Chapter 36: The Favored Concubine Was Obtained Through Fighting
Chapter 36: The Favored Concubine Was Obtained Through Fighting
Morning, Fanghua Palace.
As soon as Shen Qingtang returned to his territory, An Lan, Shi Liu and others closed the doors and windows tightly.
"Amber, come and take a look at the tea, is there anything unusual?" Shen Qingtang looked solemn.
When the brocade handkerchief was taken out of her bosom, the corner that contained the tea leaves had already been soaked by the tea leaves and turned into brown stains.
Under the nervous gazes of the crowd, Amber opened it carefully, and the three golden pumpkin tribute teas hidden in the handkerchief by Shen Qingtang were suddenly revealed in full view.
Amber carefully picked up a tea leaf, observed it carefully, put it under her nose and sniffed it, then frowned and looked up at Shen Qingtang.
"My dear, when you drink tea, do you taste any different flavors?"
Shen Qingtang doesn't like drinking tea.
Besides milk tea and coffee, my favorite drink is boiled water.
At this moment, Amber suddenly asked her this, and she was numb.
"..." Shen Qingtang thought about it carefully, and said hesitantly: "It's very bitter, does it count?"
"... Young Master, please think about it carefully?"
Want more?
She seldom drinks tea, so how can she compare?
There was no other choice, so Shen Qingtang picked up a cup of golden pumpkin tribute tea from his handkerchief and stuffed it directly into his mouth under the astonished gazes of Amber and the others.
"My dear, my dear—"
"What are you afraid of? I've already drunk the whole cup of tea, so why would I be afraid of having one more tea leaf?"
Amber wanted to stop him, but Shen Qingtang chewed the tea and swallowed it.
"Compared to the tea, this tea leaf is ridiculously astringent, and even the aftertaste is not as mellow as the tea. And..." Shen Qingtang frowned for a moment, "The tea seems to have a little - fishy smell?"
Shen Qingtang looked at Amber with some uncertainty.
She couldn't describe the taste. When she took her first sip, the tea was bitter with a barely detectable fishy smell.
She really didn't like the taste of the tea, and she was worried that the tea was not clean, so she simply drank it all in one gulp and rolled up a few tea leaves, taking the opportunity to hide them in her handkerchief and bring them back so that Amber could examine them more carefully.
"Fishy?" Amber looked at Shen Qingtang seriously, "My dear, are you sure?"
Shen Qingtang nodded, "It's very subtle, almost undetectable."
As she spoke, she blinked her eyes and looked at Amber.
"Could it be some kind of poison?" Queen Ye doesn't look like such a stupid person? !
Amber shook her head and imitated Shen Qingtang, putting the tea leaves in her hand into her mouth, chewing them carefully, and then spitting them out under the gazes of three pairs of people.
Shi Liu and An Lan looked uneasy and asked, "How is it? Is there any problem?"
"It does smell a little fishy." Amber smacked his lips and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this cup of Golden Gourd Tea should not be this year's new tea. It was not stored properly, so it has deteriorated a little bit."
That is to say-
"...Is that cup of tea clean?" Shen Qingtang said, and then extended his wrist to Amber, "How about you take my pulse again?"
It's not that she didn't trust Amber, but based on her experience of reading various palace fighting novels, the endless methods of drugging were really hard to guard against.
If there was nothing wrong with the cup of tea, then why was Aunt Ginkgo so persistent in asking her to drink tea?
If Shen Qingtang has a request, Amber will do it.
Amber placed two fingers lightly on Shen Qingtang's wrist pulse, and after carefully examining the pulse, she indeed found a hint of the problem.
"My lady, you should drink a cup of strong tea. You are a little angry right now. If you don't get rid of the anger, you will probably have a pimple on your face tomorrow morning."
"...That's it?" Shen Qingtang was speechless.
"Don't worry, young master. Although you are still a little weak, you don't have any other symptoms."
Great!
She was just being overly suspicious. Help! This is so embarrassing.
Shen Qingtang cleared his throat, "Being cautious is the best way to achieve success. You guys should stay with me and be on guard against everything. Do you understand?"
When she said the word "understand", Shi Liu's eyes lit up.
"My lady, this servant knows!" Pomegranate said proudly, "If you hadn't bathed the little orange and trimmed its nails when you picked it up, I'm afraid it would have been implicated in the incident with Concubine Zhang last night."
"You are a teachable kid!" Shen Qingtang patted Shi Liu's shoulder approvingly, yawned and said, "You guys go and do your work. I'll take a break first. Call me when it's time for lunch."
Seriously!
In the past, I would stay up until three or four in the morning and still punch in during the day to earn a salary.
But now, it has degenerated.
Acting all the time is really tiring.
Shen Qingtang said to take a rest, so she took a rest. When she lay down on the bed, Shi Liu and An Lan hurried to report to Fu An who was guarding outside that they were safe, while Amber went to the Imperial Hospital.
After they left, Shen Qingtang, who should have been asleep, opened his eyes quietly.
A cup of tea without any ingredients, but he forced her to drink it, and watched her to see if she would spit it out...
Shen Qingtang pursed his lips lightly, "Is this a test?"
Shen Qingtang carefully reviewed the entire process in Kunning Palace in her mind. Perhaps she had truly walked into Queen Ye's sight since Emperor Yu Ji came to Fanghua Palace last night.
Thinking about Queen Ye's thought-provoking words, Shen Qingtang had even more reason to be certain that she wanted to support him in competing against Concubine Zhengui.
Thinking of Concubine Zhengui's arrogant attitude when she came to pay her respects today, Shen Qingtang suddenly felt tired and closed his eyes.
She seemed to have seen the tragic scene in the future when she competed for the emperor's heart, she might be torn to pieces by Concubine Zhengui...
hiss--
"I dare not think about it, I really dare not think about it!" Shen Qingtang closed his eyes tightly.
She just wanted to be a favored concubine who lived in peace with the world, enjoying wealth and glory and lying down for the rest of her life.
However, she is now deeply involved in it.
Shen Qingtang turned over while hugging the quilt, but he couldn't hide the self-deprecating smile on his face.
If you don't fight in the harem, you are also fighting; if you don't fight with the world, you are just deceiving your excessive conscience.
The title of favorite concubine was won through struggle!
……
Perhaps he was really tired. Amidst a myriad of thoughts, Shen Qingtang gradually fell into sleep.
She seemed to be sleeping unsteadily in her sleep, with her dark eyebrows knitted tightly together and too many "no" mumblings coming out of her mouth. After a while, the hair on her temples was wet with cold sweat...
And just as she was deeply immersed in her dream, a small figure wearing a jade hair crown, a dark green brocade robe and a jade belt around his waist, led by palace maids and eunuchs, appeared outside the Guanju Palace with firm steps.
Only one step away from the gate of Guanju Palace, he suddenly stopped and looked up at the little eunuch who was holding a cat in his arms.
"Anshun, are you sure that Lady Shu will like this cat of mine?"
"I like it, of course I like it."
Anshun hugged the cat and said happily, "I have heard everything. Yesterday, when Concubine Shu found Concubine Zhang's cat, she was very reluctant to give it back. If you give this cat to her, Concubine Shu will definitely like it."
"is it?"
The third prince hesitated for a moment, then took another step.
"Mother is right. It is reasonable for me to personally thank Lady Shu. I hope she likes this cat."
(End of this chapter)