mesbooks Chapter 347: Su's ruthless desire to betray Wu
Chapter 347: Su's ruthless desire to betray Wu
With a "rustle", as soon as Concubine Nianhulu returned to Yongshou Palace, she waved away the palace maids and swept everything on the dressing table to the ground.
It was not enough to just sweep the dressing table, she also smashed the vase beside it. Nanny Qin quickly hugged her master's waist.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, calm down, calm down! Don't smash it, don't smash it! This is your favorite colorful vase!"
Concubine Nianhulu was holding a vase of flowers, her eyes were red, and her gorgeous attire made her look even more miserable.
"I cannot calm down, I cannot calm down. My Niuhulu clan has made great military achievements, but why is the emperor indifferent? Instead, he lets that bitch rule over me. And those low-ranking concubines, why did they get promoted? They are all paupers, not even worthy of carrying my Niuhulu clan's shoes."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I love you so much, do you really have no pity for me at all?"
Two lines of tears slid down Concubine Niuhulu's cheeks, and anyone who saw them would feel pity for her.
Nanny Qin's eyes also turned red. She knew her master's love for the emperor, and she felt indignant for her master.
"Your Highness, all the concubines in this palace are after wealth and glory, for their families, but you are the only one who is after the Emperor. The Emperor is only temporarily deceived by Imperial Concubine Xian. Sooner or later, he will recognize that concubine and know your true love for him."
In her opinion, since Nianhulu had so many military achievements but could not get a title, it must be because of Concubine Xian who was interfering.
Imperial Concubine Niuhulu's eyes were red, and her face was twisted with resentment. It was obvious that she also thought that Shi Nanxi was the one who was causing trouble. She said with resentment in her eyes:
"I know it must be that bitch's seductive emperor. Bitch, I will never forgive you."
In the end, Imperial Concubine Niuhulu finally followed Nanny Qin's hand and put down the vase, but she still couldn't calm down her inner rage, and she ordered in a cold tone:
"Go, bring the cat to me."
Nanny Qin just wanted her master not to hurt her again. She breathed a sigh of relief and immediately put away the vase and went to the side hall to hug Nana.
In the rear hall of Yongshou Palace, Noble Lady Su, formerly Noble Lady Tong, was sitting on the couch with a blank look in her eyes and not saying a word. Behind her, Ding Yuan was speaking up for his mistress.
"Forget about Chengpin, she is on good terms with Concubine Xian, but why did Dingpin get promoted? Well, don't count her, her twelfth prince is a prince, but what about Bupin? She is also a princess, and her previous favor was not as good as yours. Why did she get promoted to the main lady this time?"
"My lady, you were right in your previous guess. It must be that Concubine Niuhulu did not speak to you, and she even lied to you! How abominable!"
As Ding Yuan spoke, he thought that Concubine Nianhulu herself had not been given any title, and he felt both happy and gloating.
"But this time, you at least got a title, but Consort Niuhulu got nothing. She always acts like she is from a great Manchu family and looks down on you for fighting for a concubine's position.
I saw it clearly tonight. After the imperial decree was issued, Concubine Niuhulu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Hearing this, Concubine Su's expression moved slightly, but she still sat there without saying anything.
Ding Yuan over there soon became discouraged again.
"But even so, we live in Yongshou Palace. Noble Concubine Niuhulu is a noble concubine, and you are just a noble lady. You still have to pay respects to Noble Concubine Niuhulu every day and be disciplined by Noble Concubine Niuhulu. You also offended Noble Concubine Xian because of Noble Concubine Niuhulu. In fact, Noble Concubine Xian is a good person..."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Su couldn't help but look at Ding Yuan, but Ding Yuan was immersed in his own emotions and didn't notice.
"Although Imperial Concubine Xian has monopolized all the emperor's favor, she is very generous to the concubines in the harem who do not make things difficult for her. Just like this time, Concubine Bu and Concubine Ding have never had any contact with Imperial Concubine Xian in private, but Imperial Concubine Xian still promoted them. And all the lower-ranking maids were promoted one level. This is unprecedented."
Ding Yuan was a little excited, but soon became depressed again.
"It's a pity that we have lived in Yongshou Palace since the beginning. The main concubine, Concubine Niuhulu, and Concubine Xian are not on good terms, which caused you to have a grudge against Concubine Xian. Otherwise, you would have been promoted to Empress this time."
After that, he added unwillingly:
"In fact, there is no conflict between you and Imperial Concubine Xian. If you can resolve the previous quarrel and make friends with Imperial Concubine Xian, you can ask Imperial Concubine Xian to say a good word for you. If it doesn't work this time, you can get promoted next time!"
When Noble Lady Su heard this, she was shocked and suddenly remembered the idea that came to her mind last time: Noble Concubine Nianhulu was unreliable, so it would be better for her to rely on Noble Concubine Xian.
Thinking of this, Concubine Su thought of the noble ladies who were promoted to the position of concubines tonight, and she was completely moved, and her expression gradually became determined.
At this moment, a shrill cat cry seemed to be heard, but how could a shrill meow be heard in Yongshou Palace on New Year's Eve?
Confused, Concubine Su pricked up her ears to listen, but after waiting for a long time, she no longer heard the cat's meow, as if the meow just now was just her hallucination.
However, Concubine Su suddenly remembered that she accidentally caught a glimpse of Nana when she went to pay a visit to Concubine Nianhulu a few days ago. Could it be Nana's voice?
With doubts in her mind, Concubine Su's eyes flickered slightly, and she intuitively felt that it would be a good opportunity to find out the truth.
On the other hand, Concubine Wu's reaction was very different from that of Concubine Nianhulu. Except for the moment when the imperial edict came out, she revealed her true emotions, and then she returned to her smiling and decent appearance.
It was not until she returned to Yonghe Palace and dismissed the palace servants, leaving only her confidants, Nanny Cui and Xia Ju, that she stopped smiling and became expressionless. However, she did not get angry and smash things, but instead analyzed with her confidants the reasons for the failure of this restoration.
In the end, two possibilities were analyzed.
1. The truth that she was trying to gain sympathy by using the Fourteenth Prince was discovered by the Emperor, so the Emperor did not restore her position this time as a warning to her.
Second, because of the plot against Concubine Hui and the Crown Prince last time, she was completely disliked by the Emperor. Even the pity for the Fourteenth Prince when he was sick could not make the Emperor include her in the list when he conferred titles on the six palaces.
There are two possibilities. Wupin pondered for a long time and ruled out the first possibility.
Because of the lesson from last time, those who knew the truth about the Fourteenth Prince's illness were her absolute confidants and would never betray her. Moreover, if the Emperor really knew, he would not sit idly by and watch her force-feed medicine to the Fourteenth Prince.
That leaves only the last one, but the reason why Concubine Wu gained favor, besides because of her outstanding appearance, was more due to her strategy.
Since she was young, she had basically been able to do it without any omissions and rarely made mistakes. Even though she had two failures this year, those were accidents and she was not willing to put the blame on herself.
The reason why she plotted against Concubine Hui and the Crown Prince in the first place was because she knew the secret of Shi Rongyue's affair with the Fourth Prince, so it was all the fault of these two people.
A chilling light flashed across Wupin's dark eyes, and she suddenly spoke in a deep voice:
"The Fourth Master's Concubine Shi is pregnant for more than seven months now. She is about to give birth. This will be my first grandson. I am overjoyed. Madam Cui..."
She called out in a calm tone, and Aunt Cui immediately responded, "The old servant is here."
"Personally ask Wu Ya to find two midwives and send them to the Fourth Prince's residence. Tell Shi to rest assured and give birth to a healthy little prince for me. Both mother and child are safe."
The words "mother and child are safe" were emphasized. Madam Cui's pupils suddenly shrank and she immediately understood what the queen meant.
She wanted to say something, but when she met the Empress's gaze, Nanny Cui gritted her teeth and agreed.
"I will spread the news tomorrow."
Concubine Wu withdrew her gaze and returned to her usual calm and gentle self, as if the person who had just wanted to kill her daughter-in-law and grandson was not her.