novelhk Chapter 238 2 Concubine
Chapter 238 2 Concubine
Concubine Li was startled, but her eyes narrowed slightly. She said with a fake smile: "The scenery of the back garden of the East Palace is very beautiful. I like to walk this way."
She felt that the maid's reaction was a bit too much.
Out of her sixth sense, Concubine Li felt that there must be something in the back garden.
Otherwise, given her status, how could Luo Jingshen's maid have the guts to stop her?
Concubine Li's beautiful eyes flickered slightly. The more the maidservant did not allow her to take this road, the more she wanted to go over and find out what was going on.
"Gladiolus, let's go."
Unexpectedly, after she had taken two steps, the little maidservant bravely came over to stop her again, and this time her voice was filled with tears.
"Empress Li, the sun is too strong in the back garden. To prevent your delicate skin from being sunburned, you should go to a shady place with me to wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Jianlan came over and slapped the maid, "How dare you! Concubine Li has said to go this way, why don't you get out of the way, you slut!"
Concubine Li ignored the maid's gaze and continued walking forward with Jianlan.
Seeing that she couldn't stop her, the little maidservant was so panicked that she could only follow Concubine Li and the others silently.
When she reached a corner, Concubine Li suddenly heard the laughter of several women.
At first, she thought she had heard it wrong.
When she got closer, the woman's laughter became louder, and Concubine Li realized that she had not heard wrongly.
She looked in the direction of the sound and unexpectedly discovered twelve beautiful young women sitting in the pavilion by the lake in the back garden.
They are beautiful, some are pretty, some are bright, some are plump and some are slender, each with her own beauty.
At this moment, the women were gathered together, talking and laughing while playing mahjong.
Even so, Concubine Li discovered a kind of feeling in this group of people that made her feel very uncomfortable. It was a temperament that only women of the world had.
She turned around and asked the maid who followed behind her, "Who are they and why are they in the East Palace of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
The little maidservant was from the Eastern Palace, so she naturally knew the origins of this group of people.
After hesitating for a while, she said respectfully: "To answer what Madam Li said, they are all from Hua Man Lou and Zui Hong Lou. The Crown Prince helped redeem these twelve girls. They had nowhere to go, and they were grateful for the Crown Prince's kindness, so they lived in the East Palace and served the Crown Prince willingly."
Concubine Li's face turned cold instantly, and a chill emanated from her whole body.
"They are so willing to serve His Royal Highness. Didn't His Royal Highness give them any status?"
The little maid pursed her lips and said hesitantly: "Most of them are concubines, but...but there are also four girls who are concubines of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
This is also the reason why she tried her best to stop Concubine Li from coming.
After all, to put it bluntly, these women are a bit shady.
They were like the canaries in Luo Jingshen's cage. They could only stay in the East Palace and dared not even go out.
Luo Jingshen would not allow them to meet outsiders privately.
When Concubine Li heard what the maid said, she became angry instantly. The expression on her face was completely distorted and her voice became much higher.
"With their lowly births, are they worthy of being the Crown Prince's concubines?"
What she hates most in her life is a man with many women in his backyard.
Therefore, King Nan Xiao never married and there were no other women in his mansion, which was why Concubine Li was willing to devote herself to him for so many years.
But unexpectedly, in Luo Jingshen's backyard, there were four concubines and as many as eight maids.
Moreover, these women all came from humble backgrounds, and any one of them would be looked down upon, and it would be shameful to talk about them.
But the facts were right in front of her, which made Concubine Li feel a little hard to accept.
In her opinion, to be able to stay in Luo Jingshen's backyard, she must be able to contribute to his status or career, and only then would she be qualified to be his woman.
Why do these prostitutes who come out of brothels have the right to do so?
The appearance of Concubine Li just attracted the attention of the twelve women in the pavilion.
They stopped what they were doing and turned to look at Concubine Li.
One of the girls, who was about fifteen or sixteen years old, said in surprise, "No way, could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has given us another sister?"
Another tall woman in a green dress said with disdain, "But when did His Royal Highness' taste become so bad? This woman looks too old. Although her face is well maintained, you can tell at a glance that she is no match for us."
The woman in the yellow skirt next to her picked a red flower and pinned it on her hair, then she put her handkerchief to her red lips and giggled.
"Yes, she looks at least forty years old. I'm afraid the mother of Zui Hong Lou wouldn't want her. She can't give birth or raise a child. Why would His Highness buy such a woman to be his concubine?"
It’s not their fault for thinking too much, but almost no outsiders would come into Luo Jingshen’s backyard.
Anyone brought in by the maid must be a new woman brought in by Luo Jingshen from outside.
Therefore, Concubine Li was naturally mistaken for the new woman Luo Jingshen bought from outside.
The voices of the women, one after another, all fell into Concubine Li's ears, which made her angry and furious.
Her status is so noble, when did it become the turn of a group of women who came from brothels to comment on her?
"How dare you, vixen! How dare you slander me like this!"
"Jianlan, go slap me in the face and teach them the rules of the palace."
Jianlan responded, rolled up her sleeves and was about to teach a lesson to the women who slandered Concubine Li.
Unexpectedly, the woman didn't take her seriously at all and just thought that the other party was trying to intimidate them.
Although Luo Jingshen's concubines were of humble origins, they all came from the same place, so the relationship between the sisters was naturally deep.
It is for this reason that they have long been united in external affairs.
Jianlan rushed over and just as she raised her hand to slap the woman in the yellow skirt who had just spoken, she was slapped in the face by a concubine named Yuyan.
"Snapped!"
"My sister, can a slave like you bully her so easily?"
Yuyan had a charming figure and delicate make-up on her oval face. She was wearing cool Shu brocade, and her fox eyes were slightly raised, making her look particularly seductive.
She glanced at Concubine Li with contempt, pointed at Jianlan with her slender jade finger and said, "Sisters, hold her down. I will teach this newcomer some rules today on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Haitang, the graceful girl in a red dress, was the first to rush over and hold down Jianlan with her backhand.
"That's right. How dare a newcomer bully us? He really doesn't know how to live or die."
She looked up at Yuyan with a flattering smile on her face.
"Sister Yuyan, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves you the most. You must defend your sisters today and let this old woman know that you, Sister Yuyan, have the final say in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's backyard, not this old vixen who came out of nowhere."