klisemfg Chapter 404: As you wished, I fell into the water.
Chapter 404: As you wished, I fell into the water.
"Everything is kept as usual. By the way, why didn't Concubine Li come today?" The Queen felt relieved when she thought of the baby in Lingxiang's belly. According to the report of the deceased Imperial Physician Zhang, the baby in Lingxiang's belly should be a boy.
The queen had tried to save her life. Whether the boy was born or not, he would be of great use.
"Lipin has been having nightmares recently and has been feeling low. According to reports from the servants at Qixiang Palace, Lipin has been burning incense and praying in Baohua Hall during the day these past few days, hoping to find peace of mind."
"Haha, it's just a small thing, but she's frightened like this. It's a pity that she could come up with such a stupid idea to trick Nian Shilan. Well, she's useless, let her be. Don't pay any attention to her."
After greeting the two people in Qixiang Palace, one was under house arrest and the other was disturbed by a ghost, the Queen thought about Zhen Huan who fell into the water today, and finally said nothing. Then she picked up a Buddhist scripture and started reading. Seeing this, Jianqiu retreated in time.
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Qixiang Palace, west wing hall.
"My two brothers, I'm going to bring food to the person inside. Thank you for your help." The little palace maid Si'er stood at the closed door as usual, carrying a food box.
(Background: Palace Maid Si'er was a maid who ran errands for the Imperial Kitchen. When Fucha was under house arrest, she was the one who was responsible for delivering meals.)
There was no money to be made working in Qixiang Palace, so the guards at the door were naturally unhappy. A criminal despised by the emperor would not have been able to survive until now if he did not have a piece of meat in his belly.
Naturally, delivering meals to the criminals was a chore that no one in the imperial kitchen wanted to do, so it fell on Si'er again.
Si'er had experience and was sweet-talking, so the two guards, who previously would have carefully opened and checked the food in the food box, now saved themselves the trouble.
"Go in and let the person inside eat quickly. After eating, you come out quickly." The guard waved his hand and signaled Si'er to go in.
"Yes."
Si'er went in carrying a lunch box.
"Why did you come so late today? I'm almost starving." The woman in the room said dissatisfiedly with her conspicuous pregnant belly.
"The emperor is holding a banquet on Qionghua Island today, and the imperial kitchen is busy delivering food to the island, so we are late." Si'er was as docile as usual, explaining as he took out a plate from the food box.
"Are there any blood swallows today?" Ling Xiang snorted in dissatisfaction, took the chopsticks and started eating as usual.
Si'er looked at Lingxiang's bulging belly and said that there were only white swallows today, no blood swallows, and the Queen had given all the blood swallows in the palace to Concubine Fucha.
Ling Xiang was so angry that she threw her chopsticks. "This woman is so lucky. She didn't die and became a concubine?"
Maybe because she was too angry, Ling Xiang felt dizzy and her vision went dark, but this always happened to her. She thought it was a symptom that women in the late stages of pregnancy would experience.
"Fortunately, the imperial kitchen followed the Empress's instructions and didn't deduct any of your fish and shrimp. For the sake of the prince in your belly, you should eat more."
Si'er picked up the chopsticks from the ground, wiped them clean with a handkerchief, and returned them to Lingxiang.
"Hmph, the Empress sent you to serve me. You're more obedient than Fuzi. If it weren't for her, how could I have ended up in this situation?"
Ling Xiang ate indignantly and complained at the same time.
All day long, from morning to night, no one except Si'er could speak to her.
Ling Xiang had been feeling very depressed these days, and she even told everything about how she had sneaked out of Yikun Palace to learn dancing, and how the Empress asked a nanny to teach her the secrets of the boudoir.
Learning dance and improving one's body posture is extremely difficult, especially after learning dance one has to learn the secret techniques of serving men. It is said that the concubines serving in the palace will never learn these techniques in their entire lives. These secret techniques are only circulated in the best brothels in the capital, and learning them is even more painful than improving one's body posture.
But Ling Xiang learned all of them in order to get promoted.
I just didn't expect that after suffering so much, I would end up falling into the hands of that bitch Fuzi.
"Didn't the Queen also avenge you?" This was not the first time Si'er had heard of this. It was also Si'er who told Ling Xiang that Fu Zi, who was replaced, was soaked in the well.
"Hmph, the Queen is still good to me." Ling Xiang said this, but she knew in her heart that the Queen only had eyes for the piece of meat in her belly.
The only way she could turn over was by relying on the flesh in her belly.
Si'er peeled the prawns on the plate one by one for Ling Xiang. As Ling Xiang ate them with relish, she asked, "How was the banquet on Qionghua Island today? Is the guy from Suiyuxuan all right?"
Si'er didn't even stop peeling the shrimp. He lowered his brows and replied, "As you wished, it fell into the water."
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha, good for falling into the water, humph! I just can't stand her condescending and compassionate demeanor. She acts sympathetic towards everyone. She's being nice to me out of pity, seeing that I'm of low status and feeling sorry for myself."
Ling Xiang kept talking to herself, becoming more and more crazy. Sometimes she was madly happy and laughed out loud, and sometimes she stared at Si'er sinisterly, insulting him, saying that he was just a small errand boy and would never get ahead in his life.
Si'er just listened quietly. When Ling Xiang finished her meal, she patted her stomach and burped. She stretched out her hand and asked Si'er to help her to rest on the couch.
Ling Xiang fell asleep. Si'er cleaned the table, put the empty plates back into the lunch box, and walked out.
Everything was the same as usual. The guards outside were already accustomed to Ling Xiang's crazy and shrill laughter.
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In Suiyuxuan, the night is dark.
Wen Shichu gave Zhen Huan acupuncture and she was able to rest for a while.
Until dinner time, Zhen Huan suddenly woke up from her dream and saw Mei Jie standing by her bed. Zhen Huan sat up in shock:
"Sister Mei, someone pushed me from behind just now."
"Huan'er, don't be afraid." Shen Meizhuang grasped Zhen Huan's hand and asked anxiously, "Tell me in detail, what exactly is going on?"
"I don't know either. I was just standing by the lake and felt a little dizzy. Then someone pushed me hard from behind and I fell into the water." Zhen Huan still looked frightened.
Shen Meizhuang just listened to what Zhen Huan said but still couldn't find a clue.
Before Shen Meizhuang could ask, Xiao Yunzi came in, bowed, and said to the two masters:
"My lady, Concubine Hui, there's news from Qixiang Palace: Concubine Li has gone mad, and the Lingguan girl... has died."