After Yunli finished eating and returned to her yard, Hongying neatly cleared away the dishes on the table. Then she saw Concubine Qin sitting in a chair without saying a word, and she couldn't help but ask: "What is Concubine thinking about?"
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Concubine Qin came back to her senses and said with a cold smile: "I thought Yunli was hiding it and wouldn't tell me until the Ningshuang Pavilion man was out of confinement, but I didn't expect him to tell me now.
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"The prince has always been very filial to his concubine." After listening to Hongying's words, concubine Qin picked a pink peach blossom from the vase on the table and put it between her fingers, "It used to be like this, but now
, Yunli was deceived by some people with ulterior motives, but he was not so filial to me. For example, this time, it took so long to tell me, if I hadn't already known about the emperor's visit from Ping'er,
These days I have to be frightened every day."
The reason why Concubine Qin was so tolerant in front of Yunli just now was not because she didn't blame Yunli, but because she had first learned about Yinzhen's appearance in Guojun Prince's Mansion from Ping'er. Although she didn't know what she said specifically.
, but with her many years of experience in the harem, she could guess most of it with just a few words.
And from the moment Yinzhen stepped into the gate of Guojun Prince's Mansion, the crisis hanging over Guojun Prince's Mansion was resolved, and she no longer needed to worry.
That day, after she couldn't persuade Yunli to send Ling Ruo to the palace, she couldn't control her anger. But she knew her son's temperament very well. She usually looked gentle and polite, but once he decided to do something, he would definitely do it.
, it is difficult for anyone to change it.
Although what Yunli said when arguing with her sounded reasonable, she still smelled something wrong in it. Yunli cared too much about the Niu Hulu family and had gone beyond the duties of a courtier. So Yunli
After Li left, he ordered someone to find Ping'er quietly and asked him about what happened along the way. When he learned that Yunli had fallen off a cliff in order to collect perilla grass, which could help induce a fetus, he was shocked and angry.
Yunli didn't have to take this risk, but he did it anyway. She already knew the answer to why.
After that time, Princess Qin ordered Ping'er to look over there and report immediately if anything happened. Because of this, she was able to know that Yinzhen had been to Prince Guojun's mansion.
Hongying rolled her dark eyes and said, "Toffee, please forgive me for telling me bluntly, Ping'er is not a simple person. She agreed to be your eyeliner, but I'm afraid she has some ulterior motives."
Concubine Qin smiled coldly and said, "Then tell me, what is her purpose?"
"This..." Hongying thought for a while and shook her head: "I can't think of it at the moment."
Concubine Qin flicked the peach petals on her fingertips into the air and said leisurely: "If you don't expect it, let me tell you, that girl only wants to fly up a branch and become a phoenix!"
Hongying was suddenly startled and said: "Concubine, are you saying that she wants to marry the prince? She is just a girl, and the prince is a majestic prince. He is among the best among men. How dare you have such a delusion?!"
Concubine Qin stroked her sleeves and said with a half-smile: "The first time I heard Yunli's name from her mouth, I could tell that although this girl was born in a humble background, her spirit was not low at all, so how could she be willing to do so?
She wants to be a girl for the rest of her life. It is precisely because of this thought that she will please me and be used by me."
"The concubine is saying that she wants to use the concubine's help to become the person beside the prince?" Saying this, Hongying said a little bitterly: "She doesn't even look at her appearance and background, let alone Fujin, even if
She is an unworthy concubine!"
Concubine Qin glanced at her and said calmly: "Hongying, why are you so excited? Could it be that you have the same thoughts as her?"
Hongying was startled and quickly lowered her head and said: "I know that I am from a humble background, so I dare not have such delusions. Moreover, when I was serving the concubine, I said that I would serve the concubine for the rest of my life."
Concubine Qin walked up to her, touched her red and delicate cheeks with her fingers wearing gold armor, and said in an unpredictable voice: "You are only twenty now, really you will be in the future."
Do you want to stay with me, don’t you feel it’s a pity?”
Hongying felt the coldness on her cheeks and said, "It is a slave's blessing to be able to serve the concubine. There is no such thing as a pity."
Concubine Qin put down her hand and her voice became colder, "Okay, I know very well what you are thinking, but since you have been doing your best since you served me, I won't argue with you.
I won’t treat you badly, but the premise is that you don’t do anything that makes me unhappy, do you understand?”
"I know," Hongying said in a low voice, not daring to raise her head to look at Concubine Qin. When Concubine Qin had finished speaking, Concubine Qin's voice sounded in her ears again, "Ping'er, this girl,
I am useful, no one is allowed to touch her."
Hongying didn't dare to say a word other than agreeing. She had been serving Concubine Qin for five or six years, and she knew that this concubine who usually eats fast, prays to Buddha, and does flowers and grass is not as simple as she seems on the surface.
On the contrary, she firmly controls everything in this palace, including every inch of land and every person.
But think about it, it is not easy for any woman to survive the intrigues in the harem and become the concubine without any trouble.
Putting all this aside for now, not long after Yunli returned to the study, Sori came in to report that the prince was here. Hongshi's sudden visit made Yunli very strange. Although he and Hongshi were uncles and nephews, their relationship was not
However, it was very common and they didn't visit often. This time when I came back from Zhungar, Hongshi hadn't seen him either, so why did he come here at this time?
Strange as it is, since people are here, it is natural for them to see things. So Li immediately ordered Suo Li to invite Hongshi in, and he also walked down from behind the long case.
"Prince Ding, please!" Following Hongshi's words, Honghongshi, wearing a dark green robe and a brocade belt around his waist, walked in. After meeting Yunli, he took the first step and said, "Hongshi has met Uncle Seventeen."
"Second elder brother does not need to be polite." Although Hongshi has been named a prince, Yunli is his elder, so he still uses the previous title.
Hongshi suppressed the eagerness in his heart and said: "Ever since I learned that Uncle Seventeen returned to Beijing, I have always wanted to pay him a visit. Unfortunately, there are many things in the Household Department recently, and I can't spare the time even though I have tried to do so. I hope Uncle Seventeen won't do it."
Be surprised."
"How could that be? The second elder brother is too polite." Yunli said as he asked Hongshi to sit down. After the servant brought the brewed tea, he said, "It's just that I didn't expect the second elder brother to be so late."
I will come again."
As soon as he heard this, Hongshi quickly said: "I didn't want to bother Uncle Seventeen so late, but I heard in the mansion that something happened in the capital. Someone assassinated Master Ma Qi, and someone came to Guojun Prince's Mansion to cause trouble. I was worried.
It will scare Uncle Seventeen and the Dowager Concubine, so I came over here to see if Uncle Seventeen and the Concubine are still okay."