Chapter 172 Concubine De Falls Out of Favor
What Mo Zongran said is indeed good.
The incident of his "quarrel" with Concubine De soon spread throughout the Six Palaces.
Everyone in the harem was shocked and ran around to tell each other.
It is because Concubine De was favored by Mo Zongran for many years. Although Empress Zhao has been in charge of the throne over the years, the emperor's favorite is Concubine De.
There is no shortage of newcomers in the harem, but what is lacking is favored newcomers.
The newcomer entered the palace, either for the benefit of the family or to please Mo Zongran.
They are as old as flowers, but they can only endure it in the harem day after day.
Not only are they not favored, but they are also bullied.
This time I heard that Concubine De was about to fall out of favor... The concubines in the harem were just about to hold a palace banquet to celebrate this great day!
The next day, Kunning Palace.
Queen Zhao sat firmly in a high position, looking at the concubines sitting opposite each other below, and her eyes stayed in the empty seat headed on the left for a second.
She picked up the teacup and covered the corners of her raised lips.
"Why didn't Concubine De come to pay my respects to me today?"
Queen Zhao put down the teacup and asked lightly.
The concubines have to make conserve the queen in the morning and evening every day, which is the rule set by the ancestors.
Concubine De was not absent every day, and it has been storms and rain for more than 20 years.
Are you absent today?!
Empress Zhao naturally knew the reason for Concubine De's absence, but she still asked on purpose.
"Empress, sister Defei may be because she quarreled with the emperor yesterday, and knew that she was going to lose favor, so she was not ashamed to come out to see people!"
After Concubine De's position, the person who spoke sarcastically at this time was Concubine Shu.
She had a mean face.
He has mean facial features, harsh eyes, and harsh words.
At this moment, Concubine Shu looked proud.
When Concubine De fell out of favor, their chance came!
"Yes! After all, the emperor favored Concubine De for many years. Concubine De suddenly fell out of favor, and he must feel uncomfortable."
Concubine Han covered her mouth.
The other concubines all agreed.
How could Queen Zhao not know the reason why Concubine De didn’t come today?
She just wanted to hear how these concubines were talking about Concubine De behind their backs... As expected, she didn't disappoint her. She felt very relieved when she heard these words.
Madam Zhang quickly replied, "Empress, the drizzle in Yongshou Palace has come after getting up early."
"It is said that Concubine De woke up early and had a headache, so I won't come to pay my respects to the Empress today."
"Headache?"
Concubine Shu sneered, "It's such a good excuse to say that she can't come when she says she's sick!"
Empress Zhao signaled Madam Zhang to step down and looked up at Concubine Shu, "Concubine Shu, Concubine De has always been in good health, maybe it's really a headache."
"Don't criticize Concubine De behind your back! If the emperor hears it, he might punish you again."
Her smile was weak, meaningless, "The emperor favored Concubine De for many years. He had a dispute before. Maybe the two of them would make up one day, and you will be scolded at that time."
In addition to the newcomers who had just entered the palace, Shufei and others were all old people who had been indulged in the harem for many years.
Who still can't understand what Queen Zhao meant?
This means that you can discuss Concubine De, but it is best not to be heard by the emperor.
Now that the emperor is having a dispute with Concubine De, it is the best time for you to compete for favor...
When she met her meaningful gaze, Concubine Shu's eyes flashed slightly.
After the concubines were dismissed, Concubine Shu returned on the pretext that she had something to do.
"Empress."
She respectfully blessed her body.
"Sit down."
Queen Zhao gave her a seat and ordered Yuanyang to serve tea, "You have served the emperor for many years, but you have never made any progress. This time, I don't have to remind you what to do, right?"
"Yes, I know, thank you for your teachings."
Concubine Shu was as well-behaved as a cat in front of Queen Zhao.
"But I want to remind you... Now the emperor and Concubine De are just having a dispute, and Concubine De is not considered out of favor. If you want to compete for favor, I will not stop you! But if you want to attack Concubine De..."
A faint light flashed in Queen Zhao's eyes.
She slowly put down the teacup, "Don't blame me for not reminding you in advance."
She was hinting that Concubine Shu: It’s not time to attack Concubine De.
Concubine Shu was secretly shocked and quickly responded, "Yes, I will remember the teachings of the Empress."
After signaling her to retreat for no reason, Queen Zhao sneered, "These women, except for fighting for the emperor's favor, there is nothing else in their minds."
"Little do you know that the emperor's favor is only for a moment, and only the power he holds in his hands is for a lifetime!"
She glanced at Madam Zhang, "How about Feng'er in recent days?"
"Empress, the King of the Camp has been recuperating in the royal palace these days, but..."
Madam Zhang wanted to speak but stopped.
"explain!"
"It's just that Miss Yun Er enters and leaves the camp palace very frequently."
Madam Zhang then answered carefully.
"Yeah?"
Queen Zhao was not surprised, but just whispered, "Send someone to remind Feng'er that it is best to be more peaceful during this period! Let's suppress the matter with Yun Tinglan for the time being."
"If his father knew about it, he would be punished!"
"Yes, Empress."
"By the way, how have Qin Sixue been lately?"
Queen Zhao asked again.
Madam Zhang knew that she mainly wanted to ask Qin Sixue's attitude towards Yun Tinglan...
"When I return to the Queen, the Princess of the Camp may have accepted this fact. So I can't afford to offend Miss Yun Er during this period, and the two have never had a head-on confrontation."
Upon hearing this, Empress Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.
“So good!”
She nodded, "Look at Qin Sixue and told her not to cause trouble at this critical moment."
"Yes, Empress."
Madam Zhang responded respectfully.
"In addition, go and promise Sun to invite me."
...
Within two days, the thing that Sun promised to be favored had spread throughout the palace...
I heard that the emperor agreed to Sun, that's so pampered!
How could I still remember that Concubine De is such an old man?
Still an old man!
On the afternoon of that day, Yun Wanning went to the Zhou Palace to inject a needle on Mo Wei, and then went to the Gu family to pick up Yuanbao. As soon as he returned to the palace, he saw Mo Feifei waiting in the main hall.
"Feifei, why are you here?"
"Seventh Sister-in-law."
Mo Feifei stood up and glanced at the Yuanbao she was holding.
On weekdays, she couldn't let go of Yuanbao and hugged her.
But today, Mo Feifei is listless and absent-minded.
Yun Wanning patted Yuanbao's little arm and signaled him to go out to play first.
"What's wrong?"
Yun Wanning looked at her and asked curiously.
"You haven't heard of it yet? Because my father and mother quarreled, my father had never entered the Yongshou Palace during this period. My mother was also ill and was listless all day long."
Mo Feifei sighed and held his cheek, "The two of them have never quarreled before."
"But this time, the quarrel was particularly awesome! My mother actually fell out of favor?!"
She was still a little unbelievable, "Even if I went to see my father and asked him to see my mother, I didn't even see my father's face!"
"On the contrary, I saw Concubine Sun who came out of the Imperial Study Room!"
"The father can clearly order that any concubines are strictly prohibited from entering and leaving the imperial study. This nobleman Sun..."
After pausing, Mo Feifei gritted his teeth tightly, as if he was a little difficult to speak.
Chapter completed!