"What kind of person is Concubine Xian?"
In the Queen's Palace, Yan Shiyue asked while changing clothes: "I don't have much impression of her. It seems that we have never spoken to each other."
"She," the queen said, "is a smart person. She never opens her mouth unless it's her business. She never argues or stands out. She is indifferent to everyone and has a close relationship with them. But no one in the palace has anything bad to say about her."
In a place like the harem, no one said anything bad about her, which meant she was very smart! She asked again, "What does her family do?"
The queen smiled and said, "Look at the way you ask. I can tell that you are going to be someone's daughter-in-law. You are finally starting to worry about these things."
Yan Shiyue said helplessly: "Mother!"
"Well, Concubine Xian's father was once the Minister of Revenue, but later he made a mistake and was demoted. He seems to be in the Imperial Household Department now? Jin Yu?"
Jin Yu nodded: "Yes, it is in Taichang Temple."
Yan Shiyue was silent for a moment: "Then is she on good terms with Fourth Brother?"
"It's strange," the Queen said as she helped her match the hairpins and rings, "The mother-son relationship didn't seem to be very good. When Concubine Xian gave birth to the Sixth Prince, he died of illness when he was less than two years old. He had a rash all over his body. The imperial physician said he died of shrimp disease. Some people said that Silang fed him a spoonful of shrimp balls."
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Allergic to shrimp?
Yan Shiyue asked: "What about the actual situation?"
"I don't know." The Queen said, "In this kind of situation, brothers harming brothers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, will not speak out, so later they said it was a servant who fed him. But even if it was really Silang, there must be someone who planned it. Otherwise, he really has no reason to harm Liulang. Besides, he was only five years old at the time, and he would not have such a scheme."
She paused and said, "Shi Lang is a quiet person to begin with. He will become even quieter now. The mother and son may seem cold to each other, but who knows what they are like in private? How can a mother and son hold a grudge overnight?"
Yan Shiyue nodded silently, and then asked: "What is the relationship between Concubine Xian and Jin Heqiao?"
The queen was stunned: "Jin Heqiao? There is no connection?" She thought about it carefully, then looked at Jin Yu and Meng Min, and they both shook their heads: "It should be nothing."
"What about Lin Fujian?"
"Lin Fujian?" Several people looked at each other, and then Meng Min said, "If you insist on saying what the relationship is with him, one of the cousins of Concubine Xian is Lin Fujian's disciple."
Isn't this a bit far-fetched?
Yan Shiyue shook her head and wanted to ask again, but someone outside came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has woken up."
The queen responded and looked her over, "Okay, let's go."
Yan Shiyue came out and went to the Queen Mother with the Queen and Meng Min.
It was not the time to pay respects, but the virtuous concubine and several other ladies were present, so they all greeted each other.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Yue'er, come to me. I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you every day."
Yan Shiyue walked over with a smile, and the Queen Mother took her hand and looked at her carefully: "You still look a little pale."
Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Don't worry, Grandma, I'm fine now. I just have a little blood deficiency, so I need to slowly recuperate."
The Queen Mother talked to her for a while, then let her out, and they all left together.
With Jia Bailian's experience as a lesson, no one dared to offend her at this time. They all talked about various blood-replenishing prescriptions, but the virtuous concubine smiled and said, "In fact, it's not a big deal to have children. Just ask the queen to send a few more maids over later."
Haha, she said this just to wait for her to get angry.
In other words, see if she dares to confront you and whether she has enough confidence when doing so.
Yan Shiyue would of course do as she wished, and turned around with a smile and said, "Are you instructing my mother on how to act? Your Majesty is so caring, just send a few more to my fourth brother, and don't worry about my family's affairs."
Okay, it’s still the familiar taste, this one is definitely real.
The virtuous concubine lowered her eyes and said, "I have overstepped my bounds. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Yan Shiyue took a few steps forward: "I've heard that the virtuous concubine is a quiet person who never talks much. Today she rarely speaks, and she speaks so thoughtfully..." She smiled and moved closer to her, waiting for her to raise her eyes. She stared into her eyes and smiled: "Yes, is there any special reason?"
The virtuous concubine suddenly dropped her eyes.
She said softly, "I was wrong, please don't be offended, Your Highness."
"Just kidding," Yan Shiyue smiled and turned around: "Speaking of which, I have always been very lucky, but recently I have been unlucky, until I heard the news from Qinzhou that a female Taoist priest had a nightmare on me... Then I suddenly realized, that's why."
She looked at Concubine Xian: "Your Majesty, do you think this female Taoist priest has any accomplices in the palace? Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"
The virtuous concubine had no choice but to say, "I, I don't know. How would I know about such a thing?"
"Oh, is that so?" She smiled and said, "Okay, that's it."
She walked away leisurely.
Listening to the footsteps of several people gradually fading away, Concubine Xian's heavy clothes were soaked with sweat.
When she looked up, several concubines avoided her as quickly as possible, fearing that they would have the slightest contact with her.
She never expected that this little girl was so powerful. The moment their eyes met, she almost fell to the ground!
Did she know something? How did she know it? How much did she know?
When the queen returned to the palace, she asked her, "What did the virtuous concubine do?"
"I just tricked her." Yan Shiyue said, "I have always wondered how the news that I am Wu Qi got out, so I tricked her."
"Okay," the Queen said with a smile, "You look really scared."
Yan Shiyue nodded, and asked someone to bring Xiaojiu and Xiaoshi over to play with them for a while. The two little guys were already half a year old, and they looked exactly the same, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. The more they looked at them, the more they looked like Emperor Ming Yan.
Yan Shiyue was playing with him, laughing. Meng Min watched from afar and whispered to the Queen, "What if it's true...?"
"Don't worry," the queen said, "please don't mention this matter again. Yue'er doesn't say anything, but she is angry in her heart."
She whispered in her ear and told her what happened that day. Meng Min nodded: "I feel relieved when Jing said that."
As he was speaking, someone announced that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived.
As soon as the prince came in, he skillfully picked up Xiao Shi, came over to greet him, and said with a smile: "Mother, aunt, I'm going to talk to Yue'er."
The Queen nodded and the Prince came over.
Yan Shiyue pulled Xiaojiu's finger out of his mouth and said, "Brother, you're here?"
The prince sat down next to her and asked, "You confronted Concubine Xian as soon as you entered the palace?"
Yan Shiyue liked to use this word, and then other people, including Emperor Ming Yan and the Crown Prince, were influenced by her and gradually got used to it. Yan Shiyue thought it was quite familiar and smiled and nodded.
The prince asked, "Why?"
She came over and whispered about Yu You and Xu Wanyang: "I felt something was wrong, so I tried to test it out."
The prince teased her: "You also know how to test people?"
"Why not?" Yan Shiyue raised an eyebrow and said, "I'm an intermediate to advanced expert, okay!"
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