The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 28

Qin Liuse slowly put the last mouthful of bird's nest porridge into her mouth, looking at the aggressive Qin Huaijin, still calm and composed.

"Sister, what are you talking about so early in the morning? Are you still sleepy?"

After Qin Liuse finished speaking, she let Qingqing help her rinse her mouth, wash her hands, and drink some warm tea.

A beautiful day begins like this.

"Am I talking nonsense? You know it best. My period usually comes tomorrow. How come it came yesterday?" Qin Huaijin asked.

Qin Liuse was surprised. "No wonder sister didn't ask anyone to remove the sign from the Jingshifang yesterday. I thought sister forgot for a moment."

"Don't play dumb. Tell me, did you tamper with the medicine?" Qin Huaijin walked up to Qin Liuse, his eyes almost spitting fire.

"What soup?" Qin Liuse pretended not to remember, poked her temple with her fingers, and thought about it artificially, "Oh, sister is talking about yesterday morning when you came to me and snatched my bowl of soup?"

Qin Liuse was very deliberate. She directly attributed the bowl of medicine to Qin Huaijin who had snatched it from her. Then no matter how you look at it, it was none of her business.

"That's right. Besides that bowl, which other bowl is there?" Qin Huaijin almost pinched Qin Liuse's neck and asked.

Qin Liuse said "Oh" again, and slapped his forehead with sudden realization, "There were too many things going on in the harem yesterday, and I didn't remember it for a moment."

Then she looked at Qin Huaijin in confusion, with a look of incomprehension and hurt in her eyes, "How could elder sister miss me so much? Although you and I are not biological children, we are a family in this harem. How could younger sister do something to let her down?"

Qin Liuse felt that she had done a good job of acting, but to treat a white lotus like Qin Huaijin, she had to be even more white lotus than her.

Qin Liuse covered her chest with her hands, looking weak and helpless. "Sister also took that bowl of medicine yesterday, why didn't sister's period come, and sister's period came, why do you blame sister? You and I live in the same palace, we should take care of each other. Although sister has a higher position than sister now, she hopes sister will be favored more than anyone else!"

These words were really heartbreaking. Qin Liuse meant that how could she, a third-rank imperial concubine, compete for favor with a little talent like Qin Huaijin.

In order for a talented person to be promoted to the rank of Concubine, she must either be particularly favored by the Emperor, which Qin Huaijin obviously did not achieve, or she must be pregnant with an imperial fetus, which, as it stands, Qin Huaijin has not achieved either.

So what does she want?

Qin Huaijin was almost confused after hearing this, but deep down she still felt that Qin Liuse was involved in this matter.

"Who else could it be except you? In this palace except you..." Who else has a grudge against her?

Qin Liuse immediately asked her back after hearing this, "Sister, why do you think that sister wants to harm you? Did sister do something to let you down?"

Qin Huaijin suddenly became speechless when he met Qin Liuse's questioning eyes that seemed to be able to see through him.

She couldn't say that it was because of Zhang Baolin's matter. She also overheard it but didn't stop it. She also guided Wen Zhaoyi to use Qin Liuse as a pawn to plot against Zhang Baolin and the child in Zhang Baolin's belly.

If she got fooled into this, she would never have to sleep with the emperor again.

Qin Huaijin stammered, "How would I know how dark your heart is? Maybe you have done something else? Besides, is there anything you can't possibly do to me?"

"Your family background is not as good as mine, and you are jealous that I grew up in the capital and have true aristocratic blood. What do you have? You are just a merchant girl from the countryside!"

Perhaps because he felt guilty, Qin Huaijin spoke louder and louder.

Qin Liuse sneered, "Since sister is so suspicious of me, then report it to the virtuous concubine and let the Shanggong Bureau or the emperor's people investigate. I am not afraid of my own shadow! I am not afraid that sister will make a big fuss."

What she hated most was that Qin Huaijin often used her status as a noble lady to step on her. To Qin Liuse, there was nothing remarkable about Qin Huaijin. The merchants she sneered at and the relatives from her hometown who looked down upon were the ones who supported her.

Every year, the Qin family had no idea how much of the people's money they extorted from their hometown of Yangzhou. Otherwise, with the salary from the court, no matter how generous it was, how could they live such a decent and even extravagant life?

Seeing Qin Liuse's tough look, Qin Huaijin felt unsure for a moment. She was even more afraid that if the investigation really started, all her well-hidden tricks would be discovered. Wouldn't that be making things easier for others?

Qin Huaijin looked at her angrily, feeling a warm current surging under his body. He also knew that he couldn't stay here for too long, so he waved his sleeves and left in dissatisfaction.

Qin Liuse sat on the couch motionless, and said lightly, "Goodbye, sister. I won't see you off!"

In fact, with her status as a concubine, there was no reason for her to send Qin Huaijin away. It was just that she pretended to be a close sister to her, which allowed Qin Huaijin to step on her head.

Too many things happened yesterday, making Qin Liuse feel a little tired and excited. Today he planned to stay in Shu Yuexuan to recuperate his mind and heal the wound on his forehead.

Moreover, Zhang Baolin is now living in Concubine Dong's palace, so Qin Liuse is not worried at all.

She completed this task perfectly.

She had tried her best to protect the dragon seed for her without any favoritism, and the wound on her forehead was the best proof of that.

In fact, she could have avoided falling so badly yesterday, but if she had, Zhang Baolin would have been crushed, and the child was innocent.

She did her best, and the rest depended on Concubine Dong and Zhang Baolin themselves.

What's more, now in addition to Concubine Dong, Zhang Baolin is also protected by Emperor Yongjia. Qin Liuse feels that since Emperor Yongjia's order is there, no one should dare to disobey.

The majesty and decisiveness of Emperor Yongjia did not disappoint Qin Liuse.

Just after lunch, the order to deal with Zhang Baolin came.

Although Emperor Yongjia did not issue such a formal decree and it was Concubine Dong who came out to handle the matter, according to Qin Liuse's understanding, Concubine Dong would not have handled it this way without the Emperor Yongjia's instruction.

Emperor Yongjia promoted Zhang Baolin to a higher position, and now she is on equal footing with her as Concubine Zhang, which was promoted several levels higher than her previous master, Concubine Meng.

Speaking of which, the new emperor has been on the throne for so long, and there are very few concubines in the harem who have been promoted so quickly.

Qin Liuse thought that since Zhang Baolin had no family background, Emperor Yongjia was giving her face, otherwise she would have to perform rituals for others every few days, which would be very tiring.

Secondly, this was the first child born after Emperor Yongjia ascended the throne. The date and month of his birth would be his reign title, so naturally there would be some differences.

Relying on this position, Concubine Zhang would not have to greet most of the people she met in the harem.

And with the support of Emperor Yongjia, the support was so obvious that even the concubines with higher ranks than her, knowing that Concubine Zhang was pregnant, did not dare to ask her to perform the ceremony.

Because of Emperor Yongjia's judgment, Qin Liuse understood more and more that it was indeed useful to have a child in the harem.

Even if Emperor Yongjia does not love or spoil you, he will not stop loving his own children.

A mother's status is determined by her son, which makes sense in the harem.

Even if it was just a little princess, it would actually be pretty good, because Qin Liuse had seen that Emperor Yongjia liked Concubine Ning Shu's princess very much.

However, Qin Liuse has no plans to have children at the moment. She is rather greedy and wants both the emperor's favor and a child.

But now she still has little weight in Emperor Yongjia's heart, and Qin Liuse dare not get pregnant easily. So this window period of nearly a year is enough for many people to get pregnant first.

She was still afraid that having a child would affect her appearance. God knew how fickle that dog emperor was. Qin Liuse didn't dare to try it easily.

But if she lost her favor, she would be eager to give birth to this child immediately.

It’s also quite realistic.

In addition to Zhang Baolin, Emperor Yongjia also took action against Concubine Wen, which was really beyond Qin Liuse's expectations.

She originally thought that this incident did not cause any substantial harm to Zhang Baolin, and Emperor Yongjia would not pursue it too much. After all, whether in terms of family background or appearance, Zhang Baolin was far inferior to Wen Zhaoyi.

But when Qin Liuse heard the news that Emperor Yongjia had confined Concubine Wen for ten months, he was shocked at first, then stunned, and then he wanted to applaud.

Who says that the harem is a women's world? In the final analysis, it is the emperor's territory, it's just up to him whether he wants to manage it or not.

Now Emperor Yongjia has issued an edict, forcing Concubine Wen to stay in the palace for ten months. By then, Concubine Zhang will have given birth to the heir.

Isn't it obvious that Concubine Wen is not allowed to get close to Concubine Zhang?

Isn't it just telling everyone in the harem that it was Concubine Wen who was doing something to Concubine Zhang's belly?

Maybe Emperor Yongjia was really a king who was neither confused nor pretending to be confused. He could have turned a blind eye to this matter.

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When this news reached the next door, Qin Huaijin was so angry that his teeth broke.

Isn't it just a piece of meat in the belly? That's how she became a concubine.

Then, if she met that shabby woman who came from some farmer's house, would Qin Huaijin still have to bow to her?

It makes me feel suffocated just thinking about it!

For several days, Qin Huaijin's life was really uneasy.

Although Emperor Yongjia didn't say anything that night, Qin Huaijin was afraid that it would leave a bad impression in his heart and cause him to lose interest and favor.

Seeing Qin Huaijin fidgeting every day, Chuntao quickly advised her, "Talented lady, why don't you wait until the bad days are over and go to the Empress Dowager Dong's palace for a walk? It would be good to ask her to give you some advice."

Qin Huaijin was reminded by Chuntao.

Yes, she could go to the Empress Dowager Dong’s palace to pay her respects and ask her if she could help her test the Emperor’s intentions.

After seven days of torment, Qin Huaijin finally had to go to Concubine Dong's palace to pay his respects before going to Empress Dowager Dong's palace.

On this day, Qin Huaijin was clean, so he packed up and dressed up and went to pay his respects to Concubine Dong in the palace.

Although she had been mentally prepared, she still felt a little uncomfortable seeing those strange looks.

When walking in with Qin Liuse, Qin Huaijin couldn't help but stand next to Qin Liuse to block those annoying sights.

Qin Liuse didn't want to be a shield for her, so she quickly greeted the other concubine in front of her and pulled her to sit aside. She didn't want to sit with Qin Huaijin.

The rumor that day that she was injured and unable to get out of bed due to being a foxy emperor was spread by Qin Huaijin.

The looks those people gave me back then were much more mocking and ugly than they are now.

After all, one was a woman whom the emperor doted on too much, and the other was a woman whom Emperor Yongjia rejected without sleeping with her.

The former's eyes were full of ridicule and jealousy, while the latter's eyes when looking at Qin Huaijin were full of ridicule.

These people today are much more kind to her than they were that day.

Why did he ask her to stop him? Qin Liuse would never do such a thing!

Let her have a taste of what it feels like to be mocked and treated as a joke. Doesn't Qin Huaijin like to pretend to be innocent? Let her pretend to be innocent to her heart's content!