Variety Film and Television: Starting from the Legend of Zhen Huan

The Queen Mother began to take action. Taking advantage of her poor health, she invited the concubines of the harem to Shoukang Palace, and specifically asked Fujia to invite the emperor.

When the concubines saw that the Queen Mother's face was rosy and she didn't look sick at all, it seemed that they were being beaten with excuses. They all shrank like quails and didn't dare to say a word.

Especially Qingying, she felt frightened when she saw the Queen Mother. She remembered what happened in the past, so she sat in her seat and listened carefully.

"A few days ago, Lang Shining drew a portrait for the Ai family, but the Ai family waited and waited, and Lang Shining did not send it to the Ai family for them to see."

The Queen was a little confused by what the Queen Mother said, but she still answered them one by one.

"I have neglected my duty. Once I leave Shoukang Palace, I will ask Su Lian to urge Mr. Lang."

The Queen Mother continued, "It's not that the Queen has neglected her duty. Yesterday, the Ai family asked Fujia to go and urge her. Unexpectedly, Lang Shining was painting a portrait of a concubine, completely ignoring the Ai family and the Queen."

Yi Guiren covered his handkerchief with a smile and said, "After all, Mr. Lang is a foreigner. According to the rules, except for the Queen Mother and the Empress, you should not see the concubines in the harem."

"Ai Jia said that no matter how many people there are in the palace, there should be no trouble in the palace. You don't take Ai Jia's words to your heart at all."

The Queen Mother stared at Qingying closely, as if she wanted to see through Qingying.

"Qingying?"

Qingying immediately knelt on the ground and looked at the Queen Mother neither humble nor arrogant.

"I'm scared. I did go to the Ruyi Pavilion. I just heard from the palace people that the emperor and the empress went to the Ruyi Pavilion to have their portraits painted. I just wanted to catch my eye. I never asked Mr. Lang to paint my concubine's portrait."

The Queen Mother looked down and smiled playfully.

"Oh? Concubine Xian also knows how to take things lightly. I heard rumors that Concubine Xian and Mr. Lang have an affair. These days, it has spread to the ears of the Ai family."

Have an affair? Qingying only thought it was funny. Who spread the news? Will anyone really believe it?

She just introduced Mr. Lang as a confidant! Lord Lang is old enough to be her amma, and is completely incomparable to the emperor. How could such a rumor spread?

The Queen Mother must be deliberately picking on her!

The emperor heard the commotion inside and slowly walked in from outside the house, "Oh? Personal affair? Queen Mother, do you know what you are talking about? I know you don't like Qingying, but Queen Mother can't talk nonsense like this. .”

No wonder Huang Eniang wanted to call him here. It turned out that she had such thoughts.

He trusted Qingying selfishly, not only because of his age, but also because he, the empress, wanted to keep the harem in chaos, and the more chaos there was, the better it would be to her liking.

Now that this happened, he naturally believed that the whole thing was made up by the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother summoned Fujia, who bowed respectfully to the concubines and the emperor.

Unfolding the painting made by Lang Shining, the emperor frowned, and the painting was clearly a green cherry.

"Yesterday, I went to the Ruyi Pavilion to look for Mr. Lang. I accidentally found this portrait in the scroll. Mr. Lang was very panicked when he saw it. He refused to let me take it away. I was thinking about the rumors in the palace and took advantage of Mr. Lang. I took it out accidentally."

"Queen Mother, I really don't know. When I talk to Mr. Lang, the palace people are by my side, so I will definitely not say anything that goes beyond the limits." Qingying then looked at Li Yu.

"When I spoke several times, Eunuch Li was still around and listened."

The emperor frowned and looked at Li Yu, "Li Yu, please tell me what happened that day."

Li Yu glanced at Xian Bin. Since he met Ling Xin last month and had a few words with her, his favorable impression of Xian Bin has plummeted. Inductively meant to be in it.

Kneeling on the ground, he respectfully told the story of Qingying's several visits to Lang Shining.

"... Lang Shining also said that he has been painting in the palace for many years, and he has only seen the Queen Mother and the Empress. He has never seen a concubine as beautiful as Xian's concubine appearing in the painting... I hope that one day I can paint for Xian. Concubine, please draw a portrait."

"I also talked about Mr. Lang's interesting stories in the West and the monogamy system. It seemed that there were also divorces, divorces and so on. The remaining servants can't remember clearly. Mr. Lang often mentioned these things, and the servants were in the Ruyi Pavilion. All the maids who served in the palace regarded it as a joke, except for Concubine Xian and Lord Lang, who kept talking about each other."

Shoukang Palace fell into silence for a moment, and even the emperor fell into deep thought. These words were really shocking.

I didn't expect Qingying to be able to chat with Lang Shining. It was really ridiculous. No wonder he went to Yanxi Palace a few days ago. Qingying was listless. She must have been thinking about this.

"Li Yu, is everything you said true?"

Li Yu knelt on the ground in panic, "How dare I deceive the emperor? The A Ruo next to Concubine Xian and the maids serving in Ruyi Pavilion can all prove that Concubine Xian said this."

The emperor looked at Ah Ruo and asked in a deep voice, "A Ruo?"

A Ruo's eyes were wandering. She wanted to hide it, but there were so many people who knew that she couldn't hide it alone. She might as well tell the truth.

"Master Lang did say these words, but I didn't believe them all. It's just that I haven't heard these words before, so I'm a little more curious."

Qingying didn't dare to explain at the moment, and couldn't explain. According to the rules, she couldn't meet Mr. Lang.

She just regarded Mr. Lang as a confidant. If she said it, no one would believe it. On the contrary, she could get solid evidence.

She had never seen Master Lang paint this painting before. She was afraid that it was deliberately forged by someone who wanted to use rumors to frame her.

"The Emperor doesn't believe me? I just think Mr. Lang is kind and said a few words. There is absolutely no personal relationship, and I don't know whether this painting was painted by Lang Shining."

The Queen Mother was a little angry, "Concubine Xian! Are you saying that the Ai family wanted to wrongly accuse you and Lang Shining and let people deliberately fabricate the painting?"

The emperor took the painting from Fujia's hand, looked at the brushwork, and carefully recalled the portraits Lang Shining had painted.

There is no mistake, it must have been painted by Castiglione.

Now that the witnesses and physical evidence have been brought out, Qingying has nothing to refute.

The emperor sighed deeply and was disappointed. It was about the royal family's reputation and he didn't want to cause too much trouble. But not only did the rumors spread, even the concubines in the harem heard about the scandal.

The emperor's face was expressionless, and he stared at Qingying with his eyes, "This is indeed painted by Lang Shining."