Chapter 498

The Emperor didn't need them to be smart. If they got into trouble in the harem and disappeared silently, the emperor wouldn't bother to ask about them. Anyway, he never lacked beautiful young women in the harem.

The empress was very happy with the emperor's tendency. A large number of concubines who were tall and strong would cause a lot of trouble for her to manage the palace. Those concubines from ordinary families didn't know about the twists and turns in the palace. They were very easy to fool. Even when they were in favor of the emperor, the empress also had some ways to deal with them, Tell them to suffer enough, and you can't say anything wrong.

But now, these young and stupid concubines, who thought they were covering up well, showed her ambitious eyes.

The queen can guess what they think without thinking.

Some want to take this opportunity to leave a good impression on her for their son. If they can keep their children under her knees, even if they are famous.

Some are even more stupid, thinking that the queen who lost her son would be driven away like the woman who couldn't give birth to a son in the countryside, so that their mother would have a chance to go further because their son was expensive.

The queen looked at these young stupid women at first. She was always condescending. She never elevated them to the position of her opponent. She didn't think they were qualified.

But now she has a slight decline, these people like to smell the smell of blood like sharks swarmed up, surrounded, as if at any time looking at where to bite the first bite of meat.

Egoism is a kind of instinct. It doesn't exist because of shallow knowledge and low birth, but because they are not good at covering up.

It was not easy to deal with the chattering concubines. The queen showed a tired smile.

She had already reached the point that even these low rank concubines could not be sent away at will.

Her two confidants stood beside her, one kneaded her shoulders, the other took out a pair of small beauty fists to beat her legs.

The various perfumes of these concubines are still in the hall, mixed into a dizzy smell. The queen said softly, "open the windows and disperse the smell."

Just after opening the window, the second princess came in a hurry. In her own mother's hall, she was too lazy to cover up and showed an expression of teeth gnashing.

As soon as the queen saw it, she knew that someone was provoking her again. She waved the two maids to go down and let her talk to her daughter alone.

Two palace maids silent line of a ceremony, quietly closed the door and went out.

When the queen could not hear their footsteps, she asked her daughter, "what's the matter?"

When the second princess was asked by the queen, she was even more aggrieved: "because who else is the big sister?"

The eldest sister is the eldest princess. She is the daughter of Princess Qian.

The two children born to the queen were not able to send the first one. The eldest princess was less than a year older than the second princess. The age gap was too small. The relationship between Qian Guifei and the queen was also mediocre, and the relationship between the two princesses was even worse.

Originally, because there was a third prince, the eldest princess had no brothers. She was polite to the second princess. Now that the third prince was gone, the eldest princess looked at the second princess differently.

The eldest princess was the emperor's first daughter. Because she had no son, the emperor was more inclined to her in her heart. I don't know how many good things she gave to her mother and daughter these years. Today, in class, the eldest princess wore a set of exquisite ruby jewelry. The second princess was not happy when she saw it.

The second princess had seen this set of jewelry, and she liked it very much. When she asked for it from the emperor, the emperor refused to give it to her. She only said that she wanted to think about it again. After a few days, she said that she had already given it to someone.

It's not that this set of jewelry is so rare, and the second princess has not seen any good things. She didn't want this set of jewelry and didn't feel reconciled.

As a result, after many days, I saw this set of jewelry again. It was actually on the head of the eldest princess!

The second princess was not happy at that time.

The eldest princess grew up with her almost as a child. As soon as she looked in her eyes, she quickly guessed what she was not happy about. Now the second princess, like herself, had no brother to support her. She was not so tolerant of the second princess, so she immediately took it back.

The second princess endured the whole morning's class and didn't learn anything. After class, she ran to her mother.

She said the whole thing, and added: "this time, how could Princess Qian not be involved?"

Concubine Qian doesn't have a son. It's nothing to do with her. Even if the emperor wants to plant, there must be a justifiable reason, right?

The queen also knows that the second princess is angry. After all, she is only a teenager. She has lived under the protection of herself and the third prince since she was a child. Even some cities are limited. Recently, even she can't hold up such a warm and cold relationship, not to mention her complicated experience.

The queen took the second princess in her arms and gently patted her back like a child. After a while, the second princess's mood gradually eased down.

When she was not so angry, the queen asked her in a soft voice, "except for the big princess, how are you doing these days? Is the meal from the imperial dining room still palatable? "

The second princess lives in her side hall according to the queen. No matter how many people in the palace are at the helm, they don't dare to detain the second princess on such daily trifles. The queen just habitually asks.

How can the second princess take care of the food these days? She has been used to imperial food since she was a child, and she feels that it's all there is to go back and forth. It's no surprise. Of course, it doesn't matter whether it's delicious or not.

She said perfunctorily: "that's it. The imperial dining room is just a few dishes."

The second princess threw herself in the arms of the queen and suddenly said, "mother, have you seen the virtuous concubines these days?"

The empress first corrected her: "how many times have you said that you should call someone a virtuous concubine. You are here every day. Later, you will get used to it. What can you do if you are so casual in front of outsiders?"

When the second princess heard these words, her ears began to cocoon. She also knew that her mother would not be angry with her because of this. She said vaguely, "I know." And then they went on asking.

The queen said, "no, what's the matter?"

Although they were basically sure that their son's death had nothing to do with these people, they were just pawns played by the emperor. But now the situation is sensitive, and their friendship in the past is not very good. In addition to the queen, they often see other concubines these days, and the other concubines of the assassinated Prince either say they are ill and don't go out any more, Or try to see the emperor again.