The Queen of the TV Series: Take turns to sit in my house this year

"Has mother returned from the Imperial Madam's place?"

"Yeah. How's your fourth sister?"

"Much better, but still a little sad, after all, Yuanbao just left."

Huang Qiying just nodded and left, and Jingyun didn't ask any more questions.

The matter of Jin Yuyan came out of the Queen Mother's mouth and reached Huang Qiying's ears, and that was the end of it.

Afterwards, the Queen really failed to find out who was behind Shu Yi. Even the two young eunuchs Bai Ruiji met that day happened to have one who caught a cold and fell into a dry well while walking one night.

All third-party clues were cut off. With the tacit cooperation of Huang Qiying and the Queen Mother, Jin Yuyan was hastily buried. The official conclusion was that she committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

In the previous dynasty, Hongli was also instigated by Huang Shuhuan to take the initiative and punish Jin Sambao of Shangsiyuan and the royal family of the Li Dynasty.

The Prince Yu, whom Jin Yuyan had been thinking about, did not dare to be negligent after receiving the letter from the Qing Dynasty, let alone question it or ask for justice for Jin Yuyan.

Half a month later, someone from the Yu family came with two noble ladies selected by their Wang Xin. They knelt in front of Hongli in fear and trepidation, begging for his forgiveness.

Hongli sat on the dragon throne without saying a word, while the envoy from the Li Dynasty waited nervously, his heart beating like a drum.

The weather in April was still cool, but the two envoys who came from afar were so nervous that they were soaked in the dull atmosphere.

Looking at their embarrassed and anxious appearance, Hongli suddenly understood what Huang Shuhuan had said: "The Li Dynasty is just a small country, and our Qing Dynasty is just a dog in the doorway. How dare you blame Your Majesty?"

He had been sitting on the throne for two years, and it was not until this moment that he suddenly realized that the weight of the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was extremely heavy!

"Hahahaha, don't be afraid. I'm not a tiger, I won't eat people. I accept your king's kindness. I won't implicate the Yu family for Concubine Jin's fault."

The envoy felt relieved and immediately knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Great Qing, thank you for your grace. Long live His Majesty!"

"Hmm." Hongli looked at the pair of noble ladies from the Yu clan. One was Jin Yuyan's sister, Yushu; the other was Jin Yuyan's cousin, Pu Suxi. One was charming and alluring, the other gentle and charming. Hongli was very satisfied.

"Noble Lady Jia had a tragic fate. You should not follow her example. I hope you will stay by my side for a long time. I will then make you concubines and grant you the right to live in Qixiang Palace."

"Your Majesty's teachings are followed faithfully. Thank you for your grace. Long live the emperor and be healthy and well." The two women's voices were as clear and pleasant as orioles, and Hongli felt very happy.

The two concubines entered the palace, and a heated discussion arose in the harem.

Because of Jin Yuyan's incident, Su Lujun was demoted to a pure noble lady and has been busy trying to please the emperor so that Yongzhang won't leave her. She has already abandoned Jingyan and can no longer live without Yongzhang.

As for Qing Ning, she wanted her concubine to enter the Ulanara clan ancestral hall with dignity, and she had been vying for favor since entering the palace. However, the Empress Dowager saw that she was not obedient, so she forced Bai Ruiji to fight.

A Ruo was also worried that Qingying would regain her favor, so she put all her efforts into pleasing the Queen and the Emperor, hoping to become a real palace concubine. It would be even safer if she had another child.

At this juncture, the arrival of Yu Shu and Park Suxi was like bad news to everyone.

But the tribute girls from the Li Dynasty were very sensible, and even if the old ladies in the harem disliked them, it was difficult to find fault with them.

After a brief tit-for-tat, the two sides quickly entered a stage where they shook hands and made peace on the surface, but relied on their own abilities in secret.

At this time, Chen Wanyin was already eight months pregnant.

Su Lujun was still trying hard to keep Yongzhang by her side, but Huang Qiying heard from the Queen that the imperial physician said that Concubine Wan was pregnant with a prince.

If nothing unexpected happens, after the child is born, the emperor plans to promote Concubine Wan to a concubine and let her raise the third prince, Yongzhang. As for Chen Wanyin's child, the emperor naturally wants to give him to Su Lujun to raise.

In mid-May, the emperor took the empress dowager and his wives and concubines to the Old Summer Palace to escape the summer heat.

Chen Wanyin was left in the palace because she was too pregnant to move, along with Consort Chun Su Lujun and Consort Shen A Ruo.

Arruo was left behind to take care of Qingying who was still under house arrest, and Su Lujun was left behind because the emperor said that Concubine Wan was about to give birth and the palace needed to be left without anyone to take care of her. Concubine Chun had experience so he asked her to take care of Concubine Wan.

Su Lujun felt that the emperor was still angry with her, so he was unwilling to take her to escape the summer heat; at another moment, she felt that the emperor valued her, so he entrusted Chen Wanyin to her care.

But she never expected that the emperor was paving the way for her to raise Chen Wanyin's child in the future.

Although Huang Qiying also went to the Old Summer Palace, she arranged for Xiao Dezi and others to discuss whether Chen Wanyin's belly was a boy or a girl in front of Qingying.

Qingying's new chief maid, Lingzhi, also joined in the fun. "People often say that a pointed belly means a son, and a round belly means a daughter. Concubine Wan's belly is pointed, so I guess it must be a little prince. If it is really a little prince, then our emperor will have five princes!"

"The fifth prince, the fifth prince, Yongqi, it must be Yongqi, it is Yongqi who came to see me."

As Huang Qiying expected, Qingying would indeed associate the sensitive word "Fifth Prince" with Yongqi.

"Yongqi is a good child, and Chen Wanyin is useless and can't protect him. I can't let Yongqi be harmed by people like the Queen and Concubine Yi. Now that Hailan is gone, I will definitely protect Yongqi well."

The more Qingying thought about it, the more she felt that the child in Chen Wanyin's belly was the one Hailan gave birth to. Yongqi came to find her. She made up her mind to ask the emperor to return Yongqi.

In her heart, she silently promised the unfounded Yongqi, "Good boy, the Empress Dowager knows that you are a filial son. Don't worry, in this life, the Empress Dowager will never let Wei Yanwan and Hu Yunjiao harm you again, not even Concubine Yi."

It just so happened that her current rank was indeed a bit low. For Yongqi's sake, she would humble herself and bow her head to the emperor first, so that the emperor could raise her rank. Concubine Xian was very suitable. She could raise Yongqi with a legitimate reason without having to do anything.

Qingying was thinking happily, and didn't notice Xiao Dezi's secret observation, nor did she notice Lingzhi entered the hall after guessing the prince. Seeing that she was immersed in her own world, he took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve while adding incense to the incense burner in front of her, took out two lingxiang incense grains from it and threw them into the incense burner.

Qingying seemed to sense something, and when she came to her senses and saw Lingzhi adding incense, she reminded him worriedly, "Put more in. This is sinking incense, you don't understand. If you put too little, it won't have any flavor."

What do you mean by no smell? It's just that I'm afraid that if I put less, the fragrance won't be strong enough to cover the smell of her body.

"Don't worry, my lady. I've remembered it all. You have to add it three times to make it good." The sudden reminder made Ling Zhi feel a little nervous, but she remained calm. In front of Qingying, she poured another handful of incense from the incense box and added it to another incense burner not far away.

"Hmm~" Qingying closed her eyes and took a deep breath with great enjoyment.

The scent of sinking incense is originally light, but it can't stand the four incense burners burning at the same time in Qingying Palace. The four incense burners are burning vigorously, and those who don't know would think that Jingren Palace is burning charcoal.

The scent of agarwood successfully covered up the presence of lingxiang. Qingying was satisfied, and Lingzhi was relieved.

But Qingying still felt a little regretful, "This incense pill is still not as comfortable and decent as a whole piece of sinking incense."

She was having a disagreement with the Emperor, and the Empress was also at odds with her, so she couldn't lavishly use a large piece of agarwood like she had in her previous life. She could only make do with these petty agarwood pills.

She completely forgot that in her previous life she was Empress Xian, Noble Consort Xian, Imperial Noble Consort and Empress. Now, she was just a concubine, and being able to use these was already a favor from the Empress.

"My lady, you have such broad horizons. I am a ignorant servant, but just these incense balls are enough to open my eyes." Ling Zhi complimented skillfully, then walked to the third incense burner and began to add incense into it.

Qingying smiled shyly. Although she could not enjoy the whole piece of agarwood, she had only agreed. She could have an endless supply of the agarwood pills made from it. It was obvious that the emperor had made such an order specifically for her.

Ling Zhi didn't know what she was thinking about. Seeing that her mind was not focused on this, he poured out a few more grains of Lingxiang and secretly added them in.

"Lingzhi, you have served me well during this period. I know you have never seen these wonderful things before, so today I will allow you to stay and smell more of this agarwood."

Ling Zhi declined in fear, "Thank you very much for your kindness, my lady, but I am of low status, how can I be worthy of smelling your agarwood?"

"Alas, this agarwood is a token of the Emperor's love for me, this young lady. I will let anyone I want smell it. Please use as much as you want. If you don't have enough, go to the Imperial Household Department and get as much as you want."

Ling Zhi thought to herself: Wasn't the Empress specifically allocating this share of Shenshuixiang? And why does Xianyi always refer to herself as "this palace"? Yet, she flattered him, "Your Majesty truly dotes on you, my young mistress. I envy you so much."

"Yes, the Emperor loves me the most, but you don't have to envy me," she said compassionately.

"If you serve me well, I will release you from the palace when you are old enough. Then you can find a husband who truly loves you and is willing to dote on you. Then you can get married and have a few children to play with. That life will be truly enviable."

"I don't want to leave the palace. My lady treats me so well. I want to stay with her for the rest of my life."

Ling Zhi spoke loyally, but her real thought was: Who wants to go out and serve those stinky men? When I save enough money with you and you don't need me to serve you anymore, I'll ask the Empress to arrange a leisurely position for me as an aunt with little palace maids to serve me, right?

But Qingying was not happy when she heard Lingzhi's words, but was alert: "Lingzhi, you are not in love with the emperor too, are you?"