Chapter 18: Mockery, isn’t she still a concubine?
Song Qingyun bowed cautiously.
Now that her father has been convicted and demoted, her status is really embarrassing.
If it weren't for the Queen's decree, she would never have entered the palace at this critical juncture.
Concubine Chen was not an easy person to deal with. She had been trying to reduce her presence as much as possible, but she still couldn't avoid it.
"She is truly the most talented woman in Shengjing City!"
"She is now Concubine Ning, and her big red sedan is really enviable."
Concubine Chen's words instantly attracted everyone's attention. Song Qingyun became the focus of the crowd for a moment, and the eight-man sedan chair and the formal marriage were topics that could not be avoided.
She expected the Queen to look normal, but she didn't expect Lin Miaoyin to not be angry or even have any reaction.
Even when she was humiliated just now, she just watched coldly, as if she didn't care at all.
Is this still the Lin Miaoyin she knew?
But now she had no time to think about Lin Miaoyin's changes. She had to cheer up and deal with the evil spirits in the harem.
She knelt down hurriedly, "My Queen, I know I was wrong."
Seeing this, Concubine Chen laughed sarcastically, "What is Concubine Song doing? You are the most talented woman in Shengjing City. You deserve to be married in a sedan chair. What's more, Prince Ning likes you and is willing to give you face. This is your blessing. Just accept it."
As she spoke, she asked two young palace maids to help Song Qingyun up.
"Yes, Concubine Song, your talent is worthy of it." The people from Concubine Chen's group echoed.
Song Qingyun was frightened by these words and refused to get up.
She knew that Concubine Chen did this to provoke Lin Miaoyin. If that idiot made a scene in public, the Queen would lose face.
But she was the cause of this incident. If the queen lost face, how could she let her off easily?
The queen is not Lin Miaoyin, she has plenty of ways to make her life a living hell.
"Although Prince Ning loves Concubine Song, it is against the ancestral rules anyway." Concubine Chen said, looking at the Queen, "Sister loves Prince Ning so much, I guess she loves the whole family too."
Relying on the emperor's favor, Concubine Chen would jump out from time to time to disgust the empress.
Either they ridiculed her for being childless, or they implied that Beigong You was a wolf that could not be tamed, and they mocked her for making wedding dresses for others.
The queen was already used to it and didn't bother to pay any attention to her.
Unexpectedly, Lin Miaoyin beside him spoke lightly, "The Imperial Concubine really loves to joke. My mother knows that my father values rules the most, so how could she be partial? Concubine Song has already been punished for violating the rules. The Imperial Concubine brought up this matter again. Could it be that she thinks my mother's punishment is too light?"
"What about the bridal sedan chair and the bright red wedding dress? Prince Ning is not getting married."
With every word Lin Miaoyin spoke, Song Qingyun's face turned paler.
"Even if you enter the palace and wear gorgeous clothes, it's just because of the favor. The favor is there, the dignity is there, but the favor is gone... in the end, aren't you still a concubine?"
At the end, Lin Miaoyin smiled softly, "My Lady, isn't that right?"
She knew that Concubine Chen wanted to provoke her and sow discord between her and the Queen. How could she do as she wished?
The Queen’s Buddhist attitude over the years has almost made her forget her own identity!
As expected, Concubine Chen's face darkened slightly.
This idiot actually insinuated that she was a concubine. Today's Lin Miaoyin is indeed different from before!
Regardless of whether she dared to mock her before, her brain just couldn't think of such words, and even if she could, she didn't have the eloquence.
She couldn't help but glance to her side.
What method did the queen use to make this idiot grow a brain again?
"Miaoyin, don't be rude." Although the queen reprimanded, she smiled and said to Concubine Chen, "She is young and ignorant. Concubine Chen, please don't argue with her."
She did not take Concubine Chen seriously, but she did not expect that the child would take the initiative to protect her.
Nanny Xu also looked at Lin Miaoyin with relief.
There are some things that Her Majesty is not comfortable saying, and Princess Ning really vented Her Majesty's anger.
Putting aside whether Prince Ning was right or wrong in taking a concubine, this was a matter between Ganquan Palace and Prince Ning's Mansion. Who did she think she was to dare to give orders in front of the Empress?
What a clown.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Chen was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
Lin Miaoyin humiliated her in this way, but the Queen brushed it off with a casual remark that she was ignorant.
"Lin Miaoyin, are you crazy? How dare you be rude to my aunt!" Lin Qingxue has always been a brainless person, and naturally couldn't stand hearing these words.
Concubine Chen's eyebrows jumped fiercely, "Qingxue, shut up!"
She didn't even dare to slap the queen in the face so blatantly, so how dare this idiot?
Do you think the current situation is not chaotic enough?
Lin Qingxue suddenly felt aggrieved, "Aunt, me too..." I feel sorry for you.
Before she could finish her words, the eunuch serving in the Palace of Heavenly Purity ran into the hall in a panic, "Empress, something terrible has happened, the Emperor has fainted!"
"What's going on?" The queen stood up suddenly.
"I don't know either. The emperor..." The eunuch looked at Concubine Chen and stammered, "He fainted when he returned to the Imperial Study from Zhongcui Palace. Godfather has gone to ask Dean Zhang to come. He asked me to come and inform you and the other ladies."
The Queen looked at Concubine Chen sternly, "Something happened to the Emperor after he left you. I hope Concubine Chen can give me an explanation for this matter."
The other concubines in the palace were so frightened that they dared not breathe.
"Take me there quickly." The queen ignored everyone's panic and followed the eunuch out of Ganquan Palace with a serious face.
Lin Miaoyin called Yuzhu and asked her to go find Beigong You.
Then he helped the queen to the Qianqing Palace.
As soon as they arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Concubine Chen and others followed.
As soon as she entered the bedroom, she ran to the bed with red eyes, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Where is the imperial physician? Why hasn't he come yet?"
The queen watched this scene coldly.
The moment she lowered her eyelids, Chen Jian came forward with two young eunuchs, "My Lady Concubine, the Emperor has the Empress to guard the place, so you should just follow me."
"How dare you touch me, you daring servant?" Concubine Chen looked at the Queen with a sullen face, "Sister, what do you mean by this?"
"I am not doubting the Imperial Concubine, but the Emperor fell into a coma after having a meal with you... During the Emperor's coma, I have to inconvenience you."
"The Emperor has been suffering from headaches and cannot stand being angry. Prince Ning knew that the Emperor was unhappy, but he deliberately brought Concubine Song into the palace, causing the Emperor to lose his temper early in the morning. Where is Dean Zhang? Why hasn't he come yet? I want to see if there is something wrong with the food in Zhongcui Palace, or if Prince Ning has made the Emperor faint with anger?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the chief eunuch Lu Delu behind her pinched his throat and said, "Your Majesty, please understand. This morning, Prince Ning angered the Emperor and was beaten with a stick. The officials in the Qinzheng Palace saw it..."
When he looked up and met Beigong You's stern face, he immediately fell silent.
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