Chapter 57 Compete with each other

Ling Xiao watched the noble concubine pull off her belt, her coat dispersed, and a bulging pillow-like thing fell down. She opened her eyes wide, her mouth was slightly open, and she couldn't speak. She stared at the thing on the ground.

"You haven't calculated it. I'm not pregnant at all, am I?" Xie Guifei smiled complacently, as if laughing at Ling Xiao's stupidity.

"No wonder, no wonder you didn't have anything wrong after drinking that bowl of soup. It's not that you pretended not to have a miscise, but that you don't have a dragon seed in your stomach." At this moment, Ling Xiao suddenly realized that what had happened before made sense. A child who does not exist at all can naturally use it to attack his enemy without fear of hurting it.

Xie Guifei picked up the thing on the ground and casually returned to **. She put one hand on her waist and turned around the place. She was extremely charming and said with a smile, "Isn't my waist very thin? Although it's a few years older than you, it's not worse than yours at all." There is no such swelling as a pregnant woman.

Ling Xiao calmed down and asked, "From the perspective of time, it has been more than five months since you were fake pregnant, so you can't wait. If you don't get rid of it, you should wear it. So, you bribed the people of Qin Tianjian, forced me to come here in the name of praying for blessings, and then planted what the child didn't have on me, right?

"I just praised Wanyi as a smart person. Why is she so talky now? Since it's something that everyone knows, why ask more?" Xie Guifei answered disdainfully, and her eyes were full of contempt. "I am fully prepared. As long as I applaud three times in a moment, someone will come to create a real small birth scene and a noble concubine who has been murdered and weak."

The noble concubine thought that these words would make Ling Xiao feel scared, angry or panicked, but when she finished speaking, she didn't see Ling Xiao's strange color, so she looked at her expressionlessly, as if she was looking at a completely unrelevant person. She was angry and shouted, "You look down on me and decide that the emperor will believe that you will not punish you, so you are not afraid, are you?! Let me tell you, the emperor..."

"Thank you, Princess." Just then, the door opened and the queen came in.

Xie Guifei's eyes were wide open, more shocked than when Ling Xiao saw her fake belly just now. She looked at the queen in disbelief, stretched out her hand, and her fingertips trembled, "You, why are you here?" After saying that, he immediately ran to the door and said angrily, "Dai He! Dai He? Where did you die?"

"Your concubine, if you don't want to attract more people, just shout and let everyone see that the noble concubine actually uses fake pregnancy to compete for favor. I really don't know what the emperor will react after knowing it." The queen sneered in the back.

Xie Guifei turned around and walked to Ling Xiao. She stretched out her hand and was about to wave it down. She was caught by the queen. The queen said angrily, "Xie Guifei, you are so insidious and despicable that you dare to attack Ling Wanyi. I immediately asked the emperor to execute you!"

"Humph!" Xie Guifei threw the queen away as soon as she tried her best. The panic just now was gone. She only replied in a mocking tone, "Queen, queen, don't you feel sorry at all? In the past, it was my palace, the medicine concubine, and now there is Ling Wanyi. There are many women in the harem, which one of them is more liked by the emperor than you? If you are not the prince's daughter, do you think you can be the crown princess and the queen?

"Go and report to the emperor to execute me? Do you think you really have a few catties in the emperor's heart? If Ling Wanyi goes to the emperor to cry and act coquettishly, maybe it will be useful, you?" Xie Guifei said, and the long and charming Danfeng glanced at the queen obliquely.

Ling Xiao looked at the queen Tieqing's face, and the alarm bell in his heart was loud. It's not good. Xie Guifei was souing discord. She hurriedly said to Xie Guifei righteously, "The empress is the emperor's wife. Who can compete with the mother in the world? Even if the emperor sometimes does not visit her, he is still busy with national affairs. The Empress is the one who stands on the same front with the emperor and overlooks the clouds and thousands of people. Naturally, she can understand the emperor's wishes. Only those who are unscrupulous and only care about their own selfishness will care about these and calculate these!"

After hearing such words, the queen's face was really much more beautiful and said, "Your concubine, we entered the East Palace together in those years. It is said that you are also an old man in the palace. Why are you not as sensible as Wanyi's sister?"

It is estimated that at this time, Xie Guifei also knew that her plan was not successful. Unfortunately, she was ready to wait for this day for so long, but she didn't expect to be destroyed by the queen. How could she not hate it? However, it's just a pity that the plan can't be made, but it doesn't show fear, which is impressive.

"At that time, the palace will definitely plead for Concubine Xie. For the sake of the husband and wife for many years, Ling Wanyi is not that cruel person, and she will definitely say a few words for the noble concubine. Isn't that right, Ling Wanyi?" At this time, the queen was already in the posture of a winner.

"Hahaha--" The noble concubine laughed when she heard this. After waiting for her to stop laughing, she rubbed her red eyes, looked up and said to the two, "Don't you really think this can make me fall, do you? Then you are really naive."

Ling Xiao and the queen looked at each other. Both of them were puzzled. At this time, how could Xie Guifei be so arrogant? What trump card did she have? However, what Xie Guifei said next suddenly solved their doubts.

"Ling Xiao, do you know why I chose to be in trouble at this time? Do you know why the emperor didn't come today? Do you know what happened in the court? Xie Guifei asked repeatedly, but Ling Xiao was still a little confused, but the queen's face had turned white.

"Wuhuan invaded the border, and several generals sent out were cultivated and supported by my father. Do you think, if the emperor punishes me at this time, will my father be in a bad mood? If the teacher is in a bad mood, will the students who go out have no intention to contribute to the country because of worry?

No wonder Xie Zhiqing had to wait until this time to make the final blow. It turned out that she had already arranged a way out for herself! Ling Xiao asked angrily, "Are you threatening the emperor?! Xie Guifei, are national affairs a child's play? Can you play like this? Once something happens to the frontier, do you know how many people will die? You have an emperor in your heart, but do you want to let his life be ruined?

"I have never threatened the emperor." Xie Guifei smiled again and rushed to the innocent, "I'm just threatening you and the queen."

"Xie Guifei, even if the emperor knows it, he dares not attack you easily, but he is so coerced by you. Do you think you will have a good life from now on? Do you think the emperor will love you again? Even if I don't punish you today, what about the future? The queen was also extremely angry when she heard Xie Guifei's words.

"I have never coerted the emperor, but I just analyzed the advantages and losses to you." Xie Guifei was not afraid at all, especially in the face of the queen, she continued, "Queen, the emperor will never know about this, because you won't let him know, will you?"

Ling Xiao only felt that Xie Zhiqing was crazy. It was not easy for the queen to have the biggest chip to bring down Xie Zhiqing. How could she not tell the emperor? However, when she saw the queen's more ashamed but silent look, she faintly realized that what Xie Zhiqing said was not crazy.

"Queen..." Ling Xiao couldn't help reminding him softly.

"Let's go." The queen turned her head and spit out these words to Ling Xiao with difficulty, and stared at Xie Guifei with hatred and said, "You know what to do next." With that, he left with Ling Xiao and walked out of the palace.

As soon as they went out, they heard Xie Guifei laughing proudly behind them, and then there was a sound of broken porcelain bowls. Ling Xiao didn't know how the noble concubine explained to the other concubines in the Yingyue Palace. In short, there was nothing after they left that day. All she knew was that the noble concubine's blessing activity had ended successfully.

She really can't understand what the queen did. Although she didn't want to thank the noble concubine, she didn't want to let her go easily, especially she couldn't understand why the queen was willing to let go of the noble concubine who was almost over her head. The palace where the noble concubine lived was not originally called Yingyue Palace. It was specially changed by the imperial concubine Xie. What is the name of the queen's palace? Zhaoyang Palace.

Zhaoyang, Yingyue, this is to compete with the queen. Whether Concubine Xie really has the ambition to attack the rear position, at least she is provoking the queen's authority on the surface. If you tell the emperor that Xie Guifei is fake pregnant and murders the concubine, and after being exposed, she still tries to threaten the emperor, as the queen said, even if she is not abolished now, it will happen sooner or later.

But now, if the queen doesn't do anything, she naturally can't say anything to the emperor. After all, Xie Guifei is powerful and has a deep relationship with the emperor, which is not something she can easily shake. If you complain rashly, you may hurt yourself. This is also the reason why she found the queen on the day of praying for blessings. The queen's status is detached, and the emperor respects her very much. Only when she testified together can she hope to save herself and carry out a counterattack. Otherwise, it is impossible for Ling Xiao to do it alone. Now that the queen has decided to hide this matter, what can she do?

"Ling Wanyi, I know that you have been doubting in your heart, and Geng Geng can't let it go. It seems that if I don't explain it to you, you won't feel at ease." On the third night, the queen took the initiative to find Ling Xiao and planned to tell her.

Ling Xiao lowered his head silently, did not say a word, and listened to the queen's "teachings".

"Xie Zhiqing is right. I can't and can't tell the emperor about this matter. There are many reasons, two of which are the most critical. First, as she said, Prime Minister Xie is very powerful, especially when the border is not peaceful at present, and the emperor's backyard must not be on fire. You may not know the emperor yet, but I do.

The queen's voice is low and sad, with deep love, "I have known the emperor since I was a child. I can't know what kind of person he is. If he knows about this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control not to fall out with Xie Guifei. If that's the case, the consequences are unpredictable. Ten thousand steps back, even if it is unlikely that this will happen, I can't take the risk.

Ling Xiao couldn't help interrupting: "Is that lady going to talk about the old things again when the border war is over?"

The queen shook her head, "The frontier may be calmed down soon, but do you know when Prime Minister Xie will fall? What's more, this kind of thing needs to be quick, accurate and cruel. Once it is raised again after a long time, it will not be so easy. Will Xie Zhiqing sit back and wait for death? At that time, there might have been no human evidence, and it was difficult to explain why we didn't bring up this matter at that time. If we tell the emperor that he is worried about his big event, he will not be happy.

Ling Xiao was silent. Indeed, if you explain it like this, it means that they are concerned about the affairs of the government. Maybe they will be bitten by Xie Guifei and say that they will interfere in the political affairs. In addition, they are worried about the emperor, but in his opinion, they are distrustful of him. No man will be happy about the distrust of his wife and concubine, especially when he is the emperor.

"So as long as Prime Minister Xie is there in one day, Xie Guifei can do whatever she wants for a day, and no one can touch her?" Ling Xiao gritted his teeth secretly.

"Of course not. If she always does such nonsense, she will die sooner or later. What's more, Prime Minister Xie's power in the dynasty is expanding, and the emperor will not let it go. It's just that he has been ascended to the throne for a long time, and the throne is unstable, and it is not easy to move the Xie family. The queen smiled sarcastically.

Hearing the queen say this, Ling Xiao felt that he was indeed superficial and didn't think so much. But she couldn't help thinking, since the queen can understand these truths, don't Prime Minister Xie and Princess Xie understand? Since Xie Zhiqing can use the border to threaten the queen, it means that she understands her own advantages, so she should understand her own disadvantages. Isn't she afraid that one day the emperor will take action against their Xie family? And if she knew this, how could she not respond at all? Or is she too confident in herself and her family? Or, this is the so-called fan of the authorities.

"So, Madam, what's another big reason you just said?" Ling Xiao took a sip of tea. Although he couldn't taste anything, he just moistened his throat.

The queen looked at Ling Xiao and smiled, but she smiled bitterly and said, "If I say this reason, Ling Wanyi may think it's nothing, but in my opinion, it's more serious than the one just now."

Looking at Ling Xiao's puzzled face, the queen turned her head and said quietly, "Once you tell the emperor, it is likely to involve the empress dowager drugged the noble concubine. Although the Empress Dowager did this for the good of the emperor, after all, it was a murder of her own grandson, and the emperor certainly couldn't accept it.

Ling Xiao can understand what the empress dowager did. Of course, the emperor can understand it better. Didn't he worry about Xie Guifei's pregnancy, but the emperor is not such a cruel person. No matter what Xie Guifei is, she is also pregnant with his own flesh and blood. His biological mother wants to kill his own flesh and blood. He can accept this. A fact?