newbobooks Chapter 444 Concubine Xiao is here
Chapter 444 Concubine Xiao is here
Seeing the Queen's unconcealed sadness, Concubine Xian said,
"Don't be sad, Queen! The Emperor has also granted amnesty to the Crown Prince! Isn't the purpose of exile to allow him to find evidence to prove his innocence?
Otherwise, according to our Daliang laws, the prince will be imprisoned in the clan house for life. At that time, he can't get out, and outsiders are not allowed to visit him.
Oh my! Is it the feeling of being alone until the end of one’s life that will suffocate a person to death? ! "
Upon hearing this, Queen Qin was so angry that she almost fell backwards.
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However, he did not expect that the concubines below him would also speak up.
Concubine Wan spoke softly.
"Yes, yes! Queen, you have to be more open-minded. The prince was exiled because of the emperor's mercy!"
Another concubine said,
"Your Majesty, you must take care of yourself! No matter what, at least the punishment is a good one.
Take the heinous crimes committed by the prince for example. If it were a commoner, he would have been beheaded in public long ago!"
Queen Qin's face became increasingly gloomy.
Aunt Liu couldn't stand it any longer. She was furious and bowed to the concubines.
"Ladies, please be careful with your words! The Queen originally opened the door to meet with all the ladies, not to see your pity or ridicule.
Every word you say may seem comforting, but every word hurts the Queen's heart.
Ladies, have you forgotten that the Queen is still the Queen of our Daliang Palace? Ladies, please take your place clearly. "
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Once the powerful words come out,
The concubines were stunned, and when they looked up and saw the gloomy face of Queen Qin, they knew they were in the wrong. They swallowed their anger and closed their mouths.
When Concubine Xian heard this, she immediately became angry and loudly rebuked,
"How can a servant like you have the right to speak? Don't think that just because you are by the Queen's side, you can be arrogant and speak without restraint.
No matter how much you take advantage of your age, you are still just a servant in the end. Humph!
"Your Majesty, look at your servants! How dare they yell at us masters?"
Queen Qin also knew that Nanny Liu had spoken out of line to defend herself and had angered everyone, so she quickly spoke up.
"Xianfei, I'm staying in Kunning Palace. I haven't talked to my sisters for a long time! Why are you so angry when you come here so early in the morning? Bring me some tea."
"Yes, Queen."
Miaoyin and Qiaoyin stepped forward, bowed and responded.
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After hearing what Queen Qin said, Concubine Xian also shut her mouth! But she still glared at Madam Liu fiercely.
Tea was served one by one. When everyone picked up their teacups and were about to take a sip of the fragrant tea, they heard the eunuch outside the door report:
"Reporting to Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty Xiao Noble Concubine is here to see you."
Queen Qin was stunned. All the concubines put down their teacups before they even had a sip of their tea and stood up. They were all a little surprised as to why she was here.
But no matter how much they disliked this woman, they all looked towards the door with smiles on their faces.
This person is the future Imperial Consort, equivalent to the Vice Queen! Who dares to offend her? !
Under the gazes of the crowd with various expressions, Concubine Xiao walked in slowly, supported by two senior palace maids.
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All the concubines stood up and saluted in unison.
"May the Royal Concubine be blessed with good health."
Concubine Xiao waved to everyone and walked proudly towards Queen Qin who was sitting on the Phoenix Throne.
As she approached, she smiled and said,
"May the Queen be blessed with good health! Please forgive me for being so rude as I am too pregnant to bend down!
Oh, the child in my belly is really naughty. Look, it kicked me again. Oh! This child has made me look very haggard.
I was embarrassed to come here at first, but when I saw your dignity, Queen, I thought, hehe... we should stop saying anything to each other!"
After Imperial Concubine Xiao finished her sarcasm, she sat down in her reserved seat.
The concubines dared not breathe and waited for Queen Qin to get angry.
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But unexpectedly, Queen Qin burst out laughing. She no longer acted as a queen and retorted,
"Empress Xiao is so thoughtful today! Looking at your belly, I thought you were about to give birth.
It was said that Concubine Xiao could take her own pulse, so even the imperial physician who went to ask for Concubine Ping's pulse was kicked out.
As the saying goes, a long illness makes one a doctor. It turns out that Concubine Xiao can also become a doctor when she becomes pregnant again?
Imperial Concubine, you didn't check your pulse, how many babies are in such a big belly?"
Concubine Xiao's smile froze, and she countered,
"Look at what you said, Queen, of course it's one! I eat well, so the baby will naturally grow bigger! This is something that all the sisters can't envy."
Queen Qin bit her teeth secretly and pretended to be concerned.
"Oh? Then Imperial Concubine Xiao should be careful. It's still too early for the baby to be born this month. Don't let the baby be too big and make you suffer."
Concubine Xiao said indifferently,
"Don't worry about that, Your Majesty! I came here today to comfort Your Majesty. It seems that you are in good spirits.
Hehehe..., you are not too sad because the crown prince was deposed and exiled. Then I am relieved!"
The two of them were arguing back and forth.
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At last,
Queen Qin suppressed her anger and ordered,
"Serve tea to Concubine Xiao."
"Yes, Queen."
Miaoyin knelt down and bowed to Queen Qin before responding.
Then he respectfully served Concubine Xiao a cup of tea.
"Your Highness, please have some tea."
Concubine Xiao smiled and picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said,
"Well, the tea here is still the best."
She put the teacup down and suddenly cried out in pain, covering her stomach with both hands.
Then with a "puff" sound, a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.
"Ahhhh?" All the concubines were frightened and stood there in a daze.
"Oh, your Majesty? Your Majesty?"
Her two senior maids exclaimed and came forward to help her.
"Puff" Concubine Xiao spat out another mouthful of blood, then her body went limp and she fainted.
"My Lady Imperial Concubine? What's wrong with you? Please don't scare me!"
Her two senior palace maids, Chunhua and Qiushi, cried and held up Concubine Xiao's fallen body, and seemed to be at a loss what to do.
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At this moment, the concubines who were frightened by the sudden change finally came to their senses and stood up screaming "Oh my God!"
The little faces that were originally dressed up beautifully now turned pale with fright.
The scene suddenly became chaotic.
Queen Qin was so frightened that she was dumbfounded. Madam Liu stepped forward and held her up.
"Miss?"
Queen Qin finally came to her senses and gave a loud order to Miaoyin, who was already shaking with fear.
"Go and get the imperial physician."
“Yes.”
Miaoyin turned around and ran out.
Concubine Xiao closed her eyes and was helped to sit down by her two senior palace maids, Chunhua and Qiushi. Both of them cried loudly.
She cried and shook the unconscious Concubine Xiao.
"Empress Dowager, wuwuwu... please wake up!"
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