sjar Chapter 138: Each Palace Reacts and Salutes (Edited)
Chapter 138: Each Palace Reacts and Salutes (Edited)
Yikun Palace.
"Say it again, who has the emperor left a name card on him?" Concubine Guo Luoluo stared at the eunuch who was delivering the message.
She had been favored by the emperor since she entered the palace, and became the mistress of a palace while still pregnant. She gave birth to three princes in succession and was promoted to Concubine Yi. She had always been successful in the palace. But now, she fell twice in just one month.
First, the emperor stripped her of her power to assist in managing the six palaces, and now she has been stripped of her title. Yi, being a good family member and a good wife, was her pride and glory, but now it is gone.
So after being punished on Wanshou Festival, the emperor asked her to reflect on herself, and she really did reflect on herself seriously.
Finally, he came to his senses and realized that he had dared to arrange for Jirgalang to meet the beautiful girl privately without any scruples.
Only then did he realize that he had been flattered to the point of being conceited and arrogant without realizing it, and had forgotten the emperor's taboos. Also, because everything had been going smoothly for him, he had lost his vigilance, and that was how he was taken advantage of.
Fortunately, it is not too late to wake up, and there are gains and losses.
Something unexpected happened to Princess Shi and she lost her chance to become the Crown Princess. Without Princess Shi, Princess Shi Er had no value for marriage. Instead, the marriage with the Tong Jia clan became more advantageous due to some unexpected circumstances.
After calculating the gains and losses clearly in his mind, he had the Fifth Prince and the Ninth Prince called over and gave them a good beating, especially the Ninth Prince.
The Emperor was very unhappy with the Ninth Prince's repeated gaffes. She repeatedly warned him not to be rude to the two princesses of the Shi family. Although the eldest princess Shi had lost her value, it happened in the palace after all. Perhaps the Emperor would compensate the Shi family.
In this case, the best option is to grant her a good marriage again, and when Shi Da Gege's destination cannot be changed, the most likely compensation will be given to Shi Er Gege.
The evidence is that the day before the person was given a name tag by Concubine Nianhulu, Manager Liang made a special trip to Yongshou Palace.
However, when she had calmed down and had figured out what was going on, she learned that the so-called compensation was that the emperor wanted to bring Princess Shi Er into the harem.
Concubine Guo Luoluo's eyes suddenly darkened as she stared at the little eunuch.
"Yes... the emperor left a nameplate for Shi Ergege. I heard that the emperor was so fond of Shi Ergege's calligraphy that he left the nameplate."
The young eunuch tremblingly recounted the scene of the palace selection. There were many concubines in the selection, and there was even a concubine with Shi Ergege. They were also stunned and spread the situation as soon as they came out.
The fingertips of Concubine Yi holding the teacup gradually turned white. What words! How could Shi Ergege be left behind just because of words!
Having the same idea as Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong, she immediately came to the conclusion that the Emperor had feelings for Princess Shi Er.
After coming to this conclusion, she recalled a scene in her mind, which happened in the rear hall of the Qianqing Palace on the day of the Emperor's birthday.
She asked Shi Ergege why she was there. Shi Ergege was silent for a long time. Finally, Liang Jiugong suddenly stood up to explain that it was because of the emperor's cat. She felt something seemed wrong at the time, but the situation was critical, so she pressed the button.
Combined with the news that the emperor left for Princess Shi Er, she finally realized that with the emperor's temper, how could he possibly get along with the concubine in private, unless he himself wanted to get close to that concubine.
At this moment, a light bulb went off in her head. Concubine Guo Luoluo remembered that she had investigated Shi Ergege before, so she remembered that her maiden name contained the word "Xi".
Coincidentally, the emperor's cat was named "Xixi", which just happens to mean creek. Also, remembering that day, "Xixi" seemed to be very close to Shi Ergege. Is it possible that they had met more than once and were therefore familiar with each other?
All signs point to revealing a hidden truth, but Guo Luoluofei doesn't want to think about it further.
The red lips were trembling slightly at this moment, and the truth emerged in her mind without being controlled by her thoughts - the emperor and Princess Shi Er did not meet by accident on the day of the Wanshou Festival, but were having a secret meeting.
Concubine Guo Luoluo's face turned completely pale, and she couldn't help but close her eyes. No wonder the emperor's attitude didn't soften at all after hearing her explanation and apology that day. Instead, his imperial pressure became even greater.
Everything was explained. She didn't want to believe it, but her mind automatically recalled and analyzed it based on this conclusion.
During this month, the emperor rarely entered the harem, but he came to her Yikun Palace twice in broad daylight, and both times were when she summoned Shi Ergege to the Yikun Palace.
The first time, she proposed to the emperor to marry Princess Shi Er to the fifth brother, but the emperor refused without a second thought.
The second time, she tried to test the emperor by marrying Shi Ergege to Jirgalang. At that time, the emperor said: I also think Shi Ergege is very good. She had no idea at that time, but now when she thinks back, the emperor's tone when he said that was meaningful.
Concubine Guo Luoluo's lips trembled more and more violently, and the hand holding the teacup also began to tremble.
So her guess was not wrong - the emperor and Princess Shi Er were having an affair, but she and everyone in the harem had never discovered it.
How far back should it be traced? The two of them must have had some intersection. Guo Luoluofei's closed eyelashes trembled violently, and she fell into memories.
After a long time, she finally remembered one thing. It was two days after the concubines entered the palace for re-selection. The Ninth Prince once deliberately locked up Princess Shi Er in Kunning Palace. In the end, the Ninth Prince was punished by the Emperor to kneel in Cining Palace.
Yes, it should be that time! Because the emperor would occasionally go to Kunning Palace to miss Empress Xiaocheng.
With a snap, the teacup finally broke into pieces on the ground. It turned out that everything was just because of the Ninth Prince's revenge!
The hall was as quiet as death, and everyone held their breath. After a long while, Nanny Wang was really worried about her master, and couldn't help but speak carefully:
"Miss?"
Guo Luoluofei suddenly opened her eyes, her pupils were red as blood, but there was no anger or self-blame in her eyes. That was the calmness after extreme anger.
"Let people pay attention to the imperial edict that will confer titles after the selection. I want to be the first to know who's rank is." Even though she had a guess, she still retained a glimmer of hope that she was wrong before the imperial edict came down.
Nanny Wang nodded quickly and turned to go out to pass on the message. At this time, she heard Concubine Guo Luoluo's emotionless voice again.
"Ninth Prince has behaved inappropriately and has repeatedly made mistakes, but the Emperor has not punished him. As his biological mother, I have the responsibility to educate him. I will punish him to kneel outside the Qianqing Palace for two hours and copy the palace rules fifty times. All the servants around Ninth Prince will be caned fifty times."
Nanny Wang was stunned, but did not ask anything. Instead, she nodded again and quickly continued to give instructions.
At the same time, in the Buddhist temple of Changchun Palace, Concubine Ping lifted the winnowing basket, and countless Buddha beans rolled all over the ground. She stared at Xinlian who was reporting.
"You said that the Emperor chose Shi Ergege and left a name card for her? Impossible! It must be fake!"
Xinlian knelt on the ground and kowtowed tremblingly.
"Your Highness, I heard this news from the mouth of a failed beauty in person, and it was also confirmed by the servants of Jiaotai Palace. It is absolutely true."
How is this possible! Absolutely impossible!
Concubine Ping's face turned as red as a pig's liver. She suddenly stepped forward and kicked Xinlian in the heart with a ferocious look on her face.
"It's fake, it must be fake, you little slave, how dare you deceive me? I will send you to the Ministry of Punishment!"
Hearing the words "Ministry of Punishment", Xinlian's pupils suddenly shrank. Regardless of the severe pain in her heart, she quickly turned around and hugged Concubine Ping's thigh, with a look of panic on her face.
"My lady, my loyalty to you is evident to all. I dare not deceive you. This news is really true!"
He said what he thought of in a hurry and tried to comfort his master.
"Your Highness, even if the news is true, you don't have to worry. The other person was chosen by the Emperor to compensate the Shi family for the loss of the Crown Princess. Her position must not be high, and you are a noble concubine. Once she enters the palace, you can do whatever you want with her."
Concubine Ping paused for a moment. Yes, why didn't she think of it? It was not appropriate to embarrass a concubine before, but if she became a concubine, wouldn't she, as Concubine Ping, be able to do whatever she wanted to a concubine of lower rank?
Xinlian secretly glanced at the empress's face and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that she had passed this hurdle. At this moment, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest, and her face was distorted with pain.
This was the second time that Shi Ergege was beaten and scolded by the empress, following the last time she was scalded. She couldn't help but feel a deep resentment in her heart.
On the other side, Shi Nanxi passed the palace selection and returned to Chuxiu Palace to pack her luggage, preparing to take the carriage arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs back to Shi Mansion. However, as soon as her figure appeared at the gate of Chuxiu Palace, she was saluted by everyone.