Tremella Soup
At this time, in the palace
The emperor was sitting in Concubine Xiao's hall. Seeing that it was almost time, he went to the court room.
The bowl of tremella soup that Concubine Xiao had personally made for the emperor was still untouched on the table.
What a pity!
Concubine Xiao's expression was very unsightly. With a muffled snort, she raised her hand and brushed the table, knocking the bowl of tremella soup from the table to the ground.
Bang —
A crisp sound rang out!
The palace maids on both sides trembled and buried their heads even lower.
Concubine Xiao was gentle in front of the emperor, but to these servants, she was extremely ruthless.
All the palace maids and eunuchs in Zhangzhi Hall were basically "taught" a lesson.
Concubine Xiao raised her eyebrows. "Take everything away."
"Yes."
Several palace maids hurried forward and took away the things on the table one by one.
Seeing that her master was in a bad mood, the palace maid Sang Lan couldn't help but say, "Your Ladyship painstakingly made tremella soup for the emperor, but the emperor never drinks it."
Sang Lan was Concubine Xiao's confidant, and the only person in the palace who could talk to her was her.
As soon as these words came out, Concubine Xiao coldly looked at her. "What did you say?"
"This servant said …"
"Kneel!"
Sang Lan miscalculated and hurriedly knelt down. She hurriedly begged for mercy. "This servant didn't mean it and made Your Ladyship unhappy. It's this servant's fault. This servant just … feels that it's not worth it for Your Ladyship."
Concubine Xiao's face was gloomy. Her slender hand gently brushed her hair bun and touched the Hainan pearl inserted in her hair.
The pearl was ice-cold and seeped into her fingertips, but it was like ice.
"Not worth it? Sang Lan, then tell me, why is it not worth it? "
"Every time the emperor comes, Your Ladyship will personally make a bowl of tremella soup, but the emperor never drinks it. This servant's heart aches for Your Ladyship."
"Then do you know why the emperor doesn't drink this palace's tremella soup?"
Sang Lan heard that Concubine Xiao's anger was slightly reduced. She raised her head and shook it twice.
Concubine Xiao chuckled, but there was a hint of bitterness in her laughter.
She looked out of the hall and said: "It is said that Empress Xuanshu has a pair of skillful hands. She can pick the needle and twist the thread. She can embroider the picture of a hundred birds looking up to the phoenix. She can cook and make sweet and delicious pastries. His Majesty is picky, but he loves Empress Xuanshu's bowl of white fungus soup the most. Even though Empress Xuanshu has passed away, no one can compare to her position in His Majesty's heart. Although I have a bowl of white fungus soup every day, it is not the bowl that His Majesty wants."
The rims of Concubine Xiao's eyes reddened as she spoke, but there wasn't the slightest hint of sadness on her gloomy face. There was only unwillingness and jealousy!
The emperor deeply loved Empress Xuanshu, which was a knot in the hearts of the concubines in the harem.
Moreover, after Empress Xuanshu's death, the emperor had never thought of electing a new empress. Concubine Xiao had 'carelessly' mentioned the matter several times by the emperor's pillow, but the emperor had only brushed it off.
Of course, Jing Hua's Crown Prince position was probably due to the good fortune of his birth mother, Empress Xuanshu. An idiot like him, if not for the fact that he was Empress Xuanshu's son, the emperor would not even spare a glance at him. Electing Jing Hua as the Crown Prince was an expression of the emperor's deep love for Empress Xuanshu.
This was probably the so-called 'love me, love my crow'!
Regarding the matter of electing a Crown Prince, Concubine Xiao was also gnashing her teeth in hatred. How could that idiot Jing Hua compare to her own son, Jing Yi?
When the emperor had the idea of electing a Crown Prince, Concubine Xiao had already secretly roped in many court officials with her maiden family. One after another, they submitted petitions to recommend Jing Yi. In the end, the emperor insisted on electing Jing Hua.
After the idiot was promoted to Crown Prince, the court changed sides one after another. Those who originally supported Jing Hua had almost all defected to the Crown Prince's side.
The phrase 'fence-sitter' originated from the court!
Thinking of this, Concubine Xiao clenched her delicate fists and slammed them on the table.
Sang Lan did not dare to make a sound. She had been by Concubine Xiao's side for many years and knew her sore spot.
After a while, Concubine Xiao narrowed her eyes. "Rise."
"Thank you, Your Ladyship."
Sang Lan rose.
"Is that girl, Xuan 'er, obediently staying in the palace?" Concubine Xiao asked.
"Replying to Your Ladyship, the princess … left the palace."
"Went to the Rong Estate?"
"Probably so."
Concubine Xiao angrily said, "That girl, always helping an outsider."
Among the emperor's four sons, the Crown Prince, Jing Hua, was the most eloquent and skilled in flattery.
The Third Prince, Jing Yi, had a deep temperament and was cunning and clever. His way of doing things was also clean and efficient, most similar to the emperor.
The Fourth Prince, Jing Xian, had a serious illness more than ten years ago and had always been ill. For many years, he lived in his own palace and rarely went out.
As for the Seventh Prince, Jing Rong, he had always been serious in speech and manner. He always handled things steadily and calmly. He had never expressed any thoughts of competing for the crown prince's position. However, it was precisely this indifferent feeling that made people unable to see through him and gave him a threatening aura.
During her lifetime, Jing Rong's Imperial Concubine Mother was belligerent and made mistakes. Therefore, the emperor was slightly estranged from Jing Rong.
However, Concubine Xiao was a person who was good at analyzing people. She was very clear about one thing: Jing Xian was a waste and there was no need to pay attention to him. It was easy to pull down the Crown Prince's position. However, if she wanted to help her son sit on the Crown Prince's position, the biggest threat was still Jing Rong.
Even if the emperor did not think highly of him, he was like a willow branch waiting to grow. He would only grow longer and sharper. Sooner or later, he would reach the Crown Prince's position.
To prevent it, one must cut the weeds and eliminate the roots!
At this time, a eunuch's announcement came from outside.
"Prince Yi has arrived."
Jing Yi's sleeves fluttered as he walked in and bowed to Concubine Xiao. "This son greets Imperial Mother."
"Quickly, quickly rise."
Concubine Xiao smiled gently and hurriedly pulled her son in front of her. No matter how she looked at her son, she was satisfied with him.
"Are you going to see your Imperial Father? He just went to the Imperial Court. "
"This son specially came to see Imperial Mother." Jing Yi's expression was twisted.
It seemed to be a very important matter!
Concubine Xiao immediately dismissed all the servants in the hall, leaving only Sang Lan.
Concubine Xiao's heart was filled with doubt and nervousness. She quickly asked, "What happened?"
Jing Yi's deep eyebrows were obviously filled with fear.
His voice was slightly heavy as he said, "Today, the Capital Governor found a corpse. The deceased was Old General Li's granddaughter. This matter is related to the missing girls case."
"So?"
"That Teacher Ji has already taken over this case." Jing Yi's tone carried a hint of warning.
Concubine Xiao nodded. "Of course I know." She then added, "But with just that person, how can he solve this case? In the past two months, there have been no clues. In my opinion, he is simply boasting. Moreover, I don't believe that the person Jing Rong found can solve this case. "
How could there be such an extraordinary person in this world?
She handed over the missing girls case to Teacher Ji because she wanted to suppress Jing Rong.
Jing Rong said, "Imperial Mother, do you know that you've made the wrong move this time?"
Concubine Xiao was annoyed.
Mistake?
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