The concubine is extremely cautious

Ning Wanyin was confused for a moment, but she heard about the quarrel between Concubine Zhuang and the Emperor...

After thinking about it, I roughly understood what Concubine Zhuang cared about.

She and Concubine Zhuang have different attitudes towards the emperor, and naturally care about different things.

She is a subject (chess piece) who only wants to survive and gain power.

Concubine Zhuang was a concubine and what she wanted was love.

But in Ning Wanyin's opinion, the emperor does not love Concubine Zhuang, he does not love any woman in the harem, he only cares about power.

Of course he had feelings for Concubine Zhuang. Perhaps it was because he felt indebted to her for risking her life to save him, or perhaps it was because they grew up together, but friendship was friendship, and being close to her was another matter.

"Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. The cause of this matter is hateful to others, and Your Majesty also needs evidence to judge the case." Ning Wanyin avoided the main point.

Concubine Zhuang was very dissatisfied with her answer, "You are trying to fool me again."

"For me, being able to accompany Your Majesty is my lifelong wish, and nothing else matters. Your Majesty and I have different wishes, so Your Majesty does not need to use me as a reference..." Ning Wanyin looked at Concubine Zhuang and reminded her sincerely:

"Some things in this world are as rare as shooting stars. If you get them, you are lucky. If you don't, it's my fate. Forcing it will only make me sad."

If I had to cling to the emperor's love, my life would have been so unhappy.

Concubine Zhuang stared at her in a daze, not reacting.

Ning Wanyin bowed and saluted, "I still have to go visit Concubine Shun, I will take my leave now."

Concubine Zhuang looked in the direction Ning Wanyin left without saying anything.

The senior palace maid Shanhu, who was accompanying them, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She was really worried that her master would stop Concubine Ning and rush over to slap her twice.

Just now, Concubine Zhuang was strolling in the Imperial Garden to relax, and heard several palace maids discussing in private how Ning Wanyin and the Emperor were in love, and how Concubine Zhuang was a thing of the past. The Emperor only saw the smiles of the new couple, not the tears of the old couple.

Concubine Zhuang was so angry that her face turned pale on the spot.

Seeing Concubine Zhuang blocking the sedan chair, Shanhu's eyelids twitched, she thought it was all over!

"Shanhu, she is so infatuated with Your Majesty, no wonder Your Majesty favors her, right?" Concubine Zhuang looked depressed.

Shanhu replied quickly, "Your Majesty is the one whom His Majesty favors the most..."

"If I were Your Majesty, I would also favor her more. She doesn't have a bad temper like me..." Concubine Zhuang didn't understand Ning Wanyin's advice at all.

She didn't know that Ning Wanyin was well-behaved and sensible, and didn't cry or make a fuss, because she didn't love the emperor at all.

Love breeds resentment, and the absence of love leads to rigidity.

Concubine Zhuang felt lost and had no intention of finding fault with Ning Wanyin, so she returned to the palace in a bad mood.

After they left, the emperor's procession stopped at the corner.

"Your Majesty, shall we continue to go to Qianxin Palace?" Wang Degui looked at Helian Qi tentatively.

Helian Qi was still quietly thinking about Ning Wanyin's words. All she wanted was to be with him...

"Go to Lingxue Pavilion." Helian Qi said.

Wang Degui accepted the order and said, "Yes."

……

Song Qingzhi cried for several days. She suffered a miscarriage and the emperor was deposed. She was in a trance and emotionally unstable.

All the palace maids serving in Mozhuxuan dispersed.

Now, apart from Shi'er, whom she brought into the palace, there was only one eunuch, Xiao Dongzi, left.

"Master, you just had a miscarriage, and now is the time for you to take good care of your body. Otherwise, if you develop a chronic illness, it will be difficult for you to have children in the future..." Xiao Dongzi advised.

Song Qingzhi's face was ashen. "His Majesty has demoted me to a concubine. I am the only concubine in the entire palace! He despises me so much. I have no future at all..."

"Master, you still have a father and a brother. They are both important ministers of His Majesty. I heard that some time ago, your brother handled another major case and His Majesty praised him highly. If your father and brother plead for His Majesty, His Majesty will surely restore your position soon..." Xiao Dongzi suggested.

Song Qingzhi was stunned. Oh, why did she forget her father and brother...

"I want to write a letter to my father and brother. But it's difficult to give the letter to them now..." Song Qingzhi looked dejected.

In her current situation, who would help her deliver the letter?

"I have a brother who works in the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Foreign Affairs Department. Master, please write the letter and I will ask my brother to deliver it to you!" Xiao Dongzi said immediately.

Song Qingzhi was very surprised. "Great. You did a good job. When I regain my favor in the future, I will definitely reward you."

"It is a servant's blessing to serve his master wholeheartedly."

Song Qingzhi didn't think much about it. Since she entered the palace, if not compared with Ning Wanyin, she was also a favored concubine. The palace servants who served her received many rewards. Now it seemed natural to her to repay her.

Soon, Song Qingzhi wrote a letter and asked Xiao Dongzi to deliver it. She described her miserable situation and asked her father and brother to help plead with the emperor.

On the same day, a reply letter was received from the Song family.

Song Gu and his son knew very well that the emperor had already shown leniency for the sake of the Song family. If they still begged the emperor for mercy, they would be ungrateful.

Song Gu wrote back to Song Qingzhi and reminded him:

"Your Majesty has been lenient with you. Please rest assured and focus on recuperating."

He added: "As long as your noble master remembers the family rules, is kind-hearted, and cultivates himself, there is still a long way to go, and he will surely regain the favor of the emperor."

Song Qingzhi was devastated after reading the letter from her father.

What do you mean?

Doesn't this mean that what she did was a disgrace to the family?

After opening Song Chengyi's letter home, she became even angrier.

Song Chengyi was young and hot-headed. Compared to his father's implicit reminder, he could not understand how his sister could do such a thing as framing others.

It was his fault that someone was almost harmed, and he felt very guilty.

Now her sister has wronged her again and almost harmed her again.

The literary talent of the third place winner is as sharp as frost, and Song Qingzhi's scolding is irrefutable.

Although Song Chengyi showed concern and regards for her, she was even more angry because Song Chengyi scolded her for an outsider...

Not only did her father and brother not plead for her, they also scolded her and blamed her for doing something wrong.

Song Qingzhi was so angry that she almost vomited blood.

"For an outsider, he actually taught me a lesson!" Song Qingzhi gritted her teeth in anger.

Xiao Dongzi deliberately picked up the bag and said:

"Lord Song and Little Lord Song both care about you and are afraid that you will suffer, so they specially sent silver, medicinal herbs and other things in."

"It's just a superficial effort to gain fame! If you really want to help me, you won't plead for me and scold me..." Song Qingzhi burst into tears:

"I can't count on them..."

"Master, don't be anxious. Take care of yourself first. There will always be a way..." A gleam of light flashed in Xiao Dongzi's eyes.

Everything is within the master's calculations.

The Song family is aloof and would probably blame Song Qingzhi for what she had done.

This would alienate the relationship between the Song brothers and sisters.

……

At the end of July, Wen Baolin, who had been under house arrest for a month, was finally able to go out.

She came to Qianxin Palace to apologize immediately.

Helian Qi did meet her. Because Wen Baolin fell into a trap when dealing with Xue Jinyan, although he was not competent, he did his best.