Chapter 108 - Hidden Fighting
When Du Qingcheng heard that Qin Luofei was sick, and that she had secretly gone to send the emperor off, he had fainted on top of the city walls. The rumors about the harem had even become a joke, saying that the Concubine Qin's admiration for the emperor had actually reached a level where he was infatuated.
Du Qingcheng pursed his lips. In his golden phoenix robe, there was an extra chill to her eyes.
The Five Phoenixes Phoenix spread its wings and a glass hairpin on her head. It gently drooped down, covering the space between her eyebrows.
"Normally, I wouldn't be able to see the Concubine Qin being so loyal to His Majesty." Shangguan Die laughed by the side.
Today, the last wives paid respects to the empress, with the exception of Imperial Consort Leng, Concubine Qin and Luo Ziyan, who were missing.
"I heard that the Emperor stayed in Concubine Qin's palace yesterday, I don't know if it's true or false." Chen Chongrong agreed on the side.
Du Qingcheng lazily sipped on the jade green fragrant tea within the cup of tea.
Since the emperor had already left, this group of concubines could not remain quiet. It was still Concubine Qin who was smart enough to pretend to be sick the moment the emperor left.
The Consort Shu gave a shallow smile and said: "Sister Qin is gentle and charming. Let alone the fact that the emperor likes her, even this Concubine loves her dearly."
Du Qingcheng put down his cup, raised his head and glanced at the Consort Shu, then said slowly: "Consort Shu is right, the Concubine Qin is indeed beautiful, it is also good if Your Majesty loves him a bit more. Perhaps when Your Majesty returns, the Concubine Qin will also give the emperor a man and a woman."
A look of hatred appeared in Qin Luoyu's eyes, but before he could say anything, Qin Luo Fei was her younger sister in the eyes of others, so if she were to add insult to injury, then perhaps she would be mocked by others.
After entering the palace, she had also become more intelligent, knowing when to speak and when not to.
"Empress Dowager, are you feeling better?" Du Qingcheng looked at Consort Shu.
Consort Shu nodded her head. She had restrained herself a lot today, and unlike her usual ostentatious self, the dress train on her body had become plain and simple.
"Empress Dowager is great."
Du Qingcheng laughed: "This one will go with Consort Shu to have a look at the Empress Dowager later, and also let the imperial physician have a good look at it. Since the Emperor is not here, this one needs to show his filial piety to the Empress Dowager."
"Chenqie obeys." Consort Shu had a respectful look.
Huan Beauty was the queen's subordinate and did not say a word.
Consort Mo had not paid respects to the empress for a long time, so she came today as well.
Her stomach was obviously bigger.
Currently, three concubine s were pregnant in the palace. One was her, one was Consort Shu, and the other was this Huan Beauty.
felt uncomfortable just by looking at this Huan Beauty. Her fox like appearance had been hidden really deeply.
Du Qingcheng glanced at the concubine s and said: "Right now, the Emperor Li Palace must have all of our sisters unite as one. In the past, this one didn't care about anything else, and from today onwards, my little sisters will come over every day to pay respects. This is also why this one can pass on the news of the Emperor to my little sisters so that my little sisters won't be worried."
Huan Beauty frowned, but did not say anything. She only gently caressed her stomach.
Consort Shu and Consort Mo looked at each other and turned their heads.
Coming out from the empress dowager's palace, Consort Mo carried the palace maid back to the palace and secretly ordered the imperial physician to see if there was anything wrong with his body.
She didn't believe that the Du Family had any good stuff. While the Emperor wasn't around, they would take advantage of him. If they burned something they shouldn't have in the palace, the child in her stomach would still be alive.
The emperor left at the wrong time, and since he had to obey the empress's orders, he had to be careful.
snorted coldly, and thought to himself: This one, is not that stupid, do you still need me to do that? To think that you wish to give birth to your son. "
Returning to his own palace, Du Qingcheng didn't visit the empress dowager for a few days. Seeing that the Consort Shu wasn't feeling well, he brought along a few of his personal palace maids and went to his own palace.
Before even reaching the Empress Dowager's chambers, he saw the young eunuch, who was serving the Second Prince, leave the Empress Dowager Palace swiftly. Seeing Du Qingcheng running in the distance, Du Qingcheng's pupils faintly wrinkled.
Xi Hua was hiding at the corner of the wall. Seeing Du Qingcheng entering the Empress Dowager's palace from afar, she hurriedly pretended to walk back as if nothing had happened.
Entering her own palace, she lifted the curtain and saw that her young mistress was happily lying on the bed, eating fresh fruits. Daihua walked up to Qin Luofeng and whispered a few words into her ear.
Qin Luofei nodded slightly.
She really wanted to know if Du Qingcheng was listening to Empress Dowager or the empress dowager.
The thing that made her most unhappy was that Imperial Consort Leng did not make the slightest movement. Without her, they were lacking a bit, after all.
It was indeed easy to use money, no one knew where the wind came from, but it was said that someone had seen the palace maids around Imperial Consort Leng secretly meeting the guards, and in an instant, the imperial harem was in an uproar.
The emperor had just left when such a thing happened.
How could a palace maid have the guts to meet with a bodyguard in private? It was to pave the way for the Imperial Consort Leng.
In the end, even the empress dowager heard the rumors and summoned Du Qingcheng.
When Du Qingcheng walked into the empress dowager's palace, he felt an oppressive atmosphere. It was very rare for his to see the empress dowager so angry.
The empress dowager's eyes were cold as she lifted her head and waved her hand to tell the palace maid by her side to withdraw.
"To find out who leaked it to This Dowager?" This was originally a good plan on their part, but to think that it would be messed up by someone. Some said that the person who had connections with the Imperial Consort Leng was from the Lin Family.
The Lin Family's return to the imperial court could be said to be a threat to the Du Family. The Lin Family had a lot of history, and the Emperor valued them greatly as well.
As long as he put this crime on the head of the Lin Family, it would be perfect to raze the Lin Family to the ground while the emperor wasn't around.
"Aunt, could it be that the Lin Family has already noticed something?" Du Qingcheng said in a low voice.
The empress dowager shook her head and said hatefully, "This Dowager feels that old thing isn't the culprit. "Could it be that you want to reclaim the glory of their Han family?"
Seeing that the empress dowager's anger had not yet subsided, Du Qingcheng did not dare to speak anymore. He only smiled and said, "I wonder how the emperor is doing."
The empress dowager gave a cold snort and picked up her cup. "Your good emperor, my good son won't be able to return."
Although she knew that her aunt had prejudice against the Emperor and her aunt also favored the Seventh Emperor, the Emperor was still her biological son.
"Aunt."
The empress dowager gave Du Qingcheng a cold glance, and said, "Now, I don't mind telling you too. Your father has already made his move, and the emperor will not be able to return.
He is also not the son of This Dowager. He is the child of that slut Mingfei. Don't think that This Dowager doesn't know that the late Emperor clearly favored him and even pretended to be cold towards him just so that he could protect him and give him the throne. He even crippled my own son. "
"Then he and Prince Xi are brothers of the same mother." Du Qingcheng turned pale with fright. She didn't know this heaven-shaking secret at all.
It turned out that her father and aunt had been concealing this from her all along, deceiving her in order to use her to stabilize the Emperor and the Du Family's prosperity.
"Ming Fei, that slut. This Dowager used her to suppress Han Fei back then, but I didn't expect her to be even more confused than Han Fei. How could This Dowager accept her?" However, the emperor was too tight on her, so I couldn't do it.
When she gave birth to the Emperor, due to her body's weakness, the late emperor lied and said that the child was not saved. In reality, he had let This Dowager raise the princess who was given birth by the Emperor to another concubine. The empress dowager's well-maintained face became distorted due to anger. Du Qingcheng only felt her entire body turning cold, she didn't know that there were so many grievances between the empress dowager and the emperor.
"Does the emperor know?" Du Qingcheng's heart shuddered even more. He was also an intelligent woman, and understood the Emperor's methods. If the Emperor knew that his own mother died in the hands of the empress dowager, then the consequences would be unimaginable.
The empress dowager gave a cold snort. "Even if he knows now, it's already too late. He never thought that the Prince Xi he schemed against would actually be his own little brother.
So it turned out that the empress dowager's favor towards the Prince Xi was only so that she could use it against the emperor.
"It's the Lin Clan's Grand Elder's birthday in a few days, send someone to keep an eye on Concubine Qin. If anything happens, immediately send her to the cold palace and find a good excuse to drag the Lin Clan in."
Du Qingcheng nodded his head. Although she did not want to touch Qin Luofei, but the Lin Family had to be removed, so it would be more straightforward to do it from Qin Luofei's point of view.
Qin Luofei never thought that the Imperial Consort Leng would actually visit her own palace, and even brought a personal palace maid with him.
Qin Luofei was half lying on the bed, resting with her eyes closed. Suddenly, she heard Dustsift rushing into the room, panting, as she shouted, "Miss, do you know who's come to see you?"
"It can't be Consort Shu!" This Consort Shu had a big stomach, and every day she would run to her own palace. This caused her to feel a headache whenever she saw Consort Shu, and even if there was a problem with her stomach, when the Emperor returned, he would beat her into the cold palace!
"No, no, it's Imperial Consort." She was even more afraid of this imperial concubine than she was of Du Qingcheng.
Qin Luofei knitted her brows, thinking to herself, Why did she come here? It's like an owl greeting a new year, she didn't have any good intentions.
"Then, Imperial Concubine, please come in!" Qin Luofei was too lazy to move. Now that the emperor was no longer around, there was no need for her to be so afraid of her.
"Miss, this isn't good!" Daihua was afraid that the Imperial Consort would snap the Miss out of a fit of anger.
Qin Luofei stared at Daihua with all her might, and said, "Your Young Miss, I know my limits, please quickly invite the imperial concubine in! Presumably, Imperial Concubine wouldn't mind. "
"Of course I don't mind my sister. Since my sister isn't feeling well, just lie down!" Big Sister will leave after saying a few words. " Following the voice, the Imperial Consort Leng walked in.
Even if the Emperor was not present, this Imperial Consort Leng was still dressed like a demon. No one knew who she was showing it to, no wonder the people of the palace believed such rumors.
Qin Luofei lightly nodded at Flower Blossom, who put down the curtain of the Warm Pavilion and the inner room, and left the palace with the maid beside Imperial Consort Leng, leaving behind only Imperial Consort Leng and Qin Luofei.