frightfiction Chapter 215 Shen Zhinian and Concubine Liu sing a duet
Chapter 215 Shen Zhinian and Concubine Liu sing a duet
As she had expected at the beginning, the more fiercely the people in the two camps of Concubine Liu and Queen Jiang fought, the more benefits she could gain in the cracks.
However, Cuizhu is Concubine Liu's confidante, so Shen Zhinian still has to pretend in front of her.
"This……"
She frowned slightly, with a look of uneasiness and worry on her face: "I really didn't expect that Noble Lady Wen would be so troublesome. She made the Imperial Concubine suffer a setback right after entering the palace..."
"Right now, the Imperial Concubine is under house arrest, so I will take care of these trivial matters for her. When the Imperial Concubine comes out, I will definitely send all the account books back."
Cuizhu was originally following Concubine Liu's orders to observe whether Shen Zhinian had any restless thoughts after gaining power.
Seeing the other party's reaction, her heart temporarily fell, and her tone became more polite: "The Imperial Concubine trusts the Imperial Concubine Rou, so she is naturally at ease with you."
"It's just that the Imperial Concubine has a few more words to say. I hope that Concubine Rou can coax His Majesty more. Once His Majesty calms down, she can lift the Imperial Concubine's house arrest as soon as possible."
Even if Cuizhu didn't say it, Shen Zhinian would do it.
Since Concubine Liu was under house arrest, she could certainly share some power, but as time went on, Queen Jiang and her party would turn their attention to her.
The current Shen Zhinian is no match for the Duke of Zhenguo's faction, so of course he has to let Concubine Liu lead the way to attract fire.
But before that, she had to make good use of the power in her hands and place more of her own people in various places in the harem.
Shen Zhinian had a worried look on her face the whole time: "Tell the Imperial Concubine that I have kept this matter in mind and will definitely not let Noble Wen be too rampant and offend the Imperial Concubine."
Cuizhu nodded with satisfaction: "In that case, I will take my leave first."
Shen Zhinian signaled with his eyes, and Handan and Fuqiu immediately said, "Miss Cuizhu, we will take you out."
As soon as they left Zhongcui Palace, Cuizhu put on an arrogant expression and said coldly: "The Imperial Concubine said that there are too many twists and turns in the harem. These tedious matters are not something that anyone can handle!"
"If you want to do porcelain work, you must have diamond drills!"
"The Imperial Concubine has already asked me to deliver the account book. If Concubine Rou fails to take care of the affairs of the harem, don't blame her for being rude after the Imperial Concubine's confinement is over!"
Handan and Fuqiu were also good at acting. Their faces were filled with fear and anger, but they dared not to lose their temper. They could only grit their teeth and say, "Then please ask Miss Cuizhu to tell the Imperial Concubine that our Empress will definitely handle these matters beautifully and will not let the Imperial Concubine down!"
Cuizhu snorted coldly: "You are so sharp-tongued! Let's see how long you can laugh!"
Handan looked at her back and said indignantly, "We are all slaves, why is she so arrogant?!"
Fuqiu pulled Handan's sleeve and said, "Forget it. After all, she is from the Imperial Concubine's palace, so she is naturally more noble than us."
"Let's find a way to help Her Majesty and take care of the affairs of the six palaces."
To return to Yongshou Palace from Zhongcui Palace, one has to pass through the Imperial Garden.
Chu Xiyan was now assigned to work in Ruyi Pavilion. She and other palace servants were holding portraits and walking towards Ruyi Pavilion, and they had to pass through the Imperial Garden.
Cuizhu was the head maid in Yongshou Palace. When these low-ranking palace servants saw her, they immediately stopped and bowed their heads in greeting.
Cuizhu ignored them and walked over with her men without looking around.
A little palace maid couldn't help but ask, "Is that sister just now also a palace maid? She looked so majestic."
The leading eunuch said coldly: "She is a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister. Miss Cuizhu is a big celebrity around the imperial concubine. How can you compare to her? Of course she is majestic!"
The little palace maid couldn't help but reveal an envious look on her face.
If only one day, she could become the head maid...
Chu Xiyan's body couldn't stop shaking. She looked in the direction where Cuizhu left, with overwhelming hatred in her eyes!
She remembered the appearance of the girl with green bamboo!
The little palace maid nudged Chu Xiyan with her elbow and whispered, "Xiyan, let's go."
"Why are you still standing here in a daze? If you can't keep up, your father-in-law will scold us again."
Chu Xiyan came back to her senses and suppressed the hatred in her heart: "Okay."
……
What happened at the gate of Zhongcui Palace spread throughout the harem at an extremely fast speed.
The imperial concubine's tyranny is well known, and many people are waiting to see what will happen to Shen Zhinian.
Did she think that by taking over the harem's account books, she would be able to hold power? Little did she know that the imperial concubine was deliberately making things difficult for her.
They can already imagine how the Imperial Concubine will deal with Concubine Rou after her house arrest is over!
Of course, there are still a very small number of smart people who can see the twists and turns.
For example, Queen Jiang.
She sneered: "The Imperial Concubine is playing a double act with Concubine Rou!"
Gao Yunhuai's eyes turned cold: "Empress, without the imperial concubine to support Concubine Rou, she is now like a toothless tiger. We must seize the opportunity..."
Queen Jiang shook her head weakly. "Your Majesty is still investigating what happened on the day of Concubine Rou's canonization ceremony. It is not appropriate to make trouble at this time. Let Concubine Rou be proud for a few more days!"
Gao Yunhuai lowered his head: "Yes."
After saying this, Queen Jiang closed her eyes again and fell into a coma.
Gao Yunhuai felt extremely distressed, but he could only stay by her side.
……
Zhongcui Palace.
Although Shen Zhinian had also assisted in managing the six palaces before, with Concubine Liu and Concubine Liang in front of her, she did not have much power.
Unlike now, he really holds the real power.
Of course, Shen Zhinian understood that it was not easy to manage such a large backyard as a first-rank lady in her previous life, let alone the harem.
There are many people in the palace who pretend to obey but actually disobey, and who are cunning and treacherous. If the master in charge suddenly changes, there will definitely be many people who will deceive their superiors and subordinates and seek benefits from it.
But she was confident in her methods.
Shen Zhinian picked up an account book, opened it and started reading, and asked Nanny Xiao and the others to look at it with him.
She wants to control power, but she needs to pay more attention to her health. This is when the importance of having smart people around her comes into play.
As for Concubine Meng, Noble Lady Kang has already asked someone to keep a close eye on her.
Shen Zhinian believed that the emperor had ordered the Ministry of Punishment to investigate the matter with all its might, and the people behind the scenes would surely take action against Concubine Meng soon in order to prove her guilt!
……
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
The emperor also heard about what happened in Zhongcui Palace today.
At the beginning, he asked Concubine Rou to learn the affairs of the six palaces, but the Imperial Concubine was dissatisfied and assigned the most remote and desolate cold palace to her. Now he has given her such a big problem.
The imperial concubine is still so willful.
Nangong Xuanyu was somewhat dissatisfied. But the imperial concubine had already been suppressed, and the arrogance of the queen's party was at its peak, so it was not appropriate to continue to reprimand the imperial concubine at this time.
Thinking of how Concubine Rou always endured in silence when she was wronged, Nangong Xuanyu's heart softened: "Tell the people from the Jingshifang not to come over tonight."
"Put your way to Zhongcui Palace!"