Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Chapter 462: Concubine De invites Concubine Liu to meet

When Concubine Sun's eyes fell on Shen Zhinian's neck again, she couldn't help but sigh: "Sister Xianfei, I guess this is the last gift that His Majesty gave you?"

"I have never seen such a beautiful necklace. When I saw it just now, I could hardly walk!"

"Your Majesty is so kind to you!"

There was amazement and envy in Concubine Sun's words, but no jealousy.

Because she knew that only when her sister, Concubine Xian, was well, could she be better.

Shen Zhinian lowered her eyes and smiled: "Sister Sun, you are too kind."

Little did she know... when she saw Nangong Xuanyu take out the last gift from his sleeve, her first reaction was relief.

Fortunately it’s not a bathtub!

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Chengqian Palace.

Naturally, Defei also knew what had happened in the palace in the past two days.

She was lying on the bed, almost vomiting blood in anger: "If the imperial concubine hadn't been lucky enough to be reborn as the eldest daughter of Duke Dingguo, with her personality, could she have become an imperial concubine?!"

"I am really impressed by her!"

"I worked so hard to make His Majesty suspicious of Concubine Liang, saying that she was incompetent and taking away her power in the six palaces. But the Imperial Concubine, in the blink of an eye, let Concubine Liang turn the tables and even made me kneel in the Qin'an Palace!"

If it were in the past, seeing Concubine Liu suffer, Concubine De would definitely applaud!

But now, she was almost pissed to death by Concubine Liu's actions!

Under the emotional excitement, Concubine De's heart pain recurred. She supported the edge of the bed with one hand, covered her chest with the other, and frowned tightly.

Qingdai sat on the stool next to her, stood up and knelt beside the bed worriedly: "My queen, calm down! Don't get excited..."

Concubine De asked coldly: "Calm down? How can I calm down?!"

"Anyone who becomes an ally of the imperial concubine will be in great misfortune for the rest of their lives!"

"How can I trust her to hand over the Third Prince to her if she is like this?!"

But apart from the imperial concubine, there is no better candidate in the harem.

Since Concubine Liang is still able to give birth, if she has her own prince in the future, will she still support the third prince?

Therefore, she was completely out of Defei's consideration.

As for Concubine Xue... although she is infertile like the Imperial Concubine, she is a hopeless case and has no interest in even vying for favor. Would she help the Third Prince fight for the throne?

Not to mention the virtuous concubine.

She has her own Fourth Prince, and she is not crazy enough to support her Third Prince.

After a long time... a long time... the pain in Concubine De's chest finally eased.

She fell on her back on the bed, with beads of sweat oozing from her forehead.

Precisely because she felt that her health was deteriorating day by day, she wanted to pave a good future for the Third Prince.

"Send someone quietly to Yongshou Palace to pass on a message, saying that I want to invite the imperial concubine to Changyin Pavilion for a chat."

Changyin Pavilion is also a place for listening to operas, but it is located in a remote area and concubines in the harem rarely go there, making it a good place for secret talks.

Qingdai replied "yes" and immediately asked someone to do it.

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Yongshou Palace.

Concubine Liu was also stubborn. She said she would not wrap herself in a blanket, but she actually did not wrap herself in a blanket all night.

The green bamboo also endured the cold all night with her.

Fortunately, the charcoal basin was right next to her, so she didn't catch a cold. Cuizhu was weaker, however, and her nose was running because of the cold.

The two men knelt in the Qin'an Hall for so long that their knees were bruised and they couldn't even stand up.

In the end, Concubine Liu was carried back to Yongshou Palace on a sedan chair.

Cuizhu was helped back by the young palace maids. She could not work for the next two days. Concubine Liu granted her leave and asked her to go down and have a good rest.

Everyone in the palace knew that today was the birthday of Consort Xian, and His Majesty would definitely go to Zhongcui Palace to accompany Consort Xian. The atmosphere in Yongshou Palace was very gloomy, and no one dared to mention this matter.

Fortunately, as the head maid of Zhongcui Palace, Cuizhu had arranged all these interpersonal relationships a few days ago. Early in the morning, someone sent a gift.

Concubine Liu doesn't care about Shen Zhinian at all now, her heart is full of hatred towards Concubine Liang!

Except for the time when she gave birth to the eldest princess and kneeled all night in the Qin'an Palace last night, this was the greatest suffering she had ever experienced in her life.

At this moment, Concubine Liu was sitting on a chair, letting the little palace maid apply medicated oil on her knees, tears streaming down her face.

"Zhuang, Yu, Mian! I will never let you, a bitch, go!!!"

Zhuang Yumian was Concubine Liang's maiden name.

This name was given by Master Zhuang, and is derived from the line “Spring water is bluer than the sky, rowing a boat and listening to the rain while sleeping”1.

Your Majesty and Concubine Liang are childhood sweethearts. Your Majesty once praised her personally, saying that her name is fresh, ethereal and very pleasant to the ear.

Now, whenever she thought of these three words, Concubine Liu felt so angry that her teeth itched!

Feeling Concubine Liu's anger, all the palace maids in the inner room knelt on the ground, too frightened to dare to breathe.

Even Xiaohuazi had cold sweat on his forehead.

In the past, he never understood why Cuizhu was more valued by the Imperial Concubine than him, even though they were both confidants.

Now, Xiaohuazi finally understood.

The Imperial Concubine's temper is something that not everyone can serve well...

At this time, a young palace maid came in and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Empress Defei just sent someone to tell you that she wants to invite you to the Changyin Pavilion for a chat."

Concubine Liu picked up the teacup beside her and smashed it to the ground, gritting her teeth and saying, "Everyone in the palace knows that my knees are almost broken and it's hard for me to even get out of bed! That bitch Xiao Yueying asked me to go to such a remote place. Did she do it on purpose to make fun of me?!"

You can’t blame Concubine Liu for thinking this way.

After all, she had pulled Concubine De's hair and slapped her a few times, and everyone in the harem said that Concubine De's nose was crooked by her.

Although this rumor was not accurate, the feud between her and Concubine De had already been established. What good intentions could Concubine De have in asking her to meet?

The little palace maid was so frightened that she fell to her knees with a plop, and kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Xiao Huazi's eyes rolled around, his mind was very active, and he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think that Your Majesty Defei may not mean this."

"After all, she is dying, and the third prince is still in his infancy."

"Didn't you intend to..."

Concubine Liu also thought of this. She was silent for a while before she said, "I didn't sleep all night last night, so how can I have the energy to deal with her? Send someone to tell Concubine De that we will meet there at twilight hour tomorrow."

"Yes!"

Thinking of Concubine Liang, Concubine Liu's chest heaved with anger again: "Didn't that bitch Zhuang Yumian have a high fever? Has she died of fever by now?!"

Xiao Huazi raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a stiff face: "This... Madam, there is a saying that goes, disasters last for a thousand years..."

"Empress Liang's fever has subsided this morning..."

Concubine Liu's expression turned even colder, and she gritted her teeth and said, "God is really not on my side!"

"Doesn't Concubine Liang like to use the self-torture tactic? It doesn't matter! I just hope that sooner or later she will make her body like Concubine De!"

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Note: 1 Quoted from "Bodhisattva Man: Everyone Says Jiangnan Is Beautiful" by Wei Zhuang of the Tang Dynasty.