Chapter 120 Finding Concubine Lian
"Although that soil is only needed for orchids by me and the Queen Mother, it's just soil. There's also some in the Flower Bureau. Concubine Chen must have deliberately taken it to frame me!"
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Sister Lian, please be patient. I'm just asking you a serious question. You said Concubine Chen deliberately framed you. Do you have any evidence?"
Concubine Lian sneered: "Are you kidding Concubine Shu? Where's the evidence?"
Concubine Shu could only smile politely.
Only Concubine Lian would say this at this moment. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't be able to say it so confidently.
The Empress said coldly, "Does Concubine Lian think I can reply to the Emperor with such a statement? Concubine Chen and you have never had much contact. She couldn't possibly know what flowers you have planted in your palace. To say that she went to the flower gardening bureau to get soil to frame you is too absurd! Since you are so unreasonable and uncooperative, I have nothing more to ask. Madam Yan, take the people to arrest all the palace maids and eunuchs in Yuming Palace and interrogate them one by one! Also, search Yuming Palace for me and report anything suspicious!"
"You dare!"
Concubine Lian was furious. "What does the Queen mean by this? You want to search my Yuming Palace? You're dreaming! Isn't the Queen too partial? I never heard the Queen say she wanted to search Yilan Palace!"
"That's because Concubine Chen isn't suspected. The so-called suspicion is just Concubine Lian's conjecture, which can't be taken seriously. We can't just say that whatever you say is true, and that your suspicions are all correct. Wouldn't that be a mess? But this time, we've definitely found a connection to your Yuming Palace, so we must investigate thoroughly. If Concubine Lian is finally proven innocent, wouldn't that be great? Nanny Yan, go quickly!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Nanny Yan immediately led people out.
Concubine Lian was shaking with anger, "I will never allow this!"
As she said this, she was about to walk out and tried to go back to stop them.
The Queen shouted, "Stop! Did I let you go?"
Concubine Lian was furious: "The Queen is deliberately targeting me. I will ask the Queen Mother for help!"
"I am following the palace rules. Concubine Lian wants to use the Empress Dowager to suppress me? Think carefully!"
Threaten her? The Queen felt even more disgusted.
It's ridiculous that Concubine Lian still hasn't figured out who she offended. Going to the Empress Dowager? What's the point of complaining to the Empress Dowager?
She had been so aggressive towards Concubine Chen before, but who could have imagined the outcome? In the blink of an eye, Concubine Chen turned the tables. The Emperor had sent Concubine Chen back to Lianyi Palace yesterday and hadn't left since, only attending the morning court this morning. It was unknown how he had been so gracious to her yesterday.
The emperor was angry with her and sent Dong Zhi to tell her that he would thoroughly investigate Yuming Palace. What could she do? Of course she obeyed the order. But she couldn't say this.
How ridiculous that Concubine Lian was making things difficult for her at that time!
Oh, is it necessary for me to deliberately make things difficult for her?
Concubine Lian simply couldn't hear what the Queen said, nor was she sharp enough to think about it. She only knew that she was about to go crazy and that the Queen was going too far!
He disdained the queen's words, walked away with a sneer, and headed straight for the Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother listened to Concubine Lian's sobbing and complaining, and her expression turned extremely grim. "Did the Queen really say that?"
Concubine Lian cried, "Empress Dowager, the Queen has already sent Nanny Yan to take people to Yuming Palace. Not only does the Queen dare to say so, she also does it. Empress Dowager, you must make the decision for me!"
"Madame Chang, go and get the Queen."
"yes."
Nanny Chang returned, but did not invite the Queen. She said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty the Queen, the Queen... went to the Qianyuan Palace..."
The Queen Mother's face changed drastically and she became furious.
When Concubine Lian came to Cining Palace, the Queen went to Ganyuan Palace. Was she challenging herself to a duel?
"Good, good, this is my good daughter-in-law! I want to see what the emperor wants to do next!"
Concubine Lian gnashed her teeth and said, "The Emperor is completely bewitched by Concubine Chen. After sending Concubine Chen home yesterday, he stayed in Lianyi Palace for a whole day and night. I wonder what kind of shameful tricks Concubine Chen used! Today, the Empress is looking for trouble with me! I think this must be related to Concubine Chen! Aunt, if you don't intervene, who knows what kind of chaos Concubine Chen will cause in this palace!"
The Empress Dowager naturally had no good feelings towards Xu Lanshan, but she wasn't very happy after hearing what Concubine Lian said. She frowned and scolded, "How many times have I told you? What is your status? And what is Concubine Chen's status? Why are you fighting with her all day? What you need to do is to win the Emperor's favor!"
Concubine Lian felt wronged: "But with her here, I have no chance at all. The Emperor can't even see me..."
The Queen Mother was furious and said, "If she hadn't existed before, how would the Emperor have treated you?"
Concubine Lian was speechless for a moment.
"This Concubine Chen is really problematic. She's corrupted the atmosphere in the palace! Someone like her is only fit to be a maid sweeping the Imperial Gardens, or serving in some other palace. How can she be qualified to serve the Emperor? With her around, what are we noble ladies worth?"
The Queen Mother was furious: "Shut up! You are totally unreasonable! You don't even listen to me? Fine, fine, since you have such a strong opinion, don't come to me again!"
Concubine Lian was stunned and felt even more wronged. Tears kept falling, "Aunt, what did I do wrong to have you say this to me? If you don't help me, who else will?"
"Humph! I have good intentions, but are you listening?"
The Queen Mother was so angry that her chest ached. If the family had had more options, she wouldn't have let Concubine Lian enter the palace. She wondered how the Fu family had raised her. They were so sure she could become empress that they didn't teach her anything but flattery. Now, she couldn't become empress, let alone a concubine! After she passed away, it would be difficult for the Fu family to rely on her for glory...
The queen finally arrived soon.
Facing the Queen Mother's questioning, the Queen answered each question in an orderly manner, and the Queen Mother could not find any mistakes at all.
Concubine Lian is indeed a suspect, a real suspect. Someone was killed in the palace and it was found to be related to Yuming Palace. Why not investigate it thoroughly?
If we don't investigate thoroughly, what will the concubines think? How can we convince them?
Seeing the Empress Dowager's silence, evidently about to be persuaded by the Empress, Concubine Lian grew anxious and unwilling to resign. In her rage, she couldn't help but speak out, mocking and sarcastically accusing the Empress of partiality and deliberately targeting her! She accused the Empress of not daring to offend Concubine Chen...
The Empress was furious. She stood up and politely saluted the Empress Dowager. "Empress Dowager, I will follow up on this matter personally and find out the truth to restore justice to the harem. This is also the Emperor's wish, and I dare not disobey! I will not disturb the Empress Dowager any longer. I will take my leave."
Dong Zhi happened to arrive, and the queen took the opportunity to leave quickly.
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