The queen suddenly froze on the spot, and a cold air rushed from the soles of her feet. She never thought that Xia Huanyu would use such a method to deceive her.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" The queen gritted her teeth and clenched her hands secretly in her sleeves. After a long while, she sneered and said, "I am just looking for an inkstone for my father. Your Majesty is actually making such a fuss. Could it be that...
Does Your Majesty think that it was wrong for me to find the Duan Stone for my father? Or does Your Majesty think that it was my concubine who caused the uproar in the city about the stone monument?"
When Xia Huanyu heard this, he just looked at her coldly, staring so hard that the queen couldn't help but straighten her back. After a long while, she spoke softly: "The Su family has been the most important figure in the Xia Kingdom since the founding of the Yuan Dynasty.
Sir, does the queen know why this is?"
"Of course it's because generations of the Su family have been very loyal to His Majesty and devoted themselves to His Majesty." The Queen did not dare to look at Xia Huanyu, but turned her head to look at the phoenix with fangs and claws carved on the pillars in the Tai Chi Hall.
Xia Huanyu nodded, but then shook his head: "You only mentioned one of them. In addition to the loyalty of the Su family, there is another thing, which is having a degree. Knowing what to ask and what not to ask."
The queen's face became a little stiffer, but she heard Xia Huanyu's voice with the usual indifference, "Loyalty and moderation are the basis for the survival of the Su family. But the queen and Taiwei Su did what they did, which disappointed everyone.
…”
Xia Huanyu looked at the queen, and his voice was a little softer, but it fell into the queen's ears like a heavy weight.
"Sometimes, people should know how to be content. In whose hands should the Xia family's empire be entrusted? How about the Xia family's descendants? It's not up to a minister to intervene. Queen, you have been in the palace for so many years, but you still haven't made any progress.
, If it weren’t for the guidance of your parents behind you, I’m afraid you would have nothing now. People must know how to be content, and you are now in a position below one person and above ten thousand people..."
The queen's face was pale, her feet were a little arrogant, and her heart seemed to be in turmoil. After a while, the queen managed to calm down, with tears in her eyes, she gritted her teeth and sneered at Xia Huanyu: "Your Majesty just wants to
That woman’s son is just supporting the throne. Your Majesty, you think I don’t know? I’m just heartbroken. My concubine’s companionship for more than twenty years is nothing compared to that woman’s mere few years!”
Xia Huanyu's face became colder and colder, but the queen seemed to have been torn open by someone. Once she opened a hole, she could no longer stop, "My concubine entered the palace as the queen. It was approved by your majesty."
I chose it myself. However, after my concubine entered the palace, she got nothing else but this post. To other concubines, your majesty would even greet them with greetings, but when I came to my concubine, your majesty would always look cold and cold.
Not even a word of care is stingy..."
The queen's tears became more and more violent, and she could no longer say the next words.
Xia Huanyu just looked at her coldly. Seeing that she didn't speak again for a long time, he asked slowly: "The queen hopes that I will deprive you of your post and demote you to a concubine, so that I can occasionally greet you."
?”
When the queen heard what Xia Huanyu said, she suddenly froze. She stared at Xia Huanyu blankly, her body was trembling a little, and she didn't say a complete sentence for a long time.
Xia Huanyu sneered, stood up and said in a loud voice: "Get up and drive back to the palace." After saying that, he fluttered his sleeves and left Weiyang Palace.
The queen suddenly fell down on the chair, her face already wet with tears. The palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The nanny quickly ordered the others to retreat, then quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it to the queen, saying softly
: "Why do you have to be so head-on with Your Majesty? Now..."
The queen raised her hand and said calmly: "Mom, there is no need to say anything. I am a little tired. Please help me into the inner hall to rest."
The nanny responded and helped the queen into the inner hall. The tears on the queen's face were still there. The nanny poured hot water for the queen and wiped off the stained makeup on her face. She also loosened her bun and took off her hair.
After taking off her outer clothes, she helped the queen to lie down on the bed.
There have always been very few secrets in the harem. Early the next morning, almost all the palaces knew that Xia Huanyu fell out with the queen in Weiyang Palace last night and left in a hurry. Although most of them knew
No one knew what was going on, but they all smelled something unusual.
On the second day, when everyone went to Weiyang Palace to pay their respects, they also wanted to inquire about the current situation, but unexpectedly, the queen directly claimed that she was ill, and the concubines were not even seen.
Suddenly, there were even more divergent opinions in the palace.
In the Xiangzhu Hall, it was as quiet as ever. Firstly, although everyone was speculating about what happened between the Queen and Xia Huanyu, after all, the person was the Queen and they did not dare to do it openly. Secondly, because of Ning Qian
She and Lin Youran were both pregnant, so no one dared to disturb her easily.
Lin Youran had already begun to show her pregnancy. However, due to various things that happened at the beginning of her pregnancy, the fetus in her belly was not very stable. After returning from the inner palace, she went straight back to the side hall to sleep.
However, after Ning Qian returned to the palace, she sat in a chair and fell into a daze.
Qian Xin walked in from the outside, holding a piece of paper in her hand, and whispered: "Sister Qian Yin has sent a message, so the outside has followed the master's instructions, and the Criminal Department has discovered the death of the old craftsman..."
Ning Qian nodded, with a somewhat dazed expression, and her eyes fell on the jasmine flowers in full bloom in the palace.
"How long have these jasmine flowers been blooming?" Ning Qian asked softly.
Qian Xin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It has been more than a month. I have ordered people to prepare a lot of jasmine flowers, which are kept in charcoal pots in the house. When these flowers in the house fail, they can be replaced.
.”
"It's been more than a month..." Ning Qian murmured to herself, "Then it's gone."
Qian Xin didn't know what Ning Qian was talking about. She was stunned for a moment and then asked softly: "What? What's missing?"
Ning smiled lightly, shook her head, and responded softly: "Nothing. By the way, who do you think is a greater threat to the master, Concubine Shen Shu or the Queen?"
Qian Xin was stunned for a moment, tilted her head and thought for a long time before she responded softly: "From what it looks like now, Concubine Shen Shu comes out of the cold palace and is favored with great favor. Moreover, Concubine Shen Shu has a King Qi, so she should be a greater threat. But...
…”
Ning Qian raised her head and looked at Qian Xin, "But what?"
Qian Xin then continued: "However, Concubine Shen Shu does not have the support of her relatives. If Prince Qi wants to ascend to the throne of God, it is more likely than the seventh prince. In contrast, I feel that the Queen may be the greatest potential
Hidden danger.”
"But the queen has no children." Ning Qian said softly.
Qian Xin nodded and then smiled: "What are you afraid of having no children? Your Majesty looks very strong now. It is not impossible for the Queen to give birth to a boy and a girl. And didn't the former Crown Prince leave behind a child?
A son? Is that the queen's grandson? Even if the queen can't give birth to a son, and the younger prince is gone, there are so many concubines in the palace, and the queen is the master of the harem. The queen can take care of all the children born to women below the concubine rank.
Adopted directly."
After Qian Xin finished speaking, Ning Qianfang nodded slightly: "Actually, the Queen is not something to be afraid of, but the Su family behind the Queen is a big hidden danger. Today, the Su family is still the largest family in Xia Kingdom in the DPRK.
, and the Queen has laid out the plans for them in the palace, so their ambitions are not small."
Hearing this, Qian Xin raised her head and looked at Ning Qian, "Yes, but now that the master is not here, we can only wait for the master to come back before making a decision."
Ning Qian smiled again, with something in her smile that she couldn't understand.
"The Queen is the hand that controls the Su family's arrangement in the harem, so I tried every means to cut off that hand." Ning Qian's hand slowly touched her abdomen.
While the master and servant were talking, they heard the voice of the palace servant coming from outside: "Your Majesty, Dr. Liu from the Imperial Hospital is here to diagnose your Majesty's pulse."
Ning Qianfang calmed down her expression and nodded gently: "Please come in, Dr. Liu."
The curtain of the inner hall was opened, and the imperial doctor walked in behind the two palace maids, lowered his head and saluted: "Greetings to Concubine Xiang."
Ning smiled lightly and said, "Doctor Liu, please come."
The old doctor stood up. Ning Qian put the brocade handkerchief on her arm, and then the doctor stretched out her hand and started to diagnose her pulse.
Ning Qian noticed that a strange look flashed across the eyes of the imperial doctor. Ning Qian frowned and asked softly: "Is there anything wrong with my pulse? But what's wrong with the fetus in my belly?"
?”
Dr. Liu quickly knelt down on the ground and said repeatedly: "No, everything is fine with the fetus in the mother's belly, and the pulse is stable."
"Oh..." Ning Qian glanced at Dr. Liu with a half-smile, then smiled and said, "Thank you, Dr. Liu."
Doctor Liu chuckled, then saluted again, stood up and said, "Wei minister, please leave."
Ning Qian nodded lightly, "Hui Zhaoyi seems to be feeling a little unwell in the past two days and has a bad appetite. Dr. Liu should also check Hui Zhaoyi's pulse."
Dr. Liu quickly responded and withdrew.
When Ning Qian saw Imperial Physician Liu leaving the inner hall, she waved her hand coldly and said, "Qian Xin, please change my clothes. Everyone else should leave, and I will take a nap for a while."
After everyone else left, Ning Qianfang put his right hand on his left arm and frowned lightly for a long time.
Qian Xin looked at it and felt a little worried in her heart: "Mother, is there anything wrong with the pulse?"
Ning smiled lightly and said, "There's no problem. There's really no problem at all. If you don't believe me, why don't you come and take my pulse?"
Hearing this, Qian Xin also put her hand up, but her face became increasingly strange, with a bit of undisguised surprise. After a long while, she suddenly withdrew her hand: "Mother, how could..."
The smile on Ning Qian's lips became colder: "I have never been pregnant from the beginning to the end, but I really want to know why my weak and slippery pulse suddenly became normal.
