The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 50

Not long after Zhu Wanxi left, Xiao Fuzi came back in a hurry.

He greeted Qin Liuse, looking very confident. Besides, Xiao Fuzi was popular and smart, so it was not difficult for him to get something out of the harem. Seeing him like this, Qin Liuse knew that Xiao Fuzi had asked something.

"I have inquired around and finally found out that there are not many nobles in the palace who keep cats, and very few of them keep black cats."

"I heard that Concubine Wen has one in her palace, but this black cat is not hers."

Qin Liuse raised her eyebrows, not knowing what Xiao Fuzi meant.

Xiao Fuzi continued, "It's true that Consort Wen has a cat, but it's a spotted one. But there are also some wild cats raised by palace servants in the palace. They appear and disappear mysteriously. This black cat gets along well with Consort Wen's cat, and it always goes to Consort Wen's palace from time to time. That's why the servants nearby noticed it."

"Now, hasn't the emperor granted Concubine Wen permission to walk to Four Seasons Garden for an incense stick of time every day to get some fresh air? Someone saw her holding the black cat in front of her."

This is not easy to find out. It’s not that it’s difficult, but most people won’t ask so deeply.

It was only after Xiao Fuzi asked around and gave a big purse to the old aunt who was sweeping the Four Seasons Garden that she finally found out the news.

Qin Liuse nodded slightly. Wen Zhaoyi's residence was right next to the Four Seasons Garden, so it was not surprising that the black cat ran out of Wen Zhaoyi's palace.

But all this was just too much of a coincidence, and she couldn't believe it if she was asked to say it wasn't intentional.

This Concubine Wen is really meddling too much. Why doesn't she just stay under house arrest in the palace? She has to get involved. Does she dislike her so much?

Qin Liuse could find out such information, so she didn't believe that Emperor Yongjia would not be able to find it out. So at this time, Qin Liuse was very curious about Emperor Yongjia's attitude.

Should he pretend that he didn't know and let this matter go, or should he treat it as a coincidence? After all, the beast can run away however it wants and make whatever excuses it wants, and Emperor Yongjia can also turn a blind eye to it.

However, with the Empress Dowager Dong as her supporter, Qin Liuse thought that Emperor Yongjia would give her face. After all, Wei Lanxin's target was her.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Xiao Fuzi muttering again, "Just now when I came back, I happened to run into Eunuch Zhu. He even comforted me a few words. I really didn't expect that Eunuch Zhu would comfort me."

Xiao Fuzi said, "And Eunuch Zhu is heading east. It's so late, does he still need to report to the Queen Mother East?"

Xiao Fuzi muttered, but Qin Liuse heard something wrong and asked quickly, "East?"

Xiao Fuzi nodded.

Qin Liuse's heart moved, and he immediately ordered, "Go and ask around to see where Eunuch Zhu has gone."

Qin Liuse felt a little uneasy. The Yongjia Emperor's palace was not in this direction. There...

Sure enough, not long after, Xiao Fuzi came back running out of breath, but instead of having a bitter face like before, he had an unconcealable smile on his face.

"Jieyu Jieyu! Eunuch Zhu went to Concubine Wen's palace."

Qin Liuse was a little surprised, and she couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. She felt very happy, but also indescribably surprised that Emperor Yongjia did not let Wen Zhaoyi go.

Xiao Fuzi said that Eunuch Zhu made a big fuss and brought the emperor's decree, which scared Concubine Wen half to death. She was demoted from the second-rank Concubine to the fourth-rank beauty.

This punishment is more humiliating than being grounded for days or months.

From now on, when she walks in the palace, she will have to be on an equal footing with those people whom Wen Zhaoyi looked down upon in the past, and she will never be able to hold her head high again.

Xiao Fuzi also said that after Eunuch Zhu left, Concubine Wen howled in the palace, holding Eunuch Zhu's hand and demanding to see the emperor, saying that she had not harmed anyone and was all wrongly accused.

But Zhu Wanxi used a sentence from Emperor Yongjia to stop Concubine Wen. He said, "Concubine Wen, the emperor said that if you are dissatisfied and feel wronged, you can ask the Shanggong Bureau to investigate this matter again?"

Concubine Wen put her hands down in despair. The punishment from Emperor Yongjia was disrespectful and severe, but he did not say anything explicitly about her. She was afraid that if the emperor investigated and all the old and new accounts were settled together, she would really have no hope of regaining the emperor's favor.

Qin Liuse's heart started pounding when he heard what Xiao Fuzi said. It seemed that Emperor Yongjia really could not tolerate any sand in the harem, and he was unwilling to play tricks with these women. He knew right from wrong very well.

It is good to have such an emperor, who is neither confused nor weak, because he is the only one we can rely on.

This scene feels inexplicably familiar, but I just can't remember what it is.

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The next morning, all the nobles in the palace got up very early and rushed out of the palace to Famen Temple. Qin Huaijin's place next door got up before dawn.

Because Qin Liuse was under house arrest, he had a lot of free time. He slept until noon and was happier than usual. He didn't have to get up early in the cold wind to pay his respects.

Shu Yuexuan felt empty. Without Qin Huaijin, she was happy.

Even Concubine Dong Xian went out of the palace to pray for blessings this time. The harem was temporarily managed by Concubine Xiao De. It was said that Concubine Xiao De did not like to join in the fun and did not go to Famen Temple with everyone.

That's why Concubine Dong was able to go this time. Otherwise, as a concubine acting as a substitute in the harem, she would have to stay when the emperor was gone.

Qin Liuse had a good sleep, took a good walk in the garden, and took a good nap again. The day passed just like that.

Qin Liuse really wished that Emperor Yongjia and his entourage would stay at Famen Temple.

What a pity, I was only there for four days.

She prepared for the past four days, and everything went so smoothly. But the next day, just after lunch, someone came to report that a group of doctors were rushing over from the Queen's side, as she had suddenly become very ill.

Qin Liuse was overwhelmed for a moment. Almost all the concubines above the rank of Jieyu in the palace had gone to Famen Temple. Now there were only a few people in the palace who could go to serve the sick.

But she is under house arrest?

Do you want to go?

But this is disobedience.

Qin Liuse felt a little confused. It turned out that she would encounter such difficulties if she stayed in the palace.

Hey.

Mingyue and Qingqing helped Qin Liuse put on her clothes. Mingyue asked hesitantly, "Jieyu, do you really want to go over there?"

Qin Liuse looked at herself in the mirror. Somehow, an idea suddenly occurred to her. She said firmly, "Go!"

She remembered!

In the previous life, it was Qin Huaijin who staged and acted out the scene where she was injured by a black cat and threw dirty water on Wen Zhaoyi. She successfully defeated Wen Zhaoyi and won the sympathy of Emperor Yongjia, but in the previous life, Emperor Yongjia also punished her.

This time, she did not go to Famen Temple because she used the excuse of recuperating from her injuries. When the empress's condition worsened, Qin Huaijin disobeyed the order and left the palace to attend to the empress.

Later, Emperor Yongjia came back and not only did he not punish her, he even looked at her differently!

Qin Liuse quickened her pace in getting dressed and said again, "Go!"

Such a good example, of course we should learn from it.

Emperor Yongjia was not a pedantic person. On one hand, the Empress' life was in danger, and on the other hand, the concubines were under house arrest. Anyone who was not an old stubborn person could tell which was more important.

What’s more, he was an emperor like Emperor Yongjia.