Chapter 493: Story of Yanxi Palace Er Qing 26
Chapter 493: Story of Yanxi Palace Er Qing 26
Concubine Gao looked at the panicked back of the little palace maid, and her anger did not subside, but grew stronger. She swept the exquisite tea set on the table, and the sound of fine porcelain breaking echoed in the palace, accompanied by Concubine Gao's gnashing teeth: "You are so good, Jiapin, how dare you play tricks in front of me! This time, I will never let you off easily!"
Not long after, Jiapin, led by a palace maid, walked into Chuxiu Palace. She was wearing a light pink palace dress, with a few delicate pearl flowers on her head and light makeup on her face, looking particularly charming and beautiful.
If someone is not familiar with her, they will be deceived by her appearance, but Concubine Gao knows that behind this beautiful face, there is a sinister and cunning heart.
"Your servant pays homage to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health." Jiapin knelt slightly in greeting.
With a "clang", the fine white porcelain teacup broke into several pieces at Jiapin's feet, and the tea splashed everywhere. A few drops of tea wet Jiapin's skirt, leaving several dark marks on the light pink palace dress.
Jiapin seemed to be unaware of this and continued to salute, with a hint of just the right amount of surprise on her face: "Your Highness, what's the matter? I, your concubine..."
"Why?!" Concubine Gao stood up suddenly, grabbed Concubine Jia's hair that was sticking to her scalp, and forced her to raise her head.
"How dare you ask me why? You know what you did!"
Jiapin felt pain, but she dared not resist. She could only endure the pain of her scalp being pulled and said softly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am stupid. Please tell me clearly, what did I do wrong to make you so angry?"
"Stop pretending to be stupid in front of me!" Concubine Gao became even more angry and pushed Concubine Jia to the ground.
"Concubine Yue has now risen to prominence and has become Concubine Li. Don't you have any contribution to this?!"
Jiapin was frightened by Concubine Gao's sudden action and fell to the ground in a panic. Tears blurred her makeup instantly. Her originally delicate makeup seemed to have been washed away by rain, revealing funny traces. She choked and said intermittently: "Your Majesty... calm down... I... I really didn't know... that bitch... could escape this disaster..."
Concubine Gao snorted coldly, let go of Concubine Jia's hair, and looked down at her with mockery in her eyes: "You don't know? Do you think I will believe your nonsense?"
"Your Majesty, please understand!" Jiapin knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously. Her forehead hit the cold and hard ground, making a "dong dong" sound, and soon an alarming redness and swelling appeared.
"I am completely loyal to Your Majesty, the sun and the moon can bear witness to this!"
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On the other side, Emperor Qianlong was reviewing memorials. The sun was shining brightly outside the window, illuminating the palace with golden light, but Emperor Qianlong's face was terribly gloomy, like the calm before a storm.
"Your Majesty, this is the information the secret guards just found out."
Qianlong took the secret report, read it quickly, and frowned even more tightly.
With a "bang", Qianlong slammed the secret report heavily on the table. His anger was like magma, ready to burst out: "How audacious! The people in Chuxiu Palace dared to be so bold as to spread rumors and ruin Qing'er's reputation!"
The secret guard lowered his head and stood there, not daring to breathe. He knew that the emperor was angry at the moment, and no one should offend him.
Qianlong angrily said to Li Yu beside him: "Draft an imperial decree! Concubine Gao has a vicious mind. She dared to spread rumors and ruin Concubine Li's reputation. She is demoted to a concubine and is required to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors. She is not allowed to leave without an imperial decree!"
Li Yu's heart trembled when he heard this. He quickly knelt down to receive the order and carefully wrote down every word Qianlong said.
After receiving the order, Li Yu carefully left the imperial study, but secretly groaned in his heart.
The emperor was really angry and wanted to vent his anger for the imperial concubine. Imperial concubine Gao was usually arrogant and domineering. She relied on her prominent family background to bully others in the harem. Now she had hit a wall, which was what she deserved.
The more Qianlong thought about it, the angrier he became. He threw the memorial in his hand fiercely on the table, and hated the person who spread the rumors to the core.
Er Qing is the apple of his eye and the treasure in his hand, but now she is being slandered by these villains. He will never tolerate this!
"Someone come here!" Qianlong shouted angrily.
"Your servant is here!" A young eunuch walked in tremblingly, knelt on the ground, and dared not breathe.
"Pass on my order to arrest all those who spread rumors about the imperial concubine and punish them severely!"
"Ah!" The young eunuch was so frightened that he quickly crawled out.
In the imperial study, Qianlong's anger could not be calmed for a long time. He stood up and walked to the window, looking at the bright sunshine outside the window, but his heart was filled with gloom.
Erqing, you have been wronged, I will definitely seek justice for you!
The news that Concubine Gao was demoted to a concubine and confined to her room to reflect on her mistakes spread quickly throughout the harem. For a time, the harem was full of discussions, and everyone was worried that they would get into trouble if they were not careful.
Inside the Chuxiu Palace, the originally luxurious furnishings seemed to be covered with a layer of gray shadow, and a depressing atmosphere permeated the air.
Concubine Gao had disheveled hair and messy clothes. She paced back and forth in the palace like a mad woman, muttering to herself. Her sharp voice was full of disbelief and anger.
"Impossible! Impossible! How could the Emperor be so heartless!?" She threw the exquisite tea set on the table. The fine porcelain shattered to the ground and the tea splashed everywhere, just like her broken heart.
"I am the noble concubine! I have served him since he was Prince Bao. How could he humiliate me like this for that bitch!" Noble Concubine Gao gritted her teeth, the hatred in her eyes almost devouring people.
"That Er Qing is just a lowly servant who was born as a bondservant. How could she be favored by the emperor?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down! The Emperor is only angry for a moment. Once he calms down, he will definitely understand your painstaking efforts." Zhilan knelt on the ground and comforted her tremblingly.
"Understand? Understand what?!" Concubine Gao stood up suddenly, grabbed Zhilan by the collar, and stared at her with her red eyes, as if she wanted to see through her.
"Does he understand my feelings for him? Does he understand everything I have done for him?"
Zhilan was frightened by Concubine Gao's sudden action, her face turned pale and she trembled, but she did not dare to resist at all.
"He doesn't understand anything! He only believes what that vixen says!" Concubine Gao pushed Zhilan to the ground suddenly, looking crazy.
"I will never admit defeat! Absolutely not! Erqing, just wait for me. I will never let you off easily!"
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