Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Palace Maid Thirty-Five Days
Concubine Yan suddenly cried out, drawing everyone's attention back to her: "Your Majesty, I hope my appearance will not be disfigured."
She covered her cheek.
Ji Chen: "Don't scratch, the doctor is already preparing ointment for you."
Qian Quanzhong's apprentice Qian Ji walked in from outside. Everyone knew that this was an accident, but Concubine Hui would be punished for her behavior.
Therefore, Ji Chen just asked as usual: "How is the investigation going?"
Qian Ji bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it is exactly as Xing Luo said, but Lady Yan, could you please let me take a look at the sachet that Lady Hui gave you?"
Concubine Hui grumbled, "Those sachets are just distributed uniformly in the palace, what is there to check?"
But she felt a little guilty, because the mosquito repellent sachets distributed by the palace were for palace maids, and she did not take Concubine Yan seriously, and the same was true for the people around her. After giving her the worthless sachets, they treated it as a joke and told her about it, and she was happy to hear that.
As happy as she was then, Concubine Hui is as upset now.
Concubine Yan was different from Concubine Du who was favored at that time. Concubine Yan did not come from a high family, and she was the only one she could rely on in the palace. But Concubine Du was different. Concubine Du had a favored family background, a good temper, and when living in the same palace with Concubine Hui, she would just ignore her.
Naturally, her attitude towards Concubine Yan was much more casual, but she didn't expect that Concubine Yan was not someone who could be made of clay.
Qian Ji looked at Concubine Yan as if he didn't hear anything.
Concubine Yan signaled Xing Luo to find the sachet and hand it to Qian Ji.
Xing Luo did as he was told.
After the sachet was taken out, Qian Ji was still examining it carefully. Lan Jieyu saw the pattern of the sachet at a glance and couldn't help but show sneer in her eyes. Concubine Hui really treated Concubine Yan as a palace maid. She thought that how many people in the palace could experience being as favored as Concubine Yan?
As long as she doesn't commit suicide, it is only a matter of time before she climbs above Concubine Hui in status.
After Qian Ji finished the inspection, his face froze and he said, "Your Majesty, there is an extra powder in this that will make wounds last longer and cause scarring, and the rest are herbs that have mosquito repellent effects."
Concubine Yan and Xing Luo immediately looked unhappy. In order to appear more miserable, they had caught mosquitoes to bite her and left obvious swellings. But now they were telling her that she had been plotted against and was in danger of being disfigured?
She can't accept it!
Concubine Yan is now expressing her true feelings.
Concubine Hui scolded, "How can you tell after just a quick glance? Besides, I have never handled this sachet, and the extra things inside were definitely not my permission."
The second half of her sentence was addressed to the emperor, and she knelt down as she spoke.
Targeting favored concubines on a daily basis and drugging favored concubines are not the same thing, and the latter is a more serious crime.
Qian Ji replied: "Just take another identical sachet and compare it."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qing took out her mosquito repellent sachet and said, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Qian Ji, I have it here."
With Ji Chen's tacit consent, she handed the sachet to Qian Ji.
As the Queen's maid-in-law, Shen Qing held the same rank as a female official in the palace. The embroidery on the outside of the sachet she used was much more exquisite than those used by ordinary palace maids, but the contents were the same. Because she liked the smell of the sachet, she always carried it with her.
The reason she took it out this time was just to expose the fact that Concubine Hui gave the palace maids' things to Concubine Yan.
I'm afraid everyone except the emperor knows the answer to this question.
Sure enough, when the two sachets were put together, Ji Chen's eyes finally changed. As an emperor, what he hated most was probably that others did not like what he liked. He wanted to favor Concubine Yan, but Concubine Hui targeted Concubine Yan and humiliated her. Didn't she take himself, the emperor, seriously?
Qian Ji poured the contents of the two sachets into the tray.
Shen Qing's sachet contained some debris of mugwort, perilla and other unknown things. Everything else in Concubine Yan's sachet was the same as Shen Qing's, except for the white powder attached to the medicinal materials.
After crying for a while, Concubine Yan immediately turned her attention to Concubine Hui: "Since I entered the palace, I have been very respectful to Sister Hui. Even if Sister wanted to snatch the emperor from me, I would not dare to complain. But why does Concubine Hui want to harm me?"
"This is the only face I can bear. As the queen, why can't you be more tolerant and generous? Do you have to force me to death?"
Concubine Yan's words were heartbreaking, but Concubine Lan nodded in agreement. Isn't this how women in the palace live before they have children?
Without face, the emperor's grace has faded. Their emperor is the coldest-hearted. No matter how much he doted on someone before, he would completely forget about that person after a while.
Mrs. Du was, Concubine Yu was, and she was too.
Now she has to count how many times the emperor comes to her Zhiyun Palace in a month. Jiang'e Xuan is bustling now, but she doesn't know how long it can last.
After hearing this, Concubine Hui retorted, "Concubine Yan, if there is no evidence to prove that I did it, don't make a premature conclusion. This is a serious crime, and I can't bear it."
Concubine Yan cried and pulled Ji Chen's sleeve: "Your Majesty, look at her."
This is the benefit of being favored and having the emperor make the decision, instead of trying hard to defend yourself like Concubine Hui.
Lan Jieyu felt that Concubine Yan's behavior was very glaring, and so was Concubine Hui, this little bitch.
Ji Chen looked at Qian Ji.
Qian Ji said: "This sachet was indeed given to Xing Luo by Concubine Hui's servant, who was beside Concubine Yan. The people in Concubine Lan's palace also saw that scene."
The only ones who could take action were Concubine Hui's palace maids and Xing Luo, who was beside Concubine Yan.
Given that Concubine Yan was the victim, all evidence and signs point to Concubine Hui.
Concubine Hui had no way to defend herself.
In the end, Ji Chen demoted Concubine Hui to a concubine on the grounds that she treated concubines tyrannically, stripped her of her title, and changed her to Concubine Lin. She was moved from the main hall of Jingyang Palace to a side hall. Concubine Yan was killed innocently and moved to the Yihe Hall, the west side hall of Yonghe Palace. She was promoted from a noble lady to a concubine and given a number of rewards.
Yan Jieyu became the new concubine with the fastest promotion and the highest position, and the concubine with the fastest promotion in the palace except Concubine Yan Xianfei.
At the beginning, the Du family didn't have such momentum as her.
Because of her relationship with the Empress Dowager, Concubine Yan was promoted to Xiuyi within two years and to Concubine Xian within three years.
After coming out of Jiang'e Xuan, Shen Qing followed the imperial carriage because Kunning Palace and Qianqing Palace were very close.
So she heard Qian Quanzhong ask the emperor: "Would you like to give some of the golden wound chalcedony ointment that was presented as tribute this year to Concubine Yan?"
Ji Chen was riding on the dragon chariot, so his posture and expression could not be seen, but his voice was relaxed: "No need, she has a royal doctor by her side. In addition... before Concubine Yan's injury is healed, don't get on her green card."
Then he inevitably thought of what happened last year, so he said, "Ask the queen's maid, her arms are completely gone."
Qian Quanzhong understood and took a few steps back to Shen Qing's side.
Shen Qing had actually heard it, and immediately showed a big smile to Eunuch Qian: "I'm already well."
After using up the golden chalcedony ointment that Wang Ding had given her, her arms had become so smooth that not even a trace of it could be seen.
From the inside, through the yellow curtain on the dragon chariot, one could vaguely see the outside scene. Seeing Shen Qing smiling brightly, her whole face seemed to emit soft light, which added a lot of color to her and showed her good looks that she usually hides, which easily made people like her. She was also much more lively. Compared to when she didn't even smile when she saw him, Ji Chen was more certain that this girl was not interested in him.
Qian Quanzhong's stern old face became much more tolerant towards her.
Tsk.
What future do you have for a nasty little girl who tries to please a eunuch named Qian?
Ji Chen's mentality changed twice in just one hour. Perhaps as the concubines in the harem said, he was a changeable man.
Except for my usual preferences.
Facts have proved that it is very promising to please the eunuchs of the same rank as Wang Jigui. Two days later, the queen asked Shen Qing to go to the Qianqing Palace to deliver soup to the emperor, and Qian Quanzhong helped her a lot.
In the summer, the soup that concubines sent to the emperor had become iced sour plum soup that could relieve fever and reduce qi.
Because the imperial harem had started the practice of sending soup to the emperor early on, the threshold to enter the Qianqing Palace became high in the face of so many palace ladies and endless soup.
On this day, Shen Qing happened to be entangled by Pipa, a palace maid beside Concubine De.
Loquat was also here to deliver soup for Concubine De, and she was also a senior maid. Seeing Shen Qing was able to pass through unimpeded, she immediately became dissatisfied. With Concubine De's status, she was indeed qualified to confront the Queen.
When facing loquat, Shen Qing not only could not retreat, but also had to let the palace servants who saw this scene know that the Queen would always be superior to Concubine De.
The struggle for discourse power has always been like this.
The Empress and Consort De were in opposition, so the palace maids in Kunning Palace were irreconcilable with those in Yongshou Palace.
Shen Qing was eloquent and not afraid at all. With a smile on her face, she silenced Loquat. Just as she was about to go in with the eunuch from the Qianqing Palace who was leading the way to hand the soup to the person in charge of this matter around the emperor, Loquat's hands loosened and pretended that he couldn't hold the soup steadily, and the soup splashed in Shen Qing's direction.
It's just that her performance was so fake that one could tell her true intentions at a glance.
However, Shen Qing was unable to react. The moment she saw the soup leaning towards her, her feet seemed to be fixed to the ground and her mind went blank.
Her favorite dress was this one. It was aqua blue and made her feel less hot in the summer. It was also made of the fine material given to her by the Queen.
Damn loquat!
At the critical moment, Qian Ji came out from nowhere, and with his nimble legs, he kicked the tray of sour plum soup, including the soup and bowls, back to its original path.
The loquat was soaked like a drowned rat and felt sore all over.
The smell of sour plum soup wafted out, and Shen Qing felt greedy, so he decided to go back to Kunning Palace to drink another bowl.
After Qian Ji finished his work, he brushed the dust off his arms, winked at Shen Qing, and said, "Sisters, be careful."
Fortunately, he reversed a bad accident.
Shen Qing was so happy that she almost died. Loquat reaped the fruits of its own actions. However, Qian Ji was a member of the imperial court and called them sisters according to seniority. There was nothing she could do about it and she could only turn around and leave in hatred.
Qian Ji kept his achievements and fame hidden and returned to Qian Quanzhong. Shen Qing then discovered that Qian Quanzhong had been standing there at some point and had probably witnessed the entire process of her argument with Loquat. Later, he instructed Qian Ji to help her.
Qian Ji listened to no one else but Qian Quanzhong and the emperor.
It was clear who was helping her.
Shen Qing bowed to Qian Quanzhong and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Qian."
Qian Quanzhong said, "Come in quickly, the emperor is waiting to drink the soup sent by the queen."
This was of course just a polite remark. The Queen did not deliver soup every day, and even if she did, the Emperor would only drink it very rarely. The fact that Shen Qing delivered soup every time was the Emperor giving face to the Queen.
Shen Qing was even more grateful.
However, after entering, she had a rare encounter with the emperor.
Generally, when Shen Qing came to the Qianqing Palace to deliver soup, his purpose was naturally to meet Wang Ding. When the emperor entered the harem or went to the queen, he seldom brought people from Wang Jigui's lineage with him. Wang Jigui and his people mostly stayed in the Qianqing Palace.
Usually she would hand the soup to the eunuch who was receiving it, and then take the opportunity to look around to see where Wang Ding was. If she was lucky, she could even face him and say a few words to him.
But this time, probably because the emperor was waiting to drink sour plum soup, the eunuch who led Shen Qing brought her directly to the emperor.
Seeing that something was not right, Shen Qing immediately lowered his head and eyes, looking humble, respectful and honest.
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