Chapter 438: The Concubine Xian is temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace
Wu Qiqi was dragged a long way in the cold wind. Her mute voice could not make a sound. She had no strength to struggle because her miscarriage had damaged her energy and blood.
"Stop looking north, His Highness will not see you." Aunt Hua's voice came coldly, "If you are willing to admit that Concubine Xian sent you here, you can still save your life."
Wu Qiqi twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled extremely bitterly.
But her eyes were still bright, she looked at Aunt Hua and made two gestures.
"So what if you know?" Aunt Hua snorted coldly, "Even if His Highness knows who I am, he will only get closer to me. You are different. Since you won't tell me, I won't either.
Kong'er is busy with you. The prince and concubine are about to return home, and I have to go and wait on her."
As soon as Aunt Hua finished speaking, a rope was wrapped around Wu Qiqi's slender neck.
Aunt Hua watched Wu Qiqi being strangled to death with fixed eyes, and then ordered the person who did it: "After all, she has served the master, put it in a coffin and bury her!"
The night was already very deep, and the lights were still on in Concubine Xian's palace.
Shu Cong carefully brought a bowl of ginseng soup and spoke in a slow voice: "Your Majesty, you don't have much for dinner, and the night is still long!"
Concubine Xian did not refuse, picked up the bowl and took a few sips.
Kang Guangze diligently beat Concubine Xian's legs and said: "Although Jin Lingyi escaped by chance, the Jin family will not be able to survive. They secretly recruit people to buy and sell official positions. This is true.
No matter how eloquent you are, you can't turn black into white."
"You don't have to be so careful. I can't even withstand this storm." Concubine Xian smiled, "The front palace and the harem are like a gambling game. Those who participate in the game will either lose or win.
Within reason.
Besides, even if this is the case, it won’t be any hindrance to me, but the Jin family will be in dire straits for a while!”
"Your Majesty is absolutely right, but with little honor guard, it seems that we will be the final winners." Kang Guang's eyes narrowed to a slit, "Based on your Imperial Majesty's strategy, how can they be their opponents?"
"Don't say that," Concubine Xian slowly took another sip of the ginseng soup, "The celestial phenomenon that Qingque mentioned has not been seen yet, so I am still worried."
"Empress, is the appearance that day true?" Shucong asked.
Concubine Xian sighed: "After all, it didn't happen, so who can say it accurately? But he did say it accurately when Xingyun happened."
At this time Jinglian walked in and said: "The second prince took the two grandsons back. He also said that he wanted to come in and thank the empress, but it was too late, so I won't disturb you for now."
"I understand," Concubine Xian responded calmly, and then said to Kang Guang, "These two chess pieces are useless, and the people involved don't need to keep them."
Kang Guang said quickly: "Don't worry, I will leave the palace tomorrow and ask them to clean it up."
"There has been little movement over Concubine Fu. I asked you to keep an eye on Xue Hengzhao. Has she had any contact with anyone over there recently?" Concubine Xian asked.
"Don't worry, Madam, our people are keeping a close eye on her. I even asked before turning on the lamp that Xue Hengzhao has been pretending to be sick recently and didn't even leave the door." Kang Guang said.
"Sooner rather than later, take the time to urge Qingque," Concubine Xian seemed to have made up her mind, "And the Jin family, if you catch them, you must not let go. If you catch someone with weak bones,
Let them bite Lao Wu, so that the rest of the matter can proceed."
Concubine Xian dug pits for the fifth prince one after another. If you didn't jump into this one, there would be more waiting for you later.
A layer of snow fell in the middle of the night, and the weather was frighteningly cold.
In such a cold weather, the emperor came to Tong'an Palace to visit Concubine Rong after leaving court.
Because the palace people got up early to report that the concubine was feeling unwell last night.
"Why is the Emperor here in such weather? I don't have anything important to do. I told them a long time ago and I'm not allowed to tell you." Concubine Rong was half lying on the bed, with her head tied and her forehead tied. There was a faint smell of medicine in the room.
"I remember that the concubine's headache has not occurred for many years. Why did it happen again now?" The emperor was very concerned, "What did the imperial doctor say?"
"As we get older, we are bound to suffer from three kinds of diseases and nine pains. The imperial doctor checked the pulse and prescribed a prescription. I just took it and I feel a little lighter now." Concubine Rong said, reaching out and rubbing her temples.
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Upon seeing this, Aunt Ningcui quickly stepped forward and stretched out her hand to massage the concubine.
Concubine Rong closed her eyes for a while, as if to regain her composure, and then sighed: "I feel sorry for Your Majesty too. Seeing how busy you are every day makes me really worried."
"Concubine, please don't be like this. Please be at ease. My body and bones can still survive, and I don't feel any discomfort at all." The emperor said.
"Well, you are the lord of the world, and it is your duty to worry about the world. But I think this harem cannot be without a boss. It has been two months since Yao Ziyun was deposed." Concubine Rong turned to the topic.
In the harem, "Although Concubine Fu, Concubine Hui and Concubine Xian all take charge of their own affairs, there is no one person in charge. This cannot be the case in a family, let alone a large harem?"
"What the concubine said is that there have been too many things going on in the previous dynasty recently, so I have not been distracted by the affairs of the harem. Now that you have mentioned it, I would like to ask you for an idea who will temporarily take over the responsibilities of the Sixth Palace.
?" the emperor asked with a smile.
"Your Majesty knows that I don't like to worry about anything. You can choose whoever you think is suitable." said Concubine Rong.
"In my heart, there is no one more suitable than the concubine. I am just afraid that I will tire you out," the emperor said with a smile, "so I have to choose from among the three people who have the title of concubine. Concubine Hui has a soft temper, and she is very weak these days.
I'm sick, so let's forget it. Concubine Xian was too close to Yao Ziyun before, so why not... ask Concubine Fu to take care of things temporarily."
"Let Concubine Xian do it!" Concubine Rong said, "I vaguely heard that the Jin family seems to have committed something. The fifth child is close to them, so let Concubine Fu not be involved in the affairs of the harem for the time being. Concubine Xian, on the other hand, the Yao family
She and the Liu brothers also worked hard to find out what happened, which shows that she and the Yao family are not the same people."
After hearing what the concubine said, the emperor lowered his head and thought for a moment and said, "Then just listen to the concubine!"
Then the emperor sent Zhang Ze to Jiaolan Palace to announce the decree.
After Zhang Ze left, Kang Guang said: "I heard that this was the intention of the concubine. It can be seen that the concubine also looks at our empress in a different light now."
"The High Concubine may not necessarily have a different opinion of me, but she is now less affectionate towards Concubine Fu." Concubine Xian smiled, "After all, who makes her unpopular with the Bodhisattva."
A few days ago, Concubine Fu went to the Dowager Palace to worship Buddha. Unexpectedly, the Buddha statue fell down from the shrine.
Concubine Rong didn't say anything at the time, but afterwards she became a little cold towards Concubine Fu. She went to see Concubine Fu several times but never saw her.
"It's no wonder. She went to worship Buddha and the Buddha statue fell down. It can be seen that she was either not sincere or she had offended the gods and Buddhas. The concubine is the most Buddhist. How can she not mind if she is like this?