Chapter 388: I am hard of hearing
Liangpin patted her hands and said with a smile: "Pinch me and see if I am dreaming."
Rong Guiren looked at Liangpin with a helpless look: "Your Highness, please stop making fun of me."
How could she really do such a disrespectful thing?
Although Liangpin really doesn't mind being pinched.
"I'm not laughing at you." Liangpin pulled her to sit on the couch and said, "When you become a concubine, you will live alone in the palace with Ying'er. Don't be timid anymore. You have to show your courage. I can't watch you and your daughter all the time."
"I will follow your Majesty's instructions." Rong Guiren said softly, "But your Majesty, could it be that someone has spread the news misunderstandingly?"
Lady Rong really couldn't believe it.
Her family was humble and she was not favored by the emperor. If she had not given birth to a daughter, she would not have been given the position of noble lady. She sat in that position for ten years. Suddenly, news came from the palace that the emperor was going to promote her, but it sounded fake.
After a pause, Rong Guiren suddenly lowered her voice and said, "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, I always feel that it was Concubine Xian who was maliciously stirring up trouble. After all, if Ying'er hadn't testified for Lu Xiang and cleared her name, she wouldn't have exposed the Ninth Princess's intentions, leading to her being punished by the Empress. Concubine Xian was even forced to move out of Changchun Palace because of this. Later, the Ninth Princess fell from the pavilion, and the murderer has never been found. Will Concubine Xian blame Ying'er for this in her anger?"
First spread rumors, and then mislead the emperor to think that he was careless and spread the news throughout the harem, and then punish him for the crime of disrespect.
"No, the news must be true. Xianpin would not dare to falsely convey the emperor's order." Liangpin said affirmatively: "Besides, if the news was false, the queen would have come forward to punish Qing and track down the source of the news."
Moreover, Concubine Xian is now unable to take care of herself. Even if she hates Ying'er, she will not regard Ying'er as her number one enemy.
It is true that Chu Ying'er cannot be a threat to Concubine Xian.
In the matter of Lu Xiang, Ying'er just didn't stand firmly on Chu Pan'er's side, which caused Chu Pan'er's plan to fail, but in terms of means, Chu Ying'er is just a rookie and not worth mentioning.
So Concubine Xian would not focus her energy on them, mother and daughter.
Rong Guiren smiled slightly and said, "Yes, the surprise came too suddenly, and I really don't know what to do."
"But we can't take it lightly. I guess your promotion is probably the Queen's intention, because Ying'er stood up to clear Lu Xiang's name and saved her from being punished. The Queen remembered her favor, so she promoted you. But she was also sending you a message to use you for her own benefit."
Not to mention that Rong Guiren's family is weak and cannot provide her with any support. Duke Anguo is extremely powerful, and the Empress is firmly in the palace. As long as the Song family does not rebel and the Empress does not commit a capital crime, the Emperor will never depose the Empress.
Therefore, the queen does not necessarily have to win over concubines with powerful families.
Rong Guiren pursed her lips and was silent for a while, then looked at Liangpin and said, "I have been silent in the harem for so many years, and it is rare for me to catch the favor of the Queen. The Thirteenth Princess has grown up, and as her mother, I should also fight for her."
In the harem, the Queen and Concubine Shu were competing against each other, while Concubine Yi and Concubine Xian also served their own purposes. I don't know when Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu gradually became close, and this was probably what aroused the Queen's fighting spirit.
"That's right." Liangpin said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I don't know when the Queen's temperament has changed a lot." In the past, she was too lazy to pay attention to Shufei, and was arrogant and indifferent.
In Jingren Palace, Queen Song called Concubine Yi and Concubine Zhen over.
Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Zhen had offended Concubine Shu and was rescued by the Queen and had taken refuge with Queen Song.
But Concubine Zhen didn't know that Concubine Yi had also joined the Queen.
So when she heard Queen Song's comforting words, she looked at Concubine Yi in amazement.
Queen Song asked them not to change their positions for any other reason than to celebrate the grand ceremony of enthroning the imperial harem in a few days.
In order to prevent the two from harboring resentment, Queen Song specially called them over to explain the reason.
Zhenpin couldn't help feeling a moment of loss, but it only took a split second for her to understand what the Queen meant.
First, she had done nothing for the country, second, she had not given birth to any children for the royal family, third, she was not the emperor's favorite concubine, and fourth, the Lu family was not a century-old family and an important official in the court. It was something that others could not achieve for her to become a concubine in just a few years.
She was only relying on her beauty and being favored by the emperor.
Look at Concubine Rong. She has been in the palace for more than ten years, but she is still just a concubine even after giving birth to a daughter.
If the Thirteenth Princess had not found her conscience and did not follow the Ninth Princess in aiding and abetting the evil, but stood up to protect Xiang Xiang, Concubine Rong would not have received the Queen's favor.
Well, in the final analysis it was because the Queen doted on Xiangxiang, so she also had a good impression of the Thirteenth Princess who saved her, so that Concubine Rong got the advantage.
Concubine Zhen thought to herself with great pride, and soon felt relieved that she could not be promoted.
Just as she was about to speak, she heard Concubine Yi muttering quietly, "What a pity! I thought I could be promoted to a noble concubine."
The sound was not loud, but it was loud enough for Queen Song and her to hear.
Zhenpin's expression broke.
Empress Yi, are you so fierce?
Concubine Zhen turned her head with a twitch in her mouth and looked at the queen sitting on the phoenix chair. As expected, she saw that Queen Song's face was dark, and she pointed at Concubine Yi with her teeth clenched: "I am hard of hearing. Come, come to me and say it again."
The attitude is as if I'll slam you against the wall and not let you get down even if you say it again.
Concubine Yi was startled and quickly gave Queen Song a flattering smile: "Your Majesty, calm down. I was just joking and wanted to make you smile. It is a blessing for me to follow you in my lifetime."
Concubine Zhen turned her head away silently, wanting to laugh but not daring to.
The corner of Queen Song's eyes twitched violently. She felt that Concubine Yi's charming smile was really eye-catching.
"Your Majesty, there is no point for me to take the position of Imperial Concubine. How about Your Majesty agree to one of my requests?" Suddenly, Concubine Yi said again.
Here it comes, here it comes again.
Queen Song felt like she was about to become a worm in Concubine Yi's stomach. She already knew what it was even without her saying it.
Concubine Yi, after your son gave up competing for the crown prince position and followed the Eighth Prince, have you completely started to let yourself go?
"Your Majesty, you see, the Third Prince's mansion is run by the Third Imperial Concubine alone, and trouble could easily arise if she wasn't careful. If there was a capable concubine, the incident where the Second Imperial Concubine fell into the water and had a miscarriage wouldn't have happened, right?" Concubine Yi was unaware of Empress Song's inner complaints about her, and she looked at her without blinking.
My son, I am really worried about your marriage.
I always feel that if I continue to touch the Queen's whiskers like this, my life will be in danger.
I'm really risking my life this time, and I don't know if the Queen will think I'm overdoing it.
As Concubine Yi thought about it, her heart couldn't help but tremble a few times.
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