EBE Chapter 143: Remove the firewood from under the cauldron and use suspicion
Chapter 143: Remove the firewood from under the cauldron and use suspicion
On that day, Shen Meizhuang went to the emperor alone to apologize and requested the emperor to revoke his order and restore everything to its original state. She also took the initiative to offer to use her own share to make up for the losses of the various palaces during these days.
This surprised the emperor, who had originally doubted Shen Meizhuang's ability. The other party reacted quickly this time. It seemed that Shen Meizhuang was not so stupid that she could not be saved.
If she is trained seriously, I think in the future she will be able to compete with Concubine Hua as I wish.
Thinking of this, the emperor looked at Shen Meizhuang without changing his expression, and agreed after a moment of silence.
The emperor thought about it and did not take back Shen Meizhuang's right to study the affairs of the six palaces. He only fined Shen Meizhuang three months' salary to make up for the shortfall of the palaces during this period.
When the queen heard this, she was so angry that she threw the book in her hand onto the table.
She didn't expect Shen Meizhuang to be so courageous that she actually dared to go to the emperor to apologize and change the matter back.
But the next second, she calmed down and picked up the book again.
It doesn’t matter. Even though I didn’t succeed this time, it’s not completely a waste of time.
Thinking of how Jianqiu had previously reported to her that Concubine Hua was giving subsidies to the servants in the palaces, she couldn't help but smile slightly.
Now Concubine Hua has already hated Shen Meiyu because of this incident. As for Concubine Xiang, she didn't seem to have any big moves, but who knows if she really has no complaints in her heart?
After all, she had specifically instructed Jianqiu to deliberately let the people in the imperial kitchen embarrass the two people in the palace.
As for Fu Cha Zhixi, she was a little surprised to hear the news. She did not expect Shen Meizhuang to have such a brain and go directly to the emperor to resolve the matter, bypassing the queen.
Could it be that she noticed that something was wrong with the Queen?
However, this matter essentially has little to do with her. Whether Shen Meizhuang can discover something wrong or not, she doesn't intend to do anything about it.
She just needs to take care of herself.
Now that her belly is getting bigger and bigger, there is no guarantee that other people will have malicious intentions and want to harm the baby in her belly.
As expected, the palace was in an uproar over Shen Meizhuang's reforms, and not long after things calmed down, the Queen couldn't help it.
Within two days, the Queen's invitation to all the concubines to go sightseeing together was delivered to Wufutang by Jianqiu herself.
Fu Cha Zhixi's first reaction after receiving this post was to use her pregnancy as an excuse to decline the invitation.
But she knew very well that since the Queen had invited her with such fanfare, she must have already thought about how she would respond if she refused.
Thinking of this, she raised her eyes and looked at Jian Qiudao expressionlessly.
"In that case, I would like to thank the Queen for her kindness and will be there on time."
When Jianqiu heard that Fu Cha Zhixi actually agreed directly, she was obviously stunned for a moment, but she quickly smiled and responded.
"If Her Majesty has no other instructions, I will go back and report to Her Majesty the Queen."
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Jianqiu knelt down, bowed, and turned to leave Wufu Hall.
"My queen, why did you just agree to this? Isn't this clearly a Hongmen Banquet?"
Yuhu looked at Fucha Zhixi anxiously and asked.
"Of course I know, but do you think I have the right to refuse?"
"It's just an invitation, but the Queen even sent out her confidants. It seems that even if I don't agree, they will definitely find a way to force me to agree."
Fu Cha Zhixi glanced at Yu Hu and explained in a calm tone.
"That's right. I just saw Jianqiu was stunned. It seems that she thought Your Majesty would definitely refuse. It would be useless even if Your Majesty disagreed."
Yu Hu thought about what he had just seen and sighed helplessly.
"If the enemy comes, we will stop them with soldiers and if the water comes, we will block it with earth. Since the other party has put these things directly in the open, we don't need to be too afraid. We can just respond to their moves as they come."
Seeing the other party acting in this way, Fu Cha Zhixi felt a sense of relief as if the other shoe had dropped.
It is better to attack in an open and honest way than to use shady tactics in secret.
At least they can prepare in advance and avoid being caught off guard by the other party.
The day of the banquet soon arrived, and Fu Cha Zhixi was still dressed simply and elegantly as usual.
The dark indigo-blue Manchu dress further highlighted her cool and stunning appearance, but when applying lipstick, she deliberately put on a heavier lipstick, which was very different from her usual makeup.
Such an obvious lip color would make someone look like she is deliberately hiding her weakness.
Fu Cha Zhixi met the curious looks of the people above her, she smiled without saying anything and did not intend to explain anything.
The best way to deal with these smart people is to let them mess up first.
For the queen, the only thing that could touch her heart the most and make her feel panicked was her position as queen.
If she were to realize that the life and death of the baby in her belly was linked to her ability to secure her position as queen, she would naturally not dare to do anything inappropriate.
In this way, she can exit the Hongmen Banquet safely.
Suqin supported Fucha Zhixi to the banquet hall. When they arrived, many concubines had already arrived, except Concubine Hua.
Concubine Hua has always been arrogant, and now she has fallen out of favor a little because the emperor rarely visits her.
But the more this happened, the more she didn't want the Queen to laugh at her, so she simply rejected the Queen's invitation.
Fortunately, the Queen's target was not Concubine Hua. Although she thought that if Concubine Hua came, it would also serve as a layer of cover for her, but if she didn't come, it would not affect her plan.
When the Queen saw that Fucha Zhixi actually came over obediently, her brows moved slightly. She actually came over so obediently.
This made her wonder if the other party was playing some tricks.
She looked at Fu Cha Zhixi's face carefully, and soon noticed the unusually red color of Fu Cha Zhixi's lips, and thought to herself that something was wrong.
Could there be something wrong with the other party's pregnancy? Even though the other party knew that this banquet was the Hongmen Banquet, he did not intend to shirk his responsibility and even took the initiative to go here.
Could it be that the other party intends to blame me for the abortion of the baby in my belly?
The more the queen thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She looked at Fu Cha Zhixi's bright red lips and couldn't help but clench her palms.
If she really put the blame of the miscarriage on herself and the news got out, I'm afraid the Fucha family would not let it go easily, and she might even lose her position as queen.
At this time, Fu Cha Zhixi noticed that the Queen's eyes were sweeping over her from time to time. She laughed in her heart, but there was no change on her face.