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

Chapter 1182 The Dark Forces (8)
Qinxue moved the brocade stool, and Jinxiu also served tea, and after she took a breather, Qingchen asked with a smile: "It's so windy and snowy outside, what's the important thing for He Guirong, why do you have to come here at this time? Now that you are pregnant and bulky, it will be a disaster if there is any collision. In fact, you can send a maid to come, it's not that this palace can't understand you. "

He Guirong hesitated for a long time, and then said: "The empress is merciful, she naturally thinks of the concubine in every way, and the concubine is very grateful. I came here today because I made some small clothes for my concubine when I have nothing to do. The little prince in the womb of the empress is also a concubine's kindness, and I ask the empress not to dislike it."

Lingxiang handed the things in her hand to Jinxiu, and Qingchen opened the bundle from her hand, glanced at it, and praised: "I didn't expect He Guirong's needlework to be so good. I couldn't put it down after seeing it. You have bothered. You have had a hard time during pregnancy, so you really don't need to worry about my side, if there is anything missing, just tell Concubine Jing that everything is about the emperor's heir."

Qingchen spoke very politely, and knew that He Guiyi came here despite such a heavy wind and snow, definitely not just to send a few clothes, so he quietly waited for her next words.

He Guirong seemed a little uneasy, and said hesitantly: "What your mother said is that the little prince in your mother's womb is born in the palace, extremely rich, and will have a bright future in the future. He is not as mediocre as a concubine, and he is nothing to children. I hope, I just hope that he can grow up safely, if he can be an arm to His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince in the future, it will be his blessing. If he doesn't have that qualification, he can only be an idle prince, and the concubines will be content."

Qingchen still couldn't figure out the purpose of He Guirong's trip, so he felt suspicious, so he couldn't help but glanced at Concubine Jing, seeing that she was also puzzled.If it's just to show your position, why not come here in such weather, is it the only way to show sincerity?

With a gentle smile, Qingchen dismissed the servants in the room and said: "He Guirong can just speak up if you have anything to say, you don't have to play charades with me. The emperor always treats princes equally, even if Wei Ronghua is so unbearable, the emperor still treats Heng'er the same I love you so much, let alone He Guirong your child?"

He Guirong still found it difficult to speak out, he was obviously not the one who was wrong, but he was very guilty, fearing that if he offended the empress with an inappropriate sentence, he would really have no good fruit in the future, so he euphemistically said: "Did the empress send someone to concubine today?" How many plum blossoms did my concubine send?"

Qing Chen didn't understand, so he shook his head and said: "I don't have anyone to give you any plum blossoms. In this weather, even if you want to enjoy plum blossoms, you have to wait for the snow to stop. Besides, I never reward concubines casually. You know it."

He Guirong didn't know why, but when he saw her slightly surprised expression, he suddenly felt at ease, and hurriedly apologized with a smile: "What the empress said is true, the concubine also finds it strange, since it was not given by the empress, then the concubine can rest assured.

Just now, a little father-in-law sent a few plum blossoms to the concubine's palace. Because it was snowing heavily, he was wearing a cloak, and the rough girl outside couldn't see his appearance.He threw those plum blossoms to the people in the concubine's palace and left. Thinking about it now, it must be because of a guilty conscience. Otherwise, how could he run away without waiting for the concubine to reward him in this weather? "

Rewards from the emperor and empress are all pleasing errands, and concubines generally don't let the father-in-law who came to deliver things return empty-handed, so if there is such an errand, everyone rushes to go, and naturally they won't leave the things and leave.

Both Qingchen and Concubine Jing remained silent, waiting for He Guirong to continue.

Seeing her, she sighed and continued: "Speaking of which, the concubine is lucky. When Huixiang brought the things in, the concubine was taking a nap. The girl was afraid of waking the concubine, so she put the things in the small flower hall outside. , but who would have thought that when the concubine got up, she found that girl had passed out outside, and the imperial doctor said she had been poisoned.

The concubine couldn't find the reason for Huixiang's poisoning. Later, the imperial physician Cao found out...someone tampered with the plum blossoms, saying that the stamens of the plum blossoms were sprinkled with potion, and the poisonous gas would explode when heated. If it is emitted, if a pregnant person smells it, the blood will gushes out and cause tire slippage, and the tendons will burst and die in severe cases.At any rate, Hui Xiang's poisoning wasn't deep enough, so he narrowly saved his life. "

While listening to her, Qingchen couldn't help but darken his face, and asked He Guirong: "Did you really not see what that little eunuch looks like? There are so many eunuchs in the palace, even if I want to investigate this matter thoroughly, I still have to Just a few clues."

He Guirong shook his head helplessly, "When the concubine came, she had already questioned the little girl who was a rough envoy. She said that she really didn't see the man's appearance clearly, and only heard from the man that it was the plum blossoms that the empress admired. That girl When I heard that it was awarded by the empress, I dare not neglect it, and then handed it over to Huixiang, I didn't expect such a thing to happen."

Concubine Jing sneered and said, "It was right that He Guirong didn't go directly to the emperor, but came to the Kunyi Palace, otherwise the empress might take the blame for others.

He Guirong don't have to worry that the queen won't be able to accommodate the child in your womb. There are already three princes in this palace. Back then when Xiao Jieyu gave birth to the eldest prince and was framed by the former queen, if the imperial physician hadn't found out the reason, both mother and child would have died. Not to mention the second prince, who was rescued by the empress himself, and for this he offended the concubine Li who had been favored for a while. He blamed Heng'er for his mistakes.

The empress is kind to these three children, so why can't she tolerate this one in your belly? "

After a few words, He Guirong blushed, and even felt a little restless, and hurriedly apologized: "Your Majesty, my concubine can't speak, so please forgive me, my concubine also doesn't believe that your empress would have such a thought, Come here and explain it clearly, let the empress be on guard, and don't let the villain in the dark plot it."

Qingchen said gently: "You come to explain to me that you trust me. I am very pleased that you can do this. In fact, as long as you talk about some things, the misunderstanding will naturally be resolved. If you always hold back It's easy to accumulate hatred in your heart. If you take this trip today, can you feel at ease from now on?"

Seeing that she was not angry, He Guirong comforted her with such a gentle attitude. Finally, her hanging heart was relieved. The reason why she dared to come was because her child was neither a heir nor an elder. Logically speaking, the empress had no reason to tolerate her. Don't leave him alone.

Secretly heaving a sigh of relief, He Guirong said with a smile: "The empress is tolerant and kind. It is the concubine's blessing to be blessed by the concubine. What happened today is obviously someone who wants to kill two birds with one stone. If there is any mistake in the concubine, gossip will spread." When she came out, it was the empress' reputation that was ruined, and I don't know who has such vicious intentions."

(End of this chapter)