Chapter 85 Chapter 85 Zhaoyi Ten Days
Shen Qing's black hair fell behind her like clouds. Ji Chen found a hairband and gathered her hair in his hands and tied it up. When he was satisfied, he asked someone to serve the meal.
Even though most of the depression in his heart had dissipated, Shen Qing still had a poor appetite. He picked up some of his favorite dishes, ate some, and then put down his chopsticks.
Upon seeing this, Ji Chen ordered people to prepare ginseng soup.
Since returning to the palace and having her own territory, Chengqian Palace, Shen Qing hasn't drunk ginseng soup for a long time. Anyway, the palace people listen to her in everything, and Ji Chen seldom gives orders to the people in her palace.
When dining in Chengqian Palace, Ji Chen would eat whatever she asked the imperial kitchen to prepare. After all, she knew Ji Chen's taste quite well and would not serve him any meal that he did not like.
But now, Ji Chen ordered people to prepare ginseng soup...
Even though he had a bad feeling in his heart, Shen Qing still looked at him eagerly: "Why do you want to prepare ginseng soup?"
Just hearing the word "ginseng soup", all the strength in her body seemed to be drained away. Although it was very enjoyable when she was deeply in love, sometimes she really felt that Ji Chen wanted to kill her. Even though she always snuggled up to Ji Chen when she fell asleep, she didn't know how many times she moved away and was pulled back.
That’s what Ji Chen thought.
[We had a rest yesterday, and only had a little affection the day before, so today is really suitable for a night of fun. ]
Moreover, if it is too harsh or too severe, both men and women can vent what is pent up in their hearts.
Ji Chen smoothed Shen Qing's hair and said softly, "If you feel unhappy, just cry it out."
If he cried, it would either be because he felt wronged or because he was moved. He couldn't bear to cry for the former, and the conditions did not allow for the latter. In that case, there was a more convenient way.
And she was indeed made of water.
The tears dripped down his body, often making it feel cold, but it would soon warm up again.
Shen Qing's cheeks turned red instantly. Even though there was no wind in the room, she still felt the mess.
Why can Ji Chen be so serious and fanciful? And why should he reminisce about what happened on the bed!
Shen Qing originally pursed his lips tightly, but when his cheeks felt hot, he began to bite his lips unconsciously. His eyes were sparkling like a pool of spring water.
Shen Qing's expression was so obvious that Ji Chen naturally saw it. Before he said anything, Shen Qing understood what he meant.
I couldn't help but feel secretly happy.
If this isn’t a connection of mind, then what is?
Ji Chen embraced Shen Qing in his arms and patted her back gently to relieve her inexplicable nervousness. After Shen Qing relaxed, he clasped their fingers together again, then lowered his head to separate her lips and soothed her rosy lips that had been bitten.
Lip biting is really a bad habit and needs to be taught well.
Shen Qing felt the broad and sharpened finger bones on the hand that Ji Chen was holding tightly, but she couldn't rub them with her fingers because he held her hand tightly without leaving any gap.
Just as his movements seemed gentle, they were actually overbearing.
It was like this in the past, and it is also like this now, but he has learned the thing called foreplay. So even though Shen Qing is instinctively afraid of what will happen next, he can't help but indulge in it, and slowly climbs to the peak with Ji Chen.
Needless to say, what happened next.
The next day, Shen Qing's eyes were so swollen that she could not face anyone. If she had not bitten the pillow in the middle of the night because she realized the situation was not good, and had not made much sound, she would have been too ashamed to face the palace maids in Chengqian Palace.
Naturally, she did not go to pay her respects that day, and she did not even wake up when it was time to pay her respects. It was Ji Chen who ordered the palace servants to go to Kunning Palace to ask for leave.
Shen Qing didn't know about this and slept soundly.
I even felt a little dazed after waking up.
But the depression and unhappiness were long gone, and the only thing left in her heart was the gnashing of teeth towards Ji Chen.
When I think about the fact that days like this will last for three or four years,...it doesn't seem impossible, right?
After calming down, Shen Qing was helped to stand up, and Bai Ying appeared beside her: "Your Majesty, the emperor took the pill with him before he left. This morning, the people in the imperial court thoroughly investigated the trend of folk remedies for helping to have an heir in the palace. From now on, these things will not appear in front of your majesty."
"In addition, because the pills delivered to the queen yesterday were problematic, and Concubine Yu was implicated, the evidence was irrefutable, and the emperor ordered Concubine Yu to be demoted to a noble lady, and promoted Concubine Lan to a concubine."
"Right now, Concubine Yu's Qingfang Residence is very quiet, but Concubine Lan's Zhiyun Palace is bustling."
Shen Qing paused.
She originally thought that the pills were just a common gift from her subordinates, but she didn't know that she didn't like it. As a result, she failed to please her and had to use this opportunity to talk to Ji Chen.
But I didn't expect that there was a conspiracy hidden in this.
There are so many palace maids in the harem. The fact that something could be handed to her means that the person who sent it has a high status in the palace. However, she didn't expect that Concubine Yu was standing behind her.
And Concubine Yu happened to have sowed discord between her and Concubine Lan a few days ago.
Concubine Yu had only been a concubine for two years when she was demoted to a noble lady again. I wonder what she felt in her heart. Was she regretting her plot against her?
But Concubine Yu was also stupid. She used only a pill to bet that she would be moved, and handed the initiative to her. Moreover, this pill was a low-quality product that the imperial physician could find out was problematic after checking it. Could it be that she looked like someone who got the pill and got carried away and used it happily?
Shen Qing glanced at the sky. It was already noon. No wonder so many things happened.
Concubine Yu was demoted because of this incident, but Concubine Lan was promoted at this juncture. Concubine Lan was also on good terms with her, so it is not difficult to guess Ji Chen's intention of promoting Concubine Lan alone instead of promoting other concubines with good family backgrounds.
Shen Qing looked at Bai Ying, knowing that she was very capable, and ordered: "Check the connections of Concubine Yu in the harem. If the people in front of the emperor haven't cut off her roots, you will take action."
Baiying said yes, with Zhaoyi and Chengqian Palace standing behind her, it would be easy for her to do anything.
It is not easy to manage the connections in the harem, but it is very simple to clean them up. Although Baiying cannot directly let people leave the palace, it is easy to transfer them away.
Without manpower in key areas, Concubine Yu will be caught in a dilemma and will not be able to achieve anything.
Then, Shen Qing instructed Bai Tao to go to the warehouse to pick some things and send them to Concubine Lan.
There are also personal connections in the palace. When Concubine Lan was promoted, not only did her treatment increase significantly, but her rank also changed. Naturally, it was worth it for others to send gifts and congratulate her.
And she had a close relationship with Concubine Lan, so the gifts had to be fully prepared no matter what.
At this time in Kunning Palace, after giving instructions on what to reward Concubine Lan, the Queen silently pondered the Emperor's intentions.
In the morning, the emperor wanted to investigate the matter of the pills and forbade anyone to disturb Shen Zhaoyi, but since she held the power in the palace, she naturally got involved.
I still remember that after the emperor demoted Concubine Yu, he said, "Since Concubine Yu has lost a master, let's promote Concubine Lan to the position of Concubine."
Concubine Yu became a noble lady, and there was only Concubine Lin left in the position of concubine. However, Concubine Lin was not favored by the Emperor, so it was indeed inappropriate to have so few people in the position of concubine.
But why was Lan Jieyu promoted to concubine?
You know, there are three people in the position of Concubine. Concubine Yan was favored in the past, Concubine Li gave birth to three princes, but Concubine Lan had nothing except being close to Concubine Shen...
The only thing to be thankful for is that Shen Qing was too proud to try any folk remedies when she couldn't get pregnant quickly.
But others didn't know that the queen knew very well that if Shen Qing wanted to get pregnant, she could do so without any folk remedies, because when she was pregnant with Can'er, it was Shen Qing who offered her the method.
The queen coughed several times in a row, which startled Qinggu so much that he quickly patted her back.
After she calmed down, she took a sip of tea and said with a wry smile: “This palace really can’t understand Shen Zhaoyi.”
Qing Gu wanted to say that maybe Shen Zhaoyi did this because she didn't want to compete with the Queen's eldest prince, but she was the Queen's person, and speaking to others meant being disloyal to the Queen, so she remained silent.
The queen no longer thought about Shen Qing and focused her attention on Concubine Xian.
Shen Qing will not get pregnant soon. The people she should deal with most are Concubine Xian and Concubine De. Moreover, it was Concubine Xian who instructed others to give her the hint of aphrodisiac incense, which led to the smell of the ointment that made the emperor displeased.
He Cairen was secretly her person and easily helped her find out the truth. The Queen then realized that the reason why Concubine Lin was out of favor was due to such a confusing account.
But the Second Prince was born to the talented He family, so she was destined not to attack him openly, but it was easy to cause trouble for Concubine Xian.
Besides, didn't He Cairen want to alienate Lady Jiang and Concubine Xian? She could also add fuel to the fire.
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Concubine Yu was demoted to Concubine Yu. When Concubine Yan first heard the news, she was incredulous. Although she had mobilized Concubine Yu's people and deliberately pitted Concubine Yu and laid hidden dangers for Concubine Yu, she did not expect that just handing a pill to Chengqian Palace, and whether to take it or not depended on Concubine Shen's mood, was worth the emperor's fuss.
It was easy to understand why Concubine Yu didn't give her up. After all, she had no intention of giving her up. Giving her out would not only do her no good, but would also offend her. Moreover, after taking out this pill, she thought about it and felt that it was not appropriate, so she destroyed the other pills.
Now there is no evidence. If Concubine Yu points her out, she has plenty of ways to deal with it, but she will just get herself into trouble.
Yan Jieyu lay on the couch and said to Xing Luo, "It's inconvenient for me to come out, so go and comfort Sister Yu for me and tell her that there is a long way to go."
She was in a bad mood and didn't want to deal with Concubine Yu.
Between her and Lan Jieyu, the emperor actually chose Lan Jieyu to be his concubine. How is she worse than Lan Jieyu?
Even if you are partial to Shen Zhaoyi, you can't be partial to her friends as well, right? What is this? Is this Shen Zhaoyi's harem, or the emperor's harem?
Do they have to rely on pleasing Shen Zhaoyi to improve their status?
Qingfang is in the middle, and Yu Guiren is there.
When Concubine Yu encountered this terrible change, she neither threw porcelain nor took her anger out on the palace maids. Instead, she remained extremely calm.
Her years of planning were all ruined by Concubine Yan, who was so arrogant that she only sent a palace maid to deal with her!
Concubine Yu was a meticulous person. She knew that Concubine Yan was a delicate person and would not do such a thing, so she couldn't help but suspect whether Concubine Yan knew something and was deliberately trying to trick her.
Therefore, even though she was demoted, although she hated Shen Zhaoyi, she also became suspicious of Yan Jieyu.
In addition, Concubine Yan's attitude made her feel like she had something stuck in her throat. She did not give Concubine Yan up, but because the emperor asked her whether she wanted to harm Concubine Shen because of the quarrel between them, she knew that all her excuses were useless.
Even if Concubine Yan was betrayed, it would only make Shen Zhaoyi have one less vicious enemy.
So she admitted to the emperor and empress that it was unintentional and she didn't know there was anything wrong with the pills. Since nothing happened to Shen Zhaoyi, or perhaps her method was too clumsy, the emperor only demoted her.
Concubine Yu analyzed calmly that Concubine Shen had attracted a lot of jealousy and hatred, and there were people who didn't want her to continue to be favored without her doing anything. In this case, she could focus her attention on Concubine Yan first.
Concubine Yan is a venomous snake, but she still has seven inches to kill.
She wanted to get a hold of something that would be fatal to Concubine Yan. That way, Concubine Yan wouldn't be able to cause any trouble in her hands, and she could also control Concubine Yan to deal with Concubine Shen.
Her demotion is just right for her to hide in the dark.
The concubines in the harem each have their own thoughts, but Shen Qing has been much more willful these days.
She was able to sense the undercurrents during the greetings. The Queen targeted Concubine Xian, who was still blaming Concubine De because of the Second Prince's matter. Concubine De was annoyed by Concubine Xian, but she did not forget the First Prince, the eldest legitimate son.
Her third prince was the youngest and had no advantages. The emperor had not visited him many times. She also heard that the eldest prince had shown intelligence when he was only a year old, and the emperor even asked about it... Who could keep calm?
All three of them ignored Shen Qing. The virtuous concubine was too overwhelmed by the empress and had no time to do anything. The empress and the virtuous concubine believed that without offspring, they could not threaten the status of the eldest and third princes. Besides, Shen Qing was not a pushover and dealing with her would be futile.
Concubine Lan and Concubine Chen reconciled, and Concubine Chen personally went to Chengqian Palace to apologize to Shen Qing for her recklessness. She also inadvertently told Shen Qing that his father was dismissed from office and imprisoned for dereliction of duty, and his father-in-law and mentor was also investigated thoroughly, satisfying Shen Qing's desire to hear the follow-up.
In addition, Shen Qing carefully observed the internal conflict between Concubine Yan and Concubine Yu, and it was worth it for her to add fuel to the fire.
After receiving the prescription, Concubine Xuan started to avoid her again.
The rest of the people were even less threatening and treated her respectfully and with smiles.
Not to mention flattering Shen Zhaoyi, at least don't let her speak ill of them in front of the emperor.
Shen Qing smiled more often, his brows were relaxed, and his demeanor was graceful.
Ji Chen's feelings were the most intuitive. Shen Qing's every frown and smile was particularly moving. It seemed that nothing could bother her, and she became more delicate and coquettish. He was often helpless with her, but he was reluctant to scold her and never spoke harshly to her.
However, to the palace ladies, she was still the elegant and generous Concubine Zhaoyi.
This shows that Shen Qing is a person with two faces.
But Ji Chen likes her treating him like this. If Shen Qing really treats him properly and stops spoiling him, he would be panicking.
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