When the news of the concubine's fall from the horse came, Concubine Chungui was extremely happy, but she didn't show it on her face at all.
Because Hongli was sitting across from her, he didn't speak for a long time, and as soon as he spoke, he said, "Are you very happy?"
Concubine Chungui froze in her heart, and hurriedly lowered her head and sighed: "The emperor came to Zhongcui Palace, and the concubines were naturally happy, but the concubine was seriously injured. The emperor has a strict decree that no one is allowed to be easily disturbed, and the concubine has already gone to visit the concubine's sister."
There was a mahogany chessboard in front of the two of them. Black and white pieces were placed on the board. It was Hongli's turn to make a move. He slowly picked up a white piece from the chess box, but didn't rush to place it. Beside the chessboard, got, got, got...
It's like the heartbeat of a pure noble concubine now.
"Someone moved his hands and feet on the horse that the concubine Ling was riding." Well, he finally landed on the chessboard.
"Who is so bold?" Concubine Chungui raised a black chess.
"I thought that the queen was the mother of a country, and no matter how favored Wei Yingluo was, her status would not be jeopardized. As for other concubines, they would not have the courage to do so." Hongli quickly lost another son, and said lightly, "You Say, who will it be?"
Concubine Chungui was undecided, her chest heaved for a moment, and suddenly knelt down and said: "Does the emperor doubt... Chen and concubine have been waiting for you since the time of hiding in the mansion, playing with piano and chess all day long, and making friends with poetry and painting, except for the emperor's little love and affection, minister The concubine asks nothing! Even if you doubt the people of the world, you shouldn't doubt your concubine!"
Hongli looked down at her from a high place: "Before the concubine, you were the one who was most favored. When she entered the palace, the one with the biggest gap was you, wasn't it?"
Concubine Chungui Yingying said with tears: "Your Majesty, when the former ministers and concubines were favored, they sympathized with the loneliness of the sisters, and often advised you to soak in the rain and dew, so that the harem could live in harmony. The concubine is very good, and never let the emperor go. In other people's palaces, it is really overbearing, and the concubine has persuaded her many times, but she is indulgent and self-willed, too public, and it is difficult to guarantee that someone will be jealous for a while, so she will deliberately take revenge. But the concubine can swear to God, this matter It really has nothing to do with me!"
Her tears were the most moving, like the drizzle in the south of the Yangtze River, pattering on the bluestone steps, and even the air around her was washed clean by her tears.
It was this image of being independent and not stained with dust that moved Hongli and made her a noble concubine all the way, but now Hongli looked at her crying, but his heart was very calm, he laughed mockingly, and said: "Last night, I ordered the release of all the eunuchs who committed crimes in the Court, guess where they went?"
Concubine Chun's face gradually turned pale, and she already had the answer in her heart.
"Most of them went back to sleep, but there was one... the little eunuch who led the horse for Concubine Ling." Hongli stared at her and said word by word, "He ran to your Zhongcui Palace in the middle of the night!"
"I have never seen this person before!" Concubine Chungui said with a white face.
"The little eunuch was very alert and found that someone was following him, and immediately turned back. My guard caught him and asked him for a long time. He also said that he had never seen you, but he had never seen you. Why did you come to your Zhongcui Palace in the middle of the night? "Hongli leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes a little tired and disappointed. "I also want to believe what you said, and I also hope that everything has nothing to do with you..."
Hongli didn't start immediately. First, there was no solid evidence. Second, the husband and wife were blessed for a hundred days. Their friendship for many years was still there, and they even had a son they raised together.
But even so, the status of this Zhongcui Palace in his heart is no longer what it used to be.
"Emother." Brother Liu walked out, rubbing his sleepy eyes, with small hands, small feet, and small steps, like a cute puppet.
"Child." Concubine Chun reached out and hugged him, choking on his shoulders.
"Emian, why are you crying?" Brother Liu raised his hand to touch the tears on her face.
"Emian didn't cry." Concubine Chungui smiled at him, thinking: I haven't lost yet, I can't cry.
After coaxing Brother Liu to sleep, Concubine Chun gently wiped away the tears on her face, her expression became extremely cold, and said, "Yuhu, go and invite Concubine Yu."
Among the concubines in the harem, not many have friendship with Wei Yingluo, and this Concubine Yu is the one who has the best friendship with her.
Unlike Wei Yingluo and Concubine Chung, both of them were concubines because of their pets, while Concubine Yu was different. He had to endure the position of concubine because he gave birth to a son. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, only during the new year. Hongli can be seen during festivals, and at other times, Hongli hardly sets foot in her place.
Such a person, in front of a pure noble concubine who has both a son and a concubine, is naturally a little shorter.
Now she is sitting upright on the chair, with a jade box next to it, which contains a full-year ginseng, the roots are shaped like hands and feet, and such ginseng is called ginseng doll or ginseng essence in the folk.
Concubine Yu's life was very poor, so she couldn't bear such a gift. On the contrary, it was given to her by Concubine Chungui.
"I heard that the fifth elder brother is ill." Concubine Chungui smiled, "Take this ginseng back to make up for him."
Concubine Yu replied nervously: "The maiden cares, the concubines keep it in my heart, but Yongqi is coughing, the imperial doctor has been using Chuanbei for his conditioning, and I really dare not use ginseng, which is a big tonic, only Live up to the good intentions of the empress."
Concubine Chungui: "You can't use ginseng for normal coughs, but this palace has already asked the imperial doctor, the fifth brother's cough was caused by weak lung qi, and this ginseng was specially given to him to replenish qi. Guangchu Division has thousands of kilograms of ginseng. , Ben Gong has chosen the most suitable for the fifth elder brother, you can rest assured."
Concubine Yu looked at her, then looked at ginseng, and suddenly got up and knelt down and said, "What is the mother's order, the concubine will do it, I only hope that the mother can let the fifth brother..."
"The person who knows the current affairs is Junjie." Concubine Chungui beckoned to her, "Come here, this palace has something to tell you."
"Mingyu."
Inside the Yanxi Palace, Wei Yingluo suddenly opened her eyes and asked Mingyu, who was waiting beside her, "Guess what Concubine Chun will do next?"
The harem is like a chessboard. She and Concubine Chun are each other's chess players, one holds white stones and the other holds black stones.
Got - Wei Yingluo is the first to settle down.
She deliberately put out the news of horseback riding, and wanted to entice Concubine Chun to take action, but it didn't matter even if the other party didn't take action.
Wei Yingluo can also fall off the horse herself.
Then he bought the little eunuch of Shangsi Courtyard and told him to lead Hailancha to Zhongcui Palace.
One piece after another, Concubine Chungui was finally forced into a desperate situation. It was her turn to make a move, and this piece would decide the outcome of the entire chess game.