Chapter 309 The Road to Beloved Queen 45
Yanxi Palace.
Concubine Hui tightly grasped the bright yellow imperial edict in her hand. After being supported by Lu Shuang into the inner room, she collapsed to the ground.
Her eyes were dull: "How could this happen? How could I be demoted to a concubine? I am the biological mother of the eldest prince, the biological mother of the eldest prince. How could this happen? How could this happen!"
The more arrogant the concubine was this morning, the more embarrassed she is now.
Concubine Hui regretted her decision extremely. How stupid had she been to challenge the position of the Queen? That was the Queen whom the Emperor had personally married from outside the palace.
How could she have thought that the Queen was just like that in His Majesty's heart? How could he be so desperate to end up like this?
"Your Majesty." Concubine Liang trembled as she tried to help Hui, the concubine, up.
She waved her hand and threw him away. The concubine pointed at Liang Guiren's nose and cursed: "It's all because of you, a jinx. Get out of here, get out of here!"
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At this time, in Jingren Palace, on the couch.
Although the situation outside is changing, Jingren Palace is still warm and full of flowers.
Sheng Huan had already nestled in the man's arms, feeling warm all over, but her cheeks were flushed and she was still shy because of the man's sudden confession.
"Third brother." She seemed at a loss as to what to do. Her uninjured fingers hooked the buttons on the man's collar and twisted them, whispering: "...you only know how to talk to coax me."
"Pan Shu thought I was coaxing you." The man grabbed her hand, kissed it, and chuckled.
She was too embarrassed to answer, and met his smiling eyes again. She couldn't pull her hands away, so she had no choice but to bury her whole face in his chest, burying it hard, grunting like a little hamster, as if she didn't know how to face it.
Her shy yet active look makes men love her more and more. His Pan Shu should be carefree like this.
His Pan Shu should have absolute possessiveness towards him, just like him.
The more he watched, the more he wanted to tease her.
"Huh? Why is Pan Shu silent?"
He actually did so, holding the woman's waist with one big hand and lifting her chin with the other, forcing her to look at him.
The man's voice was thick with laughter, and his thin lips moved closer: "Are you... shy?"
The woman was forced to raise her eyes, her eyelashes blinking and fluttering. Upon hearing the words, her slender wrists directly wrapped around the man's neck.
"Not at all."
There was an irrepressible happiness in her shyness. Kangxi thought she would hide again, but unexpectedly, in the end, she took the initiative to look up, kissed his chin, and then looked at him with a bit of pride.
"Yes, Pan Shu didn't."
When she took the initiative to kiss him, Kangxi's lips softened. As expected, no matter when, Pan Shu's initiative was always different from his.
The man's eyes darkened, and a certain aggression appeared.
"Third brother, don't look at me like that..." She muttered, feeling a little weak at his naked gaze.
"Hmm?" The man seemed puzzled, but his eyes moved down and stared at the woman's rosy lips. He already had some ideas. He fell into the couch, his back against the corner of the bed, and at the same time carefully pulled the woman into his arms.
“Pan Shu, do you want to know when your third brother saw you in this life?” His eyes narrowed a little and he comforted her patiently, like the best hunter in the forest.
When she heard this, she really had no other thoughts. She didn't care about what he was talking about this life. She curiously pulled him and asked, "When?"
The man didn't answer directly. His hormones were about to explode. He said what he was thinking at the time: "When I saw Pan Shu, I thought, do something."
When they first met, he had not yet recovered his memory, but the throbbing in his heart at that time seemed to still be before his eyes.
"What's the matter?" She pulled his collar, becoming even more curious, not noticing that the atmosphere around her was gradually becoming sticky.
"Hmm..."
Sure enough, the next moment, her lips were kissed.
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The next day, the wind and snow stopped, the sun rose, shining warmly on the earth, and the ice and snow melted.
But for some reason, all the concubines felt that the sunlight was not warm enough and was surprisingly cold.
Yonghe Palace.
Fang Lu came in from outside with a solemn expression. As soon as she came in, she saw her master sitting on the chaise longue with her eyes closed and her hands pinching her temples. However, the dark circles under her eyes were clearly visible, and her impatience between her eyebrows was also obvious. She was no longer as calm and composed as before.
Thinking of the contents of the imperial edict she heard yesterday, Fang Lu's heart sank.
"master."
The former Concubine De, now Concubine Wu, finally opened her eyes when she heard the voice: "I have found out what is going on outside."
Fang Lu felt a chill for some reason when she thought of the news she had heard. Therefore, her voice trembled as she spoke: "Master, most of the concubines in the harem were demoted yesterday. It was Eunuch Li who announced the decree."
Wupin's expression froze. She didn't pay much attention to those with lower ranks than her. She only wanted to know the others: "What about the other three concubines?"
As she asked this question, her hands clenched involuntarily.
Fang Lu bowed her head and replied: "My Lord, the three concubines Hui, Yi and Rong have all been stripped of their titles and demoted to concubines."
She paused, then continued hesitantly, "Anyone who went to Jingren Palace yesterday was demoted. It seems that they were punished according to the severity of the punishment. Only a few concubines who claimed to be sick escaped by chance."
Defei was stunned, as if a bucket of cold air was poured down on her head.
Wupin didn't even notice her nails digging into her flesh. She stammered, "Noble Concubine Niuhulu is really lucky. It's a good thing that she claimed to be sick and didn't go to Jingren Palace yesterday."
At this moment, Concubine Wu was very regretful. She regretted why she had not been more cautious. If she had followed the example of Concubine Niohuru and claimed to be sick, she would not be in this situation now.
Even though the position of concubine is so close to that of imperial concubine, it is not easy for her to climb up to the position. It will take many years, not to mention the palace power...
Concubine Wu had no idea that there would be an even greater disaster for them in the future.
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Yongshou Palace.
As soon as Concubine Nianhulu woke up, she knew that the sky had fallen outside.
“Ahem…” She coughed, enduring the itchiness in her throat, and patted her chest thankfully: “It’s okay, it’s okay, I had a cough yesterday… cough… a little.”
Concubine Nianhulu was so thankful that she did not go out because her throat was too itchy. She didn't want to go out and make a fool of herself. Now she was sincerely thankful that she was sick.
Otherwise, she had a hunch that she would not be a royal concubine today.
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Qianqing Palace.
Kangxi was not concerned about the turmoil in the harem at this moment.
Standing in front of him were Prince Yu and Prince Gong.
It is unknown what Prince Yu and Prince Gong said, but Kangxi's face turned gloomy.
"Your Majesty, this is the evidence. The Zai Lai Tavern stole the profits from the imperial banquets in the palace, charging one hundred taels of silver per table, and made huge profits. Among them, some of the palace servants also invested in it."
Kangxi looked at the evidence, and anger rose in his eyes: "Baoyi? Longkodo? They actually colluded with each other. Very good, very good."