No matter whether Concubine Hui is dead or alive, it is impossible for the Queen to watch Concubine Jing speak like this.
She said seriously: "Concubine Jing, be careful what you say."
An Bin just lowered her head and remained silent.
Concubine Jing looked at the queen, then at Concubine An, and sneered.
"The Queen is very righteous, but it's not your body that Concubine Hui hurt, but my concubine is the real victim. This person... always has something to look forward to, doesn't he?"
"Is Concubine Jing tired? Why are you talking nonsense today? There is no such person as Concubine Hui in our palace."
The queen looked at Concubine Jing with deep meaning, and Concubine Jing fiddled with the fringe on her hair.
She smiled and said: "The Queen is right, indeed there is no such person as Concubine Hui anymore. It would be unlucky for people who are not here to mention what she is doing."
She changed the topic and said: "The situation is unclear at the moment. Your Majesty has issued an urgent edict asking my father to return to Beijing. I have not seen my father for a long time and miss him very much. I hope that the time will come when the empress will be considerate of my homesickness and allow my father to return."
I came to visit my concubine."
The queen didn't know that the emperor actually ordered the general to return to the court, and she was shocked.
No wonder Concubine Jing was so impatient to come out to meet people, probably because her days in the palace were not as glamorous as before, and she felt unwilling to be silent for a long time.
The general is coming back, which means that the emperor has to use the general again due to the dispute with the Southwest King.
The palace has always been a place where the superiors are favored and the inferiors are favored. It is conceivable that when the general comes back to support Concubine Jing, Concubine Jing's life will return to the time when she was favored in the past.
Even if the emperor is pretending and acting, he still has to coax Concubine Jing.
The queen finally understood that Concubine Jing was just here to show off her power, but she was still restless at heart.
However, the queen was not annoyed at all, and just said calmly: "Your Majesty does not like the harem to be too involved with the former court. If you want to see your mother's family, I will naturally understand. If the general returns to the court smoothly, Concubine Jing will go to see him.
It’s better to ask the Emperor for instructions!”
Concubine Jing's face froze.
Queen Xindao is really a slut! She even deliberately used the emperor to make things difficult for her!
If the emperor was willing to easily allow her to see her father and show everyone that his father was supporting her, would she go around in circles to find the queen like this?
She looked ugly. Knowing that the queen now had a prince son, she didn't take her seriously!
She hurriedly stood up and bowed down, "I am not feeling well, so I will leave now."
The queen also looked like she had a headache and pressed her temples, closed her eyes, "Yeah. Let's go."
Concubine Jing was even more annoyed by the queen's indifferent attitude. You must know that even if the queen didn't like her in the past, she didn't have the capital to show it to her like this!
I don't have the confidence to give her such a look.
Concubine Jing gave the queen one last look, rolled up her sleeves and left, "Go back to the palace!"
As soon as Concubine Jing left, the Queen's Palace suddenly became deserted.
At this time, the queen still had her eyes closed, leaning lazily on the step, while the maid massaged her temples lovingly.
Only then did An Concubine dare to speak out: "Queen, since you are tired, I don't want to disturb you too much."
She stood up holding her belly and saluted in a standard manner, "I'll take my leave for the time being."
The queen opened her eyes and said, "Take good care of the baby and give your majesty a son so that he can be happy."
"Yes, your concubine." Concubine An took a step forward and offered a handkerchief. "If your concubine doesn't mind, just accept this gift from me. This handkerchief was sewn by me, and every flower and bird is beautiful."
It represents my concubine’s feelings.”
The queen then sat upright. The maid took the veil from An Bin's hand, checked that it was OK, and handed it to the queen.
The queen spread it out and took a look. She saw a piece of snow-white material with several flowers embroidered on it. In the middle was a blooming peony, surrounded by a small bud that had not yet bloomed. Butterflies were also embroidered next to the flowers, which was lifelike.
The stitching is also very delicate, and it’s a very careful handkerchief.
But what’s not good about the things used by the Queen?
This veil is not really a valuable thing. What matters is who sent it and at what time.
The queen looked at Concubine An and said, "You are serious."
An Concubine lowered her eyes humbly: "The Queen is just like the national flower peony, and the concubines and others are just the little buds around you. I hope that I can help the Queen and solve your problems without any hesitation."
This is quite explicit.
Concubine An has always been low-key and peaceful since she was favored, and she has never shown any intention to get close to any empress in the first palace.
Now he took the initiative to do embroidery to show his loyalty to the queen.
It can be seen that he saw the situation clearly and came to seek shelter.
The queen slowly put away the veil and asked: "How many months has it been?"
Concubine An said: "Back to the Queen, I am six months pregnant."
"June...is a big month."
The Queen's hand with long nails touched An Bin's belly. Although An Bin was a little nervous, she controlled herself not to dodge.
She must find a reliable enough backer for herself.
Seeing that she performed well and was not a fool, the queen took back her hand and said calmly: "I know your intentions, so I will accept this veil."
This is what it means to accept an concubine.
Concubine An was ecstatic, "Thank you so much! Thank you so much!"
The queen waved her hand, "No need to thank me. People come and go in this harem, but those who are stupid have long since died in an unknown place. You are a smart person, work hard to protect yourself and your children. As long as you are loyal,
I will not fail to help you, please go back."
Concubine An nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, Queen! I will retire."
Concubine An took three steps back and left the Queen's Palace humbly in accordance with palace etiquette.
The queen looked at her back and sighed: "Everyone is struggling to live and to die."
But is the general really coming back?
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
The emperor who returned to Yangxin Hall urgently summoned the dead men in the palace who were under the emperor's direct jurisdiction. What he wanted to do was to investigate whether what happened in the Yongye Queen's backyard was related to the incident where the prince was burned to death, and who did it.
There are not many people the emperor can trust now, and the dead soldiers secretly cultivated by the royal family are the forces he can trust most.
Secondly, the emperor, who was worried that the king of the southwest was planning a rebellion, urgently ordered the generals who had been sent to station in the northwest to return to the court. The emperor did not want to reuse the generals again due to emotions and reasons... But after the death of General Jiang, Jiang
All the troops under his command were dispersed by the emperor.
Now the general is the largest and most powerful general in Tianqi Kingdom, with countless soldiers and horses in his hands.
The emperor also had to reuse him.
Once the general is transferred back, the emperor will have nothing to do if the barbarians on the northwest border plunder the people of Apocalypse Kingdom from time to time during this winter.
After all... the people are important, but if the emperor is gone and the dynasty is gone, what can the people do? Taxation?
The emperor thought so and did so. He could only protect himself at the moment.
As for the King of Southwest who has a "hidden disease" - it is clear that he is still waiting for him to continue to make concessions!
If he doesn't give in, he will be a ruthless emperor who can make his ministers "cut off their descendants".
The emperor can imagine how the history books will evaluate him!
If he continues to give in, the emperor feels that he will be angry to death!
Now he is riding a tiger and cannot get off, and is caught in a dilemma!
After much thought, the emperor had only one solution - delay!
It would be best to wait until the general returns to court, or to find the murderer behind the scenes.
If the murderer could be found and all the responsibilities for this matter could be pinned out, the emperor might still be known as a wise king, and the king of Southwest would be speechless.