roccoschili Chapter 287 I Really Can’t Do This
Chapter 287 I Really Can’t Do This
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong." Ling Xiang's guilty eyes flashed.
"You and Concubine Wan were praying in Baohua Hall, how come the incense burner collapsed?" asked the Queen.
"Your Majesty, I am useless and have failed to live up to your trust." Ling Xiang's mouth corners curved downward, her eyes full of guilt.
The queen became suspicious and felt that Ling Xiang's words were irrelevant.
Seeing that Ling Xiang was about to reveal the truth, Jian Qiu quickly said, "Ling Changzai, the queen only wants you to be on good terms with Wanpin, but you should also take care of your body and the child."
"Yes, Miss Jianqiu is right. I was reckless." Ling Xiang's eyes were filled with shame. "I am so stupid that I can't even handle such a small matter."
Ling Xiang supported herself with her arms, endured the pain from the wound on her back, sat up, and took out a small paper bag from under the pillow.
Jianqiu's pupils gradually dilated as Ling Xiang moved, but there was nothing she could do.
"Your Highness, you gave me this thing. I was pregnant and was really scared, but your Highness ordered me to do so, and I dared not disobey. Today, I thought of inviting Wanpin to Baohua Hall to burn incense and pray for blessings. The incense burner was originally intended to be thrown at Wanpin, but the scene was in chaos at the time, and I had no choice but to..."
Before Ling Xiang finished her words, the Queen interrupted her: "When did I give you this thing?"
The queen frowned as she looked at the paper bag in Ling Xiang's hand. Suddenly, she seemed to understand something and looked up at Jian Qiu.
"Your Majesty..." Jianqiu said hesitantly.
"Jianqiu, what is this?" asked the queen.
"Your Majesty, isn't this the rouge that you asked Miss Jianqiu to give me? You want me to be on good terms with Zhen Huan, isn't it..." Ling Xiang spoke first.
It turned out that Jianqiu had been thinking about silencing Wanpin since the night the emperor returned to the palace from Henan to accompany Wanpin.
Any woman who steals the Queen's favor must die.
So that night, Jianqiu asked Jiang Fuhai for the pure powder of Crane's Beak Red, which she put in the tea and died of poisoning immediately.
Jianqiu was dissatisfied with Lingxiang's dependence on the Queen, but did nothing when the Queen was wronged, so she came to Qixiang Palace alone that night to find Lingxiang.
Jianqiu was a little maid, so she naturally didn't dare to order her master to do anything. She used the excuse that "this was the Queen's order."
It is really bold of Jianqiu to sell dog meat under the guise of selling mutton.
The queen looked at Jianqiu deeply, and Jianqiu felt a chill on the back of her neck.
"Your Majesty, if Wanpin was poisoned when I was present, I was afraid that someone would find out, so I wanted to..."
Ling Xiang looked so submissive and cautious, and her face showed the pitiful look of being forced by Jianqiu to obey, but not daring to do anything.
"Really? If that's the case, then why was it you who was injured and almost had a miscarriage, and not Concubine Wan?" The Queen had already understood the situation from Jianqiu's timid eyes and Lingxiang's evasive and tell-all words.
Jianqiu is reckless and acts on his own initiative.
Ling Xiang was not really a coward. The Queen saw through her trick of catching Jianqiu and wanting her to punish Jianqiu while getting herself off the wrong track.
"Why aren't you talking? You didn't dare to poison Concubine Wan, so you wanted to kill her. Then why did you get hurt?" The queen asked again.
Ling Xiang was really panicked at this moment. She had long realized that it was Jianqiu's own idea to give her the crested red powder. She was a concubine after all, so how could she obey the orders of a palace maid?
Even if it's the Queen's people, it's impossible.
Otherwise, why did she go to so much trouble to fight for the position of master?
She had been planning this game for a long time.
Since the Queen asked her to be on good terms with Zhen Huan, she did so.
Jianqiu asked her to kill Zhen Huan, so she did it.
It’s not certain whether it will happen or not, after all, she wants to live a good life.
This time, she didn't want Zhen Huan to die at all.
I didn't want Zhen Huan to have a miscarriage.
She wanted Zhen Huan, Shen Meiyu, An Lingrong, and everyone who was on good terms with Concubine Hua to treat her well for Zhen Huan's sake.
Ling Xiang wants to defeat the people in the harem one by one.
As for the fact that she wanted to hit Zhen Huan but ended up hitting herself, Ling Xiang did not expect the Queen to question her in this way.
In her expectation, the personal maid beside her made the decision on her own and she was vague about the matter, so the Queen's focus should be on Jianqiu.
As for what happened today, she could just pretend that she really listened to Jianqiu's words and tried to harm Zhen Huan, but because she was timid she changed her method, and accidentally hurt herself.
He turned his clumsiness into a blessing and even gained Zhen Huan's trust. I think even the Queen, who loves to settle accounts, would feel that he had done a good job.
But Ling Xiang never expected that the Queen would see through her little trick at a glance.
“Your Majesty…Your Majesty doesn’t know either…” Ling Xiang’s voice became softer and softer, “The scene was so chaotic at the time, it seemed like someone pulled my majesty, it seemed to be Concubine Wan…”
Ling Xiang began to talk nonsense, saying that there were only a few people present, and they all saw her saving Wanpin, so there was no way this could go wrong.
It's good enough as long as my goal is achieved. As for the Queen, I should be of great use to her now.
The Queen would not care too much about this minor detail.
"Since it was Wanpin who helped you, it means that Wanpin wants to harm the baby in your belly. Do you dare to follow me to report Wanpin to the emperor?"
The reason why the Queen was angry was not that Ling Xiang failed to cause Concubine Wan to have a miscarriage, but that such a bitch like Ling Xiang actually tried to use her to defeat Jianqiu.
She, the master of the harem, was almost taken advantage of by a little palace maid.
Just looking for death.
After all, the emperor, the empress and the queen mother are all the same people.
Only they can use others to achieve their own goals, and no one in the world can use them. This is the imperial power.
The imperial power that can control the life and death of everyone.
Ling Xiang had no idea how dangerous the reverse scale she had touched this time was.
Ling Xiang felt that the pressure above her was extremely strong, and the Queen was really angry.
Ling Xiang didn't expect that at this time, shouldn't the Queen be angry because Jianqiu made the decision on her own?
When Ling Xiang heard that the Queen was going to drag her to frame Wanpin, she was frightened and quickly got off the bed and knelt on the cold ground:
"My lady, I was wrong. I shouldn't have played tricks on you. It's just that Miss Jianqiu asked me to do something that I really can't do!"
Ling Xiang instinctively put herself in the lowest position and called herself a "slave", which made the queen feel a little more comfortable.
The wound pulled on my back and it was really painful.
Because her lower abdomen touched the ground, she felt a sense of falling, and Ling Xiang could only grit her teeth and endure it.
Ling Xiang was as humble as an ant. The queen looked at the huddled figure on the ground, her eyes revealing a sense of superiority and control.
"Hmph, don't play tricks under my nose." The queen no longer had a smile on her face. "Ling Xiang, you are very smart. I hope you can use your intelligence where I want you to use it."