The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

1121 Chapter 10 Conspiracy of Each Other ([-])
But today I had to come, the empress sent someone to invite me, Qingchen didn't know what the emperor had learned at the moment, and when I asked the little eunuch, he seemed to know nothing about it, and only said it was the empress. I have something important to say to her.

Stepping into the gate of Bingquan Palace, even though she knew that this place was defeated, she never expected that it would be defeated so badly that it was even worse than the Yinfengxuan where she lived in that day. It seems that this situation is not much better than Lenggong.

Yun Lan supported her arm and reminded softly: "Your Majesty, be careful where you step, no one is repairing the palace, and even the green brick floor is uneven, your Majesty should be careful to twist your feet."

"It doesn't matter, I have even been to the Leng Palace, not to mention this is the place where the empress lives." Qingchen stood in the courtyard and looked around, not even seeing a servant in the palace. The red paint is peeling and mottled, not to mention how dilapidated the place where people live.

The corners of the walls were overgrown with weeds, and the blue bricks paved in the yard were incomplete and broken. People who walked on them could feel pain in their feet. Compared with the magnificent Chengkun Palace in the past, it seemed like a world of difference.Bingquan Palace sounds cold enough, but the main hall is also called Luohua Palace. Luohua, does it mean that the prosperity of the past has come to an end?This place was not specially prepared for concubines who fell out of favor, but for some reason, such a palace name was chosen, and such a plaque was chosen.

Probably someone in the room heard the movement, and the gauze curtain moved lightly, and Zheyue came out in a half-worn palace attire. It was already this season, but she was wearing a summer attire converted from a spring shirt, with her rosy face in the past Now it is gray and withered, and it has only been two years since I saw her, but she seems to have aged ten years, with two silver hairpins simply pinned on her head, she is completely different from the rich and luxurious old aunt next to the empress in the past.

When Zheyue saw her coming in full dress, she couldn't help being slightly startled, but she blessed Fushen with a full posture: "My maidservant greets the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine please come in. The empress has been waiting for a long time." With enough hatred, the word "queen" was bitten out very clearly.

Qingchen didn't care about Zheyue's attitude. The people around the queen were used to being flattered by the concubines below, and they always didn't pay attention to concubines who were not favored. With such a proud temperament, why should she lower herself and make it difficult for a slave?

"Big Aunt Zheyue is fine." With an understatement of sarcasm, Qingchen dropped this sentence with a slight smile, and then stepped into the hall holding Yun Lan's hand, leaving Zheyue with a slightly dazed expression on the curtain, Suddenly forgot to put it down.

The queen in the palace sat upright on it, still dressed in splendid attire and majestic, but in Qingchen's eyes, she felt pitiful. At this time, she was still posing in such a posture. Is it because of her pride or because she wanted to use her queen's power? Identity overwhelms yourself?
After all, it is the empress. The emperor has not abolished the empress, so she must act according to the rules. Sometimes respect for the enemy can best reflect a person's self-cultivation. .”

The queen sneered, and asked aggressively: "You still see me as the queen? How long has the imperial concubine been back to the palace, but have you ever thought about coming to pay respects to this queen in this palace? Did the emperor let you lead the harem? Do you think you are the queen in charge of Fengyin?"

Qingchen got up calmly, and said in a calm tone: "It's not that the palace has no one in sight, but that your empress has moved to the Bingquan Palace to rest. This palace is still not allowed to set foot in Bingquan Palace."

Facing the burning eyes of the empress, Qingchen is as calm and composed as water, no matter how gorgeous the clothes are, there will be a day when they will be worn out, time has passed, and when something is gone, it is gone, no matter how much you maintain the original appearance, it will always be Can not go back.

Just like the golden phoenix gown with phoenix and peonies worn by the queen, it is out of season, and because the silk has been left for too long, it is difficult to conceal the old color in the luxury. Such yellowed clothes match the empress's haggard face, full of Under the beaded headdress, the person wrapped in silk and satin is even more visible, as soulless as a walking corpse, only jealousy and hatred fill her inside, supporting her withered body.

Zheyue brought tea, put it on the table with a "bang", and said coldly, "Imperial Concubine, please have some tea."

Qingchen glanced at the bowl of tea that was not even steaming. The tea leaves could not be brewed, they were all floating on the water surface, and they were full of rough tea stalks. I don’t know if it was the same as the queen’s daily drinking, or if it was specially served for her. up.

She was never one to get angry over such trivial things, so she sat down on a chair beside her and asked calmly, "I don't know why the Empress called me here? Could it be to question my ignorance of etiquette?"

"Naturally, I won't bother the imperial concubine who is busy all day long for some trivial matter. I must come to you because I feel that the matter is related to you. Otherwise, why bother the imperial concubine?" The queen winked at Zheyue, and she saw Zheyue Turning around and going into the inner room, it is not easy to come out with a box of rouge, put it in her hand and say: "Imperial Concubine, the empress's rouge has been poisoned, if it wasn't for the servants who were more careful and found it in time, Maybe the empress will be poisoned by this thing."

Qingchen thought about the meaning of the empress's words, and couldn't help laughing: "The empress thinks that the poison in this rouge was ordered by my palace? When the empress lived in Chengkun Palace in the past, she couldn't use a box all the year round. Rouge, now that he has moved to Bingquan Palace, is it possible that he fell in love with Rouge gouache again?"

The words were full of sarcasm, but they also revealed Qingchen's clear mind that he had no intention of harming. In the past, when the empress was so beautiful, because she seldom saw the emperor's face, she didn't like to put on makeup. How could it be possible to wear heavy makeup after not seeing outsiders all year round?No matter how stupid she is, she won't be able to poison things that the queen doesn't use.

But what she didn't know was that since the empress moved to Bingquan Palace, she really couldn't live without these things. If her haggard and pale face wasn't covered up by those thick and colorful makeup, even she would feel sad when she saw it.

Whether she knew it or not, the queen was trembling with anger from what she said, "You don't want to succeed, everyone knows that you want to be a queen because of Sima Zhao's heart, but as long as this palace is still there, you You will never be able to fulfill your wish, so you regard this palace as a thorn in your side and cannot get rid of your unhappiness, but this palace refuses to let you get your wish. No matter how difficult life is, this palace will hold on to it so that you will never be able to fulfill your wish for the rest of your life! If this palace is here, you will always be just an imperial concubine, you will only be honored after death, and you will not have the glory of a former queen!"

(End of this chapter)