sbdcsierra Chapter 443: Qin'an Hall is locked
Chapter 443: Qin'an Hall is locked
Cuizhu hesitated for a moment, but after thinking for a while she advised, "Your Majesty, His Majesty only said that Concubine Liang should kneel in the Qin'an Palace for three days to reflect on herself, and he did not ask her to kneel for three days and three nights."
"You have someone lock up the Qin'an Palace, forbid Concubine Liang from returning to Changchun Palace at night, and forbid anyone from giving her a blanket. What if this gets to His Majesty's ears..."
Concubine Liu snorted coldly, "Have you forgotten that Concubine Liang took away my power in the six palaces? Many people in the harem said that His Majesty trusted her so much. If Concubine Liang had another child, I'm afraid His Majesty would make her a concubine!"
"She almost took my position away from me, so what's wrong with kicking her when she's down?!"
Cuizhu knew that the Imperial Concubine had always had this temper, and even if she pretended to be gentle and considerate in front of His Majesty, she could not change her nature.
She had no choice but to continue to persuade him: "Now that the power of the harem has returned to the hands of the queen, you have plenty of opportunities to deal with the queen Liangfei. Why bother to upset the emperor at this juncture?"
"If something happens to Concubine Liang from the cold in the Qin'an Palace... even if His Majesty doesn't blame you for it, it will be disadvantageous to us if he feels pity for Concubine Liang."
Xiao Huazi also followed suit and advised: "Yes, Madam, why do you have to fight for a moment?"
Concubine Liu thought about it and realized that what they said made sense.
But she had been the most powerful woman in the harem for so long, but now her power was taken away by Concubine Liang. How could she swallow this? !
Finally, Concubine Liu said coldly: "In this case, lock the Qin'an Palace and throw a quilt in for them. Otherwise, that bitch will freeze to death in there and pollute the Qin'an Palace!"
Cuizhu knew that given the Imperial Concubine's personality, this was already the biggest concession she could make: "...Yes."
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Qin'an Hall.
The emperor only ordered Concubine Liang to kneel, but did not forbid her from eating. In addition, Concubine Liang had always been popular in the palace, so when it was time to eat, a young eunuch came in with a food box.
Of course, the meals under such circumstances could not be as rich as before. There were only some snacks and tea to fill the stomach.
After the eunuch finished his greetings, he said respectfully, "My Lady Liang Fei, you have been kneeling for the whole morning. Please eat something to fill your stomach."
Ruoli's stomach was growling with hunger, but without Concubine Liang's order, she continued to kneel there without moving.
Liang Fei knelt straight, her expression serious and pious, and said without turning her head, "No need, leave now."
The young eunuch frowned and advised, "There is still a lot of time left today, Madam. You are in a delicate body. How can you hold on without ordering food?"
Concubine Liang then turned around and looked at him: "Have you seen me before?"
Ordinary servants working in the Qin'an Palace would not meddle in other people's business.
The young eunuch smiled and said respectfully: "How can I be so lucky as to be so lucky."
"When the weather was hot this year, I was on duty and got a heat stroke. At that time, the Empress was in charge of the six palaces and specifically instructed the adults in the Imperial Hospital to prepare some herbal tea and distribute it to the palace servants every day. Only then did I recover."
"You are the only one in the palace, Madam Liang, who takes servants seriously."
"Your Majesty is so kind-hearted, but now..."
The young eunuch did not dare to continue, but continued to persuade: "Madam, I brought these snacks here, no one saw it. You can use some, others will not know."
Concubine Liang smiled gently and said calmly, "I appreciate your kindness. It's not necessary. You can go down first."
Seeing that he could not persuade him, the young eunuch could not force him, so he respectfully replied "yes" and withdrew.
He didn't understand the masters' affairs, and he had no right to interfere. The little eunuch just didn't understand why His Majesty wanted to take away the power of the assistant to the six palaces for such a good person like the concubine, and punished her like this...
The sky gradually darkened. Ruoli had been kneeling for a whole day and her legs could hardly stand up.
She sat on the ground for a long time before her legs began to feel a little better.
Ruoli supported herself on the pillar beside her, staggered to her feet, and walked towards Concubine Liang: "Your Majesty, it's almost time, let's go back and come back tomorrow."
When had Concubine Liang ever suffered such hardship? Her face turned pale.
The master and servant supported each other and walked outside.
Who knew that at this moment, something was thrown in from the door, and then the door of Qin'an Hall was closed from the outside with a "plop".
Ruoli had no choice but to let go of Concubine Liang temporarily, and strode over, banging on the door with her hands: "What are you doing?!"
"Empress Liang is going back to Changchun Palace, open the door quickly!"
A cold voice of a guard came from outside: "The Imperial Concubine said that since His Majesty asked the Imperial Concubine Liang to reflect on her mistakes in the Qin'an Palace, the Imperial Concubine should reflect on her mistakes here! When the three days are up, the gate of the Qin'an Palace will open."
Ruoli was so angry that his chest kept rising and falling: "Your Majesty said three days, not three days and three nights! Isn't it obvious that the Imperial Concubine is taking revenge and bullying our Empress?!"
"Open the door! Someone, come quickly! Open the door!"
However, she was answered with dead silence...
Concubine Liang's eyes looked particularly deep in the night: "Forget it, Ruoli, stop shouting."
"Since the Imperial Concubine is determined to lock me up in there, your shouting will be useless."
Ruoli said angrily: "The Imperial Concubine is taking revenge on you!"
Concubine Liang looked at her and said, "So what? Do I have the ability to resist now?"
Ruoli was silent for a while before lowering her head and saying, "My Lady, it's getting colder. Let's go in first..."
Fortunately, the imperial concubine did not go too far and even knew to let someone throw a quilt in.
She picked up the quilt and walked inside with Concubine Liang.
Having not eaten for a day and feeling cold and hungry, the master and servant were really suffering this time.
Ruoli touched her rumbling stomach, looked at the food box beside her, and quickly walked over to open it: "My queen, there is a plate of snacks in it! Although the tea is cold, it's still drinkable."
Concubine Liang's eyes fell on the dim sum, her eyes darkened, and she smiled gently, "It's because I'm incompetent that I made you suffer with me."
"You eat first. I'll go see if there's a place to stay overnight."
The queen was so kind to other palace ladies, so of course she was even better to the people in Changchun Palace. It was all because of her that Ruoli developed such a personality.
"Thank you, Madam. You are so kind to me..."
There was a hint of emotion in Ruoli's eyes.
She was really hungry, so she picked up a piece of dessert and ate it quickly.
But she remembered that the queen had lived a life of luxury and had never suffered such hardship, so she couldn't let the queen go hungry. Ruoli only ate two pieces and put the rest of the snacks back and covered them.
The Qin'an Palace was not big, and Concubine Liang returned very quickly, her tone calm: "Your Highness is deliberately making things difficult for us, so we can only stay in the inner palace for one night."