dognovel Chapter 571: Concubine Hao's Trouble
Chapter 571: Concubine Hao's Trouble
In the eyes of almost everyone, the New Year's Eve palace banquet was a battle between Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian.
It's just that Concubine Shu made one wrong move and the truth was discovered by the Ministry of Punishment.
They thought that with Concubine Shu's hot temper, she would never let it go after Concubine Xian had taken away one of her pawns!
Many people who like to watch the fun are waiting for the show to begin.
Unexpectedly, one day, two days, three days passed... Yongshou Palace was still calm.
Who would have thought in the past that after Concubine Shu suffered a loss, she would actually be able to stop.
Only the virtuous concubine can cure her!
Unknowingly, Shen Zhinian's prestige in the harem rose to a new level.
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The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Li Changde came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Wu Changzai wants to see you."
Wu Changzai's temperament is similar to that of Hao Guiren, both are gentle and lovely girls from a small family.
The emperor just happened to prefer this type.
In addition, compared to some concubines in the harem who were only beautiful, Wu Changzai was quite intelligent and could talk to the emperor on weekdays.
Although Nangong Xuanyu did not favor her very much, Wu Changzai's situation was much better than that of other palace concubines who had not seen the emperor for more than half a year.
Because of Wu Yaozu's incident, the emperor's impression of Wu Changzai fell to the bottom.
He wanted to see what Wu Changzai wanted to say when she came today.
If we plead for Wu Yaozu... there is no need for the concubines in the harem to marry into the royal family and only think about their natal family. Wu Changzai should go to the cold palace and keep Xia company!
Nangong Xuanyu put down the memorial in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Let her come in."
"Yes!"
Wu Changzai was wearing a light green palace dress today. She had no extra hair on her head. She only used two hairpins of the same color to tie her long jet-black hair into a simple and elegant style.
The whole person looks fresh and refined, like a green lotus blooming in a pond.
She walked to the center of the hall and stood there, bowing gracefully: "Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"
Nangong Xuanyu looked down at her and asked, "Why do you want to see me today?"
Wu Changzai remembered what Concubine Liang said, that no man wants his concubine to have her younger brother from her mother's family as the most important person in her heart.
Now that she has married into the royal family, if she still only thinks about Yaozu in everything, His Majesty will be very unhappy, and this will not do Yaozu any good.
The higher she climbs, the easier Yaozu's future will be if she gets the favor of His Majesty!
Thinking of this, Wu Changzai pretended to be ashamed, crawled on the ground and said: "I am here to apologize to Your Majesty today."
"In the past, Your Majesty was magnanimous and gave Yaozu the position of supervisor of Guanglu Temple for the sake of my concubine. I never thought that Yaozu was incompetent and did not realize that the milk used to make milk tea was mixed with something stale."
"Your Majesty was so magnanimous that he didn't kill Yaozu, but only punished him with a cane and exiled him. I am so grateful that I came here today to express my gratitude!"
This was beyond Nangong Xuanyu's expectations.
Wu Yaozu was merely derelict in his duty and was not an accomplice, so the emperor did not vent his anger on his family.
Wu Changzai was so sensible that she took the initiative to apologize and express gratitude for the matter.
Nangong Xuanyu looked at her with a softer look in his eyes, and said calmly, "This matter has nothing to do with you. I will not blame you for it."
"Kneel down."
Wu Changzai knew that she had passed this test, so she kowtowed to Nangong Xuanyu and said, "Yes. I will not disturb Your Majesty from handling government affairs. I will take my leave!"
The fastest way to get back to Luoying Pavilion from Yangxin Palace was through Qianqing Gate. But Wu Changzai was worried about Wu Yaozu, so she wanted to take a walk, so she took Tan'er to the Imperial Garden.
Unexpectedly, I met Concubine Hao's procession here.
A mere noble lady was not qualified to travel with a ceremonial guard. But the emperor, in order to treat everyone equally, also granted a sedan chair to noble lady Hao.
Wu Chang said to himself, "Enemies often meet on a narrow road!"
She once had an argument with the other party because of imitating Concubine Hao.
Concubine Hao is pregnant now, and her body is extremely precious. Even if she is a concubine, she dare not easily conflict with Concubine Hao. How could she, a mere concubine, offend her?
Wu Changzai immediately took two steps back and bowed according to palace rules: "I pay my respects to Noble Lady Hao. May you be blessed!"
Noble Lady Hao sat on a tall sedan chair and looked down at Concubine Wu.
A few days ago, she heard rumors about the palace from Chu'er.
Everyone said that during her days of seclusion in Shuiyuexuan, Wu Changzai had completely replaced her position beside His Majesty. Even if her face was healed, all the favor she once had was taken away by Wu Changzai!
Since entering the harem, Concubine Hao knew that it was normal for the women in the palace to compete for favor.
However, Concubine Wu imitated her appearance and stepped on her to get to the top, which really made Concubine Hao very upset!
Besides, the two of them already had a grudge against each other, and now that she has seized the opportunity, how could Concubine Hao let Concubine Wu go?
She curled her lips into a smile, and suddenly exerted force, breaking the pearl necklace on her neck.
The white pearls instantly scattered all over the ground, and many of them rolled to some corner.
"ah!"
Concubine Hao covered her mouth with a handkerchief, exclaimed, and looked at Concubine Wu and said, "This pearl necklace was given to me by His Majesty when he knew I was pregnant. It was fine all the time, why did it suddenly break when I met Sister Wu today?"
Chu Er understood what she meant instantly and chimed in, "Ah, this... Could it be that Concubine Wu has something unclean on her, or that her fate is incompatible with her, and she has offended the heir to the throne?"
There was a flash of anxiety in Tan'er's eyes.
Wu Changzai's expression also became solemn.
His Majesty often has conflicts with nobles, but he will not pay attention to these trivial matters. However, when it comes to the heir to the throne, the problem becomes serious.
If the fact that she and the royal heir are incompatible is really confirmed, will she still have a good life in the harem?
Wu Changzai bit her lip, holding back the humiliation in her heart, and knelt on the ground and said, "Your Excellency, you are too kind. You and the heir are both blessed with great fortune, how could you be offended?"
"Perhaps, perhaps the string that was stringing the pearls was not strong enough, which is why this accident happened."
Looking at Concubine Wu's servile appearance, Concubine Hao found it a little funny.
She still liked the way Concubine Wu imitated her and dared to act so confidently and unruly in front of her, the real boss.
But she just wanted to teach Wu Changzai a lesson, and didn't want to make a big deal out of it. Seeing Wu Changzai say this, Hao Guiren said, "So that's how it is..."
"It is fate that I met Sister Wu here today. I wonder if Sister Wu is willing to pick up all the forty-seven pearls for me?"
Although it was already the sixth day of the first lunar month, it was still freezing cold. Moreover, there were so many flowers and trees in the imperial garden, and it was hard to find such a small pearl, as it would have rolled into some corner.