Chapter 95 Deliberate
The Queen was thinking about paying her respects tomorrow, and after Chen Qing served Xuanyuan Ling, she also thought about paying her respects tomorrow. In fact, after Xuanyuan Ling had to go to the Imperial Study because it was still early, Chen Qing asked Wang Lu to inquire about it.
She didn't think Xuanyuan Ling would come here in broad daylight for no reason, and then she heard Wang Lu talking about Chen Zhenzhen.
She was really inspired when she heard this. What on earth was the Queen Mother showing off? She hadn't done anything serious. She was so accurate in stepping on the mines. Was she even getting an assist?
Well, thank you, Queen Mother.
Shen Qing couldn't help but sigh, wow!
Then she thought, well, the Queen must not be in a very good mood. She didn't care about her bad temper on weekdays. Now, she was going to pay her respects tomorrow.
She thought for a moment and asked, "Is Concubine Fang out of confinement?"
Wang Lu didn't pay attention to this matter, but Chunhua did: "It's just the right date." After the confinement period, she had to pay her respects again.
"Yeah." Chen Qing curled his lips as he thought about the increasingly sumptuous meals prepared by the imperial kitchen during Concubine Fang's confinement.
Shen Qing thought about it for a while, and then stopped thinking about it. Since she had to get up early tomorrow, it would be better to go to bed early today. So after dinner, she read the storybook for a while and then went to bed.
She got up early the next day. It snowed in the second half of the night. When she got up, it was all white outside. Wang Lu had already led others to sweep the snow.
Chunhua came to help her get up. Chen Qing saw that it was really cold outside. After thinking for a while, he said to Chunhua, "Bring over the mink cloak that the emperor gave me."
Charcoal was burning in the house, and the snow outside was really beautiful, but she didn't need to go out. She felt cold just looking at it.
After getting dressed and dressing up, she put on a cloak and set off for Fengyi Palace. As Chen Qing walked, he saw servants sweeping the snow on the palace roads. The roads were very clean. It was obvious that these palace servants did not dare to neglect and started cleaning in the middle of the night.
Chen Qing arrived at Fengyi Palace early. She was always early, and the servants of Fengyi Palace were used to it.
Jinzhi came out after serving the Queen and saw the sable cloak on Chen Qing. She pursed her lips when she saw it. Others didn't know about this sable cloak, but she had indeed noticed it before.
I don't know how much manpower and resources went into making that cloak made of ferret. It is truly a treasure. The emperor didn't say who he would give it to, but gave it to Concubine Xi without telling anyone?
Originally, Xuanyuan Ling had been treating Chen Qing coldly for more than half a month, more than twenty days, and almost a month. She really thought that she might have been overthinking it. As a result, when Chen Qing put on the sable cloak, Jinzhi's fear of Shen Qing, which she had not been able to tell the queen before, rose up again. The emperor even gave such a precious thing to Concubine Xi.
One after another, people came to pay their respects.
Concubine Fang is here too.
Concubine Fang had just finished her confinement, so even if others were pretending, they still had to congratulate her.
Apparently, Concubine Fang had a good confinement period. Her face is rosy and she looks healthy. Now there is a smile on her eyes and eyebrows. But thinking about how she felt humiliated when Concubine Yu made her kneel for two hours as punishment, who would have thought that now Concubine Fang is happy and Concubine Yu is unhappy?
Things in the harem really change rapidly.
Concubine Yu came to pay her respects. When she saw Concubine Fang's happy face, she couldn't help but think of the Second Prince, which made her feel uncomfortable and heartbroken. Her face turned very bad.
The Queen felt relieved to see her like that, but she also found Fangpin's smug look annoying.
Concubine Yu felt it was embarrassing that the Second Prince had died, and the Queen also felt it was embarrassing that she had no children.
Shen Qing watched them undercurrent, and soon the undercurrent surged to her side. The reason was that Li Meiren suddenly saw her cloak and said, "Xi Meiren's cloak looks so beautiful."
The Queen also looked over, and when she saw Shen Qing's cloak, she raised her eyebrows: "I remember that the Emperor has a mink cloak like this."
Having said that, Shen Qing naturally said: "I am born afraid of cold, but I shamelessly asked the emperor for this thing..." After saying this, she sighed: "It was also my recklessness that offended the emperor."
When she said this, everyone remembered that Shen Qing had been ignored for no reason for more than 20 days. What she meant was clearly that she asked the emperor for the cloak without knowing what was good for her, so the emperor thought she was presumptuous and insolent. Although he gave it to her, he still ignored her for a long time.
Thinking of this, I feel that Shen Qing is shallow-minded. It's just a mink cloak. Although it looks precious, it is nothing compared to the favor.
Fangpin was a little unable to take her eyes away. Now that she had enjoyed a month of confinement, her eyelids were different from before. She felt that her cloak was not as good as Shen Qing's, and she couldn't help feeling a little different in her heart.
Thinking about Chen Qing again, she had deliberately instigated Shen Qing and Concubine Yu. Chen Qing was almost beaten to death by Concubine Yu. There was such a big hatred. The second prince was dead and Concubine Yu was down and out. Shen Qing was a favored concubine, but she actually offended the emperor for a cloak, instead of taking advantage of her still favor to make the emperor hate Concubine Yu even more.
Just for this reason, Concubine Fang thought Shen Qing was stupid.
She was not familiar with Shen Qing to begin with, and now thinking that she couldn't give birth, she felt a little disdainful. For the sake of a cloak, she could make the emperor not visit her for more than 20 days. How long could such a person remain in favor?
Shen Qing felt the gazes from all directions, with a look of shame on her face, and she basically maintained this state during this visit. During the visit, the Queen asked the most about the Third Prince, and Concubine Fang kept praising the child, and it seemed that everyone in the room was praising him a lot.
When it was over, Shen Qing went out. Fangpin was jealous of Shen Qing's cloak. Shen Qing turned around and saw Fangpin looking at her. She couldn't help but said, "If Madam Fangpin likes it, I can lend this cloak to you for your enjoyment."
Fangpin likes this cloak, but Shen Qing's words make her look petty. Fangpin can't stand this now. She snorted coldly: "Do you think it's all you? You gave up the emperor's favor to get this thing. After all, you are from a small family and can't be on the stage!"
Chen Qing was stunned for a moment, and Fangpin left after she finished speaking. Chunhua looked at Chen Qing and saw that her face changed, and then she looked ashamed. Finally, as if she couldn't bear it anymore, she turned around and went back to Fengyi Palace.
The queen was still there, and when she saw Shen Qing come in again, she took off her cloak again and said, "Your Majesty, I am too unworthy to bear this thing, so I hope Your Majesty can take it back on behalf of the emperor."
As she spoke, her face looked aggrieved and as if she wanted to cry.
The queen couldn't help but frown: "What's going on?"
Chen Qing said all the words that Fangpin had said just now: "I have been ignored by the emperor, and I have regretted it in my heart. Now Fangpin said this again... Madam, I really..."
"Alright." The Queen said, "There is no reason for me to take back the things that the Emperor has given me. As for Concubine Fang, don't worry about it. She just gave birth to the Third Prince, so it's normal for her to have a bad temper."
This is not speaking well of Concubine Fang, but actually helping her to continue to attract hatred.
Shen Qing looked extremely aggrieved, but he had no choice but to say goodbye again.
Chunhua was anxious when she saw Chen Qing go back to Fengyi Palace, but Chen Qing came out quickly. When they were far away, Chunhua wanted to ask, but Chen Qing exhaled and said, "I'm really tired. Let's ask the imperial kitchen to cook. It will be more lively with more people, and you can eat with us."
Chunhua looked at her and saw that she was no longer as aggrieved as before. She couldn't help but think in a roundabout way, but still asked in confusion: "My Lord, did you do this on purpose?"
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