Under the Empress Dowager, all members will be King

Chapter 56 Choosing Fabric

Concubine Zhen confronted Concubine Xiangui, scolded her first, and then took her to see the queen.

The queen took a rest early, although she didn't fall asleep completely, but being disturbed so late, she couldn't hold back the pressure of getting up.

"What can't be said tomorrow, and you have to come to Ben Gong at night?"

"Empress, the noble concubine murdered the maid of the Jiaofang Palace, flat peach, please forgive me, empress."

The queen cast a sideways glance at the noble concubine, "Is this true?"

"Empress, the concubine was confused for a while, and I blame this lowly servant girl for intentionally provoking the concubine."

The noble concubine's tears came one after another, first telling how loyal she was to the empress, and then stating how difficult it was for a woman in the palace, and finally the trouble was diverted, and she accused the subordinates of the queen.

After listening to the concubine Xiangui's words, the queen's expression gradually softened. Concubine Xiangui was certainly at fault, but as a slave, Tingtao should not openly talk back to her master.

Concubine Zhen was making a lot of noise, she just wanted to use the topic to play, she was dissatisfied with the noble concubine being reused by the queen mother, she deliberately found fault.

Now that the virtuous concubine is in the eyes of the queen mother, and the queen mother still expects her to give birth to the little prince quickly, she can't let her down right now.

"In this matter, the virtuous concubine is indeed at fault. As a master, I really shouldn't be arguing with my slaves."

The queen paused for a while and looked at Feng Tao, "Tell me, why did Concubine Xiangui punish you?"

Bian Tao knelt respectfully, and said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone, "Two hours ago, my servant went to deliver food to Concubine Zhen. When I came back, I ran into a noble concubine. As soon as the noble concubine saw this servant, she immediately snatched the servant's food box and returned it to the concubine. Slap the servant."

"The noble concubine also said that Concubine Zhen is a down-and-out phoenix, and she will teach anyone who treats Concubine Zhen well."

"The servant made a few distinctions, and the virtuous concubine couldn't help but beat the servant five times, and even ordered people to throw the servant into the dry well."

After speaking, she unbuttoned her clothes, revealing the purple marks on her shoulders.

Gu Yinwei faintly sensed something was wrong. When she first met Xian Guifei, Xian Guifei helped her out of the siege. She was upright, generous and generous. In just three short months, Xiangui Concubine seemed to be a different person.

The empress saw through the concubine's careful thinking at a glance. Because she was dissatisfied with the arrangement of the empress dowager, she deliberately provoked troubles in an attempt to shake off the burden imposed on her by the empress dowager.

A joke, the Queen Mother's order is not so easy to take back.

No matter what wrong things your concubine does, she must carry out the tasks assigned to her by the Queen Mother.

"My noble concubine innocently murdered the palace servants. My palace decided to fine her with three months' salary. According to the precedent, she will be sent to Huaixiang Palace for such a behavior. For the sake of the empress dowager's compassion for her, this palace will The palace decided to take the virtuous concubine to Qiwutong Palace."

"This palace will strictly discipline her until she..." until she successfully gave birth to the prince.

Concubine Zhen was the first to be unconvinced, "Such punishment is too light."

"Lady of the palace, flat peach, my palace decides to give you a three-month vacation. During this period, your monthly silver will be paid on time. In addition, this palace will give you 50 taels of silver and promote you to be the maid in charge of the Jiaofang Palace."

"Gu Changyi, what do you think?"

Gu Yinwei was dissatisfied with this decision, but the queen's appearance was obviously to protect the noble concubine. After all, Wan Tao was just a slave, and the queen would definitely not let the noble concubine apologize to her.

Gu Yinwei wanted to refute, but Concubine Zhen tugged at her sleeve.

Gu Yinwei's words came to his lips, so he had to swallow them forcefully.

"Since Gu Changyi has nothing to say, Xia Chan, let's have a look."

Xia Chan helped her get up, and helped her fasten the buttons. When she got up, she put on her clothes again, and there was an extra purse in her hand. In the purse was a bank note with a denomination of 50 taels.

The queen was very satisfied with her handling. If Tingtao was wronged, she would give some benefits. If money can't solve it, use power to solve it. If it really doesn't work, use money and power together.

She entered the palace as a queen for three years, and this trick has tried a hundred times.

"Xia Chan, give this palace a good look at your noble concubine. Tomorrow the emperor will come to Qiwu Palace for dinner, so send someone to watch her carefully and not allow her to come out."

"Yes, ma'am."

The queen's gaze was as cold as frost, "I'm used to making trouble for this palace, and the noise makes this palace unsafe."

"Empress, my servant will help you to bed."

"I should have gone to bed long ago. There was such a commotion in Cheng'en Hall. Concubine Jin, as the lord of the first palace, didn't show up to stop her. She just pretended to be sleeping and gained a good reputation."

"I don't want to find a job in her position. Tomorrow, I want her to look good."

The queen was emotional before going to bed, and it took a long time before she fell asleep.

Gu Yinwei took the almonds, and when Chuchu returned to Jiaofangdian, the sweet potatoes simmering in the stove were as black as a piece of pine smoke.

"It's broken, it's burnt to charcoal, and I can't eat it." Chu Chu felt very sorry.

Tan Tao uncovered the steamer, took out the food from the steamer, and the two ate around the fire.

Obviously the person who survived the catastrophe was Tandao, but Chuchu was even more sad than Tandao, she couldn't swallow the bowl she was holding.

"Hurry up and eat. Only when you are full will you have the strength to fight them. The more others look down on us, the more courageous we must be. I won't let her go when the concubine harmed me."

The two ate a few mouthfuls of food, washed up, and went back to the room to rest. As soon as Chuchu's head touched the pillow, she immediately fell asleep.

Tin Tao tiptoed out of bed and found a book from under the bed with many dried flowers in it. She picked a black flower and hid it in her cuff, then went back to bed and fell asleep.

When paying her respects the next day, the queen transferred a batch of materials from the Shang Palace Bureau, and the rows of fabrics were hung on the wooden frame like noodles.

The queen smiled sweetly, "Sister Zhenfei, you choose first."

Concubine Zhen was in a bad mood, but she still had to save face for the queen. She picked two pieces of light yellow brocade satin embroidered with begonias, and another piece of blue satin.

Next it was Concubine Rou's turn, she picked out two pieces of crescent-colored cloth, these two pieces of cloth didn't have any embroidery at all, they were too plain.

"There are three horses for concubines and above, Sister Rou Concubine, you can pick another horse.

Concubine Rou casually pointed to a piece of light yellow cloth, the queen was very satisfied with it.

Concubine Yi mainly chooses purple satin, Concubine Xian mainly chooses blue satin, Concubine Xian likes bright satin, especially pink, rose red, peach red and so on.

Gu Yinwei was the last choice. She chose a piece of bright green Hunan satin with a few white bamboo leaves embroidered on it.

"I also like this piece of satin. Gu Changyi, I will exchange it with you."

Gu Yinwei let go of his hand quickly, "I'll give it to you."

The noble concubine's eyebrows twitched, she deliberately provoked something, and wanted Gu Yinwei to have an argument with her, but Gu Yinwei didn't bother, and turned to pick the dark brown material, the noble concubine's skin was sallow, Gu Yinwei picked the material , the dark color was not suitable for her to wear, so she had no choice but to give up finding fault.

Gu Yingxia is not used to her, "My dear concubine, if you want to change the fabric, I will change it with you."

The virtuous concubine was cowardly, she only dared to bully those with lower status than her, and did not dare to confront the virtuous concubine head-on.

"The concubine doesn't want to change."

"You definitely want to change it, you're welcome." Gu Yingxia winked at Ah Qing, Ah Qing took out a bolt of blue satin from the wooden stand and stuffed it to the maid behind the virtuous concubine, and then took away the one that Gu Yinwei had just selected from the maid's hand. material.

Concubine Zhen crossed her arms, her tone full of sarcasm, "It seems that the glass of sour jujube juice at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet did not impress the noble concubine much."

The noble concubine hurriedly ordered the maid to take out the blue cloth and hang it back.

(End of this chapter)