sbdcsierra Chapter 316 The reason for not giving the title of the head of the four concubines (4 reward points
Chapter 316 The reason for not giving the title of the head of the four concubines (4 reward points
"Before today, I, like everyone else, thought that since Concubine De had given birth to the third prince, His Majesty would appoint her as the first of the four concubines. Unexpectedly, she only got the last place."
Sun Changzai lowered her voice and asked curiously, "Sister Roupin, what do you think His Majesty is thinking?"
Your Majesty has few children. According to how much you value your children, shouldn't you greatly promote Concubine De?
The reason is actually very simple.
The emperor has always liked simple and kind women.
After Concubine De knew she was pregnant, she pretended to be crazy and stupid and faded out of everyone's sight. Although this was to protect herself and the child in her belly, in Nangong Xuanyu's opinion, her thoughts were too deep.
From the emperor's perspective, he remembered Concubine De's contribution to the expansion of the family, but he disliked her hypocritical character.
In the past, Concubine De was still favored, but after this incident, she no longer had the possibility of entering Nangong Xuanyu's heart, and instead he would be wary of her.
Who can tell whether Concubine De gained more or lost more?
After listening to Shen Zhinian's explanation, Sun Chang's eyes flashed with understanding: "So that's it..."
"So, Concubine De is actually quite pitiful..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Changzai found it a little ridiculous.
She was the last of the Four Concubines, but she was still one of the Four Concubines!!! She was a concubine, but she actually felt sympathy for Concubine De, who was four levels higher than her.
After this episode, the two talked for a while and then Sun Changzai said goodbye.
Hehehe...she still has to hurry back to practice the mother-of-pearl sandalwood five-string pipa.
In a blink of an eye, it was time for dinner.
Shen Zhinian had just finished her meal and was about to go out to digest it when Xiao Mingzi strode in from outside: "Your Majesty, the Third Prince has been crying and making a fuss for an hour. Chengqian Palace summoned the imperial physician, and it turned out that someone had given the Third Prince something bad!"
"Your Majesty has already arrived at Chengqian Palace, and the queens from all the palaces have also rushed over."
The Third Prince is now the golden nugget of the harem, how dare someone lay hands on him? !
As one of the concubines assisting in managing the six palaces, Shen Zhinian naturally could not pretend to be unaware of what had happened.
She stood up with the help of Handan and Fuqiu and walked outside: "Send the warm sedan chair, I will also go to Chengqian Palace."
"Yes!"
Sun Changzai was sitting by the window practicing the pipa. When she saw this, she immediately put down the pipa and strode out: "Sister Roupin, what happened?"
Xiao Mingzi repeated what he had just said.
Sun Changzai stepped forward and took Handan's place: "Sister Roupin, I will accompany you."
Everyone in the harem knew that Concubine De was very scheming. Concubine Rou was still pregnant, and she was afraid that something might happen to her in Chengqian Palace.
On the one hand, it was because Sister Roupin was so good to her, so Sun Changzai naturally hoped that everything would go well for her.
On the other hand, everything she has now is due to the protection of Sister Roupin. Only when Sister Roupin is well can she be better.
Soon, the two arrived at Chengqian Palace.
The emperor and Concubine Liu have already arrived.
Concubine Liu originally didn't want to bother with such a troublesome matter, but she was in charge of the six palaces. If she sat back and watched as something happened to the Third Prince, the memorials from the censors impeaching her would pile up on His Majesty's desk tomorrow.
When Jiang Wange heard the news, she rushed over to watch the fun.
The Third Prince was already in such a state, with no possibility of inheriting the throne, yet someone still went to such lengths to poison him?
Oh, that’s right. These ignorant ancient people didn’t know that the third prince was abnormal.
Also coming along were many low-ranking concubines who came under the pretext of caring about the Third Prince.
After everyone finished their ceremony, they all looked into the inner room with either anxiety or curiosity.
"How is the third prince?"
"Oh my god! The Third Prince is only one month old. Who on earth could be so vicious as to poison him?"
"It's so pitiful that such a young child has to suffer this disaster!"
"..."
There was also a layer of haze lingering in the emperor's eyes, and there was a murderous aura around him!
The imperial physician came out from behind the screen, and Concubine De immediately went to meet him, and asked with red eyes: "Imperial physician, how is it? Is the third prince in any serious condition?"
The imperial physician said respectfully, "Don't worry, Madam Defei. The Third Prince is fine."
After hearing this, Concubine De heaved a sigh of relief, tears welling up in her eyes: "That's good... That's good..."
"I went through countless hardships to give birth to the Third Prince. If anything happens to him, I really can't live anymore..."
Although Nangong Xuanyu did not like women with deep scheming, Defei's motherly love for the third prince was indeed touching.
He looked at Concubine De with a much gentler look, and asked, "What exactly is it that makes the Third Prince uncomfortable?"
Another imperial physician took out an exquisite gold-inlaid drum from the inner room and said, "Your Majesty, the problem lies here."
"The drum surfaces on both sides of the drum were smeared with a layer of powder. When the handles on both sides were shaken and hit the drum surface, the powder would float away."
"This is not a problem for adults, but babies are weak and will feel uncomfortable if they come into contact with it. In serious cases, it may even be life-threatening..."
Jiang Wange took a curious look at it. The tambourine is what we commonly call a rattle in modern times.
The nurse was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
"I saw a drum in today's gift, so I took it out to tease the Third Prince. I really didn't know there was rouge and powder on the drum. I have caused the Third Prince to feel uncomfortable, and I deserve to die! Please spare my life, Your Majesty!"
Nangong Xuanyu asked coldly: "Who gave this drum?!"
The moment he saw the drum, the color on Sun Changzai's face drained completely away!
Feeling the coolness emanating from the emperor's body, she was so frightened that her soul flew out of her body. She knelt on the ground with a plop: "Your Majesty, this drum is a gift from me to the Third Prince, but I really don't know why there is powder on it!"
Shen Zhinian's eyes narrowed slightly.
She thought nothing would go wrong today, but she was too happy too early.
But... fortunately, she had made sufficient preparations long ago, so even if Sun Changzai was involved, nothing would happen to her in the end.
Shen Zhinian just took this opportunity to see whether this was an accident or someone deliberately planned it?
Concubine De stepped forward and said in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty, women have to put on makeup every day. It is normal for the drum sent by Concubine Sun to be stained with makeup. I don't think she did it on purpose."
"The third prince and I just want to live a quiet life in the harem. Since the third prince is fine, let's just forget about it."
Some people just wanted to watch the fun and not mind the big deal: "Madam Defei, the Third Prince's status is so precious! How can you just brush this matter aside just because he didn't commit a big mistake?"