readytorunbook Chapter 233 Get Joe
Chapter 233 Get Joe
After Qin Liuse moved to Zhaoyang Palace, sometimes Emperor Yongjia came here to rest overnight, and sometimes he turned over Qin Liuse's name card to summon her to Chengqian Palace.
On this day, Emperor Yongjia had lunch in Zhaoyang Palace. Although it was called lunch, in fact, the dishes were prepared in the small kitchen here, which was just to his taste. So at noon, when he should have been in the imperial study, Emperor Yongjia would occasionally come back to eat.
But after the meal, Emperor Yongjia hurried away.
Before leaving, he took the initiative to mention, "Have those rumors in the palace reached your ears?"
Qin Liuse was just unsure how to tell him, or rather, unsure of his attitude, but she didn't expect him to bring it up on his own initiative.
Qin Liuse brought a cup of tea to Emperor Yongjia and said with a smile, "I heard it."
Emperor Yongjia smiled as he drank his tea, "If you hadn't told me that night, I would have thought you were the one who spread the story."
Some things are just so coincidental.
Qin Liuse pouted and glared at Emperor Yongjia.
Emperor Yongjia finished his tea, handed it to Aunt Mingyue, and said with a smile, "I know it's not you, but it's hard to believe that you have such a heart."
As expected, Emperor Yongjia would treat those who were honest to him, or frankly loyal to him, well. Qin Liuse felt somewhat fortunate.
However, since Emperor Yongjia mentioned this in front of her himself, it means that he believes in her. With this, Qin Liuse felt relieved.
Moreover, Emperor Yongjia was smarter than her and naturally knew that someone was behind this matter.
Although Qin Liuse said that it was just a coincidence, when he sat down and thought about it carefully, he realized that no matter how many coincidences there were, they were all caused by inevitable factors.
For example, in the past two months, she has been communicating frequently with her mother's family. Perhaps it was because of this that the man was inspired to go to her hometown in Suzhou and Hangzhou to investigate her. So if you say this was a coincidence, it's not entirely true.
The fact that the rumor has become so ugly means that it has been spreading for several days and has been constantly evolving.
Whenever Qin Liuse walked in the palace, she could feel that the way others looked at her was slightly different.
It seemed like disbelief, sympathy, and also contempt.
As soon as Qin Liuse walked into the Cining Palace, she was unsurprisingly greeted with strange looks from her sisters.
Some looked at her worriedly, some covered their mouths and laughed secretly. Although they knew that this matter could not destroy her, it would be great if it could affect her status in the heart of Emperor Yongjia.
And everyone was obviously here to watch the show.
As soon as the Empress Dowager Dong saw Qin Liuse come in, she narrowed her eyes and looked at her, then winked at the old aunt next to her. The old aunt then sent away all the maids in the room, leaving only one room for the royal family.
Qin Liuse just found it funny. Was he going to have a three-court trial?
She knew she had to save face, so she drove out the maids and servants, but she didn't consider her own face at all.
Otherwise, there are a bunch of concubines in this room, all sitting here, why not drive them out together?
The Queen Mother Dong was deliberately putting on a show for others to see.
"Do you know why I called you here?" asked Empress Dowager Dong with narrowed eyes.
Qin Liuse lowered her eyes and said, "I am stupid and don't know."
The Empress Dowager Dong's voice was no longer kind. She winked at the old aunt, who immediately brought in a maid.
"Come, tell me what's being spread in the harem recently." said the Empress Dowager Dong.
The maid knelt on the ground, stumbling but telling everyone in full the rumors circulating in the harem.
If Qin Liuse had not been prepared, these words would have been like a slap in the face like Lingchi.
Qin Liuse smiled and said, "How can you believe such rumors? If I throw out any of them, there will be new topics in the harem tomorrow."
"Do you have any evidence to prove that this is not true?" Empress Dowager Dong asked with a cold face, "The women in the harem are related to the royal bloodline. The most important thing is that they are loyal and clean!"
Qin Liuse felt unlucky. This old guy, who was less than 20 years old, followed the late emperor when he was about to be put into the coffin and ascend to heaven. He didn’t know how clean he was!
Just thinking about the smell of an old man of that age made Qin Liuse feel creepy.
Qin Liuse thought about it and said calmly, "Your Highness, this is just rumors, and there is no evidence to prove that this is true."
What else do you want her to prove? Dreaming?
If she really proved it, wouldn't these people make a fuss about it and say that she had something to hide?
Therefore, Qin Liuse just planned to deny it until her death. She didn't have any evidence at all.
She made a living under Emperor Yongjia, and Emperor Yongjia trusted her, and that was enough.
Whether other people believe it or not, it will only help her and push her and Emperor Yongjia closer.
Concubine Ning, who was sitting next to her, held back her laughter after hearing what Qin Liuse said, and thought that Zhaoyi Qin was so interesting.
What else? There is no evidence to prove that this is true.
Not to mention that she dared to challenge the Empress Dowager Dong, just looking at her mentality, Concubine Ning liked her a little.
Concubine Ning touched her fingernails and said, "Qin Zhaoyi suffered because she was born with such a good appearance that people would gossip about her."
Although these words were brief, they were still speaking for Qin Liuse.
Qin Liuse looked at her gratefully.
Someone spoke up, and then Concubine Zhang, Concubine Zhou, Concubine Lan, and others who were friends with her, also spoke up.
Concubine Xiao De did not come to join in the fun today, otherwise Qin Liuse would be very confident that she would speak for herself.
Qin Huaijin, after all, was Qin Liuse's biological sister in name, so she also spoke up, "What Concubine Ning said is right, my sister is so beautiful, even if someone else has intentions, there is nothing we can do."
Look at what he said. It sounded like he was speaking for her, but in fact he was scheming against her. He was saying that the way she was born, she was like a fox that attracted people and there was nothing that could be done about it.
Qin Liuse is now annoyed with Qin Huaijin in her heart, especially when she guesses that this matter is most likely Qin Huaijin's doing, which makes her dislike her even more.
I don’t know how blind Emperor Yongjia was in his previous life to make such a vicious woman his queen.
Before coming to the capital, Qin Liuse thought that her "sister" was a noble lady who had been nurtured in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and her qualities must be among the best in the world.
But I would have never expected that these women would use everything they learned to harm others. They are so scheming and vicious that it is really hard to guard against them.
And all for a man, they can be so sinister.
Qin Liuse thought darkly that in the previous life, when Qin Huaijin became the queen, she didn't know how many sinister people had been hurt and how many dragon fetuses had been harmed in secret.
The Queen Mother Dong loves to make trouble, and she doesn't like Qin Liuse, so she will naturally not miss this opportunity to suppress her. "This is all one-sided. I am doing this for your own good. Only by being upright can you better manage the harem and convince the public. If you really have a clear conscience, why are you afraid of asking for evidence? I will ask someone to go to the countryside of Suzhou and Hangzhou to ask them!"