It took Su Shangqing a long time to digest this matter. He just wanted to hear what they would say about him, but he didn't expect that he would hear this shocking secret.

No wonder, at that time, there were a lot fewer people at the gate of Qianning Palace. They must not have dared to talk about this matter in their own palace, right?

I just saw that Qi Wangshu was about to leave the palace at that time, so I hurriedly gave him a few words of advice.

I don’t know what they usually say in the palace, but in their eyes, these things can be said nonsense at the palace gate.

You must have never suffered this loss in normal times, right?

Yuebai helped Liang Huanqing go in. Su Shangqing was still squatting at the door. She was frightened for a moment and didn't know what to do. It was the first time since she had been in the palace that she heard such shocking news. Shen Shu was actually talking to someone outside the palace. One of my courtiers is having an affair...

But Shen Shu, isn't she the late emperor's concubine?

In this way, Shen Shu has an unfaithful love...

Su Shangqing squatted until her legs were numb, and then she realized what she was doing. Then she carefully recalled what they had just said. If nothing else happened, if Liang Ji came to the palace to see the Queen the day after tomorrow, then it would be Shen Shu. It's time to meet with that minister.

Su Shangqing calmed down and then looked at the closed door of Qianning Palace. She looked around and saw that no one was there. Su Shangqing, who usually walked cautiously because she had a child in her belly, now started to trot as fast as flying. In her heart Suddenly I had a very exciting idea.

Er Xin didn't know what was going on. Concubine Shu didn't allow her to follow, so she could only wait at the entrance of a small palace in the corridor. During this period, she also peeked out to see, but she couldn't see anything clearly. Someone seemed to have come out at the gate of Qianning Palace, and Concubine Shu was squatting behind the small stone statue next to her, as if she was eavesdropping on something.

Su Shangqing trotted to the entrance of the small palace. After seeing Er Xin, he panted and said, "Quick, go back to the palace!"

Seeing Concubine Shu like this, Erxin asked warily: "Concubine Shu, what's wrong with you?"

Then he looked back and saw that the empty corridor was being cleaned at this time. Furthermore, for the sake of cleanliness in the middle palace, except for the usual cleaning and guard inspections, the palace people were not allowed to walk through this way. , which is also the honor of the Zhonggong. No one can be seen along the way.

Su Shangqing knew that he had nothing to rely on in the palace. When he first became a concubine, there was news that he had an heir in her belly, so the wives of the clan masters would come over to talk to him. In a word, but now slowly, Ganquan Palace went from crowded to deserted in just two months.

Two months after she entered the palace, the child in her belly was almost four months old. Su Shangqing experienced great joys and sorrows in her life. No one understood how helpless she was.

Therefore, Su Shangqing had no one he could trust, no one he truly trusted. All he did was for himself and the child in his belly.

At the Double Ninth Festival feast, Su Shangqing accompanied the emperor to attend the Double Ninth Festival family banquet. Looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, he had actually seen some of them, but he had no impression of them.

Su Shangqing was the emperor's favorite concubine at that time. Usually, the concubine always showed confidence and propriety in every gesture. But that day when she saw so many civil and military officials from the dynasty and couldn't recognize a few of them, she couldn't help but blame herself and herself. Compare the Empress of Qianning Palace.

If it were the Empress, she would definitely be able to recognize most of the civil and military personnel of the dynasty, because she grew up in such an environment, and half of the old officials in the dynasty watched the Empress grow up with her own eyes. Qin Yuandao even treated her as his own daughter.

In the court, Su Shangqing was not the queen, but she accompanied the emperor to the state banquet when the queen was alive. Such a rebellious behavior really made everyone a little unconvinced. When Su Shangqing realized this, he was very panicked. But he also pretended to be calm.

When Concubine Shen said those words in front of everyone, Su Shangqing did not dare to say a word. She knew that there were many rules in the palace and she would make mistakes whenever she went about her business. Such a scene made her extremely embarrassed and she did not know what to do. That's it.

Qi Jingqin simply protected her so that she would not lose face in front of everyone, and would not be so flustered that she lost her sense of proportion. This had always been in Su Shangqing's heart.

She envied the Queen's ability to remain calm and composed in such a scene, and also envied that the Queen still had so many people supporting her. She couldn't imagine what she would do if the emperor was gone and she was the only master in the palace. Faced with such a mess, what should you do?

I think the Queen has also experienced the feeling of being alone and helpless.

But now, it is Su Shangqing who is isolated and helpless. She is in the palace, no, in the entire Shangjing City. There is no one she can trust. She knows that the relationships in the palace are complicated, and she cannot reach out to everyone. She went to a corner where she couldn't see him, so she chose not to trust anyone.

Er Xin is a person she can trust. At least in life, I am attentive to everything and can take care of her wishes. So Su Shangqing can rest assured to let Er Xin take care of herself and the child in her belly.

But being willing to rely on her in life does not mean that you will tell her everything.

Even Su Shangqing himself knows what Su Shangqing heard today. The less people know about this matter, the better it will be for him.

This means that no one knows about it, so she can make a fuss about it.

Faced with your doubts, Su Shangqing had no intention of telling the truth. If he told her about this matter, there would be a risk of it being known. If the Queen knew about it, his unexpected gains would be in vain.

Su Shangqing shook her head. She held her stomach and pretended to be in pain, and said, "Suddenly I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach. Go back to the palace quickly!"

Erxin heard this and saw that there seemed to be beads of sweat on Empress Shu's forehead, so she quickly supported Empress Shu, then looked in the direction of Qianning Palace and said: "Then let's not go to the Empress Is your Majesty there?"

Su Shangqing rolled his eyes at her and said: "Which is more important, the child in my belly, or going to the Empress? Since Qianning Palace has no legs, I will go back one day."

Su Shangqing's words were still full of thorns, and it seemed that he still had not given up on the idea of ​​becoming a queen.

In the past, as soon as the women in the palace started to gain momentum, they would think that one day they would be able to move from this temporary favor to one day be able to stand upright beside the emperor. They always thought that they would be able to reach the middle palace, or even one day. Be able to become the Queen Mother.

But whether it is the Queen Mother or the Queen, the more supreme this position is, the more difficult it is to reach.

The women in the palace, with a little bit of qualifications and the emperor's favor, began to want to challenge the majesty of the middle palace, but they did not think about why they would always be concubines and could not be in the middle palace.

The same was true for the original Concubine Mei. She was the highest-status woman in the palace. Even when Lu Huiling was later canonized as Concubine Ming, the late emperor promoted Xia Rongxin from Concubine Mei to Concubine Mei.

When the late emperor was alive, the only empress was Lu Furshuang. Apart from a trace of friendship in her heart, only Lu Furshuang was worthy of the status of empress.

No matter how high the status of others is, it is impossible for them to reach the middle palace. This is not only because of the friendship in the emperor's heart, but more importantly, the status in the court.

Lu Gaohong was still alive at that time, Lu Fushuang was his only sister, and Lu Gaohong was the prime minister with a first-class official position. When the emperor was frustrated, Lu Gaohong helped deal with too many things, and there were many people in the court who followed the prime minister.

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The first emperor did not establish another queen. In the eyes of everyone in the harem, it was because of the deep love between the emperor and the empress, but in the eyes of the former dynasty, it was because of Lu Gaohong.

But no matter what the reason is, the position of queen is not that easy to fill.

Listening to what Concubine Shu said, if you have a little common sense, you should know that it is impossible for Concubine Shu to become a queen, even if she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son.

But it is really ridiculous for Su Shangqing to have such an eternal dream.

Youxin didn't say anything. Now that his status was no more noble than that of Concubine Shu, he could only help Concubine Shu back to the palace.

She thought that as long as she helped the Empress, then the Empress would try her best to give her everything she wanted. The Empress was the most noble woman in the harem.

But the premise is that he can really help the Queen.

*

At this time, Qi Wangshu had already left the palace, and told Liang Ji all about the reason why she had been asking Ji Ziqi recently. This would also make it easier to explain why he would take Ji Ziqi with him when he entered the palace to see the empress in the future.

Liang Ji was very shocked. He had some impressions of Concubine Shen, because during the Double Ninth Festival, she spoke for the Empress in front of everyone, which must have left a deep impression on everyone.

However, even though Liang Ji had been in Beijing for so long, he did not have much interaction with Concubine Shen. However, when she was sent to Beijing, Liang Ji picked her up outside the city gate with honor guards and horses, but there was no relationship between them.

I have spoken and left an impression recently because it was during the Double Ninth Festival.

"But... how did they know each other?" Even Liang Ji has been in Beijing for so long and has been in and out of the palace a lot. But even Liang Ji has never had any interaction with Concubine Shen. Why did Ji Zi Qihui and Shen

Do we have any intersection?

Obviously Jizi Qicai came to Beijing less than half a year ago.

Qi Wangshu sighed and said: "It's strange to say that they only met once during the Double Ninth Festival, but Concubine Shen never forgets Ji Ziqi, and now it has evolved into what it is now."

Liang Ji was silent. He didn't know what to say. He thought that life in the palace was boring, and some kindness from strangers to him could easily be magnified. He had thought about it in the past, but now that his only sister was in that

You can never get out of the deep palace that eats people.

Qi Wangshu looked at Liang Ji and said, "I'm here to find you now because I want you to bring Ji Ziqi into the palace the day after tomorrow to meet Concubine Shen."

Liang Ji clicked his tongue, frowned slightly, and said, "I'm not very familiar with him. I'm afraid this matter is a bit difficult to handle. What reason should I use?"

Qi Wangshu held his hand and said: "No matter what, you can tell him what Concubine Shen is thinking, so that he will not be mentally prepared when he enters the palace, and the farce will end by then. If he finds out, won't he?" If you are willing to come, we will know what he means, and we can go back to Mrs. Shen."

Liang Ji looked at Qi Wangshu and couldn't help but smile: "You are the one who is willing to work hard on this matter."

Qi Wangshu smiled naively and said, "What's the point? Isn't it just fine?"

Liang Ji looked at the sky outside and said, "Today there is a fireworks show in Xingqingfang, which is a new way to scare away the plague. It's about to start. Do you want to go?"

This was particularly tempting for Qi Wangshu, who loved to join in the fun. She was attracted immediately, but said frustratedly: "But I still have to go back to the palace..."

"Didn't you say it's okay?" Liang Ji said with a smile.

Now he can only relax wholeheartedly when he is with Qi Wangshu. For some reason, it was Qi Wangshu who expressed his love first, but Liang Ji seemed to have said it quietly in his heart countless times, but refused to give it to her. hear.

Qi Wangshu met his eyes and said with a smile: "I have something to do now. I want to accompany my princess's consort to watch the fireworks."

Liang Ji smiled: "General, I also want to accompany my wife to watch the fireworks."

As they said this, they looked at each other and laughed. Their love was just flowing, and they only hoped that one day they would be able to achieve success and their names would be recognized by everyone.

*

Ji Ziqi worked hard for a whole day before finishing the work in his hands. Jian Hening followed obediently. He did whatever he wanted, showing off his obedience and virtuousness to the fullest.

It's not that Ji Ziqi didn't know what she wanted to do, but he didn't expose her or drive her away. He said everything he wanted to say to refuse, but she was still by his side as always, as long as he showed his attitude clearly. If it's obvious, she will understand, right?

"Okay, He Ning, please take a rest for a while." Ji Ziqi stretched, and then said to Jian He Ning, who was grinding ink aside, "It's been a busy day."

Jian Hening smiled nonchalantly and said: "It's okay, brother Ziqi. He Ning is not tired, but brother Ziqi is working hard. Yesterday, He Ning pestered brother Ziqi to play. He was really ashamed. It turns out that Brother Ziqi has so many things to be busy with, and it’s because He Ning is ignorant."

Ji Ziqi smiled and said: "It's okay, I'm done with my work now. By the way, there are fireworks in the city tonight, do you want to watch them?"

Jian He Ning nodded excitedly and said, "Really? He Ning likes fireworks the most! When can we go?"
Chapter completed!