Xia Concubine felt that something was wrong, and a flustered feeling almost overwhelmed her. Without thinking much about anything, Xia Concubine looked at the palace maid and asked repeatedly, "But if something happens, you should quickly talk to this palace." ”

"If you go back to your mother, something is wrong." The palace maid cried and looked very desperate, "The maid heard about something and didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly came back to look for you." ”

"What the hell is going on? Don't talk to yourself, talk to this palace quickly. Xia Concubine was already very anxious in her heart, but now she heard the palace maid speak so much, and she didn't say a reason for a long time, so she couldn't help but be even more anxious, and hurriedly urged.

was urged by Xia Concubine like this, and the palace maid told the story. I saw her wipe the sweat from her forehead, take a deep breath, and then barely calm down. She said slowly, "Here's the thing—"

On this day, Xia Concubine suddenly wanted to drink lotus seed soup, so she called this palace maid and asked her to go to the imperial dining room and come back with a cup of lotus seed soup.

After the palace maid got the order, she didn't dare to delay, and hurried over, but when she passed through the imperial garden, she heard some sounds of the palace maids talking.

When the palace ladies have nothing to do, they always like to gossip about some high-ranking officials and nobles in the palace. This may be because they themselves are destined not to reach that position, so they can only speculate about some palace concubines or the emperor's affairs, so as to satisfy their subtle feelings.

The palace maid was used to seeing these things, so she didn't plan to stay, let alone listen to the gossip they said, so she was ready to leave immediately.

The palace maid didn't expect that when she was about to leave, she heard the name of her mother. At this time, the palace maid couldn't help it, so she immediately stopped, picked a remote position, and began to listen silently.

It happened to be quiet here, so the words of those palace maids came to her ears word for word.

I only heard a palace maid first whisper in a mysterious tone: "Do you know? Xia Concubine Niangniang, it seems that she has offended Concubine Shuniang. ”

These two maids, in the eyes of the other palace maids, were almost unrelated two people, so after they heard this, they couldn't help but laugh one after another.

"What are you kidding?" Another palace maid said with a smile, "Anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly, these two ladies have almost no communication in the palace, and where did they come from, who offended whom." ”

"It's like, what are you kidding?" The other palace maids also chimed in and said, "Besides, Concubine Xia has just given birth to a child, and she has not stepped out of the door in the past few days, so how can she offend Concubine Shu." ”

The palace maid who spoke at the beginning couldn't help but be a little angry when she saw that everyone didn't trust her, and immediately flicked her sleeves angrily and said coldly: "Whether what I said is true or not, there will naturally be something to prove it." Otherwise, I wouldn't have said these things for no reason. ”

After saying this, she still couldn't hold back her desire to gossip. Besides, he was a little more competitive, so he said, "You know what? Xia Concubine's father, Lord Xia was demoted. ”

As soon as they heard this, all the palace maids couldn't help but show curious looks. One of them said, "How did you know about this?"

"How do I know about this, naturally I have my own way." The palace maid raised her head slightly, revealing a somewhat proud look. She saw that everyone's eyes were focused on her, and she was even more proud.

"It stands to reason that there is a treacherous situation in the officialdom, and if there is a promotion, there will naturally be a demotion. There is nothing unusual about this matter just by saying it. The palace maid said, "But do you know why Lord Xia was demoted?" ”

All the palace maids shook their heads, revealing puzzled looks. The palace maid said again, "I have inquired." The reason why Lord Xia was demoted was only because General Du found some reasons, and the emperor demoted him. Otherwise, for no reason, Lord Xia didn't make any mistakes, how could he be demoted? ”

As a palace maid, she never thought that she would hear this kind of gossip, and she looked at each other for a while, and couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

One of them said: "According to what you say, is it really because Concubine Xia offended Concubine Niangniang that Lord Xia was demoted?" Otherwise, General Du's high and powerful position would not be able to get along with Lord Xia. ”

When the others heard this, they all nodded, obviously agreeing with this statement. But one of them was a little puzzled and asked, "But Concubine Xia doesn't seem to have any communication with Concubine Shu, how did she offend her?"

"I don't know about it." The palace maid who spoke before, after hearing this, couldn't give an accurate answer, and after being silent for a while, she said guessfully, "Could it be that Concubine Xia has just given birth to a second princess these days, and Concubine Shu Niangniang has not come out yet, so in a fit of anger, she let her father design and demote Concubine Xia's father?" ”

At first glance, this idea sounded very reasonable, but after thinking for a while, everyone gave a disapproving answer: "According to what you say, there are many mothers in the palace who have also given children, and many of them have princes."

"If Concubine Shu is because of this, why doesn't she deal with other concubines, and she has to hold on to Concubine Xia?" The other palace maids chattered, "There must be something else hidden in this." ”

"That's it, if Concubine Shuniang follows this words, the first person to deal with it must be those who have a prince, and it is useless to deal with a princess, and the princess can't threaten the status of Concubine Shu." This sentence was quickly agreed by everyone.

The palace ladies chattered and discussed for a while, but in the end, none of them were conclusive. In the end, it was a palace maid who said: "Okay, what is the matter, we are all outsiders, and naturally we don't know what happened in this regard."

"What's more, the affairs of these noble people have nothing to do with us. Let's listen, it's just a fun, there's no need to think about anything. The palace maid said, "Instead of thinking about so many things, it is better to do your own things first, maybe one day you can soar and become a mother." ”

Such a sentence quickly won the laughter of all the palace maids. But after saying this, no one really said this anymore.

The palace maids quickly moved on to other topics, and what they didn't know was that in a remote corner, there was a palace maid who felt her heart pound because of what they said.

Others don't know, but as Xia Concubine's personal palace maid, she naturally knows that Xia Concubine and Du Qinyue have long been friends, but now they are gradually estranged after giving birth. Xia Concubine didn't do anything wrong with Du Qinyue's yang and yin, if Du Qinyue was angry because of this, if she thought about it carefully, it was not impossible.

And after getting angry, it doesn't seem impossible to demote Xia Ruhai to your father. All the gossip is not groundless. This point is also very clear in the palace maid's heart. So, isn't it...... What happened to Lord Xia?

The palace maid, the more she thought about it, the more frightened she felt, and she didn't have any intention of going to the imperial dining room, so she hurried back to the palace immediately, just wanting to explain this matter to Concubine Xia.

She was really in too much of a hurry, and she used all her strength to speak incoherently, and finally let Xia Concubine understand what she meant.

After Xia Concubine heard what the palace maid said, for a while, her first reaction was disbelief. She unconsciously grabbed the other arm with one hand, forced a smile, and said, "You are joking with the palace, how could such a ridiculous thing happen to the palace."

Having said that, Xia Concubine was also very clear in her heart. If Du Qinyue was really angered, it seemed impossible for Du Qinyue to do such a thing.

"Niangniang, the slave and maid listened to it very true. Although there may be some exaggerations when those palace maids gossip, the general direction is always the same. The palace maid also understood that Concubine Xia was in a trance right now, so she didn't refute it, but just sighed, "The slave suggests you...... If it's possible, let's go and ask Lord Xia personally. ”

"Yes, that's the case, this palace can't listen to others casually, you must listen to what your father said first." He Suoyi seemed to have found the backbone of the heart all of a sudden, and hurriedly said, "This palace will repair a book and ask my father what is going on." Those people are making such jokes, which is inevitably too much. If you let this palace know who they are, you must punish them well. ”

The palace maid looked at Xia Concubine's appearance, and she couldn't bear it in her heart, but she didn't plan to persuade again, she was silent. Xia Concubine was at a loss right now, she just blindly didn't believe it, and couldn't wait to find any evidence to prove that what she heard was just a fake.

Because of such a reason, Xia Concubine's action is also extraordinarily fast. In a few moments, she had already written a letter. The content of the letter is nothing more than asking Xia Ruhai about his current situation.

Xia Concubine was afraid that this matter was true, so she didn't dare to ask too hard. lest I accidentally hurt my father's heart, so it is extremely obscure.

She first asked how Xia Ruhai's body and bones were recently, and then asked Xia Ruhai how the officialdom was.

After writing this letter, Xia Concubine didn't dare to delay, and immediately ordered someone to send it out of the palace and give it to Xia Ruhai. "Nothing must happen."