Because Concubine Yuan did not testify for Concubine Ling, the dispute between Concubine Ling and Concubine Chu cannot determine who is telling the truth.
Concubine Ling was unhappy: "Your Majesty, it is true that Concubine Chu slandered and beat me. Your Majesty should punish Concubine Chu severely."
"Your Majesty, I was forced by Concubine Ling." Of course Concubine Chu refused to admit her guilt. Anyway, no one would testify now. If she refused to admit it, there was nothing anyone could do.
"You!" Concubine Ling was furious.
Concubine Chu wiped the corners of her eyes and looked at Emperor Mingwen pitifully: "Your Majesty, I don't understand many things when I first entered the palace. This is not the first time that Concubine Ling has been arrogant and domineering in the palace for a long time. Now, with the help of the little prince,
I don't care about anyone when I'm close to you. I'm so scared."
"What are you afraid of?" Emperor Mingwen raised his eyebrows and put his arm around Concubine Chu's shoulders, as if you say it and I will make the decision for you.
Concubine Chu curled her lips: "I am worried that if the young prince becomes the prince, Concubine Ling will have a hard time with me."
After saying this, Concubine Ling wanted to step forward and tear Concubine Chu's mouth to pieces: "What nonsense are you talking about again!"
"Everything I said is true!" Concubine Chu frowned, not taking Concubine Ling seriously at all.
Chu Yunning watched the two people arguing endlessly, and her ears were almost ringing, but Emperor Mingwen, who was above him, was still enjoying it.
It's really hard to guess.
Finally, half an hour later, Emperor Mingwen chose to play fifty cards each and demoted Concubine Ling to Concubine Ling and Concubine Chu to Noble Lady Chu.
"Your Majesty!" Ling Bin looked at Emperor Mingwen in disbelief. She was obviously the one who was wronged, so why was she demoted?
Concubine Chu pursed her lips and wanted to say something, but after all, Concubine Ling was also demoted. At most, she became a noble person. In the final analysis, the emperor still loved her.
"That's enough!" Emperor Mingwen said with a cold expression: "Ling Bin, you are an old man in the palace. Don't bully others with your power. Lady Chu is young and ignorant. You just need to be more patient and teach her."
"Concubine..." Ling Concubine's eyes turned red with grievance. In just a few days, she was reduced from a noble concubine to a concubine. Even a newcomer who had just entered the palace dared to ride on her neck. It was simply too much!
What was even more irritating was that Emperor Mingwen actually didn't help her and even demoted herself. Ling Bin's heart suddenly dropped.
"Ling Bin, the emperor gave you the little prince to raise for your sake. For this honor, you are so ungrateful. Instead, you are arrogant and arrogant, and you have let down the emperor's wishes." Chu Guiren looked proud.
Look at Ling Bin.
Anyway, she took advantage, who would dare to look down on her from now on?
Ling Bin was so angry that her heart throbbed with pain, and she gritted her teeth: "I am not sensible. I will be careful in my words and deeds in the future, and I dare not let down the emperor's expectations."
However, Chu Guiren continued aggressively: "Your Majesty, Concubine Ling is very irritable. Now I am worried about whether I can raise the little prince well. How about..."
As he spoke, Chu Guiren turned his head to look at Emperor Mingwen, and suddenly met a pair of eyes as deep as cold pools. He was so frightened that he immediately swallowed back what he was about to say.
"Why not?" Emperor Mingwen asked with a smile.
"My concubine is saying that it is better for the emperor to give two more people to help Ling Concubine take care of the little prince and the little princess."
After hearing this, Emperor Mingwen's eyes softened a little, nodded, and looked at the hairpin on Chu Guiren's temples: "Chu Guiren has a delicate color. I remember that there is a pear blossom and begonia hairpin in the warehouse. Eunuch Mo, please take it and give it to Chu."
Noble man."
"Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty." Chu Guiren thanked him, as if the gloomy look in Emperor Mingwen's eyes just now was just an illusion.
Ling Concubine was very angry and really didn't want to see this scene, so she said: "I would like to thank you, Mr. Chu, for your suggestion. I can take care of the two children for the time being. Your Majesty, please allow me to go back first."
"Go ahead."
Concubine Ling was blessed and left without looking back. Also following her was Concubine Yuan Gui.
Chu Yunning touched the tip of her nose, fearing that Ling Bin was very angry. Looking at Chu Guiren's proud face, Chu Yunning guessed Emperor Mingwen's intention, which was to take advantage of Chu Guiren.
Idiot! I really thought I was favored.
"Your Majesty, how about I make you some kelp and duck soup for dinner? It will clear away the heat and eliminate the internal heat. It is really hard for you to review the memorials every day." The Chu nobleman put his hands on Emperor Mingwen's arms as if no one else was watching.
Emperor Mingwen raised his eyes and winked at Chu Yunning.
Come on, this is asking her to be the bad guy again. Chu Yunning sighed and continued: "My lord Chu, the emperor is busy with official duties, so please don't disturb me."
"Chu Shanggong, are you talking to me?" Chu Guiren was displeased. Relying on the support of Emperor Mingwen, he even ignored Chu Yunning. Thinking of the dozens of beatings he had received before, his back
It still hurts a bit.
So Chu Guiren pursed his lips and said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, the eldest sister had no experience in housekeeping before. After entering the palace, she made the harem a mess and made the emperor worry many times. Can the emperor let my concubine help the eldest sister? I used to be at home.
When I was young, my mother taught me how to be a housekeeper, and I am sure that I will be as good as my eldest sister."
It is typical for Chu nobles to open a dyeing workshop after giving three points of color. How stupid!
"Mr. Chu!" Chu Yunning said with a cold face: "Have you forgotten that the board hurt before?"
It was okay not to mention it, but as soon as it was mentioned, Chu Guiren fell on Emperor Mingwen's lap and cried bitterly. Chu Yunning wanted to cover his mouth. Did this idiot still think that the Chu family was not chaotic enough?
"Your Majesty, the eldest sister has always had no sense of propriety. I don't blame her. That's fine in the past. Now I am the emperor's concubine. If the eldest sister teaches me a lesson, doesn't it mean that I don't take the emperor seriously?"
Listening to Chu Guiren's fallacy, Chu Yunning took a deep breath and glanced at Emperor Mingwen angrily, meaning to speak quickly.
Emperor Mingwen received the look and cleared his throat: "Is Mr. Chu doubting my decision?"
After hearing this, noble Chu immediately stopped crying and shook his head: "I don't dare, I, my concubine."
"Okay, you go back first, I still have official business to attend to."
However, Chu Guiren reluctantly tugged on Emperor Mingwen's sleeves and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty, I am too busy in the palace. Why don't you let me help the eldest sister handle the affairs of the harem? In the future, when the eldest sister leaves the palace, I will return to the palace."
I can share the emperor's worries."
"Bang!" Emperor Mingwen placed the tea cup heavily on the table. The loud noise frightened Chu Guiren's face to turn pale, and he murmured without daring to speak.
"My lord Chu, why don't you apologize to the emperor quickly!" Chu Yunning said.
The Chu nobleman suddenly realized: "I deserve to die. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Go and copy the palace rules a hundred times, under the supervision of Chu Shanggong!" Emperor Mingwen waved his hand impatiently, not wanting to see the noble Chu again.
Chu Guiren kowtowed and left.
"Chu Shanggong stays," Emperor Mingwen said.
Chu Yunning stopped, turned his head and glanced at Emperor Mingwen, and said patiently, "What else does the Emperor have to say?"
"Tell me why I did what I did today." Emperor Mingwen's face returned to its former gentleness. He slowly picked up the tea cup and brought it to his mouth to take a sip.
Chu Yunning pursed her lips.
"But it doesn't matter, I forgive you!"
"Is the emperor planning to deal with the Ling family, so he deliberately let the Chu nobles anger Concubine Ling?"
After saying this, Emperor Mingwen glanced at Chu Yunning fiercely, and then smiled: "What's wrong with Ling Bin?"
"Concubine Ling should not be raising the little prince, her intentions are obvious."
If Ling Bin didn't mention raising the little prince, maybe Emperor Mingwen would let her remain a noble concubine and enjoy the glory and wealth in the harem because of their past friendship. However, Ling Bin listened to her family and started fighting against the little prince.
idea.
This caused secondary damage to Emperor Mingwen. Ling Bin took interests too seriously and loved glory and wealth, not Emperor Mingwen at all.
Therefore, Emperor Mingwen abandoned the relationship that was not much and directly attacked the Ling family.
Moreover, when Ling Bin unexpectedly became pregnant with an heir, there was no way that the child belonged to Emperor Mingwen. Emperor Mingwen's heart was as clear as a mirror and he did not continue to investigate. Instead, he turned a blind eye and found a suitable opportunity to get rid of the child at a later stage.
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Chu Yunning was suddenly startled. Could it be that Emperor Mingwen gave the medicine to Ling Bin because she was unable to have children?
"Don't think that I am so dirty." Emperor Mingwen seemed to have sensed Chu Yunning's thoughts, and immediately retorted: "I did not create Ling Bin's child, and I never drugged Ling Bin to make her infertile for life.
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Chu Yunning saw that Emperor Mingwen's expression was magnanimous, which made her a bit despicable, so she smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty is wise."
Emperor Mingwen snorted coldly.
"Then how did Ling Bin's child disappear? Can your Majesty tell me?" Chu Yunning was curious as to who gave her the medicine.
When she first found out Ling Bin's pulse, she reported it to Emperor Mingwen and told Ling Bin the truth personally. However, the attitude of the two of them was very subtle, as if they had known about it for a long time. They only looked sad and angry for a while, but it soon passed.
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Concubine Ling also got custody of the little prince, which was a blessing in disguise.
"It's better not to know some things." Emperor Mingwen pointed at the inkstone. Chu Yunning frowned. She really didn't want to grind it.
"Chu Shang Palace, Mr. Chu is waiting for you outside the Council Hall." Eunuch Mo suddenly said something. After hearing this, Chu Yunning immediately sat down and obediently took the inkstone and continued grinding. She would rather grind silently here.
I don’t want to listen to Mr. Chu’s nagging.
Emperor Mingwen looked at Chu Yunning angrily and funny: "If Mr. Chu is half as smart as you, my harem will have hope."
"Your Majesty, are you making fun of me?" Chu Yunning didn't want to be compared with Mr. Chu, and said, "I only ask the emperor that no matter what mistakes Mr. Chu makes in the future, please don't implicate innocent people."
"You cherish your life."
"I just feel that it was unjust to be implicated and suffer the consequences of losing my life."
I don’t know since when Chu Yunning lost his restraint in front of Emperor Mingwen and dared to say anything. The two of them were more like close friends. She understood his difficulties and he understood hers.
Emperor Mingwen smiled and said nothing, lowered his head and continued to deal with official duties, while Chu Yunning was grinding hard, and the time passed minute by minute.
It wasn't until Eunuch Mo winked at her that Guiren Chu had left. Chu Yunning looked at the ink again and estimated that it would be enough for him before quietly retreating.
Returning to Qingluan Hall, as expected, I saw Yuan Guifei.
"Didn't Concubine Yuangui return to Fengyi Palace?"
"Come out for a walk when you have nothing to do, and chat with Beibei by the way." Yuan Guibi was obviously in a bad mood.
Chu Yunning guessed that she must have something to say to herself, so she invited Concubine Yuan to rest in a pavilion not far away.
"Chu Shang Palace, believe it or not, I came to Qingluan Palace for nothing, I just wanted to find a place to stay away from the world." Concubine Yuan sighed longly; "As soon as I entered the palace gate, I entered the palace.
Like Hai, you can't help yourself when you enter the palace. For the interests of the family and for favor, you have to fight with many people, and you have to work hard every day. It's really tiring."
These words are not at all like those spoken by a sixteen-year-old. They are mature and steady. Chu Yunning has a good impression of Yuan Guibi. These days, she has not found out that Yuan Guibi has any other thoughts.
Otherwise, I would not have allowed Concubine Yuan to come to Qingluan Hall.
"Life is still very long, why should Yuangui concubine belittle herself?"
Yuan Guifei shook her head: "I never ask for anything, and I don't even bother to compete with a group of women for a man."
This is exactly what she thought.
"What does Yuan Guifei mean?" Chu Yunning pretended to be confused.
Yuan Guifei suddenly smiled: "I'm not afraid of Chu Shanggong's jokes. I just want my husband to love me only for the rest of his life. It's a pity that I entered the palace and became the emperor's woman. This idea is destined to be a dream.
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Hearing these words, Chu Yunning became even more determined that Yuan Guibi was a modern person like himself.
"Concubine Yuan's idea is very different. Just talk about it in front of me. If anyone hears it, you will definitely be condemned."
In this feudal era, men are superior to women. This idea is simply a fantasy. Even if the prince is favored, the princess cannot be the only one in the yard.
"As a member of the family, I have some responsibilities..." Concubine Yuan turned her face sideways, and the mark of her palm was looming.
Chu Yunning was surprised: "Did the Queen hit you?"
"Well, the eldest sister asked me to find a way to conceive an heir. I know in my heart that I can't fight for what is not mine. There is a certain destiny in this world."
Chu Yunning was frightened when she heard this. Could it be that Yuan Guifei knew the future development of this era? She studied science studies and didn't know much about liberal arts. She rarely watched historical TV dramas and only knew a few famous events in history. For
Not much is known about some remote dynasties.
"I don't quite understand what Yuan Guibi said. Can you explain it in detail?" Chu Yunning asked curiously.
Concubine Yuan Gui held the tea in her hand and took a sip, smiling at her: "Master once said that everyone's destiny is arranged, and you cannot go against God's will. Once you violate it and change the destiny of some people, you will be punished.
God's punishment, now we can only muddle through."
"Concubine Yuan Gui's master is quite enlightened."
"Master also said that the emperor's orders cannot be violated. In history, there are so many princes competing for a position, and they become kings and losers. The emperor was so angry that he laid down millions of corpses, and a few died a good death. I once advised my eldest sister, no matter who is the emperor,
She is the queen mother, but it is a pity that the eldest sister cannot listen to her advice." Concubine Yuan Guifei lost her scruples in front of Chu Yunning and started to say anything.
Chu Yunning's heart was hung up and she couldn't refute these things. She only said: "The Queen may not have figured it out for a while, but as time went by, she understood that sometimes a big tree attracting wind may not be a good thing."