dognovel Chapter 127 Officially Becoming Allies
Chapter 127 Officially Becoming Allies
Concubine Liu was slightly stunned.
She was the legitimate daughter of Duke Dingguo, born noble, and it was natural for her to have tremendous power in the harem. She had never thought about this issue carefully.
For some reason, at this moment, the scene when she first met His Majesty suddenly emerged in Concubine Liu's mind.
At that time, His Majesty was still a prince, wearing an indigo robe. When she saw him from a distance, she was deeply attracted by his handsome and majestic appearance.
Concubine Liu knew from a young age that, with her status, she was destined to bear the glory of her family, but she also truly loved His Majesty!
If she cannot get His Majesty's true heart, what's the point of her holding the power in the harem firmly in her hands?
Thinking of this, Concubine Liu's eyes gradually became firm: "For me, the most important thing is, of course, your Majesty's sincerity!"
Shen Zhinian had already guessed her answer, but still couldn't help shaking his head in his heart. Loving the emperor, how stupid.
However, if Concubine Liu did not have this weakness, she would not find an opportunity to take advantage of the other party.
"In this case, Your Majesty should give up your power and let His Majesty see your sincerity."
"Your Majesty should understand that the Duke Dingguo Mansion and the Duke Zhenguo Mansion have been at odds with each other since Taizu founded the country. If you continue to fight for power with the Queen in the harem, His Majesty will only think that the most important thing in your heart is the glory of your family. In this way, you will certainly not be able to enter His Majesty's heart."
Concubine Liu naturally understood that what Shen Zhinian said made sense. As long as she was the daughter of Duke Dingguo, His Majesty would be on guard against her no matter how much he doted on her.
She enjoyed the benefits brought by her family background, and she had to bear the corresponding consequences.
But she still looked at Shen Zhinian with a bit of scrutiny: "The Queen's time is running out. If I don't take advantage of this opportunity to firmly grasp the power of the six palaces, but instead push it away, wouldn't that be giving others an advantage?"
Shen Zhinian smiled and said, "Your Majesty should have heard of the term 'playing hard to get'. The power of the six palaces, you took the initiative to seize it, and His Majesty willingly gave it to you, which are two different concepts."
Concubine Liu was puzzled: "Last time, when the Queen proposed that Concubine Liang and I should work together to manage the six palaces, His Majesty agreed immediately. If I hand over the power of the six palaces, how could His Majesty take the initiative to give it to me again?"
Shen Zhinian looked determined: "As long as the Imperial Concubine believes in me, I will find a way to make you enter His Majesty's heart."
Concubine Liu said in an inexplicable way: "Go ahead..."
"How will your Majesty deal with the Hetian jade bracelet?"
Although Concubine Liu didn't know why Shen Zhinian suddenly brought up this matter, she still told him the plan truthfully.
Anyway, the problem with the bracelet was discovered by Shen Zhinian, and Concubine Liu was not afraid that she would leak it out.
After listening, Shen Zhinian smiled mysteriously: "Your Majesty has done a good job. This is the best breakthrough point..."
An hour later.
After understanding Shen Zhinian's plan, Cuizhu was completely in awe of her, and even Concubine Liu had a genuine smile on her face.
"Sister Ruorou can really make me achieve what I want, from now on, you will be my biological sister in my heart!"
Shen Zhinian knew that from this moment on, she was no longer a chess piece that could be discarded at will by Concubine Liu, but her most powerful ally!
"I am honored to receive your kindness, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that it was getting late, Shen Zhinian said goodbye.
After returning to Tingyu Pavilion, Handan asked in confusion, "My lady, other concubines in the palace all hope that His Majesty will favor them the most. Why are you still helping Concubine Liu to win His Majesty's true love?"
Shen Zhinian lay on the couch, a hint of sarcasm flashed in her charming eyes: "Silly girl, how can the emperor who is so high above you be sincere? No matter how well the imperial concubine does, His Majesty will not really fall in love with anyone. At most, he will favor her more than before. She is already the most favored among the six palaces. Even if she gets more favor, it will not affect us."
"I did this because the Queen has already decided to kill me. Only by becoming the Imperial Concubine's ally can I better use the Imperial Concubine's power to fight against her."
"Although the imperial concubine is domineering, she is not as vicious as the queen. If I don't help her behind the scenes, the two of them will not be able to fight to the death. How can I benefit from it?"
"The stage has been set up. Now, let's wait for the show to begin!"
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Not long ago, Concubine Liu asked Chen Yaming, the general manager of the Imperial Household Department, to take back the ten Hetian jade bracelets given to the newlyweds on the grounds that the beads needed to be re-polished.
When Queen Jiang heard the news, she was indeed panicked!
Although she couldn't be sure whether Concubine Liu knew anything, the stolen goods left in Chen Yaming's hands was ultimately a hidden danger.
The family is looking for an opportunity to send the beauty back to the palace. She must not be caught by Concubine Liu at this critical moment!
So, Queen Jiang secretly ordered her subordinates to find an opportunity to quietly replace the ten defective Hetian jade bracelets with normal ones. In order to prevent the news from leaking out, she sent her own people.
Little did they know that Concubine Liu had already set a trap, waiting for the man to come to them, and caught him red-handed!
As a matter of course, the matter was brought before the emperor.
Concubine Liu's face was three parts surprised and seven parts embarrassed: "Your Majesty, Xiao Dezi is the Queen's man, but he secretly wanted to swap the bracelet that I gave to the newlyweds."
"Hearing Chen Yaming talk about this, I was very confused and didn't understand why he did this. But since it concerns the Empress, I dare not be careless. I asked the Ministry of Punishment to interrogate Xiao Dezi while I ordered the imperial physician to check these bracelets."
"Although Xiao Dezi didn't confess, the imperial physician discovered... discovered that these ten Hetian jade bracelets were all soaked in the juice of purple eggplant flowers! As long as a woman wears it, she will not be able to get pregnant! However, there is no problem with the bracelet on Xiao Dezi. The purpose of his doing this is to destroy the evidence!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar!
Especially the newcomers, all had a look of sudden enlightenment on their faces, and anger welled up in their eyes!
"No wonder we have never gotten pregnant. It turns out someone has been secretly doing something wrong!"
"I was wondering why Concubine Rou had received so much rain and dew since she entered the palace, but there was no good news. So that's why!"
Concubine Zhou shook her body. "I admire the Imperial Concubine, so I kept the bracelet she gave me in the storehouse, so it was not affected. If the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not take the bracelet back and re-polish it, what if I take it out and wear it one day and the heir in my belly is affected?!"
"Who on earth is so cruel as to cut off all the new recruits' escape routes?!"
"Do I even need to ask this? Although the bracelet was given by the Imperial Concubine, she wouldn't be stupid enough to tamper with something she gave herself. Instead, it was Xiao Dezi who got caught because he was guilty of his crime."