Don't be a salted fish, the daily life of the concubine in the palace

The child seemed to be terrified, holding tightly onto two broken fishing rods. The palace servants around him were busy putting out the fire, but he stood there blankly, as if he had lost his soul.

Shen Wei sighed inwardly and ordered Cai Lian: "Have someone boil a tranquilizer."

Fire is terrible. I’m afraid the child won’t be able to sleep tonight. Drinking a bowl of hot calming soup will help him sleep.

"Brother, Chengzhen brother!"

An anxious voice sounded, and Li Yao rushed over. She ran too fast and fell to the ground, but she stood up quickly and continued to run towards Li Chengzhen.

Upon learning that there was a fire in her brother's palace, Li Yao was terrified.

He rolled and crawled all the way to find his brother.

Li Yao burst into tears and hugged the dazed Li Chengzhen: "Are you hurt? Let me take a look."

Li Chengzhen shook his head: "No injuries."

Li Yao cried and wiped her tears.

Li Chengzhen clutched the broken fishing rod, with a faint expectation in her eyes: "Sister, can we go fishing after dawn? With my ninth brother."

This time, he will definitely beat his ninth brother.

Li Yao nodded quickly, choking up, "Of course. I've told the Empress Dowager that you'll stay at the Cining Palace tonight. When it gets light, we'll go fishing in the pond in the Imperial Garden. The fish there are bigger."

Li Chengzhen smiled with relief.

It’s great to be able to fish.

The fire in the palace was still burning, and the fire was very fierce. The palace beams were almost all made of wood, and once they started, they would not stop burning. With the sound of crackling, black smoke swirled in the night sky.

Soon, the Queen Mother's sedan chair also arrived. The Queen Mother was old, so naturally she couldn't keep up with Li Yao. The sedan chair stopped, and the Queen Mother waved to Li Chengzhen, saying in a gentle tone: "Go to the Cining Palace tonight. The Queen Mother sent someone to make a new bed for you."

Li Chengzhen held the fishing rod and nodded silently.

He was about to leave with the Empress when the Empress' voice suddenly came from behind him: "Chengzhen!"

Li Chengzhen paused as he left, and turned around to look at the queen who was running towards him. He was about to leave hell, but his mother pulled him back to hell.

The fire was blazing, and the entire harem knew that there was a fire in the second prince's palace.

The Queen naturally knew it too.

The Queen was extremely anxious, and regardless of the guards' obstruction, she hurried over to find her only son. Seeing Li Chengzhen with his hands and feet intact, the Queen burst into tears, and she hugged Li Chengzhen tightly: "My child... Fortunately, you are okay."

Imprisoned in the huge Kunning Palace, accompanied by green lamps and ancient Buddhas every day, the queen's last hope is her son.

As long as his son is alive, there is a possibility of seizing the throne.

Li Chengzhen looked at his mother silently. Was his mother worried about him because she cared about his health, or because she was worried that his death would make her lose her support?

After the queen confirmed that the child was safe, she suddenly stood up coldly and angrily scolded Shen Wei beside her: "You are so good! The emperor and the queen mother asked you to manage the harem, and this is how you manage it? You almost killed my son!"

The Queen changed her attitude very quickly.

The fire at Chengzhen's residence was a great starting point to criticize Shen Wei for her lack of experience in managing the harem and for almost killing the prince. Tomorrow, the queen will write another letter to the Tantai family, asking them to unite a group of ministers to criticize Shen Wei in the court.

Maybe, I can take away the power from Shen Wei.

Zhang Miaoyu, who got the news, hurried over. As soon as she arrived, she heard the Queen's angry rebuke.

Zhang Miaoyu rolled her eyes in annoyance: "Queen, please don't bite people without permission. Who could have predicted that the palace would catch fire? The palace servants put out the fire immediately and rescued the Second Prince. This shows that the Concubine Chen taught well."

The queen glared at Zhang Miaoyu and said, "You have no right to speak here."

Zhang Miaoyu snorted coldly: "I heard on the way here that you, Queen, secretly came to the Second Prince's palace tonight. After you left, there was a fire in the Second Prince's palace. Maybe you set the fire."

Queen: "You, you are talking nonsense!"

The fire in the hall was still burning, and the burnt wood fell down, making a deafening noise.

Li Chengzhen looked at the adults who were arguing. He held the fishing rod and told the queen: "Mother, it was my child who accidentally knocked over the glass lamp and caused the fire."

The responsibility lies with him and has nothing to do with others.

Zhang Miaoyu snorted, "Queen, you heard it clearly this time, it was the child's fault."

The queen gnashed her teeth in anger.

She was so disappointed that her son could not make up for his shortcomings. She looked at her stupid son with displeasure. He was already twelve years old, but he still had no foresight. This rare opportunity to overthrow the Concubine Chen was wasted.

Li Chengzhen lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Yao felt sorry for her brother and gently held his arm: "Chengzhen, sister will take you back to Cining Palace. We will go fishing together tomorrow--"

Before she finished her words, the Queen pulled Li Chengzhen back to her side. The Queen looked at Li Yao with disgust.

No wonder I saw a fishing rod in Li Chengzhen’s bedroom.

It turned out that Li Yao was the one who was secretly doing bad things, sending all kinds of things that would make people lose their ambition. Li Chengzhen wanted to study, and he had the hope of his family on his shoulders, so how could he lose his ambition by playing with things?

The Queen said angrily, "How many times have I told you not to teach your brother bad things?"

Li Yao's eyes turned red after being scolded, and she opened her mouth: "But...but...my brother is very tired, I want him to relax a little."

The Queen was too lazy to talk to Li Yao anymore. How could a twelve-year-old child understand what tiredness was?

This ungrateful daughter protects Shen Wei everywhere and is close to Shen Wei's children. The queen has given up on Li Yao long ago.

The Queen caught a glimpse of the two broken fishing rods in Li Chengzhen's hand, and she became even more dissatisfied. She even suspected that Shen Wei deliberately instigated Li Yao and Li Chengzhen to send these things, causing Li Chengzhen's academic performance to decline.

The queen snatched the two pieces of fishing rod and threw them into the sea of ​​fire not far away.

The queen warned Li Chengzhen: "Don't touch these things in the future. Playing with them will ruin your ambition."

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The two pieces of fishing rod were thrown into the sea of ​​fire and burned, with the bamboo joints making crackling sounds.

Li Chengzhen was stunned, and it took him a long while to react. He lowered his head and stared blankly at his empty palms.

There would be no more fishing and the day would never come.

The string in Li Chengzhen's heart was tense, and it broke instantly. Bitterness, pain, despair, countless surging negative emotions pressed down on him, becoming the last straw that broke the camel's back.

He suddenly shook off the queen's hand and rushed into the sea of ​​fire without looking back.