The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 128 Keep it in mind

If Qin Liuse could hear what Concubine Zhang was thinking at this moment, she would definitely tell her that she was worrying too much and was just scaring herself.

The status of the Empress Dowager Cixi was also low, so she could not support the Ninth Prince back then, and Emperor Yongjia was not raised by the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Emperor Yongjia suffered a lot since he was a child, from the two-faced women in the harem and from those blood-related brothers who only wanted to kill each other.

Therefore, in this matter, if Emperor Yongjia looked down on her as the adoptive mother of the Second Prince, wouldn't he also be looking down on himself and his own mother?

Naturally, there are also those royal family members and emperors of the previous dynasties who look down on their biological mothers and would rather call their adoptive mothers with good family backgrounds their mothers.

But if Emperor Yongjia was really like this, he would not have promoted Concubine Zhang from Baolin to Concubine Jieyi all at once after she became pregnant. This would have been a huge honor.

Although her position did not advance any further after giving birth to the second prince, it was still in accordance with the rules for her to raise her own child as a concubine.

But at the moment, Qin Liuse didn't have the mind to figure out Concubine Zhang's psychological activities. When she heard what Concubine Xin Shufei said, Qin Liuse just felt it was irritating. It can be seen how "virtuous" this Concubine Xin Shufei really is.

On such an occasion, in front of so many people, Emperor Yongjia, the second prince's biological mother, as well as her and Concubine Li were all present.

The Second Prince hasn't recovered from his illness yet, but he said such things. If he said he didn't mean it, Qin Liuse wouldn't believe it even if he took off his head.

The meaning of this statement is to remind Concubine Zhang that she is not qualified and to replace Shu Yuexuan for her. She appears to be considerate and virtuous, but in fact, she is trying to alienate her and Concubine Zhang.

If she really was the one raising the Second Prince, not to mention that Concubine Zhang would feel resentful, the two of them would always be at odds with each other in the future.

What a good trick to sow discord.

In fact, it was not only Concubine Zhang who was afraid. Qin Liuse was also afraid that Emperor Yongjia would be easily influenced and listen to Concubine Xin Shufei's "well-intentioned advice".

After all, everyone knows that Concubine Xin Shu also has a certain position in Emperor Yongjia's heart, at least Qin Liuse thinks so.

So Qin Liuse did not hesitate at all, nor did he want to listen to Emperor Yongjia's opinion, and spoke without hesitation.

She smiled and said, "Sister Shufei is really embarrassing me. Not to mention asking me to raise a child, even asking me to stop the child from crying is something I can't do. Please give me some more time."

Concubine Xin Shu did not take her refusal as the end at all, "Everyone is a mother for the first time. You and Concubine Zhang will be familiar with it in advance. When you give birth to a child for the emperor, you will have experience."

Qin Liuse really wanted to sew her mouth shut with a needle, but since Emperor Yongjia was here, she politely declined, "Don't take on a job without the right tools. Now, just dealing with the affairs of the harem has made me exhausted. I have had a poor appetite and felt a little nauseous in the past few days. It's not that I don't want to, but I can't do anything."

After so much chattering, Emperor Yongjia finally spoke up and said calmly, "Jieyi Zhang is healthy and well, so it's not that she can't be raised. The child can stay with her."

Emperor Yongjia finally made the final decision on this dispute.

From beginning to end, no one asked for Concubine Zhang's opinion.

As for Concubine Xin Shu, she was just brought out to provoke trouble.

As for Emperor Yongjia, he never thought of asking women for their opinions on these matters.

However, Concubine Zhang was a down-to-earth person after all, and she was happy with the result. Otherwise, she probably would not have been able to sleep well tonight.

Concubine Zhang bit her lip, lowered her head, bowed to see Emperor Yongjia and Concubine Xin off, then looked up again, with gratitude in her eyes at Qin Liuse.

Qin Liuse met her gaze and knew that she was frightened. He smiled at her and said a few more words before leaving, leaving the room peaceful and quiet so that the Second Prince could rest well.

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On the way back, Qin Liuse walked in the shade of the garden. She was full of worries when she went to see the second prince, but now that he was getting better, she relaxed a lot.

Qingqing followed behind Qin Liuse and said in a cold voice, "That person is really going too far."

Now they were walking in an open space with flower beds on both sides. There was no one around. Qin Liuse picked a flower and said softly, "From a moral and rational point of view, what she said was not excessive."

At least to anyone other than her and Concubine Zhang, those were not unforgivable words.

It’s because the imperial palace and the harem are like this, the mother is honored because of her son, and the son is honored because of his mother.

Although there are people like Zhang Jieyushi who come from humble backgrounds in the harem, most of them come from well-known and prestigious families.

At worst, Concubine Xin Shu was temporarily impoverished, but her ancestors were once wealthy.

At the very least, they are all good families.

Therefore, among the noble ladies in the palace, most of them are arrogant and it is common for them to look down on concubines of poor origins.

Although the favor of Emperor Yongjia is the best support, to be honest, not everyone can be as lucky as her to win the favor of Emperor Yongjia.

What's more, in the eyes of outsiders, Qin Liuse is a daughter of the Qin family, and her nominal father is an important official of the dynasty and is also extremely prominent.

Therefore, Concubine Xin Shufei's thoughts were definitely not an isolated case.

Qingqing pouted and said, "That's true. Fortunately, the emperor didn't listen."

Qin Liuse agreed with this statement. What others think is secondary. Emperor Yongjia is the one who decides everything.

Qingqing sighed, and immediately understood that Concubine Xin Shu was deliberately making things difficult for her. "I thought she was such a virtuous person, but Zhaoyi still has to endure the humiliation. The emperor clearly dotes on her, so why doesn't he just let her be the one to make the decision and scare her?"

Qin Liuse pulled the petals and said, "Do you think it would be more beneficial for me to go against her?"

Qingqing's mouth curled up even more. "Qingqing naturally knows, I was just joking. Haste will not accomplish anything, Qingqing knows that."

Qin Liuse smiled and pinched her face, "It's good that you know. Fighting with her for these big or small things is good, what's the point of having a good time? The only thing to fight for, the only thing worth fighting for, is the emperor's favor."

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Back at Shuyuexuan, Qingqing helped Qin Liuse sit down and massaged her feet and legs.

Aunt Mingyue prepared some snacks and told the people in the kitchen to bring them in.

Qin Liuse had just eaten two pieces when she heard someone outside come to tell her that Miss Qingzhu, who was accompanying the emperor, had arrived.

Qingzhu came here on the orders of Emperor Yongjia. "Reply to Qin Zhaoyi, the emperor asked me to send some more pills to Zhaoyi. They are all valuable tributes, hidden in the emperor's private storehouse. There is only one small box in the entire palace. The emperor asked me to send a tube to Zhaoyi, which can last for ten days."

The tube she was talking about was actually a tube made of bamboo joints the same size as a fire starter, but much thinner than a fire starter.

Qingzhu was a servant, so Qin Liuse didn't need to get up. She just sat there, thanked him with a smile, and asked Aunt Mingyue to take over.

Qingzhu was only polite on the surface to Qin Liuse. After saying a few flattering words, he took the reward and left.

When Aunt Mingyue came back from sending Qingzhu off, she heard Qingqing happily saying, "The Emperor really loves our Zhaoyi. It's only been two days and he's already sent these good things to our Zhaoyi."

Aunt Mingyue's face was also filled with joy when she heard this. The emperor gave many rewards, but they were divided into different types. For example, there were those from the emperor's private treasury and those rare medicines that were tributed. Normally, the emperor himself would not use them casually, but these were given to their Zhaoyi.

Qingqing was still chattering, "I haven't finished taking the ointment yet. Zhaoyi just mentioned it to Concubine Zhang today. I guess the emperor didn't say it at the time, but he still remembers it in his heart."

Aunt Mingyue was busy going to see Qin Liuse, "I only knew that the current emperor was cold-hearted and cold-faced, but it was only when I saw our Zhaoyi that I realized that the emperor also had such a tender side."

Qin Liuse had long been accustomed to their occasional flattery, so she didn't participate. She looked at the bamboo tube, which was only as long as her palm, again and again, and then handed it to Zijin.

"Zijin, please take a look and see if there is anything wrong with this medicine."