Chapter 19 Liliangdi

"See Concubine Meng, may the empress be blessed and safe"

Lin Ximeng knelt on the ground, her forehead pressed against the cold floor tiles.

Concubine Meng was leaning on the soft couch behind the screen, drinking tea leisurely, letting the palace maid rub her shoulders and legs, and reluctantly shouted for a long time.

She waved away the palace maid, stood up, walked to Lin Ximeng, raised her chin, and narrowed her narrow eyes.

"You have such a beautiful face, and your skin is like cream. It's really aggrieved to be the concubine of a mere prince's palace."

Turning her face away, Lin Ximeng took a step back and stood still.

"Thank you for the compliment, Xi Meng doesn't dare to take it seriously."

"No need to be hypocritical," Concubine Meng raised her hand to interrupt her.

"When the Lin family mansion was about to collapse, my father, your uncle, didn't say a word for your father. You must hate us, right?"

Lin Ximeng's figure swayed, and she clenched her fists tightly without saying a word.

Concubine Meng suddenly smiled.

"I'm here today to tell you that I have no regrets, Lin Ximeng, and I will never regret it."

She suddenly became excited.

"I am more noble than you, and I just want to see you struggling hard in the prince's palace with a face that will make you proud and never get ahead."

"Why?"

Lin Ximeng suddenly raised her head and interrupted.

"In my memory, I have never provoked you, right?"

"Because they only love you!!" Concubine Meng's forehead was filled with blue veins and her voice was hysterical.

"Just because you are sensible, you are well-behaved, and you are good-looking and have a good personality, my grandmother will ask me for everything. Today she says I am incapable of learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and tomorrow she says I am not as good as a lady."

"But why do you mean it? You were still following me with snot and drool yesterday. Why did you suddenly change overnight?"

Lin Ximeng closed her eyes and clenched her fists, her heart sinking a little bit, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of sarcasm.

"Is this the reason why you brought me to the prince's residence?"

The Lin family still has a younger brother and a cousin who are slaves and maids somewhere, but they have entered the royal family and are so close to her.

"nature"

Concubine Meng took a breath and sat back down again.

"As I said before, I just want to see you yelling at Tiantian and Yingdi. Don't worry, I won't take action. The good people in the Prince's Mansion are enough to deal with you."

"As far as I know, Zhao Liangdi from the Sixth Prince's Mansion is not easy to get along with. I wonder how your life is going, sister?"

His words were full of provocation.

Lin Ximeng took a deep breath, raised her head, and forced out a smile.

“Not bad”

"If Concubine Meng has nothing else to do, I will leave first."

"Then I won't give it to my sister." Concubine Meng picked up the tea cup and took a sip again. The tea was slightly cold and she frowned.

"For the sake of our sisters, when you die, I will ask someone to burn paper for you."

"Then thank you very much, Concubine Meng."

After kowtowing respectfully, Lin Ximeng straightened her back and left.

Concubine Meng stared at her extremely well-proportioned back, the jealousy in her eyes almost overflowing.

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Back at the banquet, Lin Ximeng saw the second prince Xie Chenke talking about his Liliangdi.

"She is three months pregnant. When her son was happy, he promoted her to Liangdi. It was my fault for not informing my mother in advance. Please forgive me, my mother."

Xie Chenke stood up and bowed politely.

The queen was shocked and couldn't hide the shock in her eyes.

"Seriously? She is just a maid sent by me, and her status is not high..."

"My son understands"

Xie Chenke continued to kneel there as if he didn't understand the digression.

"Although Li Liangdi was sent by her mother, her heart is full of her son, and she is still pregnant with her son. The son is unwilling to wrong her, so she still asks her mother to fulfill her wish."

The queen was speechless for a long time, so she could only agree.

The others were even more shocked. One or two people had not recovered yet. Only Xie Chenyu was still drinking wine leisurely and watching the lively show.

Lin Ximeng remained calm and continued to pour wine and serve.

The eldest prince passed away early, and the second prince, Xie Chenke, was the true eldest son of the emperor and the person most qualified to inherit the country.

His biological mother, Liu Guiren, passed away early and no one planned anything for him. He had experienced the pains of the palace over the years and understood the truth well.

It is expected that Xie Chenke would go all out to fight for the throne.

But no one expected him to be so willing to risk it.

You know, even Zhao Liangdi, the sixth prince Xie Chenyu, was born in a serious official family. He, the eldest son of the emperor, actually accepted the bed-warming palace maid as Liangdi, and even knelt down to the queen himself.

A man has gold at his knees, and a prince has tens of thousands of gold at his knees.

Lin Ximeng suddenly got goosebumps all over her body.

"Sixth brother, don't just drink, eat more vegetables. Don't get drunk in the cold weather."

"The power of this pear blossom white wine is not even as good as the low-grade Hongxiao brew from Zuixianlou. How could I get drunk?" Xie Chenyu drank another glass casually.

Thinking that his sixth brother had always been rich and romantic, Xie Chenke smiled even more.

"That's right, among our brothers, the sixth brother has the best drinking capacity."

"There is a beautiful woman with red sleeves that adds fragrance. My sixth brother will definitely not get drunk after a thousand cups of wine today."

"That's natural." Xie Chenyu picked up a peanut, chewed it, and hugged Lin Ximeng in his arms.

The queen glanced here, and there was a trace of satisfaction in her eyes.

While talking and laughing, the show has reached the second half.

Just as the play was about to end, there was a sudden commotion around the Eighth Prince.

"Not good! Someone was poisoned!"

"Come here, tell the imperial doctor, someone has poisoned the eighth prince!"

Everyone's expression changed when they heard the 'poison', and everyone looked frightened.

The queen suddenly stood up and staggered a few times before she could stand firmly.

"What's going on? Fangrui!"

Fangrui helped the queen stand firm and immediately went to check the situation.

After a while, he came back and reported: "It was the eunuch who was trying the food next to the Eighth Prince who suddenly vomited black blood. I have asked the imperial doctor to be called."

"Laoba..."

The queen slowly walked over, stroking her chest, and saw Xie Chenzhao, whose face was pale.

"How can it be?"

"Who is so bold and dares to cause trouble at my birthday party? Someone come and investigate this matter thoroughly for me!"

The old emperor was drinking while staring at the beauties in gauze in the opera. Later he noticed the situation here and reluctantly put down his glass and walked over.

"The Queen's Qianqiu Banquet is so important. Someone dares to poison here. He must be impatient."

Just as he was about to instruct the Shanggong Bureau to investigate the matter thoroughly, Li Jieyu suddenly rushed forward and hugged the old emperor's thigh tightly.

"Your Majesty, I ask your Majesty to make the decision for Zhao'er. We, mother and son, are very careful about our words and deeds in the harem and never dare to say a word to offend anyone."

"How come there are still people who can't tolerate us?"

"Zhao'er will be thirteen after the New Year. He will soon grow up and it's time to leave the palace and build a mansion. If anything happens, I won't be able to save even this bit of flesh and blood in my life. This will cost my life.

"

Then he turned to the queen.

"Queen, it's my fault. I often rely on the emperor's favor and don't go to greet you. I didn't mean it. I won't dare to do it again in the future."

"For the sake of my concubine's service to the emperor for so many years, please spare Zhao'er. Please beg the queen."

She kowtowed one after another, hitting her forehead on the bluestone tiles and making a "dong dong" sound.

The queen's expression changed greatly.
Chapter completed!