mtl008 Chapter 263: My face is swollen and I need an excuse
Chapter 263: My face is swollen and I need an excuse
No one expected that Shi Nanxi would suddenly ask about Tong Shi.
What is Tongshi?
It is a book that records the concubines favored by the emperor. If a concubine is lucky enough to become pregnant, the date of the concubine's sleeping with the emperor in the history books must be compared to avoid confusing the royal bloodline.
After Concubine Nianhulu was stripped of her palace power, Tongshi was taken over by Concubine Hui.
Shi Nanxi asked Concubine Hui whether she had recorded Chen Da Ying's affair last night. It seemed that she was concerned, but in fact, Chen Da Ying did not sleep with the emperor last night, so how could it be recorded in the affair history?
Concubine Hui, who was in charge of Tongshi, naturally knew that Chen Da Ying did not sleep with Shi Nanxi, but she had allowed Chen Da Ying to blur the truth about whether she had slept with Shi Nanxi last night, in order to make fun of Shi Nanxi.
Now Shi Nanxi broke the situation with just one sentence, and forced Concubine Hui to personally clarify the truth that Chen Da Ying intercepted her favor last night, otherwise it would be a serious crime if the Tongshi record was unclear.
Concubine Hui's dignified expression froze for a moment. She glanced at Chen Da Ying, whose face turned even paler after hearing this, and cursed in her heart, "What a useless person."
But under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she could only pinch her nose and pretend to be surprised and puzzled:
"…Why would Sister Xianfei ask that? The Jingshifang did not report which sister slept with me last night, or did I remember it wrong?"
Now the question comes back to Chen Da Ying.
Chen agreed and knelt on the ground, keeping his head bowed, but his heart sank inch by inch.
She was wrong. She underestimated Concubine Xian and also misjudged her reaction.
Seeing how big Concubine Xian's reaction was last night, she expected that when the other party saw her coming to explain today, he would either look down on her and not take her seriously, or pretend to be magnanimous, or be disgusted and make things difficult for her.
She didn't care about it. As long as she could alienate the relationship between Concubine Xian and the emperor and seize this opportunity to climb into the emperor's bed, everything would be worth it.
However, she didn't expect that Empress Xian's reaction was not what she expected. She used someone else's hand to expose the fact that she did not sleep with the emperor in public.
Could it be that Concubine Xian’s big reaction to seeing her and the Emperor last night was fake?
Didn't Empress Xian have any misunderstanding between her and the Emperor?
Although his heart was heavy, Chen Da Ying showed no expression, as if he didn't care at all that Concubine Hui told him that he didn't sleep with her last night.
Shi Nanxi, who was sitting at the top, saw the expressions of the two people. She propped up her chin, and said lazily with a leisurely posture:
"Oh, I just heard that people were saying that Chen Da Ying slept with you last night. I thought that it was Chen Da Ying's first time to sleep with you, and she might not know that she needed to record it in the history books after sleeping with you. So I reminded Sister Huifei. I didn't expect that Chen Da Ying didn't sleep with you last night. Then how did the rumor spread?"
She frowned, looking unhappy:
"It seems that once you leave the palace, the rules of the palace people are also scattered. How dare you spread false rumors about the master? This is my dereliction of duty, Xiaoruzi."
Xiao Ruzi, who was standing outside the door, came in immediately after hearing this.
"The slave is here."
Shi Nanxi's posture remained unchanged and her tone was calm, but her words made everyone's expression change.
"You will personally lead people to investigate who are the people who spread the rumors. Start with me, and don't leave out any palace. Once you find a palace maid who spread the rumors, you will slap her ten times in the face. If you do it again next time, it won't be as simple as a slap in the face."
You can hear a needle drop in the house.
This was not just a slap in the face of the palace maid who spread the rumor, it was a slap in the face of all the concubines present. They were just discussing outside about how Chen Da Ying climbed into the Emperor's bed right under Concubine Xian's nose.
But no one could say anything, otherwise they would be accused of gossiping and criticizing the high-ranking officials, so they could only watch Xiao Ruzi and his men leave in frustration.
The atmosphere was quiet and no one spoke for a while. Concubine Nianhulu and others all looked unhappy, but there were exceptions.
Concubine Xi, who was sitting in the middle, picked up the teacup and drank a sip of tea comfortably. After swallowing it, she broke the silence with a smile.
"The Biluochun tea here, Empress Xian, is very fragrant and has a sweet aftertaste. It is much better than the one I have in my palace. Only the Emperor has such fresh Biluochun now. Your Majesty is really generous. I am so lucky today."
Upon hearing this, Shi Nanxi looked at Concubine Xi with a warm and gentle expression, as if it was not her who had just slapped someone in the face.
"If Sister Xipin likes it, I still have some here, I'll give some to you."
"That's great." Concubine Xi's smile grew wider.
After that, the house finally returned to its normal atmosphere.
Everyone talked about interesting things on the road, the scenery of the Rehe Palace, or clothes and jewelry, but no one paid any attention to Chen Yingying who was still kneeling on the ground, including Chen Yingying's mistress, Consort Nianhulu.
Wu Suda, who was standing in the corner and had no right to sit, glanced at Concubine Xian who was high above her, and then glanced at Chenda, who was kneeling on the ground. She saw that her face was pale, her body was trembling slightly, her eyes were flickering, and she suddenly spoke timidly:
"Empress Xian, you haven't asked Chen to agree yet?"
Wusu Da Ying was not standing up for Chen Da Ying, but deliberately exposing Concubine Xian's hypocrisy and torturing the lower-ranking concubines, while also showing that she was simple-minded and kind.
Everyone looked over when they heard this.
Chen Da Ying, who was kneeling on the ground, had a gleam of light in her eyes. It would be better for her to do nothing now and just let Concubine Xian make things difficult for her.
Shi Nanxi first looked at Chen Da Ying, and then looked at Wu Su Da Ying.
Wu Su blinked her eyes in agreement, looking innocent and kind. Seeing Empress Xian looking at her without saying anything, she seemed to realize belatedly that she had said something wrong. She grabbed her handkerchief in panic and whispered:
"I spoke out of turn. I saw Chen Da Ying kneeling alone with a bad look on his face. I was afraid something might happen, so I spoke up. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Wu Su promised not to jump out. Shi Nanxi almost forgot about her. Thinking of what was written on the note, Shi Nanxi looked at Wu Su's promise deeply. After a while, he said lightly:
"It's okay. I was so engrossed in chatting with everyone that I forgot about Chen Da Ying. Chen Da Ying, please get up quickly!"
Afterwards, Shi Nanxi praised Concubine Hui:
"It's still the Concubine Hui who knows how to teach people. Seeing how friendly Wu Su promised to be to her sisters, it seems that copying more palace rules is really useful."
Wu Su agreed and lowered her head instantly after hearing this. Everyone knew that she had been punished by the emperor himself to copy the palace rules twice in a row. This was not a compliment but a ridicule.
Concubine Hui glanced at Wu Su and agreed, what a smart-aleck fool.
Afterwards, no one wanted to talk anymore.
It soon dispersed.
On the other side, in the main hall of the Yanbo Zhishuang Palace, Kangxi was reviewing memorials with a frown on his face, and the palace maids around him were breathing lightly.
"Your Majesty, there's news from the East Courtyard." Li Dequan walked in quietly.
Kangxi suddenly raised his head, then seemed to realize that he had overreacted, he slowed down and said in a light tone:
"explain."
Li Dequan impartially reported to the emperor the matter of Chen Da Ying and all the concubines gathering in the East Courtyard, and even recounted exactly the conversation between everyone in the room.
Kangxi was such a smart man that he knew immediately what the concubines were doing with the little girl, which was nothing more than to laugh at the little girl.
His face immediately darkened, and the air pressure around him was so low that it made him feel breathless.
Fortunately, after hearing what happened next, he realized that the little girl had slapped those people hard in the face. Thinking of the little girl's sharp tongue, Kangxi curled the corners of his mouth.
He could imagine the usually well-behaved little girl getting angry, which must be very cute.
Later, when he heard the little girl asking about Tong Shi, she must have known that he did not favor Chen Da Ying last night. He breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the little girl believed him, otherwise why would she ask about Tong Shi. The air pressure around them suddenly rose.
It is said that a day without seeing is like three years. Kangxi had not seen the little girl all night. At this moment, he impatiently threw down his red brush and was about to get up and go to the east courtyard. However, as soon as he moved his feet, a look of disgust and nausea suddenly flashed through his mind.
He suddenly stopped walking and his face became gloomy again. No one had ever looked at him like that before. The little girl was disgusted by him!
But just as I thought this, another voice in my head refuted.
In the situation last night, the little girl was so shocked and sad when she suddenly saw that scene that she showed that expression, which showed that she cared about him too much. From another perspective, he would probably kill someone the first time.
The two thoughts kept tearing each other apart, and Kangxi's expression kept changing. He wanted to leave, but his self-esteem wouldn't allow him to do so, and in the end he remained silent for a long time.
After Li Dequan finished speaking, he stood there with his eyes on the nose and his nose on the heart. He had finally taken the opportunity when Liang Jiugong made a mistake and was punished to serve the emperor closely, so he didn't dare to interrupt when he was not clear about the situation.
However, due to his self-esteem, Kangxi needed an excuse to meet Shi Nanxi, a way out.