Chapter 69 Chapter 69 Palace Maid's Sixty-Nine Days
The Queen Mother was not a kind mother. As she grew older, even though the years had not left any traces on her, her temper became worse and worse. Especially when she often wore dark-colored clothes, she seemed even more difficult to get along with.
But she could feel sympathy for Concubine Jiang, and she was not very dissatisfied with Shen Qing who was by the emperor's side.
She asked, "Are you blaming me?"
Ji Chen said in a firm tone: "I dare not."
Shen Qing was so anxious that he kept pulling his sleeve, but Ji Chen remained unmoved. He let his sleeve be pulled, but did not let go of Shen Qing's hand.
The Queen Mother continued to ask: "So you are angry?"
"Yes!" Ji Chen admitted straightforwardly, looking at the Queen Mother with a puzzled look in his eyes, "Is your mother so short of someone to distribute the beans? Even if an ordinary palace maid is not enough, what about Concubine Jiang? Your mother must be satisfied with her, right? Why did she call Shen Qing here when I was away, and even made her kneel there? What did she do wrong?"
Is his love so insignificant in the eyes of others? "Lady Jiang failed to persuade her mother and failed to fulfill her duty. She should be punished."
The Queen Mother knew that he was killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, but this could not be Concubine Jiang. Concubine Jiang was wrong, but the Emperor could not lose face, otherwise how would Concubine Jiang deal with herself in the future?
The Queen Mother said, "Madam Jiang did nothing wrong."
Ji Chen: "Is that my fault?"
The Empress Dowager couldn't say it was the Emperor's fault, and Ji Chen refused to give in. The two of them froze for a moment, each looking colder than the other.
As mother and son quarreled, Shen Qing could only try to minimize her presence. After all, it was not her place to interrupt.
She thought silently that Concubine Jiang naturally held a grudge against her. If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have gone through this today.
Although she was not seriously injured, Lady Jiang passed away peacefully, but she had to stay and face this scene.
Ji Chen argued with the Empress Dowager for her, and she had to thank him. After today, if Concubine De and Concubine Xian wanted to punish her according to the Empress Dowager's method, they would have to consider whether they had the weight of the Empress Dowager.
If not, why bother with her?
Shen Qing's eyes were blank, not knowing how long the quarrel between the Queen Mother and the Emperor would end.
When she came back to her senses, she suddenly found several eyes falling on her. Qian Ji earnestly wanted her to persuade the emperor, while Nanny Xiang Hui had a worried look on her face, as if she wanted her to calm down.
Even the Queen Mother's gaze loomed over her.
But what can she do?
Wouldn't the situation be resolved if the Empress Dowager and the Emperor each took a step back? The Emperor didn't even dare to vent his anger on the Empress Dowager, so he wanted to punish poor Concubine Jiang, but the Empress Dowager liked Concubine Jiang and didn't want the Emperor to punish her.
So I froze for a moment.
But... Shen Qing really has a way to get out of this predicament.
She didn't hold such a deep grudge against the Queen Mother.
"Ouch!" Shen Qing frowned and cried out in pain.
Ji Chen quickly looked at her: "What's wrong?"
Shen Qing pointed at his calf and said in unbearable pain: "Your Majesty, my calf is cramping!"
Look, it’s a big deal!
So stop arguing.
Ji Chen felt a little relieved, and the next moment he picked up Shen Qing.
The Queen Mother softened her expression, "No one lives in the East Warm Pavilion. Xianghui, take them there and send another imperial physician."
"Hey!" Nanny Xianghui responded and felt her legs become stronger.
Qian Ji also came back to life. Needless to say, he was very excited. He sighed and said, Shen Qing is really doing something!
Except for Ji Chen, everyone knew that Shen Qing was pretending, but no one exposed it. As long as the matter could be exposed, no matter whether it was good or bad, it would be fine as long as it worked.
Ji Chen, because he was too worried, lost his usual judgment and was half-believing and half-doubting that Shen Qing had calf cramps.
Shen Qing has been running, jumping and riding horses these days, and some of his body reactions are normal.
It's just that the timing was too coincidental.
So when Ji Chen picked up Shen Qing and prepared to leave with Nanny Xianghui, he added: "Since the Queen Mother is short of people to distribute the beans, it would be most appropriate for Concubine Jiang to do the job. Tell Concubine Jiang all the Queen Mother's requests. I want her to kneel in the small Buddhist temple and carefully select them."
Ji Chen’s last sentence was for Qian Ji.
Qian Ji quickly agreed.
The Queen Mother was slightly relieved after hearing this, but this was not the case. She used this to punish Shen Qing because she saw that Shen Qing was not strong and wanted to temper her temper.
Lady Jiang really needs to temper her temper.
Ji Chen hadn't finished speaking yet. Was this enough to cause a stalemate between him and the Queen Mother?
His purpose was to demote Lady Jiang from a low position to serve as a warning to others.
"Lady Jiang is not worthy of being a beauty..." Ji Chen opened his thin lips slightly, but uttered such chilling words.
Seeing this, Shen Qing had to interrupt him: "It hurts! Your Majesty, it hurts, please comfort me!"
The empress dowager's face turned ugly for a moment, and she didn't know what expression to make because of Shen Qing's nonsense. She could only touch her clothes and then the pearls on her head.
Is this how they do it privately?
The palace maid's eyes suddenly widened and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
Ji Chen looked down at Shen Qing, then carried her and strode away.
After leaving Songhezhai, Shen Qing's voice became weaker. He was tired. Ji Chen was afraid that he would not be able to quarrel with the Queen Mother.
Then I heard Ji Chen's cold voice ask: "Does it hurt anymore?"
Shen Qing looked at him innocently and said weakly: "It hurts."
"But in your arms, I don't know why, I feel so comfortable, and it doesn't hurt so much. Your Majesty may be a good medicine for me."
Ji Chen shook Shen Qing and held him in his arms.
But don't think that he won't demote Concubine Jiang just because she leaves the Queen Mother.
"Miss Jiang..."
Shen Qing interrupted again, angrily saying: "Why do you always mention Lady Jiang, Lady Jiang, Lady Jiang? I'm almost jealous. The person in your arms is me, can't you think about me more and look at me more?"
Frankly speaking, Shen Qing was not a very good person, otherwise she would not have listened silently when Ji Chen was giving Concubine Jiang the punishment, and only interrupted when he was demoting her.
Preventing Lady Jiang from being demoted was her way of currying favor with the Queen Mother. After all, this was still the Queen Mother's territory, and her words might reach the Queen Mother's ears the next moment. She was sure to protect Lady Jiang. As for the future, could she force Ji Chen to like Lady Jiang and give her a promotion?
To confine Lady Jiang to being a beauty for the rest of her life is the best punishment for her.
The status of a beauty is really mediocre, and she can only show off in front of Baolin Cairen.
Shen Qing thought, how low could he go if he was demoted further?
After a dispute with the Empress Dowager, Concubine Jiang was finally demoted, but Yu Ji Chen did not gain anything from it, and the rift between mother and son was difficult to repair.
Since there are rumors that Ji Chen is a filial son, it shows that in Ji Chen's heart, the Queen Mother is important.
Ji Chen couldn't mention Concubine Jiang anymore, otherwise Shen Qing would get even angrier than he did.
You're jealous of Lady Jiang, that's just nonsense.
Thinking of this, the frost in Ji Chen's eyes gradually melted away.
The group quickly walked to the east warm room. Ji Chen put Shen Qing on the bed and started rubbing Shen Qing's calf, which he pointed at casually.
Shen Qing felt quite uncomfortable. Perhaps Ji Chen was the only one present who still suspected that she had leg pain. He even asked the imperial chef to cook some bone soup for her to drink every day.
"Your Majesty, I am no longer in pain."
Ji Chen said in a good-tempered manner: "If it doesn't hurt, then take a rest for a while."
Shen Qing leaned towards Ji Chen, found a place in his arms and snuggled in, saying, "I miss the emperor."
Ji Chen used his fingers to comb Shen Qing's slightly messy hair: "Aren't we always together?"
Shen Qing's long eyelashes fluttered gently. Although I couldn't see her eyes, I could still feel her look of loss. "On the way to Songhezhai, I was very nervous. Fortunately, Xianghui Ma is a good person and she spoke well of me to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother didn't say anything bad to me. She just asked me if I knew I was wrong. I definitely knew I was wrong, so I was punished to divide the beans."
"It took a really long time to divide the beans. I could vaguely hear the Queen Mother and Concubine Jiang talking, so it wasn't boring. But when I counted to the hundredth bean, I felt disappointed, wondering why you hadn't come yet."
"In fact, not much time had passed at that time."
"When I was almost at 200 beans, I was losing my composure and heard the emperor's voice. I was very excited at the time, but I couldn't help but complain to you."
"You said, why can't I bear it for a while?"
"Why do I miss you so much?"
Silly girl, you have fallen in love with me... Ji Chen bent down and kissed the corner of Shen Qing's lips lovingly, and the surprise in her eyes was clearly visible.
I like you very much, too.
A mutual love always makes people more addicted. Ji Chen felt that his love for Shen Qing was even deeper.
Shen Qing blinked lightly, covered Ji Chen's eyes, and deepened the kiss.
If Ji Chen loves her, then let this love be a little more.
She was very greedy, so she tried every means to win Ji Chen's true heart.
After their lips parted, Shen Qing's face turned red and her heart beat fast for a long time.
She asked obsessively, "Your Majesty, can you let Lady Jiang remain a beauty forever?"
Ji Chen had experienced the best feeling, and now was the best time for him to talk, so he agreed: "Okay."
Shen Qing pursed her lips and looked at Ji Chen with a smile.
His brows were full of satisfaction.
It is indeed worth being a little proud to have coaxed the emperor to this extent.
Soon, the Empress Dowager's people brought the imperial physician to treat Shen Qing. Shen Qing knew there was nothing wrong with him, so he tacitly understood and let the matter go.
Seeing this, Ji Chen said silently, "Little liar."
But how could he not know that Shen Qing did this for him?
There were so many people in the room and no one dared to persuade him. Only she, who was entrusted with the task, dared to reconcile the conflict between him and the Queen Mother.
How could such a person not stand up for her?
If she wasn't taken seriously and protected, she would be bullied to death.
After the imperial physician left, Ji Chen also left with Shen Qing, and asked Nanny Xianghui to tell the empress dowager, and made it clear that under Shen Qing's persuasion, he would not demote Concubine Jiang's position.
When Ji Chen came, he rode a horse, and when he left, he rode a dragon chariot.
Shen Qing was riding with Ji Chen. Before she could even feel happy, she heard Ji Chen say quietly, "You have to drink the bone soup."
Shen Qing instantly made a bitter face: "Okay, okay."
She really sacrificed a lot!
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Nanny Xianghui went to see the Queen Mother with the news, and the Queen Mother finally felt relieved.
Look, what is this?
Madam Xianghui said, "Miss Shen Qing is a very honest person."
The Queen Mother could not help but sigh: "No matter how good she is, she is still the Queen's person. If you praise her like this, she will surely not betray the Queen."
"Find some jewelry that girls like to wear and send someone to give it to her. Make it expensive and not inferior to the one given by the emperor."
Nanny Xianghui smiled and sighed.
What happened in Songhezhai in just half a day was like a bird with wings, flying quickly to where the concubines lived.
Those who had been keeping an eye on the movements of Songhezhai felt extremely mixed upon hearing the news.
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