PDLP Chapter 294 A Scoundrel and a Cruel Woman
Chapter 294 A Scoundrel and a Cruel Woman
"Noble Lady Fucha is now pregnant, so there is no need to go through the unnecessary formalities." Concubine Hua forced a smile at Noble Lady Fucha.
If an outsider saw the two of them from a distance, they would just think that a concubine with a big belly was respectfully bowing to a concubine of a higher rank and with a bad temper.
The two of them were not familiar with each other.
Even when the fact that Noble Lady Fucha was framed was revealed, Concubine Hua, who was present, did not say a word.
Compared to Concubine Hui Shen Meizhuang's sarcasm and pursuit of justice at the time, Concubine Hua was more like a spectator watching the fun.
No one would ever connect the two of them together.
"Your Majesty is a concubine and the leader of the four concubines. I should respect you." Noble Lady Fucha bowed politely and stood up.
"Noble Lady Fucha's belly is getting bigger and bigger. Can the imperial physician tell me when she will give birth?" There was still some sarcasm in Concubine Hua's tone.
"To reply to Empress Hua, Imperial Physician Zhang said that my due date will be around the end of July or the beginning of August." Noble Lady Fucha lowered her brows and responded politely.
"In that case, then take good care of the child. I hope Noble Lady Fucha can safely give birth to an imperial heir." After saying this, Concubine Hua walked around Noble Lady Fucha and passed by.
The imperial garden is bustling in spring, with hundreds of flowers blooming, each with its own beauty.
But autumn will come eventually, and the blooming flowers will eventually wither.
The women in this palace are often compared to the flowers in the imperial garden, but no one has ever thought that even if the flowers will wither, they will find a way to escape the eyes of the gardener before falling, attract butterflies and bees, transfer pollen, produce seeds, and wait to bloom again next year.
A flower that has been pinched once is blooming again and preparing to bear fruit. Can it be picked so easily?
Concubine Hua was very curious.
Noble Lady Fucha gave birth around the end of July.
That is in the summer, and I don’t know whether the emperor will stay in the palace for Concubine Fucha’s delivery and not go to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat this year.
After all, the fact that Concubine Hui gave birth prematurely last year because she was frightened by the carriage when she returned from the Old Summer Palace is frightening enough to even think about.
Perhaps the emperor can remember this lesson.
It's June now and the temperature is getting hotter day by day.
After Hua Fei met Noble Lady Fucha in the Imperial Garden, she returned to Yikun Palace.
On the way back to the palace, Concubine Hua happened to meet a young eunuch who was driving a group of ducks running across the long street with a willow branch.
That was the duck that Concubine Hua gave to the Queen. How could it be driven out?
"Stop. Her Majesty wants to know where you are driving the flock of ducks." Songzhi got the signal from Concubine Hua and stepped forward to ask.
"Replying to Madam Hua, the Queen feels that it would be better to keep the duck in the imperial kitchen, so she asked me to take it there." The young eunuch bowed his head in response.
The twelve ducks were spinning around in a mess, a little overexcited, perhaps in heat.
"quack······"
"Don't talk nonsense. This is the duck that Concubine Hua specially gave to the Empress for nourishment. The Empress said it herself that day that she would use the small kitchen in Jingren Palace to stew soup after it grows up. The Empress values it so much, how could she just drive the duck away?" Songzhi pointed at the young eunuch with a handkerchief and scolded him.
Concubine Hua: When did the Queen say that? How come I don’t know about it?
Songzhi: I just said it casually, it’s not that easy.
"What's going on?" Jianqiu suddenly came out from the corner of the long street. When she heard that someone in her palace was being scolded by Songzhi, she hurried forward.
"Miss Jianqiu, I heard it right. The Queen did say early this morning that she wanted to drive the ducks away..."
"Yes, the Queen asked you to drive these ducks out for a walk, saying that they have been kept in Jingren Palace all day and have become fat. When the Emperor comes, the duck meat will be loose when stewed. They are almost done walking now, so go back quickly." Jianqiu continued before the eunuch finished speaking.
"Yes..." The little eunuch lowered his head and dared not say more. He drove the group of ducks to turn around and go back.
“Ga······Ga·····Ga”
Then Jianqiu bowed to Concubine Hua and said, "I hope you won't blame me for blocking Concubine Hua's way."
"Of course I won't blame you. The Empress likes these ducks so much. In a few days, I'll ask my sister-in-law to send a few to the palace as a gift to the Empress." Concubine Hua was just surprised that Yu Songzhi was getting better and better at telling lies, but she didn't expect that when she opened her mouth, she would also tell lies.
You know what, this is really cool.
The corners of Jianqiu's mouth twitched slightly, thinking that the emperor was supposed to stay in Jingren Palace last night, but as soon as the lights were turned off, the group of ducks started quacking in the backyard. The emperor became impatient and got up directly, put on his coat and went to the quiet Yanqing Palace of Concubine Duan.
Early this morning, just after the hour of Yin, the flock of ducks began to quack one after another again. The queen, who was sad because she could not keep the emperor last night, had only slept for several hours. She was woken up again just as she was dozing off.
The Empress's headaches became more and more frequent, and the Imperial Physician had warned her to get enough rest, for if she did not sleep well the night before, the headaches would persist for the entire day.
Therefore, early this morning the Queen, with a green face, ordered people to drive all these beasts out.
I didn't expect to meet Concubine Hua on this road.
If Concubine Hua knew that the Queen disliked these ducks so much, I'm afraid she would stir up some trouble in the harem again.
Last time, Concubine Hua gave the Queen a pair of earrings made of oriental pearls. After that, whenever Concubine Hua paid respects to the Queen, she would always ask,
"Your Majesty, why don't you wear the pair of earrings I gave you? They are made of oriental pearls. I couldn't bear to wear them, so I specially gave them to you."
"Your Majesty, why aren't you wearing those earrings again? Your Majesty, do you dislike the oriental pearls that only the queen can wear? Or... or... do you dislike me?"
Jianqiu always remembered Hua Fei's aggressive and tearful look. How could this daughter of a military commander look like this?
Later, the Queen had no choice but to wear the pair of Dongzhu whenever she wanted to see Concubine Hua.
Unexpectedly, even after wearing the Dongzhu, Concubine Hua still had something to say.
For example, at the family dinner during the Chinese New Year, Concubine Hua said in front of all the relatives and concubines in the harem: "It turns out that the Queen values the gift given by me so much that she insisted on wearing it on a good day like today. However, this Dongzhu really requires an older person to support its quality."
At normal banquets, the Queen would always have a gloomy face as she accepted cup after cup of toast from Concubine Hua.
It was not until the Imperial Household Department made jewelry for the new season that the Queen found an excuse to take off the pair of Dongzhu.
We can't let Concubine Hua stuff a bunch of ducks into Jingren Palace to cause trouble now.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty Hua Fei. However, the backyard of Jingren Palace is small and I'm afraid it can't accommodate so many ducks. If Madam Nian wants to send them in, Your Majesty should keep them for yourself." Having said this, Jianqiu quickly lowered her body and said that she had work to do in Jingren Palace and then she took her leave.
Then Jianqiu quickly disappeared at the end of the long street.
She dared to let Ling Xiang give Zhen Huan the poison of Hedinghong, but she didn't dare to target Concubine Hua.
It’s better to stay away from such a scoundrel and cruel woman, and just say a few words to her behind her back to vent your anger.