Chapter 92 Comeback
In front of the Funing Palace, Concubine De took the lead in kneeling. Behind her were a few nobles, all of whom looked like vegetables.
The sky was getting dark, and the maids in the palace began to light the palace lanterns in front of the palace. Because Concubine De led the nobles to kneel here, the maids were inevitably nervous, and their movements became more cautious. They wanted to light the lamp while floating, for fear that Concubine De would use the excuse to punish them.
A round-faced nobleman couldn't help complaining: "Empress De, we have been kneeling for so long, why doesn't the Empress come out? My knees are almost broken, it hurts so much."
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"Ning Guiren, you are too pretentious. You have been complaining for less than half an hour after you knelt down. Just now you were the one who persuaded you to kneel in front of the Funing Palace in order to force the queen to let us see the official family. Why? Are you backing out now? "Jing Guiren hates her the most, and she is the first to stab Ning Guiren.
"I just mentioned it casually, who told you to do this and drag me along with you? I don't want to kneel down anymore. The Queen is the most persistent. If she doesn't let us see the official first, then she will Besides, he won't let go even if his good legs are broken. We are challenging the Queen's authority by doing this. If she agrees this time, she will not be able to establish her authority in the harem in the future." Ning Guiren's retreat was the best, not only convincing himself, but also successfully convincing several others. A noble man with a weak will.
She looked around and asked: "Do you think this is true?"
The others looked at Concubine De and did not dare to speak.
Concubine De couldn't bear it anymore. Her delicate face became a little distorted. She pointed at Ning Guiren and said: "Ning Guiren, it was you who came up with the good idea. I have come to kneel with you, but you have backed down. Are you here? Don’t even break your legs on your knees. Don’t move even if you kneel to death!”
Concubine De rarely gets angry, and she rarely gets angry with Guiren Ning, because Guiren Ning is a knife in Concubine De's hand. Ning Guiren relied on Concubine De's favor and thought she was righteous, and did many such provocative things. It's not that Concubine De didn't bother her, but she just needed someone who was stupid and unaware of it, to charge into battle for her and offend others. Fortunately for her, Meimei disappeared from behind, and she allowed Ning Guiren to show his teeth and claws.
In the past, she didn't have the same experience as her, but now it's different. If Ning Guiren continues to encourage them, the people De Fei finally gathered will disperse. Concubine De couldn't bear it anymore, so she yelled at her by name.
Ning Guiren's arrogance suddenly weakened. She tightened her mouth like a squib and huddled in place, daring not to move.
But Concubine De's anger has not subsided, not only because of Ning Guiren's instigation, but also because of her hatred of the Queen's party. If the queen hadn't been guarding the Funing Palace like an old hen guarding her young, she would have sent people to find out the official's condition. Why would there be any need to resort to bitter tricks?
Concubine De couldn't help but stretched out her hand to rub her knees. At this time, the temperature at night has dropped, and there is a layer of cold air on the bluestone floor tiles. Although she put a layer of cotton cloth to prevent the cold from entering her bones, she still couldn't do it after kneeling on the hard stone bricks for a long time.
Concubine De couldn't help but let out a "hiss" sound, thinking that the knees of her legs had already turned black and blue.
"Hey, how long have you been kneeling for so long?" A sarcastic voice came from above. It was Leng Xiang who helped the queen walk out of Funing Hall.
The Queen looked at the kneeling concubines, sneered, and said casually: "It's so neat today." Concubine De looked up and met the Queen's gaze. The queen then continued and said, "Concubine De, you must have collected them."
"Your Majesty, I am not a concubine." Concubine De decisively pointed the finger at Ning Guiren, "It was Ning Guiren who cared about the official family and wanted to see the official family but could not, so she came to the concubine. The concubine was also affected by Ning Guiren's treatment of the official family. Feeling moved, I decided to kneel down with her to ask for an audience with the officials, hoping that the queen would fulfill the sincere heart of us sisters.”
Concubine De bowed to the queen, and the concubines behind her also followed suit.
The queen didn't believe Concubine De's lies. It was obvious that she had failed to force her to do it before, and she wanted to frame Ji Yutang to alarm the officials. She had no choice but to join forces with other concubines to put pressure on her.
Since she has united against herself, she will treat others in the same way as others.
The queen suddenly showed a light smile, but her lips were downward, adding a bit of sadness: "You sisters, you miss the official family, I feel the same way. It's just that Concubine De really makes me angry, you And again and again I put pressure on me for three times, but I politely refused many times, but you mistakenly thought that I was afraid of you? This time, I slapped my nose on my face and made all my sisters kneel together. It is really inappropriate. "
The concubines originally thought that the queen was scolding them all together, and they all shrank. Who would have thought that the empress singled out Concubine De to criticize her and praised them for being considerate of the government. As for Concubine De, she ordered Ning Guiren to stir them up and even scolded Ning Guiren so shamelessly. Comparing the two, they couldn't help but blush, feeling that the queen was more approachable than the concubine De.
The Queen looked at the changes in the faces of the concubines, and raised a smile at the corner of her mouth. The expression on her face became more sincere: "It's not that I am holding back your sisters from visiting the official family. It's actually because the official family suddenly vomited blood and fell into a coma. The scene was horrifying. , I’m afraid I’ll scare you sisters. Besides, you’ve all seen that the powerful people from Tai Hospital have been transferred to Funing Palace. When treating the Guan family, the scene was so chaotic that even I couldn’t squeeze in to help, let alone you. I know that all the sisters care about the Guan family. I understand this sincerity, and the Guan family also understands it. It’s a critical moment, and the imperial doctors have also said that the official family needs to rest and not be disturbed by other people.”
Leng Xiang chimed in at the right time: "Yes, even the queen can't squeeze in to visit the official family, let alone all of you. Now the imperial doctors are treating a critical moment, and they must not be disturbed, otherwise all their efforts will be wasted. Emperor The Queen Mother has long ordered the slave to explain this. All the concubines in the palace are very obedient, but Concubine De is different. Counting this time, this is the third time she has come to harass the Queen Mother. "< br>
Having said this, the expressions of the kneeling concubines became darker and darker, and their eyes quietly looked back and forth between the empress and the concubine.
Seeing that the time had come, Lengxiang added another dose of strong medicine: "Empress De Fei, I really don't understand. Do you want the official family to be good or not? You have clearly told me repeatedly that you must not disturb the imperial doctors. For official diagnosis and treatment, you just do the opposite. ”
After listening to Leng Xiang's words, concubines, you looked at me, I looked at you, and you all lost your mind for a moment. Finally, they focused their attention on Concubine De, who had the highest status among them. They all listened to what Concubine De had to say.
Concubine De was a little angry when she saw that the queen had distracted her team with just a few words, but now was not the time for internal strife within her own family. She needed to gather strength and act unanimously to the outside world.
(End of chapter)