novelhk Chapter 383 The Unfathomable Concubine Zhao
Chapter 383 The Unfathomable Concubine Zhao
Chapter 383 The Unfathomable Concubine Zhao
Bai Fu's eyes seemed to tinge with envy: "Xue Baolin has been gone for a while now, and I don't know if he has won the appreciation of Concubine Hua Zhaoyi."
In addition to Kong Cairen and Bai Fu, those assigned to Fanghua Palace this time also include Xue Baolin and Miao Cainv.
Although Concubine Kong came from a poor family, she was beautiful and held a high position in the palace. However, she had a stubborn personality, which was why Bai Fu came to talk to her.
Miao Cainv was a talkative poor fellow with no family background or looks, but she was always good at causing trouble. Bai Fu was not going to get involved with her.
Xue Baolin has a good family background and an innocent and playful face, but he is very good at calculating and studying. I'm afraid he had been on guard against everyone, so he brought things to pay a visit to the master of Fanghua Palace early.
Kong Cairen listened for a while before asking, "So, are we going to pay our respects to Concubine Hua Zhaoyi?"
"The governess seemed to have mentioned that one should show respect to the Empress Dowager when entering the palace."
Bai Fu: "I'm worried about this as well, so I came to discuss it with Sister Kong."
"According to the rules, it's definitely best to go and pay our respects. But Xue Baolin has already gone. If we go now, it would seem insincere and disrespectful to Empress Hua Zhaoyi."
"But we can't not go, otherwise Hua Zhaoyi might think we don't know the rules."
Kong Cairen: "...then what should we do?"
Bai Fu: "Why don't we wait and see when Xue Baolin comes back, and then we can see what happens?"
"Xue Baolin went to see Concubine Hua Zhaoyi first. Perhaps he has some understanding of Concubine Hua Zhaoyi's temperament, which will help us act accordingly."
Kong Cairen nodded: "I have no idea what to do, so I just listen to my sister."
As the two were talking, they heard the little palace maid come back and report: "Master, Xue Baolin has returned from Fanghua Palace, but he seems to be limping. I don't know if he was punished."
Bai Fu and Kong Cairen looked at each other, both of them with surprise in their eyes.
Although Showa Palace is far away, they get the news faster than Bai Fu and others who live in Fanghua Palace.
Concubine Shen had been preparing to watch the good show in Fanghua Palace. As soon as she heard the news, she immediately ran to Showa Palace to share it with Xie Run.
"Hua Zhaoyi's temper is getting worse and worse. I don't know what the newcomer did wrong or said inappropriately, but she punished him right after he entered the palace."
Xie Run was too idle, so he watered the flowers in the yard.
Taotao also likes to play. He took a special small gourd and helped water the plants. I don’t know how he did it, but his face was covered with mud.
Because Xie Run didn't stop them, Aunt Xu and Dan Tao beside them looked as if they couldn't bear to watch and were hesitant to speak.
As soon as Concubine Shen appeared, someone was quick enough to grab Taotao and take her away.
Probably took him to wash his face.
Xie Run said calmly: "Why punish someone?"
"They said he was punished by kneeling for a whole hour."
Concubine Shen looked down and said, "Sister Xie's roses are growing really well. It's so hot now, and the flowers in the Imperial Garden are all wilted. They're not as beautiful as Sister Xie's flowers."
Xie Run put down the watering can and adjusted the hem of her skirt. "The emperor's anger hasn't subsided yet. She punished the newcomer to the palace. It seems she has been holding back a lot of anger over the past two months."
"Isn't it?" Concubine Shen said, "They both gave birth, but Xi Chongrong had a smooth delivery and even received a promotion. It's one thing she was confined to before giving birth, but after finally giving birth to the Ninth Prince, not only did the Emperor not promote her, he hasn't even visited Fanghua Palace to this day."
"Hua Zhaoyi is not only angry, she is also afraid. She is afraid that the newcomer will enter the palace and the emperor will be blinded by her, and she will really lose favor."
"And the newly arrived beauties are still lingering before her eyes. With her temper, how could she possibly tolerate this?"
Xie Run smiled and said, "Now that the Queen is in poor health, Concubine Wen and Concubine Jingshu are assisting in managing the six palaces. I don't know who can take charge of this matter."
The newcomers to the palace don’t know about Hua Yu’s affairs, so how could these old people not know?
The war between the Xia Dynasty and the Yu Dynasty was still going on, and Hua Yu's brother had made many outstanding achievements.
Even if the emperor neglects Hua Yu for a while, he will not neglect her forever.
Huayu will get the position of concubine sooner or later.
Therefore, Huayu seems lonely now, but no one will provoke him.
Concubine Shen: "The Emperor still has some affection for Hua Zhaoyi. I'm afraid Concubine Jing Shu will not provoke her. Concubine Wen... I'm afraid she can't win over Hua Zhaoyi."
"No one has made a fuss about this matter, so I guess no one will take care of it."
After all, Hua Zhaoyi was the head of the nine concubines, so she didn't have the right to punish Baolin, who had just entered the palace.
Xie Run didn't say anything.
She felt that with Hua Yu's personality, it was impossible for him to calm down his anger by just punishing a newcomer.
She was bound to get into trouble sooner or later.
After hearing this, Concubine Shen became a little restless. "Sister Xie, I don't know what the temperaments of the newcomers to the palace are. Do you think I should give them some advice?"
Xie Run looked at Shenpin helplessly: "You are getting bolder and bolder, and now you still like to dwell on the past."
Concubine Shen smiled and said, "If it were anywhere else, I wouldn't dare go."
"But if we were in Fanghua Palace, Concubine Hua would still be in confinement after her childbirth. Even if she really wanted to get angry with me, I would just turn around and run away. She can't chase me out to pick a fight."
Now everyone in the palace knows that Concubine Shen is Xie Run’s person, and they will not offend her easily.
Concubine Shen was also a reckless person. She usually did things that were annoying, but she always knew when to stop and would run away immediately when she saw the situation was not good.
With Xie Run as her backer, no one really dares to touch her.
Xie Run knew that she was someone who could not be locked up, so he did not stop her. He just said, "Don't underestimate those newcomers. They just entered the palace, but they are not new to the world."
Concubine Shen smiled helplessly and said, "Sister Xie, do you think I'm a fool?"
"To make friends with them now is just to make it easier to get information later."
Xie Run smiled and shook his head.
Concubine Shen: "Everyone is waiting for the Emperor to turn over the cards today. I don't know which newcomer will take the first place. I just want to join in the fun."
It wasn't just Concubine Shen who was waiting for the emperor's decision, the entire six palaces were waiting.
When Bai Fu and Sun Cairen learned that Xue Baolin was punished to kneel for two hours for no reason, they immediately gave up the idea of going to pay him a visit.
Both of them returned to their own residences and stayed quietly, fearing that one mistake would bring punishment from Hua Zhaoyi.
As the sky gradually darkened, Bai Fu couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
She unconsciously recalled things from her previous life.
In the previous life, the first person to sleep with him was Concubine Kong.
Perhaps it was because his face was too outstanding that he was promoted after serving the emperor in bed.
The day after Concubine Kong had served the emperor in bed, the arrogant Concubine Ming came to her door and humiliated Concubine Kong on the pretext of something.
At that time, the person who had the power to assist in managing the six palaces was Concubine Fang Yuaner.
Fang Yuan'er was just worried about the lack of an opportunity to intimidate the newcomers, so she took the opportunity to call Ming Meiren to question her, and also took the opportunity to call all the newcomers to accompany her.
Ming Meiren showed no fear in front of Fang Yuaner, and her words were a little arrogant, which angered Fang Yuaner.
Fang Yuaner directly punished her with twenty strokes of the cane for committing a crime against her superiors.
These twenty strokes of the cane were so powerful that they almost knocked Ming Meiren unconscious.
At this point, Lady Ming stayed in bed to recuperate, and while she was recuperating, she passed away.
Having fought with Fang Yuaner for many years, how could Bai Fu not know the real reason why Ming Meiren died of illness?
But the situation in the palace now is completely different from that in the previous life.
Bai Fu didn't dare to use her previous life's knowledge to predict what was about to happen.