novelaction Chapter 505 A Dream of Red Mansions - Wang Xifeng 32
Chapter 505 A Dream of Red Mansions - Wang Xifeng 32
Although Jia Yuanchun was successfully taken away by the emperor, she knew that she had pretended to be a "palace maid" and deceived the emperor. Once the emperor found out, the only thing waiting for her was death.
So before serving the emperor in bed, Jia Yuanchun pretended to be shy and didn't say her name. Fortunately, the emperor didn't care much about palace maids like her, and didn't want to know, so he didn't ask any further questions.
After the sleepover was over, Jia Yuanchun did not leave immediately. Instead, she knelt in front of the bed and took the initiative to apologize to the emperor.
"I, Jia Yuanchun, apologize to the emperor. I am not a maid in the Queen's palace, but a female official in the Shangshu Bureau of Fengzao Palace."
When the emperor saw the palace maid, who had just served him in bed, kneeling down in violation of the rule that she was not allowed to stay overnight, he thought that this palace maid was too ambitious and wanted to ask for a position in the harem just because she had just served him in bed. He was about to order someone to drag her away and punish her.
But I heard her say that her name was Jia Yuanchun and she was a female official in the Queen's palace.
"Are you the granddaughter of Duke Rong?"
As soon as the identity and surname were revealed, the emperor immediately understood who Jia Yuanchun was, and suddenly a feeling of being fooled and plotted against came over him.
It seems that these veteran nobles still refuse to give up and even dare to plot against me. They are so bold!
"Yes."
After the emperor knew her identity, the murderous aura emanating from him instantly engulfed Jia Yuanchun, who was kneeling on the ground. Jia Yuanchun felt that she would be killed by the emperor in the next second.
She forced herself to answer the emperor's question, and quickly threw out her 'chips' before the emperor got angry.
"I am the eldest daughter of the second branch of the Duke of Rong's mansion. I have very important news to tell His Majesty!"
"Oh, you have important news to tell me?"
The emperor's murderous intent only emerged in that instant, and was quickly retracted as if nothing had happened. In the emperor's eyes, Jia Yuanchun was already a dead person. When he heard her say that she had some news to tell him, the emperor became interested.
The Rongguo Mansion is an old noble family, and together with several other families, they are known as the Four Princes and Eight Dukes. They have always been the most "loyal" force under the emperor. Not only are they old relatives of Prince Zhongshun and the Zhen family behind Concubine Zhen Gui, but they are also relatives of the Wang family of Concubine Xi in the palace. If there is really some important news that he himself does not know, it is reasonable.
"Tell me about this news."
When the emperor was thinking, Jia Yuanchun's heart could not calm down at all. The waiting process was like waiting to die, which was very painful. Finally, when the emperor gave in, Jia Yuanchun felt that she was alive again.
"Phew, I won the bet."
Jia Yuanchun then told the emperor about Qin Keqing's life experience and said that if the emperor had any dissatisfaction, she could send a letter back to Rongguo Mansion to help the emperor "solve" Qin Keqing.
After hearing the important news from Jia Yuanchun, the emperor was both surprised and not surprised. What was surprising was that Qin Keqing was actually the illegitimate daughter left behind by the late prince, but what was not surprising was that the late prince had an illegitimate daughter.
Just looking at Jia Yuanchun lying on the ground, guessing his own feelings randomly and being complacent when she was wrong, he felt that she was extremely stupid.
"How petty do these people think I am?"
After all, the late crown prince and I are brothers. Even if there were some "frictions" when fighting for the throne, it doesn't mean that I would be so cruel that I can't even tolerate the late crown prince's illegitimate daughter.
"Okay, I know about this matter, you can go down."
There was no reward or punishment. Jia Yuanchun was driven out by the emperor with a look of surprise on her face. What she didn't know was that in the emperor's mind, sparing her life was already a reward for the information she provided. Otherwise, based on Jia Yuanchun's previous actions, the crime of deceiving the emperor would cost her life.
"Eunuch Su! Go and find out for me how many parties are involved in this matter."
"I heard that Jia Yuanchun is Concubine Xi's cousin. Check the people around Concubine Xi, including Wang Ziteng outside the palace!"
"Yes, slaves follow the order."
The Emperor's men kept their mouths shut, so even if the incident happened in the Empress's palace, the Empress still had to wait until the next morning to hear from the Emperor that Jia Yuanchun had slept with the Emperor.
Even though the Queen felt humiliated and angry, she could only force herself to ask about the Emperor's arrangements for Jia Yuanchun. Fortunately, Eunuch Su said something that made the Queen feel much better.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor said that this Lady Jia was sent here by the Duke of Rong's Mansion. Her status as a palace maid is too low. She is not as good as a lady-in-waiting. It is better to let her continue to be a lady-in-waiting in your palace."
"Ok?"
The empress had always been wary of Jia Yuanchun because of her background. If she climbed into the emperor's bed, even for the sake of the emperor's face, she would have to be given a title of noble lady or something. If the emperor intervened, even the title of concubine or noble concubine would not be impossible.
After all, the Noble Concubine Zhen of the Zhen family has the same background as Jia Yuanchun. But from what the emperor says now, it seems like she is planning to deny her responsibility.
It seems that Jia Yuanchun's method of climbing into bed is not formal.
"I understand the emperor's intention. I will arrange a separate residence for Lady Jia, and the others will be arranged according to their ranks."
Arranging a separate residence for Jia Yuanchun meant that she would be treated as an ordinary palace maid serving the emperor, making it convenient for the emperor to summon her. However, the others were still treated according to the rank of female officials, in order to prevent "others" from knowing that Jia Yuanchun had served the emperor.
When Eunuch Su saw that the Queen understood the Emperor's intention, he went back to report to the Emperor with satisfaction.
The clone Wang Xifeng suddenly fell out of favor during this period. No matter how hard she thought about it, she couldn't figure out why. Fortunately, her daughter was still quite loved by the emperor and was not implicated by her. Wang Xifeng struggled to use various means to win favor but to no avail. In the end, she had to admit defeat and return to the palace.
Fortunately, not long after Wang Xifeng returned to the palace, the emperor began to favor her again. For the first time, Wang Xifeng felt that even as a "high and mighty" imperial concubine, she could only "come when summoned and dismiss when dismissed" in front of the emperor. For the first time, she felt that being an imperial concubine was not that good. But as long as she recalled the experiences after she married Jia Lian in her previous life, Wang Xifeng felt that being an imperial concubine was not that bad after all.
Everyone in the palace speaks according to the emperor's favor. As long as they are favored, they will not be bullied by the palace servants at will. They can also enjoy wealth and glory and the power and status brought by their status.
Although she was the matriarch of the Rongguo Mansion in her previous life and seemed to be in charge of the entire Rongguo Mansion, in fact, not only did she pay a lot of dowry, but she also had to endure the pressure from two mothers-in-law.
The servants in Rongguo Mansion were too senior and undisciplined, and their husbands were unfaithful. They worked hard and gave their all, but in the end, they didn't get any good results.
Wang Xifeng's fall from favor and return to favor were all because the emperor found out that Jia Yuanchun's bed-climbing had nothing to do with her.