vrcanaries Chapter 570 Chu Xiyan Dissuades
Chapter 570 Chu Xiyan Dissuades
Before that, Shen Zhinian had another question he wanted to clarify.
"Fuqiu, send someone to the cold palace to ask Xia why she suddenly started bathing with milk from the beginning of the twelfth lunar month?"
"I want to know whether she is paving the way for using milk to frame me, or whether someone is deliberately guiding her to take the blame."
Fuqiu replied "yes" and did it immediately.
Although the position of a noble lady in the harem was not high, it was already very good compared to the maids and concubines. In addition, with the support of the concubine, Xia lived a pretty good life in the harem.
Suddenly she fell from heaven to hell. She couldn't accept the gap at all and wanted to grab any life-saving straw she could.
So when Fuqiu sent someone to ask her, she told him everything she knew.
Unfortunately... for Fuqiu, there is still no useful news.
"…Madam, according to Xia, at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, she was walking with the palace maids in the imperial garden and accidentally heard a few palace maids chatting."
"They said that in their hometown, there is a folk recipe of bathing with milk. As long as you stick to it for a long time, your skin will be as soft and smooth as a baby's."
"After hearing this, Xia Shi became interested and decided to take good care of her skin so that she could please His Majesty when she sleeps with him."
"However, those maids were talking across the flower garden at the time. When Xia came over, they were gone. Xia also didn't know whose palace they belonged to."
"It's been too long, and I can't find out anymore..."
Hearing this, Handan said, "Why does this seem like someone is deliberately leading Xia?"
Shen Zhinian also understood it.
But just like Fuqiu said, it is really impossible to investigate those palace maids now.
If what Xia said was true...
If Concubine Shu wanted to instruct Xia to frame Shen Zhinian, she could have just told her directly. Why go through so much trouble?
There is only one possibility left -
Xia was used by Concubine Liang!
Now that things have come to this, the truth is no longer that important to Shen Zhinian. Anyway, she will not let either Concubine Liang or Concubine Shu go!
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Yongshou Palace.
Concubine Shu didn't expect that before she could take action against the two bitches, Concubine Xian and Concubine Liang, they actually started fighting among themselves.
She was eating snacks, happily waiting to see Concubine Xian make a fool of herself, or to see both of them suffer losses.
Who knew that at this moment, Cuizhu came in from outside with a speech that was hard to describe: "My Lady..."
Concubine Shu raised her eyelids and glanced at her, then asked slowly, "What's the matter?"
Cui Zhu lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, His Majesty ordered Concubine Xia to go to the Yangxin Palace, and then, she was demoted to a commoner and sent to the cold palace..."
Concubine Shu's brows furrowed instantly: "What did you say?!"
Although the Duke Dingguo's Mansion has become much more restrained than it was in its heyday, Concubine Shu still has some lackeys in the harem.
She didn't care about a mere noble lady named Xia. But as the saying goes, you have to look at the owner before you beat the dog!
"What has Concubine Xia done wrong? Why is His Majesty suddenly so angry?"
Cuizhu repeated the information she had obtained.
After hearing this, Concubine Shu's beautiful face was filled with anger: "Everyone in the palace knows that Xia is my person. What is the difference between what she did and what I did?"
"Your Majesty, this is not a punishment for Xia, it's clearly using Xia to pressure me!"
It would be fine if she really did something to embarrass Concubine Xian at the palace banquet on New Year's Eve.
But she remembered her aunt's instructions and did not take the initiative to provoke Concubine Xian during this period. Even if she caused trouble at the New Year's Eve palace banquet, it was just a small fight and harmless.
Why was the blame still placed on her? !
Could it be that the bitch Concubine Xian planned this whole show herself so that His Majesty would hate her?
Otherwise, why was it that Xian Fei was not in any trouble in the end, but she was accused of groundless suspicion? !
Seeing Concubine Shu's ugly face, Xiao Huazi asked cautiously, "Madam, Xia is still in the cold palace. Do you want to rescue her?"
Concubine Shu snorted coldly and said in disgust: "A useless thing will be useless if I keep it! Why did I save her? Do you think His Majesty is not angry enough with me?!"
Xiaohuazi lowered her head and replied "yes".
Xia's family is ruined...
Concubine Shu looked in the direction of Zhongcui Palace, a cold light flashed in her eyes: "I thought this matter was a fight between Concubine Liang and Concubine Xian. I didn't expect that Concubine Xian was so scheming that she used Xia Shi to secretly set a trap for me!"
Cuizhu was afraid that she would act impulsively, so she quickly advised: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has already instructed you to stay dormant for a while. Raising the Third Prince well is the most important thing!"
"We have a long way to go..."
Concubine Shu said impatiently: "The Third Prince! The Third Prince! He is the Third Prince all the time!"
"When he was just born, Your Majesty treated him like a treasure. But since the Fourth Prince was born, how many times has Your Majesty come to Yongshou Palace to see the Third Prince?"
"That little loser is not as important as the Fourth Prince in His Majesty's heart right now, let alone in the future? What else can I expect from him?!"
Xiao Huazi also followed suit and advised: "My lady, please be patient!"
"You also know that the infant mortality rate is so high. The Fourth Prince is only four months old now. Who knows what will happen in the future?"
"You are raising His Majesty's eldest son. You hold a trump card in your hand!"
Concubine Shu's emotions were gradually calmed down: "...You are right."
"But that bitch, Concubine Xian, used Xia Shi to make me suffer such an inexplicable injustice. I just can't swallow this anger!"
Chu Xiyan had been silently serving beside him. When she heard this, her eyes flashed and she said respectfully, "Your Majesty, a mere concubine dared to offend you. You deserve to retaliate against her in any way you want."
"But before that, you might as well think about Mr. Liu San who is far away in the border..."
"It would be so unworthy if I hurt Mr. Liu San again because of my revenge on that person from Zhongcui Palace!"
Obviously, Concubine Shu also thought of Liu Shizhang's severed finger.
She took a few deep breaths and swallowed them hard: "...That's all!"
"My aunt is right. The virtuous concubine is at the peak of her powers. Whether for the sake of Duke Dingguo's mansion or for the sake of the times, I should temporarily stay out of her spotlight."
"Humph! I have served His Majesty for so many years, and I still don't know his character? His Majesty is not a person who will always be affectionate."
"Isn't there a foreign lady named Chun living in Shuixi Pavilion? Once she learns the rules, if she can snatch the favor of His Majesty..."
"Since the virtuous concubine has fallen out of favor, she is like meat on the chopping board, and can only be slaughtered by me!"
Chu Xiyan bowed her head and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Although no one openly said that the New Year's Eve palace banquet was related to Concubine Shu, everyone in the palace knew that Xia was hers.