The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

The emperor was assassinated.

Could it be that...the bad reviews are at work?

Deng Qingsui didn’t know whether what she did was right or wrong, but she was more accustomed to following the arrangements of her elders rather than thinking for herself. After all, it was such arrangements that allowed her to grow up comfortably and smoothly.

Before the incident, Concubine Deng would occasionally summon the ladies of the Duke of Ying's mansion to talk, but she never summoned the three sisters.

For Deng Qingsui, becoming the eldest sister of Concubine Xian was undoubtedly a strange thing.

strangeness.

Yet familiar.

It was because when she was at home, in addition to doing the things that other ladies of noble families would do at that time, such as learning music, chess, calligraphy, painting, accounting and housekeeping, she also received something that could be considered an education, which was listening to the elders talk about the virtuous concubine.

It's not just these three sisters, the brothers are the same in this regard. They are all blood relatives and are born to love each other, work together, help each other, and live in harmony and friendship.

In this way, the family can be a family, and the Duke of England can prosper and last for hundreds of generations.

The important condition for the continuation of the Duke of Ying's Mansion, in addition to the harmony of the offspring, the most important thing at the moment is the Second Prince and the Concubine Xian in the palace.

Deng Qingsui knew that she was different from her other sisters in the family, and because of this, she was actually more valued, but correspondingly, she had to contribute her own strength to the family while accepting the preferential treatment given by the family.

At the same time, the kindness of her elders made her have the illusion that she was different from her sisters of the same age and that she was an adult. Therefore, no matter what sour words her two younger sisters said, she rationalized it as the ignorance of a child. In the past, at home, Deng Qingsui had the elders as her backing and could easily suppress the Xiao Deng Qinglan.

However, after entering the palace, Deng Qingsui could only watch Deng Qinglan become more and more out of control. Her out-of-control sister added fuel to Deng Qingsui's increasingly anxious mood, making her want to find a place to hide.

After arriving at the quiet and deserted palace, Deng Qingsui couldn't help but think of three years ago when her sister-in-law brought back the same rewards from the palace for her sisters as usual.

The red-painted wooden box contained two palace fans, a red coral and turquoise bracelet, and miscellaneous small ornaments.

At that time, Deng Qinglan deliberately compared the things the three sisters received. Seeing that they were exactly the same, she just snorted and couldn't find any place to make a fuss.

But in fact.

What Deng Qingsui received was indeed different from what her sisters received.

The handle of one of her palace fans was hollow, and a secret letter was hidden inside.

The secret letter stated that if Concubine Deng showed no signs of illness, or was in critical condition or unconscious due to an unexpected incident, Deng Qingsui would immediately use her control panel to give the emperor a "bad review" and then inform the Duke of England to find a way out for her family as soon as possible.

Only Concubine Deng and Deng Qingsui knew about this matter, and Concubine Xian had sternly instructed in a secret letter that no third person should be informed of it.

Deng Qingsui burned the secret letter after she calmed down. She didn't think much about it and just thought it was something that needed to be hidden from others, just like in the past.

The Duke of England has too many things to hide from others.

Just like the panel he had, some of the things that the elders in the mansion did privately for the virtuous concubine, weren't they all kept secret from the younger generations other than himself?

Deng Qingsui, no doubt.

And until today, when Concubine Deng suddenly fell into a coma and was in critical condition as she had expected, Deng Qingsui acted without a second thought according to the instructions in her eldest sister's secret letter.

but.

After giving a bad review.

In the early morning, at another small gathering where the elders specially called her and avoided other sisters, Deng Qingsui discovered that the elders in the family were also very surprised at the sudden coma of Concubine Xian, but they were more concerned about not Concubine Xian's life, nor did they seem to have a sense of crisis. Instead, they quarreled over which daughter should be sent to the palace to replace the dying Concubine Xian.

Although Deng Qingsui felt very uncomfortable, she still met with the Duke of England in private as requested in the secret letter and told him everything that Concubine Deng had said.

To Deng Qingsui's surprise, after listening to her, the Duke of Ying first frowned, his eyes changing, and asked her: "Is it really the Empress Consort Xian who ordered it?"

The suspicion that flashed across his eyes suddenly made Deng Qingsui lose her confidence, and she could only nod: "It was described in the secret letter hidden in the handle of the palace fan that the Concubine Xian gave her from the palace three years ago. Because the Concubine Xian did not allow her daughter to reveal it to other people in the letter, she has been keeping it a secret..."

Deng Qingsui was very surprised.

Why does my father seem to be completely unaware of my eldest sister’s arrangements?

At that time, Deng Qingsui saw that Duke Ying's eyes were getting colder and colder: "Three years ago?"

He stroked his beard and said, "Yes, Qingyue has been gone for three years."

Deng Qingsui didn't know why the Duke of England suddenly mentioned his other sister.

He seemed not to notice Deng Qingsui's surprise and continued, "When she was still at home, she was the closest to Qingyue. It's a pity that later... the world is so unpredictable."

Deng Qingyue.

This name is rarely mentioned in the British palace nowadays.

She was the second sister of Concubine Xian and the second elder sister of Deng Qingsui. She had been married for a long time, but her husband was kidnapped and killed by mountain bandits on the way to his post. The widowed and childless Deng Qingyue was sent back by her husband's family, and then...

Years of lonely widowhood and sudden death three years ago.

Just as Deng Qingsui was accustomed to hiding some things from her younger sisters, she was also accustomed to meekly accepting her elders' concealment of other things from her.

She didn't know how her second sister died.

But she knew.

My second sister is the same as me.

they.

They all have that “panel” that came from nowhere.

"Fourth girl, don't act rashly." The Duke of England said to her, "Your elder sister has become more and more eccentric in recent years. She... holds a grudge against us."

The Duke of England sighed, which made him look a little old and helpless. "Forget it. You are already this old. I can't keep some things at home from you any longer. You know that you are carrying a divine object...given by His Majesty. Among all my children, only your second sister and you have successfully obtained the recognition of this divine object and can use it."

"In fact, your eldest sister could do it, but three years ago, she was jealous of Concubine Chen, so she used the power of the magic object to murder the Fourth Prince. However, the magic object backfired and she completely lost the ability to use her magic object. Later, she angered His Majesty and caused your second sister to lose her life..."

After the emperor discovered that it was Concubine Deng who committed the crime.

Two attempts were made with these sisters.

One is to try whether people will be harmed after the panel is destroyed; the other is to see whether the panel can continue to exist after the person dies, or whether it will get out of control.

He got his answer, and the Duke of England was temporarily forgiven.

The only punishment that Concubine Deng received was that she had to choose between burying her own life and that of her second sister, with whom she grew up.

"You must be careful when you enter the palace this time." The Duke of England looked deeply at his daughter who had been saved with great difficulty. "We will deal with the situation outside the palace, but if it really comes to a necessary moment, you know what to do."