The Shi family entered the palace to express their gratitude, but on the way out of the palace, they met Liu Guifei and the female family members of the Liu family. A discerning person would know at a glance that Liu Guifei came to block people on purpose.
Seeing the unkind arrival of Concubine Liu and others, Mrs. Shi's heart sank slightly. She glanced at Jin Yue'e and Shi Fuxin and signaled them to endure it with her eyes.
"Yong'an sends his regards to the imperial concubine."
"May the imperial concubine be safe."
Princess Yong'an and Shi Fuyin took the lead in giving the blessing ceremony to Concubine Liu.
Concubine Liu glanced at the two of them, ignored them, and looked at Mrs. Shi, Jin Yue'e, and Shi Fuxin who were also doing the blessing ceremony, and gave the palace maid next to her a look.
After receiving the signal, the palace maid immediately scolded: "How dare you, why don't you kneel down to say hello when you see the imperial concubine?"
As soon as these words came out, both Princess Yongan and Shi Fuyin changed their expressions.
Mrs. Shi knew that if Concubine Liu was not allowed to vent her anger today, they would not be able to leave the palace smoothly. She looked at Jin Yue'e and Shi Fuxin and immediately prepared to kneel down. However, before her knees could bend, her arms were pulled by the granddaughter beside her.
Got caught.
Concubine Liu Guifei and the female family members of the Liu family all saw Shi Fuxin's actions, with contempt and ridicule on their faces.
Except for the formal occasions when women must kneel when entering the palace, they do not have to kneel at other times. However, if a high-ranking concubine in the palace insists on making things difficult, the women cannot disobey.
After all, concubines are the emperor's women, representing the imperial power and the king.
It is natural for a minister to kneel to the emperor.
Concubine Liu just wanted to beat and humiliate the Shi family and let them know that it was not a big deal for Shi Dinghao to become the consort. It would be easy for the Liu family to take advantage of them.
Seeing that the female family members of the Shi family were still refusing to kneel down, the palace maid was about to scold her again when she heard a crisp sound of 'pop'.
Everyone looked around and saw that a black and white jade carving had been smashed into several pieces at the hem of Concubine Liu's skirt.
Seeing the jade carving, Concubine Liu and the female family members of the Liu family all looked at each other. Not caring about the women of the Shi family, Concubine Liu personally knelt down and quickly picked up the jade piece, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and left quickly with the others.
When the emperor came over with the prince, the fourth prince and Chu Yao, a few favored clan members, he happened to see Concubine Liu and her party leaving in a hurry.
"Greetings to my father."
"See the Emperor."
This time, Shi Fuxin suppressed her reluctance and followed Madam Shi, while Jin Yue'e knelt down.
The emperor raised his hand to let them get up, and then glanced at Shi Dinghao and the prince.
Not long ago, Shi Dinghao told him that Concubine Liu stopped the female family members of the Shi family and hesitated to speak, as if Concubine Liu wanted to do something to the Shi family.
The prince heard it from the side and also talked about Concubine Liu's domineering nature.
For the sake of the Empress Dowager, he was also worried that Concubine Liu would make too much trouble, so the Emperor reluctantly came over to take a look.
However, I saw nothing.
The emperor was thinking at this moment that Concubine Liu and the Liu family knew each other very well.
Chu Yao looked at Shi Fuxin, and then at Concubine Liu Guifei and others who had walked away in a hurry and could not see their figures, thoughtfully.
The prince felt a little regretful. If Concubine Liu had attacked the Shi family, for the sake of the Empress Dowager, his father would also reprimand Concubine Liu and the Liu family.
It's a pity that Liu Guifei still has some brains.
The fourth prince breathed a sigh of relief, and then glared at Shi Dinghao fiercely.
Shi Dinghao dared to accuse his mother and concubine in front of him just now. Let’s see how he deals with him in the future.
The emperor had nothing to say to the female family members. He simply said a few words to Mrs. Shi, asked about the situation in Duke Anguo's mansion, and prepared to leave with the people.
At this moment, the girl from the Shi family who dared to flatter him the first time she met him spoke.
Hearing Shi Fuxin's voice, Chu Yao showed an expression as expected.
"Your Majesty, I forgive you. I seem to have made the imperial concubine angry just now."
A look of displeasure flashed in the emperor's eyes. Concubine Liu is his woman. Even if she makes things difficult for the Shi family, the Shi family are ministers. She just has to accept it. She runs to him one after another to complain. Is this a sign of disobedience? p>
"Oh, tell me, why did you offend the imperial concubine? Let me listen and see if I want to help the imperial concubine punish you?"
When the fourth prince saw that Shi Fuxin was pleading guilty on the surface but actually complaining, his face immediately darkened. However, when the emperor said that he wanted to punish the daughter of the Shi family, her expression relaxed again.
Huh, his mother-in-law is a royal concubine personally named by his father, how can he allow the daughter of a minister to offend him!
Shi Fuxin made a look of fear: "The imperial concubine didn't kneel down immediately to say goodbye, so the imperial concubine was so angry that she smashed a black and white jade sculpture."
The emperor was laughed out of anger at such a clumsy complaint. At this time, the daughter really thought that since Shi Dinghao became the consort, she could run up to him and apply eye drops to the concubine. Just when she was about to issue an order, something suddenly occurred to her.
"What did you say the imperial concubine smashed?"
Shi Fuxin quickly replied: "It is a black and white jade carving. When I looked at it, I saw that the jade carving looked a bit like the iron-eating beast that I saw in the travel notes of Bashu."
The emperor's expression suddenly changed, and without saying a word, he turned around and walked towards Jingren Palace.
Chu Yao also thought of something, glanced at Shi Fuxin, and quickly followed.
The prince took a step behind and glanced thoughtfully at Shi Fuxin who was kneeling on the ground.
The sixth girl of the Shi family.
This girl is no stranger to him at all. The Queen Mother has tried to stuff this person into her backyard more than once.
The prince looked at Shi Fuxin carefully. Well, she looks quite lucky.
Thinking of his father's face when he left just now, the prince's eyes became a little dark.
Seeing the fourth prince rushing to chase the emperor, the prince glanced at Shi Fuxin again, and followed the others to Jingren Palace.
After a while, Shi Fuxin was the only one left in the Imperial Garden.
Princess Yong'an watched Shi Fuxin stand up calmly, feeling slightly moved in her heart.
Every time he meets Shikuro, the person Shikuro talks about the most is his twin sister, saying how awesome she is. Today, I saw that she is indeed awesome.
In front of the fourth prince, the prince and others, I applied eye drops to Concubine Liu directly in front of the emperor, and it seemed that it was successful.
Princess Yong'an glanced at the emperor and his entourage who had left long ago, her eyes flashed, and she suddenly had a premonition that Liu Guifei might be in trouble this time.
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"Princess, please return to Shoukang Palace quickly, we will leave the palace soon."
Princess Yong'an insisted on sending the Shi family to the gate of the palace, and then returned to Shoukang Palace. After returning, she thought about it and went to see the Empress Dowager and told her everything that had just happened.
The Empress Dowager was originally lying lazily on the armchair. After hearing Princess Yong'an's words, she sat up with a 'crash'.
"Yong'an, please tell me again, what does the jade carving that Liu Guifei broke look like?"
Seeing that the Empress Dowager was so serious, Princess Yong'an quickly repeated the story: "The black and white color, Miss Shi Liu said, is like the iron-eating beast in Bashu."
The Queen Mother stood up and started walking around: "Is that jade sculpture really broken?"
Princess Yong'an nodded: "Yes, it broke into several pieces." Seeing that the Queen Mother sat back on the chair again, she asked, "Is there some origin for the Queen Mother's jade carving? After hearing this, my father also looked sad.
Change."
The Empress Dowager did not answer immediately. After a while, she spoke quietly: "Empress Wende is very fond of the iron-eating beasts in Bashu and calls them national treasures."
"During the Taizu period, Chu State was very powerful. Due to the shortage of state treasury, some of the gold, silver and jewels were relocated. Empress Wende jokingly called them royal treasures."
"The treasure has only one entrance, and the key to unlocking it is an iron-eating beast made of black jade and mutton-fat jade. If you don't enter through the entrance, there will be many traps inside."
If you want to get the royal treasure, you must first find the treasure map, and secondly, you must have the key to start the treasure.
After the founding of the emperor, few people knew about the royal treasure, but the Queen Mother knew that the regent had found the treasure map.
Fortunately, he didn't get the entrance key, otherwise, the regent would have won.