched her leave and sat there drinking tea, with Jinzhi serving beside her. After drinking for a day, the Queen put down the teacup and smiled at Jinzhi: "What do you think of Concubine Shen?"
Jinzhi said, "I think it's okay for the queen to take in Concubine Shen. She came to us on her own initiative, so I don't think she would dare to really abandon the queen. Besides, the matter of Concubine Xi's contraceptive medicine has not been found out yet. If the queen takes in Concubine Shen openly, the emperor will naturally know what the queen is thinking. Who knows..."
Knowing that the Queen wanted a child, and because the Queen had previously been very caring towards Shen Qing, the Emperor could naturally infer that the Queen wanted Shen Qing's child. Naturally, the Emperor would not suspect that the Queen had secretly given Shen Qing contraceptives. Although the Emperor might not dislike her if he found out about this, he would still dislike her after all. It was obviously worse to be blamed for giving Shen Qing contraceptives than for her wanting someone else's child.
Shen Guiren's actions were able to solve the Queen's urgent problem.
How could the queen not think of this?
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The Queen raised her lips, but there was no smile in her eyes: "What she just said must be true, but I feel uneasy using someone without any evidence against me."
Jinzhi understood: "What does your Majesty mean, what will Concubine Shen do?"
The Queen narrowed her eyes and said, "Just wait and see. She knows what I am thinking. I despise Concubine Yu, and she just happens to have been tortured by Concubine Yu until now. Since there is a grudge, I am looking forward to what kind of surprise she can give me."
Compared to the solemn atmosphere and various entanglements on Concubine Shen's side, there were undercurrents in the Queen's Palace. After receiving so many gifts today, Shen Qing continued to recuperate.
After ten days of recuperation, Shen Qing's health finally improved visibly. After lying in bed for so many days, she was finally able to go out for a walk.
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