PDLP Chapter 190 This is a stupid
Chapter 190 This is a stupid
The servants in the room looked at Concubine Hua's frustrated look, and they all pinched their palms, trying hard not to laugh out loud.
"Your Majesty, we have to go to Jingren Palace to pay our respects today."
Zhou Ninghai counted with his fingers, but couldn't figure out how long it had been since Concubine Hua paid her respects at Jingren Palace.
"I don't want to go today, so I won't go."
"······yes"
The steaming hot dumplings were served on the table. Linglong opened her mouth and took a bite.
Concubine Hua closed her eyes speechlessly.
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In Jingren Palace, the Queen heard Jiang Fuhai report early in the morning that the Emperor actually went to Concubine Duan's place last night and stayed there all night.
The Queen tightened her grip on the hairpin. She had been to so many places but never mentioned Jingren Palace. This showed how unpopular this Jingren Palace was.
It turned out that the sickly Concubine Duan was able to seduce the Emperor. How could Ling Xiang be so stupid that she didn't even know any information about it?
"My lady, I just found out that Ling Xiang wanted the eunuch Xiao Dingzi who was at the door of Concubine Hua to serve. I don't know why Ling Xiang sent him to Xinzheku, and now he is gone."
"what?!"
The Queen had spent so much effort to bribe the gatekeeper in Hua Fei and Yikun Palace. All her hard work was wasted by Ling Xiang. Ling Xiang was born a palace maid and was really short-sighted. She still had to find help from those ladies from wealthy families.
And An Lingrong is also useless. Ever since she coaxed the emperor away from Concubine Hua's palace, she still has not been favored by the emperor.
But if we want to find help from the ladies of wealthy families, it will take more effort.
The queen was thinking about these troubles. Jianqiu was putting earrings on her and accidentally pulled her earlobe.
"Sigh~"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This is the first time I have used Dongzhu. I didn't know how to handle it properly."
What Jianqiu was holding in her hand was the pair of oriental pearls that Concubine Hua had given to the Queen. When the Queen heard that the Emperor was coming, she thought of wearing the pair of earrings to show her tolerance and magnanimity.
The queen was furious but couldn't show it.
"Forget it, get up and be careful. The emperor will be here soon."
Jianqiu didn't understand why the emperor was so angry about going to Concubine Duan. It should be Concubine Hua who was angry.
But as a servant, how could she dare to say a word to her master? It was because the queen cared too much about the emperor.
The Emperor loves this today and that tomorrow, and the Empress has to deal with so many little goblins to make things difficult for herself. She has spent her entire life on the Emperor, and she really thinks it is not worth it.
This is also the reason why Jianqiu refused to leave the Queen even when she was old. If she got married, she would have to revolve around her husband. She would rather be the head maid in Jingren Palace with a long hair.
The main hall of Jingren Palace.
The concubines had just paid their respects to the Queen and sat down. Before the Queen's voice of "serving tea" fell, Jiang Fuhai's voice came from the door, "The Emperor has arrived."
The concubines stood up again and bowed to the emperor who walked in from the door.
"May your Majesty be blessed with peace and prosperity."
"Everyone, get up."
"It has snowed a lot at night recently, so the concubines in each palace go to bed early." The emperor's eyes fell on Shen Meizhuang and Concubine Jing.
"Your Majesty, it's cold in winter, so we go to bed early and stay in the warm quilt, so of course we go to sleep early." Concubine Chun made the transition seamlessly. Concubine Qi even suspected that it was Concubine Chun who played mahjong with her last night.
"You're young and a sleepyhead."
The emperor stopped talking in dismay. If it was true, the concubine had not been summoned, and the winter nights were long, so she would naturally go to bed early. It was still his fault for being too suspicious.
You still have to take time out to treat them equally on weekdays, otherwise the beauties in the harem will fall asleep waiting.
Chun Changzai happily moved her butt back. Just before she went out to pay her respects, Xiaolouzi came to tell her that if she saw the emperor, she only needed to say these words and Concubine Hua would give her two servings of the most delicious milk skin puff pastry and cheese rolls in the Yikun Palace.
Such a simple task would not be considered a betrayal of the Queen, so Fang Chunyi was happy to serve.
Shen Meizhuang and Concubine Jing only had to lower their heads and agree.
"Hua Fei, you still haven't come?" Yongzheng looked at the empty Eight Immortals Chair of the first Hua Fei.
"Concubine Hua's headache has relapsed since New Year's Eve, and she has been ill for quite some time." Concubine Qi said with a little concern.
Concubine Qi had no idea that the emperor had stood at the gate of Changchun Palace for a long time last night, and she had no idea that the words "go to bed early" just now had a deep meaning.
Now that I see the emperor, I will say more if I can continue what he is saying.
It’s not easy to see the emperor anyway.
Concubine Hua: Sister Qi Fei, you still love the emperor so much. If you knew what you missed last night, wouldn’t you cry to death?
The emperor smacked his lips and looked at Concubine Qi, who had a smile in her eyes and a happy face. Then he thought of himself who had waited for a long time at the gate of Changchun Palace last night, and he was speechless.
Even Hu Chunchang, who was sitting in bed last night, and Concubine Qi, who was dressing up this morning, were humming a little tune.
Now seeing the emperor looking at her, Concubine Qi felt that she was extremely lucky these past two days and looked at the emperor with great joy.
Emperor: Forget it, this guy is a fool. I’m afraid he really didn’t know I was there last night.
But Concubine Hua was clearly angry that I favored Ling Xiang, how could Concubine Qi not know that and still continued the conversation so smoothly? She even had to emphasize New Year's Eve.
"Since she is ill, let her recover well."
"Yes, it seems that Concubine Hua is not in good health. Alas~" Concubine Qi leaned on the chair, looked at the empty seat opposite her and sighed.
If Concubine Hua hadn't refused to go out, there wouldn't have been a shortage of one person last night.
Queen: Concubine Qi, you are getting carried away.
The Emperor has always known that Concubine Qi is a fool, and he is accustomed to her mindless words that are meant to climb up the ladder. If the Queen hadn't even served tea, he would have just let her drink some tea to shut her mouth.
"Let's serve tea."
"Yes." The queen replied respectfully.
Huichun presented the teacup, which had the musty smell of old Longjing tea. The emperor took a sip and put the teacup down.
The queen noticed that the emperor frowned slightly.
"It seems that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not doing its job well."
"The tea sent to Jingren Palace turned out to be last year's old tea."
The emperor thought of the stove of burnt charcoal he saw in Concubine Duan’s bedroom when he got up this morning.
The Queen didn't expect that Huichun was brewing the same old Longjing tea that she usually gave to the concubines.
I never expected that the emperor would be picky over a cup of tea.