The splendor of the red mansion

Chapter 237
"Yes...it's Empress Defei." Seeming to have finally considered it, Xue Baochai gritted his teeth and spit out a few words.

The teacup in Concubine Xian's hand paused, her eyes shot at Xue Baochai like a sharp sword, "Concubine De?"

Xue Baochai nodded and said, "That's right."

Concubine Xian said: "You have to think about it clearly. Concubine De is the biological mother of the fourteenth elder brother, and she is also an old man who follows the emperor. Framed her will not do you any good." Xue Baochai shook her head again and again: "Everything I said is true. Absolutely dare not talk nonsense in front of the empress." Concubine Xian raised her eyebrows and said: "What do you have that deserves Concubine De to kill you? What evidence is there to prove that it is her?" Xue Baochai shook her head. She did have no evidence, but ... "Half a month ago, the concubine De concubine took two kinds of extremely poisonous poisons from the slaves."

"Poison? Presumptuous! You dare to bring poison into the palace. Do you know what crime it is?" Xue Baochai said with a pale face, "I know the crime, but I dare to swear on my life. I have never used poison. Originally... originally It was also prepared for self-defense." Concubine Xian narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, staring at her and said, "Do you know that this palace can punish you with death? How dare you say it?" Xue Baochai said with a wry smile: "It's death to say, but it's death if you don't say it. Even if you want to kill the slaves, you can't let the murderer go alone." Xue Baochai understood that the concubine Xian, who usually seemed invincible, was the real smart person in the harem.Lying in front of her is mostly useless.It turned out that in the eyes of Concubine Xian all these years, she was just an interesting thing.Concubine Xian nodded and said with a smile: "You are honest enough. I already know what to do. You should go back first."

"This..." Xue Baochai bit her lip lightly.She still has some understanding of the influence of Concubine De in the palace, and now she is still a little scared to let her go back alone.Concubine Xian smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry, no one can kill you until I find out the matter. After all, I am the master in Chengqian Palace." Xue Baochai hesitated, but nodded and said: "Slaves leave."

Xue Baochai went out, and the maid who had rescued her before came in, walked up to Concubine Xian and whispered, "Your Majesty."

Concubine Xian snorted coldly, and said with a smile: "Concubine De, you finally can't help it? Shuyun, let someone let the maid Alan go out to attack my palace and die with a stick! You go and choose a court lady to give to Xue Guiren."

"Yes." Shuyun replied: "But ma'am, since Concubine De sent someone to kill Xue Guiren, would she stop so easily?" Concubine Xian sneered, "She took the poison from Xue Baochai's hands, and after half a month I just suddenly thought of silence, I'm afraid something happened. Naturally, it won't be so easy to stop now. But it's so good, that Xue Baochai is not a good person, let her go through life and death a few more times, she will be more honest. Make people pay attention so that she doesn't really die." Shuyun smiled clearly: "This servant understands what to do. Please rest assured." Concubine Xian nodded with satisfaction: "Send someone to deliver a message, please County King Fujin will come to the palace tomorrow."

"Your Majesty... don't you intend to tell the Emperor? If the Emperor finds out about Concubine De..."

Concubine Xian smiled indifferently and said: "Big sister never hid everything from the emperor back then, but unfortunately she died anyway. In this palace, there are only things the emperor doesn't want to know, and there is nothing he can't know. Go ahead."

"Yes." Shuyun nodded.If it wasn't for the empress's early death, the imperial concubine would not need to enter the palace at all.At the beginning, the empress's health was getting weaker and weaker, and the Tong family was afraid that the empress would die, so they rushed the imperial concubine into the palace.Sure enough, the Empress Dowager died less than a year after the imperial concubine entered the palace.Otherwise... the imperial concubine should have a different life now.

The news in the palace spread very slowly to those without channels, but to some people it spread very quickly.In less than half an hour, Concubine De had received the news that Alan was killed, but Xue Baochai was not mentioned.But since it was not mentioned, it proves that Xue Baochai is still alive.Alan hadn't had time to kill him at all.Concubine De was in a state of confusion, was it true that Alan was killed because of bumping into Concubine Xian or because... Thinking of that terrible possibility, Concubine De's face became even uglier, "Come here."

Soon an inconspicuous little eunuch came in, "Your Majesty." Concubine De glanced at each other, and when she opened her eyes again, she was calm and indifferent, "Tell outside the palace that Alan's family cannot stay."

"Yes."

Because of the concubine Xian's summoning the day before, even though both Daiyu and Yinzhen were worried about Yinxiang's body and the result of Chen Li's preparation of the antidote, Daiyu could only enter the palace with Yinzhen who had to go to court.Yinzhen went to court at the Qianqing Gate, while Daiyu took Mo Lan and others directly to the palace to pay respects to Concubine Xian.At this time, there is no need to go to greet the queen mother, it is a kind of alarm to go too early.Concubine Xian obviously didn't sleep well last night, and Daiyu was already up when she arrived, and she smiled when she saw Daiyu, "You came early." Because of this, Shang came early, and only smiled and said: "I came early, but luckily I didn't disturb your mother's rest." Concubine Xian shook her head, stroked her forehead helplessly, and said, "How can I sleep?" Daiyu said "Your Majesty, what's bothering you?" Concubine Xian sighed and said, "I can't make it clear in a few words. Shuyun, go and invite Mrs. Xue Gui."

Daiyu frowned slightly, Xue Guiren, Xue Baochai.Although she often met in Chengqian Palace these years, Daiyu almost forgot about this woman she once sat and chatted with.There are too many forgotten women in the harem.She knew that Xue Baochai had her aspirations to become a green cloud, but this palace was not a place where every woman could taste her long-cherished wish and stand at the top.If it was outside, she believed that Xue Baochai could actually live happily.Xue Baochai came very quickly, but within a day, she was astonishingly haggard.Still, anyone who is assassinated three or four times in a day will be frightened like a bird of fright.Only now did Xue Baochai understand that in fact there were many things in the palace that she did not understand.Such as ruthless, such as cruelty, such as bloodthirsty.

"Slave servant Xue Baochai greets the imperial concubine and empress. Sends greetings to...Si Fujin."

Concubine Xian nodded and said: "Okay, get up and sit down. It seems...you didn't sleep well last night?" There is no seat for nobles in front of the concubine who is in charge of the harem. Sit down with a chair.Concubine Xian nodded and said: "It seems that the rules have been understood a lot." Xue Baochai bit the corner of her lips, looked at Concubine Xian and said, "Thank you, my servant, for saving my life. In the past, slaves did not know the heights of heaven and earth, and begged your mother to let go of the past. Concubine Xian waved her hands and smiled, "I'm not that stingy either. Tell Si Fujin what happened yesterday."

(End of this chapter)