lcionline Chapter 778: Before she got pregnant, she wasn't such a foodie
Chapter 778: Before she got pregnant, she wasn't such a foodie
Concubine Zhuang looked at Ruoli with an increasingly gentle gaze: "I knew you were different from that ungrateful Concubine Hao. My love for you was not in vain."
Ruoli smiled and said, "Although I am a maid, I have been with the Majesty since I was a child and have lived like a deputy lady. Of course I have to be nice to the Majesty."
"Besides, if I leave the palace at that age and marry an ordinary man, how can I be with the queen forever?"
Concubine Zhuang nodded and said gently, "I understand your wish."
"Although it is very likely that Concubine Kang took the soul and placed it under the Buddha statue in the main hall, we have no evidence at the moment. We cannot be sure that she was the one who betrayed me."
"You and Xiao Caizi should hurry up and eliminate the spies."
A cold light flashed in Ruoli's eyes: "Please rest assured, Madam, I will definitely find out the rat shit!"
After this episode, she turned and walked out.
Concubine Zhuang still closed her eyes and beat the wooden fish.
The Four Concubines were different from ordinary concubines in terms of the people serving in the palace, as well as the various furnishings and allowances.
Soon people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came over and moved away all the things belonging to the four concubines, replacing them with things suitable for Concubine Zhuang's position, and also laid off some palace servants.
During this process, Concubine Zhuang never showed up, and all matters were handled by Ruoli and Xiao Caizi.
They felt that the queen must be feeling very upset as she was wronged this time, so it was understandable that she didn't want to see anyone.
By the time everything was done, the sun had already set.
Ruoli and Xiao Caizi gathered the remaining palace maids in Changchun Palace.
The masters and maids of a palace share the same fate. Because of Concubine Zhuang's demotion, everyone was a little uneasy.
Qiangwei, as a third-class palace maid, stood in the crowd with her head lowered, and her presence was extremely low.
A young palace maid asked in confusion, "Sister Ruoli, you called us over here. Does the Queen have any instructions?"
Ruoli's eyes slowly swept over them and asked in a deep voice, "Who has entered the Empress's Buddhist temple to clean in the past few days? Stand up!"
Upon hearing this, palace maids came out one after another.
Since Qiangwei was following the orders of Concubine Chen, she naturally would not allow herself to be suspected. She sneaked into the temple when it was dark and windy and no one was around, so no one saw her.
Hearing Ruoli's words at this moment, she stood there motionless.
Ruoli didn't pay attention to Qiangwei. His eyes fell on the palace maids who came out of the line and he said in a deep voice, "The rest of you, please get off!"
"Yes!"
Qiangwei followed the crowd with her head down, looking honest and dutiful.
Investigate it, investigate it, the more chaos the Changchun Palace makes, the better.
……
Side hall.
Hearing the noise outside, Caiju went out to take a look, and came back to Kangpin and said, "Madam, judging from the situation, Ruoli is investigating the person who put the soul-stealing device into the Buddhist temple of Madam Liangfei. Could it be that the poison that Madam Haopin was poisoned by was not really her, and she was wrongly accused?"
For some things, the fewer people who know about them, the better. Neither Shen Zhinian nor Hao Concubine had revealed the source of the soul-stealing to Kang Concubine.
But when Concubine Hao first entrusted her orphan to Concubine Kang, Concubine Kang knew that she would not live long. In this case, it is not impossible for Concubine Hao to use her own life to avenge Concubine Liang.
Although Kangpin saw through it, she did not point it out, but just said: "Let them go, it is none of our business."
"Yes."
Cai Ju asked, "Your Majesty, you will be moving out of Changchun Palace soon. Can you find time to say goodbye to Concubine Zhuang?"
In any case, Concubine Kang had lived in the side hall of Changchun Palace for such a long time. It was reasonable for her to say hello to the main queen when she left.
Kangpin used to be able to pretend to be nice to Concubine Zhuang, but ever since Concubine Hao died, her disgust towards her has reached its peak: "No. I want to vomit when I see her hypocritical face!"
"With Concubine Zhuang's cunningness, the moment she found out that I was raising the fifth prince, she should have known that I was Concubine Chen's person. In that case, there is no need for me to put on a show with her anymore."
"Besides, as the fifth prince's adoptive mother, isn't it normal for me not to associate with the person who killed the fifth prince's biological mother? Even if it gets out, everyone will understand and won't think that I'm being rude."
Caiju nodded: "That's right."
"But... Concubine Zhuang planned for so long, but in the end we reaped the benefits. She must hate you to the core."
"It will take us a few more days to leave Changchun Palace. During this time, we must be on guard against Empress Zhuang doing something bad."
Kangpin was not nervous at all: "Don't worry, she is in a difficult situation now. She has no time to think about how to restore her image in your Majesty's heart, so how dare she plot against me."
Concubine Kang didn't know what she was thinking about, and she sighed deeply: "I just hope that the Fifth Prince can get better..."
"Sister Hao gave birth to him at the risk of her life, but she didn't even get to see him once. No matter what, the Fifth Prince should go and see Sister Hao off for the last time..."
"Even though he is still young and doesn't know anything, Sister Haopin will be comforted if she is still alive."
Speaking of this, Cai Ju felt a little sad: "I hope He Yuanpan can make the Fifth Prince healthier..."
……
Zhongcui Palace.
"If it weren't for Qiangwei this time, it would be very difficult to convict Concubine Zhuang."
Shen Zhinian ordered: "Changchun Palace must be investigating the traitor. Don't contact Qiangwei during this period, lest Concubine Zhuang finds out."
Maybe in the future... the nail she buried in Changchun Palace can bring a fatal blow to Concubine Zhuang!
Fuqiu bowed her head and said, "Yes."
After this episode, Shen Zhinian took the fourth prince from the nurse and spoke to him tenderly, "Our little Ah Xu seems to have gained a little weight, doesn't he?"
The fourth prince grinned, and a few small teeth had grown on his pink gums, making him look extremely adorable.
Handan said with a smile: "When the Fourth Prince was just born, I thought his features were very similar to your Majesty's. But now, it seems that he looks more and more like your Majesty."
Fuqiu took a closer look and said, "I still think that the Fourth Prince looks more like Your Majesty. His nose and eyes look exactly like Your Majesty's!"
Yuan Bao's face was full of pleasing smiles: "Your Majesty is as handsome as a dragon and a phoenix, and your Majesty is stunningly beautiful. When our fourth prince grows up, he will definitely be a handsome young man with an elegant figure. I wonder how many noble ladies will fall in love with him!"
The main hall was filled with joy, but the atmosphere in the side hall was not so good.
During this period, Sun Guiren strictly controlled her diet and her weight was under control, but she felt uncomfortable all day long.
I really want to eat it...
It was strange. She was not such a foodie before she got pregnant. Why did she become like a starving ghost as the baby got older?