Chapter 138 Shen Meizhuang 8
Chapter 138 Shen Meizhuang 8
Just before the hour of Mao, the Queen appeared.
The concubines who were sitting there drank cup of tea after cup, but Concubine Hua had not arrived yet.
Yixiu sneered in her heart, Concubine Hua was becoming more and more presumptuous.
It was almost the morning hour, and Yixiu had just opened her mouth to express her concern for the newlyweds when Zhou Ninghai's voice came from outside, "Empress Hua is here!"
"Greetings, Madam Hua."
"Get up."
Concubine Hua was so arrogant and disrespectful to the Empress. Yixiu put force on the armrest with her hands, secretly hating Concubine Hua for not giving her face in front of the newlyweds.
Except for Concubine Duan who was unwell, everyone was present and the newlyweds began to perform the ceremony.
When paying respects to Concubine Hua, Concubine Hua naturally wanted to do something strange. She pulled Yixiu to discuss jadeite, intimidating the newcomers, but giving Yixiu a chance to show her kindness. "Okay, let the sisters stand up first."
Concubine Hua rolled her eyes. The Queen really liked to put on a show to win people's hearts.
Xia Dongchun's loud remarks by Concubine Hua bothered Concubine Hua, so she pointed her out and asked her in a rare gentle tone to be grateful. Xia Dongchun didn't think and thought that Concubine Hua was praising her, so she happily agreed.
The concubines on both sides looked at this scene coldly. This Concubine Xia was really making people laugh.
Then Concubine Hua called on Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan.
Shen Meizhuang is elegant and pure, while Zhen Huan is also pretty.
When Concubine Hua saw this, she felt sad. They were all so outstanding. She praised them a few times in a sour tone and then started shouting.
Shen Meizhuang stood up obediently without saying a word. Caizhen had instructed her that if she spoke more, she would make more mistakes; if she spoke less, she would make fewer mistakes; and if she said nothing, she would be right.
Unfortunately, in the original drama, Shen Meizhuang did not understand this truth. Instead, she tried to be clever and please Concubine Hua. Her words "beauty as a country" gave Concubine Hua an opportunity to catch her.
However, Concubine Hua did not catch Shen Meizhuang's words but had the leverage over Zhen Huan.
At that time, she had casually said something to make Shuiyuxuan lively, and she really caught this little bitch being restless.
"I heard that Zhen Yingda is well-read and good at reciting poems?"
Everyone knows about Zhen Huan's "obscene poems". When Concubine Hua said this, everyone knew that she wanted to punish Zhen Huan. However, other people were happy to see this. Not only did they not say anything to stop her, some even added fuel to the fire.
Of course it was the brainless Concubine Qi, "Mrs. Zhen, why don't you introduce your maiden name to everyone?"
Lipin also came to join in the fun, "I know, Zhen Huan, Zhen Huan is so graceful."
Everyone burst into laughter, it was so joyful.
Zhen Huan blushed, lowered her head, clenched her hands at her sides, and silently swore that she would return the humiliation she suffered today a hundredfold in the future.
Yixiu likes to be a good person at this time. Everyone laughed and Zhen Huan was embarrassed. She stopped him and said, "Well, I think Zhen Huan is not good at academics and does not understand the deep meaning of this poem."
"That's not necessarily true. I think Zhen Da Ying is a restless person at heart. Maybe he did it knowingly, isn't that right, Zhen Da Ying?"
Hua Fei specifically pointed her out, so how could she let her get away easily?
Yixiu labeled Zhen Huan as not good at academics, but Zhen Huan was of course unwilling to accept the label. She considered herself a female Zhuge Liang, well-read and intelligent. How could she be willing to be accused of not being good at academics? How could she be willing to admit that she was not good at academics?
But Concubine Hua refused to let her go, so she could only admit with tears in her eyes, "It is because I am not good at academics that I have made a fool of myself, my sisters."
"Oh, it seems that Zhen agreed to this and was both stupid and cheap."
What Concubine Hua said was blunt and harsh. Zhen Huan felt so humiliated that she knew she had nowhere to retreat and decided to fight back. "Empress Hua, please don't go too far," this one sentence concluded that it was Concubine Hua who was bullying her.
Although Hua Fei is a favorite concubine, Zhen Huan is not afraid. In her opinion, Hua Fei's words are so vulgar and she insults the new concubines in the palace. If the emperor finds out, he will definitely punish her.
Concubine Hua smiled sarcastically and leisurely touched the short jade tassel on her hair, showing her contempt for Zhen Huan to the fullest.
"It seems that Zhen Da Ying doesn't have the courage to admit that he is restless?"
Zhen Huan stood straight and asked Hua Fei in a resounding and confident voice, "I have only been in the palace for a few days. I wonder where did Empress Hua Fei come from saying that I am restless?"
Hua Fei laughed, she just liked to beat down these bitches who resisted, "Zhen promised to move into the main hall of Suiyuxuan, but is it true? Chun Changzai, who lives in Suiyuxuan with the Manchu flag, was squeezed to the east side hall by you. How can you, a promise of the Han army flag, be so bold? Is this your way of being content?"
The whole palace was in uproar, and everyone was talking about it.
Although the Manchus and the Han were one family, everyone knew that the Manchus were more noble than the Hans. Zhen Da Ying, a concubine of the Hans, actually had better residence than the maid of the Manchus. When this news got out of the palace, people would not think that Zhen Da Ying acted on her own, but would think that the emperor disliked the Manchus and suppressed them. Wouldn't that anger the people of that banner?
Yixiu also realized the seriousness of the matter and was very dissatisfied with Hua Fei for bringing it up in public. She sternly said, "Zhen Da Ying, you are so presumptuous."
Zhen Huan had already knelt on the ground when Concubine Hua questioned her. She knew that this matter was very serious, so she just avoided the main issue and shirked responsibility by saying, "I didn't know about this. It was the maid in charge of Sui Yuxuan who led me to live there."
"Oh? Is that true?"
"It's true. The palace maids at Suiyuxuan were all there at the time, and they can all testify for me."
Yixiu still wants to keep Zhen Huan to suppress Concubine Hua. This chess piece has not been used yet, so naturally she doesn't want her to die as soon as she enters the game.
Since Zhen Huan had already found a scapegoat, Yixiu took advantage of the situation and sent people to take Cui Jinxi, the maid in charge of Sui Yuxuan, to the Ministry of Punishment and tortured her severely, suspecting that she wanted to split the Manchu and Han families.
Concubine Hua was naturally dissatisfied when she saw that Zhen Huan had just lightly touched upon the matter, and she punished Zhen Huan by confining her house to her home for two months and making her copy Buddhist scriptures three hundred times.
Zhen agreed to move to the west side hall of Suiyuxuan, and Chun Changzai moved into the main hall of Suiyuxuan.
Yixiu agreed without a doubt that if Zhen Huan's knife was sharpened, it would be sharper and more effective to use.
Hua Fei was pleased, "No wonder the Emperor gave me the power to assist in managing the six palaces. The Empress is too kind and soft-hearted."
Yixiu took a deep breath and suppressed her anger in her heart. She cared most about power and status, and what Concubine Hua said was really annoying.
The Queen Mother wanted to pray to Buddha in peace and not allow the new concubines to disturb her in Shoukang Palace. Yixiu didn't want to talk anymore.
"You are all tired today, so just kneel down and pay your respects."
Concubine Hua bowed perfunctorily and walked out of Jingren Palace first without waiting for Yixiu to call her.
Jingpin's rank was relatively high. Shen Meizhuang followed her and came out quite early. Seeing Caizhen waiting outside the door, she grabbed her hand and squeezed it hard. She wanted to tell Caizhen what she had seen and heard today as soon as possible so that Caizhen could analyze it carefully.
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