Chapter 94 Grapes Tie
"Didn't the queen say she wanted to walk around the garden?" Jixiang supported Concubine Duan and asked in confusion, "Why did you sit by the lake for so long and then come back?"
Due to her health condition, Concubine Duan rarely went out. Even if she did go out, she liked to go out at times when others did not like to go out, so that she would not be seen and could avoid a lot of trouble.
She came out today because she was curious about why Sun Miaoqing was so favored.
I wanted to go out for a walk and learn about the current situation in the harem.
I didn't expect to hear Nian Shilan say that.
"If there is no Concubine Duan, there will be Concubine Qi, Concubine Jing, Concubine Li, and Concubine Cao. The palace has plenty of manpower. If things get worse, there is still the Sticking Rod Department."
If Concubine Duan was not so familiar with Nian Shilan's voice, she would not have believed that someone as sharp and shallow as her could have such profound and indifferent understanding.
She knew that it was the emperor who could not tolerate her child.
She knew that she was just a pawn, and if she wasn't there, someone else would be.
"She seems different."
"Who is your Majesty talking about?" asked Jixiang.
She seemed to have changed and saw things differently than before.
But it seems that nothing has changed, and she still thinks that she is a vicious woman and deserves to die.
Concubine Duan shook her head: It doesn’t matter whether it changes or not, or what it becomes.
Anyway, the hatred between the two of them can never be resolved in this life.
When Concubine Duan thought of Nian Shilan, the scent of the safflower flowers from that year came to her mind.
Hatred also surged.
Not to mention that Nian Shilan is unwilling to let go, even if she is willing to let go, I will not let her go!
In "Carved Moon Opens the Clouds", after everyone leaves, Nian Shilan asks about the Ministry of Punishment.
The Queen said nothing more and directly asked Jianqiu to show the confession to Concubine Hua.
"Her two maids are very loyal to her."
Either he is "naturally intelligent" or "can recite poetry as soon as he can speak". He also said that he has been hardworking since he was young and has been working hard to learn various skills.
Nian Shilan was so brows furrowed that she couldn't relax. "That's all?"
Of course there is more to it than that.
For example, Sun Zhuhe once paid a high price to find a master to teach singing and dancing to his sister. It is said that the master had taught the late queen.
For example, when she was young, she could recite poems but could not read, and she tended to say strange things.
What is the empty strip of watermelon, crooked clothing, love, handwriting, and troubles in the Hu curtain net.
The queen didn't want her to see these for the time being.
It's not that he is on guard against her, but against the emperor.
People tend to overthink when they are confused, and the empress did not want to let the emperor know before she herself understood the situation.
"That's all," replied the queen.
【Just these are worth a visit. 】
When the Queen saw Nian Shilan put down the petition in her hand, she said, "The Emperor attaches great importance to Princess Wen Yi's birthday. The performance list for the banquet will be in charge of you, Concubine Hua."
"The show roster?"
Nian Shilan's lips curled up, [Does this allow me to do mischief?]
Queen: Does she also know that she is doing something bad?
[Wait, what do I need her permission to do? ]
A smile appeared in the queen's eyes: It's good that you know I need your permission.
Those are all trivial matters. Nian Shilan picked up the petition again and read it:
"Sun Miaoqing has been learning singing and dancing since she was young."
"Yes, if Concubine Hua likes it, she can dance for her."
[Let her dance? I will let her be cuckolded! ]
[Queen, you are older now, don't you even understand what people say? 】
Nian Shilan said word by word: "Extremely good at surprise, dance, and dancing!"
The Queen: "If she can please the Emperor, it is her good fortune."
Nian Shilan: “…”
[Last life, I bet on the prince, but I bet on the wrong one, and I picked the dumbest Third Prince. ]
[The Fourth Prince came to visit you, and you are still worried that the Emperor will remember those troubles. ]
[Since they knew that these four eggs would be annoying, they should have brought this annoying thing to the emperor and let him know. After he died, these four eggs immediately vindicated the eighth and ninth brothers.]
Queen: “!”
[You knew Sun Miaoqing could perform the shocking dance, but you still let her do it. Do you really not know how much the emperor liked Zhen Huan after she performed this dance? ]
[The emperor called her to his side in public and made her your equal, okay? ]
[I don't know if it's because I peeled too many lotus seeds for the dog emperor behind his back, so my nails are split and damaged, but is my head damaged too? ]
Queen: “…”
Nian Shilan left cursing in her heart, and Jianqiu saw her out.
The Queen got up and went back to her bedroom. She saw the grapes next to Concubine Hua's seat. She was eating them with gusto, so she asked Huichun to bring them over.
A lotus flower had been placed on the table under the window. The empress saw it and sneered:
This queen is quite a coward. She peeled the lotus seeds for him with her own hands and her fingernails were broken. But she was too lazy to even take one more look.
She actually allowed a concubine to sit on an equal footing with herself, the Empress Dowager.
This old thing is really good at cheating people!
There was even more hatred in the Queen's eyes towards the Emperor. When she sat down, she picked up a lotus leaf.
With a little force, the lotus was torn in half.
"My lady, this lotus is hard to peel. Be careful or it will hurt your hands."
Jianqiu came in from outside and just as she was about to take the lotus leaf, the empress loosened her hand and the lotus leaf rolled to the ground.
Before she got on the couch, she stepped on it with her shoes.
It was as if that was not a lotus but the head of the dog emperor.
Jianqiu: “…”
The queen didn't even look at the lotus flower. She picked a grape, took a bite, and couldn't help but let out a hiss.
"Concubine Hua is right. It is indeed Shuanshuan."
Tied up...
Jianqiu: “…” The queen is becoming more childish.
"Was it the Fourth Prince who came outside just now?" The Queen's voice was long and lazy.
"Yes, Madam." Jianqiu replied, "He said he wanted to see the Emperor. I have already sent him away."
The queen threw the grape skins into the empty bowl and said, "If he wants to see her, let him see her."
The weather is not hot enough, and the Emperor is not upset enough, so letting him go would just add to the trouble.
"The fourth prince's mother died early, and he is alone and helpless in the Old Summer Palace. How pitiful." Jianqiu thought that the queen was intentionally treating the fourth prince well. "The queen is lonely, and the fourth prince is indeed a candidate."
"Who?"
The queen sneered: Choose the son of a lowly maid who will lock you up in the cold palace in the future?
Everyone is vying for the known options.
I am the Queen, why don't I write an answer myself?
Si Dan, who grew up on his own, is inevitably suspicious. How can he compare to the emperor he personally cultivated?
The queen looked at the grapes on the plate and smiled:
"Grapes, tied together."
"Jianqiu."
"The servant is here."
"Go and bring Zhang Mi to me."
"Yes, madam."
Just as Jianqiu turned around, the Queen called her back:
"By the way, bring the records of the Jingshifang to me as well."
"Yes, madam."