The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"What's going on?" Concubine Li saw the emperor and the queen getting off the carriage together, and she couldn't help but start to panic, "Did Sister Xianfei encounter any trouble?"

Just as she was getting more and more anxious, Lan Yin secretly raised her head and quickly glanced at Concubine Li who was muttering to herself, and carefully reminded her: "Concubine Li, Concubine Xian came to Lefu Palace with the eldest princess early this morning to assist the Shanggong Bureau in arranging the funeral of Concubine Gui... Concubine Xian is now resting in the side hall."

Her words immediately made Concubine Li feel relieved: "I told you that Sister Xianfei is the most polite person, how could she make a mistake in such an important matter... Liu Shuyi, forget about it for now, go inside and report that His Majesty and the Empress have arrived."

In the side hall.

When Xie Yuzhen saw that Concubine Deng was already here, he was not actually that surprised.

After all, she was used to being a virtuous person, unwilling to let others find fault with her in any way. But I don't know why such a good person didn't have the heart to advise the two obviously exhausted princes in public?

"Greetings, Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort." Xie Yuzhen walked into the side hall with the two little princes and a large group of maids. "Why did Her Majesty come so early? It seems that we are not paying enough attention to her."

Concubine Deng smiled at her and said, "I have worked with Concubine Shu for many years, so I thought of coming here earlier to offer sacrifices. Concubine Zhao, don't worry. Alas..." She sighed and glanced at the eldest and third princes, "The second prince is sick at this time, otherwise he should have been asked to accompany you brothers to keep vigil. Please don't blame him, eldest and third princes."

After she explained why she didn't bring the second prince with her, she said to Xie Yuzhen with a tone of envy: "It's still Concubine Zhao who has a solution. Otherwise, I'm afraid Concubine Shu... Concubine Huaijing would be so distressed."

Xie Yuzhen raised her eyebrows and asked the palace maid to take the child to eat and rest first. She walked over to sit next to Concubine Deng and said, "Children need to be coaxed most of the time, let alone at a time like this... I have always heard that the Second Prince is well-mannered, smart and studious. I only know that I should be good to the child. To be honest, it is still Your Majesty who knows how to raise a child."

They praised each other one by one, and the scene was very harmonious and friendly.

Until Chen Guipin also walked in, greeted casually, and sat down beside her while twirling her Buddhist beads, it was as if there were no two people in the room who were hypocritically flattering each other.

People are talking over here.

The second princess came in with the third princess.

"Hello, Queen Concubine Xian, Hello, Concubine Chen and Concubine Zhao, Hello, elder sister, Hello, my two royal brothers." The second princess is lively, but the third princess looks quiet and taciturn.

Xie Yuzhen took a look at the adopted daughter of Concubine Ning. The nanny who was used as a stab by Huisu lay Buddhist to cause Concubine Wang's miscarriage and falsely accused the Queen of deliberately murdering the third princess's mother, Concubine Gong, was her wet nurse.

But now the third princess's expression is very calm, and it is hard to tell that the loss of the wet nurse who grew up with her has had any impact on her.

After saying hello, the second princess pulled the third princess together and went to surround the two brothers over there, sitting on the left side of the eldest princess. She changed her usual lively and talkative appearance and just accompanied them quietly.

It didn't take long.

Xie Yuzhen calculated the time and thought that the emperor and empress would arrive soon. He was just about to end his meaningless chat with Concubine Deng when he suddenly heard the noise of people outside suddenly boiling up.

"What's going on?" Xie Yuzhen immediately perked up.

Concubine Deng also stood up: "It sounds like an accident?"

After she finished speaking, she ordered the palace maids to protect the young masters and not allow the princess and the princes to leave the side hall. She glanced at Xie Yuzhen again, but said nothing. Instead, she turned to Concubine Chen Guipin and asked, "Can Concubine Chen stay here to look after the heir?"

Concubine Chen glanced at her calmly and said, "Don't worry, Concubine Xian."

The Buddhist beads in her hand kept turning at her fingertips. The sandalwood beads engraved with scriptures had been worn so much that it was almost impossible to tell which chapter or which part of the scripture was written.

Following Concubine Deng out of the side hall.

Xie Yuzhen saw that the ladies of honor had all moved to the sides. There was a glaring pool of blood at the entrance of the hall. The emperor, the empress, and Concubine Li and Concubine Ning who had arrived earlier were nowhere to be found.

Lan Yin, the maid of the Imperial Concubine Huai Jing, came to greet them as soon as she saw them. "My Lady Xianfei, My Lady Guipin, this place will be looked after by the palace ladies. Please follow me to the west side hall."

"What happened just now?" Xie Yuzhen's expression became anxious.

Lan Yin was leading the way in front, and when she heard this, she replied, "After your majesty and the queen arrived, I was about to go to the side hall to inform the queens, but somehow, Liu Shuyi hurried over, and even brought Concubine Xu with her..."

This is Lan Yin's embellished statement. In fact, Liu Shuyi simply dragged Concubine Xu here.

"How can she act like this? Concubine Xu is pregnant, so she doesn't need to come to mourn!" Concubine Deng's face was full of displeasure and confusion.

"This... I don't know, but when Liu Shuyi entered the door, she looked very angry. Concubine Xu asked her to pull a few times, and she accidentally... fell on the threshold..." Lan Yin's head drooped lower and lower.

Xie Yuzhen couldn't help but clench his hands hidden in his sleeves.

The two concubines hurried to the west side hall. The bloody smell in the hall was gradually spreading. Xie Yuzhen didn't bother to greet Concubine Deng. He trotted in front of Concubine Deng and ran to the queen: "Your Majesty, is A Yuan okay?"

Anxiety and worry were clearly shown on her face.

When passing by Liu Shuyi who was kneeling on the ground, he accidentally stepped on her skirt.

The queen said to Xie Yuzhen with a worried look on her face: "Don't worry, the imperial physician has already come in to treat you."

After hearing what she said, Xie Yuzhen looked at the emperor with a dark face: "Your Majesty!"

She called out in a gentle and sad voice: "Wasn't Ah Yuan allowed to stay in Yuchun Residence for recuperation? Why did she suddenly come to Lefu Palace..."

After such a wonderful performance, Concubine Deng, who also wanted to ask questions, couldn't find a good opportunity to interrupt.

The emperor glanced at Liu Shuyi and said, "Of course I have to ask Liu about this!"

"Liu Shuyi?!" Xie Yuzhen looked at her in disbelief, as if he had finally discovered that there was a living person here. "Madam Shuyi, haven't you inflicted enough pain on A Yuan? Why are you still trying to hurt her now?!"

"I never harmed her!" Liu Shuyi gritted her teeth, glared at Xie Yuzhen, and then looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, my Yanzhang Palace is far away from Concubine Xu's Yuchun Residence. If she hadn't waited on my way out and deliberately provoked me, intending to frame me with the child in her belly, how could I have had a conflict with her today?"

"You still know that you can't cause trouble today?" The emperor looked at Liu Shuyi in disappointment. He didn't ask Concubine Xu how she had provoked and framed her. "Noble Concubine Huai Jing has just passed away. Why can't you just bear with your grievances first? Why did you have to grab a pregnant woman and make a scene in public?!"