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Chapter 254: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (3)

Chapter 254: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (Part 3)

Xiefang Palace is the palace closest to the Imperial Garden. The emperor has been on the throne for only one year, there has been no general election, and there are not many concubines in the harem. Now there is no main queen in Xiefang Palace. Only a Concubine Zhao and a Concubine Zhou live in the east side palace.

On weekdays, there was no queen to pressure them, and the emperor seldom came here. Since they were not favored, there was naturally no fighting, and the two lived in harmony.

While there was a commotion outside Xiefang Palace, Concubine Zhao and Concubine Zhou were watching the palace maids playing with Yingluo and eating snacks to pass the time.

As they were laughing and joking, someone came to report that something had happened in the Imperial Garden and the two noble masters were rushing over there. They hurriedly got up, straightened their clothes, and rushed to the outside of the palace to greet them, one after the other.

When Concubine Zhao saw that Concubine Cui's head was covered in blood and her dress was stained with blood, half of her body went limp and she felt a headache starting to build.

Just as Concubine Cui was carried into the palace gate, a woman in palace dress was carried down from the Zhai sedan chair behind her. Concubine Zhou took a look and lowered her head to salute. With her head half lowered, she could just see that the light-colored palace dress was stained red with blood.

This... the fetus can't be saved? This is the emperor's first child! The emperor will definitely be furious!

After a large group of palace maids entered, Lady Zhou's voice trembled as she half cried, "Empress Cui and Empress Xu were injured like that. We, we won't be blamed for this, right?"

Concubine Zhao was half paralyzed on the palace maid, wishing she could hide away immediately and not get involved in these things, but she knew that the Queen and others would be here soon, and if she and Concubine Zhou hid and refused to see anyone, they would be dead!

"We stayed indoors and knew nothing, but this had nothing to do with the ladies' injuries. This place is closest to the Imperial Garden, so they were sent here. We're waiting on the sidelines to avoid any trouble. If the Empress asks us questions, we can tell the truth. I believe the Empress will be reasonable and won't blame us."

After hearing Lady Zhao's comfort, Lady Zhou felt relieved. She was young, and when she recalled that Concubine Xu's dress was dyed red and black, her face turned pale. She was afraid of getting pregnant!

Suddenly she felt that it was better that the emperor did not come to Xiefang Palace. She did not want the emperor's favor anyway, and her family doted on her and often gave her some money to subsidize her. She did not need to compete for favor. She would not be happy if she died because of pregnancy.

Concubine Zhao was a bit more worried. She couldn't imagine how many people would have to die to appease the emperor's wrath if the imperial concubine or Concubine Xu died in Xiefang Palace. She was afraid of being framed, so she quickly instructed her maids to be cautious and not to approach the main hall or the west side hall to avoid any trouble.

Seeing this, Zhou Cairen also beat the servant.

"Sister Zhao, let's go visit the two ladies."

Concubine Zhao nodded and entered Xiefang Palace with Concubine Zhou. The two ladies had many palace maids, so they were not needed to do anything. They just had to guard outside the palace.

Soon, the Empress Dowager, Concubine Ji, Concubine Ming Xiurong, Concubine Gu Chongyi, Concubine Qian and other concubines arrived, and Concubine Zhao answered the Empress's questions in detail.

Only after the Queen nodded and asked her to leave did Concubine Zhao stand behind the concubines and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Empress Ji: "You all come with me to take a look."

Queen Ji was dignified and graceful, with an above-average appearance. She was the daughter of General Ji.

The Ji family had never competed for the throne, always loyal to the emperor and trusted by successive emperors. Now, Emperor Liang had even handed over 200,000 troops from the northwest to Empress Ji's father, demonstrating just how much he trusted the Ji family.

Logically speaking, Ji's position as queen was stable, but now she was rushing inside, feeling upset.

She was worried when she heard someone report that the imperial concubine had injured her forehead and Concubine Xu was afraid that she would lose the fetus.

Concubine Xu is restless on a daily basis, and she is not at peace even when she is pregnant. Wouldn't it be better for her to stay in the palace and take care of the baby?

She first went to see Concubine Cui, and then Concubine Xu. Both of them were carrying out basins of blood, which made Empress Ji's face gloomy.

Although she also didn't want Concubine Xu to give birth to the emperor's first child, if it was a princess it would be fine, but if it was a prince, the eldest prince had a different status and would pose a threat to Ji's own future prince.

However, the Emperor had entrusted her with the responsibility of Concubine Xu's pregnancy. Now that something had gone wrong, she could not escape the responsibility. She could not let the Emperor misunderstand that she could not tolerate a concubine becoming pregnant and giving birth.

Empress Ji listened to Xi'e, who was beside Concubine Xu, crying and asking her to take charge of Concubine Xu. Her words were implying that Concubine Cui was jealous of Concubine Xu's pregnancy and deliberately harmed Concubine Xu. Her first reaction was disbelief.

It was said that Concubine Xu framed the Imperial Concubine, but the Queen believed it. Did the Imperial Concubine harm Concubine Xu?

The Queen raised her eyebrows, feeling that there would be a lot of fun today!