newbobooks Chapter 310 The Queen Who Can't Hide Her Secrets 1
Chapter 310 The Queen Who Can't Hide Her Secrets 1
"Although there are a few servants missing in my palace, it's actually not a big deal. I just heard that you, Concubine Hua, ordered all the servants who passed through the Imperial Garden in each palace to be arrested. I think there is also a shortage of staff in the Yangxin Palace. I'm afraid that the daily life of the Emperor will be inconvenient." The Queen looked at Concubine Hua with a serious look.
There were suddenly so many fewer servants in her Jingren Palace, and she didn't believe that Concubine Hua didn't do it on purpose.
"Don't worry, Madam. I arranged for Huang Gui to fill in the gaps in the servants that the Emperor was short of last night." Hua Fei took a sip of tea. "It's just that we had to make up for the urgency of the situation, and I can only take care of the Emperor."
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs has no other staff at the moment. They are all rough menial jobs. Your Majesty is meticulous, so I did not ask Huang Guiquan to add more people to your palace. Your Majesty, please make do with it for the next few days."
Concubine Hua just took a sip of the tea from Jingren Palace and put it down with a frown on her face. Could it be that the tea served in Jingren Palace was also taken away by the Ministry of Punishment last night?
The servant on duty didn't even skim off the tea foam from the first brew of tea today.
Fortunately, I will only stay in Jingren Palace for a while, otherwise it would be a great loss.
The Queen's lips completely fell when she heard what Concubine Hua said. Concubine Hua was now directly entrusting the management of the affairs of her own palace to others. The trivial matters of this assistant in charge of the six palaces could really be used as an arrow of authority.
Why didn’t Concubine Hua ever make any trouble during the monthly account checks?
But he couldn't say anything because Nian Gengyao had made military achievements in the previous dynasty.
The Empress had gone to great lengths to find out the details of the memorial that had just been delivered to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity a few days ago.
"Princess Wan almost had a miscarriage, and Noble Lady Fucha is now under house arrest. The harem is unstable, so you should all go back. Go out less and take good care of your own palace servants, lest you make a mistake and get caught. I can't fill the vacant position of the servant for you."
The queen didn't know what was wrong with her and she became more and more sarcastic as she spoke.
Usually, Concubine Hua always took advantage of her with words, engaging in verbal battles and sharp wit. She always put on the airs of a queen and comforted herself not to argue with her concubines.
But after this happened several times, the queen couldn't bear it anymore.
"That's right. Everyone should stay at home less, to avoid a gust of wind blowing all the oleander pollen into your stomachs one day." Concubine Hua didn't care about the Queen's harshness.
Hua Fei wanted to see how long the queen could continue to pretend since she couldn't hide her true colors.
"I'll take my leave." Concubine Hua took a deep breath, and with the help of Songzhi, she lowered half her body towards the Queen and left Jingren Palace.
The Queen and Concubine Hua parted on bad terms, and the other concubines all looked at each other, bowed, and left.
After everyone had left, Jianqiu stepped forward and reported to the Queen the details she had learned from Xiaoxiazi in the Yangxin Palace.
As expected, the master follows his servant. When the empress heard that the emperor had finished handling government affairs in the Yangxin Palace last night and then went to the Suiyuxuan to guard the whole night, she was so angry that her nails dug deeply into her flesh.
The emperor has never been so enthusiastic even towards his sister.
The empress buried her head in the Suiyuxuan and looked after Wanpin as if she were her eyeball. She thought of how Emperor Shunzhi treated Imperial Noble Consort Dong E in the past. If Wanpin's child was a prince, he would probably be made the crown prince.
The room was silent. Jianqiu stood quietly by without saying a word.
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Yikun Palace, evening.
Hua Fei was reading a storybook on the couch when Zhou Ninghai came in and said, "Your Majesty, I just got the news that Concubine Wan had a miscarriage."