Chapter 39 News Spreads to the Palaces
Yunqin thought that she was being overly self-conscious and that the emperor had no such intention at all, but she did not dare to raise her head until she left the hall.
As she stepped out of the hall, a bucket of water suddenly splashed at Yun Qin's feet. Blood immediately gushed out from her feet, causing her to stop and her heart to skip an uncontrollable shock.
She looked up, and apart from the bloodstains on the ground, she could no longer tell what had just happened here.
Yun Qin suddenly felt the reality of Zi Sang's death.
The young eunuch hurriedly apologized to her, but Yun Qin could only see his mouth moving and could not hear his voice clearly.
Yun Qin waved her hand, left, and quickly returned to her room.
Only after closing the door did Yun Qin loosen her clenched hands and found that her legs were shaking.
She held onto the table and sat on her bed. She was stunned for a while before she slowly exhaled.
Yun Qin turned her head to look at her bed and suddenly wanted to tidy up her things in advance.
Fortunately, she will be able to leave here soon.
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Chunxi Palace soon quieted down, but outside, people were in an uproar because of the news received.
The first one I knew about was the Yukang Palace, which is closest to the Chunxi Palace.
Lady Liu was being helped by a palace maid to paint her nails with nymphaeaceae. After hearing the news brought back by the young eunuch, she was so shocked that her hands were stained with the nymphaeaceae juice.
"Concubine Hui had a miscarriage?!" Her voice was filled with surprise and joy.
The eunuch almost buried his head in his chest, "I heard that it was, there was no miscarriage."
Upon hearing this, Lady Liu's face immediately darkened and she slammed the table fiercely, "What a waste! You've taken action but still can't get rid of a baby that hasn't even been born yet!"
After having a tantrum, she slowly sat down and let the palace maid wipe her palms.
"Who did it?" Lady Liu then asked the person behind the scenes.
The eunuch said truthfully: "I haven't found out, but I heard that Kong Danying was demoted to a concubine."
Lady Liu raised her eyebrows and snorted, "Demoted to a concubine? Then she is not her."
She tutted her tongue and sneered, "She is the most popular in front of the Queen. Now that she is punished, the Queen will be very upset when she pays respects tomorrow."
"Where is the emperor?" she asked again.
The eunuch hesitated and said, "Still in Chunxi Palace..."
"Hmph!" Upon hearing this, Lady Liu snorted again, "I didn't get rid of her child, but she got a great bargain! Just wait, we should be able to see her showing off in the Queen's Palace soon!"
The empress who she said "will look very good" was now sitting in front of the mirror, and her personal maid was removing the hairpins on her head.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has gone too far this time. You are the one who should be handling the affairs of the harem. He just stopped you from entering the Chunxi Palace, but why didn't he even discuss with you how to deal with Kong Danying?"
In the mirror, there is a woman with a slightly pale complexion, sparse brows and eyes, and a cold temperament. Without her hairpins, she has lost her worldly air, which makes her look even more aloof and cold.
The queen pressed her brows with a bit of fatigue, "Be careful with your words. This harem is the emperor's harem. Of course he has the final say."
"Your Majesty!" The maid wanted to say something, but seeing how tired the queen looked, she shut her mouth and helped her stand up and sit on the bed.
"The medicine will be fine soon. Your Majesty, please take the medicine and then get some sleep."
The queen nodded, put her hand to her lips and coughed twice.
Hearing that she had started to cough again, the palace maid could not help but complain a few words, "Your Majesty, since you don't want the Queen to deal with it, why didn't you just send someone to tell her? The Queen has been waiting for a long time, and she just started coughing again after she got better!"
"Why are you talking so much today?" The Queen looked at her, took a book from the bedside, put it in her hand and took a look, "It's not the first day that the Emperor has been like this, there's nothing to be surprised about."
"It's the servant who talks too much."
"If the Queen Mother asks you, you are not allowed to say anything!" The Queen raised her eyes and looked at her again.
"I understand."
The maid responded sullenly and whispered, "The Emperor has moved Kong Danying out of Chunxi Palace. Someone came to ask where to move her to. Your Majesty has to make the decision on this matter."
The queen turned a page of the book in her hand and said calmly, "Since the emperor doesn't want to see her, move her to the Nuanyun Pavilion in the far west."
Although Nuanyun Pavilion is said to be remote, it is not a dilapidated and unattended place. It is just the farthest place from the emperor's bedroom, so it is naturally the most remote place in the harem.
"It's better this way, so she won't have to stop the emperor's carriage and cause trouble."
The queen did not comment, but lowered her head to look at the book, turning a page from time to time.
Just when the maid wanted to leave and stop disturbing her, the queen suddenly spoke.
"Is the Emperor still in Huipin's palace?"
The maid immediately replied, "Yes, lunch has been sent over from the kitchen. They should be having lunch now."
The Queen nodded slightly and continued, "Before, Huipin asked a pretty maid to go to the front of the emperor to deliver some snacks. Is she the one who was framed today?"
The maid thought for a moment before saying, "It seems so."
She couldn't help but laugh, "This Huipin is really different. She even thought of using palace maids to consolidate her favor."
"Hasn't the Emperor seen her yet?"
"I saw her today. I heard that the maid was a first-rate beauty. When she went to the throne, she dazzled many people. Although I didn't see her with my own eyes, I heard people say that she had the aura of Zhao Zhaoyi of the previous dynasty."
Zhao Zhaoyi was the late emperor's favorite concubine. She was once the most favored concubine in the harem and enjoyed a glorious time.
The Queen raised her eyes and glanced at her when she heard this. "So, according to you, there will be a new person entering the harem?" The Queen's slender white fingers gently stroked the pages of the book in her hand, and her expression could not tell anything for a moment.
The palace maid snorted coldly, "What a pity, she could look like anyone else but Zhao Zhaoyi. Her end was not so good, and it is said that not even her body was left intact."
The queen lowered her eyes again and did not answer her words. Instead, she said, "I heard that the emperor rewarded them with some silver. You should also pack some silver and go there."
The palace maid's eyes turned and she immediately bowed and said, "I'll go right away." She was curious about what the little palace maid looked like.
"Go ahead." The queen smiled faintly.
After the palace maid left, she lowered her eyes and continued reading, but she did not turn a page for a long time.