Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhen were sitting in the middle of the side hall. The maids brought a green tea soup with light fragrance. Concubine Zhen took it in her hand. I don’t know whether it was because the tea was really too hot or because her heart was burning with anxiety.
, she just stretched out her hand and felt pain in her hand. She subconsciously waved away the maid in front of her, and the hot tea soup splashed onto the maid's hand.
The palace maid screamed, but one of the palace maids next to Concubine Zhen kicked her and cursed: "You damn slave, what do you call me? Can you bear the pain of hurting my concubine?"
Concubine Zhen looked gloomy as she saw her maid teaching others, while Concubine Shu, holding the eldest prince's hand, looked at the good show in front of her with a vague and mysterious smile.
"When did my slaves need your help in disciplining them, Concubine Zhen?"
As soon as Xia Jie came out of the inner hall, he saw the disgusting scene in front of him. The heartache and guilt that had just accumulated in Yifang all turned into anger and burned toward Concubine Zhen.
"See the Emperor."
Seeing Xia Jie suddenly walk in from outside with a bad look, Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhen knelt on the ground to say hello. Xia Jie didn't look at them, just walked to the top seat and sat down without asking to get up.
Concubine Zhen was scared. She originally thought that she asked them to wait here just because she wanted to give them a warning, so the emperor would not come soon. Who knew that the emperor not only came quickly, but also came so coincidentally! She was secretly upset.
Yu, Concubine Zhen was even more resentful.
Most of the power in the family has been eliminated. In the past, there were at least twenty middle-level generals in the frontier fortress who were educated by their Duke Shou. There were also half of the courtiers in the Lifanyuan who were disciples of famous families. Who knows, what will happen in a few months?
Inside, she was replaced by the emperor in a drastic manner. In the past, the prince's party was blocking her. Now, the emperor has taken advantage of the prince. The condition of the princess is worrying. If she won't catch her, the prince and the Hua family will be unable to move.
Instead, those in the middle became targets!
If she were the woman living in Longyang Palace, even if she was crazy, her mother-in-law's family would not become more and more indifferent to her day by day.
Unable to have children and rejected by the emperor, the famous family must have almost given up on her. I heard that the three daughters of the second uncle, including concubines and concubines, are ready to be sent to the palace to serve as female officials.
Female officials, female officials, ever since that woman went crazy and the emperor ignored the opinions of the courtiers and declared no draft for ten years, the number of female officials in the palace has been increasing rapidly, and we don't know when it will end.
Concubine Zhen didn't know how to express her feelings at this time. She had been in a turbulent time in the harem, and even Concubine Shu, who gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, could only avoid her sharp edges, just because she had the emperor's trust. But now,
Even though she regained the power in the palace, she still felt uneasy because she knew very well that this was just a mirror image.
Once that woman wakes up, the hard-won joy of the emperor who has experienced loss and gain will make him never see anyone again!
The anger caused by jealousy caused Concubine Zhen to tighten her hands on the small white tender hand she was holding. The six-year-old Princess Ren'an whimpered as she was squeezed so hard by Concubine Zhen.
Xia Jie's faint eyes swept over and saw Ren'an biting her lip and not daring to cry out in pain, and said sharply: "Concubine Zhen, are you so kind to my princess?"
Concubine Zhen trembled. She timidly raised her head to look at Xia Jie, and found that there was no wave in those eyes. Even when she said reproachful words, there was no trace of blessing left.
Concubine Zhen understood in her heart that Xia Jie seemed to be blaming her for Princess Ren'an, but in fact he was just trying to find an excuse. If he really cared about Ren'an, why did he never call her or ask?
She smiled bitterly, let go of her hand, and leaned down, "Your Majesty, forgive me. It was my concubine's dereliction of duty."
Xia Jie didn't say anything. He tapped the tea lid lightly on the wall of the cup a few times before hearing his deep voice: "That's all, you are in charge of the harem on behalf of Concubine Yi. You have worked hard these past few months, and occasionally something goes wrong." , there’s nothing surprising about it.”
Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhen were horrified when they heard this.
Concubine Yi is in charge of the harem, what does this mean?
The harem was originally in charge of Concubine Zhen. After Concubine Yi became pregnant, Concubine Zhen was confined in the palace. The power in the palace was controlled by Concubine Shu for a period of time. Regardless of convention or position, the power of the harem was in the hands of the two of them. It's all reasonable. Now that Concubine Yi has gone crazy, even the imperial doctor said that medicine has no effect and only depends on God's will. However, the emperor openly told them that the power of the harem they now hold is only in charge of Concubine Yi!
Could it be that they, who have lost the favor of the emperor and are sleeping alone, will lose even their last support!
The power of the harem without the royal favor is certainly full of dangers, but as long as the power of the harem is in their hands, many concubines in the harem will act based on their opinions, which is equivalent to tying up the natal power behind many concubines in the harem. Duke Shou's Mansion , Prince Kang's Mansion, has recently been aggressively eradicating the branch forces, leaving only the main body struggling to support it. The emperor's words at this moment mean that he will take the final action!
Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhen suddenly sensed the crisis and looked at each other. They ignored the probing and wrestling between them before and focused their attention on Xia Jie.
"Get up."
However, before they had finished preparing the words in their hearts, a light word fell and cut off everything they wanted to say.
At this time, even though there were thousands of words to seize the opportunity, Concubine Shu and Concubine Zhen had no choice but to stand up after looking at each other.
"Ke'er, come here."
Xia Yunshen waved to the eldest prince Xia Zhike and motioned for him to come to his side.
And Xia Zhike, facing this somewhat unfamiliar father, was obviously not very willing.
Concubine Shu was very anxious. She was no longer the woman who lived quietly in the Buddhist hall before. At that time, she was ambitious, but hiding in the Buddhist hall was the most stable method she could do. But last time, she He had already taken action, using his own son to try to drive away the woman in Dou Yifang who was the greatest threat to her mother and son. However, in the end, she had no choice but to fail. Instead, she pushed herself out and became a thorn in the emperor's side.
They forced the emperor to send his favorite Concubine Yi to Yunshan Temple, especially when Concubine Yi was in danger on the way out of the palace. When they returned to the palace, they were helpless and blocked by many means. The emperor had already regarded her and Prince Kang's palace as a thorn in his side. Sooner or later you have to take action.
Since she can no longer hide it, she can only fight for her only son to gain face in front of the emperor. The power of Prince Kang's palace is not as powerful as before, so she must tightly hold on to the power of the harem. No matter what, she must make the emperor have scruples. That's good. Although doing this is just drinking poison to quench thirst, in the end, it's better than dying of dryness!
Concubine Shu thought so, and when she saw the displeasure flashing in Xia Jie's eyes when facing her son's retreating posture, her heart tightened, and she gently pinched Xia Zhike's palm.
Update update, I should update the Killer Princess later, maybe in the afternoon, I won’t take a nap today, I can do it earlier, I should be able to do it.