Chapter 963: Concubine Zhichen's crime of failing to control her subordinates
Chapter 963: Concubine Zhichen's crime of failing to control her subordinates
"A lowly maid actually dared to make the princess cry. Just for this, she deserves death!"
"Princess, please stop crying. When we get back, we will report this to Her Majesty and ask her to severely punish that maidservant!"
"Yeah, you won't have to see her anymore, so be happy."
"..."
The eldest princess suddenly raised her head and shook her head repeatedly, "No! No!"
"Don't tell mother about this..."
She wanted to reconcile with Sister Xiyan and continue to be good friends, not to cause her to be punished.
The nannies looked at each other, all unable to understand.
Why would a noble lady care so much about a servant?
The eldest princess is the master, and the little maid just now is a servant. Even if the eldest princess asked her to die, she shouldn't have any complaints. She dared to make the eldest princess cry, and she deserved whatever happened to her!
However, the nannies also noticed that the eldest princess was weak in character, and if they continued this topic, she would probably cry even harder.
The nannies could only coax her: "Okay, okay, Princess, whatever you say is fine, as long as you stop crying..."
"If your Majesty knew that we brought you out and made you cry in the Imperial Garden, we would have a hard time..."
The eldest princess suddenly remembered that when she was in the Cining Palace, the royal grandmother beat all the nannies and maids to death because they did not take good care of her.
The eldest princess didn't want to implicate the nannies in front of her, so she held back her tears and nodded.
After this episode, she lost her mood to play and returned to Changchun Palace in a depressed mood.
Just at this time, Concubine Zhuang finished worshiping Buddha and came out from the small Buddhist hall.
Seeing the eldest princess like this, she frowned slightly and asked with concern: "What happened to Yun'er?"
"Could it be that you went out to play and didn't have a good time?"
The eldest princess bowed and said, "Yun'er greets mother."
"Replying to mother, Yun'er is fine."
She really couldn't implicate Sister Xiyan.
Concubine Zhuang did not embarrass the eldest princess. She gently touched her head and said softly, "Okay, go back and rest."
The eldest princess nodded and said, "Yun'er, take your leave."
After she left, Concubine Zhuang immediately called over the group of wet nurses who had followed her today, raised her eyes and asked, "The eldest princess went out today, what happened?"
The nannies said truthfully: "Your Majesty, the eldest princess went to the imperial garden to play today and met a little palace maid."
"But for some reason, the eldest princess was very warm to her, but the little maid seemed to be respectful to the eldest princess, but her attitude was very cold."
"Even so, the princess still wanted to talk to her. Even when she was out doing things, she was still waiting for her in the Imperial Garden."
"Later, the princess asked the servants to step aside. We didn't know what the little maid said to the princess. After she left, the princess started crying non-stop..."
Concubine Zhuang frowned slightly: "Is this true?"
"Who is that little maid?"
Although Chu Xiyan was not as famous as Handan and Fuqiu in the harem, she served Shen Zhinian. These nannies heard her conversation with the eldest princess and naturally remembered her name and identity.
"It's Xiyan who is beside Concubine Chen."
Not many people knew Chu Xiyan's background, so the nannies guessed, "We heard from the eldest princess that she used to serve in Yongshou Palace."
"So I think that the maid named Xiyan must be very cunning. When she was in Yongshou Palace, she tried to curry favor with the eldest princess. The eldest princess was young and simple-minded, so she became dependent on her."
"Later, Concubine Liu lost her power, and Xiyan was transferred to Zhongcui Palace. Concubine Chen and Concubine Liu have always been at odds, so she naturally flatters the powerful and bullies the weak, and she won't be in a good mood towards the eldest princess."
"That's why the eldest princess is so sad today."
Even though Concubine Liang had always had a mild temper, her face darkened when she heard this: "How can this be possible!"
"The eldest princess is a royal concubine, how can a slave bully her? Moreover, she made the eldest princess cry!"
"I believe that Concubine Zeng has always been fair in her dealings. Even if she knew about this, she would not forgive her easily!"
Ruoli was standing nearby and immediately understood what Concubine Zhuang meant.
Yes, Concubine Chen is the person with the highest rank in the harem, and she is insidious and cunning, and no one can catch her.
But today, Imperial Concubine Chen actually indulged the palace maids around her and bullied the eldest princess until she cried.
If this gets to His Majesty's ears, His Majesty's impression of Concubine Chen will definitely be greatly reduced!
Ruoli immediately said, "My lady, in my opinion, you should report this matter to His Majesty and have him severely punish the maid! It would be best if you can also punish Concubine Chen for failing to manage her subordinates!"
Concubine Zhuang shook her head and said, "Why should you alarm Your Majesty over a mistake made by a little palace maid? I believe that Concubine Chen will handle this matter impartially."
"Come here, bring me my sedan chair. I want to go to Zhongcui Palace."
His Majesty is very busy, and if he is disturbed by such a small matter, he will definitely be unhappy. He will also think that she is not raising the eldest princess well. It has only been a short time, and such a thing has happened.
And she went to Zhongcui Palace to report the matter to Concubine Chen, haha...
If Shen Zhinian did not punish Chu Xiyan, everyone in the palace would think that she was going too far by allowing servants to bully the eldest princess!
Even if she had a deep hatred with Concubine Liu in the past, Concubine Liu had died long ago. Why couldn't she tolerate even a five-year-old child?
It would be better if Shen Zhinian dealt with Chuxiyan...
As the saying goes, when beating a dog, you have to look at its owner!
Concubine Zhuang seemed to be targeting that palace maid, but in fact she was using this as a slap in Shen Zhinian's face!
Ruoli sighed, "His Majesty loves the eldest princess so much. If she knew about this, Concubine Chen would definitely be in big trouble!"
"My lady, you are still too soft-hearted and just want to make this matter small and big."
Concubine Zhuang nodded with a smile: "We are all sisters in the harem. I believe that Concubine Chen is unaware of what the maid did. Why make a big fuss and disturb the peace of the harem?"
"Your Majesty is already troubled enough dealing with government affairs every day. I cannot add to his troubles."
Now not only Ruoli, but even the nannies felt that the queen really knew the big picture!
If this kind of thing happened in other palaces, it would cause a huge uproar in order to get the attention of His Majesty!
There are really not many masters as sensible as the queen.
Concubine Zhuang held Ruoli's hand and walked out, got on the sedan chair, and went all the way to Zhongcui Palace.
……
On the way back, Chu Xiyan recalled what the eldest princess said, and her eyes couldn't help but become redder and redder...
It would be great if the eldest princess and she were really just enemies.
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