The legitimate daughter brings disaster to the concubine! Seize the imperial power and the throne
Chapter 178 Complaining to the Queen Mother
The long-awaited protagonist in the Imperial Garden finally appeared.
Concubine Xu De walked out gracefully in a bright red long dress. Her bright and beautiful face was so stunning that she was eye-catching even among the flowers.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort."
Everyone salutes.
Concubine Xu De raised her hand in a good mood and said, "Madams, there is no need to be polite. I am very happy that you have come to my banquet today."
Under the leadership of Concubine Xu De, the opera troupe began to sing. Concubine Xu De selected a play in which Mu Guiying takes command. During the performance, the Emperor of Northern Qi also came, and Concubine Xu De snuggled in his arms and acted coquettishly.
This made the Emperor of Northern Qi laugh continuously, and he waved his hand and promoted Concubine Xu De's position to Concubine Xu Guifei.
"Greetings to the noble concubine."
Everyone saluted again.
Concubine Xu raised her hand charmingly and said, "No need to bow."
The Emperor of Northern Qi stayed for only a short while before leaving. Everyone stood up to see him off respectfully. After he had gone far away, they returned to watch the show.
From time to time, Concubine Xu glanced at Bo Yan'er and others not far away, with a smile on her face. Bo Yan'er was trying hard to suppress her discomfort, and her face became paler and paler.
She curled her lips: "If you do too much evil, you will eventually perish."
It was a rare occasion that the imperial concubine was in the mood to listen to music, and she ordered three songs in a row, showing no intention of leaving at all.
Bo Yan'er really couldn't hold on any longer and wanted to take the opportunity to stand up.
"Concubine Bo, what's wrong with you? Don't you like the opera ordered by the Imperial Concubine?" Ning Xianyun's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for the Imperial Concubine in the front row to hear.
Concubine Xu turned her head and her eyes fell on Bo Yan'er.
Bo Yan'er pinched her palm tightly and whispered, "No... no"
"Concubine Bo, you can't see clearly, why don't you come and sit next to me." Concubine Xu immediately asked someone to add a chair and put it next to her.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Bo Yan'er didn't dare to disrespect Concubine Xu, so she had to force a smile and walk towards Concubine Xu step by step.
She even planned to pretend to faint.
As soon as she had the idea, Concubine Xu said immediately: "Concubine Bo is really suffering from pregnancy, and I dare not be careless. Come here!"
The palace maid came forward.
"Send two doctors here immediately, just in case."
Upon hearing this, Bo Yan'er immediately gave up the idea of pretending to faint, and sat down below Concubine Xu. Concubine Xu changed her domineering attitude in the palace, took Bo Yan'er's hand intimately, and praised her in public: "I haven't met a confidant for a long time. Concubine Bo, you must come and accompany me often when you have nothing to do in the future."
Bo Yaner forced a smile, but her expression suddenly changed the next second. She couldn't hold it back any longer and covered her mouth to spit out again.
After she finished vomiting, Bo Yan'er came to her senses and looked at Concubine Xu in fear and trepidation: "Your Highness...Your Highness deserves to die."
Having said that, Bo Yan'er knelt down in public.
The smile on Concubine Xu's face gradually faded, and there was no annoyance between her brows. She bent down to help Bo Yan'er up, and said, "It's hard for Concubine Bo. She was pregnant with such a naughty child. He tortured his mother before he was born. I think Concubine Ning is blessed. Her face is rosy. This is the third time Concubine Bo has vomited. Maybe this child is very resistant to the palace."
This sentence is more painful than killing Bo Yan'er. Her son is destined to enter the palace, so how could he possibly resist the imperial palace?
"The royal concubine..."
As soon as Bo Yan'er opened her mouth, her stomach began to rumble again. She bent over with a face as pale as pig liver and started to vomit.
Seeing this, others put their handkerchiefs under their noses in disgust.
Concubine Xu lost interest in watching the show anymore. She waved her hand and left the birthday party, making an excuse that she was not feeling well.
"Concubine Bo is such a bummer. How can we have the nerve to come to a banquet like this?"
"That's right. If I were her, I would stay at home and not go out."
"I don't know what to do when I'm pregnant."
Hearing the slanders of several ladies, Bo Yan'er felt very aggrieved. She clutched her handkerchief tightly and forced herself to calm down.
Gong Yan left earlier than she expected. Just as she was about to leave, an elderly maid blocked Ning Xianyun's way.
"Concubine Ning, the Queen Mother asks you to come over."
Queen Mother?
Ning Xianyun pursed her lips and had no choice but to follow him.
Also invited were Old Lady Bo, Madam Bo, and Concubine Bo.
Unlike the cautiousness she showed in front of Concubine Xu De just now, at this moment Old Madam Bo stood up straight and did not forget to glare at Ning Xianyun fiercely.
Ning Xianyun was confused.
Soon everyone arrived at the palace where the empress dowager lived. As soon as they entered the room, they heard sweet laughter coming from inside. Inside, they saw the empress dowager, who was over sixty years old. She was wearing a crimson purple dress, her temples were jet black, and she wore a dazzling phoenix hairpin between her hair. She was holding the hand of a woman next to her intimately, and she couldn't stop smiling.
"Your mother can't do anything to you." The Queen Mother reached out and touched the girl's forehead, sighing, "You have grown so big in the blink of an eye."
"Grandma, my mother is thinking about you every day at home."
The two chatted and laughed, and Ning Xianyun had already heard their identities from their conversation: the Queen Mother and Princess Changling.
"Greetings to the Queen Mother." Several people saluted.
The Queen Mother then raised her head and looked over, her eyes lingering on several people. Then, seeing Bo Yan'er looking aggrieved and Madam Bo wearing a veil, she asked, "What happened?"
Mrs. Bo lowered her eyes.
Old Madam Bo took the initiative to step forward and said, “There was some misunderstanding and Concubine Xu punished me.”
When Princess Changling heard that it was related to Concubine Xu, she immediately became interested: "Why did Concubine Xu punish you for no reason? Today is Concubine Xu's birthday. Is there any misunderstanding?"
Old Mrs. Bo was stunned, and suddenly remembered that Princess Changling had a crush on Xu Feng, and Xu Feng and Concubine Xu were siblings.
"Grandmother, although Concubine Xu has a temper, she would not punish people for no reason. Otherwise, my uncle would not love Concubine Xu like a treasure."
These few seemingly unintentional words were actually a warning to the Bo family not to make random accusations, as Concubine Xu also had a background.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "I remember that Concubine Xu summoned Concubine Bo to accompany her in the palace a while ago. They are of the same age and should have a good relationship. Why would she punish you?"
"This..." Old Mrs. Bo hesitated.
Princess Changling pointed at Ning Xianyun and said, "Concubine Ning, you speak."
Ning Xianyun, who was called by name, stepped forward and whispered the whole story. Princess Changling's eyes widened: "Concubine Bo, you actually did such a disgusting thing at Concubine Xu's birthday banquet. Let alone Concubine Xu, if it was me, eighteen slaps would be too light."
Although Mrs. Bo's face was covered with a veil and her expression could not be seen, her eyes were full of resentment.
Princess Changling acted coquettishly to the Queen Mother: "Grandmother, I heard that today's birthday banquet is what the Imperial Concubine has been looking forward to for a long time. It's no wonder that the Imperial Concubine is angry. And Madam Bo, you are wrongly accusing people without any evidence. It's really hateful. If something happens to the child in Concubine Ning's belly..."
Princess Changling curled her lips and said, "Then the only thing left in the Third Prince's Mansion is the one in Concubine Bo's belly."
Although the words were not said clearly, everyone present understood that the Bo family was deliberately making things difficult for Ning Xianyun. Bo Yaner quickly said, "My princess has misunderstood. I have never thought of harming Concubine Ning's child. It's just that something happened today."
"Then why didn't you explain it in detail in the Imperial Concubine's Palace? What's the meaning of sending someone to pass a message to my grandmother? Are you dissatisfied with the Imperial Concubine?" Princess Changling blinked and asked repeatedly, repeating that if Bo Yan'er dared to say anything, she would immediately send someone to find Imperial Concubine Xu.
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