Chapter 225: Trouble
She really fell asleep immediately after she said she would. Xuanyuan Ling didn't fall asleep that quickly, but he also lamented that Chen Qing was really tired. In the past, even if she said she would fall asleep, she would never fall asleep that quickly.
At this moment, Xuanyuan Ling was actually stunned for a while, which was rare. This was the first time in his life that he promoted someone's position just because he favored him.
Now that she has reached the position of a concubine, it is good. As a concubine, there is only one concubine, Concubine De, who has a higher rank than her under the Queen. She and Concubine De are on good terms, so the arrangement is quite appropriate.
Just missing a small one.
Xuanyuan Ling looked at Shen Qing's belly, which was not moving at all. It was really true that he was an emperor, but he still needed a child like her?
Thinking about it, he felt a little angry. There was more than one child in the harem, so he wouldn't favor one over the other. They were all his children, so he naturally loved them all. But he couldn't control his anticipation for this thing. The more he thought about why she didn't have one yet, the more he looked forward to it.
Chen Qing knew nothing about this. She even thought that Xuanyuan Ling secretly asked the imperial physician to treat her body to treat the injuries she suffered from Concubine Qin.
Xuanyuan Ling didn't know how he fell asleep later. Chen Qing was too tired to do anything during the wedding last night. The next morning, when he woke up, Xuanyuan Ling turned around and saw Chen Qing's cute sleeping face, and then he did it for her while she was half asleep and half awake.
After being woken up by Shen Qing, he left in a hurry. Shen Qing's face turned black, but Xuanyuan Ling felt a sense of pleasure as if he had done something bad. Didn't he leave Shen Qing out on a happy day last night? He let her go for a whole night, and he was not allowed to make up for it? Well, the emperor also deliberately made a fuss.
Thinking about it, Chen Qing was probably going to have a temper. She was in a hurry and unhappy this morning. Chen Qing was dazed and not necessarily comfortable. She was also having a temper. She even asked Zhao Hai to keep an eye on any movements in Zhaohua Palace after he left.
Zhao Hai was confused. What were the Emperor and the Empress doing now?
As a result, not long after, news really came from Zhaohua Palace. No, to be more precise, news came from Jingshifang.
Wang De reported with some fear: "Empress Xi has sent someone to the Jingshifang to remove the green card."
Zhao Hai asked immediately after hearing this: "What did you say?"
There is always a reason for withdrawing the green card, either it is menstruation or poor health.
Wang De said: "He said he was feeling unwell."
"What did the imperial physician say?"
Wang De was a little embarrassed: "I asked, and the doctor said it was fatigue."
Well, you are tired, but there is nothing wrong with it. Can Empress Xi just remove the green card herself?
Zhao Hai really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This Concubine Xi was really becoming more and more presumptuous. He turned around and reported to Xuanyuan Ling.
Xuanyuan Ling frowned as he listened. He knew that Shen Qing would definitely make a fuss due to her temper, but she actually withdrew the green card herself. He was not very comfortable listening to that.
It's fine if she made a fuss about other things, but removing the green card, isn't it obvious that she doesn't want to sleep with him? Although she also made a fuss about not wanting to sleep with him before, it was him who hurt her at that time. Now he just made her a concubine. After making a fuss in the morning, she took off the green card by herself?
Zhao Hai originally thought that the two were just joking, after all, it wasn't the first time, but when he saw Xuanyuan Ling frowning, he was startled. What's going on? Could the emperor really be angry?
No way? The previous commotion was even more outrageous than this, so what is this green card now?
In fact, Xuanyuan Ling felt a little uncomfortable at the moment. Which woman in the harem didn't look forward to his favor? But Chen Qing withdrew her green card by herself. Did she not care about him anymore?
Thinking of this, Xuanyuan Ling felt ashamed again. As an emperor, he should be favored by others. Why should he care whether Shen Qing favored him or not? Of course she favored him. How could she not favor him?
"If she wants to withdraw, then she can."
Zhao Hai was really shocked when he heard this. Is this really going to happen? They were just arguing, but now the two of them are at loggerheads? His Majesty, isn't this saying that if Concubine Xi doesn't give in, she won't go to Zhaohua Palace?
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Xuanyuan Ling add, "Call the imperial physician to take a look." Don't let him really get sick.
Zhao Hai: “…” Well, what is he imagining? There’s no point in being frozen.
Xuanyuan Ling was busy for the next few days and didn't go anywhere.
His not going to the harem did not prevent everyone in the harem from being shocked these days by the fact that Concubine Yu was demoted to Concubine Qin and then Chen Qing was promoted safely. They had been talking about it for several days, and if the incident with Concubine Qin had not happened, Chen Qing's promotion to Concubine would not have been so eye-catching. But didn't everyone see Concubine Qin blocking the gate of Fengyi Palace that day?
A month had passed and I thought everything was fine, but Concubine Qin was demoted just because of a few words she said. The key point was that it did not affect Shen Qing's promotion at all. One was slapped in the face while the other was praised. Everyone knew that Shen Qing was favored, but it was obvious that Concubine Qin had a family background and children, but she had to give way to Shen Qing. This favor was really too much. They didn't dare to say it openly, but they were saying in private that it had come to this, and the Queen didn't care about it.
As a result, while everyone was discussing this, news came that Shen Qing's only brother who had entered the Hanlin Academy was banished by the emperor. Now everyone realized what was going on. No wonder the queen didn't make any move. I'm afraid the queen had known about this for a long time.
Chu Linglong thought the same when she heard the news. At that time, she was embroidering with Concubine Zhou.
The two talked about this: "Seeing that Concubine Xi is the most favored in the harem, now it seems that the emperor may not be unaware of it. Look, he asked the emperor to send her away after she had been in the Hanlin Academy for such a short time." She is favored but has no family background. Even her only brother did not react when he saw that he had the hope of establishing himself. In fact, this favor is unstable.
To put it bluntly, even if Concubine Qin was demoted, she still had her mother's family and the princess. No one in the harem dared to mess with her, but what did Shen Qing have? As for favor, who can guarantee how long the emperor's favor will last? Wasn't Concubine Qin the most favored concubine in the harem? Isn't she still in such a situation now?
Chu Linglong was open-minded. She was pregnant now, so she couldn't sleep with the emperor. She looked at Concubine Zhou and smiled, "I'm waiting for you to get pregnant, after all, the emperor doesn't favor her alone."
Concubine Zhou was also envious of Chu Linglong, but not jealous. After all, they were both women of the emperor, and neither of them was favored. Now it was difficult to tell how much favor she received from him at first glance, but as long as the emperor did not really favor Concubine Xi alone, this child would have one sooner or later, so she could take her time.
"Thank you for your good words."
After the incident with Shen Zhizhuo, it happened that Shen Qing was reported to be sick. It was such a coincidence. Everyone thought that although Shen Qing was promoted, he couldn't bear the blow of his brother being sent away and fell ill. Sometimes misunderstandings are so beautiful, and the key is that people really believe it.
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