Hearing this, Xue Zhiyi simply lowered her brows and said, "I don't understand what your ladyship means."
Concubine Song was extremely disgusted with Xue Zhiyi, but at this moment, she could only grit her teeth and lower her soft voice: "The koi in Cuiwei Palace's Thousand Carp Pond started behaving strangely after you arrived. Do you dare to say that this wasn't your fault?"
Xue Zhiyi's hands suddenly clenched, and his entire body tensed visibly. "This servant... I really don't understand what the beauty means. The auspicious koi fish that day was because the beauty and the little prince have a long-lasting blessing."
Lady Song seemed to have grasped Xue Zhiyi's weakness and couldn't help but chuckle: "I don't believe you would send a koi tray when auspicious signs happen to appear."
As she spoke, she looked at the panicked Xue Zhiyi and said, "If you don't want to tell me, then forget it. I can report this to His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine and have them investigate you, a servant who has been playing tricks in the palace!"
Xue Zhiyi was startled, lowered his head, and said in a trembling voice: "My Lady..."
Lady Song threatened her: "Speak!"
Xue Zhiyi's forehead was already covered with sweat, and her eyes trembled: "Your Majesty... that day, I just quietly sprinkled a handful of fish food into the Thousand Carp Pond. Apart from that, I did nothing else..."
"What is your purpose?" Lady Song felt that this person was extremely suspicious.
Xue Zhiyi just shook her head in panic: "This slave has no purpose! This slave just hopes, I hope that the beauty will forgive me for the sake of auspiciousness and not make things difficult for me anymore!"
Seeing that Concubine Song still had a look of doubt on her face, Xue Zhiyi hurriedly explained, "The Fifth Prince is also blessed with auspicious signs, and His Majesty favors him because of this. This also means that Concubine Xian is also valued by His Majesty. I was just thinking... If Concubine Song's prince is blessed with auspicious signs, His Majesty will definitely love him."
Her eyes were filled with sincerity. "I am of low status. If my beauty really holds a grudge against my offense that day, I will be completely dead... My beauty, I really want to please you, hoping that you can give me a chance to live!"
Seeing Xue Zhiyi in such a miserable state, Lady Song finally felt a lot better.
What's more, what she said seemed to make some sense.
At first, the fifth prince was stupid and could not speak until he was seven years old. The virtuous concubine did not know what method she used, but she actually let the Imperial Astronomy Temple tell His Majesty that the fifth prince was "slow to speak" and that it was a good omen from heaven for Dayong.
His Majesty not only believed it, but also showed great favor to Concubine Xian and the Fifth Prince, and named him King Sheng at an early date.
A few days ago, when His Majesty learned about the Thousand Carp Pond incident, he attached great importance to it. Not only did he give her so many rewards that the treasury could not hold them all, he also promised to promote her.
But... she had no way to bribe the Taibu Temple to declare her event as a good omen.
Thinking of this, she asked Xue Zhiyi: "Then tell me, how did you do this trick? If you tell me clearly, I will forgive you. Otherwise, I will immediately send you to the torture chamber for strict interrogation!"
Xue Zhiyi panicked: "My lady, this isn't difficult to do... In the Beast Garden, there are a lot of special feed grains for taming animals. Not only fish, but also birds and beasts can act according to your wishes."
Upon hearing this, Lady Song's expression changed a little bit. The corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously, and she put on a smile towards Xue Zhiyi.
She smiled kindly at Xue Zhiyi and said, "Zhiyi, why would I want to embarrass you? I won't tell His Majesty about this, so today, don't mention that you've seen me to anyone else. Otherwise, if someone asks, I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it for you."
Xue Zhiyi was delighted and thanked him repeatedly: "I thank Miss Song for your generosity!"
After seeing Xue Zhiyi off, Concubine Song, supported by the palace maids, continued to walk slowly on the palace road.
She was silent and thoughtful.
In order to gain favor, she had been dependent on the imperial concubine for many years, but the imperial concubine was not warm to her. She only gave her some leftovers occasionally and never thought of favoring her.
Now, she has to look at the Imperial Concubine's mood even when she is pregnant, simply because His Majesty does not favor her very much.
What if... what if she could also become a favorite concubine?
If a virtuous concubine can give birth to a stupid son, why can't she!
Thinking of this, she suddenly clenched the palace maid's hand.
The maid asked her, "What do you want, my lady?"
Lady Song narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Accompany me to the Beast Garden."
…
Three days later, the Qionglin Banquet.
The Imperial Garden was already bustling with activity.
The Qionglin Banquet is a state banquet. Compared with previous dynasties, Dayong attaches particular importance to it. Not only will His Majesty attend in person, but many court officials and their families will also be invited to attend.
The banquet is approaching and many guests have arrived one after another.
So Xue Zhiyi was not surprised when he saw Shen Qingtang.
On the other hand, when Shen Qingtang met her in the Imperial Garden, tears almost welled up in his eyes: "Zhiyi..."
Xue Zhiyi raised his hand to cover her mouth that was about to cry out: "We still have to avoid some people if we want to talk."
At this busy time, seeing Shen Qingtang after a long time of separation, Xue Zhiyi still took some time to talk to her.
The two of them found a slightly secluded pavilion in the Imperial Garden, so that Shen Qingtang would not lose his composure in public.
At this point, Shen Qingtang finally stopped caring about hierarchy. She took Xue Zhiyi's hand and looked at him again and again: "He's still alive, with all his limbs intact, but he's a little thinner..."
Looking at Shen Qingtang's red eyes, Xue Zhiyi laughed: "I just entered the palace, not into a dangerous place."
Although he said this, what he was thinking in his heart was: In fact, the palace is no different from a den of wolves and tigers.
Shen Qingtang pushed her and said, "Marquis Lin'an said you were safe, but I was still worried these days. I didn't feel relieved until I saw you with my own eyes."
As she spoke, she sighed with a nasal tone: "What kind of thing is this? Your brother is really a piece of shit. He almost got you into trouble too."
Xue Zhiyi was in a trance, it seemed that Shen Qingtang had said something like this in his previous life.
At that time, the Shen family was in trouble, and Xue Tingsheng found a woman who came from nowhere. He insisted that she was his destined person and wanted to take her as his concubine.
At that time, Shen Qingtang was seriously ill, lying on the couch with a pale face, and said to Xue Zhiyi: "Your brother is really a piece of shit."
Fortunately, Xue Tingsheng was completely finished, and she finally let go of her worries.
"Zhiyi." Shen Qingtang shook her hand, bringing her back to her senses: "Actually... there's something I've always wanted to ask you."
Xue Zhiyi smiled and said, "You go ahead."
Shen Qingtang bit her lip lightly and hesitated, "What is your relationship with the Marquis of Lin'an?"
"What……"
Shen Qingtang stamped his foot lightly. "Oh... I just want to ask, he's working so hard for you. Even if he's a kind-hearted person, he's a little too kind."
She carefully observed Xue Zhiyi's expression: "Have you two already... already..."
She struggled, unable to decide what words to use.
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