Chapter 163 Chapter 163
[Chapter 163]
Wang Yi couldn't help but persuade the queen, "The eldest prince has a sensitive temper. If the queen keeps him locked up like this, I'm afraid the eldest prince will become even more distant from the queen."
De Fei suddenly swept the teacup to the ground, "He is my child, but now he is even less like me. He even dares to help others and make the emperor laugh at me!"
Wang Yi's hand was hit by the broken porcelain pieces and she felt pain for a long time, but she could only suppress the scream from her mouth.
After a long while, he said, "Perhaps the eldest prince missed the emperor, so he went to the Purple Palace. It has nothing to do with others?"
Concubine De sneered, "Ting'er is my flesh and blood. I know exactly what he is thinking."
Perhaps it is because of the bond between mother and son, her Ting'er and she both deeply love the emperor.
De Fei held her own hand, and her trembling hand calmed down a lot. "Lock up Ting'er. When the matter is settled, I will naturally let Ting'er out."
Wang Yi did not dare to disobey the Queen's words and had to stand up.
Concubine De sat weakly on the couch, thinking about what had happened in recent days.
Why and how could this happen?
Liu Jin and Liu Yu's families met with accidents one after another. She naturally didn't believe that it was Mo Ming who did this. There must be someone behind this.
Defei tightly grasped the handkerchief, thinking of that hateful face in her heart, and the armor was embedded in her palm.
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Chaoxi Palace
The Queen Mother wiped her tears and looked at Concubine Xian who was sitting inside. "I know you are sad, but I have already decided to let you go to Mount Putuo with me. On the way, I will not stop you from going anywhere. I will just say that you died of illness."
Concubine Xian paused while sorting out the things she was doing and looked at the makeup box she was holding. She did not speak for a long time.
This matter could have been handled by the palace maids, but she couldn't help but let her thoughts run wild when she was free, so it would be nice to do something.
Concubine Xian put down the golden hairpin in her hand, lifted the pearl curtain and walked out, and saw the empress dowager with tears in her eyes.
"Songshuang visits her aunt."
These words reminded the Queen Mother of the time when Concubine Xian first entered the palace.
He wanted to reach out and support Concubine Xian, but she dodged him.
Concubine Xian raised a sarcastic smile and said, "Let me go, so what? Because I am no longer the daughter of the Ming family, I am no longer of any value to them, so they let me go."
The Queen Mother did not understand what Concubine Xian meant by this, and before she could open her mouth, Concubine Xian continued, "Aunt, you and I both know what happened in the past. You don't have to pretend anymore."
The smile on Concubine Xian's lips widened, "Putuo Mountain is not impossible."
"Aunt, take good care of yourself and don't think about other things."
The Queen Mother stretched out her hand to hold Concubine Xian, but Concubine Xian went straight into the inner hall.
In the past, Concubine Xian would never treat the Queen Mother like this, but today she actually spoke like this.
The Queen Mother wanted to say something, but she felt that what Concubine Xian said was the truth.
From the very beginning, she had selfish motives.
However, later on, Song Shuang wanted to leave, but she didn't.
The Queen Mother looked at Concubine Xian's back and wanted to say something, but she didn't know where to start.
The Queen Mother returned to Shoukang Palace tiredly and was supported by Aunt Jingqiao to sit on the couch.
Aunt Jingqiao kept trying to appease the Queen Mother, but she kept waving her hands, "Ai Jia, did I really do something wrong?"
Aunt Jingqiao saw the Queen Mother like this for the first time, and stepped forward to comfort her, saying, "Queen Mother, you did nothing wrong."
The Queen Mother said, "I did nothing wrong in order to protect the Ming family. I learned that the Emperor disliked Concubine Xian, so I took Concubine Xian away from the palace and let her stay with me in Putuo Mountain for six years, so that the Emperor would feel guilty and show mercy to the Ming family. I did nothing wrong either."
The Queen Mother closed her eyes and finally realized why Concubine Xian was unwilling to see her during the period when she first fell ill.
It turned out that Song Shuang had already understood it.
"For the sake of my family's glory and the Ming family's prosperity and decline over the next hundred years, I allowed Song Shuang to enter the palace. But in the end, the person who hurt her the most was actually me."
The Queen Mother was heartbroken, and Aunt Jingqiao knelt before her.
I wanted to take out a handkerchief to wipe the Queen Mother's tears, but she just kept shaking her head, "I am wrong. Song Shuang has long been disheartened. Now, apart from Mount Putuo, I don't even know where to take her."
Holding Aunt Jingqiao's hand, the Queen Mother said, "Send someone to tell the Emperor that I will leave for Mount Putuo in three days. She doesn't want to go down the mountain, let alone see me. Then I will take her to Mount Putuo and protect her with the last thing I can do."
Falling tiredly on the bed, all that passed through the empress dowager's eyes was the girlish shyness she wore when Song Shuang first entered the palace to see her.
In the end, it was she who ruined Song Shuang's dream.
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Jingzhang Palace
Wang Yi stood outside the palace gate waiting early in the morning. When the sun was already setting, she saw a sedan chair slowly approaching Jingzhang Palace.
His smile widened, and when the sedan chair stopped, Wang Yi personally opened the curtains and said, "Madam, how are you?"
Madam Shu was a quiet person, and seeing Wang Yi's enthusiasm, she simply asked, "Your Majesty urgently summoned me to the palace, what is it?"
Wang Yi was bought into the palace when she was young and served Concubine De.
Mrs. Shu is most familiar with every movement.
Seeing Wang Yi hiding behind her, Madam Shu seemed to have returned to her old days in the mansion. "What happened to the Madam?"
Wang Yi said vaguely: "Madam will understand when she sees the queen."
Madam Shu walked towards Jingzhang Palace, but saw that the door of the side hall was closed, and she knew that something was wrong.
He walked hurriedly toward the inner hall and saw Concubine De sitting on the couch with no expression on her face. He also saw Madam Shu, who was in a daze for a long time before she raised her head.
Madam Shu followed the etiquette to pay her respects to Concubine De. After Concubine De saw Madam Shu's greetings, she said, "Mother, please stand up."
This was very different from the usual behavior of Concubine De. Madam Shu couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, can you tell me now? What happened?"
Concubine De looked at Madam Shu and said, "I should ask my mother about this."
She stood up, her skirt fluttering, and Concubine De was stunningly beautiful. "My mother taught me since I was young that if I wanted something, I should take the initiative to fight for it. But what did she do this time? Why didn't she do anything?"
Madam Shu hadn't heard anyone talk to her like this for a long time. "Are you blaming me, Your Majesty?"
Concubine De sneered, "My daughter dare not. My daughter just doesn't understand. Since mother is in charge of all matters in the harem, and promised to take care of Liu Jin and Liu Yu's family for me, why has the situation come to this point now?"
Madam Shu heard what Concubine De said, her lips slightly parted, her tone stiff, "Your Highness, you are a concubine and you don't want to take care of things? Your father spends all day hanging around with the concubines, I stuffed that girl into your seventh brother's room, and that made your father unhappy, this time that girl accidentally fell, and she won't be able to get pregnant again, Concubine Zheng used her seductive tricks to make your father favor her, what can I do?"
De Fei listened to Madam Shu's words and could only sneer, "Now that the outside of the palace is in chaos, Liu Jin and Liu Yu in the palace will definitely not be content. Mother is really not afraid of her daughter's deeds being exposed."
Madam Shu heard this and stood up and said, "Your Majesty is wrong. I taught you since you were young that the best way to silence someone is to kill them. Why did you have such a soft heart and let Liu Jin and Liu Yu go?"
De Fei looked at Madam Shu in disbelief, "Mother blames me? Mother knows that every step in the palace is difficult. Before Shu Fei passed away, she personally arranged the positions of Liu Jin and Liu Yu. If they are touched, it won't be long before the emperor will find out about me. I can only use this method, using both kindness and force."
Madam Shu seemed to be tired of talking. She picked up the teacup and took a sip, thinking about what she had just seen, "Why did the queen lock up the eldest prince?"
Concubine De was a proud woman who would never lower herself easily. "It's better for mother to stay out of the palace affairs."
Madam Shu was so angry at Concubine De that she had trouble breathing.
She raised Concubine De at her side since she was a child, but she didn't expect that Concubine De's personality would become more and more like hers, or even more cruel.
She was pleased with the way Defei did things, but she was also worried about what else Defei would do in the future to get what she wanted.
But I didn't expect this day to come so early.
Madam Shu stood up and said, "This is the only way to deal with Liu Jin and Liu Yu, so as not to arouse your father's suspicion. Now that the situation has come to this, Madam, you should think of another way as soon as possible."
A hint of sarcasm appeared on Defei's lips. "You are really my good mother."
Madam Shu pretended not to hear what Concubine De said and walked out of Jingzhang Palace with her body straight.
When Wang Yi saw Madam Shu leaving, she hurriedly supported Concubine De, but was violently pushed away by Concubine De.
She originally thought that her mother would help her and would allow her to have no worries in the palace, but now it seems that she was wrong and she has to handle this matter on her own.
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Linxuan Palace
Tong Guiren wandered outside the palace gate for a long time. Seeing that the gate of Linxuan Palace was closed, he took a deep breath and said to the people around him, "Go knock on the door."
When Tong Guiren caught a glimpse of the gift he had brought, his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
When she entered the palace earlier, she thought that the Imperial Concubine had fallen out of favor, so she sent two gifts, one to the Jingzhang Palace and one to the Chaoxi Palace, but nothing was prepared for the Imperial Concubine.
But now it seems that the imperial concubine has already regained the emperor's favor. I wonder if the imperial concubine will like the gift she gives at this time.
Chunqing had known about Concubine Tong standing outside the palace gate for a long time. He could not help but spit at her, thinking of how the people in the palace had mistakenly believed that the empress had fallen out of favor, and how even the new concubines dared to be rude to the empress.
Chun Qing had already told Ruan Yun about what happened outside the palace. She touched the silk armor in her hand and did not speak for a long time.
He didn't tell Tong Guiren to come in, nor did he tell Tong Guiren to leave.
A quarter of an hour later, Chunqing came in again and said, "Your Majesty, Miss Tong hasn't left yet."
Ruan Yun then raised her eyes and said, "Let her go back to the palace. From now on, she doesn't need to come to Linxuan Palace again."
Wen Baolin sat opposite Ruan Yun, thinking about the things he had done in the past, and still felt a lingering fear.
"Don't worry, your majesty. Everything outside the palace is handled very properly and there will be no mistakes."
Yingning glanced at Chunqing, and Chunqing left without saying a word.
No one could have imagined that Chun Qing, who used to be kind and gentle, would be the one who wanted to kill Liu Jin.
"Liu Yu already knows that Liu Jin has come to Lin Xuan Palace. With her intelligence, she can guess what I want."
After all, Defei wanted to kill them, but she just wanted Liujin and Liuyu to personally admit in front of the emperor whether Defei was behind the Empress' miscarriage.
Ruan Jun seemed to think of something funny, raised her eyes and said, "The Japanese palace's casual action actually allowed the eldest prince to go to the Purple Palace."
"The fish has been hooked."
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