vrcanaries Chapter 294
Chapter 294
I could only reach out to take the booklet, say thank you, walk aside and sit down without saying anything more.
Qingying didn't want to get involved in the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.
But Zhaopin didn't seem to want to handle everything alone.
He would come to Jingren Palace every few days, asking to see the Queen and inquire about matters, but was always stopped outside by Xiuxia.
Just because of a cold autumn wind, Qingying felt hot.
A good person, with red cheeks from fever.
There were almost people kneeling on the ground outside the bedroom.
Inside the bedroom, the Queen Mother looked at Qingying in such a state, and her face turned red with anger.
He stared at Xiu Xia with anger in his eyes, "I placed you by the Queen's side so that you could serve her wholeheartedly. How come you've treated such a good person like this?"
The Queen Mother was rarely so angry, and her voice was much louder.
It made everyone even more silent.
Not a sound was made at all.
"I failed to investigate and caused the Empress to suffer. This is all my fault. Please punish me, Empress Dowager!"
The words of the master and servant fell into the ears of everyone intermittently.
Even Concubine Shu had a hint of doubt on her face.
Could it be that it was because Xiuxia was not careful in her conduct that the Empress had a high fever?
But the sound in the hall gradually became quieter until it could no longer be heard.
Even if I have doubts in my heart, I can't get them resolved.
In the palace.
Qingying leaned back on the bed and drank the warm medicine in her hand.
She handed the medicine bowl to Xiu Xia, who had already stood up, and said with a low laugh, "Aunt, you're really acting like this. I'm afraid the concubines outside will think I'm too sick to get up."
The empress dowager glared at Qingying in anger, bent down with a handkerchief in her hand, and personally wiped the medicine stains from the corners of her mouth.
Then he said, "You did all this just to avoid Zhaopin's request to see you? If that's all, it's too much."
"A mere concubine's position can be dismissed with a few words, so why use your body as a raft?"
"Aunt, Zhaopin is naturally not worthy of my doing this, but aunt, you don't know... a few days ago, the emperor told me that he wanted to promote her to the position of concubine."
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows.
"A concubine? How can I be a concubine without a child? Is the emperor crazy?"
"Aunt, the Junggars are ambitious. Even if we marry them to a princess in the palace, we can't completely eliminate their ambitions. The emperor seems to be interested in letting Nianqin lead the troops to fight."
The Queen Mother was silent upon hearing this.
Zhaopin was the daughter of Nianqin.
If the mother's father and brothers are valued, the concubines in the harem will naturally rise in status.
"It's a pity that our Ulanara clan..."
"No important officials from the previous dynasty?"
Qingying interrupted the Queen Mother and said with a smile, "Aunt, my younger brother Neri has already started studying. Father and Mother are very strict with him. I heard that this child has some talent for studying."
"Of course I know about this, but the child is still young. Even if he entered the imperial court, what good would it do? How could he compare to Nianqin's current status?"
"Aunt, we still have a long way to go. Why should we care about the gains and losses of the moment?"
Qingying lowered her head and pinched the long armor on her hand. "Your Majesty is not sentimental. The affection we once had when we were young has probably worn away over the years. Aunt, I am not someone who is only obsessed with love. I naturally know how to fight for myself."
"Now that Yongji and Yonghu have grown up well, I, Neli, will also find opportunities to allow him to enter the court step by step and steadily."
"And I think, Auntie, you've been running this business for many years, so you can't be left with nothing, right?"
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Since you know, I still say the same thing. Even if I am given the title of Consort, what does it matter? Why is it worthy of your attention?"
"Aunt, water overflows when it's full, and the moon wanes when it's full. Concubine Zhao can be crowned a concubine without having children. Qingying doesn't care."
"And I'm not attaching importance to Concubine Zhao, I just want to use this opportunity to see what the emperor is thinking."
With a feigned gloom on her face, she continued, "Aunt, please take a look. It's been so long. Have you seen the Emperor in Jingren Palace?"
"After today, there's no need to worry about what you do next."
Qingying's words made the Queen Mother's eyes flash with a trace of heartache.
She was someone who was once obsessed with the emperor's love.