The Red Mansions

Chapter 1653 Concubine Duanrong: Sister, are you doubting her intentions?

Chapter 1653 Concubine Duanrong: Sister, are you doubting her intentions?

Shenjing City, Palace

At this moment, Queen Song was wearing a scarlet dress embroidered with hibiscus flowers. Her lush black hair was tied into a bun, which was elegant and beautiful. Then, she walked quickly along the corridor with scarlet beams and pillars towards the hall.

Under the bright light, one can see the fair and delicate face with snow-white skin, as red as fire and as bright as clouds and brocade.

That little fox is really mischievous.

He actually bullied her like that before.

Thinking of the man's reckless behavior before, Queen Song couldn't help but feel inexplicably ashamed and angry.

There was a soft light in Queen Song's beautiful eyes, as if rippling with love for mountains and rivers. She swayed her plump waist and walked into the palace.

"Someone, prepare hot water. I need to take a bath and change clothes later." Queen Song spoke loudly with her beautiful eyes, charming and flowing, under her emerald eyebrows.

Soon, several palace maids with slim and bright figures came over from not far away and stood with their hands hanging down while they were talking.

Just like that, when the hot water is prepared, steam can be seen rising from the bathtub, mixed with the fragrance of flower petals.

Queen Song was wearing a scarlet dress embroidered with a phoenix, which slowly fell down along her snow-white back. The beautiful woman's flawless white feet gently stepped on the three-section wooden couch, and with a "crashing" sound, she stepped into the bathtub.

The beautiful woman's snow-white skin was slightly flushed, and under the light, she looked even more beautiful.

Queen Song stretched out a slender hand as white as jade and gently stroked one side of her soft face. A hint of shame and anger appeared in her beautiful, sparkling eyes.

That bastard was really messing around just now.

Just now, the little fox let Zhen lie on top of her, pressing her so hard that she felt uncomfortable. And Zhen was really shameless, calling out in her ear like a little wild cat in heat.

It seemed that she was not that angry.

Ah this...

Queen Song's plump, fair face turned red as fire, and her crystal clear heart was throbbing with fear.

At this moment, the female official walked around a brocade screen, approached, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, Concubine Rong is here."

Queen Song was startled and surprised, and asked, "Why is she coming here at this time?"

However, while they were talking, Concubine Duanrong came in from outside in a gorgeous dress, with a face as white as snow and a plump hairstyle.

"Sister Rongfei, why are you here?" Queen Song gently hugged her shoulders, and her bright and beautiful face was flushed, as if she had done something wrong and was caught.

Concubine Duanrong's eyebrows were as beautiful as black ink, and her beautiful eyes were as sparkling as water. She looked at Queen Song and whispered, "Where did you come back from, sister?"

As she spoke, she stretched out her slender hand and tugged at the skirt hanging on the screen. Her delicate, straight nose moved, and she clearly smelled a faint scent, which made Concubine Duanrong's heart tremble.

Did sister just have sex with Zi Yu?

As the beauty thought about this, she couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in her heart.

Queen Song showed an indescribable shame on her face and said, "Sister, why are you coming to my bedroom instead of staying in the palace?"

Concubine Duanrong stared at Queen Song and asked, "Sister, you haven't answered me yet. Where did this come from?"

Earlier, she had asked her ladies-in-waiting to keep an eye on changes in the palace and noticed that her sister went to Kunning Palace.

Queen Song asked, "Why are you asking me this, sister?"

Under the willow-shaped eyebrows of Concubine Duanrong, her crystal clear eyes were soft and gentle, and she said, "Sister, you came from Kunning Palace, right?"

When Queen Song heard this, her crystal clear heart trembled, and for a moment, she didn't know what to do.

Concubine Duanrong waved her hand gently, and dispersed all the female officials and maids serving around her.

Immediately, Concubine Duanrong's eyebrows were curved like black ink, and with a bit of grief in her eyes, she said: "Sister, you are so absurd. Kunning Palace is Zhen's bedroom. Why did you go there and do such absurd things?"

How could she fool around with her son-in-law in Zhen's bedroom?

Queen Song's snow-white face suddenly turned red with shame, and she scolded, "What are you talking about, sister?"

Under the emerald eyebrows of Concubine Duanrong, her crystal clear eyes were soft and shimmering. She looked at Queen Song quietly and asked, "Sister, are you really going to indulge Ziyu like this?"

The two of them were fooling around, have they already reached Kunning Palace?

It is simply shameless for two generations of queens to serve the same person.

Queen Song said, "I just went with Ziyu to Kunning Palace to take a look. There is nothing else to do."

When Concubine Duanrong heard this, a trace of shame and anger welled up in her beautiful eyes, and she asked, "Zi Yu and sister stayed in Kunning Palace for the whole afternoon. Is it true that nothing happened?"

Queen Song's beautiful eyes were as soft and gentle as water under her emerald eyebrows. She asked, "What do you want to say, sister?"

Concubine Duanrong frowned and said, "Sister, you are so promiscuous in the palace. If outsiders see it and spread it, it will undoubtedly tarnish the reputation of the new emperor. How will sister deal with it?"

Queen Song was startled, and her voice became a little colder as she asked, "What do you think, sister?"

Concubine Duanrong raised her slender eyebrows, her beautiful eyes sparkling like water, and said, "Sister, you should be more self-disciplined on weekdays. Even if not for yourself, you should think about Luo'er."

When Queen Song heard this, her beautiful eyes were filled with anger and she said in doubt, "Sister, are you... threatening me?"

Her sister, who had always been gentle and peaceful, was actually trying to threaten her for the throne at this moment?

At this moment, Queen Song looked at the quiet, cold and beautiful face of Concubine Duanrong, and when she met her clear, narrow gaze, she felt extremely strange for a moment.

Is this still the sister who has always obeyed her since she was a child?

Concubine Duanrong couldn't stand the scorching gaze of Queen Song, so she said in a deep voice, "Sister, I am doing this for Luo'er's sake."

Queen Song suddenly looked gloomy, her beautiful eyes fixed on the beauty, and she said in a cold voice: "I think you are thinking about your family's Ze'er."

When Concubine Duanrong heard this, her snow-white face turned from red to extremely pale.

Is sister doubting her intentions?

Why did she ever mean that?

Queen Song's face was as white as jade and rosy as black ink. Her voice was very charming as she said, "Sister, now that Luo'er's ascension to the throne is a foregone conclusion, and the imperial edict has been widely spread throughout China and abroad, you should just stay within your means and stop having any other thoughts."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Duanrong's body trembled violently, and a hint of anger flashed in her crystal clear eyes.

When had she ever had such and such thoughts?

Queen Song's face was as white as snow, and her expression was indifferent. She said, "Sister Rong, please wait outside the palace first. I need to rest later."

When Concubine Duanrong heard this, she was inexplicably shocked in her heart. Then she calmed herself down, walked around a brocade screen, and came out of the palace. However, the beautiful face, as bright as the clouds, seemed to be covered with a layer of light frost.

After Queen Song finished bathing and changing her clothes, she walked out of the hall and looked at the beautiful woman. A flash of gloom flashed across her eyes.

"Sister." Queen Song called softly, her face as white as snow, bright and beautiful, and she whispered, "Sister, have you figured it out?"

Concubine Duanrong said, "I don't know what you mean by that, sister?"

Queen Song looked at Concubine Duanrong and said, "Luo'er's succession to the throne is a very suitable choice for both you and me. Sister Rongfei, please don't be too obsessed."

When Concubine Duanrong heard this, her beautiful eyes, sparkling under her emerald eyebrows, were as soft as water, and she said, "Sister, have I ever been too persistent?"

Queen Song snorted coldly and said, "Otherwise, how could my sister come here and mention the matter of Kunning Palace?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Duanrong pursed her pink lips and was speechless for a moment.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I am also considering my sister and my reputation."

Queen Song snorted softly, and beneath her willow-shaped eyebrows, her pair of beautiful eyes, as clear as water, showed a hint of shame and anger. Her jade-like face flushed as if she was drunk. She said, "You still want to consider me?"

While Concubine Duanrong was speaking, she gently stood up and said, "Sister, if there is nothing else, I will go back first."

Queen Song stared at Concubine Duanrong and said, "Sister, aren't you going to ask me what happened earlier?"

Concubine Duanrong said, "Sister, that's not necessary."

Queen Song's charming eyes showed a hint of amusement under her emerald eyebrows. She said, "Sister, won't you accompany me to the inner room? Do you want me to tell you what happened in detail?"

Under the emerald eyebrows of Concubine Duanrong, her white and tender face was blushing like clouds, and her crystal clear eyes were shining softly. She said, "Sister, you..."

As he spoke, he stood up and walked out of the palace, saying, "Sister, I'm going back to the palace first."

At this moment, Queen Song's eyebrows were curved with beauty as she watched Concubine Duanrong go away, with a hint of coldness in her eyes.

This is her good sister.

Queen Song's snow-white face was in a daze. She sighed softly and forced herself to suppress the irritability in her heart.

However, it was indeed absurd for her to share a room with Zhen today.

It’s all the fault of that little fox.

……

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Godly City, Ningguo Mansion

The heavy and drizzling night rain silently hits the phoenix tree in the courtyard, but the sound of the phoenix leaves rustling can be heard, passing through the forest and dripping non-stop.

Jia Heng walked into the hall leisurely and quickly, staring at Chen Xiao who was sitting in the hall, and said, "Xiaoxiao."

As Chen Xiao spoke, he put down the book in his hand. A hint of sarcasm appeared in his sparkling eyes. He looked at the young man in the python robe and asked with concern, "Are you back?"

Jia Heng said: "Yes, I'm back."

Well, he always had a feeling that Xiaoxiao had already seen through everything in secret.

As he spoke, he sat down at a small table nearby.

At this moment, Gu Ruoqing walked quickly forward and handed over the blue and white porcelain teacup in his hand.

Chen Xiao squinted at Jia Heng, and her beautiful, straight nose twitched in disgust. She said angrily, "You look refreshed."

Jia Heng's resolute and calm face showed a bit of unnaturalness, and he asked, "Did you see all this?"

Chen Xiao snorted coldly, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Jia Heng took the cup of tea handed to him by Gu Ruoqing, lowered his head, and took a sip. When he raised his eyes, he looked at Gu Ruoqing and said, "What's wrong? Ruoqing."

Gu Ruoqing's beautiful eyes were as soft as water under her emerald eyebrows. She said, "I'm pregnant."

Jia Heng looked surprised and asked, "Really? You are pregnant. When did this happen?"

Gu Ruoqing's beautiful and graceful eyebrows were filled with an extremely shy expression. She lowered her head slightly and said, "I haven't received any letter this month."

Jia Heng looked at Gu Ruoqing with his bright eyes, and said, "Ruoqing, you should rest well these few days."

Gu Ruoqing's bright and quiet face seemed to be covered with an indescribable shame, and she said, "Your Highness, I also have some knowledge of the art of medicine, and I have some understanding of my own situation."

Chen Xiao snorted, glanced at Jia Heng, and said unhappily: "Senior Sister's affairs are handled by me and my sister. You don't need to worry about it. Just accompany your Empress Dowager."

Jia Heng: "..."

I don’t know if Xiaoxiao said this out of jealousy or jealousy?

Jia Heng took a sip of the fragrant tea and tried to change the subject, asking, "Xiaoxiao, after the new emperor ascended the throne, what is the public opinion in the capital?"

With his appointment as the Regent King, public opinion in the capital must have been in an uproar, or rather, the ministers dared to be angry but not to speak out.

Chen Xiao said in a cold voice: "Everything is calm as water, nothing unusual."

Jia Heng frowned and said, "Li and Xu have lost the support of the people by arbitrarily deposing and enthroning the emperor. Even if many officials in the court and the public hold factional views, it will not help."

Chen Xiao asked: "Zi Yu, what did the palace say before?"

With the new emperor's accession to the throne, the political situation in the Han Dynasty court suddenly entered a stable period. In other words, at this moment in the Han Dynasty court, no one could compete with Jia Heng, the regent.

Jia Heng put down the blue and white porcelain teacup in his hand and whispered, "Zhen Qing has already agreed to hand over a secret spy from the inner guard to me."

After the events of dethroning and enthroning the emperor, his control over the power of the Han Dynasty reached an unprecedented level.

Chen Xiao was silent for a moment, then asked, "When will we recruit talents to strengthen our power?"

Jia Heng thought for a moment and said, "After the New Year, when the new emperor changes the reign title, the imperial examination will be held. At that time, I will let Uncle Lin harvest a wave of new scholars, and I will personally preside over the palace examination."

Now it is his turn to take charge of the Han ship. It is a great country for him to paint.

He wanted to re-establish a new school of thought, and the scientific religion of "investigating things and seeking knowledge" would take root in the Han Dynasty.

Under Gu Ruoqing's green and beautiful eyebrows, her eyes as clear as water looked at the young man in the python robe with great reverence.

Chen Xiao raised her beautiful eyebrows, rolled her eyes at Jia Heng, and said, "Go take a shower and change your clothes first."

Jia Heng: "..."

At this moment, Qingwen walked quickly into the wing room and said softly, "Sir, the hot water is ready. Please go and take a bath and change your clothes."

Jia Heng stood up and said nothing more.

While speaking, Jia Heng stood up and walked quickly toward the outer room, then walked around a brocade screen made of glass.

While Chen Xiao was speaking, he picked up the thin book on the table, and his beautiful face was lost in thought.

Gu Ruoqing's beautiful eyes sparkled like water under her emerald eyebrows. She whispered, "Did the prince say when we will take the final step?"

Chen Xiao whispered, "We have to wait a little longer. At least half of the six ministries and hundreds of departments in the imperial court, as well as the local governors and officials, should be replaced by his trusted old officials."

Now that the Han Dynasty has just had a new emperor, it is a time when heroes and righteous men all over the world are waiting and watching, and we must not act rashly.

I'm stuck, and it's time to think about finishing it. Let me sort out my thoughts.