The Concubine of the Ruthless Prince

Chapter 376

Concubine Shen was so cautious, she kept quiet after pregnancy, and did not report the news to the emperor until she moved out of the palace. How could the queen not understand that Concubine Shen was guarding against her, and the concubine and her seemed to have reached a certain agreement? A kind of agreement, two people who were once at odds are now acting like sisters.

There were fake smiles on the faces of the women, and at this moment, Qingxia came to report: "My lord, Governor Shen and Mr. Chu are here."

Hearing that these two people came, Nangongli said to Xi Luo: "Luo'er, you are also a person with two bodies, don't be too tired, go back and rest first." After saying this, he stretched out his hand to pull Luo'er wrist, intending to take her along.

Xi Luo had no choice but to smile modestly at the queen, and said: "Empress, you and your cousin have a good chat, the concubine will leave."

"Hey..." Concubine Shen was about to speak when Xi Luo was pulled away by Nangongli, and the queen looked at her with a smile and remained silent.

Being stared at by the queen with such a smile, Concubine Shen felt the hairs on her body stand up, and always felt that the queen's smile was too sinister.

Now that Concubine Xi Luo is gone, Concubine Shen can only bite the bullet and deal with the queen, thinking that she is now in the palace, the queen will never dare to have any malicious thoughts about her here, after thinking about it, the future generations will feel relieved .

The queen said at this time: "Sister Shen, won't you invite me to sit in the room?"

"Empress, please." Concubine Shen hurriedly said with a smile. After all, she is still the empress now, and Concubine Shen would still be more careful in front of her.

The queen stepped into her room, and Concubine Shen had no choice but to order the maid to prepare tea, but the queen waved her hand and said, "No need, I prepare tea by myself." After saying this, the maid beside the queen immediately turned around and poured it for the queen. The tea was brought up.

Seeing how the queen is so cautious, Concubine Shen couldn't help laughing, and said: "Queen, you are too careful, this is the palace of the king, so why would someone dare to harm you after drinking a glass of water?"

After hearing this, the queen sighed softly, and said: "It is impossible to harm others, but the heart of defense cannot be mistaken. The reason why I have been able to stay in the palace for so many years is based on this. Sister Shen, in your heart I must be laughing that I am too cautious. I will tell you when you are yourself. You must also remember this sentence. In the face of interests, family affection is worthless. There are only relationships between people. Take advantage." The Queen's words naturally imply that the family relationship between her and Xi Luo is actually worthless, and the reason why Xi Luo treats her well is not to use her.

Concubine Shen is not stupid, so she naturally understood what she said, she just smiled and said: "The concubine has been taught."

At this time, the queen said again: "Sister Shen, you should also try this Tieguanyin from this palace. This is specially given to this palace by the emperor, and this palace has always been reluctant to drink it on weekdays."

Shen Bing hurriedly said: "Even the queen is reluctant to drink it, how dare the concubine drink it, since it was rewarded by the emperor, the queen should drink it slowly."

The queen couldn't help sneering when she heard the words, and said, "Isn't Concubine Shen afraid that the tea leaves in this Palace are poisoned?"

Shen Bing hurriedly said after hearing the words: "Empress, my concubine has no such intentions." Besides, the empress drank the tea, how could it be poisonous, would the empress not hesitate to hurt her own life just to harm her?
The queen didn't make things difficult for her, but just smiled and said: "Forget it, you should be on guard against me. Didn't I just say that you must not have the intention of harming others, and you must not be mistaken in guarding against others. How can you do this?" Be vigilant, and I am relieved." After a pause, he continued: "At first, I was worried that she would take revenge on you because of the emperor, but now it seems that I am overwhelmed. With Concubine Shen's intelligence, there must be a way to protect you." Take care of yourself."

Concubine Shen was a little suspicious when she first heard the queen's words, and couldn't help asking: "Empress, what do you mean by this?"

The queen glanced around, as if checking if there were any outsiders around. Naturally, there would be no outsiders here, only her and Concubine Shen.The queen sighed lightly, and said in a melancholy tone: "Sister, are you really confused, or are you pretending to be confused?"

"..." Concubine Shen really didn't understand.

The empress said with sadness on her face again: "Could it be true that Concubine Shen can't see the current situation?"

"This palace is now acting according to the face of the princess. What does this mean? It means that the emperor is threatened by the king of Haohan. Now, you are living in this mansion of the vast palace with the emperor's child. Do you think you live in the mansion of Haohan?" This is to protect your mother and child, but in fact it is the opposite. Not only can you not protect your mother and child, but you have handed over your mother into the hands of the enemy. Because of your relationship in the palace, the emperor will be under the control of the vast king and princess, you Can't you see how rampant they are now? A few days ago, the emperor couldn't even summon King Haohan with the six imperial edicts, and the emperor sent many old officials to the palace when he was sick, so King Haohan was willing to move to the palace to have a look at the emperor, and then he was willing to do something for him. The vast dynasty contributes and presides over the overall situation. The current situation is like this. If the emperor is replaced by others, as the emperor's beloved concubine, the only flesh and blood of the emperor, do you think your mother and child can survive? Or do you think that the princess is kind enough to Will you spare the lives of your mother and son?"

The emperor did not rush, gradually induced Concubine Shen's face to turn pale, indeed, she did not think of this level.

She has long been dazzled by the matter of her pregnancy. She only knows that she is pregnant with a dragon son, and her son may become the emperor in the future, and she must protect her son from being harmed by the queen. Xi Luo is just willing to help She, because Xi Luo hated the Empress Empress.

But now, Concubine Shen's heart was shaken by the queen's words. It was not wrong for Xiluo to hate the queen. For the queen, she could help herself for a while, but living in this palace, she just became the relationship between him and King Haohan. A bargaining chip against the prince.

It's not that she is completely ignorant of the situation in the court, and she has always heard about it. However, the emperor's ambiguity made her somewhat puzzled and annoyed. For example, why did the emperor seal Xiluo as Luoshen? Wouldn't it make her more proud to be given such an honor?
Naturally, the queen also saw her wavering mind, so she took the opportunity to persuade her again: "If you want, you can go back with me in a while, if you don't want to, I won't stop you, but I still want to remind you If you miss this time, you will never have the chance to leave here again. If you give birth to a dragon son someday, I can assure you that the dragon son will become a bargaining chip to threaten the emperor. I am afraid that it will be difficult for you mother and son to leave the palace in the future .”

(End of this chapter)