As soon as I heard this, my face suddenly became sank.
Especially, the person who said this was Nangong Lizhu!
She sat down at Chang Qing. Perhaps because the weather was too cold, she came here early in the morning. She was wearing a thick fox fur. Some snow foam had melted and melted into little by little Mercury hanging on the tip of the fur. From a distance, she looked like a layer of water mist was covered with.
Although I thought about what I might face when I came over, I didn’t expect that as soon as I entered the door, I faced this in the first sentence.
For a moment, I stood at the door and stopped moving.
At this time, Chang Qing was sitting obliquely in her chair, holding a cup of tea into her mouth. When she heard her words, she also heard the movement of me entering the room. She didn't drink the tea, so she put the tea bowl back and said lazily: "Concubine, in this palace, it's better to speak and do things properly."
Nangong Lizhu hurriedly stood up and said, "I just said something nonsense, please forgive me."
Chang Qing then snorted softly, then raised her head to look at me.
Although my face was not good-looking, and I had never even wanted to deal with these empresses in the harem, I was in Chang Qing's house after all, so I could only come forward to greet each other one by one. When I walked to Concubine Ning, I saw her frowning slightly, as if she was looking at me with indescribable worry, and gently winked at me.
I probably felt that it was not that simple to let me come over this time.
If it was really that simple, Nangong Lizhu wouldn't have said that as soon as I entered the door.
So, I stood in the middle of the room with my hands in my arms: "Every lady is here, I wonder if I have any instructions to call the girl over?"
"Of course I dare not."
Nangong Lizhu spoke first again. She smiled happily, as if this place was her Yuhua Palace: "It's just that there is one thing, I want to congratulate Miss Yan."
I also smiled at her and said, "The noble concubine dare not take this from the concubine. His princess is merciful to God. The gifts sent by all the ladies are also carefully collected. Since all the ladies are here today, the ladies should thank you."
"Miss Yan, don't get me wrong. What I said is not the Princess' disease."
My face darkened.
I refused to accept the following words.
The atmosphere was stalemate for a moment.
At this time, Chang Qing, who had been sitting quietly on the main seat and watching the two of us fight back and forth, finally spoke: "Concubine, you came to Jingren Palace early this morning and said that there was a big happy event in the harem. What kind of happy event is it? Now that people are calling, you can just say it if you have something to do."
Nangong Lizhu smiled and said, "Yes."
As she said, she stood up from her seat, blessed her slightly to Chang Qing, and then said, "Actually, the Empress just blamed me for not understanding the rules and saying nonsense. I did speak nonsense, but it was also reasonable. Today, Miss Yan is naturally still Miss Yan, but just waiting for the emperor's order, Miss Yan will be the sister of our harem."
“…”
For a moment, everyone in the room changed their faces.
Chang Qing raised her eyebrows and looked at her: "Oh? How do you say this?"
Nangong Lizhu smiled and said, "The Empress might as well ask Miss Yan, where did the Emperor rest last night?"
My heart suddenly jumped and hit my chest hard.
Although her words were a question, there were subtle smiles on the faces of the people around her, as if this was a question that needed no answer. As soon as the question was asked, the answer would be in everyone's heart.
However, being silent like this is not the same thing after all.
Finally, one of the people asked, "Where did the emperor rest last night? Isn't it the emperor's bedroom?"
Nangong Lizhu smiled and said, "Sisters, maybe the emperor didn't turn the signs over last night, right?"
Chang Qing's face slightly sank: "Concubine, I have said it again and again. If you have something to say, you will just say it. I will try to play the puzzle again and again. I don't have so much time to waste with you!"
As if feeling the queen's impatientness, Nangong Lizhu finally stopped beating around the bush and said with a smile: "The Queen is forgiven for her crimes, which is of great importance. I just want to figure it out clearly so as not to implicate Miss Yan's - Qingyu. But now, it is clear that the emperor did not go anywhere last night, and he did not rest in the bedroom. Last night, the emperor stayed in Miss Yan's house all night."
Suddenly, I heard someone gasping.
Chang Qing was fiddling with one hand on the cover of the tea bowl, but suddenly he made a mistake and the cover fell back with a sound.
Yang Jinqiao, who had been quietly sitting aside, heard the sound, as if he was stabbed and his brows frowned.
I stood in the middle of the room. At this moment, I was clearly surrounded by warmth. I could smell the sweet fragrance of powder and fragrance emitted by every concubine. But for some reason, I felt that my whole body was so cold, as if I was still in the snow outside, with my hands and feet stiff and cold.
At the beginning, I was also in this place, standing in the middle of the room, and being watched by everyone. I was pregnant, and some concubines criticized me for being pregnant with Liujia and being able to serve the emperor. I was very capable. The humiliation that seemed to have been stripped of my clothes once again surged up.
I raised my head and stared at Nangong Lizhu, but she seemed to have not seen me, and said with a smile: "Don't the Empress know? The Emperor did not leave Jingren Palace until this morning when he was about to go to the morning court."
Chang Qing's face remained unchanged, but when she opened her mouth, her voice felt a little cold: "It seems that I am not very clear about what happened in Jingren Palace, but you know it better than me."
Nangong Lizhu hurriedly leaned over and knelt down: "I don't dare."
"Do you dare or not, you know much more than this palace," Chang Qing only glanced at her and waved her hand lightly. Ruizhu next to her hurriedly went over to help Nangong Lizhu up. Chang Qing then raised her head to look at me. She couldn't tell what expression she had on her face, and she seemed to have no expression. She just asked: "Yan Qingying, is what the imperial concubine said just now, true? Last night, the emperor really stayed in your room?"
“…”
My hands hiding in my sleeves were pinching hard, and my fingertips turned pale.
Chapter completed!