20demayo Chapter 918 It’s time for me to teach her a lesson
Chapter 918 It’s time for me to teach her a lesson
Jiang Fenghua smiled, "It's a blessing that Fang Changzai wasn't hurt. It would be such a shame if such delicate hands were burned!"
Fang Chang was trembling in her heart, and she nodded and bowed quickly, saying, "I'm fine, it's just... my clothes are a little dirty, stained with millet porridge, I'll go change them right away."
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice: "Go!"
"I'll take my leave now." Fang Changzai replied cautiously.
As soon as she left, Gao Qingtong lowered her voice and said, "Fang Yao has always been very obedient in the palace. What is she trying to do today? Does she really think that she will become rich and powerful just because she has the emperor's favor?"
Gao Qingtong understands the emperor. The emperor only treats the women in the harem as tools. They enter the palace and become concubines because the royal family needs them to reproduce heirs. The emperor does not have any feelings for them at all.
The only person the emperor loves is the queen.
They should also learn to be smart and not try to seek affection from the emperor. Doing their duty well is the greatest help to them and their family.
Obviously, Fang Changzai was a little too nervous because she was summoned to the emperor's bedchamber.
Jiang Fenghua glared at Chunfang and said in a deep voice, "Hurry up and have someone clean up the floor. Go down and get ten slaps on the wrist and reflect on your mistakes."
No matter what, it was wrong for them to deliberately bring such hot porridge to Fang Changzai, and Chunfang should be punished.
Chunfang quickly said, "I accept the punishment."
Lian Ye also realized that it was Chunfang and others who secretly acted to embarrass Fang Changzai. Although she was also dissatisfied, she was only dissatisfied with the emperor, not Fang Changzai.
Last night, the emperor sent the empress back to the palace so late but did not stay and went straight back to Chengqian Palace. Finally, he asked the eunuchs from the Jingshifang to deliver the green card.
Lian Ye said, "I will also accept the punishment. It was my negligence that I didn't give them proper instructions."
Jiang Fenghua clenched her fingers. She knew that Fang Changzai deliberately spilled the porridge, and Chunfang also deliberately brought boiling hot porridge to Fang Changzai. Lianye would not do such a stupid thing, so why should she be punished!
She said in a deep voice: "Go!"
The concubines present dared not say anything more after seeing this, and the hall was suddenly so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Jiang Fenghua said to Hongxiu, "I forgot to give her the gift I prepared for Concubine Fang. Please deliver it to her! Since she has already served in the emperor's bedchamber, let her move to Qinghua Palace and assign more people to serve her."
If Fang Yao could conceive a royal heir, her status would definitely be promoted.
The other concubines who were not summoned to the emperor's palace felt very uncomfortable. Fang Yao had the lowest rank, but she suddenly caught the emperor's eye.
After breakfast, several concubines left one after another.
Gao Qingtong looked at the hall which was becoming increasingly cold and suddenly sighed.
Jiang Fenghua took a sip of tea and asked, "Qingtong, why are you sighing?"
Gao Qingtong spent her days reading and writing, leading a dull life. She said, "Your Majesty, you've guessed what Concubine Fang is thinking, right?"
She wanted to say that all the concubines who entered the palace and were favored in the past were either dead or injured. No wonder Fang Yao was also like a frightened bird.
"What the emperor wants is for the royal family to prosper. I am the mistress of the harem and will definitely share your worries. I will do my best to arrange for the concubines in the harem to serve you and give birth to the royal heirs, so as to expand the royal family. Concubine Fang is worrying too much." Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice.
Gao Qingtong said, "It's a pity that they are using their own mean intentions to deceive others."
Jiang Fenghua continued, "I know what Qingtong is thinking, and I also know what Concubine Fang is thinking. The day we step into the palace, we should know that our status is different from when we were outside the palace. I still say that as long as they behave themselves, I will not treat them unfairly. Their family honor has been given to them by the emperor. If they want to live a stable life in the harem, I can satisfy them. However, if anyone wants to make trouble, I will not tolerate any sand in my eyes."
Gao Qingtong froze when she heard this. She suddenly hugged Jiang Fenghua and said, "My Lady, you're back."
Jiang Fenghua paused for a moment, seemingly unresponsive, and smiled, "I've always been here."
Gao Qingtong's eyes were red and her nose was sore. She always felt lonely in the palace. The only person who could talk to her was the Queen. She felt that only the Queen understood her.
Ever since the Queen left the palace, she found life in the palace meaningless. After the Queen came back, she became distant and unfamiliar with her. At one point, she suspected that the Queen became distant from her because the Emperor promoted her to be a noble concubine, but she knew that the Queen was not such a person.
The Queen is a good person.
Jiang Fenghua noticed her body trembling, "Your Highness, if you hugged me and cried, people would think I was bullying you."
Gao Qingtong quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and sat up straight, "I am so happy."
Gao Qingtong asked directly, "Actually, the Queen's temperament changed drastically after she returned to the palace. Both I and Concubine Song Shu noticed something was wrong, but we never dared to ask. The Queen forgot about me for a while, and I was very sad for a long time."
Jiang Fenghua had indeed forgotten them all, and Nanny Wang told her one by one about everyone in the palace. Thinking of Nanny Wang, Jiang Fenghua felt sad. Like Gao Qingtong, she also wanted to see Jiang Fenghua without amnesia. Nanny Wang left with regret.
Jiang Fenghua said gently: "Qingtong is my lifelong friend."
Gao Qingtong had a smile on her lips, bright and brilliant. The current Gao Qingtong was very different from when she first entered the palace. She used to be gentle, but now she was more noble.
"Since Your Majesty has recovered her memory, I will speak frankly to you." Gao Qingtong deliberately lowered her voice.
Jiang Fenghua just thought she was being mysterious. "Just say whatever you want to say, Your Majesty."
Gao Qingtong leaned close to her ear and said, "It seems someone is passing a message to Concubine Song Shu, and someone is giving her money..."
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice: "It is indeed time for me to teach her a lesson."
She knew that Xie Shang wanted to use Peng Fei now, so he would not touch Song Qing for the time being. Besides, she was the mother of the second prince, so she would not be severely punished if she made a mistake.
She thought to herself: Song Qing is already a winner in the harem, but she is still not satisfied. Being too greedy will harm her.
Her brothers were indeed useless. If they had half the ability of Peng Fei, and the emperor promoted someone from the Song family, the Song clan would have been able to gain a firm foothold in the Zhou Dynasty. It was a pity that they were all as stupid as pigs.
The Song family's people are useless, which is exactly what Jiang Fenghua wants.
Jiang Fenghua asked again: "How is Concubine Lan?"
Gao Qingtong then thought of Concubine Lan. "I don't know what happened to Concubine Lan. After the Empress left the palace late in the evening, I had someone stew some tonic and sent it to her palace, but she smashed it. She used to be such a gentle girl, and I don't know what happened. Her temperament suddenly changed like this."
"I have some things to say but I don't know whether I should say them or not."
Jiang Fenghua collected her thoughts and said, "Your Highness, I assist you in managing the harem. If you don't tell me, who should tell me?"
Gao Qingtong continued, "Princess Lan has been missing for several months, and rumors have been circulating in the palace. Some say she is no longer innocent, and that something strange happened on the day she returned to the palace. I don't think her injuries were serious, so why was there so much blood that day..."
"Who spread these words?" Jiang Fenghua asked.