Daughter of the royal palace

Chapter 160 Three concubines (5)
Mrs. Zhao was irritated by the word 'concubine', and trembled with anger, "You—"

Ning Shi and Xun Shi looked at each other, then stood up, facing Ling Xihan.

"I am from the Ning family (Xun family), and I have met the princess of Changle."

Zhao's eyes widened, and she looked at the two in disbelief, and paused on her lips as soon as she uttered a word, as if she didn't understand the situation in front of her.

Ling Xihan smiled slightly and gave her a hand.

"The two side concubines are very polite. Although the rules cannot be violated, you are also my concubine and elders. How dare Changle accept the courtesy of the two of you?" He said polite words, but one concubine and one Changle .Obviously let them recognize their identities.

Ning's eyes flickered, "The princess is filial and righteous, but the concubine must not forget the etiquette she should have." She is not the brainless Zhao, and the current Ling Xihan may be even stronger than the rumors outside.She came late on purpose today, and then used her identity to teach Zhao, in fact, she was giving them a bad blow.

After they saluted, they returned to their places.The other ladies and aunts originally thought that the three side concubines could teach Ling Xihan a lesson, but who would have thought that they were defeated so quickly, and all of them turned pale with anger.Especially Ling Ximeng and Ling Xiwan, the silk handkerchiefs in their hands had already been twisted into twists, and they had to bite off their silver teeth, but they had no choice but to knock them off and swallow them in their stomachs.

Mrs. Zhao stared at Ling Xihan, unable to vent her anger, so she coquettishly said to King Zhongyi beside her in a fatherly voice: "My lord, this concubine is pregnant with your flesh and blood. The doctor said that this concubine is weak and cannot bear it." Exciting, how... how could she..." After she finished speaking, she started to cry with a handkerchief in her hand.

King Zhongyi's eyes moved slightly, and the coldness in his eyes gradually receded.

"Okay, don't say a word." He looked at Ling Xihan with a warm look in his eyes.

"Han'er, sit down."

Ling Xihan raised her eyebrows, the royal treasure of loyalty was decorated with blue cloud patterns and dragons, her feet were wearing blue-bottomed black boots, and her black hair was tied with a winged crown, making her look elegant.

Judging by his attitude, he doesn't like this arrogant and domineering side concubine Zhao very much.

Zhao originally thought that King Zhongyi would deal with Ling Xihan for the sake of the child in his womb, but he didn't get the result he wanted, and felt unwilling, so he wanted to make use of the problem again.A maidservant in pink tugged at her sleeve and gave her a wink, signaling her to stop.Zhao Shi gritted her teeth and finally endured it, but she also held a grudge against Ling Xihan because of it.

Ling Xihan couldn't help but glanced at the maid. She was in her 30s, she looked very handsome, her brows were calm, her eyes were as deep as a dark pool, she looked like a scheming woman, and she was thousands of times stronger than Zhao's. .

Sitting next to Ling Xiqing, she ignored the resentment and jealousy of Ling Xiyun and Ling Xiwan towards her, and analyzed the various intertwined forces in the palace in her heart.The bits and pieces from time travel replayed in my mind again, the big marriage and wrong marriage, Biying's reminder, the queen's letter...

The evidence Fengying collected that day that her aunt bullied her may not have achieved the effect she expected.

She vaguely discovered that the father, emperor Yuan Qing and the queen seemed to have reached a certain consensus.

Since Emperor Taizu, every emperor has not many concubines in the harem, and there are not many heirs.The first emperor had only twenty or so concubines and eight children, all of whom were considered good among the emperors.But no matter how withered the harem was, no emperor had only one woman in the harem, except for the current emperor.

Because the court and the harem have always been one, one prospers and the other loses.Emperor Yuan Qing refused to accept concubines, but he did not cause internal strife in the court, except for his own resourcefulness and the empress' prestige.And the most important point is that among the ministers, the daughters and sisters of many important veterans' families have married into the Zhongyi Palace.The father is the king of the opposite sex and the emperor's cousin.With such deep affection from the father to the queen, it would be reasonable to use this method to help the queen avoid any worries.

Therefore, those women in the inner courtyard of the palace are actually pawns used by the emperor to stabilize Chaoyang.

If not, why have the three side concubines standing still in the palace for so many years not had a son or a daughter?If it is because of the concubine's superb methods, then why do those Zhang, Yun and others have daughters?Besides, there are so many women in the palace, why only the princess gave birth to a son, and the rest are daughters?She didn't believe there was nothing tricky about it.

Speaking of which, then——

She looked at Mrs. Zhao's slightly protruding belly again, she might not be able to keep this child.

No, no matter how scheming the princess is, she has no background.She has been in the mansion for many years, and she was once the queen's personal servant girl, her father should know her well.Naturally, what she did in the palace, the father must also know about nine out of ten.That is to say, if the princess knew what the princess had done to those women, but the father knew about it but did not stop it, it would be acquiescing to what she did.

Therefore, no matter what reason those women did not give birth to sons, it was all intentional by his father.

Then, Zhao's child...

She suddenly had an idea, a man, for the sake of another woman, can cruelly attack his own flesh and blood, is it possible?

Suddenly, a peerless and charming face flashed in my mind, the enchanting phoenix eyes were silent and piercingly sad, such suffocating pain came clearly from my heart.

"Father, he hates me, no, it should mean that he... hates me." The sad and despairing murmur seemed to be still lingering in his ears.

If Emperor Yuan Qing could vent his anger on his own flesh and blood for the sake of his wife, then would his father...

Suddenly, the letter from the queen appeared before her eyes, don't trust anyone easily, don't trust anyone easily!

The three side concubines... There was a flash of inspiration in her mind, and shock appeared in her pupils.

If I remember correctly, the three side concubines were brought into the palace by her mother.But that day, Biying told her that the princess had decided to accept three stunning beauties for her father, and her mother was so depressed because of this, that she was murdered.

Her heart sank gradually. If it was as she guessed, her mother would definitely not be depressed because her father had a few more side concubines.So in this way, the queen told her to be careful of Princess Zhongyi, not because of her mother's death.

Because of something on his mind, Ling Xihan didn't take into account the open and secret fights among those women during lunch.

Until the afternoon, Ruoyu hurriedly reported a news to her, which shocked her very much.

"What did you say? Zhao Xinran committed suicide?" There was a trace of shock in her watery eyes, and a sharp light flashed across her eyes, which seemed deep and suspicious.

"It's the real lady." Ruoyu also felt a little unbelievable, "I went to the kitchen to make snacks for you, miss, but I heard two maids muttering about the two ladies of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. I was curious I went to ask a few questions. After this questioning, I found out that Zhao Xinran's maid found Zhao Xinran hanged herself in the room this morning. There are rumors that she should have died last night, but today It was only discovered in the morning. At the same time, Miss Zhao Xinyue also disappeared inexplicably?" Her eyes were full of surprise and disbelief, "The most important thing is that the doors and windows in the rooms of the two ladies are all closed, and they have not been disturbed at all. Signs of prying."

(End of this chapter)