The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 359 Everyone Heard

Emperor Yongjia still had some state affairs to deal with, so he said goodbye to Qin Liuse at the fork in the road, and one returned to Zhaoyang Palace while the other returned to the imperial study.

On the way back to Zhaoyang Palace, you have to pass by a small garden, and that small garden is next to Concubine Xin Shufei's Chuxiu Palace.

Because there was no small garden in Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Xin Shu often took the two princesses to play in the garden outside.

When Qin Liuse passed by the garden, she heard Concubine Xin Shu cursing, "You are old and arrogant. Why don't you stay in the south to retire? Why did you come back? Isn't it just a cold? You don't allow people to visit you. You deserve to have no yang energy, this old thing..."

Qin Liuse sighed in her heart. It was rare to hear Concubine Xin Shu complain. It was really not like her to be unable to hold back today.

It seems that Concubine Xin Shu was rejected at Kangning Palace just now, and she is very resentful.

However, Concubine Xin Shu was also very smart. She knew that this was in the harem, so she didn't speak loudly. If Qin Liuse hadn't walked close to her and was leaning against the wall with a carved window on it, she wouldn't have been able to hear it.

Qin Liuse listened with her ears pricked up, but Concubine Xin Shu stopped talking.

Obviously he knew that this was not inside the Chuxiu Palace, and he was so angry that he couldn't hold it back and blurted out what was in his heart.

Qin Liuse was just about to listen to a few more words, but unexpectedly, at this time, Princess Ning Le ran out and bumped directly into Qin Liuse's legs.

Concubine Xin Shu came out from the small garden and saw Qin Liuse standing there. She was obviously stunned.

Then she turned her head and looked at her maids, as if blaming them for not standing here to watch the wind. She wondered if her words had been heard by anyone.

The maid was trembling with fear at the glare of Concubine Xin Shu. Because there was a shortage of people inside, and Concubine Xin Shu said she was thirsty after walking for a while, she went back to Chuxiu Palace and brought out a pot of tea.

Who knew that during this gap, the Imperial Concubine would come.

But the master is the master. Even if she is not to blame for the reasons behind this, the maid dares not say a word, for fear that Concubine Xin Shu will vent her anger on her.

Because she was stopped at the gate of Kangning Palace just now, Concubine Xin Shu was still in a bad mood.

She just heard that the Empress Dowager was not feeling well and wanted to go visit her, but she was not even allowed in the door.

Just now at the gate of Kangning Palace, Concubine Xin Shu heard that Qin Liuse and Emperor Yongjia were inside, and she felt unhappy. Now seeing Qin Liuse here, she might see her embarrassing things, and she felt even more uncomfortable.

He felt that she was his plague god. If not for all the things that happened in between, he would definitely be the one accompanying Emperor Yongjia to visit the Empress Dowager.

Maybe Concubine Xin Shu took herself too seriously. She didn't even think about the fact that Emperor Yongjia had never shown any favoritism to her from the beginning to the end.

The Emperor Yongjia's preference for her was simply because she was obedient, sensible and virtuous, so he reciprocated her kindness.

Emperor Yongjia treated all his concubines who were well-behaved and obedient, which was why Qin Liuse felt that he was trustworthy.

But Concubine Xin Shu, why could she be so sure that she would be the future queen?

Seeing Qin Liuse, Concubine Xin Shu asked with a fake smile, "Oh? Why is the Imperial Concubine here? It's time for lunch, right? Why do you still have the leisure to take a walk here?"

Pretend to be calm and act as if nothing happened.

Hearing her words, Qin Liuse sneered in her heart. Concubine Xin Shu had just returned from Kangning Palace, how could she not know that she had just returned from visiting the Empress Dowager? This pretending to be ignorant made her look even more ridiculous.

Qin Liuse wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief and said in a very pretentious manner, "It's time for lunch. I'm just about to go back to Zhaoyang Palace. Just now, I accompanied the emperor to Kangning Palace to see the Queen Mother."

After saying this, Qin Liuse suddenly opened his mouth again, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile, "Just now, I came out with the emperor, and I heard that Concubine Shu also went to Kangning Palace. Concubine Shu also wants to go in to see the Empress Dowager, but you don't have to worry, the Empress Dowager has gotten much better. She didn't let me in, probably because she didn't want to be disturbed."

What Qin Liuse said seemed to be conveying goodwill to Concubine Xin Shufei with many kind words, but such a bland tone and this "outsider" made Concubine Xin Shufei even more angry.

She just felt that Qin Liuse's words were full of mockery of her.

She can't go in casually, but Qin Liuse can go in casually. When Qin Liuse said this to her, wasn't he showing off?

Qin Liuse did deliberately say these sarcastic words in front of her, and he was also deliberately showing off in front of her.

Since Concubine Xin Shu had spoken harshly to her first, there was no need for her to be polite to her.

However, Concubine Xin Shu has never been a truly kind person. When she heard Qin Liuse's words, a hint of cruelty flashed in her eyes, and she glanced at Qin Liuse.

"Since the Autumn Festival Banquet, the Grand Empress Dowager has rarely left the Kangning Palace. I think that maybe since that night, the Grand Empress Dowager has been feeling unwell and has developed a disease, which is why she hasn't come out. So many things happened that night, who knows if the Grand Empress Dowager was angry about it? An old lady is prone to illness when she is angry."

These words were really harsh to hear, and it almost sounded like throwing dirty water on Qian Liu Se.

Isn't this implying that Qin Liuse angered the Empress Dowager?

It has been almost half a month since the Mid-Autumn Festival. What kind of cold was it? It has recovered. But she could bring it up during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It shows how much resentment Concubine Xin Shu had towards herself.

Qin Liuse did not get angry but laughed instead, following Concubine Xin's words, "Why does Concubine Xin's words sound like you are cursing the Empress Dowager? She has been ill from the Mid-Autumn Festival until now? How many days has she been ill?"

When Concubine Xin Shu heard this, her face turned ugly. She thought Qin Liuse was deliberately misinterpreting her words and glared at Qin Liuse fiercely.

"The Emperor only took you to visit the Grand Empress Dowager because of your status. You are just a royal concubine and haven't even become the empress yet. You have occupied this position for so long, but the Emperor has not made you the empress. Maybe the Grand Empress Dowager doesn't agree with it. Why are you putting on airs in front of us?" Concubine Xin Shu said angrily.

When Qin Liuse heard this, she couldn't help but secretly laugh in her heart. So what if she was just an imperial concubine?

Even if she was just a royal concubine, her rank was higher than that of a concubine.

Qin Liuse was secretly happy in her heart, but her face immediately became solemn and cold, and she looked at Concubine Xin Shu with a cold face.

"I have no intention of arguing with you about what happened today, but you, Concubine Shu, are too disrespectful."

"It's okay to say bad things about me, misinterpret my words, and be disrespectful to me, but when I came over here earlier, I heard you making up stories about the Empress Dowager, and cursing her for being old and without masculinity. You are really vicious enough! Now you're saying that the Empress Dowager has a disease. This is really disrespectful!"

Concubine Xin Shu didn't expect that Qin Liuse really heard what she said. For a moment, her face was very ugly, but she also tried her best to deny it, "I didn't say that. Don't slander me!"

Qin Liuse looked at Aunt Mingyue, Qingqing, and Zijin beside him and asked, "Did you all hear it?"

Several people nodded.

Xin Shufei immediately refused to accept it, "They are all your people, why do they say they are yours? Maybe you and your servant are deliberately teaming up to harm me!"

Since she was already an imperial concubine, Qin Liuse naturally didn't need to argue with her and just asked Xin Shufei's maid, "Didn't your master say this just now?"

She did not ask "Is there?" but asked "Is there no?" These people could not say "yes," but they did not dare to say "no" categorically.

Several maids were stunned. They obviously did not expect Qin Liuse to ask this and their brains were completely confused.

They were all stunned. There was no need to answer. Their reaction was the best answer.

Qin Liuse sneered, "You are disrespectful to me and the Empress Dowager, but considering the deep sisterly love between you and me, I will punish you to kneel here for half an hour, think carefully, and then go back and copy scriptures for the Empress Dowager and pray for her!"

Concubine Xin gritted her teeth and glared at Qin Liuse with anger in her eyes.

This is not Chuxiu Palace, this is outside. Kneeling here for half an hour with people coming and going is really embarrassing.

But it just so happens that a higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. Now Qin Liuse is the Imperial Noble Consort, and she assists Concubine Xiao De in managing the harem. She is only one step away from becoming the queen.

She punished herself in this way, and even if Concubine Xin Shu was unwilling and wanted to strangle her to death on the spot, she could only grit her teeth and kneel down.