Chapter Ninety-Three: Deduction of Shares
When it came to the day of the March ceremony, Xin Xiuyi's Lan Yixuan did not get the due share, and even when it came to lunch, the imperial dining room did not send lunch. ΡΡΡ.(vii) (ix) x.S.ΡΠΎΠΌ The update is so fast.
Even if Xin Xiuyi understands it, this is Concubine Xiao's trouble for her! However, she is not as stupid as Jin Xiurong, and she was detained by Concubine Xiao and went to Concubine Xiao to question, which would only give her one more beating. Although she can take some silver to make a point, she should have something to eat, but she has not been favored for many years, there is no reward, she is a person without a mother's family, she only has that little money in her hand, which is not enough to reward people, and there is no silver to stuff into the people in the imperial dining room. Besides, this is a bottomless 'hole', once she takes the silver out, the people in the imperial dining room will definitely get worse, and her life will be even more difficult at that time.
Xin Xiuyi didn't say a word, and endured the fact that the share was deducted, and only ate some pastries with tea at noon, and then sent someone to inquire about the emperor's whereabouts in recent days.
In this way, Xin Xiuyi was starved for two days, drinking some tea and eating some pastries every day, and the next day, the pastries were all eaten, Xin Xiuyi could only drink more tea to ward off hunger.
Finally, Xin Xiuyi was so hungry that her eyes were dizzy and she was weak.
After inquiring about the emperor's whereabouts, Xin Xiuyi deliberately went to wait on the emperor's necessary road.
Xin Xiuyi was lucky, and when she arrived at the emperor, Xin Xiuyi saluted the emperor in a proper manner, but the emperor didn't look at her much, and only said "no courtesy" and walked in front of her.
Xin Xiuyi smiled bitterly, the emperor didn't want to pamper her again, so why did he want to promote her position and let her obstruct Concubine Xiao's eyes?
Xin Xiuyi didn't care about these questions, and fainted as planned.
In the end, the imperial doctor diagnosed and treated, saying that Xin Xiuyi was fainted by hunger, and Xin Xiuyi's personal palace 'girl' was crying on the side, Dong Qilin naturally knew why Xin Xiuyi was fainted by hunger.
The chief eunuch in charge of the imperial dining room was heavily reprimanded for thirty boards and relegated to the cold palace to be a rough eunuch; Concubine Ning did not manage the harem well, and when there was such a thing of deducting the concubine's diet, Concubine Ning could not escape the blame and was fined a month's salary.
As for Concubine Xiao, the initiator of this matter, Dong Qilin originally planned to punish her for half a year's monthly salary, but after Jin Xiurong heard that Concubine Xiao was going to be punished by the emperor for deducting Xin Xiuyi's monthly rules, she also went to join in the fun, and cried, saying that Concubine Xiao had deducted her monthly salary since December, and she was just a little better than Xin Xiuyi, and her meals were not deducted, but there was no silver in the palace, and life was really difficult.
Jin Xiurong has a cousin, and he is not miserable.
So the emperor asked Xin Xiuyi to move from the Hundred 'Flower' Palace Lan Yixuan to the Blue Curtain Pavilion of the side hall of the Lanyue Palace, and Jin Xiurong moved from the Bamboo Yixuan to the Blue Window Pavilion of the other side hall of the Lanyue Palace, so that only the two concubines of Yuan Yu 'Nu' and Concubine Xiao of the Hundred 'Flower' Palace were left in the Hundred 'Flower' Palace.
Last year, in order to increase her power, Concubine Xiao made an excuse to let Jin Xiurong, Zhong Baolin, and Yuan Yu's 'girl' move to the side hall of the Hundred 'Flowers' Palace.
Concubine Xiao, who deducted the share of the two concubines, was finally fined for half a year and grounded for two months.
Coupled with the two months that Concubine Ning let Concubine Xiao ground, Concubine Xiao's grounding is going to be banned until July, since Concubine Yi's miscarriage in July last year, Concubine Xiao was grounded until this year, Concubine Xiao has spent almost all the year in the grounding.
The direction of the wind in the palace has faintly changed, and it is said that Concubine Xiao is about to fall out of favor, otherwise, how could the emperor be willing to let Concubine Xiao be grounded for so long?
Li Ling was also a little suspicious, Dong Qilin actually punished Concubine Xiao for half a year's monthly salary, and was grounded for two months? The most important thing is that it was just because Concubine Xiao deducted Xin Xiuyi and Jin's appearance? Xin Xiuyi and Jin Xiurong have long fallen out of favor, for the sake of the two concubines who have fallen out of favor, Dong Qilin actually punished Concubine Xiao, whom he has always loved?
Li Ling still remembers that Concubine Yi was killed by Concubine Xiao last year, and she was only grounded for three months.
Of course, Li Ling didn't know that Concubine Yi was a fake pregnancy and deliberately had a miscarriage to frame Concubine Xiao, so she thought so, and Dong Qilin only punished Concubine Xiao for three months because she knew that Concubine Yi was a fake pregnancy.
Li Ling knew about Li Qingge's existence, so she always felt that just by virtue of her similarity with Li Qingge, Dong Qilin would always love her, and Li Ling never thought that Concubine Xiao would also fall out of favor one day.
Li Ling even thought, could this be a way for Dong Qilin to protect Concubine Xiao? Concubine Xiao has made too many enemies in the harem, if the emperor still loves her so much, then Concubine Xiao will definitely become the target of the harem, in order to protect Concubine Xiao, so Dong Qilin has to make this appearance of not favoring Concubine Xiao?
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the truth!
Fortunately, Dong Qilin didn't know such a ridiculous idea as Liling, otherwise, he would have to vomit three liters of blood in anger.
On the night that Concubine Xiao was punished, Dong Qilin went to the Hundred 'Flowers' Palace to appease Concubine Xiao.
"Let him go, this palace doesn't want to see him!" Hearing the palace people report that the emperor is coming, Concubine Xiao actually lost her temper and didn't see Dongqi.
"Lili, what are you doing?" Dong Qilin's originally tense face, when he walked into Concubine Xiao's side, he changed to a gentle appearance.
"The emperor has every opportunity, and the concubine is a concubine who has fallen out of favor, how dare she miss the emperor's family and country affairs." Concubine Xiao looks pure, and she is arrogant and cold, such a resentful tone, coupled with the appearance of 'desire' to welcome and reject, can really make people pity.
"But you're weird?" Dong Qilin sighed, took Concubine Xiao's hand, and asked helplessly.
Concubine Xiao's tears came as soon as she said it: "How dare the concubines blame the emperor, it is the concubines who have done something wrong, and the emperor should punish the concubines." β
"Hey," Dong Qilin sighed, "You were attacked by the concubines of the harem, why don't I want to protect you, but I can protect you for a while, but I can't stay by your side every day to protect you, if I protect you today, it will make those concubines even more jealous of you, I don't want to hurt you because they are jealous of you." β
Dong Qilin walked to the window, looked at the night outside, and said with a little loss: "Originally, I thought that I had worked hard, you can understand, but I never thought that you ......"
Concubine Xiao opened her mouth, just wanted to say that she didn't really blame Dong Qilin, but she didn't want to, Dong Qilin didn't give her a chance to open her mouth at all, and continued: "That's it, even if you complain about me, I have to do this, because only in this way can you live peacefully, as long as I watch you live, even if I am resented by you, I have no regrets!" β
Dong Qilin turned around, grabbed Concubine Xiao's shoulder, and blocked Concubine Xiao's words again: "Leave, promise me, live well, I can't bear the pain of losing again!" β
With that, Dong Qilin let go of Concubine Xiao, turned around, and strode away.
Concubine Xiao reacted, but only caught a glimpse of Dong Qilin leaving, slowly disappearing into the night, so Concubine Xiao hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty! β
Seeing that Dong Qi didn't look back, Concubine Xiao secretly thought that Dong Qilin must have been hurt by her incomprehension, Concubine Xiao shouted at Dong Qilin's back: "Brother Lin, I understand you, don't go......"
It's a pity that except for the dark night, no one heard Concubine Xiao's words.