Concubine He walked in slowly with two palace maids, with a smile on her face. She first bowed to the Empress, and then turned to look at Yuan Jianzheng, as if they had met by chance.
"This gentleman... is he Lord Yuan from the Imperial Observatory?" She looked up and down at Yuan Jianzheng who saluted her.
"That's right." Yuan Jianzheng had a headache.
The Empress and Concubine He have never gotten along, and he knew about this.
Just now there was the suppression from the Queen Mother, and now the Imperial Concubine came along. No matter how you look at it, this is not a good thing.
"I have met Lord Yuan several times during the previous sacrificial ceremonies, but he was a little far away." Concubine He smiled, her attitude gentle and friendly.
It was as if she was a completely different person from the cold and elegant Queen just now.
The national sacrificial ceremony was usually attended by the Emperor and the Empress. Even though Concubine He was favored, she had to sit in the back row. Besides, it was not convenient for Concubine He to go to the Imperial Observatory if there was nothing important. Even if she wanted to match Pei Yusheng's horoscope, she only needed to arrange for someone from Prince Jing's Mansion to deliver it. There was no need for her, the Concubine, to ask for it in person.
Concubine He was afraid of being gossiped about, so she didn't dare to send anyone there for no reason, so until now she had only seen the Supervisor from afar.
After hearing what Concubine He said, Yuan Jianzheng smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
"Sister, are you angry?" Concubine He looked at the Queen again and asked with a smile, in a casual tone that made people feel that even if they wanted to be angry, they had no reason to do so.
The Queen Mother was really furious. Her problems were about to be put on the right track, but the bitch Concubine He showed up and ruined her plans.
This time, Yuan Jianzheng was caught off guard. If he couldn't be forced to say something this time, it would be even more impossible for him to do it next time.
"Some minor matters." The Queen said coldly, "I wonder what the Imperial Concubine is here for?"
Concubine He wiped the corner of her lips with a handkerchief and smiled, "It's nothing important. It's just that the emperor asked me to help you manage the affairs of the inner palace. When I heard that you were anxious to summon Yuan Jianzheng, I thought something important had happened, so I hurried over to take a look."
"It's no big deal." The Queen Mother just wanted Concubine He to leave quickly and had no intention of giving her a good look.
Moreover, when she thought that Concubine He had actually taken away some of her power, her face turned unhappy and she had been upset about this matter for the past few days.
If it weren't for this incident, Concubine He wouldn't have any control over her now.
I just regret that last time, that bitch Concubine He took advantage of the situation.
"It's nothing important that would require the appointment of Yuan Jianzheng?" Concubine He looked surprised, as if she didn't see the Empress's cold face. She turned her head and glanced at Yuan Jianzheng again, "The Emperor has been talking about Master Yuan of the Imperial Observatory, and told us not to disturb him unless it's necessary. After all, Master Yuan is in charge of important matters."
This means that the Queen deliberately invited Yuan Jianzheng here with ill intentions.
The Empress dropped the cup in her hand heavily. "What do you mean, Imperial Concubine?"
"Did my sister say something wrong?" Concubine He looked at Yuan Jianzheng, then at the Empress, as if frightened. She took a step back and said, "Empress, if my sister said something wrong, please forgive me."
Having said that, he bowed to the Queen again.
His behavior was respectful, but it made the Queen so angry that she was heartbroken.
, this bitch, Concubine He, is good at pretending, but the Emperor just falls for her tricks.
The Queen Mother only regretted that she had not asked sooner, but now Concubine He had come in.
"I have something important to ask Yuan Jianzheng. If your royal concubine has nothing else to say, you may go back first." The Queen said coldly.
"Business? I wonder if you can listen?" Concubine He smiled, her eyes sliding across the empress's cold face, and continued, "Before, the emperor asked you to help me deal with affairs, but I don't understand much. I want to learn from you. Today happens to be a chance. How about listening from the side?"
As she spoke, she sat down on a chair beside her without even waiting for the Queen's reply.
The Queen Mother was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She wished she could stand up and slap this bitch in the face. After so many years of fighting, she, the Queen, still couldn't defeat this bitch. She even let this bitch praise her son so much that she became her son's biggest rival.
If his son wasn't born by this bitch, how could his son have ended up like this
Her fingers pinched her palm fiercely. At this moment, the Empress hated Concubine He the most, even more than she hated Empress Yuan when she was young...
After all, Queen Yuan did not give birth to a bastard to get in her way.
"Sister, please ask. I'm just an observer. You don't have to care whether I'm here or not." Concubine He invited with a smile.
The queen pursed her lips hard, suppressing the anger in her heart. She knew that she could not ask any more questions about this matter. She looked up at Yuan Jianzheng and said, "Master Yuan, please go down. I will check this matter again. If there is anything else you need, please come over again!"
After saying this, he waved his hand, his face turning pale.
When Yuan Jianzheng saw this situation, he didn't want to stay here anymore, for fear that he would be sandwiched between these two people. It would be best to leave now.
Moreover, he really needed to think about this matter again. Originally, the matter of the former Crown Princess's fate was not a big deal. How come the Queen Mother made it a matter concerning the life and death of the former Crown Princess
"I will take my leave."
Yuan Jianzheng was about to leave after saying this.
"Lord Yuan, wait a minute!" How could Concubine He let Yuan Jianzheng leave like this? She had finally got such an opportunity to meet Yuan Jianzheng, and it was snatched from the Empress Dowager.
"Your Majesty." Yuan Jianzheng had to stop.
"Master Yuan was just talking to the Queen, and I... can't listen? Why did Master Yuan leave as soon as I arrived?" Concubine He smiled gently.
These words made people feel a chill down their spine.
"What do you mean, Imperial Concubine?" The Queen turned her head, stared at Imperial Concubine He coldly, and asked.
"Sister, what's wrong? I'm just asking as a matter of routine. After all, this is the emperor's order. I didn't do well and didn't quite understand what I should do. I just didn't want to disappoint the emperor, so I asked one more question. Could it be that... this is impossible to ask?"
Concubine He smiled more and more gently, and when she looked at the Empress, there was a hint of surprise in her smile, as if she really didn't know what was wrong here.
The Queen was so angry that she gritted her teeth and bit her back teeth hard to suppress the hatred that was pounding in her heart.
"Are you blaming me, Concubine?"
"I dare not, how dare I blame my sister
, Sister, are you going to punish me for meddling in other people's affairs?" Concubine He stood up in a panic, looking very aggrieved, "I really asked one more question because of the emperor's instructions. If it is really not allowed, I... I will not ask."
After saying this, her eyes turned red with grievance.
The Empress has seen this look for more than twenty years. Just this one expression has made the Empress feel aggrieved for more than twenty years.
This bitch, she is so old, yet she still has such an expression, and the emperor can actually watch her.
"It is indeed not your turn to ask about my affairs." The Queen spoke each word with such clarity that she could almost smell the blood under her teeth.
"Then... I won't ask, but I have to report this to the Emperor... I can't ask, but the Emperor should be able to ask, right?" Imperial Concubine He seemed to really not understand, and continued to say things that made the Empress want to tear her apart.
"Please do as you wish." The queen said coldly.
Since she brought Yuan Jianzheng here, there must be a reason, otherwise she would not dare to invite Yuan Jianzheng here at this time.
She just hated that bitch Concubine He for ruining her plans again.
After Concubine He finished speaking, she showed no intention of leaving. Her hesitation was annoying. The Empress stood up suddenly. She was afraid that if she continued to watch, she would not be able to bear it any longer.
"The Emperor has arrived!" A sharp voice of a eunuch came from outside. The Empress was stunned for a moment, then immediately looked at Concubine He on the side.
Sure enough, I saw a smile on Concubine He's face.
This bitch not only came herself, but also invited the emperor as well. My heart skipped a beat, but I suppressed it and told myself that even if the emperor asked about this matter, I had a reason.
Originally this reason was just to deal with the emperor, but now with the addition of the bitch Concubine He, it has changed its meaning no matter how you think about it.
Besides, with the bitch Concubine He around, I’m afraid I won’t be able to complete this task in the end!
The emperor strode in and the palace maids on both sides bowed and saluted.
When he arrived at the hall, he saw the Queen and Concubine He were there. After his eyes swept over them, they finally fell on Yuan Jianzheng.
"Yuan Jianzheng...what are you doing here?" The emperor sat down on the chair in the middle and asked calmly.
"The Empress asked me about the former Crown Princess." When the Emperor asked, Yuan Jianzheng did not dare to refuse and answered hurriedly.
"The matter of the late Crown Princess? The late Crown Princess passed away a long time ago. How could anything else be related to the Imperial Observatory?" The Emperor looked at the Empress with displeasure.
The Queen had already calmed down and said after hearing the question, "I just learned about this matter. When the Crown Prince and the daughter of the Ji family were engaged, the horoscopes used were not the daughter of the Ji family's own horoscopes. I am afraid that someone has calculated this, so I asked Lord Yuan to come and discuss and investigate."
"The horoscope has been changed?" The emperor's face darkened and he immediately understood the key.
"That's exactly what you meant. After I found out, I felt it was very strange." The Queen frowned slightly and handed a note to the Emperor. "Look, this note is from Ji's daughter, but it's not the one from when we matched our horoscopes. I think someone wants to harm the Crown Prince and the former Crown Princess, so I asked Lord Yuan to explain the matter."
When it comes to her own son, the Queen Mother speaks more and more righteously.
Concubine He's eyes flickered...