The little dark guard who travels between two lives

Chapter 53 The Imperial Concubine Cannot Be Released

The emperor looked unhappy, and no one in the palace dared to say anything. The queen looked at the emperor staring at the Buddhist scriptures in a daze, and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, I see that the imperial concubine has been pious in copying scriptures to pray for the emperor every day since she was confined, and she has also been serving the empress dowager very attentively in the Cining Palace. It seems that the imperial concubine has realized her mistakes."

The Queen looked at the Fourth Prince, who was twiddling his fingers with his head down, and sighed, "Your Majesty, for the sake of the Fourth Prince, it would be bad to have him run to the Cining Palace to see his mother every day. It would be better to lift the Imperial Concubine's house arrest."

The emperor raised his head and looked at the queen with complicated eyes. Before he could say anything, he heard an urgent cry of "No". Everyone in the palace looked in the direction of the voice in surprise. It was Xinhe.

Qin Mingxuan quickly scolded the little girl: "Xin'er, you must not act unruly in front of the Emperor and the Empress." When Xinhe heard that the imperial concubine was going to be released from house arrest, she immediately thought of the brocade box that Commandant Shen gave to Suqin.

If the emperor, this scumbag, releases the imperial concubine from her confinement, he will surely be eager to favor her, and that will be bad. So she blurted out "no" immediately. Seeing her father's expression, Xin He also knew that she had made a mistake, and immediately knelt down to apologize.

The fat fourth prince looked at Xinhe with hurt expression: "Sister Xin'er, have you not forgiven mother yet? She already knows she was wrong."

Xin He waved her hands quickly and explained to the Fourth Prince: "No, Fourth Prince, I don't hate the Imperial Concubine, it's because..." Xin He was anxious and didn't know how to explain. She couldn't tell the Fourth Prince that your mother would kill your father if she came out? !

Xinhe blinked her big eyes and looked around. Everyone looked at her strangely. Xinhe saw Yu Shen looking at her with a frown, and she knew she was pregnant.

Xin He quickly pointed at Yu Shen and said, "Brother Shen, do you remember that last time when mother took us to Guangren Temple, Master Guangji said that if we were to copy scriptures and pray for our relatives, we would have to copy for 49 days before it would be effective. If we don't have enough time, the prayer would be useless. Is that right, Brother Shen?"

Yu Shen looked at the fat girl, who was lying with her eyes wide open, and kept blinking at him, trying to make him lie with her. Yu Shen covered his head and wanted to turn around and go home. He shouldn't have followed this fat girl into the palace, and he repeatedly followed this fat girl to violate his principles.

Everyone turned their eyes to Yu Shen again. Xinhe was unsure, because he knew that Yu Shen in his previous life was a very upright Prime Minister who would not bother to tell lies to deceive people. So no one believed that the upright Prime Minister Yu had a fake wife. That was why Xinhe, the fake wife, was able to deceive everyone smoothly for three years.

So, now Xinhe has no idea whether Yu Shen will cooperate with her in lying. She can only keep blinking at Yu Shen, hoping that he can understand her gesture and help her.

Under everyone's puzzled gaze, Yu Shen finally nodded: "Yes, Master Guangji said so." Xinhe immediately smiled so much that her big eyes curved into a line. Brother Shen is so nice!

The Fourth Prince looked a little disappointed when he saw Yu Shen saying that, but he still said to Xin He, "So that's how it is. Sister Xin'er, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that to you."

Xinhe immediately felt ashamed and quickly waved her hands at the Fourth Prince: "No, no, Your Highness, it's my fault." Xinhe felt very sorry for the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince was a good boy.

But she hasn't figured out what she should do to stop General Shen from poisoning Concubine Shen, so she has to trap Concubine Shen in the Cining Palace first, which at least gives her enough time to think of a solution.

Master Guangji's reputation was well known in the Great Yin Dynasty. He was a well-known monk, and what Master Guangji said must be true. I just didn't believe it. Anyway, Master Guangji had been practicing in seclusion, and there was no way to find Master Guangji to verify whether what Xinhe said was true or false.

The Emperor said to the Empress, "Since Master Guangji said so, let's not lift the ban yet. It's still early." The Empress also nodded and agreed, "That's the only way, but Concubine Shen will have to trouble you."

The emperor was still angry. After hearing what the queen said, he said with a sullen face, "As a noble concubine, she is deeply favored by the emperor. It is not a big deal for her to copy a few Buddhist scriptures to pray for the country!"

Seeing that the emperor was unhappy, the queen and the concubine said nothing. The prince didn't like the imperial concubine's arrogant attitude in front of his mother, so it was good for the imperial concubine to continue to be under house arrest.

The Third Prince also didn't like the Imperial Concubine. He secretly gave the fat girl a thumbs up. Seeing the fat girl looking at him in surprise, the Third Prince smiled and silently said three words to Xin He: "Good job!"

Xin He saw the Third Prince's expression from afar, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She really didn't mean to target Concubine Shen! But the Crown Prince looked at her with admiration, the Third Prince gave her a silent compliment, and the Second Prince frowned and looked at her silently, as if thinking about something. It seemed that they all thought that they were the ones who caused the Imperial Concubine to continue to be confined.

Xin He covered her head, oh my head hurts, I am not the villain who did it behind your back! How can I explain it to everyone? There is no way to explain it! So, Xin He could only cast a resentful look at the emperor, it was all for you, Your Majesty, I was considered a villain for saving your life.

Qin Mingxuan, who was standing nearby, also noticed the look in his daughter's eyes. His daughter's behavior was a little unusual today. Seeing that the emperor saw his daughter's resentful look, he quickly asked for his resignation before the emperor got angry and wanted to take his daughter back to the palace.

The Queen was still a little reluctant to leave. The Emperor saw the Queen's reluctant look and coughed lightly: "Xin'er, you haven't been to the palace for such a long time. The Queen and I miss you very much. Why don't you stay in the palace for a few days to accompany the Queen?"

Although the Queen was reluctant to let Xin He go, she stopped the Emperor immediately after hearing what he said: "Your Majesty, Madam Qin is pregnant, so let Xin He go home to accompany Madam Qin. It will be the same if Xin Er comes to the palace when she is free in the future."

Xin He was touched. What a considerate queen! The hateful General Shen must not be allowed to harm the queen. Xin He threw herself into the queen's arms again and hugged her tightly: "My queen, you are so kind. You will live a long life. Xin Er will definitely protect the queen."

Xin He thought about it, then turned his head to look at the emperor who was looking at him expectantly, and hugged the emperor, whispering: "Your Majesty must be well too, you and the queen must live a long life!"

Xin He thought of the pitiful way the emperor hugged the queen and cried in his previous life, and couldn't help but wonder, why can't the two of them be together? What's the point of being so affectionate if they are waiting to die?

Thinking of this, Xin He couldn't help but sigh again, looking at the emperor with complicated eyes. The emperor felt uneasy when Xin He looked at him, and couldn't help but touch his face, thinking to himself: "What's wrong with this child today? The way he looks at me is weird. Does he pity me? Does he dislike me? He even looks a bit disappointed with me."

The Queen also noticed the way Xinhe looked at the Emperor today. Seeing the Emperor's puzzled expression, she laughed secretly in her heart, and still said goodbye to Xinhe with a peaceful smile on her face.

The eunuch next to him felt sweat on his forehead. Miss Xin'er always talked about the longevity of the emperor and the empress. Who dared to discuss the life span of the emperor and the empress so easily? It was because Miss Xin'er was favored that she could speak without any taboos.

Concubine Xi looked at Xinhe and was secretly surprised. This little girl was so powerful that she used the name of Master Guangji to trap the imperial concubine in the Cining Palace and prevent her from getting out.

Thinking of Concubine Shen's expectant eyes when she went out holding the Buddhist scriptures, Concubine Xi laughed in her heart. The Concubine could never have imagined that the ban that could have been lifted easily was ruined by a little girl.

Xipin received the imperial edict and returned to the Cining Palace, where she reported everything that had happened in the Kunning Palace to the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine. There was no need for Xipin to exaggerate, as the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine were already furious.

Especially the Imperial Concubine. If the Empress Dowager hadn't stopped her, she would have almost rushed directly to Kunning Palace to deal with that little bitch.

The Queen Mother had a gloomy face and asked the maid to send Concubine Xi back. She looked back at the Imperial Concubine who was still resentful and said with regret: "Now you know how difficult it is to lift the ban. At first, you just wanted to make yourself happy and had a tantrum against the Emperor. Now you are different. The little girl from the Qin family said something about Master Guangji, but it was just an excuse for the Emperor. I think the Emperor is still angry with you and doesn't want to let you out at all."

Shen Yining was now feeling frightened. Ever since she entered the palace, the emperor had always doted on her and had never rejected her. This time, she was confined just for show, and she would be able to go out in a few days.

But what Xipin had said today made her secretly frightened. She hated Qin Xinhe, that stinky girl, but she could also sense that the emperor was really angry this time. If she lost the emperor's favor, what should she do?

The more the imperial concubine thought about it, the more frightened she became. She grabbed the empress dowager's sleeve in panic: "Aunt, what should I do? What if the emperor gets tired of me? What about Jingyu? Aunt, please think of a solution!"

Empress Dowager Shen looked at her niece's panic and secretly regretted it. She shouldn't have felt sorry for the child. She was trapped in the palace and knew the suffering inside. She didn't want her niece to be trapped in the palace like herself. However, she handed Yining to her mother to raise, but she turned out to be like this.

If I had known that this child would still enter the palace, I should have kept him by my side and raised him personally, and he would not have become what he is now.

Empress Dowager Shen still couldn't bear to continue to attack Concubine Shen, and comforted her: "Okay, don't panic, with your aunt here, no one dares to do anything to you. Don't worry, since it's said to be 49 days, you should stay calm and wait, it's a good opportunity to temper your temper."

Leaving aside Concubine Shen's frustration and anger, Xin He comforted the Emperor and Empress and followed her father out of the palace. She saw the Fourth Prince also bid farewell to the Emperor and Empress and followed her out. The little fat boy looked depressed, lowered his head and walked forward unhappily, apparently going to the Cining Palace.

Xinhe looked at the Fourth Prince, feeling a little guilty. If she hadn't interfered today, Concubine Shen might have been released from house arrest and she and her son wouldn't have to be separated.

Xin He thought for a moment and called out "Fourth Prince". The Fourth Prince looked up at Xin He. He was in a complicated mood. He did not blame Xin He for anything else, but he was also very sad that his mother could not be released from the ban. His mother was under house arrest, although she was quite free in the Cining Palace. But after all, she was under house arrest and was being punished.

The fourth prince could take the opportunity to visit the empress dowager to visit his mother. His mother was very upset because she was under house arrest and always wanted to be released as soon as possible to return to her own palace. Every time the fourth prince went to see him, his mother would always complain about Xinhe and her daughter in front of the fourth prince, and sometimes even cursed her.

The mother always said that Madam Qin and Xin'er harmed her, but the fourth prince knew clearly what happened that day, and that his mother was wrong. The mother did not allow the fourth prince to play with Xinhe, saying that she was a bad child with a vicious heart.

The fourth prince didn't dare to resist in front of his mother, but he just liked Sister Xin'er. How could Sister Xin'er be a vicious bad child?

When the two of them were playing in the palace, Sister Xin'er never bullied him. Even the little palace maids and eunuchs liked to follow Sister Xin'er to work for them, because Sister Xin'er was never as arrogant as the other young ladies from noble families who would punish them at every turn.

Sister Xin'er always treated the young palace maids and eunuchs with a smile. If they served well, Sister Xin'er would give them a lot of rewards. The Fourth Prince heard several young palace maids and eunuchs secretly talking about how Miss Qin was better than the princesses in the palace.

The princesses in the palace were not liked by the emperor and the empress to begin with. Now that they saw Xin'er was popular in the palace, they were even more angry.

But Xin'er saw that the princesses were equally respectful and polite, and the sisters could not find any fault with them. The emperor and the empress also doted on Xinhe, so the princesses could only be secretly angry.

The fourth prince likes this kind of sister Xin'er. How could such a lovely sister Xin'er have a vicious mind? The fourth prince always thinks that his mother is in a bad mood because of the house arrest, so she said this to sister Xin'er. When his mother is released from the house arrest and is in a good mood, she will not blame sister Xin'er like this all day long.

Today, the Queen took the initiative to propose to release the mother from house arrest. The Fourth Prince was very happy, but Xin He's opposition made the Fourth Prince feel very bad. Although everyone finally agreed with Xin He's reasons, it seemed that Sister Xin Er was not targeting the mother on purpose. But the mother could not come out. If he went to see her later, the mother would definitely be very angry.

Hearing Xin He calling her, the Fourth Prince stopped and looked at Xin He in confusion: "Sister Xin Er, is there something wrong?"

Xin He asked her father and Yu Shen to wait for her for a while, lifted her skirt, and ran to the side of the Fourth Prince. She ran to the Fourth Prince, but suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Fourth Prince, don't be angry with me. I didn't mean to target the Imperial Concubine. I just...just..." Xinhe was embarrassed. What should she say?

You can't tell the Fourth Prince that once your mother comes out, your father might not be able to be saved? Xin He became more and more embarrassed. She saw that the Fourth Prince was very sad, and she felt bad too.

The fourth prince understood that Xin He was here to comfort her, and smiled at her: "No, I'm not angry with sister Xin Er, I just thought that when I see my mother later, she will definitely be angry again. You don't know, my mother only looks gentle in front of my father, but in fact, when she gets angry, she is very scary. Just like what that old man said that time... Oh, a tigress."

Xin He burst out laughing. Last time, the two of them saw a high-ranking official's wife come to the palace to complain to the queen, saying that the high-ranking official favored his concubine over his wife. Who knew that when the queen asked about it, she found out that the wife had beaten her own husband so badly that he couldn't get out of bed. She beat him up and came to the palace to complain, which made the old man so angry that he pointed at the wife and called her a tigress.

Xin He and the Fourth Prince were hiding in the Queen's Palace at the time and saw the farce clearly. The two little guys remembered the word "tiger lady".

Thinking of this tigress, Xinhe and the Fourth Prince both laughed. Xinhe felt that the Fourth Prince was such a lovely and good child, but it was a pity that he didn't have a good mother.

Knowing that the Fourth Prince was not angry with her, Xinhe felt relieved. She was alone in her previous life, and she didn't want to give up any of her good friends in this life.

The two little fat boys happily parted ways, and the fourth prince went to the Cining Palace with a depressed look on his face to endure the wrath of his mother. Xinhe followed her father and Yu Shen out of the palace and went home.

The father and daughter sent Yu Shen back to Yu's home and agreed to pick him up the next morning to go to the palace to study. The father and daughter took a carriage back to their home.

Since leaving the palace, Xinhe has felt that her father has been looking at her with scrutiny. Her reaction today must have made her father suspicious. How should she explain this to him? Xinhe felt very worried.

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