Chapter 416 Chapter 412: What you do, you will suffer
Concubine Shu looked at the Queen Mother's brows and frowned slightly. She just felt disgusted in her heart. She turned her head and saw An Shutong looking at her. Today, An Shutong was wearing a lotus blue brocade dress with a waistband. She has a slender figure and now looks even thinner than before, and her small waist is not even tight.
It seemed that Xu Mingying's incident had a big impact on her, and Concubine Shu did not pity her at all.
What you do, you suffer.
An Shutong met Concubine Shu's scanning gaze, smiled slightly and lowered her eyes.
Qin Xiyue sat aside with her spine straightened, watching with cold eyes. From Concubine Shu's eyes, she always felt that she could see a bit of an idiot. Thinking of this, she felt a little bad.
Qin Xiyue felt that she should say something, but when the words came to her mouth, she felt inappropriate, so she swallowed them back, and she suddenly felt aggrieved.
Since she entered the palace, she has really never had a comfortable day.
“Concubine Shu, what do you mean?” the Queen Mother asked slowly.
Concubine Shu turned around and smiled lightly after hearing the Queen Mother's words, "Of course I listen to the Queen Mother. I thought I had a good time at the palace last year. If the Queen Mother is willing, I will naturally be willing to serve the Queen Mother this year before going to the palace to escape the summer heat. .”
The Queen Mother’s eyes flashed. Going to the palace?
The Queen Mother felt unhappy when she thought about what happened last year. They went to the palace to escape the summer heat, but there was no use in seeing the emperor.
As a concubine, it is natural to stay in the palace and be favored.
Looking at An Shutong again, the Queen Mother's head hurt. It was really useless and she has not been favored so far.
"Aijia, let's think about it for a while. You can go back first." The queen mother now had a headache when she saw the three concubines, and it was unpleasant to meet any of them.
Concubine Shu was not unhappy after being kicked out by the Queen Mother. She stood up happily and said, "Then I will go back and wait for the Queen Mother's decree. I am not in a hurry. There are still some days before the summer vacation. The Queen Mother will think about it slowly."
Concubine Shu simply left without looking at An Shutong and Qin Xiyue again.
As soon as Concubine Shu left, An Shutong remained silent. Qin Xiyue looked at An Shutong without speaking, and she had no intention of speaking. The palace became quiet for a while.
Seeing the two of them becoming increasingly unhappy, the Queen Mother said directly: "Qin Wanyi, what do you think of this matter?"
When Qin Xiyue was named, she slightly raised her eyes to look at the Queen Mother, and spoke slowly and unhurriedly, "When I reply to the Queen Mother, I speak softly, so there is no room for me to speak on such a big matter. However, since the Queen Mother is asking the concubine Concubine, concubine, I have to tell the truth, to be honest, I don’t actually have any ideas.”
The Queen Mother's face turned even uglier. This is nonsense.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Qin Xiyue say: "It doesn't matter where the concubines and others go to escape the summer heat. What matters is where the emperor will go. Today, Concubine Shu came here with the intention of inquiring."
An Shutong has always been a calm person, but since Xu Mingying's incident, his temper has become a little out of control, otherwise Qin Xiyue wouldn't be here.
"What are you asking about? Is it still the same as last year?" An Shutong asked in a slightly sharp voice.
Qin Xiyue glanced at her, and the smile on her face became more and more sincere, "It should look like this now."
An Shutong was silent, so the emperor planned to leave Concubine Ming and her son alone again?
If she continues to waste time like this, An Shutong knows that she will really have no chance. This is her second year in the palace, and she can't even touch the corners of the emperor's clothes. In another year, it will be the draft again. At that time, they will become a joke.
The Queen Mother's eyes became more and more profound. She sneered and said, "If that's the case, then I won't go out this year."
The Queen Mother snorted, "Does it mean that if the Ai family doesn't leave the palace, others will dare to throw it out?"
These words were a bit serious. Qin Xiyue stood up and apologized. The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "You should go back first."
Qin Xiyue resigned.
When she left Shouci Palace, the peaceful and tranquil expression on her face faded slightly, and a layer of solemnity enveloped her facial features.
This time the Queen Mother fell into a big stumble with An Shutong and wanted to recruit her into the gang again. She and An Shutong lived in the same palace, so even if they deliberately avoided it, they would inevitably have to deal with them.
She knew that the Queen Mother's bowl of rice was not easy to serve, but she still had to serve it.
In the Shouci Palace, the Queen Mother said to An Shutong: "You should be more considerate yourself. If this continues, there will be no chance of success when the newcomer enters the palace."
Originally, the Queen Mother thought of forcing the emperor to accept An Shutong out of mother-son affection, but unexpectedly she followed him out last time, but was soon sent back. This time, it was not embarrassing enough.
She could tell that her son didn't want to promote her family at all.
The Queen Mother was angry and the emperor took advantage of Xu Mingying's matter, which made it difficult for her to talk about An Shutong's matter.
So she could only let her take the initiative. Thinking about Song Yunzhao's fierce competition for favors, her niece was half as shameless and capable as she was, and she wouldn't be able to get close to the emperor even now.
The more I think about it, the more unlucky it becomes, and the more I think about it, the angrier it becomes. When I look at An Shutong, I feel a little less tender than before.
How could An Shutong not see the deep meaning in the Queen Mother's eyes? There was no change on her face, but she was very dissatisfied in her heart.
Don’t she want to get ahead?
She wants it too.
But the emperor's shadow can't be touched, what can she do?
She has never seen anyone more self-disciplined than the emperor. The important affairs of the court are more popular with the emperor than the beauties in the harem. Concubine Ming is so favored. How many times can she see the emperor in a month during the New Year?
Even the Ming concubines are like this, let alone those who are not favored.
Furthermore, because of Xu Mingying's incident, the emperor was angry with her, so why would he want to see her? She just wanted to keep a low profile during this period, and it would be better to show up again when Xu Mingying's incident calmed down.
However, the Queen Mother obviously did not think so.
An Shutong could not tell the difference between the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, so she had to listen to the Queen Mother's harsh words. Only after the Queen Mother vented her anger was she able to leave Shouci Palace.
An Shutong's steps back were very heavy. She walked on the palace road and looked at the sky in the distance. She didn't want to live such a life.
Anyone can step on her, anyone can scold her, but she can't resist, she can only obey.
She also wanted to live as wantonly as Concubine Ming. Even if the Queen Mother disliked her, she was still very afraid of her.
It would be great if she were the imperial concubine.
An Shutong's eyes gradually turned gloomy. The Queen Mother blamed her, her parents blamed her, and everyone called her useless.
But who still remembers that she was unwilling to enter the palace at the beginning.
(End of this chapter)